Fayette, Mo.–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team pushed to the end, but again came up just short in a 25-20 Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet loss to Central Methodist Friday. William Penn (1-3, 1-3 Heart) won just four of the weight classes (three of the eight contested bouts), but bonus points kept the visitors […]
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS. — Starting the dual with three bonus-point wins was enough for the Central College men’s wrestling team to roll to a 36-9 win over Augustana College (Ill.) Thursday night. Central (5-1) started with back-to-back technical fall victories from David Vukobratovich (sophomore, 125 pounds, Homer Glen, Ill., Lockport Township HS) and Brock Beck […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the October Player of the Month laurels. Junior men’s soccer player Sean Bohan (Dublin, Ireland, Business Management) earned the Male award, while junior women’s volleyball player Alyvia Johnson (Owatonna, Minn., Business Management) claimed the Female honor. The laurel is the first for Bohan, […]
Oskaloosa–Cam Marshall (So., San Diego, Calif., Sports Management) and Manny Hammonds (Fr., Des Moines, Iowa, New Media) had career nights off the bench as the Statesmen men’s basketball team defeated Culver-Stockton 93-83 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Wednesday. William Penn (3-6, 2-3 Heart) outshot the Wildcats 45.3%-35.7% and made 12 three-pointers, including a […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team made up ground after a poor start, but could not complete its rally in an 80-68 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Culver-Stockton Wednesday. The Statesmen (2-7, 1-4 Heart), who were outshot 51.6%-39.7% and outrebounded 42-31, trailed by double figures early and could not reel in the Wildcats […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s basketball player Mike Elliott (So., Indianapolis, Ind., Business Management) and women’s basketball player Aliyah Myers (Sr., Wichita, Kan., Business Management) have been named Statesmen of the Week for the week of November 20-26, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Elliott had a great outing in his only game of the week, scoring a team season-high 31 […]
Oskaloosa–Eight members of the William Penn women’s volleyball team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023 NAIA Scholar-Athletes Tuesday. Emma Stephens (Jr., Stonewall, Manitoba, Psychology) leads the group with a 3.94 Grade Point Average. Andressa Borges (Jr., Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sports Management) is right behind her with a 3.91 […]
STORM LAKE—Only a former Miami Dolphins defensive end has ever done what center Joshua Van Gorp (senior, Pella) did Wednesday while wearing a Central College men’s basketball uniform. Van Gorp pulled down a career-high 22 rebounds, the second-most in school history, and scored 19 points as the Dutch held off Buena Vista University 83-76, handing […]
Fort Dodge, IA – The top-ranked Indian Hills Women’s Wrestling team earned a statement win on Wednesday night, dropping No. 2 nationally ranked Iowa Central Community College 32-18 on the road to remain unbeaten on the year. The Warriors move to 3-0 in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) duals on the year. The Warriors […]
PELLA — The first regular season edition of the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III rankings were released Tuesday and the Central College men’s wrestling team debuted at No. 18 in the Tournament Team Rankings. Individually, Gage Linahon (senior, Newton), moved up to No. 2 at 197 pounds and Pierre Baldwin (Carol Stream, Ill., West […]
