PELLA – The Central College track and field and cross country programs combined for 12 student-athletes on the College Sports Communicator Division III Academic All-District teams Tuesday morning. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must be a starter or key reserve at the varsity level and achieve a 3.50 or better cumulative grade point […]
EUGENE, OREGON – After a strong debut in collegiate track and field, Central College men’s track and field multi-event athlete Landon Pote (freshman, Ankeny) qualified for the decathlon at the 2026 USATF U-20 Championships last week. Held at historic Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, the USATF U-20 Championships is open to the best […]
May 26, 2026 Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Athletic Department was well-represented on the 2026 Spring Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Academic All-Region Team as 210 student-athletes were honored for their work in the classroom. As a department, the Warriors placed 132 individuals on the first-team along with 78 second-team honorees. In addition […]
June 04, 2026 Ottumwa, IA – 10 members of the Indian Hills Basketball squad have signed national letters of intent to move on to the four-year level. The class of 2026 is spread out across eight different NCAA conferences. The strong tradition of Warrior alums moving onto to high-caliber NCAA programs continues as head coach […]
Oskaloosa–Four Statesmen softball players were honored for strong 2026 seasons in and out of the classroom as they earned academic all-district honors from College Sports Communicators recently. Marin Frazee (Jr., Sioux City, Iowa, Exercise Science) and Tori Smith (Jr., Olympia, Wash., Secondary Education) headed the quartet with perfect 4.0 Grade Point Averages at the conclusion […]
Oskaloosa–Laila Smith (Jr., Olympia, Wash., Elementary Education) was lauded by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association as the NAIA all-region teams were announced recently. Smith was named to the second team in Region VI (two teams each in the six regions, 147 total players). The award is her first from the NFCA. The junior helped William […]
Asheville, N.C.–Koby Higginbotham (Fr., Knoxville, Iowa, Exercise Science) led from start to finish, picking up his second national crown as the William Penn men’s track and field team battled at the 74th Annual NAIA Outdoor National Championship Wednesday through Friday. Higginbotham won Friday’s 110-meter hurdles title in a time of 13.91 seconds. The freshman, who […]
Asheville, N.C.–Three Statesmen women’s track and field athletes fought well as they competed at the 45th Annual NAIA Outdoor National Championship Wednesday through Friday. Phoebe Burt (Sr., Iowa City, Iowa, Sociology) paced William Penn by finishing 10th in the discus with a distance of 139-8. She was unfortunately just two inches shy of qualifying for […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team used its best postseason finish ever to make a big jump in the standings as the NAIA released its postseason top-10 poll Thursday. WPU (13-4) closes the 2026 season at No. 4 with 46 points. It marks the 19th-consecutive poll in which the navy and gold have been ranked, while […]
Oskaloosa–Piper Fowler (Fr., Cleveland, Tenn., Psychology) closed out her first collegiate season by receiving two prestigious national awards. Fowler was first named the recipient of WIN Magazine’s Women’s Schalles Award, while soon thereafter she garnered The Open Mat NAIA Women’s Freshman of the Year laurel. The Schalles Award is given to the nation’s top collegiate […]
