PELLA—Three games in Minnesota and two trips to Dubuque are just five of the nine road games this season for the Central College men’s soccer team. The Dutch are on the road nine of the 16 games on its regular season schedule. Central is coming off a 4-10-1 season and are just a few years […]
PELLA, IOWA— Lauren Coon was among those receiving postseason honors for the Central College women’s track and field team this spring. Multi-eventer Krissa Larson (senior, Waverly, Waverly-Shell Rock HS) was selected as the team’s Most Valuable Performer while hurdler Abby Gruver (sophomore, Sully, Lynnville-Sully HS) was cited as the Most Improved Performer. Sprinter Lauren Brown […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn athletics department was buoyed by a pair of league titles as it placed in the middle of the pack in the final 2021-2022 Heart of America Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup standings which were released Wednesday. WPU finished seventh out of 14 institutions with a rating of .556, while Grand View won the […]
Oskaloosa–Aleksander Kostric (Grad., Koper, Slovenia, Master’s of Sports Management) was extraordinary both in the classroom and on the lanes and was rewarded by being named an NAIA Academic All-American Tuesday as part of the Academic All-America program selected by CoSIDA. The graduate student was selected to the NAIA’s First Team for the At-Large division. He […]
Ottumwa, IA – Pablo Marques (João Pessoa, Brazil/Colégio Meta) of the Indian Hills Men’s Soccer team has been awarded the 2022 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Lea Plarski Award. An honor given annually to a junior college student-athlete who best exemplifies sportsmanship, leadership, community service, academic excellence, and athletic ability, Marques becomes the first […]
Ottumwa, IA – Following a breakout season for both Destiny Lewis (Indianola, IA/Indianola) and Sydney Anderson (Elkhart, IA/North Polk), the freshman duo have both been named National Fastpitch Coaches Association NFCA) First-Team All-Americans. The two NFCA First-Team All-American picks are just the second time in school history that the Warriors earned two first-team honorees. The […]
Oklahoma City, Okla.–The Statesmen women’s golf team teed it up for the final time last week as it competed in the 2022 NAIA National Championship. The Championship, which featured 30 teams and six individuals, was cut down to 54 holes due to weather, with the cut happening after 36 holes. The Statesmen would ultimately miss […]
Gulf Shores, Ala.–The Statesmen track and field teams put their best into competition at the 70th Annual Men’s and 41st Annual Women’s Outdoor National Championships last Wednesday through Friday. William Penn battled in five separate events, but unfortunately was unable to score any points in the team standings. The 4×100-meter relay crew of Joel Brown […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn track and field teams will send their top athletes into competition in search of national glory as the 70th Men’s and 41st Women’s Outdoor National Championships will be contested this week. The Championships will be held Wednesday through Friday at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium in Gulf Shores, Ala. The […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Nik Rule has announced the retirement of Steve Tucker as Head Men’s Golf Coach effective May 31. Tucker recently finished his 19th overall season at the helm in his third separate stint; he also headed the women’s program for five years in the late 1990s. He guided the Statesmen to […]
