Category: Sports

TULSA, OKLAHOMA – The UNI wrestling team rounded out its most dominant performance at the Big 12 Championships in program history at the BOK Center on Sunday night as the Panthers captured three individual conference championships and finished second in the team standings.

VALPARAISO, INDIANA – UNI women’s basketball made its last stop of the regular season with a matchup at Valparaiso. The Panthers jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as they took home an 85-73 victory.

EVANSTON, ILLINOIS – The University of Iowa men’s wrestling team finished in third place at the 2025 Big Ten Championships at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA – Iowa (16-15, 7-13 B1G) traveled to Nebraska (17-14, 7-13 B1G) and brought home a rare road victory with meaning, beating the Huskers 83-68 and punching their ticket to the BIG TEN Tournament.

EVANSTON, Ill. – Penn State won the 2025 Big Ten Wrestling Championships title on Sunday with a team score of 181.5. The Nittany Lions earned their ninth Big Ten Championship crown overall and third consecutive title. Penn State won five individual titles from Luke Lilledahl (125), Tyler Kasak (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174) and Carter Starocci (184).

MANHATTAN, KANSAS – No. 10 Iowa State got 24 points from Curtis Jones and never trailed on its way to a 73-57 win against Kansas State Saturday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum.

UNI roars back from 19-point deficit, but comes up short against Valparaiso in MVC Tournament, 64-63.

INDIANAPOLIS – Iowa (22-10, 10-8) was bounced out of the BIG TEN Tournament Friday night by #13/12 Ohio State (25-5, 13-5) by a score of 60-59.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Iowa State (22-11, 12-6 Big 12) fell to No. 17 Baylor (26-6, 15-3 Big 12) in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship 69-63 Friday evening.

INDIANAPOLIS – Iowa (22-9, 10-8) defeated #24/24 Michigan State (21-9, 11-7) Thursday night in the Second Round of the BIG TEN Tournment and will face Ohio State Friday.

CHICAGO – UNI women’s basketball opened the final weekend of the regular season on Thursday in Chicago against the UIC Flames. The teams battled back-and-forth over the course of the first quarter, but the Flames took control and never looked back in the Panthers’ 76-57 loss to UIC.

IOWA CITY – Iowa (15-15, 6-13 B1G) built a halftime lead against #8 Michigan State (25-5, 16-3 B1G) but the second-half Spartan onslaught was too much for the Hawkeyes in a 91-84 home court BIG TEN loss.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Iowa State (22-10, 12-6 Big 12) downed Arizona State (10-22, 3-15) by a score of 96-88 in the Second Round of the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship to advance to the quarterfinals.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Iowa (21-9, 10-8) defeated Wisconsin (13-17, 4-14) tonight in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, 81-54. The Hawkeyes face Michigan State Thursday night.

AMES – The Iowa State Letterwinners Club unveiled the Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2025 today. Six former Cyclone athletes/administrator will be inducted into the Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 24 in a ceremony at the Sukup End Zone Club in Ames.

UNI senior forward Tytan Anderson was named First Team All-MVC by the league, while also being named to the All-Defensive Team. Junior guard Trey Campbell earned his first all-conference nod with a Third Team All-MVC selection.

AMES – No. 10 Iowa State (22-8, 12-7 Big 12) dropped a heartbreaker Tuesday evening, seeing its 21-point second-half rally fall short against No. 23 BYU (22-8, 13-6 Big 12) in double overtime. The Cyclones, who were celebrating Senior Night in the home finale, fell to the Cougars, 88-85.

KANSAS CITY – The Big 12 Conference announced its entertainment and fan experience enhancements for the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, held at Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center.

IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Loras, 11-3, in its home opener on Monday afternoon at Duane Banks Field.

IOWA FALLS – For the 11th time in school history, the NIACC women’s basketball team has claimed a regional basketball championship.

USC sophomore guard JuJu Watkins was voted Big Ten Player of the Year by both the conference coaches and a select panel of the Big Ten media members. A trio of Iowa players were also honored as the Hawkeyes enter the Big Ten Conference Tournament as #11 seed and face Wisconsin in the First Round.

CHICAGO – Carter Morton put on a pair of gold medal performances on Monday afternoon in the men’s triple and high jump as the UNI men’s track and field team captured its first Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) indoor team championship since 2021.

The UNI Panther senior day matchup fell the way of Drake after a valiant effort down the stretch of the fourth quarter came up one point short giving the Bulldogs an 80-79 victory in Cedar Falls.

AMES – Audi Crooks poured in a season-high 36 points and Emily Ryan narrowly missed a triple-double as Iowa State (21-11, 12-6 Big 12) defeated No. 14 Kansas State (25-6, 13-5), 85-63, Sunday afternoon.

IOWA CITY – Iowa (20-9, 10-8) defeated Wisconsin (13-16, 4-14), 81-66, Sunday inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

CEDAR FALLS – The UNI men’s basketball team gave the Bradley Braves an early test but could not stop its opponent’s three-point shooting and bench scoring on Sunday as the Panthers dropped their regular season finale on the road by a score of 73-56. Panthers locked into three-seed for Arch Madness, set to begin on Friday in St. Louis.

AMES – No. 9 Iowa State (22-7, 12-6 Big 12) led by as many as 24 points in the second half in a convincing 84-67 victory over No. 22 Arizona (19-10, 13-5 Big 12) Saturday night in Hilton Coliseum.

HOUSTON – Houston clinched the Big 12 men’s basketball regular season championship Saturday, holding a 17-1 record with two games remaining, after a 73-64 win over Cincinnati. The Cougars boast an eight-game winning streak and have won a record 13 consecutive Big 12 road games, dating back to last season.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – In its inaugural season as a member of the Big Ten Conference, the USC women’s basketball team claimed the 2024-25 Big Ten Championship outright Saturday night with an 80-67 win over UCLA at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif.

CLEBURNE, TEXAS – The University of Iowa baseball team lost, 7-4, to Washington State on Friday afternoon at La Moderna Field. The Hawkeyes had 10 hits to the Cougars’ 13. Each team stranded 11 runners on base.

EVANSTON, ILLINOIS – Iowa (15-14, 6-12 B1G) fell behind from the tip and never led on the road at mighty Northwestern (16-13, 7-11 B1G), handing the Hawkeyes a 68-57 loss on Friday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Three finalists from each of the three state wrestling classes for the men and three women finalists in two classes attended an awards luncheon banquet Thursday at the Fareway Conference Center in Boone.

UNI women’s basketball extends its win streak over Evansville to 21 with a 71-54 victory.

UNI finishes 14-3 inside the McLeod Center this year. Panthers close out regular season on Sunday at Bradley.

IOWA CITY – University of Iowa freshman Angelo Ferrari has been named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week and Big Ten Freshman of the Week after defeated #3 wrestler in his weight class.

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN – Iowa (19-9, 9-8) defeated Michigan (19-9, 10-7), 79-66, Wednesday evening at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sydney Affolter erupted for 24 points.

AMES – Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell has announced the hiring of North Dakota State offensive coordinator Jake Landry as the program’s new running backs coach.

CEDAR FALLS – The UNI Athletic Department on Thursday announced the hiring of Zac Reynolds as its new Director of Equipment.

CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS – Iowa (15-13, 6-11 B1G) never led Illinois (18-11, 10-8 B1G) in this BIG 10 Conference road game, losing 81-61 at the State Farm Center in Champaign.

STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA – No. 9 Iowa State (21-6, 11-5 Big 12) dropped its second straight road contest Tuesday evening, falling to Oklahoma State (14-14, 6-11 Big 12) in Gallagher-Iba Arena by a score of 74-68.