Davenport–Both squads won five matches, but bonus points made up the difference as the William Penn men’s wrestling team fell 20-18 to St. Ambrose in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Wednesday. WPU (1-1, 1-1 Heart) opened the night down 4-0 after 125 pounds, but Lane Scorpil (So., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Industrial Technology) […]
Oskaloosa–As good as it was in the first half, the Statesmen women’s basketball team failed to match that performance in the second stanza as it fell 71-70 to Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Wednesday. WPU (1-5, 0-2 Heart), which has now had three games be decided by one possession and another one […]
Oskaloosa–A quartet of William Penn women’s volleyball players were honored for extraordinary seasons as the 2023 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Monday. Alyvia Johnson (Jr., Owatonna, Minn., Business Management) was selected to be on the 14-person first team, while Alyssa Young (Sr., Winter Springs, Fla., Exercise Science) earned a spot on the […]
Oskaloosa–For the fifth year in a row, the William Penn men’s soccer team has earned a postseason bid, and for the second time ever, it will host a game as it returns to the NAIA National Championship Opening Round presented by Select Sport America. WPU (11-4-4), which received an at-large bid, not only earned the […]
Oskaloosa–Adaugo Nwachukwu (Jr., San Jose, Calif., Exercise Science) cruised in her William Penn debut, and for her efforts she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Wrestler of the Week Monday. A first-time honoree by the league, Nwachukwu crushed all four of her opponents en route to a title at the Waldorf Open last […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s bowler Noah Kidwell (Fr., Bettendorf, Iowa, Mechanical Engineering) and women’s wrestler Grecia Martinez (So., Horizon City, Texas, Engineering) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of November 6-12, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. With a 195.8 pin average over five games, Kidwell placed 57th out of 422 competitors at the ISYL […]
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 […]
