Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team was unable to advance in the league tournament and was punished for the loss as the NAIA released its 10th and final regular-season top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (12-7, 8-4 Heart), which was #23 in the last rating, is now tied with Tennessee Wesleyan for 33rd with 22 points. The […]
GRINNELL—Opening on the road with three rookie starters led to predictable but nonetheless disappointing results for the Central College women’s basketball team Monday night. The Dutch stumbled out of the gates, falling behind 17-2 in the first 5 minutes and tumbled at Grinnell College, 80-66. Central hit just four-of-21 first-quarter shots (19.0%) and trailed 21-14. […]
Charlotte, NC – The NJCAA National Office released the tenth week of rankings for DI and DIII football as well as all three divisions of men’s and women’s basketball. This marks the first week of regular season rankings for basketball. Below is a summary of the rankings from Monday’s announcement: DI Football | Iowa Western […]
Dubuque–Ben Sherman (Grad., Troy, Pa., Master’s of Sports Management) not only set a new career rushing mark Saturday, but did it by tying another mark as the Statesmen football team defeated Clarke 28-17 in Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division action Saturday. Entering Saturday, Sherman was certainly within striking distance of becoming the program’s […]
Cedar Rapids–Vernon Trozzi (Jr., Hesperia, Calif., Exercise Science) ran the best race of his life at the right time as he earned a spot at nationals at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. William Penn placed sixth out of 14 teams with 180 points, while Grand View (24 points) easily claimed the crown […]
Park City, Kan.–A plethora of William Penn men’s wrestlers had their hands raised in triumph as the 2021-2022 campaign began at the Friends Falcon Invitational Saturday. Three grapplers made it into the top four, guided by 149-pounder Cameron Hargrove (Fr., Bolingbrook, Ill., Undecided), who was 5-1 at take third place. The freshman won one match […]
Des Moines–Four players accounted for all of the Statesmen points Friday as the William Penn women’s basketball team fell 62-50 to College of the Ozarks in the opener of the Grand View Classic. Each member of the quartet reached double figures for WPU (0-3), but it was not enough to keep pace with the Lady […]
Des Moines–The Statesmen women’s basketball team once again gave its opponent a fight, but could not hang the entire 40 minutes in a 68-57 loss to Missouri Baptist Saturday at the Grand View Classic. William Penn (0-4), which was outshot 44.2%-37.0%, actually led the Spartans (1-3) at halftime 37-36, but was limited to just 20 […]
Cedar Rapids–The William Penn women’s cross country team closed out its 2021 campaign by competing at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. WPU placed 11th out of 14 teams with 299 points, while Benedictine won the title and claimed the automatic berth to the NAIA National Championship with 49 points. Baker was a […]
Stevens Point, Wis.–A handful of Statesmen women’s wrestlers hit the mat Saturday to begin the 2021-2022 season at the Wisconsin-Stevens Point Open. Mami Selemani (So., Iowa City, Iowa, Business Management) guided the group by winning two matches, both by technical fall at 123 pounds. The sophomore was one victory shy of finishing in the top […]
