Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team collected a plethora of academic awards as the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its 2024-2025 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes and top team GPAs. As a program, William Penn ranked 11th in the NAIA with a 3.650 combined Grade Point Average, missing out on the top 10 by just .001 point. Additionally, a […]
August 11, 2025 2025 NJCAA DI MEN’S SOCCER POLL – PRESEASON Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Men’s Soccer team, fresh off a historic season, will head into the 2025 campaign ranked No. 2 in the nation with the announcement of the preseason National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Men’s Soccer Poll on Monday. […]
Lee Goos Jr. Wins IMCA Racesaver Feature by Bill Wright Oskaloosa, IA, Monday, August 4, 2025 –It looked like it might be a repeat of the battle from a year ago between Kyle Larson and Corey Day at the 30th Annual American Rebel Light Front Row Challenge Presented by Country Builders Construction and SeaFoam Motor […]
PELLA-Distance runner Addison Parrott (Danville) is Central College’s nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award for the 2024-25 academic year. Established in 1991, the award recognizes graduating female athletes who have distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their college careers. Majoring in psychology and sociology while minoring in religious studies, […]
NEW SHARON – Seven members of the North Mahaska Warhawk softball team earned South Iowa Cedar League Conference recognition. The Warhawks had three named to the first team, two to the second and two honorable mention. Regan Grewe also picked up a first team Southeast District nod in Class 2A. North Mahaska finished the season […]
by Bill Wright Oskaloosa, IA, July 17, 2025 – Austin McCarl led most of the event and had to retake the lead late to win the Mohrfeld Solar Sprint Invaders feature Thursday night at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The Altoona, Iowa native earned $2,000 aboard the Country Builders Construction #88, and was […]
Oskaloosa–D’Artagnon Beaver (Sr., Rockford, Ill., Human Services) wrapped up his Statesmen career by being recognized as one of the NAIA’s top scholar-athletes as the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country teams were announced Wednesday. Beaver was one of 11 individuals named to the First Team, while an additional nine athletes collected […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn softball player Laila Smith (Olympia, Wash., Elementary Education) will represent the Heart of America Athletic Conference as she was named the league’s 2024-2025 A.O. Duer Award recipient Tuesday. The A.O. Duer Scholarship Award has been presented by the NAIA since 1967 to one male and one female junior student-athlete in any sport who […]
Oskaloosa–Breck Putzier (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) closed out his William Penn career by being recognized as one of the NAIA’s top scholar-athletes as the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Men’s At-Large teams were announced Wednesday. Putzier was one of 10 individuals named to the First Team, while an additional 10 players from various sports […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Director of Athletics Grant Farris is proud to announce the hiring of Camden Levett as the new Assistant Athletic Director for Game Day Operations. Levett comes to WPU with vast experience in collegiate athletics, most recently serving as an assistant women’s basketball coach at fellow Heart of America Athletic Conference institution Central […]
