Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team matched a program-best ranking as the NAIA released its first set of polls this week. William Penn is third nationally with 161 points, while Life (Ga.) holds the top spot with 189 points and Grand View is second with 172 points. Providence (Mont.) (156) and Indiana Tech (128) are fourth […]
Oskaloosa–Lane Scorpil (Sr., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Business Management) continues to be ranked in the top 10 as the NAIA released its first set of polls this week. Scorpil is again ninth nationally at 133 pounds, while William Penn is tied for 38th as a team with 18 points. Grand View leads the nation with 241 […]
Cedar Rapids–Claire Rye (Fr., Plymouth, Iowa, Biology) crushed her own program record to put herself in contention to race at nationals as she headlined the William Penn women’s cross country team’s performance at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. WPU tied for eighth out of 14 teams with 243 points, while Benedictine claimed […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team overcame a sluggish first half to post a commanding 93–65 non-conference win over Hannibal-LaGrange Thursday. The Statesmen (4–0) traded buckets early with the Trojans (2-2), trailing 28–24 with just over four minutes left in the first half before closing the period on a decisive 14–3 run. Despite shooting just […]
Davenport–The William Penn women’s basketball team could not get a last-second game-winner to fall as it came up short in a 56-55 non-conference loss to St. Ambrose Saturday. The Statesmen (2-3) had an opportunity to secure a victory at the end of the contest, despite being outshot 35.4%-29.8% by the Queen Bees (2-1). The first […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The No. 16 William Penn men’s soccer team came up short in its bid to upset top-seeded Baker, falling 3-1 in the Heart Championship Semifinals Friday. The fourth-seeded Statesmen (10-5-4) held a slight edge in total shots, outshooting the Wildcats 12-10, but were outmatched in shots on goal, 6-4. WPU struck first in […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team continued its hot start to the season, cruising past Kansas Christian College 113-73 in non-conference action to improve to 5-0 Friday. The Statesmen (5–0) jumped out to an early 11-2 lead before the Falcons (2-3) clawed back to make it 13-11. William Penn responded with a 13-4 run to […]
OSKALOOSA — The William Penn Statesmen football team defeated the Graceland Yellowjackets 59-20 at home Saturday in Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division play. The 17th-ranked Statesmen (9-1, 4-1 Heart North) outgained the Yellowjackets (3-6, 1-5 Heart North) by a 537-470 margin to secure the victory on Senior Day. William Penn opened the game […]
Cedar Rapids–Solid performances up and down the lineup helped the Statesmen men’s cross country team to a top-five placing at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. WPU place fifth out of 14 teams with 139 points, while Park took the title with 25 points. Mount Mercy was close behind with 36 points. With […]
Rockford, Ill.–The William Penn men’s bowling team made a push but eventually fell short of bracket play as it competed at the ISYL Leatherneck Classic last Saturday and Sunday. The Statesmen placed 13th out of 39 teams with 7,919 pins in five regular games and 16 Baker games. Mount Mercy topped the qualifying standings with […]
