Author: Luke Christiansen

Luke Christiansen is the Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach and an Adjunct Photography Professor at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The Statesmen begin competition in 2019-2020 within the NAIA. Christiansen is the former Head Coach of the Spanish National Team. He played football and lacrosse at Southern Virginia University. B

NAIA Lacrosse Sees Great Strides In 4th Season

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The regular season is in the books for NAIA lacrosse, and as to be expected the league made great strides in its fourth season as a sanctioned sport. By all accounts this was the most competitive season from top to bottom so far. Big time upsets blew up the national polls multiple times, and several […]

NAIA Men’s 2019 Week 1 Breakdown

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Week 1 is barely in the books, and there were several huge outcomes that painted a pretty clear picture of the contenders and pretenders in the NAIA. No. 3 Cumberlands started the season off with a bang, defeating Point, 26-3. They then followed that up by knocking off No. 1 Reinhardt, 13-12. In independent play […]

NAIA Men’s 2019 Season Preview

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The NAIA, what’s that? That’s a question NAIA coaches field almost every day while recruiting. Educating players, parents and coaches on the league can be one of the biggest hurdles of the process. Once players get past the brand familiarity they often find a student-athlete experience that rivals many top small college athletic programs regardless […]