Oskaloosa–Three members of the Statesmen softball team received postseason recognition as the 2024 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Friday. Outfielder Peyton Naranjo (Fr., Ripon, Calif., Biology) led William Penn as she was one of 20 individuals named to the second team. Utility player Laila Smith (Fr., Olympia, Wash., Elementary Education) and pitcher […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Sr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) enjoyed her best day ever in the navy and gold as the William Penn women’s track and field team competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Friday and Saturday. As a team, WPU placed 10th out of 12 teams with 34 points, while MidAmerica […]
Ozark, Mo.–The Statesmen baseball team played its final innings of the 2024 season Saturday as it fell 6-5 in a 10-inning heartbreaker to #4 seed Park at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship. #8 seed WPU (24-27) was looking to eliminate another foe from the tournament, but could not vanquish the Pirates despite posting […]
Ozark, Mo.–The Statesmen baseball team fought to see another day of competition as it went 1-1 Friday, falling to #2 seed MidAmerica Nazarene before knocking out #6 Grand View at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship. #8 seed WPU (24-26), which entered the day in the winner’s bracket after defeating Peru State Thursday, dropped […]
Cedar Rapids–The William Penn men’s volleyball team pushed the top team in the land to the brink, but saw its record-breaking season come to an end with a 3-2 loss to #1 The Master’s in the semifinals of the NAIA National Championship Friday. #5 WPU (24-7) fell by scores of 21-25, 28-26, 25-17, 18-25, 13-15. […]
Cedar Rapids–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team checked off another box as it advanced by defeating #4 seed Ottawa (Ariz.) 3-2 in Pool D competition Thursday. #5 seed WPU (24-6), which won by scores of 19-25, 25-20, 25-20, 20-25, 15-11, has cleared pool play action for the first time in program history. The navy and gold […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn baseball team had the best hurler in the league and garnered several other honors as the 2024 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Thursday. Starting pitcher Abel Madueno (Jr., San Bernardino, Calif., Business Management) and outfielder Nick George (Sr., Sarina, Ontario, Sociology) were named to the 17-person first team, while […]
Ozark, Mo.–The Statesmen baseball team remained on the winner’s side of the bracket Thursday as it held off #7 seed Peru State 5-4 in the opening game of the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship. #8 seed WPU (23-25), which will now face #2 seed MidAmerica Nazarene Friday at 1:30 p.m., matched the Bobcats (19-30) […]
Cedar Rapids–An outstanding defensive effort lifted the William Penn men’s volleyball team to its first-ever win at the NAIA National Championship as it opened Pool D competition with a 3-1 win over #12 seed Reinhardt (Ga.) Thursday. The fifth-seeded Statesmen (23-6) won by scores of 25-16, 23-25, 25-11, 25-15. WPU will now look to advance […]
Moravia–The Statesmen men’s golf team wrapped up its 2023-2024 season with a respectable showing at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Monday and Tuesday. WPU tied for seventh out of 11 teams with a three-round score of 892 (294-303-295) at the par-72 Preserve Golf Course. MidAmerica Nazarene (-18, 284-281-281–846) held off Park (-17, 282-284-281–847) […]
