Oskaloosa–Gentry Walston (Jr., New Sharon, Iowa, Human Resource Management) is pacing the William Penn men’s wrestling team as the NAIA released its preseason conference and national rankings this week. Walston is fifth in the Heart of America Athletic Conference at 125 pounds, while the Statesmen are 13th out of 13 teams in the league standings […]
Oskaloosa–This Saturday, during halftime of the William Penn Homecoming football game, five new members will be inducted into the William Penn University Athletics Hall of Fame. Following several seasons as an assistant coach for William Penn’s baseball team, Mike Christner took over the Statesmen softball program in 2001 and immediately developed it into a perennial […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team begins the new campaign on the national radar as the NAIA released its preseason top-25 poll Wednesday, sponsored by Gared. WPU, which was 25-7 last year (16-4 Heart), is one of 26 squads receiving votes. The section is listed in alphabetical order, so there is no way to determine […]
Dubuque–The William Penn men’s soccer team made quick work of Clarke Tuesday, defeating the Pride 4-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. The 10th-ranked Statesmen (9-0-6, 7-0-4 Heart), with help from William Woods defeating MidAmerica Nazarene, are now tied with MNU and Grand View for the top spot in the league with 25 points. […]
Dubuque–The William Penn women’s soccer team matched No. 7 Clarke with an early goal, but the remainder of the night belonged to the home team as the Statesmen fell 4-1 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup Tuesday. The Statesmen (6-7-2, 3-6-2 Heart), which was outshot 21-5, could not keep pace with the now […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team was on the verge of getting back into the win column, but could not shut the door as it fell 3-2 to St. Ambrose in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday. William Penn (11-18, 2-13 Heart) fell by scores of 25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 25-18, 14-16. The hosts rolled to […]
Oskaloosa–For the first time in over a year, the Statesmen football team is not ranked as the NAIA released its sixth top-25 poll Monday, sponsored by STADIONIC. WPU (5-2, 2-1 Heart North) is now unofficially 34th in the poll. It ends a run of 13 straight ratings in which the navy and gold were featured […]
New Virginia–The William Penn shotgun sports team wrapped up its fall campaign with a win as it hosted the William Penn Line Game Shoot last Saturday and Sunday. In what was essentially a dual against Midland, the Statesmen posted a winning score of 1,919-for-2,000, while Midland had a score of 1,784-for-2,000. The event included the […]
Addison, Ill.–The William Penn men’s bowling team started its 2026-2027 season on a solid note as it competed at the NAIA Invitational #1 and #2 Friday through Sunday. On Friday, the navy and gold placed 10th out of 17 teams with 4,866 pins in five rounds of individual games. Spring Arbor (Mich.) topped the standings […]
Addison, Ill.–The William Penn women’s bowling team was in the mix all weekend as it started its 2026-2027 schedule by competing at the NAIA Invitational #1 and #2 Friday through Sunday. On Friday, the navy and gold placed fourth out of 18 programs with 4,535 pins in five rounds of individual games. SCAD Savannah (Ga.) […]
