Oskaloosa/Crete, Neb.–A great showing by the middle weights was unfortunately not enough to get the Statesmen men’s wrestling team past #9 Baker in a 30-12 Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet loss Friday. William Penn (2-2, 2-2 Heart) won three consecutive matches to get within a point of the Wildcats (3-1, 3-1 Heart), but […]
Oskaloosa–Three members of the Statesmen women’s wrestling team are on the national radar as the NAIA released its first ratings Friday. As a team, William Penn is 23rd in the NAIA with 21 points, while it is extremely tight at the top of the national rankings. Southern Oregon is #1 with 172 points, Life (Ga.) […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s wrestling team is represented well as the NAIA released its first set of polls Friday. Seven grapplers find themselves in the Heart of America Athletic Conference standings, while three of them are on the national scene. Makail Stanley (Fr., Oreana, Ill., Biology) highlights the trio of NAIA-ranked wrestlers, sitting 15th at […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen came out on top in a battle of 10-0 teams on Saturday as they defeated the Culver-Stockton Wildcats 119-76. The Wildcats got on the board first, but the Statesmen answered right back with dunks from Kevion Blaylock (Sr., Houston, Texas, Information Systems) and Reyhan Cobb (Jr., Atlanta, Ga., Sociology). The visitors answered back […]
Davenport–The William Penn track and field teams were already in midseason form as they opened the indoor campaign at the St. Ambrose Frozen Bee Classic Saturday. Behind three national qualifiers, the Statesmen men topped the seven-team standings with 176 points, while host St. Ambrose was second with 130.5 points. On the women’s side, WPU was […]
MILWAUKEE, WIS. — Competing at the 17-team MSOE Invitational Saturday, the Central College wrestling team’s fourth-place finish was highlighted by Brock Beck’s (sophomore, Grinnell) individual title at 141 pounds. The Dutch finished with 80 points, Augsburg University (Minn.) had a winning total of 149.5 pounds. Central was fourth even without starters Shandon Akeo (senior, 125 […]
DUBUQUE — A late run by the University of Dubuque put the Central College men’s basketball team away in a 76-58 loss Saturday afternoon in the first American Rivers Conference road game. With 7:38 remaining in the second half, Central (3-6, 0-2 conference) had pulled the score to within four when Sam Beatty’s (junior, Mount […]
DUBUQUE — Coming off an 18-day layoff, the Central College women’s basketball first quarter lead didn’t hold up in a 65-53 loss at the University of Dubuque Saturday. Central is now 1-4 on the season and 1-2 in the conference standings with the inclusion of Wednesday’s forfeit from Nebraska Wesleyan University. Hitting 7 of their […]
WHITEWATER, WIS.—This dizzying ride of a Central College football season, with each week’s performance seemingly surpassing the last, finally came to a halt in the frosty chill of a December afternoon in southern Wisconsin Saturday with a 51-21 NCAA Division III playoff loss to the No. 3-ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Saturday, but not before etching […]
