Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team inched closer to a postseason berth as it split a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader with No. 25 Grand View Saturday. WPU (26-18, 10-10 Heart) took the day’s first game 3-2, but dropped the second outing 7-3. Entering the final week of the season, the navy and gold sit in […]
Orange City/Canton, Mo./Cedar Rapids–The William Penn men’s track and field team took advantage of good weather as it put individuals into competition at three separate meets over the last few days. WPU battled at the Northwestern Red Raider Open Thursday, the Culver-Stockton Invitational Friday, and the Mount Mercy DeBacker Invitational Saturday. At Northwestern D’Artagnon Beaver […]
Des Moines–Despite a great pitching performance by Joseph Taylor (So., Hemet, Calif., Kinesiology), the William Penn baseball team was upended twice against Grand View in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Saturday. WPU (16-24, 9-19 Heart) fell by scores of 11-2 and 2-1 and unfortunately lost all four games of the weekend series. The […]
Lamoni–Laila Smith (So., Olympia, Wash., Elementary Education) was a one-woman wrecking crew Friday as the Statesmen softball team swept Graceland in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader. William Penn (25-17, 9-9 Heart) won the opener 9-1 in five innings and took the nightcap by the same 9-1 score (6 innings). The navy and gold […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team finished its 2025 campaign in the receiving votes section as the NAIA released its sixth and final top-15 poll Wednesday. William Penn (16-11, 13-6 Heart), which closed its season last Saturday in the league championship quarterfinals, is unofficially tied for 20th in the nation with 16 points. Missouri Baptist now […]
Des Moines–The Statesmen baseball team was unable to pick off the top team in the league as it was swept by Grand View in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Friday. William Penn (16-22, 9-17 Heart) fell by scores of 7-4 and 3-1. The teams will meet up Saturday for another Heart twinbill at […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen baseball team notched a victory over Benedictine as it wrapped up its Heart of America Athletic Conference series Sunday. WPU (15-17, 8-12 Heart) won the opener 7-4, but dropped the nightcap 7-5 in eight innings. The Ravens (12-25, 7-17 Heart) went up 2-0 in the initial contest with a run in each of […]
Peru, Neb.–The William Penn softball team dropped two painful games to Peru State in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Sunday. WPU (21-13, 5-5 Heart) fell by scores of 5-4 and 4-3 (8 innings). The opener saw the visitors fall behind 4-0 after five innings as PSC (9-20, 4-6 Heart) scored once in the fourth […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University athletics department made significant progress in the NACDA LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings, rising five spots to 43rd after the release of the Final Winter standings. With over 250 institutions competing in the NAIA, the Statesmen have accumulated 256.5 points, up from 48th place in the fall. After scoring 90 points in […]
Oskaloosa–The No. 10-ranked WPU men’s lacrosse team delivered a commanding 29-6 victory over Columbia (Mo.) in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Friday. The Statesmen (7-3, 6-0 Heart) showcased an overwhelming offensive performance, outshooting Columbia (4-6, 4-2 Heart) 84-19. Garrett Katrana (Fr., Parker, Colo., Industrial Technology) led the charge, netting three goals in the opening […]
