Indianapolis, Ind.–The William Penn women’s bowling team competed in the Hoosier Classic this weekend, finishing inside the top 20 after placing 18th among 65 teams. Gabi Evans (Jr., West Liberty, Iowa, Psychology and Sociology) was the top individual for the Statesmen, placing in 42nd out of 479 bowlers. Evans totaled 1,157 pins across her six […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn competitive dance team took to the floor last Saturday as it battled in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship. WPU placed seventh out of seven teams with an overall score of 47.54. The squad opened with a preliminary tally of 40.97 and then improved to 49.73 for the finals. Baker […]
PELLA — The National Wrestling Coaches Association released its fourth and final NCAA Division III Dual Team Rankings Saturday afternoon and the Central College wrestling team is at No. 13 heading into the regional championship meets this weekend. Central is 12-4 on the season, including a 5-3 mark in the American Rivers Conference. The four […]
Oskaloosa–For the last three years, Breana Roberts and Zolique Samuel have worn the navy and gold for the William Penn Statesmen, but recently they earned the right to don colors that mean even more to them. The duo has accepted invitations to compete for their home country Antigua and Barbuda on its women’s soccer national […]
Maryville, Mo.–The Statesmen men’s track and field team could not have asked for better results out of its short-distance athlete as they lifted William Penn to a high finish at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Indoor Championship Friday and Saturday. Lacking in numbers, WPU tapped the potential of those in the competition as it […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s wrestling team enjoyed a significant bump in the standings, but will hope for a couple more national qualifiers as it competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. WPU was fourth out of 11 teams with 76.5 points, but gained just one automatic national qualifier in Makail Stanley (Fr., […]
Canton, Mo.–After a slow start, both teams caught fire and it was the Statesmen men’s basketball team that yet again won a tight one, defeating Culver-Stockton 95-90 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (27-1, 18-1 Heart), which has now won 16 games in a row, scored 60 points in the second half […]
Brighton, Mich./Dearborn, Mich.–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team thumped one foe and a day later earned its first nail-biter of the season as it remains perfect this season. William Penn (3-0) defeated Cleary 23-2 Friday and then held off Michigan-Dearborn 7-5 Saturday to stay unblemished. WPU 23, Cleary 2 Boston Romero (So., Las Vegas, Nev., Business […]
Canton, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team concluded its 2021-2022 campaign with a 54-40 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Culver-Stockton Saturday. William Penn (5-25, 5-14 Heart) was stymied on offense, being limited to just 25.0% from the field. The visitors’ defense was solid, though, holding the Wildcats (14-14, 8-11 Heart) to 39.6% overall, but […]
PELLA—It was a Senior Night to remember for Caden Mauck (5th-year, Kansas City, Mo., Blue Springs South HS) and the Central College men’s basketball team Saturday. Mauck topped the 1,000-point mark for his career and pumped in a team-high 16 points to propel the hot-shooting Dutch to an 89-73 season-ending triumph over Simpson College before […]
