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, […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s soccer team produced plenty of quality opportunities, but failed to convert as it fell 3-0 to Baker in its Heart of America Athletic Conference opener Saturday. William Penn (2-2-3, 0-1 Heart) outshot the Wildcats 10-9, but was unable to put away any of those tries. Baker (3-4, 1-0 Heart), which tallied an […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team has parlayed its best start ever to its best ranking of all-time as the NAIA released its second top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (6-0-1) jumped six rungs to now be #8 with 362 points. It marks the 13th poll in a row in which the navy and gold are ranked […]
Hannibal, Mo.–In its final preparations for league play, the Statesmen women’s volleyball team took down a pair of foes at a triangular hosted by Hannibal-LaGrange Tuesday. William Penn (10-5), which has now won seven matches in a row, opened the evening with a 3-0 sweep of Haskell Indian Nations (25-13, 28-26, 25-25) and then disposed […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s golf team walked off with a runner-up placing as it hosted the William Penn Statesmen Invitational to start its season Monday and Tuesday. WPU finished second out of six teams with a two-day score of 635 (320-315) at the par-71 Edmundson Golf Course. Indian Hills CC took home the team crown at […]
