IOWA CITY, Iowa – Horizon League Player of the Year Alvaro Folgueiras (al-VAH-row Fool-gair-us) has signed a scholarship agreement with the University of Iowa men’s basketball program, it was announced Monday by head coach Ben McCollum.

The 6-foot-9, 215-pound forward will have two seasons of eligibility remaining with the Hawkeyes after playing his first two seasons at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh.

Folgueiras, a native of Málaga, Spain, is the eighth player to join the new-look Iowa roster this spring, joining Drake transfers Bennett Stirtz, Kael Combs, Cam Manyawu, Isaia Howard and Tavion Banks, high school signee Trevin Jirak and Hawkeye returnee Cooper Koch.

“Alvaro is an extremely versatile player,” said McCollum. “He shoots at a high clip, is super competitive and has won…we value winning.  On top of that is his ability to pass the ball and trigger offense, which is what we needed.  We’re excited Alvaro is a Hawkeye.”

Alvaro Folgueiras (al-VAH-row Fool-gair-us (long a))
6-9, 215, Forward
Málaga, Spain
DME Academy (Fla.)
Robert Morris University

• Horizon League Player of the Year and first-team All-Horizon League selection after averaging 14.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game
• Led Robert Morris to a 26-9 overall record and to the Horizon League regular season and tournament titles
• Started all 35 games, scoring in double figure 27 times with five 20+ point contests
• Shot 54.8 percent (176-of-321) from the field, 41.3 percent (45-of-109) from 3-point range and 78.4 percent (98-of-125) from the free throw stripe
• Posted 14 double-doubles and had 10+ rebounds in 17 contests
• Had five or more assists in six games, 3+ steals in seven games and made 3+ 3-pointers in five contests
• Had 35-point, 10-rebound double-double at Northern Kentucky (2/8)… made 12-of-14 field goals, 3-of-4 3-pointers and 8-of-10 free throws
• Had a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double against top-seeded Alabama in the NCAA Tournament
• Finished with 21 points and a career-high 19 rebounds against Northern Kentucky (12/29) and tied a career-best with seven assists against Youngstown State in the Horizon League Championship game
• Had 27 points, 16 rebounds, four assists, four steals and three blocks against Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/21)
• Three-time Horizon League Player of the Week… named to the Urban-Bennett Invitational MTE All-Tournament Team
• Averaged 5.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists as a freshman… posted a pair of double-doubles… was only RMU player to play in all 31 games, scoring in double figures six times
• Averaged 8.6 points and 7.6 rebounds for DME Academy in 2022-23
• Saw action for U18 Next Generation Select Team in the Adidas Next Generation Tournament
• Represented Spain in the 2024 FIBA U20 Eurobasket held in Gdynia, Poland
• Averaged 5.3 points and 5.9 rebounds for Unicaja Baloncesto in the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup… shot 56 percent (14-of-25) from the field at the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup
• Led Spain to a silver medal in the 2022 FIBA U17 and 2023 FIB U18 National Championships
• Nicknamed “El Pulpo Fol” translated to “the octopus”
• Brother, Ignacio, plays professionally in Spain

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa men’s basketball program will compete in the 2025 Acrisure Series on Nov. 25 and Nov. 26 in Palm Desert, California, it was announced Monday by Total Sports Consulting.  The event will be played at Acrisure Arena.

The Hawkeyes will play two games against a loaded field. Confirmed teams for the event include: Colorado, Minnesota, Utah, Stanford, Washington, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Jose State, California Baptist, San Diego, Nevada, Loyola (Illinois), Tulsa and Northern Iowa.

The schedule for the tournament is still being finalized as pods and matchups will be announced at a later date.

All games will be televised on TNT Sports, truTV or MAX.

Iowa natives Karissa Schweizer and Shelby Houlihan will compete on the streets of downtown Des Moines Tuesday night in the U-S 1 Mile Road Championship as part of the Grand Blue Mile. Houlihan is a native of Sioux City and this will be her first attempt at the U-S road title. She will also compete in the mile run on Saturday in the stadium.

Houlihan has been competing at the Drake Relays since she was a standout at Sioux City East High School.

Houlihan finished second in the three thousand meter run at the Worlds Indoor Championships in China last month and this will be her first race of the outdoor season.

Schweizer is a native of Urbandale and finished in the top ten in the five thousand and 10 thousand meter runs last year at the Paris Olympics. She will also be making her first run at the road mile title.

Schweizer on running two races this week. she will compete in the mile run in the Stadium on Saturday.

For Schweizer this will be her first race of the year.

Schweizer has been looking for a chance to return to Drake for several years.

Defending women’s champ Rachel McArthur will be in the field. After setting a course record a year ago Vincent Ciattei will attempt to defend his title in the men’s race.

A healthy linebacker corps will be a plus for the Iowa State defense next season. That unit was decimated by injuries in 2024 and several young players were counted on to fill in. Cyclone linebackers coach Colby Kratch.

Kratch says with so many experienced linebackers on the roster it will give the Cyclones some flexibility.

One of those forced into action as a true freshman last season was Beau Goodwin. The former Kingsley-Pierson star appeared in 12 games and started two.

Goodwin felt playing at a small high school actually prepared him to get early playing time.

Goodwin says there is a lot of room for improvement and that is what he is focused on this spring.

After finishing 11-3 the expectations for next season will be high but Goodwin feels the Cyclones can handle it.

The Cyclones close out spring drills on Saturday.

Offensive lineman Bryce George has signed a scholarship agreement with the University of Iowa football team, it was announced Saturday by Moon Family Head Football Coach Kirk Ferentz.

Bryce George
Offensive Line
6-5, 314, Senior
Detroit, Mich. (Edison/Ferris State)

Ferris State — Made 41 appearances, including 38 starts… played on three Division II national title winning teams… 2024 Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-America First Team honoree… two-time All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection… Associated Press second-team All-American last season as a junior… helped pave the way for the Bulldogs’ second-best scoring offense in Division II (45 points per game), and a running game that finished fifth nationally (263.8 yards per game) and second in the country in yards per rush (6.83) in 2024.

High School — Played both tight end and defensive end… also competed in basketball… began career at Marlette High School as a two-sport standout… led Edison to the 2019 Final Four on the basketball court in Division 3… earned Bank Hoops Class C All-State accolades in basketball.

Gainesville, Fla. – The University of Iowa track and field team wrapped up a strong weekend of competition by setting three program records in Florida on Saturday afternoon. Fifth-year senior Kalen Walker broke his own school record in the 100 meters, freshman Chioma Nwachukwu set a new program best in the 400 meters, and the women’s 4×400-meter relay team posted the fastest time in school history.

“I was very pleased overall with our performances today,” Director of Track and Field Joey Woody said. “It was very exciting to see Kalen (Walker) back in action for the first time this season in an Iowa uniform, and he didn’t disappoint by breaking his own school record in the 100 meters. His time is top 10 in the NCAA this season and is one of a few that is under the legal 2.0 wind.”

At the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in Gainesville, Walker clocked a personal-best 10.06 in the 100-meter invite, improving on his previous record of 10.09 and finishing fifth overall.

Nwachukwu recorded a school-record time of 51.26 in the women’s 400-meter invite, placing seventh and achieving a new personal best. Fellow freshmen Damaris Mutunga (52.13) and Alivia Williams (52.92) also notched personal bests in the event. Mutunga’s time ranks seventh all-time at Iowa.

The women’s 4×400-meter relay team of Olicia Lucas, Mutunga, Williams, and Nwachukwu clocked a program-best 3:30.92 to finish 13th overall. The quartet previously held the number two spot in school history with a time of 3:31.55.

In the women’s 4×100-meter relay, the team of Holly Duax, Lucas, Williams, and Lia Love ran 44.29, ranking fifth all-time at Iowa.

“I was very thrilled with how well Lia (Love) and Holly (Duax) ran in the 100 meter with Lia (Love) finishing top eight overall,” Woody added. “Holly had a huge personal best that will give her lots of confidence going into these next few. The women sprinters started us off on a high note in the 4×100-meter relay running the fifth fastest all-time at Iowa for the first time they’ve ran together this year.”

“The women’s 400-meter group all ran terrific races today led by Chioma’s school record. Kai (Graves-Blanks) and Tyler (Kenaga) had terrific prelim races in the 110-meter hurdles with a huge personal best by Tyler and Kai winning his heat against the NCAA indoor 60-meter hurdle champion,” Woody said. “Unfortunately, there was a lot of bumping in the finals and Kai lost his balance and ran into the hurdles. The women’s 4×400-meter relay team finished the day on another high note breaking another school record and setting them up well going into the next few meets.”

At the Kansas Relays, senior Drake Woody threw a personal-best 59.70 meters in the javelin.

At the Mt. Sac Relays, freshman Maria Arboleda earned silver in the women’s high jump elite, clearing 1.85 meters. In the women’s 800 meters, senior Alli Bookin-Nosbisch was the top collegiate finisher with a time of 2:03.60.

Up Next: The Hawkeyes travel across the state of Iowa to compete in the Drake Relays in Des Moines and the Kip Janvrin Open in Indianola. Action begins Thursday, April 24.

HAWKEYE RESULTS
Kansas Relays
Women’s 800 Meters
8. Lily Johannes – 2:20.67

Men’s Javelin
5. Drake Woody – 59.70 meters (195’ 10”), PR

Men’s Shot Put
9. Bryce Ruland – 17.16 meters (56’ 3.75”)

Women’s Discus
8. Sydnie Smith – 48.32 meters (158’ 6”)

Tom Jones Invite
Men’s 100 Meters
30. Miles Granjean – 10.73

Men’s 100 Meters Invite
5. Kalen Walker – 10.06, PR + 1st at Iowa

Women’s 100 Meters Invite
7. Lia Love – 11.38
18. Holly Duax – 11.47

Women’s 400 Meters Invite
7. Chioma Nwachukwu – 51.26, PR + 1st at Iowa
14. Damaris Mutunga – 52.13, PR + 7th at Iowa
21. Alivia Williams – 52.92, PR
30. Olicia Lucas – 54.39

Men’s 400 Meters Invite
10. Zidane Brown – 46.14
15. Landon Fontenot – 46.36
18. Tyrese Miller – 46.63
24. Josh Pugh – 46.95

Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles Invite Prelims
4. Kai Graves-Blanks – 13.66, Q
13. Tyler Kenaga – 14.02, PR
17. Kalil Johnson – 14.17

Women’s 4×100-Meter Relay
11. Duax, Lucas, Al. Williams, Love – 44.29, 5th at Iowa

Men’s 4×100-Meter Relay
17. Johnson, Walker, Granjean, Brown – 39.93

Women’s 4×400-Meter Relay
13. Lucas, Al. Williams, Mutunga, Nwachukwu – 3:30.92, PR + 1st at Iowa

Mt. Sac Relays
Women’s 800 Meters Elite
2. Alli Bookin-Nosbisch – 2:03.60
8. Gabby Cortez – 2:08.66

Men’s 800 Meter Elite
8. Ryan Schreiner – 1:48.29
11. Terrick Johnson – 1:48.90, PR
12. James Fingalsen – 1:48.91, PR
23. Caleb Levy – 1:52.14

Women’s High Jump Elite
2. Maria Arboleda – 1.85 meters (6’ 0.75”)

Women’s Triple Jump Elite
4. Daniela Wamokpego – 12.94 meters (42’ 5.5”)

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. – Sophomore Maura Peters fired a two-under par 70 to pace the University of Iowa women’s golf team during the final round of the Big Ten Championships at the Bulle Rock Golf Course.

Peters had four birdies and 11 pars en route to her two-under par performance. The Iowa native moved up 23 spots during the final round to finish in a tie for 29th place with a three-day total of 222 (75-77-70), tying her best 54-hole score for the season.

Freshman Lily Huether matched Saturday’s round with final round 74 on Sunday, moving up another three spots into a tie for 50th. Playing in her first Big Ten Championships, Huether had a 54-hole total of 226 (78-74-74), tying her best tournament score of the season.

Senior Paula Miranda finished one shot back of Peters, finishing with a 54-hole total of 223 (76-71-76), finishing in a tie for 37th place.

Iowa’s 296 final round was its tournament best.  The Hawkeyes finished in 14th place in the field with a 54-hole total of 899 (303-300-296).

Oregon took home the team title with a 12-under par 852 (286-290-276). The Ducks’ Kiara Romero shot a seven-under par 209 (71-70-68) to win the individual title.

IOWA LEADERBOARD
T29. Maura Peters 75-77-70=222
T37. Paula Miranda 76-71-76=223
T50. Lily Huether 78-74-74=226
T65. Ximena Benites 75-78-76=229
T74. Riley Lewis  77-78-77=232
14. IOWA 303-300-296=899

ANN ARBOR, Michigan – The University of Iowa baseball team earned its third Big Ten series sweep of the season with a 7-4 victory over Michigan on Sunday afternoon at Ray Fisher Stadium.

The Hawkeyes outhit the Wolverines, 9-7, and batted .257 overall.

“Offensively, we had chances to break it open early and didn’t execute real well,” said head coach Rick Heller. “The pitchers picked us up this weekend and the offense did just enough. I’m really happy for the team.”

Michigan (23-17, 8-10) got on the board in the first inning with a solo home run. The Hawkeyes (27-11, 17-4) tied the game and took the lead in the fifth when Miles Risley hit a two-out two-strike 2 RBI single. Iowa added another run in the seventh on a Blake Guerin RBI single up the middle.

The Wolverines cut their deficit to one in the seventh, scoring on an error, and then knotted the game at three in the eighth.

The Hawkeyes responded with a four-run ninth inning, highlighted by an RBI SAC fly from Risley and a bases-clearing double from pinch-hitter Mitch Wood.

“Mitch Wood steps up with a two-strike two-out bases loaded double over the right fielder’s head to break it open for us,” said Heller. “I couldn’t be happier for Mitch. He’s been waiting for his time. He about tied it up for us last week in the game we lost to Nebraska, but he came through today.”

Michigan hit a bomb in the bottom of the ninth to make it 7-4 in favor of the Hawkeyes. Risley robbed Michigan of another home run in the ninth with a leaping catch in center field.

“Risley made an unbelieveable catch in centerfield in the ninth inning to really finish it off for us,” said Heller.

Risley led the Iowa offense, going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, three RBIs and a run scored.

Reece Beuter got the start for Iowa. He threw six innings, allowing one earned run on three hits while walking two batters and matching a career-high with eight strikeouts.

Anthony Watts came out of the bullpen and threw the final two innings to earn the win and improve to 3-2 on the season. He gave up one run on two hits and struck out one.

“Reece Beuter was outstanding today,” said Heller. “After that, the bullpen hung on for us. Hogue and Watts did a really nice job of shutting it down.”

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes will be back home on Tuesday for a midweek contest with Western Illinois. First pitch is set for 6:02 p.m. (CDT) at Duane Banks Field. The game will be broadcast on B1G+ and the Hawkeye Radio Network.