Oskaloosa–Under new leadership, the Statesmen football team has been picked to be in the middle of the pack as the 2023 Heart of America Athletic Conference Coaches’ Polls were released recently. William Penn, which was 3-7 (1-4 North) last year, is projected to finish fourth in the North Division with 14 points. Head Coach Marc […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn Athletics Director Nik Rule has announced the hiring of Katrina Estes as Director of Athletic Performance. Estes returns to WPU after working at the University of West Alabama since 2021. Starting as a graduate assistant, she was promoted to assistant director in March 2023. Estes worked primarily with UWA’s Olympic sports and also […]
Oskaloosa–The Heart of America Athletic Conference honored its top academic achievers as its 2022-2023 Scholar-Athletes were announced Tuesday. William Penn recorded 81 award recipients, led by 10 from the softball program. A total of 1,063 student-athletes were honored from the 14 Heart schools, including several student-athletes receiving academic laurels in multiple sports. Six Statesmen owned […]
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 […]
