Oskaloosa–The William Penn baseball team nearly came away with an upset over a ranked foe, but faltered late as it was swept by #15 MidAmerica Nazarene in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Friday. WPU (14-19, 6-12 Heart) fell by scores of 11-3 and 6-4. The sides will face off again Saturday in another […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team could not get over the hump Friday as it fell 3-2 to #5 Grand View in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup. On Senior Night, #4 WPU (20-5, 13-4 Heart) fell by scores of 22-25, 27-25, 23-25, 25-18, 14-16. The loss drops the squad into a tie for first […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn Athletics Department will be hosting its 3rd Annual Golf Scramble Fundraiser in late May. The event will be held on Friday, May 31 at Oskaloosa Golf Course with a shotgun start time of 10 a.m. Participants can designate which Statesmen sports program they want their entry proceeds to benefit. Teams will consist […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn athletics department tallied points in four different winter sports, moving just outside the top 50 as NACDA released its Final Winter LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings. WPU improved 20 slots from the fall to 56th with 222.2 points; over 250 institutions compete in the NAIA. After scoring 64 points from men’s soccer (ninth […]
Oskaloosa–Natalie Redlinger (Jr., Sigourney, Iowa, Business Management) made history Thursday as the NAIA announced its 2024 Competitive Dance All-America teams. Redlinger was named to the Third Team, becoming the first All-American in program history. The All-America teams were determined by judges at the NAIA National Championship and were graded on four elements, including range leaps, […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling team garnered numerous academic awards as the National Wrestling Coaches Association announced its 2024 NAIA Women’s Scholar All-Americans recently. A total of 183 individuals from within the NAIA earned the recognition with WPU collecting eight honorees. Ashley Lekas (So., Plano, Texas, Business Management) leads the squad with a 3.93 Grade […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s wrestling team garnered numerous academic awards as the National Wrestling Coaches Association announced its 2024 NAIA Men’s Scholar All-Americans recently. A total of 263 individuals from within the NAIA earned the recognition with WPU collecting five honorees. Kaleb Loving (Fr., Aledo, Ill, Secondary Education) tops the quintet with a 3.80 Grade […]
PELLA – The bats were quiet for the Central College baseball team Thursday afternoon in an 8-1 loss to Coe College. The Kohawks (12-10, 6-2 American Rivers Conference) snapped a five-game winning streak for the Dutch (9-10, 3-1 conference). Central’s offense was limited to three hits as opposed to 13 for Coe. “After one time […]
Oskaloosa–The leader of two national championship teams, Steven Heaton has announced his retirement as head coach of the William Penn shotgun sports program. Heaton, who guided the Statesmen to the 2022 ACUI Division IV and 2023 NCSSAA Division IV national titles, was hired as the program’s first skipper during the summer of 2019. “Being involved […]
Oskaloosa–Riding a long winning streak with several wins over ranked foes, the William Penn men’s volleyball team moved to its best position of the year as the NAIA released its fifth top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (20-4, 13-3 Heart) improved one spot to #4 with 236 points; the ranking is the program’s highest of the year. […]
