PELLA—Central College triathlete and women’s golf standout Thea Lunning (Mason City) has been named to the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-America® Women’s At-Large Team. Lunning was a third-team selection. She graduated with a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average and a biology major. She will begin optometry school at the University of Memphis […]
PELLA — The spring sports American Rivers Conference all-academic team was announced last Wednesday and 57 Central College student-athletes were honored for their academic and athletic excellence. The women’s track and field teams had 26 selections while the men’s team had 12. The softball program had eight while the baseball and men’s golf team had […]
Oskaloosa–Spencer Tucker (Sr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Sports Management) reached the pinnacle of success to close out his career as the Ping-NAIA All-America teams were announced Tuesday. Tucker was named Third-Team All-America, one of 16 players to garner the recognition. It is the first All-America award of his career, the first ever for William Penn from Ping, […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn Athletics Department will be hosting its 2nd Annual Golf Scramble Fundraiser later this summer. The event will be held on Friday, July 28 at Edmundson 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 […]
PELLA—Moran Lonning has resigned as Central College women’s basketball coach after one season to pursue another opportunity. She led the Dutch to an 8-17 record in her only season. “We wish Coach Lonning well and thank her for her efforts,” athletics director Eric Van Kley said. “We feel really good about the student-athletes in our […]
PELLA—More than 35 years after setting a scoring record in running away with Iowa Conference medalist honors for Central College, Joe Jaspers is still winning men’s golf titles. Jaspers, a 1988 Central grad, blew away the field with a stunning eight-stroke victory in the National Senior Hall of Fame tournament at the par-72 High Point […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Nik Rule has announced Allen Friesen has announced he is retiring as head coach of the Statesmen men’s and women’s track and field teams as soon as his successor is hired. “I would like to express my deepest appreciation to all past and present student-athletes as well as coaches of […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen athletics department collected points from nine different sports as it posted another strong placing in the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings. WPU finished 57th with 309.5 points; over 250 institutions compete in the NAIA. The navy and gold have now extended their streak of top-100 finishes to 10 years (13th time in the last […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University is excited to announce several sports camps this summer. The women’s volleyball team is hosting a pair of camps. The first will be held on June 26-27 (9 AM – 12 PM) for elementary and middle school students with a cost of $65. The second is on June 29-30 (2-5 PM) for […]
PELLA—Adding yet another staff member with head coaching experience, Aaron Fuller is returning to Central College as assistant men’s and women’s track and field coach. Fuller has served as head men’s and women’s track and field coach at Simpson College since 2021. A 2014 Central graduate, Fuller returns to take on many of the duties […]
