Coralville–The William Penn women’s wrestling team knocked the rust off as it competed at the Soldier Salute Sunday and Monday. The event included an Open and Silver division and Kendall Bostelman (Jr., Napoleon, Ohio, Exercise Science) paced the navy and gold in the Open division by finishing 3-1 at 138 pounds. The junior posted two […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team continues its rise as the NAIA released its fourth set of polls this week. William Penn remains #5 in the NAIA, increasing its point total to 139, just seven points behind third place. Life (Ga.) is first with 224 points, while Grand View (207), Cumberlands (Ky.) (146), and Providence (Mont.) […]
Atchison, Kan.–The William Penn women’s basketball team dropped the first game of the 2025 calendar year, falling 91-46 to Benedictine in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Thursday. WPU (2-10, 1-7 Heart) was outshot 41.1%-30.4% and lost the rebounding battle 47-34, but struggled the most in ball control with 30 turnovers (12 for BC). The […]
Atchison, Kan.–-The William Penn men’s basketball team came up short in a tightly-contested 71-68 loss to Benedictine in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Thursday. WPU (8-4, 5-3 Heart) struggled to find its rhythm early, allowing BC (6-8, 5-5 Heart) to open the game on a 12-4 run through the first five minutes. The teams […]
Las Vegas, Nev.–The William Penn women’s bowling team finished short of the playoff battle as it competed at the Las Vegas Collegiate Shoot-Out Friday and Saturday. The Statesmen placed 12th out of 38 teams in qualifying with 7,471 pins in five regular games and 20 Baker games. Mount Mercy headed qualifying with 7,953 pins, while […]
Las Vegas, Nev.–The William Penn men’s bowling team concluded its western trip at the Las Vegas Collegiate Shootout last week. WPU ended up 30th out of 55 teams in qualifying with 7,844 pins over the span of five regular games and 20 Baker games. Wichita State (Kan.) led qualifying with 9,134 pins. Webber International (Fla.) […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn Athletics Director Aleesha Rabedeaux has announced that Elise Ibrahim has resigned as Head Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach. Ibrahim, who was in her third year at the helm of both programs, guided eight all-Heart of America Athletic Conference players, one Heart Newcomer of the Year, 10 NAIA Scholar-Athletes, and eight Heart Scholar-Athletes. A […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team experienced a campaign unlike any in its history in 2024. Anyone around NAIA men’s soccer over the last half decade can attest that the 2024 William Penn campaign was no fluke. Coming off five consecutive NAIA National Championship appearances, including a Round of 16 finish in 2023, Head Coach Simon […]
Oskaloosa–Alyvia Johnson (Sr., Owatonna, Minn., Business Management) put a big bow on a big career as she was named an All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Tuesday. Johnson earned Honorable-Mention All-America recognition for the second time (also in 2023). She is the only player in William Penn women’s volleyball history to collect All-America […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team ended its best season in school history with its highest ranking ever as the NAIA released its postseason top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (20-3-3) concluded the 2024 campaign at #2 with 377 points. Not only is it the highest position for the navy and gold in their history, it also […]
