Parkville, Mo.–The Statesmen softball team nearly recorded a shutout in the opener and then rallied to finish off the sweep as it battled with Park in its Heart of America Athletic Conference-opening doubleheader Friday. WPU (13-13, 2-0 Heart) won by scores of 3-1 and 6-4. Despite being outhit 8-5 in the first contest, the Statesmen […]
Fremont, Neb.–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team scored the first 21 goals of the day en route to a 25-2 non-conference thrashing of Midland Thursday. #4 WPU (8-1), which has won six games in a row, completely dominated the contest, including posting a 73-10 advantage in shots. The visitors could not be stopped, especially early […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen baseball team returned to the win column in the opener before struggling to find offense in the nightcap as it split a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader with Culver-Stockton Thursday. William Penn (10-15, 2-8 Heart) commenced its four-game series by winning the first game 8-5 and dropping the second contest 4-0. The […]
Oskaloosa–Four members of the William Penn men’s bowling team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Wednesday. Jared Smith (Sr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, General Accounting) heads the grouping with a 3.80 Grade Point Average, while Garraty Richmond (Sr., Ottumwa, Iowa, New Media) is right behind him at […]
Oskaloosa–With a win over the then-#2 team in the country, the William Penn men’s volleyball team picks up two spots as the NAIA released its fourth top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (15-3, 8-2 Heart), which defeated Park (#2 at the time), jumped two positions to #5 with 234 points. The navy and gold have now been […]
Oskaloosa–Two members of the William Penn women’s bowling team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Wednesday. Gabi Evans (Sr., West Liberty, Iowa, Psychology and Sociology) leads the duo with a 3.66 Grade Point Average, while Olivia Pilcher (So., Ottumwa, Iowa, Exercise Science) qualifies with a […]
Oskaloosa–Two members of the William Penn men’s basketball team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Wednesday. Marcelino Edwards (So., Nassau, Bahamas, Computer Science) tops the duo with a 3.60 Grade Point Average, while Spencer Grant (So., Nevada, Iowa, Sports Management) owns a 3.59 GPA. The […]
Oskaloosa–Alyssa Hames (Jr., Ackley, Iowa, Psychology) was honored for her excellence in the classroom as she was named a 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete Wednesday. Hames, who is a first-time Scholar-Athlete award recipient, owns a 4.00 Grade Point Average. A total of 887 women’s basketball players from within the NAIA were awarded the laurel. […]
PELLA-A quick response to some seventh-inning drama lifted the No. 24-ranked Central College softball team to a 4-1, 4-3 doubleheader sweep of St. Olaf College (Minn.). With the Dutch up 3-2 in the seventh inning of the nightcap and starting pitcher Emma Beck (sophomore, Holland, Grundy Center HS) seemingly cruising to a win, St. Olaf’s […]
Oskaloosa–In shutting down a top-five program, Eric Garigan (Grad., Tucson, Ariz., Master’s of Organizational Leadership) was named NAIA Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week Tuesday. The national award, which is the first in Garigan’s career, comes on the heels of then-#6 William Penn defeating then-#4 Indiana Tech 11-7 last Tuesday. In the victory, Garigan […]
