WPU Advances One Spot to #16
William Penn University Athletics
by Wade Steinlage
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s golf team picked up one position as the NAIA released its fifth top-25 poll Friday.
William Penn, which is receiving 273 points, is 16th in the nation. The squad is now joined by Mount Mercy (T-34th) as representatives from the Heart of America Athletic Conference in the poll.
Keiser (Fla.) continues to be a unanimous #1 with 529 points and all 19 first-place votes. SCAD Savannah (Ga.) is second, while William Carey (Miss.), Dalton State (Ga.), and Cumberlands (Ky.) round out the top five.
William Penn travels to Oklahoma City, Okla. Monday and Tuesday to compete in the Susan Maxwell Berning Classic hosted by Oklahoma City. Play will be contested at Lincoln Park Golf Course.
NAIA Women’s Golf Rating #5 — April 7, 2019
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. Keiser (Fla.) (19)
2. SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
3. William Carey (Miss.)
4. Dalton State (Ga.)
5. Cumberlands (Ky.)
6. British Columbia
7. South Carolina Beaufort
8. Loyola (La.)
9. Victoria (B.C.)
10. Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
11. Texas Wesleyan
12. Oregon Tech
13. Taylor (Ind.)
14. Southeastern (Fla.)
15. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
16. William Penn
17. Oklahoma City
18. Indiana Tech
19. Morningside
20. Northwestern Ohio
21. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
22. Cumberland (Tenn.)
23. Coastal Georgia
24. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
25. SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana Wesleyan 101, Faulkner (Ala.) 99, Milligan (Tenn.) 63, Saint Francis (Ind.) 40, Tennessee Wesleyan 25, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 13, Bellevue (Neb.) 6, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 6, Bethel (Ind.) 3, Mount Mercy 3, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 1.
