LAS VEGAS – Iowa State senior All-American tight end Charlie Kolar is one of the most decorated players in Iowa State history and he solidified his place in Cyclone history by receiving the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy tonight at the 63rd National Football Foundation Awards Dinner in Las Vegas.

The Campbell Trophy is given annually to the nation’s best scholar-athlete football player and is considered the Academic Heisman. It ranks as one of college football’s most sought after and competitive awards, recognizing an individual as the absolute best in the country for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.

Kolar, who was in attendance to accept the 25-pound bronze trophy, will also receive a $25,000 postgraduate scholarship.

Kolar will be a feature interview on Thursday’s ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show and honored Dec. 13 by the New York Athletic Club in New York. He will also travel to Indianapolis for the CFP National Championship (Jan. 14) to be recognized in an on-field salute.

Kolar was humbled and thrilled to receive the esteemed award.

“This is an incredible honor,” Kolar said. “The finalists this year had amazing resumes, and to be recognized along with the other winners of this prestigious award, I am so grateful. When you come to college on an athletic scholarship you have the responsibility to learn, and I don’t think you should waste that opportunity. My parents played a huge role in instilling these values in me and it was great to have them both here with me tonight.”

“Charlie is as high-end of a competitor I have ever been around,” Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell said. “Whatever Charlie has put his mind to, he’s been successful. He wants to be the best. If it’s school, he wants to be the best. If it’s on the football field, he wants to be the best. He’s earned this honor and I’m so thrilled for him, because all of his hard work has got him where he is today.”

A native of Norman, Okla., Kolar set the standard for tight ends and is one of the greatest players in Iowa State history. As a two-time All-American and two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, Kolar is the only football player in school history to earn First Team CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades two times.

“The first Iowa State player to be named an All-American and Academic All-American, Charlie Kolar embodies what the Campbell Trophy represents,” said NFF Chairman Archie Manning, whose sons, Peyton and Eli, were NFF National Scholar Athletes in 1997 and 2003, respectively. “He has led one of the most successful eras in Cyclone history while graduating with a near-perfect GPA. Charlie stands as the perfect example for the next generation to emulate.”

Kolar, who earned All-Big 12 First Team honors for the third-straight season, owns all of ISU’s tight end school records in his fabulous career, including career receiving yards (2,148), career receptions (164) and career touchdowns (22).

His 22 touchdown catches ranks third and his 164 receptions ranks fourth, respectively, on ISU’s overall career record list.

Kolar, who has a caught a pass in 35-straight games, the second-longest streak in school history and the nation’s fifth-best active streak, finished off his career with another fantastic season.

The two-time Mackey Award finalist is second on the team in receptions (58) and receiving yards (723), both single-season school marks by a tight end. His 5.2 catches per game ranks fourth nationally among FBS tight ends.

Kolar matched his stellar performance on the gridiron in the classroom.

Kolar graduated in the fall of 2020 with a 3.99 cumulative GPA in mechanical engineering. In March of 2021, Kolar received the prestigious Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award, honoring outstanding seniors who display high character, outstanding achievement in academics and university/community activities.

A 2020 Big 12 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award recipient and four-time First Team Academic All-Big 12 honoree, Kolar has maintained a 4.00 GPA in his postgraduate work in finance.

Cyclone fans can watch Kolar for one final time at the 2021 Cheez-It Bowl, as the Cyclones take on No. 19 Clemson on Dec. 29 in Orlando.

@ Creston
Creston 45, Atlantic-CAM 19
-Atlantic/CAM Winners: Kadin Stutsman 170, Jarrett Armstong 182, Miles Mundorf 220, Aiden Smith 106, Ethan Follmann 132.
Creston 78, Red Oak 0
Atlantic/CAM 59, Red Oak 15
-Atlantic/CAM Winners: Ethan Follmann 132, Easton O’Brien 138, Brian South 145, Tanner O’Brien 152, Kadin Stutzman 170, Jarrett Armstrong 182, Brenden Casey 195, Miles Mundorf 220, Nathan Keiser 285, Aiden Smith 106, Jarrett Hansen 126.

@ Glenwood
Glenwood 48, Harlan 27
Glenwood 55, St. Albert 6
Glenwood, 69, SW Iowa 12
Harlan 54, St. Albert 13
Harlan 66, SW Iowa 33
SW Iowa 54, St. Albert 37

@ Clarinda
Clarinda 47, Lewis Central 27
Clarinda 69, Denison-Schleswig 10
Clarinda 72, Mr. Ayr 3
Lewis Central 62, Denison-Schleswig 18
Lewis Central 57, Mt. Ayr 12
Denison-Schleswig 54, Mt. Ayr 18

@ Shenandoah
Kuemper Catholic 57, Shenandoah 24
Kuemper Catholic 36, Treynor 33
Kuemper Catholic 78, Griswold 0
Treynor 48, Shenandoah 21
Treynor 66, Griswold 6
Shenandoah 60, Griswold 0

@ West Central Valley
West Central Valley 48, Earlham 30
West Central Valley 54, Van Meter 24
West Central Valley 57, Panorama 18
Earlham 43, Panorama 36
Earlham 28, Van Meter 27
Van Meter 42, Panorama 30

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Glenwood 54, Denison-Schleswig 33
Harlan 59, Kuemper Catholic 39
Lewis Central 38, Indianola 35  OT
Shenandoah 50, Red Oak 13
St. Albert 54, Creston 45

Rolling Valley Conference 

CAM 71, Paton-Churdan 21
Coon Rapids-Bayard 67, West Harrison 18
Exira-EHK 67, Ar-We-Va 12
Woodbine 64, Boyer Valley 38

Corner Conference 

East Mills 45, Fremont-Mills 35
Sidney 51, East Atchison 37
Stanton 48, Griswold 47

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Lenox 63, Mount Ayr 52
Martensdale-St. Marys 62, East Union 35
Nodaway Valley 82, Southwest Valley 39
Wayne 40, Southeast Warren 26

Other Scores

Centerville 54, Central Decatur 41
Diagonal 39 Mormon Trail 31
Lamoni 50, Melcher-Dallas 14
LeMars 45, CB Abraham Lincoln 31
Murray 50, Seymour 40
Sioux City East 46, CB Thomas Jefferson 20
Twin Cedars 43, Moulton-Udell 24

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Clarinda 58, Atlantic 56
Denison-Schleswig 78, Glenwood 70  OT
Harlan 64, Kuemper Catholic 41
Red Oak 66, Shenandoah 41
St. Albert 54, Creston 52 OT

Western Iowa Conference 

AHSTW 68, IKM-Manning 42
Missouri Valley 45, Logan-Magnolia 41
Treynor 47, Audubon 32
Underwood 56, Riverside 40

Rolling Valley Conference 

Boyer Valley 40, Woodbine 34
CAM 54, Paton-Churdan 40
Exira-EHK 55, Ar-We-Va 48
West Harrison 42, Coon Rapids-Bayard 36

Corner Conference 

East Mills 47, Fremont-Mills 42
Sidney 74, East Atchison 52
Stanton 63, Griswold 27

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Martensdale-St. Marys 82, East Union 33
Mount Ayr 65, Lenox 54
Southeast Warren 52, Wayne 44
Southwest Valley 52, Nodaway Valley 39

Other Scores

Ankeny Christian Academy 66, Orient-Macksburg 13
CB Abraham Lincoln 61, LeMars 53
Central Decatur 41, Centerville 38
Lamoni 69, Melcher-Dallas 30
Mormon Trail 65, Diagonal 36
Murray 50, Seymour 43
Sioux City East 93, CB Thomas Jefferson 37

(Des Moines, Iowa via MiLB.com)— Iowa Cubs General Manager/President Sam Bernabe today (Wednesday), announced the Iowa Cubs have entered into an agreement to become a part of Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH), an organization dedicated to supporting, promoting, and enhancing the sport of baseball through professional management, best practices, innovation and investment. DBH is a subsidiary of Endeavor, the global sports and entertainment company. Following the closing of the transaction, the Iowa Cubs will continue to be led by Bernabe, and remain an MLB affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.

“My partners and I wish the new owners well, and we’re particularly pleased that Sam Bernabe will remain as president and general manager of the team,” said Michael Gartner, who has been chairman and principal owner of the Iowa Cubs for the past 22 seasons. “We hope Sam and his new colleagues have as much fun running the team as we have had.”

As part of DBH, Bernabe will work closely with Diamond Baseball Holdings’ leadership, Pat Battle and Peter B. Freund, to realize the club’s ambitions. Battle is Executive Chairman of DBH, bringing extensive experience at the local and national level, as well as ownership interest in two PDL teams. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Learfield and serves as an advisor to Endeavor across multiple companies. Freund is CEO of DBH, also bringing to the plate experience as a longtime Minor League Baseball owner and operator. Freund most recently consulted with the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball on the transition of Major League Baseball’s licensed affiliates while spearheading the formation of the MLB Draft League.

“Diamond Baseball Holdings will be global in our ambitions and hyper-local in our approach, and creating incredible fan experiences will remain our number one priority,” said Battle and Freund. “Additionally, we look forward to providing opportunities for growth to the employees of PDL Clubs whose passion and ingenuity have built the sport through the decades.”

Diamond Baseball Holdings was formed by Endeavor, the global sports and entertainment company. DBH will support Iowa with ticket sales, partnerships, naming rights, food & beverage, merchandise, content strategy, collectibles/authentics/NFTs and media rights, tapping into the broader Endeavor network for expertise across the various disciplines.

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(Des Moines, Iowa) –  Officers with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) responded to four deer hunting incidents over the weekend – one related to property damage, one minor injury, one serious injury and one fatality – and one related to pheasant hunting.

• An individual was shot in the midsection by a member of his party who was shooting at a running deer in southern Muscatine County. He was transported to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. The investigation is ongoing.
• An individual was treated and released from the hospital in Waukon after a slug grazed his right hand and forearm during a deer drive near Lansing, in Allamakee County.
• A house was struck by an unknown shooter near the Howard County town of Elma.
• A hunter was killed after being struck in the torso while hunting the Red Rock Wildlife Area in Marion County. It’s the first hunting related fatality of 2021. The incident remains under investigation.
• A pheasant hunter received four pellets to the neck and face area while hunting in Calhoun County. He was transported to the hospital in Sac City where he was treated and released.

The first of Iowa’s two shotgun deer hunting seasons will end on Dec. 8. Second shotgun deer season runs from Dec. 11-19. An estimated 120,000 hunters are expected to participate in one of the two seasons. Jamie Cook, hunter education coordinator for the Iowa DNR, said these incidents underscore the importance of putting together a hunting plan that identifies the role and location of each member of the hunting party and then following the plan when in the field. “The hunting plan is a step by step playbook for how the hunt will unfold that includes reviewing safe hunting practices, avoid target fixation, and drives home the point of not just identifying the deer, but what is beyond the deer, before taking the shot. It’s the most essential part of every hunt,” Cook said.

He also stressed the importance of wearing more than the minimum amount of blaze orange than is required for the deer gun seasons. Iowa law requires one of the following pieces of external clothing of solid blaze orange: vest, jacket, coat, sweatshirt, sweater, shirt or coveralls. “You can’t have too much blaze orange on. If the color has started to fade, it’s time to replace it. You want to be seen from all sides,” he said. Cook said it’s also each hunter’s responsibility to know and understand their limitations as a hunter and the firearms capability and to stay within those.

“This is especially true when utilizing a rifle for the first time during the shotgun season. Hunter’s need to exercise good judgment when taking a shot and remember that when using a higher capacity magazine that they could be shooting over a longer period of time and possibly covering a larger area so they need to be even more aware of what’s going on around them and not get fixated on the target,” he said.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL
CAM 63, Coon Rapids-Bayard 43 (CAM: Mallory Behnken 17 points, 8 rebounds, 7 blocks.)
Central Decatur 59, Lamoni 46
Lewis Central 54, CB Thomas Jefferson 10
Martensdale-St. Marys 63, Colo-NESCO 8
Riverside 38, Griswold 27
Tri-Center 51, West Harrison 26
Winterset 48, Norwalk 26
Woodbine 66, East Mills 46

BOYS BASKETBALL
Boyer Valley 50, West Monona 39
CAM 58, Coon Rapids-Bayard 48
Central Decatur 62, Lamoni 35
Clarke 53, Saydel 43
Lewis Central 63, CB Thomas Jefferson 46
Ridge View 53, East Sac County 48
Riverside 52, Griswold 17
Norwalk 54, Winterset 52
West Harrison 74, Tri-Center 45
Woodbine 50, East Mills 46

Illinois defeated Iowa 87-83 on Monday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Jacob Grandison and Alfonso Plummer each dropped in 21 points and four Illini players finished in double figures. Trent Frazier added 18 and Kofi Cockburn poured in 17.

Illinois led by there at half and built there lead to as much as 15 in the second half before the Hawkeyes tightened it at the end. Iowa led most statistical categories on the night but Illinois outscored the Hawks 24-11 on second chance points. The Illini improve to 7-2 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten.

Iowa (7-2, 0-2) returns to action on Thursday in an Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series contest against No. 17 Iowa State (8-0). Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. (CT) at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday afternoon.

The honor is 24th of her career. Earlier this season, Clark earned Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll (Nov. 15). As a freshman she tallied a Big Ten-best 13 Freshman of the Week honors, a Big Ten-Freshman record five Player of the Week honors, and four Player of the Week Honor Roll nods.

In two games last week, Clark averaged 23 points, 10 assists and 9.5 rebounds, and was a perfect 7-for-7 from the free-throw line. She added three steals and a block to fill her stat line for the week.

Clark led the Hawkeyes to their first Big Ten win of the season with a team-high, 24 points against Michigan State. She added 12 assists and 10 rebounds to register her second triple-double of the season and the third of her career. The West Des Moines, Iowa, native is the second active NCAA Division I student-athlete to record three in their career – Indiana’s Grace Berger also has three career triple-doubles.Clark’s third triple-double makes her the second Hawkeye in program history to record three or more triple doubles – former Hawkeye Sam Logic tallied six in her career. Clark’s triple-double is also the first for a Hawkeye against a Big Ten opponent since Logic had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists at Purdue (Feb. 16, 2014)

Clark and the Hawkeyes return to action Wednesday in Ames, Iowa, against the Iowa State Cyclones in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series game. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. CT on ESPNU.