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Iowa State standout Joshua Jefferson drafted in first round by Minnesota, reportedly headed to Brooklyn
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.
Bennett Stirtz picked 16th in NBA Draft, traded to Oklahoma City after standout Iowa season
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.
Iowa State to sell alcohol at Jack Trice Stadium, Hilton Coliseum as athletics costs climb
AMES — Iowa State University will begin selling alcohol at major athletic events this year, a major policy shift that will bring beer, wine and ready-to-drink cocktails to Jack Trice Stadium this fall and Hilton Coliseum this winter.
The change was announced by Iowa State Athletics Director Jamie Pollard in a letter to Cyclone fans, where he framed the decision as part of the department’s response to rising costs and new financial pressures across college athletics.
Iowa youth trap championship draws nearly 4,900 entries, 120 teams to Cedar Falls-area homegrounds
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.
Hawkeye 4×400 relays both finish fifth at NCAA Outdoor Championships
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.
NIACC’s Thurlby earns NJCAA third-team all-American honors
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.