Oskaloosa–The William Penn competitive dance team got on the competition floor for the first time Thursday as it performed twice at the Iowa State Dance Competition. The squad received a score of 90.38 points in Jazz and a score of 84.63 points in Pom. The Jazz score is a significant improvement from a year ago, […]
Fayette, Mo.–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team pushed to the end, but again came up just short in a 25-20 Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet loss to Central Methodist Friday. William Penn (1-3, 1-3 Heart) won just four of the weight classes (three of the eight contested bouts), but bonus points kept the visitors […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the October Player of the Month laurels. Junior men’s soccer player Sean Bohan (Dublin, Ireland, Business Management) earned the Male award, while junior women’s volleyball player Alyvia Johnson (Owatonna, Minn., Business Management) claimed the Female honor. The laurel is the first for Bohan, […]
Oskaloosa–Cam Marshall (So., San Diego, Calif., Sports Management) and Manny Hammonds (Fr., Des Moines, Iowa, New Media) had career nights off the bench as the Statesmen men’s basketball team defeated Culver-Stockton 93-83 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Wednesday. William Penn (3-6, 2-3 Heart) outshot the Wildcats 45.3%-35.7% and made 12 three-pointers, including a […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team made up ground after a poor start, but could not complete its rally in an 80-68 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Culver-Stockton Wednesday. The Statesmen (2-7, 1-4 Heart), who were outshot 51.6%-39.7% and outrebounded 42-31, trailed by double figures early and could not reel in the Wildcats […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s basketball player Mike Elliott (So., Indianapolis, Ind., Business Management) and women’s basketball player Aliyah Myers (Sr., Wichita, Kan., Business Management) have been named Statesmen of the Week for the week of November 20-26, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Elliott had a great outing in his only game of the week, scoring a team season-high 31 […]
Oskaloosa–Eight members of the William Penn women’s volleyball team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023 NAIA Scholar-Athletes Tuesday. Emma Stephens (Jr., Stonewall, Manitoba, Psychology) leads the group with a 3.94 Grade Point Average. Andressa Borges (Jr., Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sports Management) is right behind her with a 3.91 […]
Wichita, Kan.–The William Penn men’s soccer season came to a crushing close Monday as it was defeated 1-0 by #4 seed Dalton State in the Round of 16 at the NAIA National Championship. #13 seed WPU (12-5-4), which was making its first-ever trip to the Final Site, played even with the Roadrunners for nearly the […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s wrestling team won four matches with bonus points, but it was not enough to get past #20 Baker in a 24-22 Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet loss Tuesday. WPU (1-2, 1-2 Heart) came up just short on an evening that witnessed only one bout not end in a major […]
Oskaloosa–Mia Palumbo (Jr., Oak Lawn, Ill., Exercise Science) not only topped the league, but the whole nation last week as she was named NAIA Women’s Wrestler of the Week Wednesday. Palumbo won her first national accolade following a dominating performance at the Missouri Valley Open last Saturday. The junior, who is ranked #1 in the […]
