BETHANY COLLEGE ANNOUNCES THE 2022 HOMECOMING COURT, KING & QUEEN

November 4, 2022

LINDSBORG, KAN., NOV.4, 2022 - Bethany College announced the 202 2 Homecoming King and Queen on Friday, Oct. 21, after the annual Student Talent Show that marks the beginning of Homecoming activities every year. Avery Dauer, a Business Management senior from Lindsborg, Kan., was announced Homecoming Queen, and Zach Willard, a Business Management & Administration senior from Fort Worth, Texas, was announced Homecoming King. 


"I am very appreciative of being selected as the 2022 Homecoming Queen! It was quite a shock for me! It helps me feel that my peers think I am doing well as student body president. I feel supported in all my work for Student Government Association (SGA) and my other involvements around campus," says Dauer. 


Zachary Willard replied, "It's a surreal experience; it's brought me closer to my peers on campus and closer than I've ever thought to the Lindsborg community. Everywhere I go, I meet someone new who already knows my name."   


The second runners-up were Kaden Goff and Justice Brackney, and the first runners-up were Cameron Gordon and Meghan Goff.


2022 Senior Court

Zoe Auld 

Political Science & English Literature

Clay Center, Kan.


Meghan Goff 

Biology, Psychology Minor

Spring Hill, Kan.


Justice Brackney

Biology & Exercise Science

Parsons, Kan.


Lyric Green

Elementary Education K-6

Valparaiso, Ind.


Avery Dauer 

Business Management

Lindsborg, Kan.


Kaden Goff 

Pre-Med

West Linn, Ore. 


Cameron Gordon

Sports Management

Omaha, Neb. 


Matthew Adams

Pre-Med & Biology

Lindsborg, Kan. 


Zach Willard 

Business Management & Administration

Fort Worth, Texas


Doug Blankenship

Accounting, Finance, & Administration

Longmont, Colo.


Graduating seniors are nominated by their fellow students for homecoming court. The five men and women with the most nominations are then eligible to be named king and queen in a second round of voting. 


Bethany College, established by Swedish Lutheran immigrants in 1881, is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The mission of Bethany College is to educate, develop, and challenge individuals to reach for truth and excellence as they lead lives of faith, learning, and service. At Bethany, students join a community of dedicated educators and caring mentors who walk alongside them as they discover, explore, and navigate the path to their purpose. Bethany College is online at bethanylb.edu and is located in Lindsborg, Kansas, the fine arts and crafts capital of the state.


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