Oskaloosa–In honor of March being National Athletic Training Month, William Penn is proud to honor the people behind the scenes who are a key part of the William Penn athletics family. This March, athletic trainers all across the country are being recognized as committed and dedicated frontline workers who keep student-athletes and people engaged in […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team used a huge winning streak to move up in the national standings as the NAIA’s third top-15 poll was released Wednesday. WPU (12-6, 11-4 Heart), which had a school-record 10-match winning streak at the time of the polling, picked up one spot from the previous rating, moving to #8 with […]
Oskaloosa–A strong start has inched the William Penn men’s lacrosse team closer to the top 10 as the NAIA released its first poll Wednesday. The Statesmen (5-3) has picked up two positions to an unofficial ranking of #11 with 38 points. William Penn is one of four teams from the Heart of America Athletic Conference […]
Oskaloosa–Preston Wiest (Sr., Troutsville, Va., Biology) and Steven Skewes (So., Duchesne, Utah, Exercise Science) were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2022-2023 NAIA Men’s Wrestling Scholar-Athletes recently. Wiest guides the duo with a 3.89 Grade Point Average, while Skewes has a 3.77 GPA. Wiest is now a three-time honoree, while […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn’s men’s basketball team, hosts of the first two rounds of the NAIA National Championship, survived the onslaught Saint Xavier brought and came from behind in the second half to win 75-65 and advance to the championship round of the Oskaloosa Bracket. The top-seeded Statesmen (29-3) of the Cramer Quadrant were outshot by […]
Oskaloosa–Four members of the William Penn women’s wrestling team are set to take on the nation’s best at the inaugural NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championship Friday and Saturday. The Championship, which will be held in Jamestown, N.D. in Harold Newman Arena, will consist of four sessions, beginning with Session I Friday at 10 a.m. After […]
Oskaloosa–Matt Helmick (Jr., Fullerton, Calif., Business Management) was an assist machine last week and the national voters took notice as he was named NAIA Men’s Volleyball Setter of the Week Tuesday. Helmick collected his first national award (second of the year for William Penn) as he guided the Statesmen a 3-0 mark, including tallying two […]
Waukee–The William Penn shotgun sports team is heading into nationals with a full head of steam as it crushed the competition at the Simpson Invitational last Saturday and Sunday. WPU was first out of 11 teams by hitting 1,581 targets out of a total 1,750. Simpson was a distant second at 1,492. The Statesmen swept […]
Oskaloosa–Attempting to do what no one has yet this year, the William Penn men’s volleyball team pushed #5 Park to the limit, but fell just short in a 3-2 loss in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday. #9 WPU (12-6, 11-4 Heart), which lost by scores of 25-19, 17-25, 22-25, 25-18, 12-15, had its […]
Oskaloosa–Ike Papes (Jr., Elwood, Ill., Sports Management) and Matt Helmick (Jr., Fullerton, Calif., Business Management) both performed exceptionally last week and for their efforts they were named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Volleyball Players of the Week Monday. Papes was selected as Attacker of the Week for the first time in his career, while […]
