IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team earned the 2024-25 National Association Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Award and five Hawkeyes were named to the NABC Honors Court, it was announced Thursday by the NABC.

Iowa’s individual honorees included Even Brauns, Josh Dix, Riley Mulvey, Payton Sandfort and Drew Thelwell.  It is the second straight year Mulvey and Sandfort earned the distinction.

The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize programs that completed the 2024-25 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior and graduate student men’s basketball players who finished the 2024-25 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.

More than 2,400 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and nearly 400 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2024-25.  The awards are presented annually to teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa Athletics and Learfield, the media and technology company powering college athletics, announced today a groundbreaking renewal to continue their nearly 40-year relationship as a new era of college athletics begins. The multi-year renewal will drive innovative revenue generation solutions for the athletic department and unlock the full power of Learfield Impact, Learfield’s industry-leading NIL service, for Hawkeye student-athletes.

“Learfield continues to find new ways to enhance its strategic partnership with the Hawkeyes as we move into the new age of college athletics,” said Beth Goetz, the Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair. “They are the ideal partner for us to continue unlocking new revenue streams, strengthen our sponsorship programs, and provide opportunities for Hawkeye student-athletes to take full advantage of their personal brands.”

Learfield’s advanced revenue generation strategies and solutions are powered by enhanced data from Fanbase, the largest proprietary fan database in college athletics. Fanbase provides Iowa Athletics, Hawkeye Sports Properties, and brand partners with demographic, geographic, and brand affinity information to build fan profiles and invaluable insights on the expansive Hawkeye fanbase.

Utilizing the extensive fan data at its disposal, Iowa will activate targeted digital campaigns through Fan365, Learfield’s programmatic digital marketing solution that has delivered 28 million impressions for Iowa’s brand partners in the last year, and Social+, Learfield Studios’ social content production team, which has produced a 90 percent year-over-year increase in output of sponsored social media content highlighted by the EMMY Award-winning Crossover at Kinnick series.

With the renewed partnership, Iowa will add two NIL-dedicated personnel and an additional content specialist to the Hawkeye Sports Properties staff and lean into Learfield Impact to deliver more opportunities and enhanced storytelling for its student-athletes and brand partners through a robust suite of NIL services. Learfield Impact brings together expert personnel, digital storytelling, and innovative technology by pairing dedicated NIL leaders, on-campus content and social development resources through the Emmy Award-winning Learfield Studios team. It also leverages the Compass NIL platform, which connects athletes with more than 12,000 brand partners nationwide for streamlined dealmaking.

“Beth and her team have done a fantastic job growing Iowa Athletics, particularly as a leader in collegiate women’s sports, and we’re thrilled to continue what has been nearly 40 years of partnership with the Hawkeyes,” said Kim Damron, Learfield’s President of Sports Properties. “In the post-House Settlement age of college athletics, Learfield is positioned to help Iowa maximize their brand power and revenue generation and look forward to being part of their continued growth.”

Under the renewed partnership, Learfield and Hawkeye Sports Properties will maximize sponsorship revenue through premium assets including on-field logos inside Kinnick Stadium. Iowa Athletics will also continue to leverage Learfield’s corporate partnerships team to add incremental revenue through national brand partners such as State Farm, Old Dominion and Abbott.

The Hawkeyes also take advantage of Learfield’s enterprise-wide expertise through its partnerships with Paciolan, the leader in ticketing, marketing, and fundraising technology in college athletics, and Learfield Amplify, Learfield’s outbound ticket sales, development and in-venue seating solutions provider. Over the last three years, Iowa Athletics has experienced 111 percent growth in ticket transfers, 39 percent growth in new accounts created via ticket transfer, 52 percent growth in tickets sold secondarily through Paciolan’s partnership with SeatGeek, and 101 percent growth in mobile tickets downloaded. Meanwhile, Learfield Amplify’s outbound sales team has ignited multiple successive season ticket sellouts for Hawkeye football, women’s basketball and men’s wrestling, all coming to fruition before the first home event of each respective season.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Two University of Iowa home football games against Indiana and Minnesota are officially sold out.  The announcement was made Thursday by the by the UI Athletics Department.

Single game tickets went on sale to donors on Monday, while general public tickets went on sale Thursday at 9 a.m. (CT).

Currently, around 2,400 tickets remain for the season opener against UAlbany (Aug. 30, 5 p.m.), 1,000 for UMass (Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m.) and Penn State (Oct. 18, TBA), 1,600 for Oregon (Nov. 8, TBA) and 3,800 for Michigan State (Nov. 22, TBA).

Iowa has sold out 21 consecutive games inside Kinnick Stadium dating back to the start of the 2022 season.

Limited Hawkeye Village Ticket & Tailgate packages remain for select home games. Secure your game tickets and the best gameday tailgate here: hawkeyesports.com/hawkeye-village/.

Tickets are only sold and issued by the UI Athletics Ticket Office and its authorized agents. Persons buying tickets from other entities do so at their own risk. Fans should use caution if buying tickets from unauthorized outlets and are strongly encouraged to use SeatGeek, the official fan to fan marketplace of Hawkeyes, for sold out events.

The UI Athletic Ticket Office (hawkeyesports.com/tickets) is only able to service/support purchases made through that office, or on SeatGeek. Iowa Athletics reserves the right to cancel any ticket purchases, less fees, made for the purpose of resale without notification.

All tickets for University of Iowa athletic events are distributed electronically and should be downloaded to a smartphone device. If you do not have access to a smartphone, please contact the ticket office to make arrangements.

Tickets are distributed no earlier than three weeks prior to the start of a season. If applicable, season tickets and/or parking will not be released until all required contributions have been received and processed by the I-Club. For more information, please visit hawkeyesports.com/mobiletickets.

IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference today announced the following hiring and promotion:

Nick Bowes has been named the Conference’s new Chief Financial Officer. He joins the Big 12 from the University of Louisville, where he served as Deputy Athletic Director and CFO. Bowes previously held senior leadership roles at USC as Senior Associate AD and COO, and at the University of Cincinnati as Senior Associate AD for Internal Affairs / CFO.

Current Big 12 CFO Catrina Gibson has elected to transition into a consulting role for the Big 12 Conference, effective August 1. Gibson’s eight years of service as CFO for the Big 12 saw her play a crucial role in multiple pivotal moments for the league, including the onboarding of eight new members over the last two years.

In addition to Bowes’ hiring, Sean Desmond has been promoted to Chief Revenue Officer. Desmond joined the Big 12 in 2023, and has since managed a variety of ticket and sponsorship endeavors for the league that has elevated the Conference in the commercial space.

“I’m thrilled to welcome Nick to the Big 12 family. His experience across multiple Power Four athletic departments is a testament to his skill set and expertise, and I look forward to working with him,” said Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark. “I’d also like to thank Catrina Gibson for eight years of dedicated service to the Big 12. She has played a crucial role in the league’s success, and I look forward to her continued contributions as a consultant. Additionally, I’m pleased to elevate Sean Desmond to Chief Revenue Officer, where he will play a central role in the Big 12’s continued prioritization of the commercial space.”

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa cross country released its 2025 schedule, it was announced by associate head coach of cross country Randy Hasenbank on Wednesday.

Iowa opens the season hosting the Hawkeye Invite on Friday, Sept. 5 at Ashton Cross Country Course in Iowa City. Three regular season meets follow the season opener, beginning with the Roy Griak Invite in Minneapolis on Sept. 19. This will be Iowa’s first trip to the Roy Griak meet since 2016.

The Hawkeyes travel to South Bend, Indiana, for the Joe Piane Invite on the campus of the University of Notre Dame for one of the premier meets in the country on Oct. 3. After a week off, Iowa will head to the Pre-Nationals meet in Columbia, Missouri, on Oct. 17.

Postseason competition begins on Oct. 31 with the Big Ten Cross Country Championships, hosted by Michigan State University in East Lansing. The 2025 NCAA Midwest Regional will be held in Stillwater, Oklahoma, at the Greiner Family Cross Country Course on Nov. 14. The NCAA Cross Country Championships will be contested at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia for the first time since it opened in 2019.

The full schedule is below.

2025 Schedule
Sept. 5 – Hawkeye Invite (Iowa City, Iowa)
Sept. 19 – Roy Griak Invite (Minneapolis)
Oct. 3 – Joe Piane Invite (South Bend, Ind.)
Oct. 17 – Pre-Nationals Meet (Columbia, Mo.)
Oct. 31 – Big Ten Cross Country Championships (East Lansing, Mich.)
Nov. 14 – NCAA Midwest Regional (Stillwater, Okla.)
Nov. 22 – NCAA Cross Country Championships (Columbia, Mo.)

Class 3A Substate Finals 

Region 1: Bishop Heelan Catholic – 4 vs Harlan – 2

Region 2: Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 2 vs MOC-Floyd Valley – 0 in 9 innings

Region 3: Boone – 3 vs Humboldt – 2 in 11 innings

Region 4: Wahlert Catholic – 8 vs Western Dubuque – 1

Region 5: Assumption – 5 vs Mount Vernon – 0

Region 6: Pella – 5 vs Clear Creek Amana – 2

Region 7: Carlisle – 11 vs North Polk – 5

Region 8: Saydel – 2 vs Benton – 1

Class 4A Substate Finals 

Region 1: Sioux City East – 5 vs Lewis Central – 1

Region 2: Waukee Northwest – 2 vs Southeast Polk – 1

Region 3: Waukee – 7 vs Cedar Rapids Kennedy – 6

Region 4: Johnston – 5 vs WDM Valley – 2

Region 5: Prairie – 11 vs Cedar Falls – 4

Region 6: Iowa City High – 1 vs Indianola – 0

Region 7: Iowa City Liberty – 6 vs Linn-Mar – 5

Region 8: Bettendorf  – 4 vs Dubuque Hempstead – 3

Even as he enters his senior season Iowa kicker Drew Stevens feels he still needs to earn his spot in the lineup. The native of South Carolina is 83-of-84 in PATs and 57-of-64 in field goal attempts during his Hawkeye career. He is fourth in program history in field goals.

Stevens says the key for him is timing and finding the sweet spot.

Stevens was a third team All Big Ten selection as a junior. His 245 career points ranks seventh on Iowa’s all-time list.

Drake basketball coach Eric Henderson says he is close to finalizing a non-conference schedule for his first season as head coach. The slate includes an appearance in the Emerald Coast Classic with a first round game against LSU.

Finding power conference schools willing to schedule home and home series is virtually impossible for a mid-major program and it does not help when you have had a string of success like the Bulldogs, who were 4-1 against power conference schools in posting a 31-4 record last season.

Henderson was a supporter of keeping a 20-game Missouri Valley Conference, even with Missouri State’s exit to Conference USA.