#5 Story of the 2014-2015 Year
William Penn Athletics
It was a special year for individual accolades and the healthy cream of the crop group earned the #5 story from the 2014-2015 year.
William Penn picked up four Conference Athlete of the Year awards and 13 All-American nods this past school year.
Here is the list of honorees:
Athletes of the Year
Alex Edwards (indoor men’s track)
Cornelius McCastle (indoor men’s field and outdoor men’s field)
Maggie Yang (women’s golf)
All-Americans
Jake Adams (football, 1st team, USA Football)
Scottie Bonds (wrestling, 3rd place, NAIA)
Alex Edwards (men’s indoor track and field, 4th place, NAIA)
Freddy Griggs (football, 1st team, USA Football)
Cornelius McCastle (men’s outdoor track and field, 7th place, NAIA)
Alec Schwab (men’s basketball, honorable mention, NAIA)
Derek Seddon (men’s outdoor track and field, 3rd place, NAIA)
Jatavius Stewart (football, honorable mention, USA Football)
Michael Thomas (football, 1st team, USA Football)
Hea Tuifua (football, 2nd team, AFCA)
Sam Tvedt (football, 1st team, USA Football)
CJ Watts (men’s indoor track and field, 8th place, NAIA)
Maggie Yang (women’s golf, honorable mention, NAIA)
#5 Performance of the 2014-2015 Year
A plethora of big-time women’s golf efforts were netted this past year, but one stood out among the crowd to pick up the #5 honor on the 2014-2015 performance list.
Demi Coertze posted a three-over-par 147 (73-74) at the Bellevue Invitational. The junior, who had 15 rounds in the 70s last year, nearly guided the Statesmen to an upset of then-#11 Bellevue. WPU fell by one stroke to the Bruins who finished seventh at the NAIA National Championships.
Coertze placed second in the 39-player field and her three-over tied for the lowest score (in regards to par) in school history.
Original story can be found at http://www.statesmenathletics.com/article/5999.php
#5 Video of the 2014-2015 Year
Men’s basketball player Jamere Murphy’s story had to be told on camera and his interview netted both the unofficial Most Inspirational Video honor and the #5 position on the 2014-2015 video list.
Murphy did not touch the varsity hardwood until after the holiday break, but once on it he was electric. The senior’s commitment paid off as he was integral in turning around the Statesmen’s season.
Original video can be found at http://www.statesmenathletics.com/youTubeList/147.php
