Baldwin City, Kan.–Salima Omari (So., Iowa City, Iowa) topped her weight class as the William Penn women’s wrestling team battled against the rest of the league at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. WPU placed fourth out of seven teams with 54.5 points, while Grand View claimed the crown with 136.5 points. Omari […]
Lindsborg, Kan.–The Statesmen softball team gave its opening-day opponent all it could handle, but fell a bit short in both battles as it was swept by Bethany (Kan.) in a non-conference doubleheader Sunday. William Penn (0-2) lost by scores of 2-1 and 7-5 to the Swedes (5-5), who are receiving votes nationally and coming off […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The William Penn competitive dance team wrapped up its 2022 season at the NAIA Midwest Regional Friday. WPU placed eighth out of eight teams with 44.47 points, while Baker won the crown and the automatic bid to NAIA Nationals with 92.65 points. The Statesmen entered finals in eighth after scoring 45.00 points in […]
Oskaloosa–No insane comeback was needed Friday night as the Statesmen men’s basketball team avenged its only loss of the season and advanced in the league tournament, defeating Central Methodist 92-81 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Semifinals. #1 WPU (29-1), which had lost 79-73 to the Eagles (22-10) on the road back on December […]
Oskaloosa–Returning home for the first time in over two weeks, the Statesmen men’s volleyball team dominated another ranked foe, sweeping #13 Missouri Valley 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Friday. #2 William Penn (12-2, 10-1 Heart) won by scores of 25-11, 25-19, 28-26 to complete the season sweep of the Vikings (9-5, 4-4 […]
Oskaloosa–Five grapplers from the William Penn women’s wrestling program enter postseason action ranked nationally as the NAIA released its sixth and final set of regular-season polls Thursday. The Statesmen are led by 116-pounder Catherine Steinkamp (Fr., Quincy, Ill., Biology) and 191-pounder Samantha Ruano (Fr., Romeoville, Ill., Business Management) as both 16th in the country at […]
Davenport, Iowa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team got back on track with a road win against the St. Ambrose Fighting Bees. The Statesmen, who won in straight sets of 25-21, 25-16, 25-22 now own an overall record of 11-2 on the season. WPU attacked well to begin the match, taking an 8-3 lead after a […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen bowling teams will hit up a familiar venue as they again qualified for the USBC Intercollegiate Team Sectionals. The women and men, ranked #16 and #21 respectively in the USBC rankings (https://collegebowling.bowl.com/rankings), will head east to Addison, Ill. on March 12-13 for the event at Stardust Bowl. The tournament is a Baker format […]
Oskaloosa–The Heart of America Athletic Conference tournament began with a bang as the William Penn men’s basketball team completed an improbable comeback to defeat the MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers in overtime, 101-97. The Statesmen struggled to score points to open the game, but eventually got their footing. WPU trailed by six with just under five minutes […]
Oskaloosa–Three members of the William Penn women’s basketball team closed out their 2021-2022 campaigns with hardware as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Thursday. Zantasia White (Jr., Lubbock, Texas, Secondary Education), Ally Stewart (Jr., Victoria, Australia, Physical Education), and Morgan Terry (Jr., Cornersville, Tenn., Biology) were all chosen as part of the […]
