by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the March Player of the Month awards. Senior baseball player Jake Vernon (Elkhart, Ind., Interdisciplinary studies) earned the Male award, while freshman softball player Kelsey Lint (Brooklyn, Iowa, Elementary Education) claimed the Female honor. The laurel is the first for […]
Oskaloosa–Five members of the William Penn bowling teams were honored for excellence in the classroom as they were collected Scholar-Athlete laurels from the National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association recently. The group includes Casey Brandau (Jr., Mason City, Iowa, Psychology), Nicole Craft (Sr., Wakefield, Neb., Sports Management), Aleksander Kostric (Jr., Koper, Slovenia, Sports Management), Rok Kostric […]
Oskaloosa–Six seniors from the 2019 William Penn football team were honored for their strengths on and off the field as the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame announced its 2020 NFF Hampshire Honor Society. Hunter Behm (Sr., West Haven, Utah, Industrial Technology), Justin Hagans (Sr., Birmingham, Iowa, Secondary Education), Clive Manuao (Sr., […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn Athletics Director Nik Rule is proud to announce the hiring of Jack Hartley as the University’s new Head Women’s Soccer Coach. Hartley, who is the eighth coach in the program’s history, comes to WPU from the University of Jamestown in North Dakota, serving as an assistant coach since 2016. He helped the Jimmies […]
Oskaloosa–Led by its first All-American in five years, William Penn men’s wrestling team capped off its 2019-2020 on a positive note. In what was a so-so campaign for the Statesmen, Joe Eads (So., Morrison, Ill., Biology) stepped up down the stretch and claimed a plethora of impressive wins to reach the podium. The sophomore 149-pounder […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa—Statesmen baseball returned to the diamond in 2020 looking to defend their regular-season Heart of America Athletic Conference crown. William Penn retained most of its core from a season ago and mixed in with a plethora of newcomer talent, WPU looked destined to once again finish towards the top of the conference but unfortunately […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa—The 2019-2020 men’s basketball team entered the season with numerous unknowns, as the squad entered the campaign with 11 newcomers and four returners. Little did the coaching staff know, this team would come together and go on a historic run that netted them both Heart of America Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa—The 2019-2020 season was historic for William Penn as they welcomed three new sports to its now 24-sport department. Men’s Volleyball was the first of those three sports to make its debut as the program set forth a foundation to build off of in seasons to come. The Statesmen were guided by first-year Head […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa—William Penn women’s volleyball took another step forward in the 2019 season, playing a much tougher schedule and gaining valuable experience with some new pieces that will hopefully lead the program to even more success in the future. Under second-year head coach Aleesha Cleaver, the Statesmen finished with an overall record of 12-19 and […]
Indianapolis, Ind. — The women’s bowling team of William Penn University was back in action this weekend as they competed in the tier-one Hoosier Classic event. 64 teams were in action and a number of big-name schools were present. Despite some good scores, especially towards the end of the event, the Statesmen came up just […]
