by Wade Steinlage Peru, Neb.—The Statesmen finished off their regular season schedule with a trip to Peru, Nebraska to take on Peru State in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. William Penn (19-15, 6-12 Heart) dropped the match to the Bobcats (12-19, 8-9 Heart) in five sets (25-13, 24-26, 23-25, 25-14, 15-13). The visitors were […]
by Wade Steinlage Lamoni—William Penn hit the road to open the first of back-to-back matchups on Thursday as they faced off against Graceland. The game had major implications for both teams and their postseason aspirations. Unfortunately, the Statesmen (19-14, 6-11 Heart) came up short against the Yellowjackets (16-19, 6-11 Heart) in four sets (23-25, 16-25, […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The three-time defending Statesmen men’s basketball team is at the top of the league mountain as the Heart of America Athletic Conference Coaches’ Poll was released Thursday. The Heart’s 13 coaches put WPU (23-9 last year, 15-4 Heart) at #1 with 144 points and 12 first-place votes. Central Methodist claimed the final […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Though most of its crew have yet to play a minute in the navy and gold, its name and tradition are enough to warrant high praise as the William Penn men’s basketball team begins the season ranked amongst the nation’s best. Tuesday’s NAIA Division I preseason poll has WPU tied for #2 […]
by Wade Steinlage Lake Ozark, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s golf team got back on the winning trail as it crushed the competition at the Osage National Invitational Monday and Tuesday. #9 William Penn was first out of nine teams with a two-day score of 641 (320-321) at the par-72 Osage National Golf Course. The program’s reserve […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Austin Munoz (Jr., Harrisville, Utah, Sports Management) was not only considered the best goalkeeper in the league last week, but also the best in the entire nation as he was named NAIA Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Tuesday. Munoz is the first player in program history to garner the award, […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Twenty-two years in the making, the Statesmen men’s soccer team has finally earned its first-ever national ranking as the NAIA’s eighth top-25 poll was released Tuesday. It has taken over 400 all-time contests, nine different head coaches, and hundreds of student-athletes, but WPU (13-3, 7-2 Heart), which has won four in a […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–For the second-straight week, Austin Munoz (Jr., Harrisville, Utah, Sports Management) has proven to be a tremendous relief goalkeeper as he was again named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Monday. Munoz claimed his second award after guiding the Statesmen to a huge win over #15 […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–A record-tying performance helped Elise Warne (Sr., Melbourne, Australia, Exercise Science) net another laurel as she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week Monday. Warne won her ninth career award (four this fall) after leading William Penn to a high finish at the NAIA Preview, which featured […]
by Wade Steinlage Indianapolis, Ind.–With the team’s top rollers having off performances, Amber Ovel (Sr., Waterloo, Iowa, Business Management) stepped to the forefront to guide the William Penn women’s bowling team at the Columbia 300 Western Shootout Saturday and Sunday. William Penn, which is ranked #15 in collegebowling.com’s rating, finished 11th out of 27 teams […]
