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Oskaloosa–Taylor Witthauer (Sr., Vancouver, Wash., Nursing) drove home a pair of goals, but the Statesmen women’s soccer team could not get past Culver-Stockton in a 3-2 Heart of America Athletic Conference setback Saturday. WPU (4-9-1, 1-7-1 Heart) fell to the Wildcats (9-4-3, 3-3-3 Heart) in a Homecoming bout that saw the hosts get outshot 16-8 […]
Oct 22 2023 | Posted in
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Ashland, Neb.–The Statesmen women’s cross country team closed out its regular season Saturday as it competed at the Flaming Tiger NAIA Classic. William Penn placed 22nd out of 23 teams with 648 points, while #3 College of Idaho won the team crown with 44 points. The Classic was a stacked field, featuring seven ranked teams […]
Oct 22 2023 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–This Saturday, during halftime of the William Penn Homecoming football game, seven new members will be inducted into the William Penn University Athletics Hall of Fame. Nadine Armbruster was William Penn University’s first-ever female softball coach, and her dedication to the University was apparent in the 36 years she spent teaching physical education. She received […]

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 […]
Oct 19 2023 | Posted in
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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 […]
Oct 19 2023 | Posted in
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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 […]
Oct 18 2023 | Posted in
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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 […]
Oct 18 2023 | Posted in
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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 […]
Oct 15 2023 | Posted in
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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 […]
Oct 15 2023 | Posted in
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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 […]
Oct 15 2023 | Posted in
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