Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s lacrosse team was turned away in its upset bid Wednesday, falling 24-2 to Missouri Baptist in non-conference action. William Penn (1-4), which was outshot 46-5, could not get anything going against the Spartans (9-1). MBU scored the first 12 goals of the afternoon, including posting 10 in the first quarter. Ashlyn Hoffman […]
San Antonio, Texas–The William Penn shotgun sports team moved up to the highest division and gave the nation’s top programs a run for their money as it competed at the ACUI National Championship last week. WPU finished third in Division I with 2,882 targets, while perennial powerhouses Lindenwood (Mo.) and Texas A&M tied for the […]
Oskaloosa–Breck Putzier (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) was once again an elite offensive player and his squad scored the most goals ever as the Statesmen men’s lacrosse throttled Mount Vernon Nazarene 33-4 in its Heart of America Athletic Conference opener Thursday. #4 WPU (10-1, 1-0 Heart), which outshot the Cougars 83-14, put the league on […]
Pella–D’Artagnon Beaver (Jr., Rockford, Ill., Human Services) made the short trek home on Highway 163 with another school record as the William Penn men’s track and field team battled at the Central Invitational Thursday. Beaver, who already owns three indoor records, topped the 3,000-meter steeplechase field in a school-record time of 9:38.87. His effort eclipsed […]
Pella–The Statesmen women’s track and field team posted several strong marks as it competed at the Central Invitational Thursday. William Penn took the top two spots in the sport’s fastest race as Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Sr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) won the 100-meter dash competition in 12.63 seconds, while A’luel Miller (Fr., Kansas City, Kan., Wellness […]
Oskaloosa–Four members of the William Penn competitive cheer team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Thursday. Zoey Jones (Sr., Ottumwa, Iowa, Elementary Education) leads the quartet with a 3.93 Grade Point Average, while Austin Burkhart (So., Kirkville, Iowa, Secondary Education) is next with a 3.87 […]
Oskaloosa–Two members of the William Penn competitive dance team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Thursday. Grace Evans (So., West Liberty, Iowa, Psychology) heads the duo with a 3.71 Grade Point Average, while Taegin Butler (Sr., Ottumwa, Iowa, Psychology) owns a 3.52 GPA. The award […]
Dubuque–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team nearly went wire-to-wire as it swept Clarke 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday. #5 WPU (18-3, 11-2 Heart), which won by scores of 25-14, 25-19, 25-16, outhit the Pride .426-.087. The win is the program’s sixth in a row. The visitors allowed CU (5-18, 2-11 Heart) to […]
Oskaloosa–Alyssa Hames (Jr., Ackley, Iowa, Psychology) was honored for a strong 2023-2024 season in and out of the classroom as she earned NAIA women’s basketball academic all-district honors from College Sports Communicators Wednesday. Hames entered the spring semester with a 4.00 GPA. The junior started in all 27 games in which she started, averaging 11.0 […]
Nicholasville, Ky.–The Statesmen men’s golf team continued its spring slate by competing in the Garn Championship hosted by Spring Arbor Monday and Tuesday. William Penn placed 18th out of 22 teams with a three-round score of 1,015 (329-349-337) at the par-72 Keene Trace Golf Club, which yearly hosts the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship. Campbellsville (Ky.) […]
