by Wade Steinlage Marshall, Mo.–Max Lewis (So., Duchesne, Utah, Biology) has only been in the wrestling room for two weeks, but is improving exponentially, highlighted by a high finish at the Missouri Valley Invitational Saturday. The Statesmen placed fourth at 285 pounds to guide William Penn to a tie for 19th place with 36 points. […]
by Wade Steinlage Dubuque–The offense clicked along as it has all year as the William Penn men’s basketball team defeated Clarke in a high-scoring Heart of America Athletic Conference game 106-96 Wednesday. The #1-ranked Statesmen (17-1, 7-1 Heart) did not let their new top rating go to their heads as they led by double digits […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team has been amongst the nation’s best teams for the last two seasons, but has finally cracked the top spot as the third NAIA Division I poll was released Tuesday. WPU (16-1, 6-1 Heart) has 215 points and four first-place votes to take over #1 for the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Vashti Nwagbaraocha (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis., Exercise Science) accomplished something Tuesday that no one else in William Penn women’s basketball history ever has as she was named NAIA Division I Player of the Week. Nwagbaraocha becomes the first player in program history to claim the laurel after she led the Statesmen (12-4, 6-1 […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the December Player of the Month awards. Sophomore track and field athlete Tristen Elmore (Ovied, Fla., Physical Education) earned the Male award, while sophomore bowler Bailey Palmer (Ottumwa, Iowa, Undecided) took home the Female honor. The accolade is the first […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen wrestling team started the night well, but unfortunately things unraveled in a 39-6 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to #1 Grand View in dual-meet action Tuesday. William Penn (1-5, 0-2 Heart) won the first two matches of the night and went the distance in three other bouts, but could […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Vashti Nwagbaraocha (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis., Exercise Science) was rewarded for having a career week as she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday. Nwagbaraocha collected her first laurel of the season (second of her career) as she guided the Statesmen (12-4, 6-1 Heart) to a […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team is winning, but not in the prettiest of ways lately, including taking down Culver-Stockton 101-79 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. #3 WPU (16-1, 6-1 Heart) won its fifth game in a row, but needed 64 second-half points to do so. It is the 11th […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team was excellent in the odd-numbered quarters, and did enough down the stretch to hold off Culver-Stockton 71-63 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. William Penn (12-4, 6-1 Heart) outshot the Wildcats (7-9, 2-5 Heart) by a 44.8%-35.3% tally, but really did its damage on defense […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team sandwiched an overall frustrating night between a pair of exciting moments as it slipped past Heart of America Athletic Conference rival Grand View 86-84 in the Annual Toilet Paper game Wednesday. #3 WPU (15-1, 5-1 Heart), which via a loss by Graceland, is now in sole […]
