Oskaloosa–Brandon Williams (Jr., Fountain, Colo., Civil Engineering) and Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Sr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) were rewarded for big weekends as the Heart of America Athletic Conference Track and Field Athlete of the Week awards were announced Monday. Williams was named Men’s Track Athlete, while Batu-Tiako earned the Female Field Athlete honor. The award is […]
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Rosemont, Ill.–The William Penn softball team split its final two games of a long weekend as it concluded the NAIA Leadoff Tournament Sunday. WPU (6-4) fell 8-0 to Madonna (Mich.) in five innings, but bounced back to defeat host Roosevelt 4-1. The navy and gold, who were only outhit by the Crusaders 6-3, gave up […]
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Indianapolis, Ind.–The William Penn women’s bowling team closed out the regular season as it competed at the Hoosier Classic last Saturday and Sunday. WPU placed 25th out of 66 teams with 8,268 pins in six regular games and 15 Baker rounds. Pikeville (Ky.) paced qualifying with 9,378 pins, while #2 seed Wichita State (Kan.) claimed […]
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Indianapolis, Ind.–The Statesmen men’s bowling team wrapped up its regular season with the biggest tournament of the year as it competed at the Hoosier Classic last Saturday and Sunday. WPU placed 56th out of 78 teams with 8,011 pins in six regular games and 15 Baker rounds. Mount Mercy paced qualifying with 9,451 pins, while […]
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Baldwin City, Kan.–The William Penn women’s wrestling team will head into the league championship with a high amount of confidence after rolling to a 4-0 record at the Baker Wildcat Duals Saturday. WPU (9-5) opened with a 29-15 victory over Ottawa (Kan.) before beating Avila (Mo.) 38-9. The team then concluded the day with two […]
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Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team made Senior Day a memorable one as it held off Baker 73-70 in overtime to win in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. On an afternoon where it had to overcome 26 turnovers, WPU (4-21, 3-18 Heart) did nearly everything else right, including outshooting the Wildcats 46.0%-36.4%. The […]
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Sylvania, Ohio–The William Penn men’s volleyball team slew another giant Saturday with a 3-1 non-conference victory over #8 Menlo (Calif.). #9 WPU (5-1), which won by scores of 23-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-23, overcame being slightly outhit .304-.295 with a nice outing at the service line. The navy and gold produced six aces against just 10 […]
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Pittsburg, Kan./Davenport–The William Penn men’s indoor track and field teams split up this weekend and attacked a pair of meets in preparation for next week’s league championship. A few individuals competed at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic with John Webb (Fr., Dothan, Ala., Mechanical Engineering) having the highest finish as he was 15th in the […]
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Pittsburg, Kan./Davenport–Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Sr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) qualified for nationals as she paced the women’s track and field teams at two separate meets Friday and Saturday. Batu-Tiako guided the Statesmen at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic on Friday, hitting the provisional standard in the long jump with a new school-record mark of 18-1.75. The […]
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Knoxville, Tenn.–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team nearly pulled off the biggest win in program history, but fell just short in a 13-12 overtime loss to #1 Keiser (Fla.) in non-conference play Saturday. #8 William Penn (2-1) overcame a five-goal deficit and actually took the lead against the defending NAIA Invitational champion Seahawks, but could not […]
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