Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the February Player of the Month laurels. Junior men’s track and field athlete D’Artagnon Beaver (Rockford, Ill., Human Services) earned the Male award, while junior women’s wrestler Adaugo Nwachukwu (Jr., San Jose, Calif., Exercise Science) claimed the Female honor. The laurel is the […]
Ottumwa, IA – For the 19th time in program history, the Indian Hills Men’s Basketball team punched its ticket to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Men’s Basketball National Tournament after winning the 2024 NJCAA North Central District Championship Saturday night. The Warriors defeated No. 20 North Dakota State College of Science 90-74 […]
Longview, Texas–The William Penn men’s golf team began its spring season out of state Monday and Tuesday as it competed in the FST Invitational hosted by LeTourneau. WPU finished 11th out of 12 teams with a three-round score of 923 (303-302-318) at the par-72 Pinecrest Country Club. Southwestern (Texas) topped the standings at 874 (286-292-296). […]
Lamoni–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team got back on track Tuesday as it swept Graceland 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. #6 WPU (13-3, 7-2 Heart), which won by scores of 25-14, 25-13, 25-22, posted a hitting advantage of .414-.041. The visitors, despite allowing the first point to GU in each round, dominated the […]
Atchison, Kan.–A great defensive effort helped the Statesmen men’s lacrosse team overcome a season low in goals as it knocked off #4 Indiana Tech 11-7 in non-conference action Tuesday. Playing at a neutral site (Benedictine College’s campus), #6 William Penn (7-1) recorded its first-ever win over a top-five program. The navy and gold only held […]
Longview, Texas–Behind a medalist-winning effort from Olivia Lange (Jr., Buckeburg, Germany, Business Management), the William Penn women’s golf team topped the field at the FST Invitational hosted by LeTourneau Monday and Tuesday. WPU finished first out of seven teams with a two-day score of 653 (326-327) at the par-72 Pinecrest Country Club. Southwestern (Texas) claimed […]
TUCSON, ARIZ.-Pitchers Sydni Huisman (5th-year, Treynor) and Morgan Schaben (5th-year, Portsmouth, Harlan HS) combined on a two-hit shutout as the No. 22 Central College softball team rolled past the University of Hartford (Conn.) 8-0 in six innings and the University of St. Catherine (Minn.) 9-1 in five innings Thursday at the Tucson (Ariz.) Invitational games. […]
AUBURNDALE, FLA. – The Central College baseball team was one out from beating Salem State University Thursday afternoon but a four-run inning in the top of the ninth propelled them past the Dutch 9-7. Central (4-7) got a solid first start of the season from pitcher Chance Dreyer (sophomore, Davenport, Assumption HS).He struck out six […]
PELLA – Central College landed 20 student-athletes on the winter sports American Rivers Conference all-academic team, announced Thursday. Across the league, 276 total student-athletes were honored. The men’s basketball team had three recipients honored for the third time: Kaleb Brand (junior, Mount Vernon), Nolan Brand (junior, Mount Vernon) and Kole Tupa (junior, Center Point, Center […]
AUBURNDALE, FLA. – A big second inning sparked the Central College baseball team’s offense to an 11-6 victory against Emerson College (Mass.) Tuesday night. Central (4-6) raced out to an 8-1 lead against Emerson (3-3) courtesy of seven runs in the second inning. After starting the inning with a single, the next four Dutch batters […]
