Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team returned from a short winter break and closed out the calendar with a 62-48 win over Cottey in non-conference action Friday. WPU (5-8) had defense on display all day, forcing the Comets (6-6) into 18 turnovers; the Statesmen capitalized on the mistakes with 18 points off turnovers. The navy […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling team has eight individuals ranked within in the league as the NAIA released its third set of polls last week. WPU is tied for 32nd nationally with eight points as 130-pounder Mami Selemani (Jr., Iowa City, Iowa, Business Management) is ranked 16th and 136-pounder Ashleigh Denny (So., El Paso, Texas, Undecided) sits in […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team enters the second half of the season with six grapplers ranked in the conference as the NAIA released its third set of polls last week. WPU is tied for 38th in the nation with 23 points, while Grand View is first with 294 points. Life (Ga.) is second with […]
Coralville–The William Penn women’s wrestling team wrapped up the 2022 calendar year by hitting the mat at the Solider Salute last Thursday. It was an overall tough day for the navy and gold as Mami Selemani (Jr., Iowa City, Iowa, Business Management) was the only individual to claim a victory. The junior won once by […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Nik Rule is proud to announce the hiring of Marc Benavidez as the new Head Football Coach. Benavidez comes to WPU from Avila University in Kansas City, Mo. where he served in the same role for the past five years. Moving up the ranks within the program, he concluded his time […]
Las Vegas, Nev.–The William Penn women’s bowling team bounced back from a disappointing start to its Sin City trip with a much-improved showing, but unfortunately fell just short of the playoff at the Las Vegas Collegiate Shoot-Out Tuesday and Wednesday. William Penn finished ninth out of 29 teams with 8,545 pins, while Wichita State […]
Las Vegas, Nev.–The Statesmen men’s bowling team wrapped up the 2022 calendar year with a top-half effort at the Las Vegas Collegiate Shoot-Out Tuesday and Wednesday. William Penn placed 21st out of 49 teams with 8,876 pins in six regular games and numerous Baker games. Webber International (Fla.) led qualifying with 10,050 pins and […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team used a huge run to pull away and remain undefeated in the Heart of America Athletic Conference with an 89-72 win over Central Methodist Saturday. William Penn (9-2, 5-0 Heart) once again led the rebounding battle, holding 56-34 edge against the Eagles (5-4, 3-2). The hosts’ 15-4 advantage […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team was not able to match up with #4 Central Methodist Saturday, falling 82-54 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (4-6, 2-3 Heart) was outshot 41.7%-35.3% by the Eagles (9-0, 5-0 Heart), but won the three-point battle 37.5%-23.5%. Unfortunately, 29 turnovers led to 38 visitor points in […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team got in five competitions as it hosted the William Penn Duals Saturday. WPU (5-8) opened the day with a 28-14 win over Simpson and then defeated Iowa Central CC 22-20 in an exhibition dual. The squad followed with a 32-14 setback against Midland. The day concluded with a 17-14 exhibition […]
