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League Coaches’ Poll Projects Statesmen to Place Ninth

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team is expected to finish near the middle of the league standings this fall as the 2025 Heart of America Athletic Conference Coaches’ Poll was released Thursday. WPU, which was 18-16 (8-10) last year, is picked to place ninth with 110 points. The conference headliner is Missouri Baptist with 205 points […]

Statesmen Fall in Season Opener; Minton Debuts as Head Coach

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team opened the 2024 campaign with a narrow 2-1 loss to Indiana Tech in a top-20 non-conference matchup Thursday. The contest marked the head coaching debut of Joseph Minton, who spent the past three years as an assistant with the program before taking the helm this season. No. 2 WPU […]

WPU Holds Harris-Stowe Scoreless in Season Debut

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s soccer team began the 2024 season with a hard-fought scoreless draw against Harris-Stowe in non-conference action Saturday evening. The Statesmen (0-0-1) dictated much of the match, outshooting the Hornets (0-0-1) 9-3. WPU placed five attempts on goal, while Harris-Stowe landed all three of its shots on frame. William Penn produced five scoring […]

WPU Ranked 11th in Team GPA, 16 Garner Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete Honors

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team collected a plethora of academic awards as the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its 2024-2025 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes and top team GPAs. As a program, William Penn ranked 11th in the NAIA with a 3.650 combined Grade Point Average, missing out on the top 10 by just .001 point. Additionally, a […]

Beaver Honored as Academic All-American

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–D’Artagnon Beaver (Sr., Rockford, Ill., Human Services) wrapped up his Statesmen career by being recognized as one of the NAIA’s top scholar-athletes as the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country teams were announced Wednesday. Beaver was one of 11 individuals named to the First Team, while an additional nine athletes collected […]

Smith Earns Heart’s Duer Award Nomination

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–William Penn softball player Laila Smith (Olympia, Wash., Elementary Education) will represent the Heart of America Athletic Conference as she was named the league’s 2024-2025 A.O. Duer Award recipient Tuesday. The A.O. Duer Scholarship Award has been presented by the NAIA since 1967 to one male and one female junior student-athlete in any sport who […]

Putzier Notches Second Academic All-America Honor

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–Breck Putzier (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) closed out his William Penn career by being recognized as one of the NAIA’s top scholar-athletes as the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Men’s At-Large teams were announced Wednesday. Putzier was one of 10 individuals named to the First Team, while an additional 10 players from various sports […]

Levett Hired as Assistant AD for Game Day Operations

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–William Penn University Director of Athletics Grant Farris is proud to announce the hiring of Camden Levett as the new Assistant Athletic Director for Game Day Operations. Levett comes to WPU with vast experience in collegiate athletics, most recently serving as an assistant women’s basketball coach at fellow Heart of America Athletic Conference institution Central […]

William Penn Places Eighth in Heart Commissioner’s Cup

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–A total of 11 teams finished in the top four to guide the William Penn athletics department to a spot in the middle of the grouping as the final 2024-2025 Heart of America Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup standings were released Monday. The Statesmen placed eighth out of 13 institutions with a rating of .551, while […]

Smith Earns Second-Team All-America Award from NAIA

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–Laila Smith (So., Olympia, Wash., Elementary Education) collected one final accolade for her outstanding 2025 campaign as the NAIA announced its All-America softball teams Tuesday. Smith was one of 20 individuals named to the Second Team, while 20 players garnered First-Team recognition and 23 picked up Honorable-Mention status. Smith is a first-time recipient, while William […]

             

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