by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Marlon Alcindor (Sr., Queens, N.Y.) hit from everywhere last week, and his long-ball barrage led to him to earning Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week laurels Monday. Alcindor collected his first-ever weekly award after helping the Statesmen (6-0, 2-0 Heart) to two blowout wins over Culver-Stockton and […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–If the first five games did not provide enough evidence, Marlon Alcindor (Sr., Queens, N.Y.) made it abundantly clear Saturday that he can flat out shoot as he broke a record in helping the William Penn men’s basketball team to a 109-73 Heart of America Athletic Conference victory over Evangel. #2 WPU […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team overcame a first-half deficit to continue their strong start to Heart of America Athletic Conference action with a 61-53 win over Evangel on Saturday. WPU (5-0, 2-0 Heart) remained unbeaten by outshooting the Crusaders (5-1, 0-1 Heart) 44%-30.4% while despite getting outrebounded 41-36 and losing the turnover […]
by Wade Steinlage Minneapolis, Minn.–The William Penn wrestling team faced off against the largest field it will see all year as it competed in the Augsburg Auggie-Adidas Invitational Saturday. Nearly 300 wrestlers hit the mats in the Gold, Silver, or Bronze divisions. A handful of Statesmen found some success, led by Dennis Simmons (Jr., Tucson, […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–William Penn sophomore linebacker Jace Neugebauer (McArthur, Calif., Business Management) was honored for exemplary work on the football field and in the classroom as he was named NAIA All-District 3 as part of the Google Cloud Academic All-America program by CoSIDA. The all-district accolade recognizes student-athletes not only for their athletic prowess […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–David Williams (Jr., Victor, Iowa, Secondary Education) was honored for his excellence in the classroom as he was named a 2018 Daktronics-NAIA Men’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Thursday. Williams, who owns a 3.94 Grade Point Average, is a first-time honoree. A total of 223 men’s cross country runners from within the NAIA were […]
by Wade Steinlage Canton, Mo.–The William Penn women’s basketball team weathered an early storm and then a late rally to start Heart of America Athletic Conference action with a 72-65 road win over Culver-Stockton Wednesday. WPU (4-0, 1-0 Heart) remained perfect by outshooting the Wildcats (2-2, 0-1 Heart) 38.2%-35.1% and holding a 40-36 edge in […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Ashley Miller (Sr., Kalona, Iowa, Exercise Science) and Corrin Lepper (Fr., Jefferson, Mo., Biology) ended productive 2018 seasons with postseason accolades as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference volleyball teams were announced Wednesday. Miller and Lepper were both named third-team all-league performers, joining 12 other individuals on the squad. An additional 40 […]
by Wade Steinlage Canton, Mo.–Marlon Alcindor (Sr., Queens, N.Y.) was nearly perfect from the field and five others joined him in double digits as the Statesmen men’s basketball team pounded Culver-Stockton 105-78 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup Wednesday. #2 William Penn (5-0, 1-0 Heart) remained perfect by outshooting the Wildcats (3-2, 0-1 […]
by Wade Steinlage Forest City–The William Penn wrestling team collected an easy win to start its dual-meet campaign, dropping non-conference foe Waldorf 35-10 Tuesday. WPU (1-0) won three of the six contested matches, including one by fall, but put the meet away with four forfeit victories. The host Warriors (0-2) claimed wins at the first […]
