William Penn Finally Breaks in at #24

William Penn University Athletics

by Wade Steinlage

Oskaloosa–For the first time in program history, the Statesmen men’s golf team is ranked as the NAIA’s fourth top-25 poll was released Friday.

WPU moved from unranked in the last poll to 24th with 95 points; the squad was 26th in the second rating back in November. William Penn leads all Heart of America Athletic Conference representatives, while Grand View is in the receiving votes section at #36 with 14 points.

Oklahoma City leads the NAIA with 498 points and all 18 first-place votes. Texas Wesleyan is second, while Dalton State (Ga.), Coastal Georgia, and USC Beaufort (S.C.) round out the top five.

William Penn travels to Salina, Kan. next Monday and Tuesday to compete in the Kansas Wesleyan Invitational at Salina CC.

NAIA Women’s Golf Rating #4 — March 23, 2018
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)

1. Oklahoma City (18)
2. Texas Wesleyan
3. Dalton State (Ga.)
4. Coastal Georgia
5. USC Beaufort (S.C.)
6. Keiser (Fla.)
7. Wayland Baptist (Texas)
8. Johnson & Wales (Fla.)
9. British Columbia
10. Northwestern Ohio
11. Victoria (B.C.)
12. Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
13. Taylor (Ind.)
14. Southeastern (Fla.)
15. William Woods (Mo.)
16. Point (Ga.)
17. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
18. Corban (Ore.)
19. Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)
20. Lawrence Tech (Mich.)
21. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
22. Thomas (Ga.)
23. Columbia (Mo.)
24. William Penn
25. The Master’s (Calif.)

Others Receiving Votes: The Master’s (Calif.) 95; William Carey (Miss.) 94; Morningside 49; Arizona Christian 35; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 34; Faulkner (Ala.) 30; Bethany (Kan.) 25; Marymount California 18; Reinhardt (Ga.) 17; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 16; Indiana Wesleyan 14; Grand View 14; SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 11; Oregon Tech 6; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 6; Sterling (Kan.) 6; Holy Cross (Ind.) 5; Jamestown (N.D.) 4.