Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling team enters the holiday break with a plethora of rated individuals as the NAIA released its third set of polls this week. As a team, the Statesmen are back up to fifth in the country with 127 points. Life (Ga.) is now #1 with 218 points, while Grand View (204), […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team has a half-dozen individuals ranked as the NAIA released its third set of polls this week. 165-pounder Cameron Hargrove (Sr., Bolingbrook, Ill., Sports Management) leads WPU as he is 16th in the country, while 133-pounder Lane Scorpil (Jr., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Business Management) is again 23rd. As a team, WPU […]
Wichita, Kan. – The William Penn men’s soccer team’s historic season came to a heart-wrenching end Monday as the Statesmen fell to #1 seed Dalton State in a dramatic 3-2 penalty shootout during the NAIA National Championship Final. Making their first-ever appearance in the championship game, the #3-seeded Statesmen (20-3-3) battled the Roadrunners to a […]
Oskaloosa–Alyvia Johnson (Sr., Owatonna, Minn., Business Management) was tabbed by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as one of the top players in the country as the all-region awards were announced. Johnson earned first-team all-Midwest Region recognition to garner the second first-team honor of her career (also in 2023). The senior led William Penn with […]
Des Moines–The Statesmen competitive dance team competed well in three different events as it opened its schedule at the Iowa State Dance Competition last week. WPU placed third out of seven teams in Jazz with a score of 87.63 points. Grand View was first with 89.25 points, while St. Ambrose was narrowly ahead of the […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s soccer player Moses Magens (Grad., Elmshorn, Germany, Master’s of Sport Management) and women’s wrestler Bronwyn Brenneman (Jr., Parnell, Iowa, Biology) have been named Statesmen of the Week for December 2-8, a laurel presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Magens delivered a clutch performance last Tuesday, netting two pivotal goals to propel the Statesmen past Bethel and […]
Wichita, Kan.–The William Penn men’s soccer team wrote another chapter of history on Saturday, clinching its first-ever trip to the NAIA National Championship Game with a dramatic 4-3 overtime victory over #10 seed William Carey (Miss.) in the semifinals. In a season full of milestones, the third-seeded Statesmen (20-2-3) reached yet another pinnacle, overcoming the […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team got the ball to finally bounce its way as it held off Graceland 71-67 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. William Penn (2-8, 1-5 Heart) ended its losing streak at eight games and also won its first league contest by outshooting GU 44.1%-37.8% and outrebounding its foe 41-34. […]
Crete, Neb.–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team had numerous individuals gather multiple victories as it competed at the Doane Conner/Oppenheim Open Saturday. Kendall Bostelman (Jr., Napoleon, Ohio, Exercise Science) headlined the WPU lineup as she finished second at 138 pounds with a 4-1 record that included a technical fall and two falls. The junior’s lone loss […]
Davenport–The William Penn track and field teams got their indoor seasons underway Saturday by competing in the St. Ambrose Frigid Bee Invitational. Fresh off a conference title and a trip to nationals in cross country, D’Artagnon Beaver (Sr., Rockford, Ill., Human Services) paced a small group of athletes as he punched an early ticket to […]
