Cedar Rapids–History was made Saturday as the William Penn men’s cross country team qualified three individuals for nationals at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship. WPU placed third out of 13 teams with 102 points, while Benedictine won the team crown with 31 points and has qualified for the NAIA National Championship. Joining the […]
Indianola–The William Penn women’s wrestling team proved its preseason ranking is no fluke as it had a dominating performance at the Simpson Luther Hill Open Saturday. Of the 10 grapplers who were in competition, seven placed in the top three, including titles from 109-pounder Mia Palumbo (Jr., Oak Lawn, Ill., Exercise Science), 123-pounder Catherine Steinkamp […]
Oskaloosa–The final score may indicate another loss to its rival, but the William Penn football team showed a positive trajectory in a 35-6 Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division setback to #2 Grand View Saturday. WPU (4-5, 2-2 North) watched GVU (9-0, 4-0 North) once again hoist the Rock and Ladder trophy, but it […]
Cedar Rapids–The William Penn women’s cross country team closed out its 2023 campaign with its best league showing in over two decades as it competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. The Statesmen finished eighth out of 12 teams with 225 points, while Benedictine claimed the team crown and advanced to the […]
Wichita, Kan.–Quinten Aney (So., Mediapolis, Iowa, Business Management) reached the finals in his Statesmen debut as the William Penn men’s wrestling team opened the season at the Friends Falcon Invitational Saturday. As a team, WPU finished ninth out of 29 squads with 31 points, while Grand View was first in the standings with 134 points. […]
Seward, Neb.–The Statesmen men’s basketball team could not come up with two solid halves as it fell 103-74 to Concordia to conclude the Cattle Classic Saturday. #19 WPU (1-3), which was outshot 50.8%-37.5%, trailed by just one point at intermission, but failed to replicate that performance in the latter period. Jayvin Brown (So., Waldorf, Md., […]
Fayette, Mo.–The William Penn women’s volleyball team was unable to pull off the upset as it closed its year with a 3-0 loss to #2 seed Central Methodist in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Quarterfinals Saturday. Seventh-seeded WPU (16-17), which fell by scores of 23-25, 12-25, 19-25, was outhit .264.-086. The navy and […]
Oskaloosa–Taylor Witthauer (Sr., Vancouver, Wash., Nursing) wrapped up her Statesmen career with her first league honor as the 2023 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference women’s soccer teams were announced Friday. Witthauer was named to the Heart’s 14-person second team. An additional 14 players were chosen for both the first and third squads as well. In […]
Oskaloosa–In a reversal of fortunes from a year ago, the William Penn men’s soccer team was eliminated by a lower seed in the quarterfinal round of the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship, falling 1-0 to #7 seed Mount Mercy Friday. Despite the loss, #2 seed WPU (11-4-4), which is ranked #17 in the NAIA, […]
Forest City–The William Penn women’s basketball team experienced another barnburner Friday as it fell 74-67 in overtime to Waldorf in a non-conference matchup. WPU (1-2) performed better in regards to ball control with just 16 turnovers, but could not overcome being outshot 39.7%-30.4% and outrebounded 43-40. The visitors bounced out to a 4-0 advantage with […]
