by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn Athletics Department excelled during the winter and is now in the top 100 as the updated Learfield Sports NAIA Directors’ Cup Standings were released recently. The Statesmen go from unranked to 89th place with 103.5 points; nearly 250 institutions are in the NAIA. WPU gained 53 points from men’s […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn baseball team was back on the diamond Sunday to conclude a three-game set with Heart of America Athletic Conference foe Culver-Stockton. The Statesmen (21-6, 7-3 Heart) took game one of the series with the Wildcats (8-19, 4-9 Heart) with a 5-2 victory on Saturday afternoon. They returned Sunday to […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn softball team won a tight opener, but then powered through for an easy nightcap victory as it swept Peru State in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Sunday. WPU (15-13, 6-2 Heart), which has won a season-high four games in a row, defeated the Bobcats (3-17, 2-10 Heart) […]
by Wade Steinlage Topeka, Kan.–The Statesmen women’s bowling team went deep into the bracket, but was upended just before having a chance to compete for a national title at the NAIA Invitational Thursday through Saturday. WPU started well, but fell off the pace in qualifying and wound up fifth out of 12 teams with 4,451 […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Two members of the William Penn men’s bowling team collected big-time recognition Thursday as the NAIA released its All-America teams. Curtis Majka (Sr., Elgin, Ill., Mechanical Engineering) and Nick Walker (Sr., Zeeland, Mich., Business Management) both earned First-Team laurels, their first career recognition, becoming the ninth and 10th All-Americans in program history […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The WPU Baseball team was back in action on Saturday afternoon as they hosted game one of a three game set against Culver-Stockton. It was the first of a nine-game homestand for the Statesmen (20-5, 6-2 Heart) who are winners of 11 of their last 13. Culver-Stockton (7-18, 3-7 Heart) on the […]
by Wade Steinlage Baldwin City, Kan.–The Statesmen track and field teams battled against cold, wet conditions to post strong results at the Baker Invitational Saturday. Elayna VanArsdale (Jr., Bensalem, Pa., Secondary Education) guided the navy and gold, being one of four individuals to claim a title. The junior claimed the hammer crown at 138-9 and […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Three members of the William Penn women’s bowling team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2018-2019 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes Friday. Nicole Craft (Jr., Wakefield, Neb., Physical Education) paced the trio with a 3.95 Grade Point Average, while Kaylee Gerken (Sr., Dubuque, Iowa, Elementary Education) and Bailey Palmer […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Two William Penn men’s bowlers were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2018-2019 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes Friday. Alex Mitterer (Jr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Biology) topped the duo with a 3.75 Grade Point Average, while David Decker (Jr.., Peyton, Colo., Physical Education) had a 3.63 GPA entering the spring. Both […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–William Penn Head Baseball Coach Mike Laird has had a storied career and last weekend he added another accomplishment to his jaw-dropping list after winning his 1,000th career game. Laird, who now owns a 1,000-565-3 record (.639) in 37 years as the captain of the Statesmen diamond squad, is the seventh active […]
