Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s soccer team had chances to get into the league’s win column, but settled for a 2-2 tie with Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. William Penn (3-3-1, 0-1-1 Heart) outshot the Yellowjackets 17-3, but fell behind early as GU (2-6-2, 0-2-1 Heart) scored in the fifth minute. The home […]
Des Moines–The Statesmen women’s cross country team finished off its 5K portion of the season Saturday as it competed at the Grand View Invitational. WPU finished sixth out of eight teams with 138 points, while Mount Mercy won the team title with 50 points. Aisha Ramone of Southeastern CC guided the 59-runner field with a […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team had lived on the edge all week, but finally fell off the proverbial cliff Saturday as it was defeated 3-2 by MidAmerica Nazarene in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (9-10, 3-3 Heart), which fell by scores of 25-22, 9-25, 28-26, 16-25, 9-15, was outhit .210-.112. It was […]
Le Mars–Olivia Lange (Jr., Buckeburg, Germany, Business Management) posted the best three-round score in school history as she paced the Statesmen women’s golf team at the Northwest Iowa National Invitational Monday and Tuesday. With Lange leading, WPU finished sixth out of 12 teams with a three-round score of 953 (319-322-312) at the par-72 Willow Creek […]
Oskaloosa–Riley Hungate (So., Joliet, Ill., Business Management) had the hot hand Tuesday and willed the Statesmen women’s volleyball team to a 3-2 victory over Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (8-9, 2-2 Heart), which was outhit .181-.152, won by scores of 15-25, 27-25, 19-25, 25-14, 15-12. Very little went right for the […]
Oskaloosa–A school-record 14 William Penn athletics programs excelled in the classroom as they were named NAIA Scholar Teams for the 2022-2023 school year. The 14 squads break the old record of 12 from 2021-2022. To be eligible for Scholar Team status, the Grade Point Averages of all varsity members need to combine for a 3.0 […]
Dubuque–The William Penn women’s soccer team had a rough start to its Heart of America Athletic Conference schedule as it fell 3-0 to Clarke Tuesday. WPU (3-3, 0-1 Heart) was outshot 24-9 and failed to become the first team to defeat the Pride this year; Clarke is now 7-0-2 overall (2-0 Heart). Both sides had […]
Le Mars–The Statesmen men’s golf team spent Monday and Tuesday on the course, competing in the Northwest Iowa National Invitational. WPU placed 12th out of 12 teams with a three-round score of 926 (320-307-299) at the par-71 Willow Creek Golf Club. At 859 (301-282-276), #18 Texas Wesleyan held off #7 Ottawa (Ariz.) by two strokes […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Sophie Weber ’25 has been named the Midwest Conference Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week. Weber, a libero from Carmel, Ind. (Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory), had 32 digs against Wartburg College and currently leads the MWC in digs per set with 5.59. That average ranks 21st nationally. The MWC Offensive Player […]
Waukee–The Statesmen shotgun sports team walked off with another bundle of trophies as it won the Simpson Invitational Saturday and Sunday. William Penn finished first out of nine teams with a score of 1,623-for-1,750. Wartburg was a distant second at 1,588-for-1,750. The competition included the disciplines of Trap (100 shots), Sporting Clays (100 shots), Skeet […]
