Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team enters the 2024 campaign as one of the nation’s top contenders as the NAIA released its preseason top-25 poll Wednesday. William Penn, which was 12-5-4 overall (6-2-3 Heart) a year ago, starts 2024 at #16 with 269 points. It marks the 11th poll in a row in which the navy […]
PELLA- After an NCAA Division III 15th-place finish last season, the Central College men’s cross country team has gained an infusion of young talent. “The team will look different,” coach Joe Dunham said. “There is a lot of excitement and a lot of depth on this team.” The Dutch graduated a pair of all-America honorees, […]
PELLA- USTFCCCA All-American Addison Parrott (senior/Danville) heads a youthful Central College women’s cross country team. The Dutch are coming off a ninth-place NCAA Division III Championships finish, the program’s highest since winning the first national crown in 1981, but graduated four of the squad’s seven varsity runners, including a pair of all-America honorees. But coach […]
PELLA- After being just minutes away from qualifying for last year’s American Rivers tournament, the Central College men’s soccer team is hungry to return to the pitch. Last season the Dutch had an improved 7-8-2 record but were 3-5 in conference play, giving up a late goal in the season finale to miss out on […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
