Fayette, Mo.–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team claimed one win in a 49-6 Heart of America Athletic Conference road loss to Central Methodist Thursday. The lone hand raised was by Gentry Walston (Sr., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Human Resource Management) at 125 pounds, getting the 6:26 pin fall over Warren Taylor. From there the Statesmen would have […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s wrestling team again has two nationally-ranked individuals as the NAIA released its second set of polls this week. 133-pounder Lane Scorpil (Sr., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Business Management) picked up a spot to be eighth in the country, while Ashton Hayhurst (Jr., Evansville, Ind., Sociology) is again ranked (now 22nd) at 157 […]
Topeka, Kan.–The William Penn men’s bowling team performed well enough to make it to the third and final day as it competed in the NAIA Invitational Friday through Sunday. On Friday, the field competed in five individual games with WPU placing sixth out of 18 teams with 4,924 pins. Mount Mercy topped the grouping with […]
Topeka, Kan.–The Statemen women’s bowling team put up a strong showing as it competed in the NAIA Invitational Friday through Sunday. On Friday, WPU placed fifth out of 20 teams with 4,563 pins over five individual games, while SCAD Savannah (Ga.) led the field with 4,853 pins. Emaly Kruse of Morningside was the top bowler […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn football was rewarded for an exceptional regular season as the 2025 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division teams were announced Tuesday. A total of 17 players garnered first, second, or honorable-mention team recognition. It is the largest group since WPU had 20 recipients in 2012. Seven players collected first-team laurels, including […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s bowler Gavin Unger (Fr., Columbus, Neb., Engineering Technology) and women’s bowler Lucy Mitchell (Jr., Poulsbo, Wash., Psychology and Human Services) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of November 10-16. Unger paced the Statesmen at the NAIA Invitational weekend, heading the way with an individual finish of 10th via a […]
FAYETTE, Mo. — The William Penn women’s basketball team fell 73-65 to Central Methodist on Wednesday in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. William Penn (2-7, 0-2 Heart) was outshot 45.8% to 40.9% from the floor against the Eagles, who improved to 1-1 in league action. The Statesmen opened strong, jumping out to a 9-2 […]
Fayette, Mo.–The William Penn men’s basketball team mounted a furious late comeback Wednesday night, but Central Methodist escaped with a 102–99 victory in a Heart of America Athletic Conference showdown that came down to the final possession. The Eagles (6–2, 2–0 Heart) grabbed the early momentum, stretching a 12–8 edge into a 29–20 lead midway […]
Oskaloosa–A quartet of Statesmen women’s volleyball players collected postseason honors as the 2025 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Wednesday. Kaya Caprini (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn., Psychology and Human Services) and Maju Vieira (Jr., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Business Management) were both picked for the 14-person second team, while Mia Brady (Sr., Pontiac, Ill., […]
Oskaloosa–For the first time in 13 years, the William Penn football team is headed to the postseason as it will host Texas Wesleyan in the First Round of the 2025 NAIA Football Championship Series. The No. 13-seeded Statesmen (10-1) will be hosting the No. 20-seeded Rams (7-4) on Saturday at noon at Statesmen Community Stadium. […]
