PELLA—The question that looms most prominently at the start of the 2023 season is the same one the Central College football team was posed with when practices opened a year earlier. But as coach Jeff McMartin seeks to identify his starting quarterback, the Dutch are better positioned to find an answer. While that’s not the […]
PELLA—Central College’s Logan Sunvold (senior, Monroe, Southeast Polk HS) is among 34 non-NCAA FBS kickers named to the Fred Mitchell Award preseason watch list. It’s the second year in a row that Sunvold, a two-time D3football.com All-Region honoree, has landed on the list. The award is presented in mid-December to a kicker from an NCAA […]
PELLA—Central College is among 187 colleges and universities nationwide to have both its men’s and women’s soccer teams receive the United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Award. It’s the 12th consecutive year that the Dutch women’s squad has earned the award and the 15th time overall. It’s the 10th award for the Central men. Teams […]
Oskaloosa–As the Oskaloosa community gears up for another exciting season of collegiate sports, the economic impact of the William Penn University Athletic Department and its annual events continues to shine brightly. Last year, the department made a significant contribution to the local economy, generating a total economic impact of $1,170,895, with 30% attributed to lodging […]
Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Volleyball team checked in at No. 4 in the preseason National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Volleyball Poll, announced Monday afternoon. The No. 4 preseason rank is the best in school history for the Warriors. The Warriors, who placed fourth at the 2022 NJCAA DI Volleyball National Championship […]
PELLA—Veteran assistant Justin Weiland is the new Central College women’s basketball coach. Since 2021, Weiland served as assistant coach at Grinnell College after spending two seasons in a similar role at Upper Iowa University and a year at Bemidji State University (Minn.). He earlier spent a season as head coach at Ellsworth Community College. Weiland […]
PELLA — After scoring 2.5 goals per game in 2022, the Central College women’s soccer team returns nearly all its offensive weapons for the 2023 season. Amongst the team’s seven starters and 16 returning letterwinners are the players responsible for 102 of the team’s 119 points, including its top four players who tallied 71 […]
PELLA—A successful spring campaign which included a trip to the United Kingdom has the Central College men’s soccer team trending in a positive direction entering 2023. Central’s record of 3-11-2 (2-5-1 American Rivers Conference) was a result of playing one of the region’s most difficult schedules. The team’s eight non-conference opponents finished with a combined […]
PELLA—The Central College softball team is again a leader in the classroom as 12 players were named Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes. The NFCA announced that 2,369 NCAA Division III student-athletes were honored. The perennially powerful Dutch program has a tradition of academic achievement under NFCA Hall of Fame coach George Wares, ranking in the top 20 […]
Oskaloosa–Under new leadership, the Statesmen football team has been picked to be in the middle of the pack as the 2023 Heart of America Athletic Conference Coaches’ Polls were released recently. William Penn, which was 3-7 (1-4 North) last year, is projected to finish fourth in the North Division with 14 points. Head Coach Marc […]
