Brookings S.D.–In his last throw, the last chance for the Statesmen men’s indoor track and field team came through as Sage Ehresman (Sr., Sully, Iowa, Exercise Science) earned All-America honors at the NAIA National Championships Friday and Saturday. Ehresman placed seventh in the shot put to push William Penn’s streak to 11 consecutive national championship […]
Wichita, Kan.–Joe Eads (So., Morrison, Ill., Biology) overcame unlikely odds to get on the podium in his first-ever trip to the NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championship Friday and Saturday. The sophomore 149-pounder posted a 4-2 record to finish seventh. In doing so, he became the 43rd All-American in program history and the first since 2015. […]
Oskaloosa–While the William Penn women’s basketball team was pretty sure it was going to be making a trip out to the Rocky Mountains in the upcoming days, all doubt was removed Friday as it defeated #3 seed Clarke 71-55 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Semifinals. The second-seeded Statesmen (25-6), courtesy of its win […]
Oskaloosa—William Penn will have its opportunity to get a clean sweep of the Heart of America Athletic Conference as they (Men’s Basketball) defeated MidAmerica Nazarene in the semifinals to earn its spot in the final. WPU (29-3) overcame of barrage of three-pointers with a huge push from the bench to take down MNU (20-12) by […]
Oskaloosa—After 18 games, the Statesmen finally got an opportunity to play on their home turf as they hosted Baker in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. The offense broke out for William Penn (12-8, 3-3 Heart) as they combined for 25 runs across the pair of games as they swept the Wildcats (5-16, 0-6 Heart) […]
St. Louis, Mo.—Coming off the biggest win in program history to date, William Penn (Mens Volleyball) took a break from Heart of America Athletic Conference action to take on St. Louis College of Pharmacy and Midway in a triangular. WPU 3, STL COP 0 The Statesmen (4-15) got the day started with a clean sweep […]
Livonia, Mich.–The Statesmen women’s lacrosse team was right in the thick of it at the mid-way point Friday, but could not keep up with Madonna in a 9-5 non-conference setback. WPU (1-2), which was outshot just 31-24, trailed 5-4 at halftime, but was unable to slow down the Crusaders (4-1). The afternoon opened with 10 […]
Oskaloosa–While the William Penn women’s golf team has yet to open its spring season, other teams have obviously impressed the national raters as the NAIA released its third top-25 rating Friday. William Penn dropped to two rungs to an unofficial spot of #27 with 96 points. The navy and gold do, however, remain the only […]
TUCSON, ARIZ.—Center fielder Sara Tallman (senior, Pella) stole her 100th career base as Central College unleashed its trademark running game again Saturday in a split on day two softball action at the NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic. The Dutch (5-1) absorbed their first loss in the opener, loading the bases in the seventh inning before […]
JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS — Starting the day with a brutal first two innings, the Central College baseball team finished with 16 strong innings to salvage a split at MacMurray College (Ill.) Saturday. The Dutch (2-3) recovered from a 14-5 loss in the opener to win 9-0 in the finale. In the second contest, Rece Martin (senior, […]
