Oskaloosa–Olivia Lange (Sr., Buckeburg, Germany, Business Management) was rewarded for topping her league foes as she named the Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week Monday, presented by Mammoth. Lange, who has now won seven career weekly laurels (three this year), guided William Penn to second place at the Heart Preview last […]
Oskaloosa–Destynd Loring (Jr., Charleston, S.C., Sports Management) crossed the goal line three times on Homecoming and the William Penn football team pulled away late in a 28-7 Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division win over Clarke Saturday. WPU (3-4, 2-2 North), which outgained the Pride 301-273, is 18-3 in Homecoming games since 2004. The […]
Omaha, Neb.–The William Penn women’s basketball team went wire-to-wire as it defeated College of Saint Mary (Neb.) 94-73 in non-conference play Saturday. WPU (1-0) dominated the evening by outshooting CSM 53.2%-36.1%. The Statesmen also won the rebounding battle 41-35, while also committing 15 turnovers compared to 18 for the Flames (0-1). The hosts were able […]
Ashland, Neb.–The Statesmen men’s cross country team battled against some of the best squads in the country as it competed at the Blazing Tiger NAIA Classic hosted by Doane Saturday. As a team, William Penn placed 13th out of 27 teams with 355 points, while #3 College of Idaho won the team title with 31 […]
Oskaloosa—William Penn men’s soccer kept a clean sheet, but failed to score as well in a 0-0 draw against Benedictine in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup Saturday. #8 WPU (14-2-2, 8-2-1 Heart) led the offensive charge, outshooting Benedictine (9-4-4, 4-2-4 Heart) 14-10. With the #2 seed in the Heart Tournament already secured, the […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team was unable to knock off the league’s top program as it was swept 3-0 by #21 Central Methodist in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. WPU (16-14, 6-8 Heart), which fell by scores of 19-25, 17-25, 15-25, was outhit .241-.019. The hosts fought hard with the Eagles (23-5, 12-2 […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s soccer team gave one of the best teams in the league a tough fight in its season finale, but came up short in a 1-0 defeat to Benedictine in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. William Penn (3-8-6, 1-7-3 Heart) challenged Benedictine (12-5-1, 9-2 Heart), only losing the shots battle […]
Ashland, Neb.–The William Penn women’s cross country team finished its regular season Saturday by competing at the Blazing Tiger NAIA Classic hosted by Doane. WPU finished 27th out of 27 teams with 869 points, while #3 Saint Mary (Kan.) won the team title with 30 points. #5 College of Idaho earned the silver with 66 […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn Head Women’s Volleyball Coach Lauren Eldridge was recognized as a rising star in the industry as the America Volleyball Coaches Association released its 2024 Thirty Under 30 awards Wednesday. Eldridge is in her third year at WPU with a current record of 52-42 (28-19 Heart). She has been a head coach since 2020, […]
Oskaloosa–Three Statesmen grapplers are ranked in both the conference as well as nationally as the NAIA announced its preseason ratings this week. As a team, William Penn is ranked 40th in the country with 16 points. Grand View is first in the NAIA with 233 points, holding the slimmest of leads over Life (Ga.) which […]
