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William Penn Remains #1 Entering Postseason

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team handled its last few opponents with high-scoring performances to stay atop the national standings as the NAIA released its seventh and final regular-season top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (27-1, 18-1 Heart), which has won 16-straight games, remains first in the country with 589 points and 18 first-place votes. It marks the […]

Statesmen Leap to #2 After Sweep of GVU

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–A sweep over the #1 team who were also defending national champions allowed the William Penn men’s volleyball team to hit new heights as the NAIA released its second top-15 poll Wednesday. William Penn (10-2, 9-1 Heart), which took down previous #1 Grand View 3-0 back on February 8, moved up three positions to #2, […]

Undefeated Statesmen Improve to Record-High #8

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team’s perfect start to the campaign has lifted it a pair of positions as the NAIA released its first top-10 poll Wednesday. WPU (3-0) has improved two rungs to a new program high of #8 with 34 points. The navy and gold are one of five squads from the Kansas […]

BACK-TO-BACK NATIONAL CHAMPS!

Indian Hills Athletics

Roseburg, OR – The Indian Hills Women’s Wrestling program made history once again as the Warriors became back-to-back Junior College National Championship (JCNC) Team and Duals Champions. The Warriors also crowned four individual national champions and 13 All-Americans at the second annual national event. For the second consecutive year, the Warriors traveled to Umpqua Community […]

Blaylock Repeats as POY, Sandquist Named Top Assistant, Four Others Honored

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–Kevion Blaylock (Sr., Houston, Texas, Information Technology) was once selected as the best player in the league as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Wednesday. For the second year in a row, Blaylock was named the Heart Player of the Year, becoming the seventh POY in program history and the first to […]

Johnson, Royal Win Statesmen of the Week Honors

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Showalter Johnson (Fr., Nassau, Bahamas) and women’s lacrosse player Bailee Royal (Jr., Hallsville, Texas, Sports Management) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of February 14-20, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Johnson was the fastest male on the track last Saturday, winning the Heart of America Athletic […]

Winning Streak Snapped in Road Loss at Grand View

William Penn University Athletics

Des Moines, Iowa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team suffered their first setback in conference play, losing in straight sets to the #1 Grand View Vikings on the road. The Statesmen, who fell by scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-21, took their first blemish on their Heart of America Athletic Conference record and now sit at 9-1 […]

NJCAA National Rankings Include Final Men’s and Women’s Basketball Poll

NJCAA

Charlotte, NC – The NJCAA National Office released the final rankings for all three divisions of men’s and women’s basketball. As teams across the country gear up for postseason play, the NJCAA has announced the 2022 NJCAA Basketball Selection Shows that will air live on the beginning March 2. Visit here for full release. Below […]

Kostric Collects First Award of Year, Third of Career

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–Aleksander Kostric (Grad., Koper, Slovenia, Sports Management) was near the top of the standings in the biggest tournament of the year and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Bowler of the Week Monday. Kostric won his third career weekly laurel and the first of the campaign after leading William […]

Statesmen Win Two Games in Joplin

William Penn University Athletics

Joplin, Mo.–The William Penn baseball team battled four teams during a weekend trip to Kansas, leaving with a 2-2 record in those four games. WPU 0, LC 9 The Statesmen found themselves in an early hole after allowing four runs in the first, and they unfortunately could not dig themselves out from the early deficit. […]

           

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