Oskaloosa–Jonah Heckenberg (Jr., Stockport, Iowa, Business Management) was honored for his excellence in the classroom as he was named a 2022 NAIA Men’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Thursday. Heckenberg, who is now a two-time recipient of the national award, owns a 4.0 Grade Point Average. A total of 467 men’s cross country runners from within the […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s wrestling team has three grapplers ranked in the top 25 in the country as the NAIA released its first poll Thursday. William Penn, which is now tied for 40th in the nation with 22 points, is represented nationally by three individuals. 149-pounder Cameron Hargrove (So., Bolingbrook, Ill., Undecided) is leading the […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team has good representation on the league and national lists as the NAIA released its first poll Thursday. William Penn is ranked 23rd with 24 points and has three grapplers rated at their respective weights. Salima Omari (Jr., Iowa City, Iowa) is ninth at 155 pounds, while Mami Selemani (Jr., Iowa City, […]
West Plains, MO – For the first time since 2004, and just the second time in program history, the Indian Hills Volleyball team is headed to the semifinal round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Volleyball National Tournament. The Warriors secured two victories on the opening day Friday to advance. Indian Hills, […]
CEDAR RAPIDS — Spoiling the home opener for the No. 8 ranked Coe College Kohawks, the Central College wrestling team left Thursday’s dual with a 24-16 victory. It’s the first win for Central (1-0, 1-0 ARC) in Cedar Rapids since 1990 and just the second victory over the Kohawks (0-1, 0-1 ARC) in coach Eric […]
TEMPE, ARIZONA — Central College’s senior triathlete Lindsey Blommers (Pella) was named a second team All-American Thursday after her performance at the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships Saturday. Blommers took 14th place in the 12-team NCAA Division III field, earning second team All-American accolades in consecutive seasons. Completing the sprint triathlon in 1 hour, 19 […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s wrestler Cameron Hargrove (So., Bolingbrook, Ill., Undecided) and women’s bowler Cydnee Whiteleather (Jr., Lehigh Acres, Fla., Elementary Education) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of November 7-13, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Hargrove owned a 4-2 record last week, beginning with defeating Tyler Okada of Waldorf 7-3 last Tuesday. The sophomore then tallied three […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team showed what it is capable of as it dominated Bethel (Ind.) 118-98 in non-conference action Tuesday. William Penn (3-1) handed the Pilots (5-1) their first loss of the season; BU came in with a hefty resume, having beaten two top-25 ranked teams earlier this season. WPU was excellent […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team was forced down a few rungs after suffering its first loss of the season as the NAIA released its first top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (3-1) dropped six spots from the preseason ranking and is now #13 with 313 points. It is the 61st-consecutive time the Statesmen have been in […]
PELLA—Even when the Central College women’s basketball team’s offense was in need of a jump start in the early going Wednesday, the defense was in high gear and eventually carried the Dutch to a 73-57 win over Grinnell College Wednesday. Central generated just nine points in the game’s first 9 minutes but the persistent defensive […]
