Leavenworth, Kan.–The Statesmen baseball team was in contention both times on Opening Day, but could not come up with the timely hits in two non-conference losses Friday. William Penn (0-2) fell 4-2 to host Saint Mary and then dropped a 7-5 decision to Dordt in eight innings. The Spires opened the scoring with a run […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling team is getting close to full strength as the regular season winds down and the raters have taken notice as the NAIA released its fifth set of polls this week. As a team, WPU is seventh nationally with 113 points. Menlo (Calif.) is first with 206 points, while Life (Ga.) […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team rolled in its final home dual meet, defeating Central Methodist 37-8 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Wednesday. WPU (5-5, 1-3 Heart), which donned custom National Guard singlets on Military Appreciation Night, won six of the eight contested bouts and also earned free points twice. Teya Garner (Fr., San […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team split against a pair of top programs to start the campaign and it helped the squad advance in the rankings as the NAIA released its first top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (2-1) gained one spot from its preseason position to #9 with 183 points. The Statesmen have now been ranked for […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen bowling teams continue to sit in the top 20 as the NAIA produced its fourth RPI rankings recently. The Statesmen women are currently ninth in the NAIA with an RPI of .610, while SCAD-Savannah (Ga.) is now #1 at .689. WPU is also up to 21st among schools from all divisions in the […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team has five members rated in the league as the NAIA released its sixth and final set of polls this week. Entering the national-qualifying Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship next Friday and Saturday, William Penn is tied for 41st in the nation with 12 points, while Grand View is first […]
Fayette, Mo.–Alyssa Hames (Jr., Ackley, Iowa, Psychology) hit double figures in points and rebounds and the Statesmen women’s basketball team played well in three quarters, but could not get past Central Methodist in a 69-51 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss Wednesday. William Penn (3-21, 2-18 Heart) was outshot just 40.3%-35.2%, but attempted 18 fewer […]
Fayette, Mo.–Jayvin Brown (So., Waldorf, Md., Wellness and Recreation) tried to single-handedly will his squad to victory, but the defense could not slow down Central Methodist as the Statesmen men’s basketball team fell 103-90 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Wednesday. William Penn (5-19, 4-16 Heart) put up big numbers, but failed to keep […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Jonah Heckenberg (Sr., Stockport, Iowa, Business Management) and softball player Nayely Martinez (Sr., Carson, Calif., Business Management) have been named Statesmen of the Week for the week of January 29-February 4, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Heckenberg not only qualified for nationals last Friday at the Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Open, […]
West Lawrence, Kan.–The Statesmen women’s bowling team collected another tournament crown as it competed in back-to-back one-day tournaments at the NAIA Weekend-West Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, WPU qualified second out of 18 teams with 7,006 pins in five individual games and 12 Baker games. Ottawa (Kan.) paced the field in qualifying with 7,208 pins. […]
