Crete, Neb.–The William Penn women’s wrestling team had three finalists and one champion as it battled at the Conner/Oppenheim Open hosted by Doane Saturday. Top-ranked Mia Palumbo (Jr., Oak Lawn, Ill., Exercise Science) rolled through the 109-pound weight class for her third title in as many tournaments. The junior finished 4-0 with four technical falls, […]
Addison, Ill.–The Statesmen men’s bowling team ended up just a few pins short of qualifying for match play as it competed well at the Warhawk Open Saturday and Sunday. William Penn finished ninth out of 24 teams with 8,855 pins in six regular games and 16 Baker games. Wisconsin-Whitewater topped qualifying with 9,407 pins, but […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s basketball team put itself in position to possibly get a road win Saturday, but could not execute down the stretch in an 81-79 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Missouri Valley. The Statesmen (3-7, 2-4 Heart), who outshot the Vikings 47.6%-42.4%, led at halftime, but faltered in the second […]
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 […]
