by Wade Steinlage Oklahoma City, Okla.–The William Penn women’s golf team took advantage of finally getting on the course for consecutive days as it competed well at the Oklahoma City Classic Monday and Tuesday. #22 WPU finished third out of 13 teams with a three-round score of 926 (304-316-306) at the par-72 Lincoln Park West […]
by Wade Steinlage Dubuque— The Statesmen(11-22, 5-12 Heart) hit the road to take on The Clarke Pride(10-18, 8-8 Heart) in a conference doubleheader on Tuesday. Unfortunately for William Penn, they would drop both games to Clarke by the scores of 10-9 and 7-2. WPU 9, CU 10 Game one ended in heartbreak for the Statesmen […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Vashti Nwagbaraocha (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis., Exercise Science) is thus far perfect in her outdoor track and field season and her efforts were rewarded as she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Week Monday. Nwagbaraocha won her first career award by not only topping the high jump […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s golf team has just one round under its belt this spring, but that has not impacted its rating as the NAIA’s fifth top-25 poll was released Friday. WPU is once again #22 with 171 points. The Statesmen are the Heart of America Athletic Conference’s lone representatives. Morningside (#33) also […]
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 […]
by Wade Steinlage Pella–Vashti Nwagbaraocha (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis., Exercise Science) was an All-American in basketball this winter and will now get a chance to do the same in track and field as she guided William Penn at the Central Weather Saver Invitational Thursday. The Statesmen women were fifth out of six teams with 67 points, […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Two trips to nationals and a track and field All-American has pushed the William Penn athletics department into the top 100 as the final winter Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup NAIA Standings were released recently. WPU was not on the board after the fall, but had a great winter and currently is at […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Derek Robinson (Sr., Jenks, Okla., Communications) had the best outing of his collegiate career and was appropriately rewarded as he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Field Athlete of the Week Monday. Robinson collected his first-ever weekly award after qualifying for two events and finishing high in two other events […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Zachary Chegwidden (So., Essex, England, Business Management) and Helene Larsen (Jr., Viborg, Denmark, Business Management) won their respective tournaments, and for their efforts they were named Heart of America Athletic Conference Golfers of the Week Monday. Chegwidden’s laurel is his fifth of the season and seventh overall in his career, while Larsen’s […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Eight members of the William Penn bowling teams recently received national academic recognition as the NAIA Bowling Coaches Association released its all-academic team. David Decker (So., Peyton, Colo., Physical Education), Aleksander Kostric (Fr., Koper, Slovenia, Sports Management), Rok Kostric (Fr., Koper, Slovenia, Sports Management), and Alex Mitterer (So., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Biology) were […]
