Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team will open the season with numerous grapplers on the watch list as the NAIA released its preseason polls Thursday. William Penn, which is tied for 35th in the nation with 28 points, has two individuals ranked at their respective weight classes. Returning national qualifiers Cameron Hargrove (So., Bolingbrook, Ill., Undecided) […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team came out red hot, but failed to sustain that excellence as it fell 3-1 to Benedictine in a Heart of America Athletic Conference match Friday. WPU (15-13, 9-6 Heart), which lost by scores of 27-25, 23-25, 26-28, 20-25, held a .240-.222 hitting edge and was stronger in the blocking category […]
Pella–The William Penn shotgun sports team week was a bit greedy and refused to share over the weekend, sweeping all five disciplines as it won the William Penn Invitational. WPU was first out of six teams with a final tally of 2,286-for-2,500. Iowa Western CC was a distant second at 2,189-for-2,500, while Midland was third […]
Silvis, Ill.–In what was an unofficial national tournament preview, the William Penn women’s golf team proved it belongs in the conversation as it competed at the weather-shortened TPC Deere Run Invitational Monday. Due to freezing temperatures, the event was shortened from three rounds to just one. WPU, led by individual medalist Olivia Lange (So., Buckeburg, […]
Oskaloosa–Despite playing without its most prolific attacker, the William Penn women’s volleyball team was still able to finish on top in a critical Heart of America Athletic Conference battle with Culver-Stockton Tuesday. WPU (15-12, 9-5 Heart) won 3-1 with set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 25-27, 26-24. The squad is now first in the North Division, […]
Oskaloosa–Shotgun sports athlete Russell Malterud (Grad., North Branch, Minn., Master’s of Organizational Leadership) and women’s bowler Olivia Pilcher (Fr., Ottumwa, Iowa, Exercise Science) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of October 10-16, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Malterud placed second overall at the William Penn Invitational last Saturday and Sunday. He […]
Wichita, Kan.–The William Penn women’s bowling team used exceptional Baker play to advance deep as it opened the season at the Mid-States Championship Saturday and Sunday. WPU qualified in eighth place out of 25 teams with 8,863 pins in six regular games and 20 Baker rounds. Wichita State (Kan.) was the top qualifier with 9,473 […]
Wichita, Kan.–The Statesmen men’s bowling team opened the 2022-2023 campaign with a trip to the Jayhawk State and came away with a top-half placing at the Mid-States Championship Saturday and Sunday. WPU finished 13th out of 31 teams with 9,450 pins in six regular games and 20 Baker rounds. Wichita State (Kan.) topped qualifying with […]
Des Moines–The William Penn women’s volleyball team was on its game Saturday as it swept a pair of non-conference foes at the Grand View Invitational. The Statesmen (14-12) opened the day with a 3-0 victory of William Woods (Mo.) (25-10, 25-18, 28-26) before knocking off Xavier (La.) 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-16). Xavier is currently 34th […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team took on its final non-conference foe of the season Saturday and was forced to settle for a 1-1 tie against Briar Cliff. As it has in most games this fall, William Penn (7-5-1) had a barrage of shots, leading that category 13-5 over the Chargers (4-6-5). The first half […]
