Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s volleyball team secured a season sweep of Clarke Tuesday, sweeping its foe 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. WPU (14-12, 8-5 Heart), which won by scores of 25-22, 27-25, 25-19, also defeated the Pride (3-22, 2-1 Heart) in five sets earlier this season. The hosts got slightly stronger offensively […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team suffered its first loss in well over a month and it affected the squad’s position in the rankings as the NAIA released its seventh top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (9-2-4 overall, 4-1-3 Heart), which lost for the first time since September 4 (5-0-3 during the unbeaten stretch), fell three spots […]
Pella–The Statesmen shotgun sports team took advantage of home cooking as it remained undefeated this fall with a victory at the William Penn Invitational last Friday and Saturday. William Penn posted a winning score of 1,427-for-1,500, while Iowa Western CC was second with 1,390 hit targets. The team triumph is the program’s fifth this season […]
Oskaloosa–Football player Lukas Hamilton (Jr., Columbus, Ohio, Secondary Education) and women’s soccer player Taylor Witthauer (Sr., Vancouver, Wash., Nursing) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of October 9-15, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Hamilton accounted for half of William Penn’s 242-yard air attack in last Saturday’s 41-20 win over Clarke. The […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s cross country team is doing things that no previous Statesmen squad has, including being part of the national poll as the NAIA released its third top-25 ranking Thursday. WPU is unofficially 35th with seven points. It is believed to be the first time in school history that the program is ranked […]
Dubuque–The William Penn football team led wire-to-wire as it began Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division action with a 41-20 victory over Clarke Saturday. WPU (3-3, 1-0 North) outgained Clarke 453-350, owned a 34-13 edge in first downs, and held the ball for nearly 40 minutes, but needed a couple of late scores to […]
Marshall, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s soccer team went south of the state border Saturday and came up short of an upset as it dropped a 4-0 matchup with #20 Missouri Valley in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (4-8-1, 1-6-1 Heart) could not get past the Vikings (8-4-2, 7-1 Heart) in a game in which […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s soccer team came up short for the first time in Heart of America Athletic Conference play, falling 4-0 to #16 Missouri Valley Saturday. #14 WPU (9-2-4, 4-1-3 Heart) was outshot just 9-8, but failed to get on the board against the Vikings (8-4, 7-1 Heart), who now strengthen their hold […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the August-September Player of the Month laurels. Junior men’s cross country runner Brandon Williams (Fountain, Colo., Civil Engineering) earned the Male award, while junior women’s golfer Olivia Lange (Buckeburg, Germany, Business Management) claimed the Female honor. The laurel is the second for Lange […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team gained two spots after producing a solid result against a highly-rated foe as the NAIA released its fifth top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU, which is now 7-1-4 overall (2-0-3 Heart) after defeating Central Methodist Wednesday, jumped two rungs to #14 with 276 points. The navy and gold are one of four […]
