Oskaloosa–Four members of the William Penn women’s golf team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Monday. Carlee Frayne (Sr., Garner, Iowa, Sports Management) headlines the quartet with a 3.86 Grade Point Average entering the spring semester, while Bliss Martin (So., Hamilton, Ill., Biology) held a […]
Seward, Neb.–The Statesmen track and field teams produced one more big outing before nationals as it competed at the Concordia Twilight last Friday. Although he did not win his event, Brandon Williams (Jr., Fountain, Colo., Civil Engineering) guided the navy and gold as he broke the school record by placing eighth in the 800-meter run […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team had two representatives as the NAIA announced its 2024 All-America teams Thursday. Landon Krause (Sr., Appleton, Wis., Business Management) was one of nine individuals named to the First Team, while Charlie Figy (Sr., Appleton, Wis., Secondary Education PE K-12) was picked for the nine-person Second Team. Nine additional players garnered […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Showalter Johnson (Jr., Nassau, Bahamas, New Media) and women’s track and field athlete Alexandra Rose (Jr., Quincy, Ill., Exercise Science) have been named Statesmen of the Week for the week of April 29-May 5, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Johnson claimed numerous points at last weekend’s Heart of America Athletic Conference […]
Savannah, Ga.–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team battled, but was unable to advance out of the opening round of the NAIA National Invitational as it fell 16-9 to #4 seed Cumberlands (Ky.) in the quarterfinals Wednesday. In its first-ever trip to the Invitational, fifth-seeded William Penn (16-3) outshot the Patriots (14-4) by a 52-46 margin, but […]
Oskaloosa–Nick George (Sr., Sarina, Ontario, Sociology) closed out his collegiate playing career with an impressive league tourney as he was named to the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Team Tuesday. George, who helped #8 seed William Penn (24-27) to a 2-2 record at the Championship, hit .438 (7-for-16) with two doubles, three RBIs, and […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–Four titles and a huge number of other scoring performances led the Statesmen men’s track and field team to a second-place finish at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Friday and Saturday. As a team, WPU placed second out of 12 squads with 117 points, while Central Methodist took home the trophy […]
Oskaloosa–Three members of the Statesmen softball team received postseason recognition as the 2024 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Friday. Outfielder Peyton Naranjo (Fr., Ripon, Calif., Biology) led William Penn as she was one of 20 individuals named to the second team. Utility player Laila Smith (Fr., Olympia, Wash., Elementary Education) and pitcher […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Sr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) enjoyed her best day ever in the navy and gold as the William Penn women’s track and field team competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Friday and Saturday. As a team, WPU placed 10th out of 12 teams with 34 points, while MidAmerica […]
Ozark, Mo.–The Statesmen baseball team played its final innings of the 2024 season Saturday as it fell 6-5 in a 10-inning heartbreaker to #4 seed Park at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship. #8 seed WPU (24-27) was looking to eliminate another foe from the tournament, but could not vanquish the Pirates despite posting […]
