Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Aleesha Rabedeaux is proud to announce the hiring of Grant Farris as the new Associate Athletic Director. Familiar with WPU, Farris transitions over from the school’s Development office where he worked since 2022. As a member of the department, he helped create and implement annual giving initiatives, including the Annual […]
Ottumwa, IA – No. 16 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball picked up its fourth consecutive victory with an 81-77 win over North Central Missouri College at the Hellyer Center on Thursday night. Indian Hills improves to 13-1 at home on the year and 20-5 overall. One game removed from a career-high effort, sophomore Davontae Hall (Chicago, […]
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA-For the Central College men’s basketball team, eyes are already fixed on the road ahead. The Dutch (16-8 overall, 10-5 American Rivers) got center Joshua Van Gorp’s (senior, Pella) fourth 30-point night of the season but saw their dreams of a conference title repeat end Wednesday after failing to dislodge Nebraska Wesleyan University from […]
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA-It took a second-half scramble for the Central College women’s basketball team to dodge disappointment before escaping with a 55-50 win at Nebraska Wesleyan University and its hopes for an American Rivers tourney berth still burning brightly. At halftime, after a 26.6% shooting effort, Central found itself trailing the winless Prairie Wolves (0-20 overall, […]
PELLA-Central College opened in seventh in the NCAA Division III Region 9 men’s basketball rankings. The initial regional poll last week only listed ranked teams alphabetically. The Dutch are 16-7 coming off a 96-64 defeat Saturday at the University of Dubuque, snapping Central’s seven-game win streak. The University of Wisconsin-Platteville (19-4), which used a last-second […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the January Player of the Month laurels. Junior men’s track and field athlete D’Artagnon Beaver (Rockford, Ill., Human Services) earned the Male award, while sophomore women’s wrestler Ashley Lekas (Plano, Texas, Business Management) claimed the Female honor. The laurel is the first for […]
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Both the Central College men’s and women’s track and field teams are back in the top 10 in the most recent edition of the USTFCCCA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Team Rating Index released Tuesday night. Both programs are at No. 10 on their respective list, the women moving […]
Oskaloosa–Alyssa Hames (Jr., Ackley, Iowa, Psychology) used a career outing to help her team break a long losing streak, and for that she earned Heart of America Athletic Conference WinWon Women’s Basketball Player of the Week laurels Monday. Hames won her first career honor after leading William Penn to its first victories in weeks. The […]
Oskaloosa–Matt Helmick (Sr., Fullerton, Calif., Business Management) quarterbacked his squad to a pair of top-15 victories, and for his work he garnered the Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Volleyball Setter of the Week award Monday. Helmick notched his first laurel of the year (third of his career) as he helped William Penn to a […]
Oskaloosa–Lane Scorpil (So., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Industrial Technology) was dominant on the mat last week and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Wrestler of the Week Monday. A first-time winner, Scorpil was perfect last Friday en route to a title at the Central Last Chance Invitational. The sophomore 133-pounder […]
