Las Vegas, Nev.–The William Penn men’s bowling team placed in the top 10 as it opened its pre-holiday trip to Nevada at the Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invitational Monday and Tuesday. WPU finished 10th out of 47 teams with 8,534 pins in nine regular games, while SCAD Savannah (Ga.) topped qualifying with 9,636 pins. Sixteen […]
Las Vegas, Nev.–The Statesmen women’s bowling team landed in the top 10 as it started its Vegas trip at the Glenn Carlson Las Vegas Invitational Monday and Tuesday. WPU finished 10th out of 32 teams with 8,218 pins in nine regular games, while Wichita State (Kan.) topped qualifying with 9,178 pins. Wichita State completed the […]
Oskaloosa–Five William Penn football players have been honored for strong 2023 seasons in and out of the classroom as they earned academic all-district honors from College Sports Communicators. Liam Bryant (So., Jackson, Mo., Physical Education) paced the quintet with a 4.00 Grade Point Average, while Ethan Olivas (Jr., Eddyville, Iowa, Mechanical Engineering) is right behind […]
GALLATIN, TENN.—Knocking down eight 3-point buckets, the Central College women’s basketball team blasted Gallaudet University (D.C.) 83-50 to complete a two-game sweep in the Music City Challenge Wednesday. Guard Abby Johnson (junior, Ankeny) drilled three buckets from long range and put up a game-high 20 points for the Dutch (7-5). “Se’s been money from three […]
Atchison, Kan.–The William Penn men’s basketball team leaned on its defense to take down Benedictine 68-53 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. WPU (4-9, 3-6 Heart), which snapped a three-game losing streak, limited the Ravens to just 32.8% from the floor, while posting a dominating 53-28 advantage in rebounding. That helped the visitors […]
Atchison, Kan.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team was on the verge of a big win before the holiday break, but could not put the finishing touches on it in a 69-66 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Benedictine Saturday. William Penn (3-10, 2-7 Heart) was outshot 42.2%-37.5% and outrebounded 45-34, but knocked down nine three-pointers, […]
Kansas City, Mo.–The William Penn men’s wrestling team closed out its pre-holiday schedule with a 2-2 record at the Avila Eagle Duals Saturday. WPU (3-5) opened with a 43-6 win over Missouri Baptist before also knocking off Friends 44-9. The squad then fell 29-22 to Saint Mary (Kan.) and finished the event with a 34-10 […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.—Accelerating its offense in the second half, the Central College women’s basketball team finally put away North Central College (Minn.) 74-63 Tuesday. After taking a 20-15 first-quarter lead, Central (5-4) lost its shooting touch, connecting on just 15.0% (3-20) of its attempts from field in the second quarter and was clinging to a 29-26 […]
Oskaloosa–Mia Palumbo (Jr., Oak Lawn, Ill., Exercise Science) continues to dominate on the mat, and for her efforts over the weekend she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Wrestler of the Week Monday. Palumbo garnered her second career weekly honor (second in a row) after cruising at the Doane Conner/Oppenheim Open last Saturday. […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Keaten Griffen (So., Longview, Texas, Industrial Technology) and women’s wrestler Mia Palumbo (Jr., Oak Lawn, Ill., Exercise Science) have been named Statesmen of the Week for the week of November 27-December 3, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Griffen set a new school record in the indoor pole vault at the Northwest […]
