Category: Sports

IOWA CITY – University of Iowa sophomore RHP Brody Brecht was named a third-team All-American it was announced Wednesday by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Iowa State freshman Omaha Biliew has been named to the 2023 USA U19 Men’s National Team. The 12-member team will compete at the 2023 FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup, scheduled for June 24-July 2 in Debrecen, Hungary.

CEDAR FALLS – UNI defensive back Woo Governor and kicker Matthew Cook were named to The Bluebloods FCS Second Team All-America, as announced by the college football website on Wednesday.

SASSARI, Italy – Three University of Iowa wrestlers – junior Patrick Kennedy and seniors Abe Assad and Real Woods — earned medals at the Sassari City Matteo Pellicone Memorial in Rome, Italy.

ATLANTA – UNI women’s basketball alum Brittni Donaldson has been hired as an assistant coach with the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, as announced by the team on Wednesday. Donaldson, a four-year Panther veteran known for her three-point shooting abilities, becomes the first female coach in the 76-year history of the franchise.

AMES – Iowa State women’s basketball head coach Bill Fennelly announced the addition of Alisa Williams to the 2023-24 roster on Wednesday. Williams joins the Cyclones after spending her freshman season with LSU as part of the Tigers’ National Championship squad.

AMES – Fueled by the momentum generated from three-consecutive NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament appearances, including a run to the 2023 Elite Eight, Iowa State Athletics has unveiled plans for an indoor and outdoor tennis complex for the program, Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard announced today.

MASON CITY – Add all-American to NIACC’s Adam Berghult’s resume.

AMES – Iowa State Head Men’s Basketball Coach T.J. Otzelberger has announced updates to his staff for the upcoming season.

The Big 12 will explore establishing a football bowl game in Monterrey, starting in 2026. Big 12 Mexico’s first contest will be a men’s and women’s basketball matchup between Kansas and Houston, held in Mexico City at Arena CDMX in December of 2024.

DENVER – NIACC’s Jackie Pippett has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Metropolitan State University-Denver, a NCAA Division II school, for the 2023-24 season.

Omaha Biliew, Milan Momcilovic and Jackson Paveletzke have all been invited to the camp.

ST. LOUIS – NIACC’s Audrey Martinez-Stewart has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, a NCAA Division II school, for the 2023-24 season.

The two newest members of the Big Ten in 2024, UCLA and USC, both appear on the Hawkeyes’ schedules.

MASON CITY – NIACC’s Laken Lienhard made more history on Tuesday.

College player of the year Caitlin Clark, the shining light of Iowa women’s basketball and a hard-core golf enthusiast, will play in the John Deere Classic Pro-Am on Wednesday, July 5, in a group anchored by fellow Iowa native and current U.S. Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson.

PHILADELPHIA – Former UNI men’s basketball guard Nick Nurse was announced as the head coach of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday afternoon. He inherits a Philadelphia team that won 54 regular…

GENEVA, Ohio – Six University of Iowa wrestlers placed at the 2023 U23 and U20 World Team Trials. Former Mason City Mohawks Jace Rhodes (U20) placed sixth at 61 kg and Cullan Schriever placed third at 61 kg (U23).

MASON CITY – NIACC’s Laken Lienhard and Brynnlin Kroymann both earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association NJCAA Division II Midwest all-region honors for the 2023 season.

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated North Carolina, 6-5, in 13 innings before falling to Indiana State, 11-8, in the Terre Haute Regional Final on Sunday night at Bob Warn Field.

IOWA CITY – Former University of Iowa unanimous Consensus All-American tight end Dallas Clark is listed on the ballot for the National Football Foundation (NFF) 2024 College Football Hall of Fame.

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana – The University of Iowa baseball team was defeated 7-4, by the No. 1 seeded Indiana State Sycamores at Bob Warn Field.

MASON CITY – The awards keep compiling for NIACC’s Laken Lienhard.

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana – The number two seeded University of Iowa baseball team edged No. 3 North Carolina, 5-4, on Friday night at Bob Warn Field

IOWA CITY – Beth Goetz has been named the University of Iowa’s interim director of athletics, effective Aug. 1.

The 34th Hall of Fame class includes B.J. Armstrong (men’s basketball), Cherie Freddie (field hockey), Jolette Law (women’s basketball), Terri McFarland (softball), Brent Metcalf (wrestling), Peaches Roach Findlay (women’s track and field), Bill Seaberg (men’s basketball), J. Daniel Sherman (wrestling), Eric Steinbach (football) and Anne West Burmeister (rowing).

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa baseball team heads to Indiana to the Terre Haute Regional as a No. 2 seed, it was announced Monday during an NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection Show on ESPN2.

OMAHA, Neb. – The University of Iowa baseball team was defeated in the Big Ten Tournament Championship by Maryland, 4-0, on Sunday afternoon at Charles Schwab Field.

OMAHA, Neb. – The University of Iowa baseball team shutout Michigan, 5-0, to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship game on Saturday afternoon at Charles Schwab Field.

AMES – Iowa State has signed Clarion transfer Will Feldkamp, a 2023 All-American at 184 pounds, head coach Kevin Dresser announced Friday.

OMAHA, Neb. – The No. 2 seeded University of Iowa Baseball team overcame a 4-1 deficit to defeat No. 2 seed Indiana, 9-4, at Charles Schwab Field to advance to the semifinals…

IOWA CITY – The Big Ten and BIG EAST conferences jointly announced on Wednesday the pairings and dates for the 2023 Gavitt Tipoff Games, which include Iowa traveling to Omaha to face…

OMAHA, Neb. – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Michigan, 13-3, in eight innings in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament on Tuesday afternoon at Charles Schwab Field.

IOWA CITY – Eleven University of Iowa football student-athletes earned preseason honors by Athlon Sports.

EVANSTON, Illinois – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Northwestern, 10-0, on Saturday afternoon at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park.

EVANSTON, Illinois – The University of Iowa baseball team was defeated on Friday evening by Northwestern, 6-4, at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park.

IOWA CITY – Hawkeye Wrestling Club member Austin DeSanto and University of Iowa senior Tony Cassioppi will travel to Colorado Springs to compete in the 2023 Senior World Team Trials Challenge on Sunday.

IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa women’s basketball team will cap its summer with a three-game tour of Southern Italy and Croatia in August, the program announced today.

LOS ANGELES – Former Hawkeye star Monika Czinano was waived by WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks this week, just prior to the season starting.