Springfield, Mo.–A strong shooting performance was not enough to get the Statesmen women’s basketball team the victory Saturday as it fell 70-63 to Evangel in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. William Penn (3-21, 3-10 Heart) held a 53.1%-43.9% advantage from the field, but unfortunately that was nullified by a 42-27 deficit in rebounding (19-3 […]
Grinnell–Raven Williams (Sr., Las Vegas, Nev.) won the 400-meter dash title as the Statesmen women’s track and field team competed at the Grinnell Invitational Saturday. As a team, William Penn was fifth out of six programs with 52 points, while Buena Vista won the trophy with 187 points. Williams’ gold came in a field of […]
Centerville–The William Penn wrestling teams battled in the second annual Coed Clash, taking on Indian Hills CC in a pair of non-conference dual meets Friday. The men fell to the Warriors 40-6, while the women lost 26-17. Both meets were exhibitions as the NAIA does not allow competitions against junior colleges to count towards team […]
DUBUQUE — A group of reserves from the Central College wrestling team battled some high-level opponents at the Loras Open Saturday in Dubuque. Central rested most of its starters as just 19 Dutch wrestlers competed. Wrestlers from eight NCAA Division I and II programs were represented in the 195-wrestler field. “It’s a very challenging tournament,” […]
CEDAR RAPIDS—A 48-point first half carried Coe College to an 85-59 victory over the Central College men’s basketball team Saturday. There were more offensive struggles for Central (4-13 overall, 1-8 American Rivers), which hit only 32.2% from the field, including a frosty 17.4% from 3-point range (4-23). Coe (15-5 overall, 7-4 conference) led wire-to-wire, taking […]
CEDAR RAPIDS—Propelled by a career-best 25 points and 12 rebounds from freshman center Allison Van Gorp (Pella, Pella Christian HS), Central College scored a breakthrough women’s basketball win, dropping Coe College 67-53 Saturday It was Central’s first American Rivers victory and avenged a 56-46 home-court loss to the Kohawks Dec. 11. The young Dutch (3-9 […]
PELLA — The Central College men’s and women’s track and field teams spent partial squads to the Wartburg College Friday Night Lights Meet in Waverly. No team scores were kept as the only other schools competing were the hosts and the University of Northern Iowa. Central did not have a full squad for either gender […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s wrestling team continues to have a large crew of individuals in the hunt for postseason glory as the NAIA released its fifth poll Thursday. WPU is unofficially 43rd in the country with 11 points, headlined by three student-athletes ranked nationally. Makail Stanley (Fr., Oreana, Ill., Biology) is now the top man, […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn bowling teams are both competing at high levels and are in position to once again battle for national supremacy as the regular season winds down. The WPU men are seventh in the NAIA and 27th in the USBC rankings, while the women are ninth in the NAIA and 16th in the USBC. […]
Oskaloosa–Two Statesmen women’s wrestlers are again receiving national recognition as the NAIA released its fourth set of polls Thursday. William Penn is unofficially 28th in the NAIA as a team with 14 points. Mami Selemani (So., Iowa City, Iowa, Business Management) has garnered the most points by being ranked 13th at 123 pounds. Catherine Steinkamp […]
