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. […]
Oskaloosa–Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Sr., Plattsburg, N.Y., Business Management) is newly-crowned royalty after winning the crown of Miss Iowa 2024 recently. Batu-Tiako, who concluded her William Penn track and field career this spring with an NAIA All-America honor in the long jump, won the Miss Iowa pageant competition in Davenport on June 15. She will look to […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University is pleased to announce a new exclusive partnership with Vivenu, the technology leader in event ticketing, to serve as the official ticketing platform for the athletics department. This collaboration aims to enhance the user experience for William Penn, while also boosting the school’s revenue-generating potential with features focused on enhancing the fan […]
Oskaloosa– William Penn Athletics Director Aleesha Rabedeaux has announced that Andy Commins has resigned as head coach of the women’s soccer program. Commins, who is leaving for personal reasons, served as WPU’s head coach the previous three campaigns, owning a 13-34-2 record during that time, including an 8-25-2 mark in the Heart of America Athletic […]
Oskaloosa–Jordan Lester was lauded as one of the top photographers in the country as the College Sports Communicators announced their 2023-2024 awards recently. Lester‘s portfolio submission earned him the title of NAIA Photographer of the Year. He also placed fourth in the College Division, which includes NAIA, NCAA Division II and III, NJCAA, and Canadian […]
