Oskaloosa–Jonathan Jarvis (Sr., Burlington, Iowa, Business Management) was honored for his excellence in the classroom as he was named a 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete Monday. Jarvis, who is a first-time recipient of the award, owned a 3.52 Grade Point Average entering the spring semester. A total of 380 men’s golfers from within the NAIA were […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team topped the country in postseason honorees as the NAIA released its All-America teams Friday. William Penn led the entire nation with seven award recipients, led by Breck Putzier (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) on the 13-person First Team. Four individuals were selected to the Second Team (13 players total), […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Aleesha Rabedeaux is proud to announce the hiring of Drew Sams as the new Head Men’s Wrestling Coach. A native of Oskaloosa, Sams returns to his hometown after spending the past three seasons as the head assistant coach at Graceland University in Lamoni. While at GU, he coached 10 national […]
PELLA-A Central College softball team that has thrived on comebacks, was in need of a bounceback. An excruciating 7-6, 10-inning loss to Bethel University (Minn.) Saturday forced a final deciding game but the determined Dutch responded with a resounding 9-3 victory to capture the four-team NCAA Division III Regional crown. It’s Central’s 15th regional title, […]
PELLA-Small ball came up big once again for the Central College softball team, swiping eight bases in knocking off the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in NCAA Division III regional action Friday. Central (31-10) moves on in the winners’ bracket of the four-team, double-elimination regional to Saturday’s championship at 11 a.m. at the A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex […]
PELLA-The Central College softball offense is heating up at the right time. Third baseman Franie Burnett (senior, Ankeny, Centennial HS) continued her recent surge with three hits, the Dutch used their small-ball attack to put up six first-inning runs and Central notched a 10-2, five-inning opening-game win over the University of Wisconsin-Superior in NCAA Division […]
Oskaloosa–Four members of the William Penn women’s golf team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Monday. Carlee Frayne (Sr., Garner, Iowa, Sports Management) headlines the quartet with a 3.86 Grade Point Average entering the spring semester, while Bliss Martin (So., Hamilton, Ill., Biology) held a […]
Seward, Neb.–The Statesmen track and field teams produced one more big outing before nationals as it competed at the Concordia Twilight last Friday. Although he did not win his event, Brandon Williams (Jr., Fountain, Colo., Civil Engineering) guided the navy and gold as he broke the school record by placing eighth in the 800-meter run […]
PELLA-American Rivers champion Central College couldn’t follow up its crown with the conference tourney title as well, but bigger things lie ahead. The No. 24-ranked Dutch (29-10) toppled Simpson College Saturday 7-2 but dropped the title game of the six-team tourney to Coe College 5-3. Coe (31-9) receives the conference’s automatic berth in the NCAA […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team had two representatives as the NAIA announced its 2024 All-America teams Thursday. Landon Krause (Sr., Appleton, Wis., Business Management) was one of nine individuals named to the First Team, while Charlie Figy (Sr., Appleton, Wis., Secondary Education PE K-12) was picked for the nine-person Second Team. Nine additional players garnered […]
