Crete, Neb.–The William Penn men’s wrestling team continued its campaign Saturday as it had grapplers on the mats at the Conner/Oppenheim Open hosted by Doane. The event included Open and Amateur divisions with WPU doing its damage in the Amateur division. 165-pounder Braden Peglow (So., Vail, Ariz., Business Management) was the squad’s top individual with […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn women’s basketball team could not overcome a slow start as it was defeated 87-63 by Missouri Valley in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (2-8, 1-5 Heart) was outshot 47.9%-38.5% and outrebounded 45-39 on the road as it failed to hand MVC (7-1, 5-0 Heart) its first league blemish […]
Oskaloosa–Alyvia Johnson (Jr., Owatonna, Minn., Business Management) collected recognition from her sport’s governing body as the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced its NAIA all-region teams Thursday. Johnson was chosen as a first-team selection in the Midwest Region, giving the junior her first all-region award. It is the second year in a row that William Penn […]
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 […]
