Bettendorf–The Statesmen men’s cross country team made history Saturday, winning the program’s first meet crown in 19 years as it topped the St. Ambrose Invitational. WPU finished first out of six teams with 24 points, while St. Ambrose tallied 35 points for runner-up positioning. The meet victory is William Penn’s first since winning the Midwest […]
Sioux City–The Statesmen men’s soccer team dominated what had the makings of being another tough battle as it dropped Briar Cliff 5-0 in non-conference action Saturday. #11 WPU (5-1-1) closed out its non-conference schedule with a strong performance that included the visitors holding a 17-3 advantage in shots, including a 13-1 margin in the second […]
Bettendorf–The William Penn women’s cross country team competed in a smaller event Saturday and once again found itself in the middle of the standings at the St. Ambrose Invitational. The Statesmen finished second out of three teams with 47 points, while host St. Ambrose won with 31 points. Four other schools brought athletes, but could […]
Oskaloosa–The best air assault in school history was unfortunately not enough to make up for numerous costly errors as the William Penn football lost its home opener 33-28 to Missouri Valley in a Heart of America Athletic Conference crossover game Saturday. The Statesmen (1-1) passed for a school single-game record 477 yards, but committed six […]
La Crosse, Wis.–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team failed to break through against some of the best teams in the NAIA as it went 1-3 at the Viterbo Days Inn V-Hawk Invitational Friday and Saturday. WPU (7-7) opened Friday with a 3-0 loss to #10 Montana Tech (18-25, 18-25, 13-25) before taking a set against #4 […]
Mount Vernon–The William Penn women’s soccer team peppered the opposing goal all evening, but required an own goal to secure a 2-1 non-conference victory over Cornell Thursday. WPU (3-2) was in control from the opening whistle, outshooting the Rams by a whopping 46-3 edge, including 21 attempts in the first half and 25 in the […]
Oskaloosa–Courtesy of its best start in school history, the William Penn men’s soccer team made a massive jump as the NAIA released its first top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (4-1-1) picked up 24 spots since the preseason ranking and is now #11 in the nation with 319 points. It is the first time the team has […]
Hutchinson, Kan.–The William Penn men’s golf team hit the road for the first time on the young season and finished in the middle of the standings at the Crazy Horse Challenge Tuesday and Wednesday. The Statesmen placed fifth out of 11 teams with a three-round score of 930 (304-317-309) at the par-72 Crazy Horse Sports […]
Canton, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team eased into the Heart of America Athletic Conference slate, sweeping Culver-Stockton 3-0 Tuesday. WPU (6-4, 1-0 Heart), which won by scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-21, outhit the Wildcats .286-.140. The visitors scored the first point of the night on a kill from Katlyn Jeter (Jr., Solon, Iowa, Business Management), […]
Oskaloosa–Football player Howard Huerta (Jr., Panorama City, Calif., Business Management) and women’s cross country runner Briana Admire (Fr., Galesburg, Ill., Nursing) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of August 28-September 3, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Huerta was a huge part of a Statesmen defense that did not allow Missouri Baptist […]
