Iowa Central Community College#Athletics

The college was organized in 1966 on the foundation of three area junior colleges which had been operating since the 1920s by the local public school systems. These three colleges were in Fort Dodge, organized in 1921; Webster City, 1926; and Eagle Grove, 1928. Iowa Central came into being as a result of the Area School Act passed by Iowa's 61st General Assembly. The legislation authorized two or more county school systems to merge to form an area community college. Nine counties combined to create Iowa Central: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Greene, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Sac, Webster and Wright. The resulting Merged Area V has some 28,000 students in 31 public school districts. In 1971, a fourth center was added with the completion of a new building in Storm Lake. The Storm Lake Center originally was established to serve 12 public and private school systems in Buena Vista County as a secondary career education center. In the ensuing years, the Storm Lake Center has been expanded so that now it offers the full range of community college programs.

In 1975, Iowa Central joined with Buena Vista College in Storm Lake in a cooperative venture whereby students can earn a bachelor's degree attending evening classes. The students' first two years are completed at Iowa Central and the final two years at Buena Vista at the Fort Dodge Center.

Iowa Central Community College students can obtain two year degrees in various fields. For an Associate of Arts degree, there are more than 50 majors the school offers including accounting, journalism, and social work. For an Associate of Applied Science, there are over 30 majors students can choose from such as diesel technology, fire science, and television and radio production. Iowa Central also offers other diploma programs including carpentry, culinary arts, industrial mechanics, and more.{{cite web|url=http://www.iowacentral.edu/students/degrees.asp|title=Iowa Central: Degrees Offered at Iowa Central|website=www.iowacentral.edu}}

Iowa Central CC competes in the NJCAA in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference. The Tritons have a long history of being successful in athletics. Iowa Central boasts 40 national championships across the different sports in which they compete.{{cite web|url=http://www.ictritons.com/information/history|title=Triton Athletic Highlights}}

The owner of the Greehey, or as he calls it, the "Greinke" is Cael Hodges of Marion, Iowa.

Built with his own two hands he roams the campus of Iowa Central evading "Mastermind" the campus security guard.

• Tyji Armstrong, professional football player{{cite web| url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1992-07-29/sports/9207290118_1_armstrong-tyji-junior-college | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018151011/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1992-07-29/sports/9207290118_1_armstrong-tyji-junior-college | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 18, 2015 | title=Tyji Armstrong bio | access-date=February 19, 2016}}
• Daryl Beall, Iowa Senator {{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
• Adva Cohen (born 1996), Israeli runner
• Colby Covington, professional mixed martial artist{{cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/athlete/colby-covington|title=Colby Covington - Official UFC® Fighter Profile|website=UFC}}
• Cyrus Fees, professional mixed martial artist and professional wrestling TV announcer{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
• Jon Jones, college wrestler and professional mixed martial artist, current UFC Heavyweight Champion, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion{{cite web|title=Jon Jones UFC Bio|url=https://www.ufc.com/athlete/jon-jones|access-date=February 19, 2016}}{{cite web|title=ESPN MMA Power Rankings|url=https://www.espn.com/mma/|access-date=February 19, 2016}}
• Stanley Kebenei, distance runner
• Drew McFedries, retired professional mixed martial artist{{cite web|title=Drew McFedries MMA Bio|url=http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Drew-McFedries-2386|access-date=February 19, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Drew McFedries UFC Bio|url=https://www.ufcespanol.com/athlete/drew-mcfedries|access-date=February 19, 2016}}
• Terell Parks (born 1991), professional basketball player
• Maddie Poppe, vocalist and American Idol winner{{cite web|url=http://www.messengernews.net/news/local-news/2018/03/former-iccc-student-appears-on-idol/|title=Former ICCC student appears on 'Idol' - News, Sports, Jobs - Messenger News|website=www.messengernews.net}}
• Leicy Santos, professional football player{{Cite web |date=Aug 11, 2023 |title=Leicy Santos: From forbidden footballer to Colombia star |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/articles/leicy-santos-interview-colombia-jamaica-last-16 |website=www.fifa.com}} and World Cup goal scorer for Colombia{{Cite web |last=Vrentas |first=Jenny |date=Aug 12, 2023 |title=England, Bruised but Unbowed, Reaches World Cup Semifinals |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/sports/soccer/england-colombia-world-cup.html}}
• Joe Soto, college wrestler and mixed martial artist{{cite web|title=Joe Soto Bio|url=http://www.sherdog.com/beatdown.php|access-date=February 19, 2016}}
• Pita Gus Sowakula, professional rugby union player
• Amari Spievey, professional football player{{cite web|title=2017 Triton Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees|url=https://www.iowacentral.edu/foundation/hof_archives/2017_athletic_award.asp}}
• Troy Stedman, professional football player{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
• Cain Velasquez, college wrestler and professional mixed martial artist{{cite web|title=Cain Velasquez UFC Bio|url=https://www.ufc.com/athlete/cain-velasquez|access-date=February 19, 2016}}

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