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Atlantic girls grab team win at 2021 Carroll Tiger-Knight Relays

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April 22nd, 2021 by admin

Girls Team Scores

  1. Atlantic 137
  2. Carroll 112
  3. Boone 87
  4. Dallas Center-Grimes 81
  5. Denison-Schleswig 72
  6. Greene County 49
  7. Kuemper Catholic 30
  8. Creston 19

Atlantic grabbed wins from Haley Rasmussen in the Long Jump and 400M and 200M, Taylor McCreedy in the 3000M and 1500M, 4x800M (Clarie Pellett, Kennedy Goergen, Madison Botos, Ava Rush), Distance Medley (Madison Huddleson, Caroline Pellett, Kennedy Goergen, Taylor McCreedy), Ava Rush in the 800M, Chloe Mullenix in the 400M Hurdles, and 4x400M Relay (Mullenix, Goergen, Rush, and Rasmussen).

Boys Team Scores

  1. Harlan 129
  2. Gilbert 100
  3. Lewis Central 83
  4. Atlantic 80
  5. Denison-Schleswig 54
  6. Kuemper Catholic 53
  7. Carroll 45
  8. Greene County 44

Harlan picked up wins from Will McLaughlin in the Discus, Mason Griffith in the 100M, Michael Erlmeier in the 400M, 4x200M Relay, and Trey Gross in the 800M. Atlantic got wins from the Shuttle Hurdle Relay (Garrett Reynolds, Joe Weaver, Zane Vance, and Colin Mullenix), and Colin Mullenix in the 110M Hurdles and 400M Hurdles.

Full results: 2021 Carroll Tiger Knight Relays

Atlantic’s Becker, CAM’s McKee and Venteicher grab medals at Drake Relays

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April 22nd, 2021 by admin

A few immediate area athletes had some top-notch performances at the Drake Relays on Thursday.

In the Boys 800M Run Atlantic’s Craig Alan Becker took 2nd Place with a time of 1:56.51. That time was over 3 seconds faster than his qualifying time of 1:59.97 ran in Harlan earlier this season. Ames’ Aniey Akok won the race with a time of 1:56.01.

CAM had their first ever girls and boys qualifiers for the Drake Relays this year with Molly Venteicher in the Shot Put and Connor McKee in the 400M Hurdles. CAM has had athletes compete at the Drake Relays before but this is the first time they have had athletes that had to qualify based on previous performance.

Both Venteicher and McKee made the most of the opportunity. Venteicher finished with a 6th Place medal with a best toss of 38-7.00. McKee brought home an 8th Place medal with a time of 56.11, matching his best time of the season so far.

Medal winners from the area include:

Girls Discus: Kelsey Fields (Creston)- 4th 125-2
Girls 100M: Jaidyn Sellers (Panorama)- 5th 12.73
Boys 100M: Brayden Wollan (Underwood)- 7th 11.14
Girls 400M: Jaidyn Sellers (Panorama)- 6th 58.28
Boys 400M: Brayden Wollan (Underwood)- 1st 48.94
Discus: Layne Pryor (Woodbine)- 1st 185-0
Girls Shot Put: Zoe Rus (Underwood)- 5th 38-8.50, Molly Venteicher (CAM)- 6th 38-7.00, Kelsey Fields (Creston)- 2nd 41-05.00.
Girls Long Jump: Shay Sinnard (Carroll)- 1st 18-0.25
Boys 800M: Craig Alan Becker (Atlantic)- 2nd 1:56.51
Boys 400M Hurdles: Connor McKee (CAM)- 8th 56.11, Noah James (Treynor)- 6th 55.49, Sid Schaaf (Treynor)- 2nd 54.84
Girls 4x400M: Harlan (Kaia Bieker, Brecken Van Baale, Lilly Metzger, Liv Freund)- 8th 4:06.29, Panorama- (Gwen Steffen, Olivia Steffen, SHay Storesund, Jaidyn Sellers) 6th 4:05.38.
Boys 4x400M: Treynor (Todd Pedersen, Noah James, Devin Vorthmann, Sid Schaaf) 6th 3:26.92

Drake Relays Thursday Results

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April 22nd, 2021 by admin

Girls Discus: Haylee Seidler (Underwood)- 20th 112-7, Kelsey Fields (Creston)- 4th 125-2.
Girls High Jump: Chloe Largent, AC/GC- T11th 4-11 3/4
Girls 4x100M Prelims: Lewis Central-40th 52.26, Nodaway Valley (Jena Yonker, Annika Nelson, Maddie Fry, Maddax Devault)- 19th 51.15
Boys Shot Put: Hunter Deyo (Lewis Central)-13th 51-2.25, Tre Melby (Logan-Magnolia)- 21st 47-7.50, Layne Pryor (Woodbine)- 9th 52-10.75.
Boys 4x100M Prelims: Glenwood-34th 44.72, Underwood-30th 44.57
Girls 100M: Jaidyn Sellers (Panorama)- 5th 12.73
Boys 100M: Aidan Hall (Harlan)-31st 11.59, Brayden Wollan (Underwood)- 7th 11.14
Boys Distance Medley: Lewis Central- 14th 3:40.88
Girls 400M: Jaidyn Sellers (Panorama)- 6th 58.28
Boys 400M: Brayden Wollan (Underwood)- 1st 48.94
Boys High Jump: Noah James (Treynor)- 2nd 6-5.00, Isaac Jones (Clarinda)- T11th 6-1.00, Brogan Allensworth (Riverside)-NH
Discus: Layne Pryor (Woodbine)- 1st 185-0
Boys 4x200M: Treynor- 21st 1:33.55
Girls Shot Put: Kenzie Schon (Kuemper Catholic)- 10th 37-6.25, Zoe Rus (Underwood)- 5th 38-8.50, Sara Morales (Shenandoah)- 15th 36-10.25, Molly Venteicher (CAM)- 6th 38-7.00, Kelsey Fields (Creston)- 2nd 41-05.00.
Girls Long Jump: Shay Sinnard (Carroll)- 1st 18-0.25, Maddie Bergman (Lewis Central)- 25th 14-05.00, Maddie Fry (Nodaway Valley)-16th 16-0.25.
Girls 100M Hurdles: Maddax DeVault (Nodaway Valley)- 21st 16.39
Boys 110M Hurdles: Sid Schaaf (Treynor)- 14th 15.71, Noah James (Treynor)- 20th 15.83
Boys 800M: Craig Alan Becker (Atlantic)- 2nd 1:56.51
Boys 400M Hurdles: Connor McKee (CAM)- 8th 56.11, Gavin Smith (Audubon)- 11th 56.55, Noah James (Treynor)- 6th 55.49, Sid Schaaf (Treynor)- 2nd 54.84
Girls 4x400M: Harlan (Kaia Bieker, Brecken Van Baale, Lilly Metzger, Liv Freund)- 8th 4:06.29, Panorama- 6th 4:05.38.
Boys 4x400M: Underwood- 24th 3:32.14, Treynor (Todd Pedersen, Noah James, Devin Vorthmann, Sid Schaaf) 6th 3:26.92

Special Olympics Iowa plans for Virtual Summer Games, cancelling in-person events

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April 22nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – This year’s Special Olympics Iowa Summer Games have been cancelled due to COVID-19 but spokeswoman Karen Whitman says they -do- plan to hold a Virtual Summer Games instead. “What that will entail is a month-long sports competition during the month of May,” Whitman says, “and then at the end of the month, we will be having healthy athlete screening experiences, a virtual series that will hold some other activities, and then we will also have our Opening Ceremonies on May 26th.”

It’s expected there will be about one-thousand participants from across the state participating in this year’s games, for events that usually draw four-to-five-thousand athletes to Ames each summer. Special Olympics  logoWhitman says the virtual format isn’t as good as being in-person, but it will have to do. “Some of it will be done on Zoom,” she says. “We will be having all of those registration links come out at the beginning of May and then some of it will be based off of our Facebook page, which is Special Olympics Iowa.”

Whitman is hopeful for an in person format for the games returning in 2022. Learn more about this year’s events at: soiowa.org

Drake Relays High School Schedule Thursday

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April 22nd, 2021 by admin

9:30 a.m.- Girls Discus: Haylee Seidler (Underwood), Kelsey Fields (Creston).
9:30 a.m.- Girls High Jump: Chloe Largent, AC/GC
9:43 a.m.- Girls 4x100M Prelims: Lewis Central, Nodaway Valley
10:00 a.m.- Boys Shot Put: Hunter Deyo (Lewis Central), Tre Melby (Logan-Magnolia), Layne Pryor (Woodbine).
10:01 a.m.- Boys 4x100M Prelims: Glenwood, Underwood
11:17 a.m.- Girls 100M: Jaidyn Sellers (Panorama)
11:27 a.m.- Boys 100M: Aidan Hall (Harlan), Brayden Wollan (Underwood)
11:37 a.m.- Boys Distance Medley: Lewis Central
11:56 a.m.- Girls 400M: Jaidyn Sellers (Panorama)
12:02 p.m.- Boys 400M: Brayden Wollan (Underwood)
1:00 p.m.- Boys High Jump: Noah James (Treynor), Isaac Jones (Clarinda), Brogan Allensworth (Riverside)
1:00 p.m.- Discus: Layne Pryor (Woodbine)
1:18 p.m.- Boys 4x200M: Treynor
1:30 p.m.- Girls Shot Put: Kenzie Schon (Kuemper Catholic), Zoe Rus (Underwood), Sara Morales (Shenandoah), Molly Venteicher (CAM), Kelsey Fields (Creston).
1:30 p.m.- Girls Long Jump: Maddie Bergman (Lewis Central), Maddie Fry (Nodaway Valley).
1:31 p.m.- Girls 110M Hurdles: Maddax DeVault (Nodaway Valley)
1:46 p.m.- Boys 110M Hurdles: Sid Schaaf (Treynor), Noah James (Treynor)
2:08 p.m.- Boys 800M: Craig Alan Becker (Atlantic)
2:21 p.m.- Boys 400M Hurdles: Connor McKee (CAM), Gavin Smith (Audubon), Noah James (Treynor), Sid Schaaf (Treynor)
2:49 p.m.- Girls 4x400M: Harlan, Panorama
3:07 p.m.- Boys 4x400M: Underwood, Treynor

Full heat sheets here: 2021 Drake Relays

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April 22nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

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ISU’s Conditt to play for Puerto Rico in Olympic Qualifying this summer

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April 21st, 2021 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State forward George Conditt IV will again don the jersey of Puerto Rico this summer as the country attempts to qualify for the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Conditt, who recently completed his junior season at ISU but still has two seasons of eligibility remaining, will practice with the Puerto Rican Men’s National Team from June 1-10 in Puerto Rico.

“It is an honor to be chosen to play on this team,” Conditt said. “The opportunity to represent not only myself, but to represent an entire country, is a great feeling.”

The team will then play practice games in Greece and Croatia before heading to Belgrade, Serbia for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament from June 29-July 4.

Puerto Rico will compete for one spot in the Olympics among five other teams: Dominican Republic, Italy, Philippines, Senegal and Serbia. Puerto Rico’s group will include Italy and Senegal, with the top two teams advancing to bracket play.

Conditt has played internationally for Puerto Rico in the past. In the summer of 2018 he played at the U18 FIBA Americas Championship, averaging 11.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.3 blocks while helping the team to a fourth-place finish.

The 2021 Summer Olympic Games will be held July 23-28.

Long steps down as Iowa Swimming and Diving coach

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April 21st, 2021 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa’s Marc Long has declined the opportunity to continue as the head coach of Hawkeye swimming & diving program. Long completed his 17th season at Iowa during the 2020-21 season.

“This was an incredibly difficult decision to leave a program that means so much to me,” said Long, who has been on the coaching staff since 2002. “It has been an honor to work with many amazing students, athletes, coaches and staff throughout my time at Iowa. That experience and the positive interaction with alumni, families, and fellow coaches has been a privilege.

“I’d like to thank my family and friends for being incredibly supportive, understanding, and encouraging, especially as I take this next step.”

The Hawkeyes had a total of five student-athletes qualify for the men’s and women’s NCAA Championships during the 2021 season and redshirt junior Aleksey Tarasenko has posted a qualifying time to represent Kazakhstan in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

During his tenure as Iowa’s head coach of both the men’s and women’s programs, Long has coached 53 All-Americans and 169 school records have fallen.  Iowa has also had 450 student-athletes automatically or provisionally qualify for the NCAA Championships.  The program has posted 13 top 40 finishes (six men, seven women) since 2004.

Academically, the Hawkeyes have had prolonged success under Long’s tutelage.  Iowa has crowned 29 academic All-Americans, 394 Academic All-Big Ten selections and the team has consistently earned CSCAA Scholar All-America honors.

On campus, Long was one of the founders of the Hawkeye Health C.A.R.E. program (now HTP – Hawks to Professionals) — a unique shadowing and mentoring program for UI student-athletes.  He also started the Hawkeye Business Social, a professional development and networking event for Hawkeye swimming and diving student-athletes.

“I would like to thank Marc for his commitment to the student-athletes over the past 17 years as our head coach,” said Gary Barta. “He has been an advocate for the student-athletes from day one and has represented our program in a first-class manner.”

Prior to focusing solely on his head-coaching duties, Long served as the University of Iowa’s aquatics director for his first six years as head coach.  In this dual role, Long was a part of the core committee involved in designing the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.  The facility, which has hosted an NCAA Championship and multiple Big Ten Championships, is considered one of the best in the nation.

Long was a multiple NCAA finalist, a six-time All-American and a three-time Big Ten champion during his career as a Hawkeye.  He was team captain in 1989 and helped lead the team to a Big Ten runner-up finish and an eighth place NCAA finish – the highest in modern-day history.   In 2019, Long was inducted into the National Iowa Varsity Club Athletics Hall of Fame.

The department will begin the process of identifying Long’s replacement.

Norman named Big Ten Baseball Player of the Week

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April 21st, 2021 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa redshirt senior Ben Norman has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week, it was announced Tuesday by the league office.  It is the first weekly honor of Norman’s career.

The Des Moines, Iowa, native earned the distinction after hitting .400 (6-of-15) with two home runs, eight RBIs and six runs scored in leading the Hawkeyes to a 3-1 weekend at Rutgers.  Norman finished with an .867 slugging and .474 on-base percentage in the four games.

The outfielder opened the weekend with a 2-for-4 performance with a leadoff home run and three runs scored in Iowa’s come-from-behind victory in game one.  The Hawkeyes rallied from four runs down in the ninth inning to post a 14-12 win.

Norman went 1-for-3 with a double in game two and was 2-for-5 with three RBIs in an 8-1 victory that clinched Iowa’s fourth straight series win.  The victory also was the team’s seventh consecutive victory.  In the series finale, Norman hit a three-run home run and tied a career-high with four RBIs. His home runs in the series were his eighth and ninth on the season, which are a career high.

Norman is leading the team with a .319 average with team-bests in hits (29), runs (25), home runs (9), RBIs (30), slugging percentage (.692) and steals (7).  He is second in the Big Ten in RBIs and third in home runs and currently ranks in the top eight in six different categories.

The weekly honor is Iowa’s second of the season as redshirt junior Trenton Wallace was the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on March 24.  Norman is the first Hawkeye to earn the Big Ten Player of the Week accolade since Zeb Adreon in 2019.

Iowa (15-10) hosts a three-team Big Ten pod, facing Maryland and Northwestern from April 23-26 at Duane Banks Field.  The Hawkeyes open the weekend against the Terrapins at 7:02 p.m. (CT) on Friday night.

ISU’s Malchow to retire after 42 years in collegiate athletics

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April 21st, 2021 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State Senior Associate Athletics Director for Communications Steve Malchow, who has 42 years of service in collegiate athletics, including 16 seasons at Iowa State, has announced his retirement effective June 30th.

“Today is bittersweet for me,” Iowa State Athletics Director Jamie Pollard said. “I am happy for Steve as he prepares to transition into the next phase of his life’s journey. However, at the same time, I am sad that he will no longer be directly at my side as he has been for the past two decades.”

Malchow followed Pollard from Wisconsin to Ames in 2005. The Sioux City, Iowa native spearheaded ISU’s senior-level strategic communications and brand management. He also supervised ISU’s athletics communications, marketing, digital media, creative services, information technology, trademark licensing and spirt squads/band units.

Many of Malchow’s initiatives enhanced the athletics department’s brand and national outreach.

“Steve has been one of the key individuals responsible for much of our department’s success over the past 16 years,” Pollard added. “He is truly an unsung hero who was directly responsible for several very successful branding initiatives including the I-State logo and Cyclones.tv. I often refer to Steve as my moral compass because I knew when emotions were running high on challenging issues he was always someone I could count on to provide calm, sound and timely feedback. He has been a trusted colleague by everyone in our department. Our program is going to miss his steady leadership and respected expertise.”

Malchow will miss the close relationships he developed in his collegiate career.

“It has been a blessing to work with so many incredible colleagues and talented young people in the last four decades at three different institutions,” Malchow said. “I have enjoyed a front row seat to watch hundreds of athletes pursue their personal potentials and grow into extraordinary young adults.”

Malchow began his career at the University of Iowa, serving five years as an undergraduate, one as a graduate assistant and five as an assistant in the sports information office from 1979-1990.

A 1983 graduate of Iowa, Malchow worked alongside and provided support to legendary figures Bump Elliott, Dan Gable, Lute Olson, Hayden Fry, Tom Davis and Barry Alvarez.

When Alvarez took over a struggling Wisconsin football program in 1990, he handpicked Malchow to be his sports information director, beginning a successful 15-year run with the Badgers.

Malchow, who was promoted to a Senior Associate Athletics Director for his final three years with the school, was at the center of Wisconsin’s incredible turnaround in athletics, especially in football as its publicity man.

Working with Alvarez, Malchow led the communication efforts in seven bowl games, including three Rose Bowl victories.

Wisconsin had a historic 1999-2000 season. The football team won the Rose Bowl and Malchow was the man behind the scenes in the successful promotion of Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne. The men’s basketball team capped off the year by earning a trip to the Final Four.

Malchow was the SID of the Year by the National Football Foundation in 1999 for his efforts.

“Steve is one of the few native Iowans who worked in the athletics departments at Iowa, Wisconsin and Iowa State,” Pollard said. “His professional experiences include working with many of the greatest Iowans from each of those schools, including Bump Elliott, Barry Alvarez, Haden Fry, Dan Gable, Tom Davis, Dan McCarney and Fred Hoiberg. That experience is unmatched by anyone in our industry.”

Malchow promoted a slew of student-athletes for national honors and received more than 40 citations from CoSIDA for excellence in publications in his professional career. He received the “Excellent Media Service” award by the FWAA in 1991 and was named “Outstanding Young American Business Leader” in 1994 and 1996.

Malchow acquired outstanding mentoring by some of the top leaders in collegiate athletics.

“I want to recognize former Iowa Sports Information Director George Wine for giving me my first full-time job and Wisconsin’s Barry Alvarez for believing in me,” Malchow said. “I especially want to thank Jamie Pollard for his friendship, trust and support and for giving me an opportunity to return to my home state and help build a positive brand for Cyclone Athletics.”

Malchow stayed active throughout his career while serving on numerous committees. He was the lead presenter on “Strategic Thinking” at the 2016 NACDA Leadership Forum, a member of the Big 12 Public Relations Advisory Committee (2011-present), chaired the Big Ten Sports Information Directors (1999-2000), served on the Ames Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and the NCAA Honors Committee (2016-19), serving as its chair in his final year.

“As the son of a sportswriter, I’ve been around athletics my entire life,” Malchow said. “To have had the chance to work in college athletics my entire professional career has been rewarding, so much fun and very humbling.”

Pollard and Malchow will end a professional working relationship that’s spanned 23 years at two different schools.

“I wish Steve, Barb, and their son Bryce, all the best in the next phase of their life,” Pollard said. “Although our professional time together is coming to an end, our friendship will last a lifetime.”