Mishawaka, Ind.–The William Penn men’s soccer team saw another strong campaign fall short of the final site as the Statesmen lost 3-1 to Bethel (Ind.) in the first round of the NAIA National Championship Opening Round Thursday. The fourth-seeded Statesmen (11-7-3) were outshot just 12-9 (8-4 in shots on goal) by the top-seeded Pilots […]
Marshall, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team battled one final time before the Thanksgiving break, competing at the Missouri Valley Invitational Friday and Saturday. The trio of 101-pounder Anika Barker (Fr., Phoenix, Ariz., Biology), 116-pounder Grecia Martinez (Fr., Horizon City, Texas, Industrial Technology), and 123-pounder Brittany Cotter (So., Katy, Texas, Nursing) guided the navy and gold by claiming […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — Sending a contingent of mostly underclassmen, the Central College wrestling team competed at the Augsburg Invitational Saturday. Each weight class had a gold bracket and a freshman bracket. Two Dutch wrestlers placed in the gold division and seven more placed in the freshman division. “It’s a tournament we’re excited to highlight some […]
ST. LOUIS, MO.—It wasn’t a one-man show Saturday as the Central College men’s basketball team displayed its balance in extending its win streak to three games with a 72-59 victory over Westminster College (Mo.) Saturday in the Webster University (Mo.) Classic. The 28 points put up by center Joshua Van Gorp (junior, Pella, Pella Christian […]
ST. LOUIS, MO.—Center Joshua Van Gorp (junior, Pella, Pella Christian HS) owned the paint and the Central College men’s basketball team owned the game. Van Gorp poured in a career-high 28 points and the Dutch (2-2) put in another lockdown defensive effort to stifle Webster University (Mo.) 66-45 at the Webster University Classic Friday. Van […]
Oskaloosa–Wins over three nationally-ranked grapplers guided the William Penn men’s wrestling team to a 30-16 upset over #12 Missouri Valley in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Thursday. WPU (3-1, 2-0 Heart), which is unofficially 40th in the NAIA, defeated the Vikings (0-1, 0-1 Heart) for the first time since at least […]
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, […]
by Cory Sheeley The 7th grade girls basketball team took on the Grinnell Tigers and the PCM Mustangs this week. In both games the girls battled hard but came away with a loss. We’ve been progressing both offensively and defensively. We run our offense very well and are unselfish with the ball, and we are […]
