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2026 RVC Girls Basketball All-Conference Teams

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March 9th, 2026 by Clayton Wollner

1st Team 
Taryn Petersen* EEHK Jr.
Jaelynn Petersen* EEHK Sr.
Anna Hart* CRB Sr.
Malia Clayburg* CRB Sr.
Ada Hansen* CAM Jr.
Kadence Sporrer EEHK Sr.
Sylvia Sullivan BV Sr.
Taylor Hoefer Wood Sr.
*Denotes Unanimous

2nd Team
Chloe Peters GR Fr.
Jenna Subbert GR Fr.
Morgan Hast BV Jr.
Harlow Miller EEHK Sr.
Aubrey Hofbauer CRB Sr.
Ashtyn Klocke CRB Sr.
Courtney Follmann CAM Jr.
Avery Coenen Wood Fr.

2026 Hawkeye Ten Girls Basketball All-Conference Teams

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March 9th, 2026 by Clayton Wollner

First Team All-Conference

Elsa Tiefenthaler *** – Kuemper Catholic, Sr., G

Maggie McChensey *** – Glenwood, Jr., G

Kalyn Scamman *** – Shenandoah, So., PG

Ava Underwood *** – St. Albert, Sr., F

Addison Wagoner – Clarinda, Sr., F

Kadley Bailey – Creston, Sr., G

Katrina Williams – Atlantic, Sr., F

Macie Vetter – Lewis Central, Jr., G

**Denotes Unanimous Selection

 

Second Team All-Conference

Kenzley Bruck – Harlan, Jr., C

Lexie Pearce – St. Albert, Jr., F

Addy Anthofer – Kuemper Catholic, Jr., F

Eleanor Coughlin – St. Albert, Jr., G

Ava O’Rourke – Shenandoah, Fr., G

Makenna Schroeder – Atlantic, Sr., G

Carsen Wellhausen – Clarinda, Sr., C

Kaylie Simons – Kuemper Catholic, Sr., G

 

Honorable Mention All-Conference

Ann Wessel – Denison-Schleswig, Jr., G

Ellison Johnson – Red Oak, Sr., F

Maddie Cole – Clarinda, Sr., G

Maggie Smith – Glenwood, Sr., G

Brinley Van Baale – Harlan, Jr., PG

Zoey Kirchhoff – Atlantic, Sr., G

Brooklynn Rutledge – St. Albert, Jr., F

Hollynn Rieck – Creston, Sr., G

Ellie Borns – Lewis Central, Jr., PG

Charlotte Hackfort – Kuemper Catholic, Sr., G

Molly Wise – St. Albert, Sr., G

Sara Mun – Denison-Schleswig, Sr., F

2026 WIC Girls Basketball All-Conference Teams

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March 9th, 2026 by Clayton Wollner

First Team
Sydney Somers (Riverside)
Nora Konz (Treynor)
Anna Stangl (IKM – Manning)
Ainsley Roberts (Underwood)
Keagan Eischeid (IKM – Manning)
Addison Mauer (Treynor)
Addison Carroll (AHSTW)

Second Team
Allyson Johnson (Loma)
Kayden Schnack (Riverside)
Ella Thornton (Treynor)
Mackenzie Parrott (Missouri Valley)
Bella Lamp (AHSTW)
Claire Schrage (Treynor)
Lauren Harder (Tri – Center)

Honorable Mention
Sophie Fenner (Riverside)
Kayley Ambrose (Underwood)
Ava Paulsen (AHSTW)
Clara Pace (AHSTW)
Tylee Koyle (Missouri Valley)
Maci Bertelsen (Loma)
Stella Sornson (Treynor)
Oriah Meiners (IKM – Manning)

Player Of The Year
Sydney Somers (Riverside)

Unanimous Selections
Sydney Somers (Riverside)

CAM Girls Track and Field Looking To Build Off Successful 2025 Season

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March 9th, 2026 by Clayton Wollner

The 2025 Girls Track and Field season at CAM was a historic one. They won their first meet in almost 18 years. Over the course of the season, they finished in the top 3 five separate times. The CAM Girls took six events to state, and set many PRs at districts despite not all of them making it to state. CAM placed 2nd in the 800m relays, and Ada Hanson finished fourth in 100m hurdles and first in 400m hurdles as a sophomore. The Cougars have a lot of talent returning, and Head Coach Luke Symonds is looking forward to building off of last year.

As was the case last year, CAM’s strong suit will be in their short distance events:

Despite losing a few seniors, the Cougars still retained a lot of talent from last year’s group. Some of the seniors that left were on the sprint relay team that made it to state in 2025:

CAM was very close to having multiple state champions, so Coach Symonds is looking for each girl to have some sort of improvement as opposed to just one athlete making a huge jump:

The Cam Cougars Girls Track and Field Season begins with the AD Dickinson Relays at the UNI-Dome on March 10th at 2:00pm.

Iowa State men No. 7 in AP Poll

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March 9th, 2026 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State men close the regular season ranked 7th in the AP Top 25. The Cyclones are 25-6 and will be the fifth seed at the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City They will open late Wednesday morning against the winner of Tuesday’s game between Baylor and Arizona State. ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger says defense and rebounding were the keys in Saturday’s win over Arizona State and they will be headed forward.

Otzelberger says the leadership of senior guard Tamin Lipsey will be a key to a post season run.

Lipsey says the sense of urgency grows with the start of the Big 12 Tournament.

With a victory on Wednesday the Cyclones would advance to play the three seed Texas Tech.

Crooks Named to Wooden Award National Ballot Top 15

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March 9th, 2026 by Clayton Wollner

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Iowa State junior center Audi Crooks has been to the Wooden Award National Ballot Top 15. Crooks is one of three juniors to be considered for the award and one of two Big 12 Conference players on the list.
A unanimous First-Team All-Big 12 Conference player for the third-straight season, Crooks is averaging a league-best 25.5 points per game while shooting nearly 65 percent from the floor as the nation’s second leading scorer. She scored her 2,000th career point in her 89th game, becoming the fastest Big 12 women’s basketball player to reach the milestone. The Algona, Iowa native averaged 7.8 rebounds while recording 12 double-doubles this season. She has scored in double figures in 97 consecutive games, the longest active streak nationally, and is the only player in the country to record multiple 40-point games this season.
Voting for the 2026 John R. Wooden Award® All America Team presented by Principal® will open on March 16 at 6:00 AM ET and close on March 28 at 11:59 PM ET. During that time, voters will evaluate each candidate’s complete body of work throughout the season, including performances in the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament, to determine the most outstanding players in college basketball.
The Wooden Award Men’s and Women’s All America Teams, along with the Men’s and Women’s Top Five finalists for the Wooden Award Trophy, will be announced on Saturday, April 4 during the Men’s Final Four, building anticipation for the sport’s most prestigious individual honor.

Elam, Bastida Claim Second Big 12 Titles

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March 9th, 2026 by Clayton Wollner

TULSA, Okla. – Rocky Elam and Yonger Bastida claimed individual Big 12 titles Saturday night in front of a rowdy BOK Center crowd. This is Iowa State’s eighth-consecutive year with a Big 12 champion and the second time in the last three seasons ISU has crowned two champions.

Both Elam (197) and Bastida (285) earned their second career Big 12 titles with Elam having also won in 2023 at Missouri and Bastida taking the heavyweight crown in 2024. Bastida is the 40th two-time conference champion in Iowa State history.

Stevo Poulin (125) and Anthony Echemendia (141) fell short in their title attempts.

Iowa State placed second as a team with 144 points behind champion Oklahoma State (176). Nine Cyclones punched their tickets to the NCAA Championships during the weekend, ISU’s eighth-straight year qualifying eight or more.

At 197 pounds, Elam allowed an early takedown to Wyoming’s No. 3 Joey Novak but was unphased. The Cyclone put together a big third period with a takedown and 1:12 ride-out to win, 5-4, and capture his second Big 12 title and the third conference title of his career. It was Elam’s second win over Novak this season.

Top-ranked heavyweight Bastida captured a second Big 12 title of his own with a 4-1 decision against Oklahoma State’s No. 7 Konner Doucet. The Cyclone notched the only takedown of the match in the closing seconds of the second period.

It is Bastida’s second Big 12 title in as many title match appearances, also owning the 2024 heavyweight Big 12 title. He becomes the 40th two-time conference champion in Iowa State history.

Poulin came up short in his championship bout to Oklahoma State’s No. 6 Troy Spratley at 125 pounds. The Cyclone led 1-0 after two periods but Spratley used a reversal and two near fall points in the third to take control of the match. Poulin would ultimately fall, 5-2, after a Spratley riding time point.

At 141 pounds, No. 3 Anthony Echemendia came up just short against No. 2 Sergio Vega in double overtime. Neither wrestler could muster a takedown in a low-scoring match that saw regulation end in a 1-1 tie. Both wrestlers had opportunities to score in the extra period. In double overtime, Echemendia held Vega down for 0:18 before the Cowboy escaped but ultimately it was Vega who managed to ride Echemendia for the next 0:30 to come out on top, 2-1.

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Iowa State will close its 2025-26 season at the NCAA Championships March 19-21 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Iowa Finishes 4th at Big Ten Championships

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March 9th, 2026 by Clayton Wollner

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The University of Iowa men’s wrestling team finished fourth at the 2026 Big Ten Championships at the Bryce Jordan Center. Seven Hawkeyes finished on the podium, and Iowa qualified nine of 10 weights for the NCAA Championships in Cleveland.

The Hawkeyes have sent at least nine wrestlers to the national tournament for 14 straight years and 18 times since 2007, Tom Brands’ first year as head coach.

“Nine in for Cleveland,” said head coach Tom Brands. “We will see what our seeds are. Wait on Victor Voinovich. Thoughts on the tournament are some good coming back strong today. We want to be on the championship side of things; these guys want to be on the championship side of things. We have work to do to do that. The work will start on Thursday in Cleveland. Thursday, Friday, Saturday.”

Iowa dropped its lone finals bout in Session IV.

Third-seeded Michael Caliendo dropped a decision at 165 pounds to No. 1 seed Mitchell Mesenbrink of Penn State.

The Hawkeyes won three placement matches. No. 5 seed Drake Ayala finished third after defeating No. 4 Zan Fugitt of Wisconsin, 4-2.

At 141 pounds, No. 4 seed Nasir Bailey also finished third, defeating No. 3 Vance VomBaur of Minnesota, 7-4.

In the 125-pound fifth-place match, No. 8 seed Dean Peterson defeated Michigan’s No. 9 Diego Sotelo.

No. 3 seed Patrick Kennedy dropped the 174-pound third-place match to No. 4 Carson Kharchla, 7-3.

No. 10 seed Ben Kueter finished fourth at 285 pounds, falling to No. 3 Nick Feldman of Ohio State, 6-2.

No. 8 seed Angelo Ferrari finished eighth earlier in the day after medically forfeiting the seventh-place bout.

Girls Basketball State Tournament Scoreboard from Saturday Mar. 7

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March 9th, 2026 by Christian Adams

Championships

4A

#5 Carlisle – 38 vs #2 Dallas Center-Grimes – 36

2A

#2 Rock Valley – 67 vs #1 Hinton – 57

1A

#2 Newell-Fonda – 64 vs #1 Bishop Garrigan – 56

Iowa men fall in OT at No. 9 Nebraska

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March 8th, 2026 by Ric Hanson

Ninth ranked Nebraska finished overtime with a 9-0 run at beat Iowa 84-75, Sunday. The Hawkeyes had rallied from an 11 point second half deficit to force the extra session.

That’s Iowa coach Ben McCollum. The Hawkeyes hurt their own cause with 19 turnovers.

McCollum’s first regular season as head coach ends with a record of 20-11 overall and 10-10 in the Big Ten.

Kael Combs and Cooper Koch led the Hawkeyes with 18 points each.