Pella–The Statesmen men’s cross country team made its second trip of the fall west on I-163 as it battled in the Central Dutch Open Friday. WPU finished fifth out of eight teams with 148 points, while host Central won the team crown with 35 points. James Johnson of Simpson topped the 113-person field on the […]
Pella–The Statesmen women’s cross country team made a return trek down the highway Friday as it faced off in the Central Dutch Open. WPU took fifth place out of five programs with 136 points, while host Central won the team trophy with 19 points. The Dutch also had the top harrier on the 6K course […]
Atchison, Kan.–The Statesmen women’s soccer team faded in the second half as it fell 6-0 to Benedictine in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. WPU (1-8-1, 0-6 Heart) was outshot just 15-4 on the evening and kept the Ravens (7-3-1, 4-2-1 Heart) off the scoreboard in the first period, but the hosts pulled away […]
Peru, Neb–The William Penn women’s volleyball team fell on the road 3-0 against Peru State in Heart of America Athletic Conference action on Friday. The Statesmen (14-10, 4-5 Heart) lost by scores of 24-26, 18-25, 20-25, while being outhit .237-.150 by the Bobcats (8-11, 1-5 Heart). While WPU kept every set competitive in the loss, […]
Next spring, Emma Hynick will cross William Penn’s graduation stage for the second time. Many would say that is the definition of over-achievement. Those who know her would say that’s just Emma being Emma. Emma’s story of coming to William Penn answers why she has already been on the stage. Her mom Christina (maiden name […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen shotgun sports team defended its home range as it won the William Penn Invitational Friday through Sunday. WPU posted a winning score of 1,398-for-1,500 as five programs competed in the disciplines of Skeet, Sporting Clays, and Trap. The navy and gold tallied a winning Skeet score of 490-for-500 with Colton Heintz-Kuderer (Jr., Mabel, […]
Oskaloosa–As it prepares for its biggest test of the season, the Statesmen football team enjoyed a significant bump nationally with the NAIA announcing its third top-25 poll Monday. William Penn (5-0, 1-0 Heart North) is now No. 20 with 151 points. It is the highest ranking for the program since also being 20th on November […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s shotgun sports athlete Trenton Giese (So., Muskego, Wis., Mechanical Engineering) and women’s cross country runner Claire Rye (Fr., Plymouth, Iowa, Biology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of September 22-28. Giese topped the High Overall Athlete standings last Friday through Saturday at the William Penn Invitational. The sophomore, who […]
Marshall, Mo.–Gabriana Franco (Sr., Tracy, Calif., Exercise Science) opened her final collegiate campaign on top of the leaderboard as the William Penn women’s golf team won the Missouri Valley Invitational Monday and Tuesday. WPU was first out of seven teams with a three-round score of 999 (322-340-337) at the par-72 Indian Foothills Golf Course. Host […]
Dubuque–The No. 5 William Penn men’s soccer team earned a 2-0 win over Clarke in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday evening. The Statesmen (3-1-2, 1-0-1 Heart) finished with a narrow 13-11 edge in total shots and held an 8-6 advantage in attempts on goal against the #20 Pride (3-1-2, 1-1 Heart). It didn’t […]
