Sioux City, Iowa–The No. 6 William Penn Statesmen dropped the opening two sets before storming back to defeat the No. 14 Morningside Mustangs in a five-set Heart of America Athletic Conference thriller Friday. William Penn (4-2, 1-1 Heart) secured the reverse sweep with set scores of 23-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-22, and 15-12. After hitting just […]
Grinnell–Adedoyin Aderibigbe (Fr., Cedar Hill, Texas, Sociology) became the first female runner to qualify for nationals this season as the William Penn women’s indoor track and field team competed at the Darren Young Classic hosted by Grinnell Friday and Saturday. Aderibigbe topped the 60-meter dash field with a provisional-standard time of 7.62 seconds. She joins […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn Esports team came away with its first earned Rocket League victory, sweeping Culver-Stockton 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Thursday. WPU (2-2), which won its first-ever match via forfeit last week, started Thursday by slipping past the Wildcats 3-2 in the opening bout. After more than a minute of scoreless […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team is back in the national ranking for the first time in nearly three years as the NAIA released its sixth top-25 poll Wednesday. The Statesmen (19-6, 13-4 Heart) are unofficially 36th in the country with five points. It is the program’s first ratings appearance since October 25, 2023 (No. […]
Maryville, Mo.–The William Penn men’s indoor track and field team added to its national-qualifying list, while also knocking off school records as it battled at the Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Invitational Friday and Saturday. Headlined by a striking performance from Koby Higginbotham (Fr., Knoxville, Iowa, Exercise Science), two programs records were set and the list […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn eSports team officially got its inaugural Rocket League season underway Thursday as it fell 3-1 to Central Methodist in Heart of America Athletic Conference competition. WPU (10-1), which earned a forfeit Tuesday in its season opener against Graceland, started slow with a 6-2 loss in the opening game. The squad recorded just […]
Maryville, Mo.–Emma Heath (Fr., Picayune, Miss., Exercise Science) and Claire Rye (Fr., Plymouth, Iowa, Biology) both set new program marks as the William Penn women’s indoor track and field team competed at the Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Invitational Friday and Saturday. At the site of the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship in two weeks, […]
Lawrence, Kan.–The Statesmen women’s bowling team strung together a pair of strong days to again claim the title at the NAIA West Regional #1 and #2 Saturday and Sunday. In a unique format, the event was split into two separate tournaments, with each day featuring head-to-head matchups against other programs. The team with the best […]
Oskaloosa–The No. 15 William Penn men’s volleyball team split its weekend road trip, defeating Olivet Nazarene 3–1 before falling to No. 2 Saint Xavier in straight sets. vs. Olivet Nazarene, WPU 3-1 The Statesmen (3-0) battled early with the Tigers (4-7), trading points throughout the opening set. William Penn created several opportunities to pull ahead, […]
Lawrence, Kan.–The William Penn men’s bowling team did well in head-to-head competition as it battled at the NAIA West Regional #1 and #2 Saturday and Sunday. In a unique format, the event was split into two separate tournaments, with each day featuring head-to-head matchups against other programs. The team with the best match play record […]
