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GymHawks Release 2026 Schedule

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October 22nd, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa gymnastics program released its 2026 schedule on Wednesday, it was announced by head coach Jen Llewellyn. All five of the Hawkeyes’ home meets will be held in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa will kick its season off on Jan. 2 in Salt Lake City, Utah, participating in a tri-meet against Utah and Minnesota.

Following the season opener, the Hawkeyes will host the Border Battle against Illinois, Illinois State and Iowa State on Jan. 10.

The team will also host Michigan State (Jan. 17), Nebraska (Feb. 7), Penn State (Feb. 21) and a quad-meet with Central Michigan, Southeast Missouri (SEMO) and Northern Illinois on March 6.

Road meets include stops at Michigan (Jan. 24), Minnesota on (Jan. 31) and Rutgers (Feb. 14). The Big Four Meet with UCLA, Ohio State and Maryland will be held in Los Angeles on Feb. 27.

The Hawkeyes will close the regular season at Iowa State for the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series matchup on March 13 before postseason competition commences.

The 2026 Big Ten Championships will be held March 20-21, the location is to be announced. The NCAA Regionals run April 1-5, followed by the NCAA Championships on April 16-18.
Iowa will host a Black and Gold Intrasquad meet on Dec. 12 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The event is open to the public and admission is free.