St. Louis, Mo.–The William Penn cheerleading squad kicked off its 2025 season with a strong showing, securing a top-half finish at the Missouri Baptist Spartan Showcase on Saturday. The Statesmen placed fourth out of nine teams with 82.1 points. Missouri Valley took the crown with 91.32 points. “Our team truly showed out today,” Head Coach […]
St. Louis, Mo.–The William Penn dance team opened its 2025 season with a solid performance, securing a fourth-place finish at the Missouri Baptist Spartan Showcase on Saturday. The Statesmen tallied 77.93 points, placing fourth in a competitive 12-team field. Host Missouri Baptist took the title with 81.07 points. “Our team truly showed out today,” Head […]
Oskaloosa–The No. 5 William Penn men’s volleyball team fought hard but fell just short of a reverse sweep, dropping a five-set thriller to Arizona Christian Saturday. The Statesmen (2-3) battled back after losing the first two sets but ultimately fell 3-2, with set scores of 20-25, 31-33, 25-18, 25-19, and 16-18. Arizona Christian (1-3) capitalized […]
Grinnell–The William Penn women’s track and field team continued its indoor season with a strong showing at the Grinnell Invite on Saturday, highlighted by multiple top finishes. De’Avae Adderley (Jr., Nassau, Bahamas, Engineering Technology) led the way for the Statesmen as she clocked 26.72 seconds in the 200-meter dash and posted a time of 1:03.94 […]
Peru, Neb.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team pushed its host for most of the afternoon, but could not close it out in a 63-49 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Peru State Saturday. WPU (3-19, 2-16 Heart), which was outshot 35.4%-30.8% and outrebounded 43-25, had the Bobcats (7-16, 5-14 Heart) against the ropes midway through […]
Salina, Kan.–The Statesmen baseball team played four very competitive contests as it started the 2025 campaign in the Jayhawk State Saturday and Sunday. WPU (1-3) came up short in the season opener, falling 9-8 to McPherson (Kan.) in 10 innings. The squad then finished the day with a 6-4 victory over Science and Arts (Okla.). […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s wrestling team sent a small crew south as it competed at the Missouri Valley Open Saturday. 125-pounder Gentry Walston (So., New Sharon, Iowa, Human Resource Management) and 285-pounder Skylar Young (So., Eddyville, Iowa, Secondary Education) paced WPU as both pinned two opponents. Kendal Pugh (So., Letts, Iowa, Business Management) recorded […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team matched Peru State in second-half scoring, but early struggles proved too much to overcome in a 106-90 loss in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. The Statesmen (9-13, 6-12 Heart) found themselves in an early hole as the Bobcats (18-5, 14-5 Heart) jumped out to a 14-5 lead. WPU […]
Oskaloosa–Three members of the William Penn men’s wrestling team are rated nationally as the NAIA released its sixth set of polls this week. Cameron Hargrove (Sr., Bolingbrook, Ill., Sports Management) continues to top the Statesmen, moving up to No. 12 at 165 pounds. 133-pounder Lane Scorpil (Jr., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Business Management) is now No. […]
Oskaloosa–Christianah Ogunsanya (Fr., Akure, Nigeria, Kinesiology) was so impressive in her collegiate debut that she netted the national honor as she was named NAIA Women’s Wrestler of the Week Wednesday The freshman, competing for the first time in her collegiate career, went 4-0 at the Indiana Tech Open last Saturday. At the Open, Ogunsanya did […]
