Oskaloosa–The leader of two national championship teams, Steven Heaton has announced his retirement as head coach of the William Penn shotgun sports program. Heaton, who guided the Statesmen to the 2022 ACUI Division IV and 2023 NCSSAA Division IV national titles, was hired as the program’s first skipper during the summer of 2019. “Being involved […]
Oskaloosa–Riding a long winning streak with several wins over ranked foes, the William Penn men’s volleyball team moved to its best position of the year as the NAIA released its fifth top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (20-4, 13-3 Heart) improved one spot to #4 with 236 points; the ranking is the program’s highest of the year. […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s lacrosse team came up short against #10 Benedictine, falling 25-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Wednesday. William Penn (1-6, 1-2 Heart) was outshot 44-2 by the Ravens (8-3, 3-0 Heart) with Emily Ferguson (Sr., Waterloo, N.Y., Exercise Science) recording both attempts. BC scored 10 times in the opening period and […]
PELLA – The American Rivers Conference released its all-conference wrestling awards Wednesday and three Central College wrestlers were recognized for their efforts. All-conference honors were handed out to the top-three finishers amongst league competitors at the NCAA Division III Central Regional meet that took place on February 29-March 1. In addition to the nine teams […]
Oskaloosa–Breck Putzier (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) parlayed the most prolific outing of his career into a national award as he was named NAIA Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week Tuesday. The national accolade is Putzier’s second of the year and third of his career (also one in 2022). He netted the honor after […]
Hesston, Kan.–With all five of its linksters in the top 11, the Statesmen women’s golf team earned its second-straight win, taking down the competition at the Tabor Spring Shootout Monday. William Penn placed first out of four teams with a two-round score of 658 (329-329) at the par-71 Hesston Golf Course. Baker finished second at […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team rolled over a former league foe as it defeated Columbia 18-4 in non-conference play Tuesday. #4 WPU (11-1), which actually only won 11 of the 26 faceoffs, still overpowered the Cougars (2-8) with a 68-16 edge in shots as it extended its school-record winning streak to nine games. All […]
Parkville, Mo.–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team nearly overcame its worst offensive showing of the season as it fell 3-2 to #8 Park in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday. #5 WPU (20-4, 13-3 Heart), which had its eight-match winning streak come to a close, fell by scores of 20-25, 10-25, 25-22, 25-22, 12-15. The […]
PELLA-All ready among the most experienced sports information professionals in the American Rivers Conference, assistant Joe Flaherty has been named Central College’s next athletics communications director. A 2014 Central graduate, Flaherty was a student assistant in the office for three years as an undergraduate. Flaherty then filled an unanticipated opening as a sports information postgraduate […]
Oskaloosa–Breck Putzier (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) produced the single-greatest performance in program history, and for that he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week Monday. Putzier claimed his third laurel of the campaign (sixth of his career) after leading William Penn to a dismantling of Mount Vernon […]
