April 13th, 2026 Oskaloosa–The William Penn softball team crushed four home runs en route to a split of a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader with Missouri Valley Friday. The Statesmen (19-17, 10-8 Heart) won the opener 12-0 (5 innings), but dropped the nightcap 3-2. The hosts wasted no time in taking the lead in […]
April 13th, 2026 Columbia, Mo.–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team scored the night’s first 14 goals and cruised to a 21-5 Heart of America Athletic Conference victory over Columbia Saturday. No. 6 WPU (9-1, 6-0 Heart) held a solid 53-33 edge in shots over Columbia (7-5, 4-2 Heart), putting 38 of those attempts on goal. […]
April 13th, 2026 Peosta–The Statesmen baseball team experienced each end of the spectrum as it split a four-game Heart of America Athletic Conference series with Clarke Friday and Saturday. William Penn (17-18, 7-9 Heart) was victorious Friday by scores of 8-5 and 3-2, but came up short on Saturday by identical 6-3 outcomes. WPU 8, […]
April 13th, 2026 Cedar Rapids/Des Moines–Keena Taylor (Fr., St. Petersburg, Fla., Business Management) set a new standard in a sprinting event, while Koby Higginbotham (Fr., Knoxville, Iowa, Exercise Science) and Xzavion West (Sr., Guthrie, Ky., Psychology) joined him by meeting national-qualifying marks as the Statesmen men’s track and field team competed in two separate meets […]
April 13th, 2026 Cedar Rapids/Des Moines–A victory by Claire Rye (Fr., Plymouth, Iowa, Biology) headlined a weekend where the William Penn women’s track and field team split up to compete in two meets Friday and Saturday. The Statesmen battled at the Mount Mercy Mustang Carnival and Open Friday and Saturday and the Drake Jim Duncan […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team weathered its foe and a lightning delay as it won yet again, defeating Missouri Baptist 25-7 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Wednesday. No. 6 WPU (10-1, 7-0 Heart), which pushed its winning streak to nine games, cruised past the Spartans (3-10, 2-5 Heart) courtesy of a 59-28 […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team will now wait to see if its body of work is strong enough to warrant a postseason berth as the NAIA released its final top-15 regular season poll Wednesday. William Penn (18-7, 14-5 Heart) lost one position from the last rating, down to No. 10 with 49 points. The navy […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team is right in the mix heading into its toughest stretch of the campaign as the NAIA released its fourth top-10 poll Wednesday. WPU (8-1, 5-0 Heart), which has won seven in a row, was dropped to No. 6 with 40 points. It marks the 17th-consecutive poll in which the […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team sits in a solid spot nationally entering postseason competition as the NAIA released its fifth top-15 poll Wednesday. William Penn (18-6, 14-5 Heart) has jumped up one spot to No. 9 in the nation with 58 points. The navy and gold have been ranked in all six polls (including […]
Oskaloosa–Amerie Hemphill (Fr., Clinton, Ill., Kinesiology) earned postseason recognition recently as the NAIA announced its 2026 Competitive Dance All-America teams. Hemphill was named to the Third Team, garnering the second All-America award in William Penn history. The All-America teams were judged by the All-America Committee, which was comprised of five coaches and one administrator. Athletes […]
