by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–William Penn Athletics Director Nik Rule is excited to announce the addition of men’s and women’s shotgun sports to the list of intercollegiate sports the University offers. The sports will begin competition in the 2020-2021 school year. They are the fourth and fifth sports to be added recently, joining men’s and women’s […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–William Penn University announced today it has agreed to a five-year exclusive partnership with BSN SPORTS and Nike, across uniforms, apparel, footwear, and all equipment beginning in July 2019. “William Penn University is excited about this new partnership with BSN SPORTS and Nike,” William Penn Athletics Director Nik Rule sad. “The landscape […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn football team collected a nice boost early on in preseason camp as it is receiving votes in the NAIA’s preseason poll which was released Monday. The Statesmen, who were 4-7 a year ago (2-3 Heart North), are unofficially 28th with 20 points. It is the first time the program […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–William Penn Director of Lacrosse Luke Christiansen is excited to announce the men’s lacrosse program’s inaugural recruiting class. William Penn has inked a total of 35 players from 18 different states. The class is believed to be the largest inaugural group in NAIA men’s lacrosse history; it also eclipses the average size […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Junior women’s golfer Madison Lantz (Corona, Calif., Psychology and Human Services) has been selected to represent William Penn on the Heart of America Athletic Conference’s Association of Student-Athletes (HASA). Lantz is one of 13 individuals (one from each Heart institution–two from Benedictine and none from Evangel) who have been appointed to the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team will look to continue its rise in the most competitive league in the nation as the Heart of America Athletic Conference preseason coaches’ poll was released Tuesday. WPU, which was 14-5 in 2018 (8-3 Heart), is anticipated to place fifth in the 12-team league. The Heart had […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s soccer team will enter 2019 seeking to move up the ladder as the Heart of America Athletic Conference preseason coaches’ poll was released Tuesday. William Penn, which was 8-10-1 last year (3-8 Heart), is projected to finish 10th in the 12-team league. Defending regular season and tournament champion Benedictine […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn football team is projected to bounce back after a disappointing 2018 season as the Heart of America Athletic Conference preseason coaches’ polls were released Monday. WPU (4-7 last year, 2-3 North) received 45 points and one first-place vote to take second out of six programs in the North Division. […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Former William Penn men’s basketball players Abrian Edwards and Omar Sherman recently earned tremendous opportunities to extend their cager careers. Edwards was drafted in the Worldwide Invitational, and earlier this month participated in a showcase in Las Vegas where numerous general managers and coaches from the top leagues in America, Europe, and […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–William Penn junior women’s golfer Alexis Guimaraes (San Ramon, Calif., Psychology) was honored for exemplary work on the course as well as in the classroom as she was named to the NAIA All-America At-Large team as part of the Google Cloud Academic All-America program by CoSIDA. The junior earned a First-Team Academic […]
