Atchison, Kan.–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team made history Saturday as it defeated Heart of America Athletic Conference foe Benedictine 16-7 to claim a share of its first league title. In a contest that featured two Heart unbeatens, WPU (11-5, 4-0 Heart) lost the faceoff battle 15-10, but made up for it by outshooting BC […]
Lawrence, Kan. / Des Moines–The William Penn track and field teams split up and competed in two separate meets over the last few days. Part of the squad went to the prestigious Kansas Relays Thursday through Saturday, while others were at the Drake Jim Duncan Invitational Friday. Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Jr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) had […]
Peosta–The William Penn baseball team dropped the first two games of its weekend series against Clark in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Friday. The Statesmen (21-16, 9-13 Heart) fell by scores of 11-8 and 10-3. CU got on the board first in the opener, putting up one run in both the first and second […]
WPU Finishes Weekend Winless Against Clarke Peosta–The William Penn baseball team was unable to capture the final two games of the weekend against Clarke in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (21-18, 9-15) fell by scores of 13-4 and 14-5. The Statesmen scored first in the opener, tallying two runs in the first […]
Atchison, Kan.–The William Penn University women’s lacrosse team completed its regular season Saturday with a 19-4 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Benedictine. The Statesmen (10-3, 3-2 Heart), who were outshot 37-19, had some chances, but struggled to convert on them. WPU also ended up on the short end of a 17-10 margin in […]
Oskaloosa–A quintet of William Penn men’s volleyball players garnered national recognition as the AVCA NAIA All-America teams were announced Monday. The trio of Ike Papes (Jr., Elwood, Ill., Sports Management), Charlie Figy (Jr., Appleton, Wis., Secondary Education), and Eli Herro (Sr., Dousman, Wis., Business Management) were all selected to the Second Team. Landon Krause (Jr., […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn softball team again split a doubleheader as it faced off with Iowa Wesleyan Tuesday in its final non-conference games of the season. The Statesmen (13-23) dropped the opener 4-2, but won the second bout 5-1. Iowa Wesleyan (7-19) scored all four its opening-game runs in the second inning. The home team tried […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s lacrosse player Breck Putzier (So., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) and softball player Allyson Stewart (Sr., Delta, B.C., Nursing) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of April 3-9, presented by Gardner Collier Jewelry. Putzier opened his week with a solid three-goal, four-assist performance against Columbia last Thursday. He recorded one […]
Oskaloosa–Breck Putzier (So., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) had a hand in a truckload of goals last week and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week Monday. Putzier claimed his first weekly award of the season (third of his career) as the Statesmen went 1-1 […]
Oskaloosa–Showalter Johnson (So., Nassau, Bahamas, Business Management) punched his ticket for outdoor nationals and also garnered a weekly accolade as he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Week Monday. Johnson won his second career laurel (first of the year) after qualifying for NAIA Nationals at the Central Dutch Invitational […]
