by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–William Penn Athletics Director Nik Rule has announced the hiring of Victoria Vinokur as Head Track and Field Coach. Vinokur comes to WPU from Missouri Valley College where she served in the same role the past four years. Vinokur, who concentrated primarily on coaching individuals in throws, multi-events, race walk, and horizontal […]
Oskaloosa–A total of 10 members of the Statesmen shotgun sports team were honored by the NCSSAA with Excellence in Academics awards. Dominick Ver Meer (Jr., Pella, Iowa, Mechanical Engineering), Russell Malterud (Grad., North Branch, Minn., Master’s of Organizational Leadership), and Liam Saunders (Fr., Grinnell, Iowa, English and History) pace the way with 4.00 Grade Point […]
Oskaloosa–Spencer Tucker (Sr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Sports Management) reached the pinnacle of success to close out his career as the Ping-NAIA All-America teams were announced Tuesday. Tucker was named Third-Team All-America, one of 16 players to garner the recognition. It is the first All-America award of his career, the first ever for William Penn from Ping, […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn Athletics Department will be hosting its 2nd Annual Golf Scramble Fundraiser later this summer. The event will be held on Friday, July 28 at Edmundson Golf Course with a shotgun start time of 10 a.m. Participants can designate which Statesmen sports program they want their entry proceeds to benefit. Teams will consist […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Nik Rule has announced Allen Friesen has announced he is retiring as head coach of the Statesmen men’s and women’s track and field teams as soon as his successor is hired. “I would like to express my deepest appreciation to all past and present student-athletes as well as coaches of […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen athletics department collected points from nine different sports as it posted another strong placing in the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings. WPU finished 57th with 309.5 points; over 250 institutions compete in the NAIA. The navy and gold have now extended their streak of top-100 finishes to 10 years (13th time in the last […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University is excited to announce several sports camps this summer. The women’s volleyball team is hosting a pair of camps. The first will be held on June 26-27 (9 AM – 12 PM) for elementary and middle school students with a cost of $65. The second is on June 29-30 (2-5 PM) for […]
Oskaloosa–Nick George (Jr., Sarnia, Ontario, Sociology) was lauded as one of the top scholar-athletes in the NAIA as the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America baseball teams were announced earlier this week. George, who earned his award as a designated hitter for William Penn, was one of 10 individuals named to the NAIA’s Second Team. An […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the May Player of the Month laurels. Senior track and field athlete Justin Moeller (Keota, Iowa, Psychology) earned the Male award, while sophomore golfer Olivia Lange (Buckeburg, Germany, Business Management) claimed the Female honor. The laurel is the first for both individuals. Moeller’s […]
Marion, Ind.– Justin Moeller (Sr., Keota, Iowa, Psychology) broke his own school record as he paced the William Penn track and field teams at the NAIA National Championships Wednesday and Thursday. Moeller became the 30th All-American in men’s program history as he placed fourth in the decathlon with a new school record of 6,762 points. […]
