Coralville–The William Penn women’s wrestling team wrapped up the 2022 calendar year by hitting the mat at the Solider Salute last Thursday. It was an overall tough day for the navy and gold as Mami Selemani (Jr., Iowa City, Iowa, Business Management) was the only individual to claim a victory. The junior won once by […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Nik Rule is proud to announce the hiring of Marc Benavidez as the new Head Football Coach. Benavidez comes to WPU from Avila University in Kansas City, Mo. where he served in the same role for the past five years. Moving up the ranks within the program, he concluded his time […]
Las Vegas, Nev.–The William Penn women’s bowling team bounced back from a disappointing start to its Sin City trip with a much-improved showing, but unfortunately fell just short of the playoff at the Las Vegas Collegiate Shoot-Out Tuesday and Wednesday. William Penn finished ninth out of 29 teams with 8,545 pins, while Wichita State […]
Las Vegas, Nev.–The Statesmen men’s bowling team wrapped up the 2022 calendar year with a top-half effort at the Las Vegas Collegiate Shoot-Out Tuesday and Wednesday. William Penn placed 21st out of 49 teams with 8,876 pins in six regular games and numerous Baker games. Webber International (Fla.) led qualifying with 10,050 pins and […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team used a huge run to pull away and remain undefeated in the Heart of America Athletic Conference with an 89-72 win over Central Methodist Saturday. William Penn (9-2, 5-0 Heart) once again led the rebounding battle, holding 56-34 edge against the Eagles (5-4, 3-2). The hosts’ 15-4 advantage […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team was not able to match up with #4 Central Methodist Saturday, falling 82-54 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (4-6, 2-3 Heart) was outshot 41.7%-35.3% by the Eagles (9-0, 5-0 Heart), but won the three-point battle 37.5%-23.5%. Unfortunately, 29 turnovers led to 38 visitor points in […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team got in five competitions as it hosted the William Penn Duals Saturday. WPU (5-8) opened the day with a 28-14 win over Simpson and then defeated Iowa Central CC 22-20 in an exhibition dual. The squad followed with a 32-14 setback against Midland. The day concluded with a 17-14 exhibition […]
Ottumwa, IA – The No. 1 ranked Indian Hills Men’s Basketball team suffered its first defeat of the season on Saturday night, suffering an 87-82 overtime loss to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College on the final night of the Hy-Vee Classic at the Hellyer Center. The Warriors fall to 14-1 overall on the year. Sophomore Enoch […]
River Grove, IL – Sophomore Matthew Lewis (Centerville, IA/Centerville) dominated the 141lb bracket at the 31st Annual Art Kraft Memorial Tournament to take home first-place honors for the No. 9 nationally ranked Indian Hills Men’s Wrestling team. In total, six Warriors placed at the tournament on Saturday. Competing in his second open meet of the […]
CEDAR RAPIDS—A game-turning 15-2 run to open the second half propelled the surprising Central College men’s basketball team to its third consecutive American Conference victory, 68-65 at Coe College Saturday. Trailing 29-24 at intermission, the Dutch (7-3 overall, 3-0 conference) flurry was partly fueled by back-to-back 3-pointers from junior forward Kole Tupa (junior, Center Point, […]
