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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State’s Ashley Joens was deservingly rewarded for her outstanding performances with her first Big 12 Player of the Week of the season, the conference announced on Monday.
Joens picked up her 11th career Big 12 Player of the Week nod, tying her with Oklahoma’s Courtney Paris for the third-most in league history.
Joens led the Big 12 with 29.5 points per game across the Cyclones’ two contests last week. At UNI on Wednesday night, Joens put in 26 points, including a then-career-high-matching six 3-pointers) and grabbed nine rebounds as the Cyclones battled their way to an 88-85 win over the Panthers.
She followed that up on Sunday against Columbia at Hilton with a season-best 33 points, which included a career-high seven 3-pointers, for her 16th career 30-point outing. She also grabbed 10 rebounds to record her 52nd career double-double.
In addition to leading the conference in scoring last week, Joens was the Big 12 leader in 3-pointers (13) and free throw percentage (100 percent, 10-for-10) in addition to being second in 3-point percentage (56.5) and rebounds (9.5 per game) and seventh in field goal percentage (56.3).
Joens and the No. 5 Cyclones return to action on Thanksgiving Day at the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland, Oregon against Michigan State. Tip between the Cyclones and Spartans will be at 6:30 p.m. Central on ESPNU.
DALLAS – The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee announced that the Big 12 Conference and the Dallas Sports Commission have been selected to host the 2031 Women’s Final Four at the American Airlines Center with competition taking place on April 4 and 6, 2031. This is the third time the Big 12 and Dallas have been selected to host a Women’s Final Four, all since 2017.
“We are pleased to once again bring the Women’s Final Four to Dallas,” said Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark. “There is no bigger stage for women’s college basketball, and we look forward to partnering with the Dallas Sports Commission to provide a best-in-class experience for this showcase event.”
The Big 12 and Dallas joined forces for the 2017 NCAA Women’s Final Four at the American Airlines Center, as 19,310 fans saw South Carolina defeat Mississippi State for the championship. The 2023 Women’s Final Four at American Airlines Center in Dallas will bring together the championship games for all three NCAA divisions.
“We’re thrilled the NCAA and Women’s Basketball Committee has again chosen Dallas as host city for the Women’s Final Four,” said Executive Director of the Dallas Sports Commission Monica Paul. “2031 will mark the third time since 2017 that the champion of women’s college basketball will be crowned in Dallas. March Madness is the pinnacle of the collegiate game, and we’re thrilled to crown the champion in our city in 2023 and 2031. We’ve proven again that we’re a strong partner for top-level women’s basketball.”
This is the ninth time the Big 12 has been selected to host games in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, partnering with venues in Dallas, Oklahoma City and Kansas City. In addition to hosting the 2023 Women’s Final Four in Dallas, the Big 12 serves as the host institution for upcoming NCAA Men’s Basketball Regionals in 2023 (Kansas City) and 2024 (Dallas), plus NCAA Men’s Basketball First and Second Round games in 2026 (Oklahoma City).
Dallas and the North Texas region have also staged NCAA Men’s Basketball championships, hosting the 2014 Men’s Final Four at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, a 2013 Regional at AT&T Stadium, and First and Second Round games at the American Airlines Center in 2002, 2006, 2018 and 2024.
The games in Dallas will mark the ninth time that the Women’s Final Four will be played in the state of Texas. In addition to Dallas hosting in 2017 and 2023, San Antonio hosted in 2002, 2010 and 2021 and Austin hosted in 1985 and 1987. San Antonio was selected to host the 2029 event as part of this bid process. Other bids selected in this cycle include Columbus, Ohio (2027), Indianapolis (2028) and Portland, Oregon (2030).
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior linebacker Jack Campbell has been named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week following his performance in the Hawkeyes’ 13-10 win at Minnesota. The announcement was made Monday by the Big Ten Conference office.
Campbell (6-foot-5, 246-pounds) led the Iowa defense in the final minutes of the win at Minnesota as the Hawkeyes won their eighth straight with Floyd of Rosedale on the line. Campbell forced a Minnesota fumble inside the Iowa 10 with 5:07 left to play, which was recovered by teammate Deontae Craig.
On Minnesota’s next possession, Campbell intercepted a pass that was broken up by cornerback Riley Moss. Campbell returned his second interception of the season to the Minnesota 45 with 2:06 remaining. The Iowa offense turned the theft into a Drew Stevens game-winning field goal with 28 seconds to play. Campbell appeared to have a 75-yard return for a touchdown, but it was ruled that he stepped out of bounds at the 45.
For the game, the Cedar Falls, Iowa, native recorded 10 tackles, including six solo stops, as the Hawkeye defense held the Gophers to 10 points. Iowa’s defense has held eight opponents to 10 points or less in 11 games. Campbell leads Iowa with a Big Ten-best 110 tackles, recording more than 100 tackles for the second straight season
Campbell is a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy and was named a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award, Rotary Lombardi Award and Butkus Award. The Big Ten honor is the second of Campbell’s career, as he was also recognized following Iowa’s win over Colorado State in 2021.
Campbell is the fifth Hawkeye to earn Big Ten recognition this season. Punter Tory Taylor earned special team honors on two occasions (South Dakota State, Rutgers), defensive back Kaevon Merriweather earned defensive honors for his play at Rutgers, Stevens earned Freshman of the Week honors for his play in the win over Northwestern and running back Kaleb Johnson was named Offensive and Freshman of the Week for his performance in Iowa’s win at Purdue.
Iowa (7-4, 5-3) closes out the regular season Friday, hosting Nebraska (3-8, 2-6) in the battle for the Heroes Trophy (3:01 p.m. CT, BTN).
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson has been named a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award, awarded annually to the nation’s outstanding FBS receiver regardless of position.
Hutchinson has had one of the best seasons in school history, breaking his own school record with 105 receptions and topping the previous school career record with 252 catches.
The Jacksonville, Florida, native, has topped eight catches in every game this season and 100 yards in seven of the 11 Cyclone contests.
Hutchinson leads the nation in receptions and receptions per game, while also ranking fifth nationally in receiving yards (1,160).
He has 45 more receptions than the next best Big 12 Conference pass catcher.
Biletnikoff Semifinalists
Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State
Jordan Addison, USC
Brock Bowers, Georgia
Nathaniel Dell, Houston
Josh Downs, North Carolina
Zay Flowers, Boston College
Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
Quentin Johnston, TCU
Charlie Jones, Purdue
Rashee Rice, SMU
Keylon Stokes, Tulsa
Photo: Atlantic Trojan Wrestling Facebook
Three former Atlantic wrestlers were inducted into the Atlantic Wrestling Hall of Fame on Friday night. Brad Schwenke, Steve Harris, and Clint Bitting were all welcomed into the Trojan Hall of Fame.
Schwenke was a two-time state medal winner. He finished 8th his junior year and was a state runner-up his senior season. He finished that final year with 46 wins and had a career record of 151-46. He aided the Trojans in a fourth-place team finish at the 2011 traditional state tournament and dual state tournament.
Harris was a 1971 graduate of Atlantic as was a member of the first ever Atlantic High School wrestling team in 1968. He became the first Trojan wrestler to win a Conference Title. He had a 16-9 record his junior season and went 28-3 his senior year and lost to an eventual state champion in the district tournament.
Bitting was a 2001 AHS graduate. He was a three-time state qualifier and finished his senior year as a district champion and a record of 38-10. He was a two-time Hawkeye Ten Conference Tournament and John J. Harris Tournament runner-up. He finished with a career record of 128-51.
The Hall of Fame banquet was held this past Friday at the Venue in Atlantic.
Class 3A District 6 All-District Football Teams
First Team Offense
QB-Teagon Kasperbauer, Harlan, Sr.
RB-Brevin Doll, ADM, Jr.
RB-Brennan Hayes, Creston, Jr.
RE-Colton Rasmussen, Atlantic, Jr.
RE-Cade Sears, Harlan, Jr.
RE-Jacob Birch, Harlan, Sr.
OL-Ben Gard, ADM, Sr.
OL-Drew Hickey, ADM, Jr.
OL-Brenden Casey, Atlantic, Sr.
OL-Jace Gubbles, Harlan, Sr.
OL-Austin Schumacher, Harlan, Sr.
At-Large-Caden Andersen, Atlantic, Sr.
At-Large-Aiden Flora, ADM, Jr.
At-Large-Cade Morris, ADM, Sr.
Kicker-Stephen Leinen, Harlan, Sr.
Second Team Offense:
QB-Kyle Strider, Creston, Sr.
RB-Chase Groves, ADM, Sr.
RB-William Kenkel, Harlan, Sr.
RE-Carter Pellett, Atlantic, Sr.
RE-Cael Turner, Creston, Jr.
RE-Dylan Calvin, Creston, Jr.
OL-Reid Woodward, Atlantic, Sophomore
OL-Jake Bertrand, Knoxville, Jr.
OL-Quinton Fuller, Creston, Jr.
OL-Damien Bartmess, Saydel, Sr.
OL-Drew Obstarczyk, ADM, Jr.
At-Large-Noah Keefer, Knoxville, Jr.
At-Large-Dante Hedrington, Atlantic, Jr.
At-Large-George Gilbert, Knoxville, Jr.
Kicker-Luka DeJong, Knoxville, Sr.
Honorable Mention Offense:
Hayden Soma, Harlan, So.
Stephen Fah, Harlan, Jr.
Brandon Briley, Creston, Jr.
Jagger Luther, Creston, Jr.
Jonah Peak, Saydel, Sr.
Cooper Hanasz, Saydel, Fr.
Cole Park, Atlantic, Sr.
Xavier Darrow, Atlantic, So.
Nathan Keiser, Atlantic, Sr.
Koby Higginbotham, Knoxville, So.
Spencer Van Hauen, Knoxville, Jr.
Konner Leslie, Knoxville, Sr.
First Team Defense:
DL-Vince Benetti, ADM, Sr.
DL-Dane Beals, ADM, Jr.
DL-Gunner Schmitz Harlan, Sr.
DL-Zane Bendorf, Harlan, Sr.
LB-Christian Madison, ADM, Sr.
LB-Jackson McLaren, Atlantic, Sr.
LB-Garrett Assmann, Harlan, Sr.
LB-Matthew Sorfonden, Harlan, Jr.
DB-Easton O’Brien, Atlantic, Sr.
DB-Will Neuharth, Harlan, Sr.
DB-Aiden Hall, Harlan, Sr.
DB-Gannon Greenwalt, Creston, Sr.
At-Large-Miles Mundorf, Atlantic, Sr.
AT-Large-Evan Sorensen, Atlantic, So.
At-Large-Austin Evans, Creston, Jr.
Punter-Sam Holloway, ADM, Sr.
Second Team Defense:
DL-Max Chapman, Creston, Jr.
DL-Wayne Johnston, Knoxville, Jr.
DL-Karver Sutton, ADM, So.
DL-Franz Reisz, Harlan, Jr.
LB-Tanner O’Brien, Atlantic, Sr.
LB-Ty Morrison, Creston, Sr.
LB-Kale Kincaid, Knoxville, Jr.
LB-Tyece Huyck, Knoxville, Jr.
DB-Isaac McClure, Saydel, Sr.
DB-Jay Kellar, Knoxville, Jr.
DB-Ryan Conrad, ADM, Sr.
DB-A.J. Olin, Saydel, So.
At-Large-Kolton Kellar, Saydel, Jr.
At-Large-Grady Godwin, Saydel, So.
At-Large-Austin Seaton, Creston, Sr.
Punter-Max Magana, Knoxville, So
Honorable Mention Defense:
Cade Wurster, Creston, Sr.
McCoy Haines, Creston, Jr.
Bret Van Baale, Harlan, Sr.
Brad Curren, Harlan, Sr.
Jacob Crannell, ADM, Sr.
Justin Holm, ADM, Sr.
Ben Smith, ADM, Sr.
Nate Fisher, ADM, Sr.
Xander Potter, Saydel, Sr.
Parker Swafford, Saydel, So.
Colton Becker, Atlantic, Jr.
Jarrett Armstrong, Atlantic, Sr.
Clevi Johnson, Atlantic, Sr.
Dakota Ramsey, Knoxville, Jr.
Others receiving votes: UTSA 85, South Carolina 44, Troy 34, Boise State 16, Illinois 12, Iowa 5, Louisville 5, South Alabama 3, Mississippi State 3, Oklahoma State 2, Arkansas 2, Purdue 2, Fresno State 1
Patrick Mahomes hit Travis Kelce for his third touchdown of the game with 31 seconds left to lift the Kansas City Chiefs to a big 30-27 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. With the victory Kansas City grabs a stranglehold on the AFC West lead, now three games ahead of the Chargers and own the tiebreaker with two wins over them this season.
The Chiefs took the lead early in the fourth quarter on Kelce’s second touchdown of the game, a 32-yard catch and run from Mahomes. The Chargers responded with a drive that ended with a 6-yard touchdown pass from Justin Herbert to Joshua Palmer with 1:46 left. The Chiefs then went 75-yards in 1:15 to finish with that third TD to Kelce.
Travis Kelce finished with 115 yards receiving on 6 catches with the three scores. It was Kelce’s 34th game with at least 100 yards receiving, which is a new NFL record.
The Chiefs improved to 8-2 overall and will next up host the LA Rams next Sunday afternoon. We’ll have that game on KJAN with pregame at 2:00 p.m.
The UNI women’s basketball team dropped a home game to No. 20 Creighton on Sunday 85-66. The Panthers fell in a 20-point hole in the first half and couldn’t climb out.
UNI got 14 points apiece from Maya McDermott and and Ryley Goebel. The Bluejays outscored the Panthers 25-12 in the opening quarter and were down 49-26 at the half.
UNI falls to 2-2 on the season. Next up the Panthers head to the Cancun Challenge in Mexico. They will play Tulane on Thanksgiving Day and Vanderbilt on Friday.
Tucker DeVries scored a career-high 29 points and the Drake men’s basketball team beat Wyoming 61-56 in the semifinals of the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands. DeVries went 10-14 from the field and 4-6 from three-point range to lead the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs raced out to a 34-18 lead by halftime but had to fight off the Cowboys in the second half. Wyoming outscored Drake 38-27 in the second half.
Drake will play Tarleton State for the Paradise Jam title on Monday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. CT.
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