Parkville, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team opened its weekend on the road with a 3-0 Heart of America Athletic Conference setback to #14 Park. WPU (11-8, 1-2 Heart), which lost by scores of 16-25, 23-25, 18-25, was outhit .177-.091. The visitors kept pace with the Pirates (12-3, 2-0 Heart) early on at 9-9, but unfortunately […]
Columbia, Mo.–The William Penn women’s cross country team got back to work Saturday by running at the site of the NAIA National Championship as it competed at the the Larry Young Invitational hosted by Columbia. WPU was unable to field a full squad for a score. The Master’s (Calif.) won the team crown with 23 […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s soccer team came up short in Heart of America Athletic Conference action, falling 5-0 to Clarke Wednesday. WPU (2-3-3, 0-2 Heart) was outshot 18-7 by the Pride (5-1-2, 2-0 Heart), including an 11-3 mark in shots on goal. The visitors took the early lead with a goal in the seventh minute […]
Oskaloosa–A national committee has agreed that the reach of William Penn Head Men’s Volleyball Coach Luke Bentley goes well beyond the wins as he was named the 2024 NAIA Coach of Character Monday. Bentley, who wrapped up his fifth season as head coach of the Statesmen, took WPU to the NAIA National Championship semifinals back […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team secured a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Clarke in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday, marking an historic achievement for Head Coach Simon Brown, who now holds the title of the winningest men’s soccer coach with 56 career wins. Brown is currently 56-29-8 (.619 winning pct.) in five seasons as […]
McPherson, Kan.–Olivia Lange (Sr., Buckeburg, Germany, Business Management) blitzed the field for her first tournament title of the season as the Statesmen women’s golf team won the Central Kansas Classic Monday and Tuesday. WPU was first out of seven teams with a two-round score of 628 (303-325) at the par-72 Turkey Creek Golf Course. Barton […]
Lamoni–Alyvia Johnson (Sr., Owatonna, Minn., Business Management) delivered time and again Tuesday as the William Penn women’s volleyball team defeated Graceland 3-1 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (11-7, 1-1 Heart) won by scores of 27-29, 25-17, 25-20, 25-17 to even its league record. Johnson was the lone Statesmen in double figures as […]
McPherson, Kan.–Andon Herrera (So., Katy, Texas, Business Management) just missed shooting under par for the tournament as he guided the William Penn men’s golf team at the Central Kansas Classic Monday and Tuesday. The Statesmen placed fourth out of 14 teams with a two-round score of 594 (296-298) at the par-70 Turkey Creek Golf Course. […]
Waukee–The William Penn shotgun sports team made an early-season statement by defeating two of the sport’s biggest Goliaths to win the Simpson Invitational last Saturday and Sunday. The Statesmen finished first out of eight teams at 1,660-for-1,750, nipping Lindenwood (Mo.) by one target and Midland (Neb.) by three shots. Lindenwood is the defending national champion […]
Oskaloosa–Football player Brandon Powell (Fr., Waco, Texas, Kinesiology) and women’s golfer Gabriana Franco (Jr., Tracy, Calif., Exercise Science) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of September 9-15, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Powell accounted for a third of William Penn’s 284-yard air attack against Baker. The freshman caught six passes, resulting […]
