Iowa City–Youssef Hamed (Jr., Al Wakrah, Qatar, Business Management) and Xzavion West (Sr., Guthrie, Ky., Psychology) both qualified for nationals as they led the Statesmen men’s indoor track and field teams at the Iowa Jimmy Grant Alumni Invitational Saturday. Hamed punched his ticket to the NAIA National Championship with a provisional standard 60-meter dash time […]
Iowa City–Adedoyin Aderibigbe (Fr., Cedar Hill, Texas, Sociology) and Crystal Shaw (Fr., Austin, Texas, Applied Computer Science) took down their own school records as the William Penn women’s indoor track and field teams battled at the Iowa Jimmy Grant Alumni Invitational Saturday. A week after breaking program marks in their first-ever collegiate competitions, the duo […]
Davenport–Brody Brisker (Fr., Wilton, Iowa, Sports Management) paced an undermanned William Penn men’s wrestling team as it competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Duals Saturday. WPU (0-5, 0-5 Heart) was unable to move into the win column, beginning with a 48-3 opening loss to Missouri Valley. The navy and gold then fell 39-4 […]
Oskaloosa–Destynd Loring (Sr., Charleston, S.C., Sports Management) and Marquis Harry (So., Pompano Beach, Fla., Business Management) used incredible seasons to garner postseason recognition as the AFCA NAIA Coaches’ All-America Teams were announced Thursday. Loring was named to the First Team, while Harry was chosen for the Third Team. The All-America laurels are the first for […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling team slipped a pair of positions as the NAIA released its third set of polls this week. The navy and gold are now fourth in the nation with 156 points. Life (Ga.) continues to be first in the NAIA, now with 203 points. Providence (Mont.) jumps into the No. 2 […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team picked up one spot in the conference rating as the NAIA released its third set of polls this week. Nationally, William Penn is tied for 35th with 19 points, while Grand View leads the NAIA with 249 points. Life (Ga.) (232), Indiana Tech (215), Southeastern (Fla.) (214), and Southern Oregon […]
Liberty, Mo. — The Statesmen women’s basketball team took care of business on the road, defeating William Jewell 58-30 in nonconference play Thursday. William Penn (4-9) outshot the Cardinals 35.7% to 18.3% despite being outrebounded 46-41 and trailing 9-5 in second-chance points. The Statesmen forced 24 turnovers while giving up 13. William Penn capitalized, scoring […]
Des Moines–The William Penn competitive dance team put up big scores as it competed at the Iowa State Dance Competition last week. WPU had its highest score of 90.75 points in Pom, finishing fourth out of eight programs. In Hip Hop, the navy and gold were second out of five teams with 87.88 points. Additionally, […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s basketball player Donovan Rodriguez (Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., Sports Management) and women’s track and field athlete Crystal Shaw (Fr., Austin, Texas, Applied Computer Science) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of December 1-7. Rodriguez lifted William Penn to a 92-90 win over Missouri Valley last Saturday. In the win, the […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Grant Farris is proud to announce the hiring of Caleb Silver as the new Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach. Silver, who has served as interim coach the last two months, started at WPU as a graduate assistant in the fall of 2024. During his tenure, he has guided […]
