INDIANOLA, Iowa — The University of Iowa women’s wrestling team opened the season at the Luther Hill Open on Saturday. Four Hawkeyes won individual titles, and eight Iowa wrestlers recorded top-three finishes.

Valarie Solorio claimed the 103-pound title, outscoring her opponents 52-5. Harlee Hiller won at 117 pounds with three pins and a technical fall. At 124 pounds, Cali Leng earned the championship with two technical falls, while Karlee Brooks captured the 131-pound crown with two technical falls and a pin.

Ava Rose and Bella Williams finished as runners-up at 124 and 131 pounds, respectively. Cadence Diduch placed second at 145 pounds, and Sterling Dias took third at 103 pounds.

UP NEXT
Iowa hosts Central College and Cornell College in the All-Iowa Duals on Sunday at 2 p.m. (CT).

RESULTS 
103 lbs. – Sterling Dias, Third Place 
WIN Sophia Millage (Grand View), TF 10-0
WIN Megan Valdez (Lindenwood), Fall 2:10
LOSS Valarie Solorio (Iowa), TF 11-1
WIN Rianne Murphy (Iowa), Dec 2-2

103 lbs. – Rianne Murphy, Fourth Place 
WIN Bertha Cabrera (Southeast CC), Fall 1:42
WIN Isabel Irvin (Hastings), Default 2:16
WIN Juliana Alejandro (William Jewell), Fall 2:34
LOSS Emaline Hicks, (Simpson), Fall 2:58
LOSS Sterling Dias (Iowa), Dec 2-2

103 lbs. – Valarie Solorio, First Place 
WIN Mackenzie Graves (Quincy), TF 11-0
WIN Jocelyn Prado (York), TF 10-0
WIN Isabelle Apple (Grand View), Dec 12-4
WIN Sterling Dias (Iowa), TF 11-1
WIN Emaline Hicks (Simpson), Dec 8-0

117 lbs. – Harlee Hiller, First Place
WIN Angelina Varges (Unattached), Fall 1:16
WIN Caterina Barriga (Simpson), Fall 2:15
WIN Emma Albanese (Southeast CC), TF 11-0
WIN Sara Warren (ICCC), Fall 0:53
WIN Layla Phillips (Simpson), Dec 12-3

124 lbs. – Isabella Marie Gonzales, Sixth Place
WIN Saki Yoshikawa (Lindenwood), TF 10-0
LOSS Ava Rose (Iowa), Default 4:46

124 lbs. – Cali Leng, First Place 
WIN Sarai O’Day (Lindenwood), TF 10-0
WIN Ashley Cannon (Simpson), TF 10-0
WIN Ava Rose (Iowa), Dec 6-0

124 lbs. – Ava Rose, Second Place 
WIN Amanda Durrant (Waldorf), TF 10-0
WIN Audrey Scherer (Grand View), TF 10-0
WIN Isabella Gonzalez (Iowa), Default 4:46
LOSS Cali Leng (Iowa), Dec 6-0

131 lbs. – Karlee Brooks, First Place 
WIN Julia Kanne (Central), TF 11-0
WIN Larissa Kaz (Hastings), TF 10-0
WIN Devin Patton (William Penn), Fall 0:44
WIN Bella Williams (Iowa), Dec 4-0

131 lbs. – Mia Goodwin, Fifth Place
LOSS Kendall Bostelman (William Penn), Fall 2:26
WIN Elizabeth Rubio (Morningside), Fall 1:31
WIN Arieme Steele (Grand View), Fall 4:51
WIN Hayley Gilson (Lindenwood), Dec 13-5
WIN Larissa Kaz (Hastings), Forfeit

131 lbs. – Bella Williams, Second Place 
WIN Hayley Gilson (Lindenwood), Fall 0:58
WIN Aremie Steele (Grand View), Fall 5:08
WIN Kendall Bostleman (William Penn), TF 12-0
LOSS Karlee Brooks (Iowa), Dec 4-0

138 lbs. – Danni Swihart 
LOSS Adrienna Turner (Grand View), Dec. 15-7
WIN Brianna Miller (Hastings), TF 10-0
WIN Julia Chambers (Quincy), Fall 5:58
LOSS Marissa Sanabria (Lindenwood), TF 10-0

145 lbs. – Cadence Diduch, Second Place 
WIN Lisa Hoeflich (Hastings), TF 10-0
WIN Jennifer De La Torre (William Jewell), TF 10-0
WIN Madeline Hayes (Lindenwood), Fall 11-0
LOSS Annelise Obermark (Simpson), Dec 8-6

207 lbs. – Libby Dix, Sixth Place 
WIN Alexis Llamas (Hastings), Fall 1:59
LOSS Skyler Bruno (Waldorf), Fall 5:50
WIN Pheobe Burt (William Penn), Dec 8-4
WIN Alexis Llamas (Hastings), Dec 6-0
LOSS Diara Pomares (William Penn), Fall 1:58

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa swimming and diving fell to No. 24 Minnesota, 190-109, at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Friday afternoon. The Hawkeyes are 1-1 on the season.

Freshman Payton Flowers collected two of the Hawkeyes three individual wins, both placing her in Iowa’s top 10. In the 50 freestyle, Flowers swam 23.02 to move to ninth in school history. During the 100 butterfly, she swam 54.20 to appear eighth in the program record books.

Junior Olivia Swalley accounted for Iowa’s third individual win. In the 200 breaststroke, Swalley led the Hawkeyes in 2:17.86 and climbed to ninth all-time at Iowa. Swalley finished second overall in the 200 butterfly (2:01.21) and landed ninth in Iowa’s top 10.

The Hawkeyes had silver-medalist performances from a handful of swimmers on Friday afternoon. Jenna Kerr (100 free), Emilie Mosner (100 breast), Nora Kemp (200 free) and both relays acquired significant points towards the team score.

The Hawkeye divers collected seven season bests in both the one- and three-meter dives. Freshman Zita Bernatsky placed second on the three-meter with a season-best 321.80 points, while senior Lainey Woodward grabbed second on the one-meter with 296.90. Bernatsky was fourth overall in the one-meter and claimed a season-best 287.15 points. Sophomore Stephanie Avram notched season bests in both the one and three-dives, finishing with 270.60 points and 270.20, respectively. In her second collegiate meet, freshman Kamila Swanson improved both her totals from the season opener with 267.10 points in the three-meter dive and 257.05 from the one-meter springboard.

During the 200 medley relay, swimmers Addie Crain, Swalley, Flowers and Audrey Olen placed second (1:42.38), collecting a season best for this group of Hawkeyes to start the meet off strong. In the 200 freestyle relay, Hawkeye swimmers Flowers, Olen, Ella Jean Kelly and Kerr claimed second (1:33.48) to close out the afternoon.

Up Next: Iowa travels to Purdue on Nov. 7 for a meet with the Boilermakers. Competition begins at 3:00 p.m. (CT) inside the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.

EVANSTON, Ill. – University of Iowa volleyball fell short in a reverse sweep attempt on Friday night inside Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Hawkeyes move to 12-11 on the season and 3-8 in the Big Ten.

After losing the first two sets 25-22 and 25-19, respectively, Iowa responded with 25-23 and 25-18 set wins. The Hawkeyes couldn’t convert the reverse sweep and fell in the fifth set, 15-10.

Iowa played aggressively at the net and outhit the Wildcats .346 to .297, with 70 kills to their 62 kills. The Hawkeyes held the advantage at the net, recording 10 blocks while Northwestern only had two. From the service line, Northwestern had the distinct advantage. The Wildcats had 12 aces and seven errors. Iowa had four aces and 14 errors.

Iowa’s middles were explosive on Friday, combining for 26 kills. Junior Hannah Whittingstall recorded 14 kills on 21 swings with one error and hit a team-high .619. Sophomore Aleksandra Stojanovic terminated 12 kills and hit .400. She led the team with seven blocks.

Senior Claire Ammeraal and redshirt sophomore Alyssa Worden recorded their seventh and third double-doubles, respectively, of the season. Ammeraal dished out 52 assists with 11 digs, while tallying three kills. Worden ended with 13 kills and 10 digs and hit .360.

Iowa had five hitters record double-digit kills during the match. Graduate Chard’e Vanzandt led the team with 17 kills. Freshman Carmel Vares had 11 kills and five blocks on the night.

Iowa finished with a 1-4 record in the Big Ten Discover Volleyball Challenge matches.

Up Next: Iowa (12-11, 3-8 B1G) travels to Champaign to take on Illinois on Sunday afternoon. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m. inside a sold out Huff Hall. The match will be streamed on B1G+ and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

Audubon had a big size advantage and it showed in an 82-0 second round 8-Man playoff win over Montezuma Friday night at Chis Jones Field in Audubon.

Running back Mason Kasperbauer took the second play from scrimmage 38 yards to give the Wheelers a lead that would balloon to 40-0 by the end of the quarter and 62-0 at halftime.  Kasperbauer and quarterback Aiden Kjergaard used huge holes opened by the offensive line and strong downfield blocking by the tight ends to run free in the first half.  Kjergaard ran for touchdowns of 26, 26, 13, 42 and ten yards.  Kasperbauer also had a 13 yard rushing score. Brody Otten ran for a score and Paxton Beane added a couple of fourth quarter rushing touchdowns, as Audubon ran for a total of ten touchdowns and moved their season total to a state-best 72 touchdowns on the ground.  Audubon finished with 402 rushing yards.

Kjergaard threw only two passes, completing both, including a 41 yard score to Brody Weber.

The Wheelers recovered a fumble and Weber blocked a punt to set up great field position as they worked with a short field all night.

Montezuma had less than 100 total yards and struggled to move the ball against an Audubon defense that dominated the line of scrimmage.

The Braves finish their season with a record of 7-3.  Audubon improves to 10-0 and advances to the quarterfinals Thursday, November 6 at 7:00 pm against 10-0 Iowa Valley at Marengo.

We’ll have Thursday’s game live on KJAN.

The Atlantic Trojan Football season came to an end Friday night as they fell 28-6 to the Bishop Heelan Crusaders in the opening round of the Class 3A playoffs. Although the offense had good plays, they failed to move the ball with consistency against a tough Crusader defense. On defense they struggled to contain Kasen Thomas and the Bishop Heelan offense early. The Crusaders scored on their first three drives to open up a sizable lead. Although the Trojans did hold Bishop Heelan scoreless in the second half, the game was already out of reach. The Crusaders were the better team. However, the Trojans played with grit and determination until the end and should hold their heads high on the accomplishments achieved this season.

As they have for much of the season when winning the toss, Atlantic elected to deferred to second half, giving the Crusaders the ball first. The Trojans flew down the field on the kickoff coverage and were right there to meet Jonothan Hope, who had bobbled the ball and was subsequently brought down at the 15 yard line. However, it didn’t take long for Bishop Heelan to drive 85 yards for the opening score of the game. A combination of a catch a run from Grant Whitcomb and a big gainer from Thomas quickly moved Bishop Heelan down the field and into goal-to-go. It would take just a pair of plays to get Thomas a four-yard score to put the Crusaders on the board.

Starting at their own 25-yardline, Atlantic’s first drive got off to a great start, picking up a first down with relative ease. However, the play after moving the chains, the Trojans fumbled the football, ceding it back to Bishop Heelan in plus territory. It took the Crusaders just five plays to capitalize on the Trojan miscue, as Thomas punched it in from the one yard line for his second rushing touchdown of the quarter. Down by two scores early, the pressure was now on Atlantic to respond. Again, the drive started well. Backed up on their own 10, Ethan McNeal had his best run of the night, 31 yards to get the ball rolling. The Trojans quickly moved into Bishop Heelan territory with some help from a pair of Crusader offside penalties. However, the drive quickly stalled with back-to-back negative plays, and the Trojans turned it over on downs. Although the Trojans did get a tackle for loss, the Crusaders quickly overcame it and drove down the field. Noah Conley would later scamper into the endzone from 10 yards out to give Bishop Heelan a three-point lead.

From here on out the defense for Atlantic was shutout the Crusaders. After a Trojan punt, they stripped Thomas at the Crusader 35 yard line and forced a punt on their following drive. However, the offense wasn’t able to take advantage of either. Atlantic turned it over on downs after the turnover, then late in the half came the second pivotal turnover. Under pressure, Zayden Parker zipped the ball over the middle where it was deflected back towards the line and intercepted by Thomas. Thomas returned the interception for his third touchdown of the game putting Bishop Heelan up 28-0 seconds before the half.

Although Atlantic pulled out all the stops and fought hard until the very end, little changed in the second half. Despite flashes from the Atlantic offense, they failed to consistently move the ball. On their second drive of the half, McNeal had a 48-yeard touchdown run erased by unnecessary roughness penalty that stalled out another drive that started well. Later, another turnover put a damper on a good-looking drive that featured a big Gavin McLaren run. Late in the fourth quarter, after forcing another punt from Bishop Heelan, the Trojans finally got on the board courtesy of a 5-yard McNeal touchdown reception. Defensively, the Trojans held firm all throughout the second half. Although it seemed like the Crusaders took their foot of the gas, they continued to try to push the ball down the field through the air. However, the coverage was great, and Atlantic was able to get pressure on Conley. After forcing another punt, the Trojans got the ball back one more time and looked to grab a final touchdown before season’s end. In the hurry-up, they moved the ball down the field, but came up just short, turning it over on downs at the four yard line.

Bishop Heelan was the better team. They executed at a higher level, took advantage of their opportunities, and was able to shut down the Trojan run game. However, Atlantic had their opportunities. Bishop-Heelan scored 14-points off of turnovers in the first half, in addition to the stalled drives. If you take the turnovers away, it is a much different ball game. Despite all that happened, the Trojans never packed it in, and head coach Joe Brummer was proud of the effort they brought.

Brummer also expressed his gratitude to the many hard-working seniors.

Although the season didn’t end the way anyone wanted it to, this Trojan team has a lot to be proud of. From securing their first playoff appearance since 2020, their first win over Harlan in 23 years, along with the many other memorable moments throughout the course of a spectacular season, this accomplished what it set out to do at the start of the season and Brummer is proud of it all.

Class 3A:

Pod D:

Bishop Heelan – 28 vs Atlantic – 6

Sioux Center – 28 vs Des Moines Christian – 10

Pod A:

Clear Lake – 41 vs Mount Vernon – 0

Nevada – 21 vs Carroll – 14

Pod B:

Winterset – 28 vs Independence – 6

Solon – 31 vs Benton – 6

Pod C:

Wahlert Catholic – 38 vs Central DeWitt – 0

West Delaware – 35 vs Mount Pleasant – 21

Class 2A:

Pod A:

Kuemper Catholic – 26 vs OABCIG – 15

Cherokee Washington – 40 vs Unity Christian -14

Pod B:

PCM – 45 vs Pella Christian – 31

Wilton – 30 vs West Branch – 7

Pod C:

Mid-Prairie – 46 vs Mediapolis – 0

Van Meter – 24 vs Roland-Story 14

Pod D:

Osage – 27 vs Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 7

Alburnett – 34 vs Waukon – 16

Class 1A:

Pod D:

Treynor – 35 vs Hinton 12

South Hardin – 20 vs Ridge View – 0

Pod A:

Underwood – 42 vs West Marshall – 21

West Lyon – 63 vs Lawton-Bronson – 7

Pod B:

Beckman Catholic – 35 vs Sigourney/Keota – 0

Grundy Center – 42 vs Clarion-Goldfield-Dows – 7

Pod C:

Regina – 52 vs Cascade – 13

Pleasantville – 33 vs Hudson – 20

 Class A:

Pod C:

ACGC – 21 vs Mount Ayr – 7

West Sioux – 31 vs Sibley-Ocheyedan – 14

Pod A:

Woodbury Central – 21 vs Madrid – 0

MMCRU – 37 vs Gehlen Catholic – 0

Pod B:

Saint Ansgar – 53 vs West Fork – 20

North Linn – 21 vs Pekin – 3

Pod D:

Wapsie Valley – 21 vs Maquoketa Valley – 14

Lynnville-Sully – 51 vs BGM- 26

Eight-Man:

Pod D:

Audubon – 82 vs Montezuma – 0

Iowa Valley – 63 vs Janesville – 0

Pod B:

Woodbine – 68 vs Southeast Warren – 0

Fremont-Mills -40 vs Bedford – 28

Pod A:

Bishop Garrigan – 50 vs North Union – 15

Don Bosco – 69 vs Clarksville – 32

Pod C:

Gladbrook-Reinbeck – 56 vs Easton Valley – 6

Edgewood-Colesburg – 34 vs Turkey Valley- 12

Boys Team Results (Top 5):

1. Chariton 42
2. Forest City 110
3. Oelwein 130
4. Denver 134
5. Unity Christian 167

7. Red Oak 193

Boys Individuals:

• 1.Emerson Vokes (Grundy Center) 15:42.0
• 6. Emmanuel Grass (Red Oak) 16:27.7
• 16. Hayden Heitbrink (Red Oak) 16:50.1
• 20. Mason Sells (Shenandoah) 17:10.3
• 50. Carter Buttry (Shenandoah) 17:33.6
• 56. Osiel Pedersen (Red Oak) 17:40.2
• 95. Isaiah Stogdill (Clarinda) 18:11.3
• 103. Bryce Williams (Red Oak) 18:17.7
• 108. Caey Johnson (Red Oak) 18:25.1
• 138. Manuel DeLeon (Red Oak) 20:10.3
• 140. Cale Hall (Red Oak) 21:43.0

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Girls Team Results (Top 5):

1. Treynor 121
2. Waukon 136
3. Unity Christian 138
4. West Marshall 151
5. PCM 162

Girls Individuals:

• 1. McKenna Montgomery (Albia) 18:20.7
• 14. Lilly Miller (Treynor) 19:53.1
• 25. Madalyn Kerkmann (Treynor) 20:25.6
• 36. Ava O’Rourke (Shenandoah) 20:45.6
• 40. Lilly Mather (Shenandoah) 20:50.3
• 50. Lilly Yochum (Treynor) 21:01.9
• 51. Madeline Knispel (Treynor) 21:02.1
• 52. Anne Miller (Treynor) 21:05.8
• 98. Kadence Kotrous (Treynor) 22:05.6
• 103. Riley King (Clarinda) 22:09.5
• 124. Cora White (Treynor) 23:25.6

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Boys Team Scores (top 5):

1. Gilbert  71
2. Mount Vernon-Lisbon 101
3. Pella 109
4. Des Moines Christian 139
5. Central DeWitt 184

Boys Individual Results:

• 1. Quenton Nauman (Western Dubuque) 14:48.3
• 39. Mason Betts (Atlantic) 16:51.2
• 50. Jeffrey Gross (Harlan) 17:02.2

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Girls Team Scores (Top 5):

1. Pella 31
2. Des Moines Christian 113
3. Mount Vernon-Lisbon 136
4. Sioux Center 165
5. Winterset 181

12. Harlan 248

Girls Individual Results:

• 1. Marissa Ferebee (Pella) 17:47.9
• 10. Ashlyn Rau (Harlan) 18:45.6
• 12. Julia Heslink (Harlan) 18:56.5
• 23. Grace Berglund (Glenwood) 19:21.0
• 73. Caitlin Hebel (Glenwood) 20:33.5
• 88. Aspen Bieker (Harlan) 21:01.7
• 96. Katrina Williams (Atlantic) 21:12.7
• 109. Allie Anderson (Harlan) 21:45.4
• 116. Ava Freund (Harlan) 21:57.9
• 125. Sadie Alberti (Harlan) 22:50.4
• 127. Josie Sonderman (Harlan) 23:21.8

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Iowa State will be out to snap a three game losing streak on Saturday when the Cyclones host Arizona State. With Sun Devil star quarterback Sam Leavitt sidelined due to injury the Cyclones will face former Nebraska and Georgia Tech quarterback Jeff Sims.

That’s Cyclone coach Matt Campbell. Sikms directed a fourth quarter rally that came up short against Houston and Campbell says he and Leavitt have a lot of similarities.

Campbell says the Sun Devils have a lot of talent.

Both teams are 5-3.