Oskaloosa–Olivia Lange (Jr., Buckeburg, Germany, Business Management) parlayed a title into more recognition as she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week Monday. Lange, who is now a two-time league recipient, paced William Penn to the team crown at the FST Invitational last Monday and Tuesday. The junior won the […]
Oskaloosa–Landon Krause (Sr., Appleton, Wis., Business Management) was again a menace to opposing offenses, and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Volleyball Defender of the Week Monday. Krause, now a seven-time career honoree (third of the year, third as a defender all-time), helped the Statesmen to a pair of […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s volleyball player Landon Krause (Sr., Appleton, Wis., Business Management) and softball player Laila Smith (Fr., Olympia, Wash., Elementary Education) have been named Statesmen of the Week for the week of March 11-17, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Krause opened his week with 12 kills against Graceland last Tuesday. He hit .632 in the sweep, while […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The Statesmen baseball team put runners on the pads, but could not produce enough runs as it was swept by Baker in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Sunday. WPU (9-14, 1-7 Heart) lost by scores of 8-5 and 10-3. The visitors, who matched BU (11-15, 9-3 Heart) with eight hits each […]
Tucson, Ariz.–The Statesmen softball team finished a full week of games with four wins during its spring break trip. The week began for WPU (11-13) last Sunday with an 11-2 (5 innings) loss to Viterbo (Wis.) and a 7-0 setback to Embry-Riddle (Ariz.). On Monday, the Statesmen fell 7-0 to Northwestern and 3-0 to Simpson […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The Statesmen baseball team was unable to get the bats going Saturday as it was swept by Baker in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader. William Penn (9-12, 1-5 Heart) lost by scores of 8-2 and 3-2. In both outings, the navy and gold recorded six hits. Conversely, the Wildcats (9-15, 7-3 […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The Statesmen dance team closed out its 2024 campaign by battling at the NAIA Midwest Regional Qualifier Saturday. William Penn finished sixth out of eight teams with a final round score of 79.86 points (80.63 in the prelims). Baker claimed the championship with 90.56 points. Team members included Jili Butler (So., Ottumwa, Iowa), […]
Salina, Kan.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team served up a season-high 14 aces to claim a 3-1 non-conference victory over Kansas Wesleyan Thursday. #6 WPU (14-3) won by scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-18, 25-15. The visitors, who posted a .295-.191 hitting advantage (64-35 margin in kills), made up for 25 attacking errors (just 13 for […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team has ridden a winning streak into the best ranking in school history as the NAIA’s second top-10 poll was released Wednesday. WPU (7-1), which has now won five in a row, is #4 in the country with 79 points, improving two spots from its previous best mark. The navy and […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the February Player of the Month laurels. Junior men’s track and field athlete D’Artagnon Beaver (Rockford, Ill., Human Services) earned the Male award, while junior women’s wrestler Adaugo Nwachukwu (Jr., San Jose, Calif., Exercise Science) claimed the Female honor. The laurel is the […]
