Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s track and field team locked in two more events for nationals as it hosted the William Penn Statesmen Invitational Friday. High jumper Mofiyinfoluwa Alade (Sr., Hoffman Estates, Ill., Exercise Science) and the 4×100-meter relay team of Joel Brown (Jr., Columbus, Ga., Engineering Technology), Jaelen Love (Jr., Crown Point, Ind., Secondary Education), […]
Addison, Ill.–One day after being named an All-American, Aleksander Kostric (Sr., Koper, Slovenia, Sports Management) proved he more than deserved the honor by qualifying for nationals with a strong showing at the USBC Singles Sectionals Friday. Kostric became the third individual in program history to qualify for the USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championships and the first […]
Mountain Home, Ark.–The Statesmen men’s golf team headed south for some new scenery as it competed in the Battle at Big Creek Monday and Tuesday. William Penn finished seventh out of 10 teams with a two-day score of 626 (303-323) at the par-72 Big Creek Golf Course. Fellow Heart of America Athletic Conference foe Park […]
Oklahoma City, Okla. — With one last event before the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships, William Penn women’s golf packed their bags for a two-day stint in Oklahoma. The Susie Maxwell Berning Classic welcomed 18 teams to Lincoln Park Golf Course, where the teams tested themselves on the east course. William Penn improved their […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team is playing its best ball of the season and is being rewarded for it as the NAIA released its fourth top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (12-7, 8-4 Heart), which is in the rating for the second time this year, is unofficially #36 with five points. The program was 33rd nationally […]
Fayette, Mo. — William Penn men’s soccer picked up their second win in program history in the Heart of America Athletic Conference tournament over the weekend. Last year in the semifinals, the team dropped a close one at home to Grand View. This year, they had to go on the road to face #1 Central […]
Oskaloosa–Shaniah Newby (So., Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nursing) arguably had the best sprinting day in school history last weekend, and for her efforts she earned Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Track Athlete of the Week honors Monday. Newby won her first career weekly laurel after nearly breaking two program records last Saturday at the Grand […]
Peru, Neb.–Behind two strong pitching performances, the William Penn softball team split a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader with Peru State Tuesday. WPU (14-17, 8-11 Heart) lost the first game 2-1, but picked up the second contest 3-0. The visitors were no-hit by opening game pitcher Alana Krieser back in March, and once again […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team continues to play well, but is not receiving the acknowledgement from the national raters as the NAIA released its fourth top-25 rating recently. WPU is now unofficially #30 in the nation with 44 points, dropping three rungs from the last polling. The navy and gold remain the only Heart […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn baseball team hosted the Central Methodist Eagles on Monday to complete a four game set at Penn Field. The Statesmen competed well, but dropped the final two games of the four game set against the #4 ranked Eagles by scores of 6-2 and 3-2. The losses move their overall record to 23-12, […]
