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 […]
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, […]
PELLA- The Central College volleyball team added another year to the longest streak in NCAA Division III history as it received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT for a record 24th consecutive year. To receive the AVCA distinction, a team’s combined grade point average (GPA) for the preceding year […]
PELLA – For the second year in a row, Central College men’s wrestler Gage Linahon (senior, Newton) was chosen as an Academic All-American by the College Sports Communicators Wednesday. Linahon became the first Dutch wrestler to earn the honor last season. Wrestling does not have its own Academic All-America team, but Linahon was chosen for […]
PELLA- The Central College women’s golf team once again had a stellar year in the classroom, earning the No. 24 slot in the Women’s Golf Coaches Association’s Division III All-Scholar Team Award Top 25. Coach Tabitha Schumacher’s squad posted a combined team grade point average of 3.634. Earlier, six Central players were tabbed as Women’s […]
