Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s soccer team posted its first positive result of the 2024 campaign with a 1-1 non-conference tie against Williams Woods Saturday. WPU (0-1-1) managed a 13-10 edge in shots in a physical contest that featured 29 fouls, five yellow cards, and two red cards. The navy and gold missed on a couple […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s golf team is heading into the fall season as a program on the national radar as the NAIA released its preseason poll Thursday. WPU begins autumn unofficially 32nd in the country with 33 points. The navy and gold are one of two squads from the Heart of America Athletic Conference in the […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team kicked off the 2024 season with an impressive 6-0 victory over Morningside in non-conference action Wednesday. #16 WPU (1-0 Heart) outshot the Mustangs 21-7 (14-3 in shots on goal), resulting in six goals as it kept Morningside scoreless. The six goals are the most ever for the program in a […]
Sioux Center–The William Penn women’s volleyball team started its 2024 campaign on a tough note as it fell twice in a triangular hosted by Dordt Saturday. WPU (0-2) opened the day with a 3-2 loss against Mayville State (16-25, 25-23, 17-25, 25-23, 14-16) and then came up short versus the host Defenders 3-0 (19-25, 23-25, […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team enters the 2024 campaign as one of the nation’s top contenders as the NAIA released its preseason top-25 poll Wednesday. William Penn, which was 12-5-4 overall (6-2-3 Heart) a year ago, starts 2024 at #16 with 269 points. It marks the 11th poll in a row in which the navy […]
PELLA- After an NCAA Division III 15th-place finish last season, the Central College men’s cross country team has gained an infusion of young talent. “The team will look different,” coach Joe Dunham said. “There is a lot of excitement and a lot of depth on this team.” The Dutch graduated a pair of all-America honorees, […]
PELLA- USTFCCCA All-American Addison Parrott (senior/Danville) heads a youthful Central College women’s cross country team. The Dutch are coming off a ninth-place NCAA Division III Championships finish, the program’s highest since winning the first national crown in 1981, but graduated four of the squad’s seven varsity runners, including a pair of all-America honorees. But coach […]
PELLA- After being just minutes away from qualifying for last year’s American Rivers tournament, the Central College men’s soccer team is hungry to return to the pitch. Last season the Dutch had an improved 7-8-2 record but were 3-5 in conference play, giving up a late goal in the season finale to miss out on […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn softball team earned numerous academic honors as the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its 2023-2024 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes. To be eligible for the award, honorees were required to have a 3.5 Grade Point Average during the 2023-2024 school year. A total of 873 student-athletes within the NAIA received the laurel. WPU notched […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn Head Men’s Volleyball Coach Luke Bentley has been recognized for his efforts beyond wins and losses as he was named the 2024 Heart of America Athletic Conference Coach of Character Monday. Bentley, who recently concluded his fifth season as head coach of the Statesmen, took WPU to the NAIA National Championship semifinals back […]
