Category: Sports

AMES — Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has finalized his coaching staff for the 2026-27 season, adding a new assistant coach and two graduate assistants while shifting two familiar names into new roles.

CEDAR FALLS — One of Iowa’s in-state wrestling rivalries is returning to the mat.

The University of Iowa men’s wrestling team will face Northern Iowa on December 11, 2026, at 7:00 PM inside the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, as Journeymen Wrestling presents “Dual in the Dome.”

AMES — Former Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey is getting his NBA shot.

Lipsey has signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Indiana Pacers following the 2026 NBA Draft, giving one of the most accomplished players in Iowa State history a path into the professional ranks.

AMES — Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson became the latest Cyclone to hear his name called in the NBA Draft, going to the Minnesota Timberwolves with the No. 28 pick in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Bennett Stirtz’s remarkable basketball rise reached the NBA on Tuesday night, as the former University of Iowa standout was selected 16th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2026 NBA Draft and then traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

CEDAR FALLS — Iowa’s youth clay target athletes turned the Iowa State Trapshooting Homegrounds into one of the state’s largest youth sports venues last week, as more than 120 teams competed in the 2026 Scholastic Clay Target Program State Trap Shooting Championship.

EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Iowa closed the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with matching national top-five finishes in the 4×400 relay, as both the Hawkeye men and women raced to fifth place at Hayward Field.

The performances gave Iowa first-team All-America honors on both sides and showed the program’s growing strength in one of track and field’s marquee events.

The Iowa men’s 4×400 team of David Akhalu, Zidane Brown, Tyrese Miller and Landon Fontenot finished fifth Friday night in 3:00.65, a season-best time and the second-fastest mark in school history.

MASON CITY – NIACC’s Chloe Thurlby earned third-team NJCAA Division II all-American honors as a pitcher.

Thurlby, a freshman left-hander from Bondurant, is the first pitcher in school history to earn NJCAA all-American honors. She is the fifth softball player in school history to earn NJCAA all-American honors.

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa is seeking approval from the Iowa Board of Regents to move forward with planning for two major athletics facility projects, including a new field hockey operations building and a proposed modernization of Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The field hockey project would create a new operations building next to Grant Field, giving one of Iowa’s most successful programs a dedicated home for team activities. The project carries an estimated budget of $8.65 million and would be paid for entirely through donor support.

If approved, construction on the field hockey building is expected to begin this summer, with completion targeted for summer 2027.

AMES – The Iowa State women’s wrestling program has announced the addition of four signees. Of the batch, ISU has added two high schoolers and two transfers.

With today’s four signings, Iowa State’s incoming roster now sits at six student-athletes.

AMES – After 24 seasons with Iowa State women’s basketball and 31 years in coaching, Cyclone associate head coach Jodi Steyer is retiring.

Steyer announced her retirement from coaching on April 22 with a statement on social media, noting “this time last year, I decided this season would be my last so I could focus on family responsibilities. Since that time, my dad passed away which reinforced retirement was the right choice.”

IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 Conference is making a major technology investment aimed at improving replay reviews, game management and fan transparency across college sports.

IOWA CITY — Two of the most recognizable names in women’s college basketball are putting another major date on the schedule.

CEDAR FALLS – A world champion quarterback, All-Americans, a national champion, an institutional pioneer and legendary voices highlight the UNI Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2026.

CEDAR FALLS – The UNI men’s basketball team announced the signing of six athletes to the Panther roster for the 2026-27 season.

OMAHA, Neb. – The No. 8-seeded University of Iowa baseball team fell to No. 5-seeded Purdue, 8-1, in an elimination game Thursday afternoon at the Big Ten Tournament at Charles Schwab Field Omaha.

IOWA CITY — The Iowa Hawkeyes are bringing home a piece of March Madness.

The University of Iowa Athletics Department has purchased the official court used in the NCAA Houston Regional Elite Eight, giving Carver-Hawkeye Arena a playing surface with a little extra history under its sneakers.

AMES – Iowa State women’s basketball head coach Bill Fennelly announced the promotion of Emily Ryan to assistant coach ahead of the 2026-27 season. Ryan spent the 2025-26 season on the bench as a graduate assistant following a historic five-year career on the hardwood as the Cyclones’ point guard (2020-25).

MASON CITY – Reggi Spotts has added another major honor to an already remarkable basketball career.

The NIACC sophomore women’s basketball standout has been selected as the 2025-26 ICCAC female athlete of the year, one of the top individual honors given by the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference.

OMAHA, Neb. — The No. 8 seed University of Iowa baseball team fell to No. 12 seed Michigan State, 4-3, on Wednesday evening in the Big Ten Tournament at Charles Schwab Field.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Young Iowa archers delivered several standout performances on the national stage, earning Top 10 finishes at the Eastern National Archery in the Schools Program Bullseye and 3D National Championship held May 7-9 in Louisville, Kentucky.

AMES – The Iowa State women’s wrestling team signed its first student-athlete in program history Tuesday morning, inking William Penn transfer Piper Fowler, a 2023 U17 World Champion, 2026 NAIA national champion and 2026 U20 World Team member.

“Today is a historic day for Iowa State women’s wrestling signing our first student-athlete” head coach Alli St. John said. “As we have started to build out our roster, we made it a goal to bring in high-character women who strive to be NCAA and World Champions. Piper certainly fits that mold, and we are thrilled that she believes in our vision and has chosen to pursue her dreams as a Cyclone.”

OMAHA, Neb. — The eighth-seeded University of Iowa baseball team rallied from an early four-run deficit to defeat No. 9 seed Illinois, 10-6, on Tuesday afternoon in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament at Charles Schwab Field Omaha.

DES MOINES – The Iowa Hawkeyes turned downtown Des Moines into a temporary home ballpark and made the most of it, sweeping the Purdue Boilermakers in a three-game baseball series at Principal Park.

Iowa won all three games of the series, beating Purdue 10-7 in the opener, 14-5 in the second game and 15-9 in the finale. The Hawkeyes finished the series with 39 runs and 51 hits, both major offensive marks under head coach Rick Heller.

IOWA CITY – After leading the University of Iowa men’s basketball program to its first Elite Eight appearance in 39 years, head coach Ben McCollum has signed a contract extension through 2032, the announcement was made this week by Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair Beth Goetz.

AMES – Iowa State women’s basketball head coach Bill Fennelly has announced nine additions to the 2026-27 roster.

“I could not be more pleased with the players that we have added to our Cyclone family this spring” said Fennelly. “Our focus and plan in our recruiting efforts started with bringing in players who were excited to play at Iowa State and experience Hilton Magic. We wanted to find players who had a variety of skill sets and basketball experience. I can’t wait to get everyone together and to get to work. I know our fans will love how this group represents the Iowa State Way!”

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team was swept in a three-game road series by No. 25 Nebraska over the weekend at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park, falling 10-0 Friday, 15-11 Saturday and 8-6 Sunday.

IOWA CITY — The Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team won its Big Ten weekend series against Illinois, taking the first two games at Duane Banks Field before dropping Sunday’s finale.

AMES – After guiding the Iowa State men’s basketball team to its third Sweet 16 appearance in five years, head men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has agreed to a new contract that will keep him leading the Cyclone program through June 30, 2036 and increase his salary to $6 million annually, Endowed Cyclone Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard announced today.

DES MOINES – Iowa State (31-21, 8-13 Big 12) moved to 8-1 in midweek contests and 5-1 against in-state foes Wednesday evening, downing Drake (13-35, 7-18 MVC) by a score of 7-3 at Buel Field.

AMES – Iowa State defensive lineman Domonique Orange was drafted Friday evening in the third round by the Minnesota Vikings and following the draft’s conclusion on Saturday five of his teammates agreed to deals with NFL teams.

AMES – Iowa State (27-19, 7-11 Big 12) couldn’t complete a season sweep of the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series Tuesday, falling to Iowa (24-22, 6-12 Big Ten) in the second meeting of the season, 7-2.

AMES – Iowa State head men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has announced the addition of five transfers to the 2026-27 Iowa State roster. Leon Bond III (Northern Iowa), Jaquan Johnson (Bradley), Taj Manning (Kansas State), Ryan Prather Jr. (Robert Morris) and Tre Singleton (Northwestern) will all join the Cyclones this summer.

AMES — Iowa State University has announced a transformative expansion of its wrestling department, headlined by the addition of a women’s varsity program and a major restructuring of its coaching leadership.