Canton, Mo. — The Statesmen baseball team split its final doubleheader of the season in Canton, Missouri against conference opponent Culver-Stockton on Saturday. William Penn (23-22, 12-12) could only muster two runs in its first game of the day to fall 6-2 before an offense explosion led the navy and gold to a 19-7 victory […]
Davenport–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team faltered down the stretch Wednesday as it fell 10-9 to St. Ambrose in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. WPU (10-3, 7-2 Heart) led 8-6 entering the final quarter of action, but could not hold off the Fighting Bees (8-4, 7-2 Heart). Despite the loss, the Statesmen retained the […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Grant Farris is proud to announce the hiring of Lamaar Thomas as the new Head Women’s Flag Football Coach. Thomas has been chosen to head the new program which will first play its inaugural season in spring 2027. He comes to WPU after high-level success as a player and coach […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team will get an opportunity to fight for a Red Banner next week as it received an at-large berth to the 7th Annual NAIA National Championship. WPU, which owns a 18-7 record, was awarded one of the three at-large bids and enters nationals as the No. 10 overall seed. The 12-team […]
Marshall, Mo.–Gabriana Franco (Sr., Tracy, Calif., Exercise Science) topped the field at Indian Foothills Golf Course for the second time this year as the William Penn women’s golf team finished its regular season by competing at the Missouri Valley Invitational Monday and Tuesday. As a team, WPU was second out of six squads with a […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Andrew Miller (Jr., Le Claire, Iowa, Exercise Science) and softball player Eva Viox (So., Columbia, Mo., Exercise Science) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of April 13-19. Miller became a national qualifier last Thursday at the Central Dutch WeatherSaver Invitational 2.0. The junior placed fourth […]
Marshall, Mo. — The William Penn men’s golf team took ninth place in the Missouri Valley College Spring Invitational on Monday and Tuesday. The navy and gold placed ninth out of 16 teams with a three-round score of 898 (303-294-301) at Indian Foothills Golf Course. Missouri Valley College finished in first place after hitting 836 […]
Olathe, Kan.–The Statesmen softball opened its weekend in the Jayhawk State with a doubleheader split against MidAmerica Nazarene in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Sunday. WPU (22-18, 13-9 Heart) dropped the opener 4-0, but bounced back to take the nightcap 7-5 in eight innings. The visitors were unable to get the proverbial engine turned […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team unfortunately could not capture the league’s regular season crown on Senior Day Saturday, falling 10-5 to No. 9 Benedictine in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. No. 6 WPU (10-2, 7-1 Heart), which saw its nine-game winning streak snapped, was seeking to claim the Heart crown outright. Instead, the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa — The Statesmen baseball team split its senior day doubleheader against rival Grand View on Saturday. William Penn (19-20, 8-10) fell in game one by a score of 8-7 but turned it around to take game two 3-1. GVU 8 – WPU 7 The Vikings (20-15, 13-10) struck first with two runs to […]
