Marion, Ind.–A pair of record-breaking performances netted All-America laurels as the William Penn men’s track and field team competed at the 72nd Annual NAIA National Championship Wednesday through Friday. WPU tied for 49th place with three points, while Cumberlands (Ky.) edged Marian (Ind.) by two points, 64-62, to claim the national crown. At the Championship, […]
Marion, Ind.–Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Sr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) snapped a long All-America drought for the Statesmen women’s track and field program as she and two of her teammates competed at the 43rd Annual NAIA National Championship Wednesday through Friday. WPU tied for 61st place with one point, while British Columbia rolled to the national title […]
Oskaloosa–Three members of the William Penn baseball team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Thursday. Nick George (Sr., Sarina, Ontario, Sociology) paced the trio with a 3.75 Grade Point Average entering the spring semester. Braiden McCann (Fr., Loveland, Colo., Business Management) was right behind him […]
Oskaloosa–Three members of the William Penn men’s track and field team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Tuesday. Jonah Heckenberg (Sr., Stockport, Iowa, Business Management) headed the trio with a 4.00 Grade Point Average entering the spring semester. Max Finley (So., Richville, N.Y., Computer Science), […]
Oskaloosa–Three members of the William Penn women’s track and field team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Tuesday. Both Emma Alexander (Jr., Brooklyn, Iowa, Fine Arts) and Allison Read (So., Austin, Texas, Exercise Science) owned 3.96 Grade Point Averages entering the spring semester to lead […]
Oskaloosa–Twelve members of the William Penn softball team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Wednesday. Emily Winkler (So., North Platte, Neb., Exercise Science) topped the huge grouping with a perfect 4.00 Grade Point Average entering the spring semester. Abby Wilson (Sr., Calgary, Alberta, Nursing), at […]
Oskaloosa–An impressive squadron of Statesmen athletes will face the best in the nation as they compete at the 72nd Annual Men’s and 43rd Annual Women’s Track and Field Outdoor National Championships Wednesday through Friday. The Championship will be in Marion, Ind. on the campus of Indiana Wesleyan University. William Penn will compete in 10 different […]
Oskaloosa–Jonathan Jarvis (Sr., Burlington, Iowa, Business Management) was honored for his excellence in the classroom as he was named a 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete Monday. Jarvis, who is a first-time recipient of the award, owned a 3.52 Grade Point Average entering the spring semester. A total of 380 men’s golfers from within the NAIA were […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team topped the country in postseason honorees as the NAIA released its All-America teams Friday. William Penn led the entire nation with seven award recipients, led by Breck Putzier (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) on the 13-person First Team. Four individuals were selected to the Second Team (13 players total), […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Aleesha Rabedeaux is proud to announce the hiring of Drew Sams as the new Head Men’s Wrestling Coach. A native of Oskaloosa, Sams returns to his hometown after spending the past three seasons as the head assistant coach at Graceland University in Lamoni. While at GU, he coached 10 national […]
