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 […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team took a 1-0 triumph after a grueling battle against Baker in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Saturday. #8 WPU (7-0-1, 1-0-0) dominated the offensive effort by outshooting the Baker (5-2-0, 0-1-0) 14-3 but struggled to find the back of the net. William Penn finally broke through in the 22nd […]
Oskaloosa–After a promising start, the Statesmen football team ran out of gas in a 43-21 loss to #18 Baker in a Heart of America Athletic Conference North-South crossover game Saturday. William Penn (1-2) was outgained 503-295, doing almost all of its damage through the air with 284 passing yards. After Matt Mehrhoff (Jr., Fenton, Mo., […]
Peru, Neb.–The William Penn women’s volleyball team started its league season with a negative result and unfortunately also fell in a non-conference battle as it finished 0-2 in a triangular hosted by Peru State Saturday. WPU (10-7, 0-1 Heart) began Saturday with a 3-1 loss to Heart of America Athletic Conference foe Peru State (22-25, […]
