Oskaloosa–The William Penn Athletics Department will be hosting its 3rd Annual Golf Scramble Fundraiser in late May. The event will be held on Friday, May 31 at Oskaloosa Golf Course with a shotgun start time of 10 a.m. Participants can designate which Statesmen sports program they want their entry proceeds to benefit. Teams will consist […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn athletics department tallied points in four different winter sports, moving just outside the top 50 as NACDA released its Final Winter LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings. WPU improved 20 slots from the fall to 56th with 222.2 points; over 250 institutions compete in the NAIA. After scoring 64 points from men’s soccer (ninth […]
Oskaloosa–Natalie Redlinger (Jr., Sigourney, Iowa, Business Management) made history Thursday as the NAIA announced its 2024 Competitive Dance All-America teams. Redlinger was named to the Third Team, becoming the first All-American in program history. The All-America teams were determined by judges at the NAIA National Championship and were graded on four elements, including range leaps, […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling team garnered numerous academic awards as the National Wrestling Coaches Association announced its 2024 NAIA Women’s Scholar All-Americans recently. A total of 183 individuals from within the NAIA earned the recognition with WPU collecting eight honorees. Ashley Lekas (So., Plano, Texas, Business Management) leads the squad with a 3.93 Grade […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s wrestling team garnered numerous academic awards as the National Wrestling Coaches Association announced its 2024 NAIA Men’s Scholar All-Americans recently. A total of 263 individuals from within the NAIA earned the recognition with WPU collecting five honorees. Kaleb Loving (Fr., Aledo, Ill, Secondary Education) tops the quintet with a 3.80 Grade […]
Oskaloosa–The leader of two national championship teams, Steven Heaton has announced his retirement as head coach of the William Penn shotgun sports program. Heaton, who guided the Statesmen to the 2022 ACUI Division IV and 2023 NCSSAA Division IV national titles, was hired as the program’s first skipper during the summer of 2019. “Being involved […]
Oskaloosa–Riding a long winning streak with several wins over ranked foes, the William Penn men’s volleyball team moved to its best position of the year as the NAIA released its fifth top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (20-4, 13-3 Heart) improved one spot to #4 with 236 points; the ranking is the program’s highest of the year. […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s lacrosse team came up short against #10 Benedictine, falling 25-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Wednesday. William Penn (1-6, 1-2 Heart) was outshot 44-2 by the Ravens (8-3, 3-0 Heart) with Emily Ferguson (Sr., Waterloo, N.Y., Exercise Science) recording both attempts. BC scored 10 times in the opening period and […]
Oskaloosa–Breck Putzier (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) parlayed the most prolific outing of his career into a national award as he was named NAIA Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week Tuesday. The national accolade is Putzier’s second of the year and third of his career (also one in 2022). He netted the honor after […]
Hesston, Kan.–With all five of its linksters in the top 11, the Statesmen women’s golf team earned its second-straight win, taking down the competition at the Tabor Spring Shootout Monday. William Penn placed first out of four teams with a two-round score of 658 (329-329) at the par-71 Hesston Golf Course. Baker finished second at […]
