Hattiesburg, Miss.–The Statesmen men’s soccer team produced enough opportunities to knock off yet another ranked foe, but unfortunately could not finish them off as it fell 3-0 to #9 William Carey Monday. William Penn (4-1-1) suffered its first loss of the fall despite doubling the Crusaders in shots, 16-8. Of those 16 attempts, unfortunately only […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s soccer team created a variety of scoring opportunities Sunday, but could not cash in on any of them in a 3-0 non-conference loss to Briar Cliff. WPU (2-2), which actually outshot the Chargers 18-9, was unable to produce a try that could get past the BCU goalkeeper. Briar Cliff (1-0-1), on the […]
Mobile, Ala.–If the Statesmen men’s soccer team was hoping to show it deserved a seat at the proverbial national table by scheduling a top-notch foe, it did that and so much more with a 4-0 drubbing of #2 nationally-ranked Mobile Saturday. William Penn (4-0-1), which is off to its best five-game start in school history, […]
St. Louis, Mo.–The Statesmen football team made just enough plays to come away victorious in its season opener, dropping Heart of America Athletic Conference newcomer Missouri Baptist in a league crossover game 6-2 Saturday. WPU (1-0) outgained the Spartans 262-192, but needed a stop in the final minute to preserve the victory in Head Coach […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s volleyball team went unblemished at home Friday and Saturday as it hosted the Jimmy John’s Classic. WPU (5-4) opened Friday with a 3-1 win over St. Ambrose (25-20, 24-26, 25-23, 25-22) before sweeping Mount Marty 3-0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-14) later in the day. On Saturday, the Statesmen dropped Tabor 3-2 (25-15, […]
Cedar Rapids–The Statesmen women’s cross country team battled to a respectable finish as it started its campaign at the Corridor Clash Friday. William Penn placed fifth out of nine teams with 137 points, while host Mount Mercy won the team title with 30 points. Aisha Ramone of Southeastern CC was the individual champion with a […]
Cedar Rapids–Although it was a departure from the usual distance, the William Penn men’s cross country team performed well as it opened the season at the Corridor Clash Friday. Running on a shortened version of the course that will host the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship in November, the Statesmen placed second out of […]
Interview with Coach Benavidez at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W0ZvAbuD4s 2022 record: 3-7 (1-4 Heart) Starters returning/lost: 14/10 (including special teams) Notable returners: Keegan Simmons, Sr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Letterwinner, 260 rushing yards) Harlan Plumber, Sr., Bryan, Texas (Second-team all-Heart, 109 tackles) Trey Mosley, Jr., Fort Dodge, Iowa (Honorable-mention all-Heart, 38 receptions, 438 yards) Kyriee Lewis, Jr., Eight Mile, […]
Oskaloosa–Taylor Witthauer (Sr., Vancouver, Wash., Nursing) had a nose for the goal Wednesday as the Statesmen women’s soccer team defeated Coe 7-2 in non-conference play. WPU (2-1), which held a 25-8 advantage in shots, posted its highest goal total since 2019 when it also scored seven times against Hannibal-LaGrange. Goals came quick and often for […]
2022 Heart Finish: 5th out of 13 Letterwinners returning/lost: 6/4 Notable returners: Max Finley, Fr., Richville, N.Y. (First-team all-Heart, season-best 8K 26:26.29) Brandon Williams, Jr., Fountain, Colo. (Honorable-mention all-Heart, season-best 8K 26:40.84) Jonah Heckenberg, Sr., Stockport, Iowa (Letterwinner, season-best 8K 27:09.5) Notable newcomers: D’Artagnon Beaver, Jr., Rockford, Ill. Andrew Miller, Fr., Le Claire, Iowa Carson […]
