Oskaloosa–Twelve members of the William Penn women’s soccer team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes. The duo of Madeline Danielson (Sr., La Crescent, Minn., Biology) and Jacque Schwager (Sr., Bondurant, Iowa, Psychology) guided the group with 4.0 Grade Point Averages entering the fall. Alison Van […]
Oskaloosa–Six members of the William Penn women’s volleyball team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Emma Stephens (Sr., Stonewall, Manitoba, Psychology) headed the group with a 3.95 Grade Point Average entering the fall. Jade Melton (Hallsville, Mo., Psychology) was next at 3.82, while Emilie Bojorquez-McFadden […]
Louisville, Ky.–The Statesmen men’s bowling team put together a strong showing against other NAIA foes as it competed at a pair of NAIA Invitationals Friday through Sunday. Tournament #1 Recap Friday was a tournament that featured five regular games and William Penn placed ninth out of 18 teams with 4,971 pins. SCAD Savannah (Ga.) won […]
Canton, Mo.–-Isaac Hoberecht (Jr., Carl Junction, Mo., Business Management) powered the Statesmen men’s basketball team to an 83-77 triumph over Culver-Stockton in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Tuesday night. The Statesmen (7-2, 4-1 Heart) overcame an early deficit after trailing 9-3, sparking a 12-2 run midway through the first half to take control. However, […]
Louisville, Ky–The Statesmen women’s bowling team rolled their way to an impressive third-place finish at the NAIA Invitational last Saturday and Sunday. Tournament #1 Recap In the regular-season event that featured only NAIA squads, William Penn secured third place out of 17 teams with 4,797 pins in five regular games and 25 Baker games. Savannah […]
Canton, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team shot well enough to get its first league win of the season, but unfortunately struggled on the glass in a 77-74 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Culver-Stockton Tuesday. WPU (1-7, 0-5 Heart) hit 50.0% of its shots, while the Wildcats (6-2, 3-1 Heart) were also effective from […]
Columbia, Mo.–D’Artagnon Beaver (Sr., Rockford, Ill., Human Services) and Brandon Williams (Sr., Fountain, Colo., Engineering Technology) competed against the nation’s best Friday as they ran in the 69th Annual NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Championship. College of Idaho came away with the team title at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course, scoring 87 points. Milligan […]
Oskaloosa–A total of 13 William Penn football players garnered postseason laurels as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division teams were announced Thursday. The trio of running back Destynd Loring (Jr., Charleston, S.C., Sports Management), tight end Alexander Price (Jr., McKinney, Texas, Sports Management), and linebacker Brian Weatherspoon (So., West Memphis, Ark.) were all […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team dropped one spot as a team, but is still considered a major contender as the NAIA released its second set of polls this week. As a squad, William Penn slipped one spot to sixth in the NAIA with 120 points. Grand View and Life (Ga.) are now tied for first […]
Oskaloosa–The number of William Penn men’s wrestlers ranked in the conference has grown to six as the NAIA released its second set of polls this week. There are no changes nationally for William Penn as 165-pounder Cameron Hargrove (Sr., Bolingbrook, Ill., Sports Management) remains 14th, while 133-pounder Lane Scorpil (Jr., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Business Management) […]
