Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team’s return to the final event of the season will feature a pairing with two other Midwest programs as the 27th NAIA National Championship will be contested this week. WPU, which enters the Championship ranked 26th in the NAIA, is making its seventh appearance at nationals and first since 2019. […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Nik Rule is proud to announce the promotion of Aleesha Cleaver to Associate Athletic Director. In taking on her new role, Cleaver will step down as Head Women’s Volleyball Coach. During her four-year tenure at the helm, she led the Statesmen to a 66-55 record, including three winning campaigns. Cleaver […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Nik Rule is proud to announce the hiring of Lauren Eldridge as the new Head Women’s Volleyball Coach. Eldridge comes to WPU from fellow Heart of America Athletic Conference institution Culver-Stockton College, where she served as head coach the past two campaigns. Her two-year stint at C-SC included leading the […]
Oskaloosa–Aleksander Kostric (Sr., Koper, Slovenia, Sports Management) accomplished a great deal on and off the lanes in his career and wrapped up his time in the navy and gold by being named to the NAIA All-District 3 At-Large team as part of the Academic All-America program selected by CoSIDA. The senior was selected to the […]
ROCK ISLAND, ILL. — Senior discus thrower Theo Baldus (St. Ansgar) got the mark he needed to likely qualify for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a new personal-best effort at the Augustana Midwest Twilight Qualifier Thursday night. No team scores were kept at the meet. Baldus made the finals on […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team wrapped up its best season yet by finishing just outside the top 10 as the NAIA released its postseason poll Wednesday. WPU (11-5, 7-3 KCAC) ends its third campaign at #13 with 18 points. The navy and gold are one of five programs from the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference […]
PELLA—Eighteen members of the Central College men’s and women’s golf teams are making a memorable journey to the sport’s birthplace with a trip to Scotland May 23-June 1. The Dutch will fly to Edinburgh next Monday, then spend four nights in historic St. Andrews and four in North Berwick. Opportunities for play include St. Andrews […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen track and field teams punched a few more tickets to nationals as they competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference teams Championships Friday and Saturday. Both squads placed ninth out of 13 teams with the men notching 50 points and the women tallying 27 points. Grand View swept the team crowns as […]
Oskaloosa–Three members of the Statesmen softball team were chosen for postseason recognition as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Thursday. Infielder Valeria Quiroga (Jr., Brownsville, Texas, Sociology) was selected to the 20-person first team, while outfielder Abby Wilson (Jr., Calgary, Alberta, Biology) was one of 16 individuals named to the second squad. […]
Cedar Rapids–The Statesmen softball team found a variety of creative ways to score as it knocked off #4 seed Evangel 5-4 in the opening game of Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Thursday. #5 seed William Penn (26-21) will now face #1 seed Central Methodist in the winner’s bracket Friday at noon. With the win […]
