Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling team rolled on Senior Night, defeating William Woods 40-5 in a non-conference dual meet Tuesday. No. 6 WPU (5-5) won six of the seven contested bouts and also collected three forfeits en route to the lopsided victory over the under-manned Owls who fall to 0-9 in dual-meet competition. After 103-pounder […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team finally obtained its first dual meet victory of the season, defeating non-conference foe William Woods 46-10 on Senior Night Tuesday. WPU (1-7) triumphed in six of the eight contested matches and picked up two additional forfeits as it won its first dual meet of the campaign. Gentry Walston (So., New […]
Oskaloosa–Esther Kolawole (Fr., Akure, Nigeria, Kinesiology) parlayed a perfect weekend into national hardware she was named NAIA Women’s Wrestler of the Week. Kolawole becomes William Penn’s second national recipient in as many weeks after she dominated en route to a title at the Grand View Open last Saturday. The freshman 138-pounder went 5-0 at the […]
Oskaloosa–Tony Paye (Fr., Johnston, Iowa, Exercise Science) and Anthony Weaver (So., Demopolis, Ala., Mechanical Engineering) excelled in their disciplines last weekend, and for those efforts they were able to sweep the Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors Monday, presented by BoxOut. Paye’s laurel is his first as […]
Oskaloosa–Lucy Mitchell (So., Poulsbo, Wash., Psychology and Human Services) outperformed the field and for her efforts she was named the Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Bowler of the Week Monday. Mitchell won her first career laurel by posting a career day at the NAIA West #1 last Saturday. At the tournament, the sophomore was […]
Dubuque–The William Penn women’s basketball team struggled on the offensive end as it fell 78-58 to Clarke in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup Monday. WPU (3-20, 2-17 Heart) was outshot 46.8%-27.6% and lost the rebounding battle 48-30, but countered that by going 19-for-24 at the free-throw line (79.2%). The visitors were slow out […]
Dubuque–The William Penn men’s basketball team battled down to the wire but fell just short in a 100-96 loss to Clarke in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Monday night. The game opened with a back-and-forth exchange before the Statesmen (9-13, 6-12 Heart) seized momentum with a 7-0 run, pulling ahead 18-11. Clarke (4-17, 4-13 […]
Lawrence, Kan.–The William Penn men’s bowling team claimed silver on both days as it competed in a unique format at the NAIA West Weekend Saturday and Sunday. The weekend was split into two separate events with both days featuring head-to-head battles against other programs. The team with the best match play record on the day […]
Des Moines–The William Penn women’s wrestling team had another successful outing Saturday as it placed four individuals at the Grand View Open. 117-pounder Christianah Ogunsanya (Fr., Akure, Nigeria, Kinesiology) and 138-pounder Esther Kolawole (Fr., Akure, Nigeria, Kinesiology) continued their incredible starts as Statesmen as they again claimed titles. Both individuals were 5-0 with all of […]
Grinnell–The William Penn men’s track and field team secured a couple more national qualifiers as it compiled a strong showing at the Grinnell Invitational Saturday. As a team, WPU was second out of 11 squads with 113 points, while host Grinnell won the crown with 135.5 points. The distance medley relay crew led WPU’s huge […]
