Oskaloosa–Men’s lacrosse player Jeremy Smith (Sr., Camano Island, Wash., Sociology) and softball player Hayle Hacker (Fr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Nursing and Human Services) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of March 28-April 3, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Smith tallied 10 saves in a pair of Statesmen victories. He managed five saves […]
Oskaloosa–Breck Putzier (Fr., Minneapolis, Minn.) participated in nine scores as the Statesmen men’s lacrosse team defeated Midland 14-2 in Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference play Saturday. William Penn (9-4, 5-3 KCAC), which matches the program’s longest winning streak at five games, outshot the Warriors 47-20. The first half was of the defensive kind with the two […]
Oskaloosa–The 4×100-meter relay squad will compete for a national title in May as the William Penn men’s track and field team competed at the Central Methodist Invitational Friday and Saturday. As a team, WPU placed fourth out of 21 scoring squads with 70 points, while host Central Methodist took the team crown with 140 points. […]
Des Moines, Iowa–The William Penn baseball team opened up a four-game series against the Grand View Vikings with a split of a doubleheader on Saturday. The Statesmen won the opening contest 3-1 before dropping the nightcap 4-9. WPU 3, GVU 1 The navy and gold managed to get two runners into scoring position with two […]
Oskaloosa–Forced to play across the railroad tracks for the first time in years, the William Penn softball team went 1-1 against Benedictine in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Saturday. WPU (12-10, 5-3 Heart) won the opener 3-1, but dropped the nightcap 5-4. The games were moved to the Lacey Recreation Complex due to […]
Fayette, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s track and field team took the title in the fastest relay as William Penn battled at the Central Methodist Invitational Friday and Saturday. WPU finished 10th out of 18 scoring teams with 32 points, while host Central Methodist was the team champion with 193 points. The quartet of Danisha Washington (Sr., […]
Des Moines, Iowa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team played in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship match for the first time in program history on Saturday. Unfortunately, they could not dethrone the Grand View Vikings, as they fell in straight sets of 25-22, 25-18, 25-23. Neither team was able to gain an advantage early, […]
Fayette, Mo.–Despite a lockdown performance by a local talent, the William Penn softball team could not pull the upset as it was swept by #11 Central Methodist in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Sunday. WPU (12-12, 5-5 Heart) lost by scores of 6-1 and 1-0 to the Eagles (17-4, 9-1 Heart). Allyson Stewart […]
Oskaloosa–Five winter sports teams scored points at the national level, helping the William Penn athletics department to move to its highest-ranking ever as the Learfield Directors’ Cup final winter NAIA standings were released Wednesday. WPU, which concluded the fall with 57 points from the men’s soccer team, collected 258.5 points in the winter and is […]
Kerrville and San Antonio, Texas–In just its second year of existence, the Statesmen shotgun sports team brought home a national title as it claimed the ACUI Division 4 crown last week. The Statesmen were named the Division 4 four-year college national champions by hitting 2,708 of their 3,000 total targets. Iowa Western CC claimed the […]
