Numerous Athletes to Represent WPU at Nationals
Oskaloosa–Eight individuals will compete for the William Penn men’s track and field team as it battles at the NAIA National Championship next week.
The 70th Annual Championship will be held at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium in Gulf Shores, Ala. next Wednesday through Friday.
Nick Richardson-Jackson (Sr., Germantown, Md.) will guide the Statesmen as he is currently ranked fourth in the 100-meter dash in 10.41 seconds.
Jackson Coates (So., Aldie, Va., Engineering Technology) will be the most versatile athlete in WPU’s stable. The sophomore is fifth in the long jump at 24-6.5 and ninth in the 100-meter dash at 10.51 seconds.
Three Titles as WPU Finishes Fifth at League Meet
Des Moines–The Statesmen men’s track and field team topped a few competitions en route to a solid showing at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships Friday and Saturday.
William Penn finished with 68 points, tying Benedictine for fifth out of 13 squads. Grand View earned the team title with 208 points. The placing is WPU’s highest since taking runner-up honors in 2017.
The navy and gold walked off as event champions three times, led by Loubert Dagrin (So., Miami, Fla., Sociology) in the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 14.85 seconds.
Jackson Coates (So., Aldie, Va., Engineering Technology) bettered the triple jump field as well with a mark of 46-1.25. The sophomore then also joined teammates Jaelen Love (Jr., Crown Point, Ind., Secondary Education), Nick Richardson-Jackson (Sr., Germantown, Md.), and Torian Kingston (Jr., Queens, N.Y., Sports Management) as they picked up the 4×100-meter relay crown in 41.91 se
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Statesmen Earn Five Golds, Dagrin Breaks Four-Decade-Old Record at Home Tourney
Oskaloosa–One of the longest-standing school records fell Friday as the William Penn men’s track and field team enjoyed a successful day in hosting the William Penn Statesmen Invitational.
Loubert Dagrin (So., Miami, Fla., Sociology) blitzed the 110-meter hurdle field with a winning time of 14.42 seconds. The performance breaks a record of 14.60 by Richard Baskerville that had stood since 1981. Dagrin now ranks seventh nationally, moving from the ‘B’ standard list to the ‘A’ grouping. He also now owns both of the school’s sprint hurdle records.
The navy and gold collected six other titles Friday, including a sweep of the jumps. Mofiyinfoluwa Alade (Sr., Hoffman Estates, Ill., Exercise Science), who was fourth in the 110 hurdles in a time of 15.96, won the high jump at 6-4.75.