Statesmen Again 24th
William Penn University Athletics
by Wade Steinlage
Oskaloosa–Solid play early in the spring has helped the William Penn men’s golf team remain ranked as the NAIA’s fifth top-25 poll was released Friday.
WPU is still #24 with 112 points and tops all Heart of America Athletic Conference programs. Grand View is next in 34th with 18 points, while Culver-Stockton is 36th with 11 points.
The top nine teams from the last poll did not move as Oklahoma City continues to lead 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 Kansas City, Mo. on April 16-17 to compete in the Park Classic at The Deuce Golf Course.
NAIA Men’s Golf Rating #5 — April 6, 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. Victoria (B.C.)
11. Northwestern Ohio
12. Taylor (Ind.)
13. Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
14. Southeastern (Fla.)
15. William Woods (Mo.)
16. Point (Ga.)
17. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
18. Thomas (Ga.)
19. Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)
20. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
21. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
22. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
23. Morningside
24. William Penn
25. Columbia (Mo.)
Others Receiving Votes: The Master’s (Calif.) 79; Corban (Ore.) 62; Arizona Christian 37; William Carey (Miss.) 35; Park (Mo.) 27; Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 27; Reinhardt (Ga.) 22; Cumberlands (Ky.) 19; Grand View 18; Bethany (Kan.) 16; Culver-Stockton (Mo.) 11; Marymount California 10; Faulkner (Ala.) 10; SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 4; Bellevue (Neb.) 3.
