Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling team will send a load of ranked wrestlers into action at the league championship as the NAIA released its sixth and final set of polls Wednesday. WPU is rated 28th as a team with 15 points, while 170-pounder Kylee Eastwood (Fr., Fontana, Kan., Undecided) tops a trio of grapplers ranked […]
Oskaloosa–Having righted its ship, the William Penn men’s volleyball team is back inside the top 10 as the NAIA’s second top-15 poll was released Wednesday. Winners of five matches in a row, the Statesmen (7-5, 6-3 Heart) has leapt five spots to #9 with 147 points. WPU is one of six Heart of America Athletic […]
KNOXVILLE – North Mahaska’s quest for a return to the state boys’ basketball tournament came to an end Tuesday night in Knoxville. North Mahaska faced South Iowa Cedar League champion Lynnville-Sully and came up short 62-42. The contest was much closer than the final score indicated. The loss also meant the end to the career […]
Dubuque–Behind its most efficient serving performance of the year, the William Penn men’s volleyball team swept Clarke 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday. WPU (7-5, 6-3 Heart), which won by scores of 25-16, 25-17, 25-17, recorded 10 aces against just 12 services errors, while outhitting the Pride .353-.067. The win is the […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Showalter Johnson (So., Nassau, Bahamas, Business Management) and women’s lacrosse player MacKenzie Petersen (Sr., Albertville, Minn., Public Accounting) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of February 13-19, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Johnson became the fastest 60-meter dash sprinter in not only William Penn history, but […]
Waverly–The William Penn women’s lacrosse team continued its strong start last Sunday as it dropped Wartburg 13-4 in non-conference action. William Penn (2-0) did most of its damage in the second quarter, outscoring the Knights (0-1) 6-0 in the period. MacKenzie Petersen (Sr., Albertville, Minn., Public Accounting) got things started, scoring off an assist from […]
Oskaloosa–MacKenzie Petersen (Sr., Albertville, Minn., Public Accounting) and Madison Reed (Sr., Shakopee, Minn., Secondary Education) both excelled last week en route to sweeping the Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week honors Monday. Petersen won the Offensive award, while Reed was tabbed as the Defensive recipient; it is the first award […]
Oskaloosa–Jared Smith (Jr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, General Accounting) had a big weekend to close out the regular season and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Bowler of the Week Monday. Smith won his first career weekly laurel after helping William Penn to a 23rd-place finish out of 78 squads at […]
Indianapolis, Ind.–Four Statesmen men’s bowlers averaged over 200 pins as William Penn placed just outside of the top 20 to conclude the regular season at the Hoosier Classic last Saturday and Sunday. Knocking down 8,720 pins, WPU placed 23rd out of 78 teams at the biggest tournament of the year, which consisted of six regular […]
West Des Moines–The William Penn women’s lacrosse team got its season started off the right way with a 15-10 win over Cornell Friday. The Statesmen (1-0) got off to a slow start as Cornell (0-1) took a 3-0 advantage after the first five minutes of the game. Ashlyn Hoffman (Jr., Bend, Ore, Nursing) then took […]
