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Oskaloosa–Men’s cross country runner Brandon Williams (Jr., Fountain, Colo., Civil Engineering) and women’s golfer Olivia Lange (Jr., Buckeburg, Germany, Business Management) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of September 18-24, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Williams won his second-consecutive individual title last Saturday at the Grand View Invitational. The senior topped […]
Sep 26 2023 | Posted in
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Fayette, Mo.–In a game postponed one day, the Statesmen football team jumped out to a big lead and kept its foe at a comfortable distance in a 35-17 victory over Central Methodist in a Heart of America Athletic Conference crossover game Sunday. WPU (2-2) outgained the Eagles (1-3) 468-274, won the turnover battle, and scored […]
Sep 25 2023 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Despite being a man down for most of the second half, the William Penn men’s soccer team kept its foe at bay and eventually Mother Nature took care of the rest in a 2-0 Heart of America Athletic Conference win over Graceland Saturday. #15 WPU (6-1-3, 1-0-2 Heart) outshot the Yellowjackets 13-10, but actually lost […]
Sep 25 2023 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s volleyball team came out on top in another thrilling five-set match, defeating Baker 3-2 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Friday. WPU (9-9, 3-2 Heart) won by scores 25-15, 26-28, 25-13, 21-25, 19-17 to earn its second five-set victory this week, having also dropped Graceland 3-2 on Tuesday. The hosts, […]
Sep 25 2023 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s soccer team had chances to get into the league’s win column, but settled for a 2-2 tie with Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. William Penn (3-3-1, 0-1-1 Heart) outshot the Yellowjackets 17-3, but fell behind early as GU (2-6-2, 0-2-1 Heart) scored in the fifth minute. The home […]
Sep 25 2023 | Posted in
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Des Moines–The Statesmen women’s cross country team finished off its 5K portion of the season Saturday as it competed at the Grand View Invitational. WPU finished sixth out of eight teams with 138 points, while Mount Mercy won the team title with 50 points. Aisha Ramone of Southeastern CC guided the 59-runner field with a […]
Sep 25 2023 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team had lived on the edge all week, but finally fell off the proverbial cliff Saturday as it was defeated 3-2 by MidAmerica Nazarene in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (9-10, 3-3 Heart), which fell by scores of 25-22, 9-25, 28-26, 16-25, 9-15, was outhit .210-.112. It was […]
Sep 25 2023 | Posted in
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Le Mars–Olivia Lange (Jr., Buckeburg, Germany, Business Management) posted the best three-round score in school history as she paced the Statesmen women’s golf team at the Northwest Iowa National Invitational Monday and Tuesday. With Lange leading, WPU finished sixth out of 12 teams with a three-round score of 953 (319-322-312) at the par-72 Willow Creek […]
Sep 20 2023 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Riley Hungate (So., Joliet, Ill., Business Management) had the hot hand Tuesday and willed the Statesmen women’s volleyball team to a 3-2 victory over Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (8-9, 2-2 Heart), which was outhit .181-.152, won by scores of 15-25, 27-25, 19-25, 25-14, 15-12. Very little went right for the […]
Sep 20 2023 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–A school-record 14 William Penn athletics programs excelled in the classroom as they were named NAIA Scholar Teams for the 2022-2023 school year. The 14 squads break the old record of 12 from 2021-2022. To be eligible for Scholar Team status, the Grade Point Averages of all varsity members need to combine for a 3.0 […]
Sep 20 2023 | Posted in
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