You could say that the theme for the past week for the William Woods University Men’s Basketball team was literally “mission accomplished.” By defeating Mission Baptist and Mission University, the Owls accomplished their greater mission for the 2024-2025 season. The 94-65 victory in Springfield, Mo. against Mission on Saturday clinched the university’s first-ever regular season […]
Over the past three years, nothing has personified the growth of William Woods more than the expansion of its athletic department. Since 2022, The Woods has added seven new intercollegiate sports, headlined by the addition of tackle football, while announcing the historic move from the American Midwest Conference to the Heart of America Conference, beginning […]
The annual Missouri Horse Shows Association(MHSA) took place in Columbia on January 25, where the William Woods University Equestrian Science (EQS) program scored some prominent awards. Gayle Lampe, professor Emeritus at William Woods, and her personal horse, Chuck Taylor, were named the best Ladies Five-gaited pair in 2024. The “Here Comes the Boom” horse show […]
As a longtime Equestrian Instructor specializing in Saddle Seat at William Woods, Sarah Track already had extensive experience with the sport’s World Cup competition. As a student at WWU in 1996, she served as a groom for the first World Cup Selection Trials ever held at William Woods. As a Saddle Seat Riding Instructor, she […]
For the first time in its 154-year history, William Woods is represented on the gridiron as the Owl football team makes its debut For decades, dreamers and doers have headed to the cornfields of Iowa to find their dreams. “If you build it, they will come” said the line from the storied movie. On the […]
(story first appeared in the 2024 William Woods Alumni magazine, The Woods) In marathon running, where dedication and skill come together, Mary Grover and Dustin Russell have emerged as standout performers, elevating their team’s standing and their own personal achievements. At the inaugural NAIA Marathon Classic, Mary had a remarkable 9th place finish in the […]
The Woods continues to buck the higher education trend in the most important categories – residential and online enrollment growth (story first appeared in the 2024 William Woods Alumni Magazine, The Woods) If you decided to take in one of William Woods’ cherished traditions on campus this past August, the Fall Semester Ivy Ceremony for […]
When Adam Easterwood ‘16 became Superintendent of Schools at the Leeton (Mo.) R-X School District in July 2023, never in his wildest dreams did he think that his first year on the job would include appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America and chatting up Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey. But there the William Woods graduate and […]
For the first time in its 154-year history, William Woods is represented on the gridiron as the Owl football team took on William Penn University For decades, dreamers and doers have headed to the cornfields of Iowa to find their dreams. “If you build it, they will come” said the line from the storied movie. […]
For more than 20 years, Dr. Jen Welter has been blazing a leadership path for women in sports, most notably in football. The first-ever female assistant coach in the NFL in 2015 with the Arizona Cardinals, she also enjoyed a decorated career as a professional women’s football player and was also one of the first-ever […]
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