West Des Moines–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team made a statement in its season opener, defeating Missouri Valley 19-8 in non-conference play Sunday. WPU (1-0), which served as the host at the neutral site of the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex, won its season opener in a convincing fashion by outshooting the Vikings 73-20. Wyatt Christensen […]
Pella/Grinnell–The William Penn track and field teams took home trophies and broke records as they competed at two different meets this weekend. While most of the teams went to Grinnell on Saturday, Justin Moeller (Sr., Keota, Iowa, Psychology) and Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Jr., Plattsburgh, N.Y.) both battled at the Central Multi-Events on Thursday and Friday. In […]
Des Moines–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team was upended by a pair of formidable opponents as it was swept twice at the Molten Invitational hosted by Grand View Friday and Saturday. #5 WPU (1-2) opened the weekend with a 3-0 loss to (RV) Lourdes (Ohio) (22-25, 23-25, 24-26) and then closed it out with another 3-0 […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s and women’s wrestling teams could not take advantage of being at home as they were swept in the Coed Clash by Indian Hills CC Friday. The women lost 29-12, while the men were defeated 32-15 by the Warriors. Per NAIA rules, dual meets against junior colleges do not count towards team […]
Cedar Rapids–The Statesmen women’s basketball team found scoring to be elusive Saturday as it fell 66-41 to Mount Mercy in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup. WPU (8-14, 5-11 Heart) was outshot 40.0%-25.8% by the Mustangs (9-13, 5-11 Heart), including a 35.5%-13.6% deficit from behind the arc. The visitors, who defeated MMU earlier in […]
Dubuque–The Statesmen women’s bowling team claimed gold for the first time this season as it topped the standings at the Clarke Invitational Saturday and Sunday. WPU was first out of 11 teams with 8,023 pins in five regular games and 16 Baker rounds. Culver-Stockton (Mo.) was a distant second, over 300 pins behind the navy […]
Dubuque–The William Penn men’s bowling team finished in the middle of the pack as it faced off against a load of regional foes at the Clarke Invitational Saturday and Sunday. WPU finished sixth out of 12 teams with 7,806 pins in five regular games and 16 Baker rounds. Iowa Western CC took the team crown […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Keaten Griffen (Fr., Longview, Texas) and women’s bowler Madison Ross (Sr., Charles City, Iowa, Exercise Science) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of January 16-22, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. In just his third collegiate competition last Saturday, Griffen set a new school record in the […]
PELLA—After a dominant week in the post, Central College’s Allison Van Gorp (sophomore, Pella, Pella Christian HS) was named the American Rivers Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Van Gorp, a 6-foot-3 center, put up 44 points, 26 rebounds and eight blocks as Central pushed Simpson College to overtime before suffering an 83-79 home-court […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the December Player of the Month laurels. Senior men’s bowler Jayson Miner (Silvis, Ill., Business Management) earned the Male award, while senior women’s bowler Alexis Lake (Kaysville, Utah, Nursing) claimed the Female honor. The accolade is the first for Lake, while Miner is […]
