Oskaloosa–The Statesmen bowling teams enter the second half of their campaigns in contention nationally as the third NAIA RPI polls were released Monday. The William Penn women slid a few spots, but are still in the top five at #5 at .651. The navy and gold are also 21st in the USBC rankings with […]
Lamoni–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team fell short in its return to league action, falling to Graceland 30-10 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Tuesday. WPU (5-4, 3-3 Heart) won just two matches, but went the distance in all but one bout. 125-pounder Jeffery Myers (Fr., Yelm, Wash., Education) put the visitors on the […]
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 […]
