WPU 21st in Preseason Poll

William Penn University Athletics

by Wade Steinlage

Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s golf team enters the 2018-2019 season as one of the best teams in the nation as the NAIA’s preseason top-25 poll was released Friday.

WPU is #21 with 161 points and is first among Heart of America Athletic Conference programs. Culver-Stockton joins the navy and gold in the rating in 40th with five points.

Reigning national champion Oklahoma City is #1 in the NAIA with 529 points and all 19 first-place votes. Dalton State (Ga.) is second, while Texas Wesleyan, Coastal Georgia, and Keiser (Fla.) round out the top five.

William Penn, which won four tournaments last season and qualified for nationals, opens the fall campaign on September 10-11 as it travels to Memphis, Tenn. to compete in the NAIA Memphis Shootout at Southwind Golf Course.

NAIA Men’s Golf Preseason Rating — August 24, 2018
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. Oklahoma City (19)
2. Dalton State (Ga.)
3. Texas Wesleyan
4. Coastal Georgia
5. Keiser (Fla.)
6. Northwestern Ohio
7. Wayland Baptist (Texas)
8. Taylor (Ind.)
9. USC Beaufort (S.C.)
10. William Woods (Mo.)
11. Victoria (B.C.)
12. British Columbia
13. Johnson & Wales (Fla.)
14. Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
15. Point (Ga.)
16. Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)
17. Southeastern (Fla.)
18. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
19. Park (Mo.)
20. Cumberland (Tenn.)
21. William Penn
22. Arizona Christian
23. Thomas (Ga.)
24. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
25. Holy Cross (Ind.)

Others Receiving Votes: Morningside 90, Marymount California 70, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 65, Reinhardt (Ga.) 55, Bethany (Kan.) 53, Columbia (Mo.) 38, Corban (Ore.) 28, Bellevue (Neb.) 27, The Master’s (Calif.) 24, Indiana Wesleyan 22, William Carey (Miss.) 21, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 15, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 14, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 9, Culver-Stockton (Mo.) 5, St. Ambrose 4.