Forest City–The William Penn women’s wrestling team sent another small crew into competition as it tip-toes into the campaign, but again came up with huge results as it competed at the Waldorf Open Saturday. Adaugo Nwachukwu (Jr., San Jose, Calif., Exercise Science) headlined the navy and gold in her William Penn debut, going 4-0 with […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen football team came up short on Senior Day as it fell 15-7 to Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division foe Graceland in its 2023 finale Saturday. William Penn (4-6, 2-3 North) dropped the defensive battle that saw the sides combine for 10 turnovers and 10 punts. The hosts, who were narrowly outgained […]
Rock Island, Ill.–Gabi Evans (Sr., West Liberty, Iowa, Psychology and Sociology) placed in the top 15 as the William Penn women’s bowling team battled at the ISYL Leatherneck Classic last Saturday and Sunday. WPU placed 16th out of 33 teams with 6,956 pins. Mount Mercy was the best qualifying squad with 7,727 pins and reached […]
Des Moines–The William Penn men’s wrestling team had another barometer reading of sorts Saturday as it faced off against a large and competitive field at the Grand View Open. In a tournament so big that it was split into an Open division and a Freshman/Sophomore division, 165-pounder Cameron Hargrove (Jr., Bolingbrook, Ill., Sports Management) was […]
Dubuque–The Statesmen women’s basketball team won the third quarter and was within striking distance, but could not finish off the rally as it fell 84-66 to #4 Clarke in its Heart of America Athletic Conference opener Saturday. WPU (1-4, 0-1 Heart) was outshot 40.0%-30.8% and outrebounded 55-44, but committed a season-low 12 turnovers. The visitors […]
Dubuque–The William Penn men’s basketball team could not hold off Clarke as it fell 98-90 in its Heart of America Athletic Conference opener Saturday. WPU (1-4, 0-1 Heart) outshot the Pride 50.8%-43.5% and held a 43-33 edge in rebounding, but was outscored 33-18 at the free-throw line. Larontae Mormant (Sr., Bloomington, Minn., Business Management) scored […]
Davenport–The Statesmen men’s bowling team struggled to find the groove Saturday and Sunday as it competed at the ISYL Leatherneck Classic. WPU placed 32nd out of 44 teams with 7,015 pins. Wichita State (Kan.) led qualifying with 8,433 pins, but was knocked off by #7 seed Mount Mercy in the match play finals 2-1. Michael […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s shotgun sports athlete Russell Malterud (Grad., North Branch, Minn., Master’s of Organizational Leadership) and women’s shotgun sports athlete Holly Boeke (Jr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Biology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of October 30-November 5, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Malterud won the High Overall Athlete award at the Iowa Four-Year […]
Forest City–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team took a tie and turned it into a lopsided affair as it defeated Waldorf 32-14 in its Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet opener Thursday. WPU (1-0, 1-0 Heart) won seven of the night’s 10 matches, including three by fall and one by technical fall, to win on […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team continues to be near the top of the national and league standings as the NAIA released its first set of polls this week. WPU is now fifth in the nation with 153 points, while Life (Ga.) tops the NAIA with 197 points. Menlo (Calif.) (191), Grand View (179), and Southern […]
