Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s cross country team is doing things that no previous Statesmen squad has, including being part of the national poll as the NAIA released its third top-25 ranking Thursday. WPU is unofficially 35th with seven points. It is believed to be the first time in school history that the program is ranked […]
Dubuque–The William Penn football team led wire-to-wire as it began Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division action with a 41-20 victory over Clarke Saturday. WPU (3-3, 1-0 North) outgained Clarke 453-350, owned a 34-13 edge in first downs, and held the ball for nearly 40 minutes, but needed a couple of late scores to […]
Marshall, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s soccer team went south of the state border Saturday and came up short of an upset as it dropped a 4-0 matchup with #20 Missouri Valley in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (4-8-1, 1-6-1 Heart) could not get past the Vikings (8-4-2, 7-1 Heart) in a game in which […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s soccer team came up short for the first time in Heart of America Athletic Conference play, falling 4-0 to #16 Missouri Valley Saturday. #14 WPU (9-2-4, 4-1-3 Heart) was outshot just 9-8, but failed to get on the board against the Vikings (8-4, 7-1 Heart), who now strengthen their hold […]
PELLA — Grace Coates (junior, Marion) broke a scoreless tie in the 72nd minute to give the Central College women’s soccer team a 1-0 win over Wartburg College Saturday afternoon. On a day where the Dutch (7-3-4. 2-2-1 American Rivers Conference) outshot the Knights (5-8-1, 3-3-0 conference), it took until late in the second half […]
PELLA — The Wartburg College men’s soccer team scored early and then held off Central College in a 1-0 Wartburg win Saturday afternoon. The Dutch (6-6-2, 2-3-0 American Rivers Conference) were outshot by the Knights (7-1-6, 3-1-2 conference) 19-2. Wartburg put seven shots on frame while Central was only able to do so once. “I […]
October 5, 2023 EBF vs. Oskaloosa: 25-11, 25-21, 25-17 In a highly anticipated rematch against Oskaloosa, the Rockets Volleyball team delivered a commanding performance, clinching a triumphant victory with set scores of 25-11, 25-21, and 25-17. From the first whistle, it was evident that the Rockets were in control of the game. The team’s precise […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the August-September Player of the Month laurels. Junior men’s cross country runner Brandon Williams (Fountain, Colo., Civil Engineering) earned the Male award, while junior women’s golfer Olivia Lange (Buckeburg, Germany, Business Management) claimed the Female honor. The laurel is the second for Lange […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team gained two spots after producing a solid result against a highly-rated foe as the NAIA released its fifth top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU, which is now 7-1-4 overall (2-0-3 Heart) after defeating Central Methodist Wednesday, jumped two rungs to #14 with 276 points. The navy and gold are one of four […]
Columbia, Mo.–Gabriana Franco (So., Tracy, Calif., Exercise Science) produced a terrific second-day score en route to a come-from-behind victory as she led the William Penn women’s golf team at the Columbia Classic Monday and Tuesday. William Penn finished third out of six teams with a two-round score of 663 (330-333) at the par-72 Columbia Country […]
