Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s track and field team excelled in and out of the classroom as it garnered 2024 All-Academic recognition from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association recently. The award is given to teams who owned a 3.0 cumulative Grade Point Average among all individuals listed on their eligibility […]
Oskaloosa–Breck Putzier (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) was chosen as one of the top scholar-athletes in the NAIA as the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Men’s At-Large teams were announced Wednesday. Putzier was one of 12 individuals named to the First Team, while an additional nine players from various sports collected Second-Team recognition. Putzier was […]
Oskaloosa–Adaugo Nwachukwu (Jr., San Jose, Calif., Exercise Science) was chosen as one of the top scholar-athletes in the NAIA as the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Women’s At-Large teams were announced Tuesday. Nwachukwu was one of 10 individuals named to the Second Team, while an additional 14 players from various sports collected First-Team recognition. Nwachukwu, […]
Oskaloosa–Nick George (Sr., Sarina, Ontario, Sociology) once again was chosen as one of the top scholar-athletes in the NAIA as the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America baseball teams were announced Tuesday. George was one of 12 individuals named to the Second Team, matching his award from the 2023 campaign. An additional 11 players collected First-Team […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen athletics department more than held its own athletically during the 2023-2024 school year, but also excelled scholarly by achieving record academic success. With 15 teams posting grade point averages of 3.0 or above, the overall department GPA for 2023-2024 stood at 3.12. A total of 231 Statesmen student-athletes managed to eclipse the 3.0 […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the May Player of the Month laurels. Junior men’s track and field athlete Showalter Johnson (Nassau, Bahamas, New Media) earned the Male award, while senior women’s track and field athlete Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) claimed the Female honor. The award is […]
Oskaloosa–Six individuals from different William Penn male athletic programs were honored for strong 2023-2024 seasons in and out of the classroom as they earned At-Large academic all-district honors from College Sports Communicators. Breck Putzier (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science), from the men’s lacrosse team, paced the crew with a 3.94 Grade Point Average entering this […]
Oskaloosa–Six individuals from different William Penn female athletic programs were honored for strong 2023-2024 seasons in and out of the classroom as they earned At-Large academic all-district honors from College Sports Communicators. Softball player Zoey Jones (Sr., Ottumwa, Iowa, Elementary Education) tops the crew with a 3.93 Grade Point Average entering this spring, while women’s […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team has been selected to receive the Musco Team Sportsmanship Award, announced Monday by the Heart of America Athletic Conference. The Statesmen, who are coached by Luke Bentley, earned the award for their display of the NAIA’s five core character values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership. Teams […]
Oskaloosa–Four William Penn track and field athletes were honored for strong 2024 seasons in and out of the classroom as they earned academic all-district honors from College Sports Communicators. D’Artagnon Beaver (Jr., Rockford, Ill., Human Services) and Jonah Heckenberg (Sr., Stockport, Iowa, Business Management) paced the group with 4.00 Grade Point Averages entering the spring. […]
