CRETE, NEBRASKA — After day one at the John Green Combined Events, the Central College men’s and women’s track and field athletes are leading the way in the decathlon and the heptathlon. The Dutch men are the top four spots of the decathlon. Brody Klein (junior, Rainier, Wash.) leads with 3,335 points. Reid Pakkebier (junior, […]
CEDAR RAPIDS — The Central College women’s tennis team put up a good effort but came up short against Coe College 5-2 in the American Rivers Conference tournament semifinals Thursday. The No. 6 seed Central (7-13) lost all three doubles matches against No. 2 Coe College. (13-7) and put itself in an early whole. “We […]
Atchison, Kan.–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team made history Saturday as it defeated Heart of America Athletic Conference foe Benedictine 16-7 to claim a share of its first league title. In a contest that featured two Heart unbeatens, WPU (11-5, 4-0 Heart) lost the faceoff battle 15-10, but made up for it by outshooting BC […]
Lawrence, Kan. / Des Moines–The William Penn track and field teams split up and competed in two separate meets over the last few days. Part of the squad went to the prestigious Kansas Relays Thursday through Saturday, while others were at the Drake Jim Duncan Invitational Friday. Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Jr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) had […]
Peosta–The William Penn baseball team dropped the first two games of its weekend series against Clark in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Friday. The Statesmen (21-16, 9-13 Heart) fell by scores of 11-8 and 10-3. CU got on the board first in the opener, putting up one run in both the first and second […]
WPU Finishes Weekend Winless Against Clarke Peosta–The William Penn baseball team was unable to capture the final two games of the weekend against Clarke in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (21-18, 9-15) fell by scores of 13-4 and 14-5. The Statesmen scored first in the opener, tallying two runs in the first […]
Atchison, Kan.–The William Penn University women’s lacrosse team completed its regular season Saturday with a 19-4 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Benedictine. The Statesmen (10-3, 3-2 Heart), who were outshot 37-19, had some chances, but struggled to convert on them. WPU also ended up on the short end of a 17-10 margin in […]
Norfolk, NE – Sophomores Jack Nelson (Zionsville, IN/Zionsville Community) and Daniel Figueroa (Toa Alta, Puerto Rico/Leadership Christian Academy) both surpassed career milestones in an afternoon conference split for the Indian Hills Baseball team. The Warriors took game one vs. Northeast Community College (NE) 13-3 before falling in the nightcap 8-7. Nelson struck out 12 batters […]
NORMAL, ILL.—Scorecards reflected the harsh weather conditions but the Central College women’s golf team hung onto 10th place at the 19-team Kathy Niepagen Spring Fling Sunday. After completing 27 holes Saturday, teams had to endure only nine holes in cold, wet, windy weather Sunday. Central finished at 326-344–670 on the par-72 Ironwood Golf Course, a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s uncommon for a three-year program to have won one national title, but the William Penn Shotgun Team has now won two in a row. Head Coach Steve Heaton says the success is with the student-athletes. “At this level, it’s more about building their confidence and giving them the opportunity, give them […]
