Oskaloosa–William Penn Athletics Director Aleesha Rabedeaux has announced that Bailey Rimes has resigned as Assistant Athletic Director for Event and Facility Operations. Rimes, who is leaving to pursue a position outside of collegiate athletics, has served in her role for the past four years. She came to WPU on a women’s golf scholarship and eventually […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn Athletics Director Aleesha Rabedeaux has announced that Katrina Estes has resigned as Director of Athletic Performance. A 2021 alum of WPU, Estes came back to the University was hired in July of 2023 and has served in her role for the past two years. “William Penn has been my home for going on […]
Oskaloosa–Three members of the Statesmen men’s soccer team garnered national recognition after the program’s history-making campaign as the NAIA announced its 2024 All-America teams Monday. Sean Bohan (Sr., Dublin, Ireland, Business Management) and Edan Sears (Sr., Telford, England, Sports Management) were both selected to the 15-person First Team, while Connor O’Reilly (Sr., Letterkenny, Ireland, General […]
Lincoln, Neb.–In his first outing of the year, Showalter Johnson (Sr., Nassau, Bahamas, New Media) proved he will again be one of the nation’s best sprinters as he led a small William Penn men’s track and field crew at the Nebraska Invitational last Friday. Johnson won the 60-meter dash crown with a time of 6.80 […]
Oskaloosa–-The William Penn men’s basketball team secured a hard-fought 66-61 victory over MidAmerica Nazarene on Monday in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (8-3, 5-2 Heart) started the game with momentum, jumping out to an early 12-5 lead. However, the Pioneers (5-8, 4-6 Heart) responded with a 13-4 run, claiming their largest lead of […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Showalter Johnson (Sr., Nassau, Bahamas, New Media) has been named Statesmen of the Week for December 9-15, a laurel presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. With no women’s sports competing last week, a female Statesmen of the Week honor was not awarded. Johnson delivered a stellar performance at the Nebraska Invitational on […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team put a scare into the #20 team in the NAIA, but eventually came up short in a 68-46 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to MidAmerica Nazarene Monday. In the squad’s final game of the 2024 calendar year, William Penn (2-9, 1-6 Heart) was outshot 44.4%-33.9% and outrebounded 39-37, but […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling team enters the holiday break with a plethora of rated individuals as the NAIA released its third set of polls this week. As a team, the Statesmen are back up to fifth in the country with 127 points. Life (Ga.) is now #1 with 218 points, while Grand View (204), […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team has a half-dozen individuals ranked as the NAIA released its third set of polls this week. 165-pounder Cameron Hargrove (Sr., Bolingbrook, Ill., Sports Management) leads WPU as he is 16th in the country, while 133-pounder Lane Scorpil (Jr., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Business Management) is again 23rd. As a team, WPU […]
Wichita, Kan. – The William Penn men’s soccer team’s historic season came to a heart-wrenching end Monday as the Statesmen fell to #1 seed Dalton State in a dramatic 3-2 penalty shootout during the NAIA National Championship Final. Making their first-ever appearance in the championship game, the #3-seeded Statesmen (20-3-3) battled the Roadrunners to a […]
