Baldwin City, Kan.–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team replicated its outing from earlier this week as it went 1-1 in a triangular hosted by Baker Thursday. WPU (5-3, 3-2 Heart) opened the night with a 28-18 non-conference win over Oklahoma Wesleyan. Unfortunately, a sweep was not in the cards as the navy and gold fell […]
PELLA — On a night full of low-scoring bouts, the Central College wrestling secured a 34-1 non-conference win over Augustana College (Ill.) Thursday night. Central (2-0 overall) triumphed in nine of 10 matches on the night, winning six times by decision against Augustana (2-2). “I thought Augustana put up a good fight,” coach Eric Van […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the October Player of the Month laurels. Graduate men’s shotgun sports athlete Colten Uitermarkt (Otley, Iowa, Master’s of Organizational Leadership) earned the Male award, while senior women’s volleyball player Alyssa Young (Winter Springs, Fla., Exercise Science) claimed the Female honor. The accolade […]
Oskaloosa–Eleven individuals from the William Penn women’s volleyball program were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2022 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Scholar-Athletes Tuesday. Emma Stephens (So., Stonewall, Manitoba, Psychology) leads the group with a 3.87 Grade Point Average, while Jessica Skewes (Sr., Ventura, Calif., Exercise Science) (3.85), Molly McLaughlin (So., Wayland, Iowa, Business Management) (3.82), […]
Oskaloosa–Despite a bit of a slow start to the campaign, the William Penn men’s basketball team is hanging on in the top 25 as the NAIA released its second poll Wednesday. WPU (6-2, 2-0 Heart), which won Wednesday night after the rating was published, fell from #13 to #25 in the country with 146 […]
Des Moines–In what is considered one of the top rivalries in the Heart of America Athletic Conference, the William Penn men’s basketball team took care of Grand View 91-69 Wednesday. William Penn (6-2, 2-0 Heart), which outshot Grand View (2-6, 0-2 Heart) 52.1%-37.1% in the victory, has won by 15 or more points in […]
Des Moines–The William Penn women’s basketball team was unable to keep pace down the stretch as it fell 70-57 to Grand View in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Wednesday. WPU (3-4, 1-1 Heart) had one of its best shooting efforts of the young season, going 42.0% from the field. The Vikings (6-2, 2-1 […]
Ottumwa, IA – Sophomore Hennesys Lalane (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Colegio Luis Munox Rivera) of the Indian Hills Volleyball team has been named to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Volleyball First-Team All-American squad after a record-breaking season for the Warriors. Lalane joins teammate Jarolin de los Santos (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Luis Munoz Rivera) […]
LINCOLN, NEB.—It required surviving a few white-knuckle moments, but the Central College men’s basketball team stole away with its first win over Nebraska Wesleyan University since 2017 Wednesday night 73-67. Center Joshua Van Gorp (junior, Pella, Pella Christian HS) had 24 points on 12-of-15 shooting and the Dutch (5-3 overall, 1-0 American Rivers) snapped a […]
Iowa Falls, IA – No. 13 Indian Hills Men’s Wrestling picked up its third consecutive Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) dual victory on Wednesday night after knocking off No. 5 nationally ranked Ellsworth Community College 28-17. The Warriors (3-0, 3-0) remain unbeaten through the team’s first three league duals this year following the team’s […]
