Oskaloosa–Esther Kolawole (So., Akure, Nigeria, Kinesiology) enjoyed a dominating return to the mat en route to being named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Wrestler of the Week, presented by Musco Lighting. Kolawole claimed her first weekly honor of 2025-2026 (second of her career) after winning the 138-pound title at the Midland Open last Saturday. […]
Oskaloosa–Xzavion West (Sr., Guthrie, Ky., Psychology) recorded a pair of big throws, and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Field Athlete of the Week, presented by 516 Sports Capital. West garnered his second weekly award of the season (third of his career) after posting two high finishes at the […]
Oskaloosa–Koby Higginbotham (Fr., Knoxville, Iowa, Exercise Science) and Piper Fowler (Fr., Cleveland, Tenn., Psychology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of January 26-February 1. Higginbotham started his collegiate career with an event win at the Grinnell Invitational last Saturday. He took the 60-meter hurdle crown with a time of 8.04 […]
Fulton, Mo.– The No. 3 ranked William Penn women’s wrestling cruised to a 32-5 victory over William Woods, dropping only one weight class in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday. While the dual officially started at 103-pounds, the first action the match-up saw was in the 131-pound division. Both teams received forfeit victories, while […]
Fulton, Mo.– The William Penn men’s wrestling team fell to William Woods 36-17 in Heart action Tuesday. WPU (1-8, 0-8 Heart) won three matches (three by bonus points), but failed to claim the victory. At 125 pounds, Gentry Walston (So., New Sharon, Iowa, Human Resources) put the Statesmen on the board with a 3:22 pinfall […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team kept its momentum rolling Saturday, securing a 105–88 Heart of America Athletic Conference victory over Park inside Penn Gym. The Statesmen (18-5, 12-3 Heart) traded punches early with the Pirates (9-13, 6-8 Heart) but never allowed Park to seize control of the contest. Holding a slim 39–36 advantage late […]
Fremont, Neb.– The William Penn women’s wrestling team competed at the Midland Warrior Open on Saturday, crowning three Statesmen as champions while seven others placed and 13 wrestlers recorded at least one victory. Kendall Bostelman (Sr., Napoleon, Ohio, Exercise Science) earned the 131-pound championship after posting a perfect 5-0 record, highlighted by two technical falls, […]
Grinnell–The William Penn men’s indoor track and field team collected a pair of event titles as it competed at the Grinnell Invitational Saturday. William Penn finished fifth out of 13 teams with 68 points, while host Grinnell claimed the trophy with 135 points. Xzavion West (Sr., Guthrie, Ky., Psychology) continued his dominance by winning the […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team failed to slow down Park in a 78-61 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss Saturday. William Penn (7-16, 4-11 Heart) was outshot 58.0%-31.0%, but performed well at the free-throw line at 79.2% (19-for-24). The hosts also committed seven fewer turnovers (16 for WPU, 23 for PU), but was outrebounded 38-22 […]
Grinnell–The Statesmen women’s indoor track and field team recorded several strong performances Saturday as it competed at the Grinnell Invitational. William Penn placed 10th out of 15 teams with 14 points, while Central won the crown with 178 points. Adedoyin Aderibigbe (Fr., Cedar Hill, Texas, Sociology) posted the second-fastest preliminary time in the 60-meter dash […]
