Stories written by W.Steinlage
Oskaloosa–The William Penn softball team earned numerous academic honors as the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its 2023-2024 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes. To be eligible for the award, honorees were required to have a 3.5 Grade Point Average during the 2023-2024 school year. A total of 873 student-athletes within the NAIA received the laurel. WPU notched […]
Aug 10 2024 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–William Penn Head Men’s Volleyball Coach Luke Bentley has been recognized for his efforts beyond wins and losses as he was named the 2024 Heart of America Athletic Conference Coach of Character Monday. Bentley, who recently concluded his fifth season as head coach of the Statesmen, took WPU to the NAIA National Championship semifinals back […]
Aug 3 2024 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–William Penn University was once again honored as a Champion of Character as the NAIA announced its 2023-2024 list of Five-Star institutions. WPU is one of 209 institutions that were recognized by the NAIA. The Statesmen earned Silver status, one of 63 schools to claim that honor. All 13 Heart of America Athletic Conference schools […]
Aug 3 2024 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Aleesha Rabedeaux is proud to announce the hiring of Kaleb Preston as the new Head Women’s Soccer Coach. Preston comes to WPU after serving two seasons as an assistant coach at IU Kokomo. While on the staff, he helped lead the Cougars to back-to-back River States Conference regular season and […]
Jul 27 2024 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The William Penn football team is projected to make another step towards the top as the 2024 Heart of America Athletic Conference Coaches’ Polls were released Friday. WPU, which was 4-6 (2-3 North) last year, is picked to place third out of seven teams in the North Division with 24 points. This will serve as […]
Jul 27 2024 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The Heart of America Athletic Conference honored its top academic achievers as its 2023-2024 Scholar-Athletes were announced Tuesday. William Penn recorded 96 award recipients, led by 10 from the women’s soccer program. A total of 1,133 student-athletes were honored from the 13 Heart schools, including several student-athletes receiving academic laurels in multiple sports. Seven Statesmen […]
Jul 19 2024 | Posted in
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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 […]
Jul 19 2024 | Posted in
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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 […]
Jul 19 2024 | Posted in
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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, […]
Jul 19 2024 | Posted in
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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 […]
Jul 9 2024 | Posted in
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