Pella–The Statesmen women’s track and field team posted several strong marks as it competed at the Central Invitational Thursday. William Penn took the top two spots in the sport’s fastest race as Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Sr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) won the 100-meter dash competition in 12.63 seconds, while A’luel Miller (Fr., Kansas City, Kan., Wellness […]
Oskaloosa–Four members of the William Penn competitive cheer team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Thursday. Zoey Jones (Sr., Ottumwa, Iowa, Elementary Education) leads the quartet with a 3.93 Grade Point Average, while Austin Burkhart (So., Kirkville, Iowa, Secondary Education) is next with a 3.87 […]
Oskaloosa–Two members of the William Penn competitive dance team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Thursday. Grace Evans (So., West Liberty, Iowa, Psychology) heads the duo with a 3.71 Grade Point Average, while Taegin Butler (Sr., Ottumwa, Iowa, Psychology) owns a 3.52 GPA. The award […]
Dubuque–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team nearly went wire-to-wire as it swept Clarke 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday. #5 WPU (18-3, 11-2 Heart), which won by scores of 25-14, 25-19, 25-16, outhit the Pride .426-.087. The win is the program’s sixth in a row. The visitors allowed CU (5-18, 2-11 Heart) to […]
Oskaloosa–Alyssa Hames (Jr., Ackley, Iowa, Psychology) was honored for a strong 2023-2024 season in and out of the classroom as she earned NAIA women’s basketball academic all-district honors from College Sports Communicators Wednesday. Hames entered the spring semester with a 4.00 GPA. The junior started in all 27 games in which she started, averaging 11.0 […]
Nicholasville, Ky.–The Statesmen men’s golf team continued its spring slate by competing in the Garn Championship hosted by Spring Arbor Monday and Tuesday. William Penn placed 18th out of 22 teams with a three-round score of 1,015 (329-349-337) at the par-72 Keene Trace Golf Club, which yearly hosts the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship. Campbellsville (Ky.) […]
PELLA-Coming off a doubleheader sweep last week, the Central College softball team remained No. 24 in the NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Dutch scored a 4-1, 4-3 sweep of St. Olaf College (Minn.) in their home-season debut March 20 to improve to 12-5. The top eight teams in the poll are unchanged, […]
Oskaloosa–Baseball player Brian Thomas (Sr., Shingle Springs, Calif., Sports Management) and women’s lacrosse player Emily Ferguson (Sr., Waterloo, N.Y., Exercise Science) have been named Statesmen of the Week for the week of March 18-24, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Thomas put on a show in a win against Culver-Stockton last Saturday, tossing a three-hit shutout. The […]
Oskaloosa–Wyatt Christensen (So., Madison, Wis., Biology) had it going on the attacking end last week, and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week Monday. Christensen won his first career honor after helping William Penn to a pair of wins last week. In last Thursday’s […]
Rolla, Mo.–Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Sr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) captured gold Saturday as the William Penn women’s track and field team began its outdoor campaign at the Missouri S&T Miner Invitational. Batu-Tiako won the long jump event with a distance of 18-1.75. The senior also placed 17th in the 200-meter dash in 27.08 seconds. Erica Martin […]
