Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team showed what it is capable of as it dominated Bethel (Ind.) 118-98 in non-conference action Tuesday. William Penn (3-1) handed the Pilots (5-1) their first loss of the season; BU came in with a hefty resume, having beaten two top-25 ranked teams earlier this season. WPU was excellent […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team was forced down a few rungs after suffering its first loss of the season as the NAIA released its first top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (3-1) dropped six spots from the preseason ranking and is now #13 with 313 points. It is the 61st-consecutive time the Statesmen have been in […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team has its sights on advancing past the first weekend of nationals as it once again qualified for the NAIA National Championship Opening Round. WPU (11-6-3) received an automatic bid (first time ever with an auto berth) and will travel to Mishawaka, Ind. to compete in the Mishawaka Bracket. The […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team had tremendous representation as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Wednesday. William Penn secured six honorees, setting a new program record for postseason laurels. Alyssa Young (Sr., Winter Springs, Fla., Exercise Science) guided the navy and gold as a first-teamer, one of 14 individuals on the top squad. […]
Davenport–Top-20 finishes from Cydnee Whiteleather (Jr., Lehigh Acres, Fla., Elementary Education) and Caitlin Radliff (So., Belleville, Ill., Software Engineering) lifted the William Penn women’s bowling team to another strong effort as it battled at the ISYL Leatherneck Classic last Saturday and Sunday. WPU placed fourth out of 35 teams in qualifying with 8,675 pins, while Wichita […]
Moline, Ill.–The Statesmen men’s bowling team continued its fall campaign with a top-half finish at the ISYL Leatherneck Classic last Saturday and Sunday. WPU finished 18th out of 45 teams with 8,963 pins, while St. Ambrose topped qualifying with 10,077 pins. Entering as the #5 seed, Indiana Tech upset SAU in the semifinals of match […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Nik Rule has announced that the department has accepted the resignation of Todd Hafner as head coach of the Statesmen football team. “We would like to thank Coach Hafner for his years of service to William Penn University and our football program; he has been a dedicated servant-leader to his […]
Fayette, Mo.–The William Penn men’s soccer team ended an impressive Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament run Saturday with a 4-0 loss to top-seeded Central Methodist. The program’s first-ever trip to the conference tournament championship game did not turn out how it wanted, but fortunately seventh-seeded William Penn (11-6-3) did not have its season come […]
Des Moines–The William Penn men’s wrestling team saw its best competition thus far this season as it competed at the Grand View Open Saturday. In a tournament separated into two divisions–Open and Freshman/Sophomore–a total of 11 Statesmen had their hands raised in victory. OPEN Makail Stanley (So., Orena, Ill., Biology) paced the navy and gold […]
Lamoni–The William Penn football team could not overcome a plethora of mistakes as it fell 48-13 to Graceland in Heart of America Conference North Division action Saturday. WPU (3-7, 1-4 Heart) posted 323 yards of offense with 11 first downs, but gave up 507 yards and 21 first downs to the Yellowjackets (4-7, 2-3 Heart). […]
