Ozark, Mo.–The William Penn baseball team remains in the winner’s bracket of the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship after defeating #8 seed Benedictine in its opening game 9-7 Thursday. With the win, the seventh-seeded Statesmen (28-20) advance to face #2 seed Clarke Friday at 10 a.m. Benedictine (18-28) got on the board first, pushing […]
Oskaloosa–Five members of the William Penn women’s golf program brought home hardware as the 2022-2023 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference team was announced Tuesday. The quartet of Gabriana Franco (Fr., Tracy, Calif., Exercise Science), Carlee Frayne (Jr., Garner, Iowa, Sport Management), Courtney Jackson (Sr., Liberty Lake, Wash., Digital Communication), and Olivia Lange (So., Buckeburg, Germany, […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Tafara Hondonga (Sr., Aberdeen, S.D., Business Management) and women’s track and field athlete Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Jr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of April 24-30, presented by Gardner Collier Jewelry. Hondonga competed in both individual and team competitions with his top […]
Moravia–The William Penn women’s golf team used five solid scores to overcome blustery conditions and a field gunning for it as it once again won the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship crown Monday and Tuesday. The Statesmen finished first out of 11 teams with a three-round score of 982 (330-324-328) at The Preserve Golf […]
Oskaloosa–Tafara Hondonga (Sr., Aberdeen, S.D., Business Management) successfully executed a busy day and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Week Monday. Hondonga won his second award of the year after leading William Penn at both the Grand View Viking Classic and the Drake Relays last […]
Oskaloosa–Six members of the Statesmen women’s lacrosse team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023 NAIA Scholar-Athletes Tuesday. Tara Dryml (Sr., Independence, Iowa, Elementary Education) leads the group with a 4.00 Grade Point Average. Victoria Negron (Jr., Miami, Fla., Exercise Science) and Kenzington Winget (So., West Jordan, Utah, Sports […]
Des Moines–Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Jr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) lifted off for the best long jump of her career to qualify for nationals as the William Penn women’s track and field team competed at the Grand View Viking Classic and Drake Relays Friday. The only event in which WPU competed at the Drake Relays was the […]
Peru, Neb.–The William Penn softball team put a bow on the season as well as the coaching career of its skipper with a sweep of Peru State in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. WPU (19-29, 11-25 Heart) won by scores of 6-1 and 8-3. Head Coach Mike Christner finishes his 22nd and final […]
Oskaloosa–The regular season went down to the final day and the William Penn baseball team had some magic up its proverbial sleeve as it rallied past Mount Mercy to gain a berth in the league tournament in Sunday’s postponed Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader. WPU (27-20, 15-17 Heart) dropped the opener 11-7, but rallied […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team was unable to continue its campaign to the final destination as it was defeated 14-8 by #2 seed St. Ambrose in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Finals Saturday. Top-seeded WPU (13-6), which was outshot 47-40 by the Fighting Bees (9-6), could not finish the title sweep; the […]
