by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the August-September Player of the Month awards. Junior men’s golfer Zachary Chegwidden (Essex, England, Business Management) earned the Male award, while senior women’s golfer Elise Warne (Melbourne, Australia, Exercise Science) claimed the Female honor. The award is the second for […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Austin Munoz (Jr., Harrisville, Utah, Sports Management) has taken full advantage of his opportunity to be in the starting lineup, posting a strong week that helped him be named the Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Monday. Munoz won his first award after leading the Statesmen […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s golf team has dropped a bit, but is still on the national radar as the NAIA’s first top-25 poll was released Friday. WPU is unofficially 44th with three points and is third among Heart of America Athletic Conference programs; Missouri Valley is 19th with 192 points and Mount […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The red-hot Statesmen women’s golf team is making history these days and the raters are noticing as the NAIA’s first top-25 poll was released Friday. WPU is a program all-time best ninth in the nation with 368 points; the previous best ranking was 12th. What is even more impressive is one national […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–A pair of missed field goals helped the Statesmen football team get off to a good start in Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division play as it held on for a 24-21 Homecoming win over Culver-Stockton Saturday. WPU (3-4, 1-0 North), which snapped a two-game losing streak, won for the 14th […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The history-making 2018 edition of William Penn men’s soccer added another memorable chapter Saturday as the squad upset #16 Benedictine 2-1 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (11-3, 6-2 Heart) defeated its second top-25 program of the year and incredibly its sixth in the last four years, and it was […]
by Wade Steinlage Canton, Mo.–The Statesmen headed south to take on the Wildcats of Culver-Stockton on Friday night in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (17-10, 5-7 Heart) swept Culver-Stockton (8-15, 1-11 Heart) in straight sets (25-22, 25-17, 25-11) to take the match in impressive fashion. William Penn dominated the offensive side of the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa—William Penn faced off in non-conference action as they partook in the last of the homecoming action as they faced-off against Governors State. The Statesmen (18-10) defeated Governors State (6-20) in straight sets (25-11, 25-21, 25-14) to sweep the match. The match was the second consecutive sweep for WPU following their dominating […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–A truly impressive second half was not enough to overcome a sizeable deficit as the Statesmen women’s soccer team fell 3-1 to #9 Benedictine in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (5-8-1, 1-7 Heart) faced a barrage of attempts early on, but survived all of them through the first 32 […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–This Saturday, during halftime of the Statesmen football game against Culver-Stockton, four new members will be inducted into the William Penn University Athletics Hall of Fame. Katie Burnett came to William Penn in the spring of 2009 and began her race-walking career when the competition was just beginning to gain momentum. She […]
