Des Moines–The William Penn women’s basketball team overcame a double-digit deficit as it knocked off St. Ambrose 68-61 in non-conference action at the Grand View Classic Friday. WPU (2-0) started off the game slow against St. Ambrose (1-2), as the Queen Bees scored the game’s first seven points and led 17-8 after one quarter of […]
Oskaloosa–Three Statesmen were honored for extraordinary seasons as the 2022 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference men’s soccer teams were announced Wednesday. Aaron Keita (Sr., Monrovia, Liberia) was a first-team honoree, while Luke Andrews (Sr., Andover, England, Sports Management) collected second-team recognition. Chanin Olandin (So., Oslo Norway, Sports Management) earned a third-team laurel as well. There […]
Kansas City, Mo.–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team won once and lost once as it began the 2022-2023 campaign with a pair of non-conference duals Wednesday. William Penn (1-1) opened the evening with a 35-15 victory over Bethany (Kan.), but was denied the perfect start as it was defeated by host Avila 30-15. Jeffery Myers (Fr., […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s volleyball team reached the 20-win plateau for the first time in 10 years as it took down rival Grand View 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Tuesday. WPU (20-13, 13-6 Heart), which won by scores of 25-19, 28-26, 25-18, claimed the #3 seed for the Heart Tournament and will […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling team has a handful of representatives on the national list as the NAIA released its preseason polls Thursday. WPU enters the campaign 22nd in the country with 34 points. Five grapplers are in their respective top-20 rankings, led by 155-pounder Salima Omari (Jr., Iowa City, Iowa) at #9. Mami Selemani […]
Oskaloosa–Connor Rissi (So., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Undecided) posted a high finish last weekend and it netted him Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Bowler of the Week honors Monday. Rissi won his first career laurel after a strong effort at the Jayhawk Collegiate Challenge last Saturday and Sunday. The junior placed 15th out of 208 […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s basketball player Malik Edwards (So., Drexel Hill, Pa., Business Management) and women’s basketball player Joslyn Herbeck (Jr., Fond du Lac, Wis., Sports Management) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of October 24-30, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Edwards opened the season with a career-high 32 points against Great Lakes Christian […]
Oskaloosa–Gabriana Franco (Fr., Tracy, Calif., Exercise Science) topped the leaderboard and for her efforts she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week Monday. Franco collected her second laurel after guiding William Penn to the crown at the Heart Preview last Monday and Tuesday. The freshman carded a two-round score of […]
Lawrence, Kan.–Connor Rissi (So., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Undecided) finished in the top 15 as the William Penn men’s bowling team competed at the Jayhawk Collegiate Challenge Saturday and Sunday. WPU placed ninth out of 18 teams with 7,320 pins in five regular games and 16 Baker games. Wichita State (Kan.) topped the standings with 8,653 […]
Chicago, Ill. –The Statesmen men’s basketball team started off its season Friday with a 107-80 win over Great Lakes Christian in the Governors State Classic. William Penn (1-0), coming off a year led by many seniors, showed right away that it has people who can step up into more prominent roles. Malik Edwards (Fr., Drexel […]
