by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn football team has announced its inaugural Leadership Council for the 2019 football season. A total of 15 individuals have been selected for the Council, which was selected by the Statesmen coaching staff. The group will include Hunter Behm (Jr., West Haven, Utah, Mechanical Engineering), Jeremiah Benson (Jr., Kansas City, […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa—The Statesmen women’s basketball team found itself in some unfamiliar territory on Monday night, coming off a loss. The team lost only its second game of the season Saturday at Evangel and its resiliency would be put to the test against the Missouri Valley Vikings. William Penn (18-2, 13-2 Heart) overcame a […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Kayla Music (Fr., Corpus Christi, Texas) parlayed two titles into league hardware as she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Track Athlete of the Week Monday. Music picked up her first-ever honor after winning a pair of events at the Central Athletics Classic last Saturday. The freshman was first in […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the December Player of the Month awards. Senior basketball player Omar Sherman (Duncanville, Texas) earned the Male award, while freshman track and field athlete Kayla Music (Corpus Christi, Texas) claimed the Female honor. The award is the first for both […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn softball team will look to be a darkhorse this spring as the Heart of America Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll was released Monday. The Heart’s 13 coaches placed WPU (14-38 last year, 8-8 Heart) in 11th with 53 points. Central Methodist is atop the standings with 154 points and […]
by Wade Steinlage Addison, Ill.–The Statesmen women’s bowling team was on point during Baker play as it finished high at the Kegel/ISBPA Midwest Collegiate Classic Saturday and Sunday. In the largest tournament of the season, WPU placed ninth out of 61 teams with 8,320 pins in five regular games and 20 Baker rounds. Lindenwood (Mo.) […]
by Wade Steinlage Addison, Ill.–The Statesmen men’s bowling team did not compete at its highest level, but still managed to place high as it battled at the Kegel/ISBPA Midwest Collegiate Classic Saturday and Sunday. WPU took 18th out of 70 teams with 8,596 pins in five regular games and 20 Baker rounds. McKendree (Ill.) won […]
by Wade Steinlage Springfield, Mo.–The William Penn men’s basketball team nearly blew a huge lead, but held on in the final seconds to snap a mini losing streak as it defeated Evangel 89-87 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. #2 WPU (16-3, 10-3 Heart), which entered having lost two in a row, went […]
by Wade Steinlage Pella–The William Penn indoor track and field teams returned to the site of earlier-season success and again had a plethora of triumphs Saturday as they competed at the Central Athletics Classic. The Statesmen were originally slated to venture to Dubuque, but poor weather conditions forced them to make the short trip down […]
by Wade Steinlage Marshall, Mo.–Darquell Pierre (Jr., St. Petersburg, Fla., Sociology) knocked off a ranked foe en route to placing as the William Penn wrestling team competed at the Missouri Valley Invitational Saturday. Pierre placed sixth at 133 pounds, while the Statesmen were 27th out 41 teams in the standings with 23 points. #1 Grand […]
