Baldwin City, Kan.–The William Penn dance team faced off against the rest of the league Saturday as it competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship. WPU placed sixth out of seven programs with a final round score of 71.11 points (71.27 in the prelims). Grand View won the team crown with 85.49 points. […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s lacrosse team struggled in its first home test of the year, falling 26-9 to Ottawa (Kan.) in non-conference action Saturday. WPU (0-3), which was outshot 48-22, could not overcome 23 turnovers (11 for Ottawa). The hosts scored first with Emily Ferguson (Sr., Waterloo, N.Y., Exercise Science) getting a ball past the […]
Des Moines–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team ran out of answers on the road Friday as it fell 3-2 to #5 Grand View in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. #7 WPU (12-3, 6-2 Heart) lost by scores of 19-25, 26-24, 19-25, 25-22, 12-15. The squad was outhit .389-.355 and lost the aces battle 8-4 to […]
Oskaloosa–Nine Statesmen women’s wrestlers will vie for postseason glory as William Penn competes in the Second Annual NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championship Friday and Saturday. The Championship, which will be held in Jamestown, N.D. in Harold Newman Arena, will consist of four sessions, beginning with Session I Friday at 10 a.m. The finalized brackets were […]
Oskaloosa–Three individuals from the Statesmen women’s wrestling team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Thursday. Catherine Steinkamp (Jr., Quincy, Ill., Exercise Science), who is now a two-time award recipient, leads the trio with a 3.68 Grade Point Average. Rachel Cotter (So., Katy, Texas Public Accounting), […]
Oskaloosa–Landon Krause (Sr., Appleton, Wis., Business Management) was everywhere defensively, and for his efforts he was named NAIA Men’s Volleyball Defender of the Week Tuesday. The senior’s national award is the third of his career and the second as a Defender (one in 2022). Krause tallied 41 digs (2.93 per set) and 20 blocks (1.43 […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team dropped a bit as the NAIA released its third top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (12-2, 6-1 Heart), which went 4-1 during the last polling stretch, fell two slots to #7 with 208 points. The navy and gold have now been ranked for 16 consecutive ratings. The Heart of America Athletic […]
Creve Coeur, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s lacrosse team failed to move into the win column as it fell 11-6 to Health Sciences and Pharmacy in non-conference play Wednesday. William Penn (0-2), which was outshot 27-15, could not overcome 21 turnovers (19 for UHSP) and a 12-4 deficit in draw controls. The Eutectics (4-1) posted the first […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team padded an already-impressive resume with a signature win Tuesday, knocking off #2 Park 3-1 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. #5 WPU (12-2, 6-1 Heart), which is now riding its second six-match winning streak of the season, won by scores of 25-23, 30-32, 31-29, 25-18. The highly-anticipated matchup lived […]
Oskaloosa–Breck Putzier (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) produced big numbers twice and his efforts earned him NAIA Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week laurels Tuesday. The national award is the second in Putzier’s career (once lauded in 2022). The junior, who paced William Penn to a pair of non-conference wins, managed six goals and […]
