2021 record: 18-12 (11-8 Heart, 8th) Starters returning/lost: 3/4 Letterwinners returning/lost: 13/9 Notable returners: Corrin Lepper, Sr., Jefferson City, Mo. (Second-team all-Heart, 230 kills, 83 blocks) Alyssa Young, Sr., Winter Springs, Fla. (Second-team all-Heart, 172 kills, 88 blocks) Alyvia Johnson, So., Owatonna, Minn. (Third-team all-Heart, 276 kills, 215 digs) Notable losses: Alicia Jaquez (Honorable-mention all-Heart) […]
Aug 19 2022 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team will open its 2022 campaign as a projected contender as the NAIA released its preseason top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU, which was 13-8 last fall (8-4 Heart) and won its first-ever national tournament game, enters tied for 34th with 10 points. The navy and gold have another tough slate ahead […]
Aug 12 2022 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–William Penn Athletics Director Nik Rule is proud to announce the recipients of the 2021-2022 Athletic Director’s List. Individuals who earned this honor achieved a 3.5 Grade Point Average for the 2021-2022 school year, while also being honored as either all-conference or All-America in their respective sport. A total of 23 student-athletes were honored, highlighted […]
Aug 11 2022 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics continues to provide a major economic impact to the Oskaloosa community as it returns to normalcy after the pandemic. Back to capacity crowds, WPU hosted well over 100 athletic competitions during the 2021-2022 academic year and those events accounted for an estimated economic impact of $1,007,500 for the Oskaloosa community. The […]
Oskaloosa–Corrin Lepper (Sr., Jefferson City, Mo., Exercise Science) has an opportunity at national hardware after winning the A.O. Duer Award nomination from the Heart of America Athletic Conference. Lepper’s award was announced at the Heart Summit recently. She becomes the second Statesmen in as many years to earn the Heart’s nomination for the A.O. Duer […]
Aug 8 2022 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The Heart of America Athletic Conference honored its top academic achievers as its 2021-2022 Scholar-Athletes were announced Wednesday. William Penn recorded 67 award recipients, led by 10 from the women’s volleyball program. A total of 1,051 student-athletes were honored from the 14 Heart schools, including a number of student-athletes receiving academic laurels in multiple sports. […]
Jun 22 2022 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The William Penn athletics department was buoyed by a pair of league titles as it placed in the middle of the pack in the final 2021-2022 Heart of America Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup standings which were released Wednesday. WPU finished seventh out of 14 institutions with a rating of .556, while Grand View won the […]
Jun 16 2022 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Aleksander Kostric (Grad., Koper, Slovenia, Master’s of Sports Management) was extraordinary both in the classroom and on the lanes and was rewarded by being named an NAIA Academic All-American Tuesday as part of the Academic All-America program selected by CoSIDA. The graduate student was selected to the NAIA’s First Team for the At-Large division. He […]
Jun 16 2022 | Posted in
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Oklahoma City, Okla.–The Statesmen women’s golf team teed it up for the final time last week as it competed in the 2022 NAIA National Championship. The Championship, which featured 30 teams and six individuals, was cut down to 54 holes due to weather, with the cut happening after 36 holes. The Statesmen would ultimately miss […]
Jun 1 2022 | Posted in
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Gulf Shores, Ala.–The Statesmen track and field teams put their best into competition at the 70th Annual Men’s and 41st Annual Women’s Outdoor National Championships last Wednesday through Friday. William Penn battled in five separate events, but unfortunately was unable to score any points in the team standings. The 4×100-meter relay crew of Joel Brown […]
Jun 1 2022 | Posted in
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