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AMES, Iowa – Eight former Cyclones will participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics starting on July 24. The eight selected included Tyrese Haliburton (Men’s Basketball, USA), George Conditt IV (Men’s Basketball, Puerto Rico), Nick Weiler-Babb (Men’s Basketball, Germany), Marial Shayok (Men’s Basketball, South Sudan), Melvin Ejim (Men’s Basketball, Canada), Bridget Carleton (Women’s Basketball, Canada), Lauren Mansfield (Women’s Basketball 3×3, Australia) and Edwin Kurgat (Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country, Kenya).
Iowa State’s five men’s basketball selections are the second-most participants among Division 1 programs (Kentucky, 6). Along with that, three of the five will be competing in the same group as Haliburton, Conditt and Shayok will be facing off as former teammates in Group C in an attempt to make the knockout stage. Weiler-Babb and Germany will be in Group B, while Ejim and Canada will be in Group A.
Former ISU standout Tyrese Haliburton will be competing for Team USA after making the final 12-man roster that includes the likes of star players LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. In his two years at Iowa State, Haliburton was a two-time Big 12 Player of the Week, 2-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week, set the school record for assists in a game with 17, was a two-time ISU Scholar Athlete and earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors in his sophomore year despite missing the final 10 games of the season. After declaring for the 2020 NBA draft, he was selected in the lottery by the Sacramento Kings, but later traded to the Indiana Pacers where he would become a two-time NBA all-star and lead the team to an Eastern Conference Finals in his first two full years with the team.
Conditt IV will be representing Puerto Rico in the 2024 Olympics. Playing all four years at Iowa State, Conditt never missed a game in his final three seasons, appearing in 91 straight games (117 Total) and starting 36 of them. Conditt contributed to a Big 12 Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2019, along with a Sweet 16 appearance in 2022. In summer 2023, Conditt helped the Puerto Rican franchise Gigantes de Carolina win its first BSN championship in franchise history. In October 2023, he signed with the Portland Trail Blazers before eventually landing a spot on their G-League affiliate Rip City Remix. Conditt will be going against former ISU teammates Tyrese Haliburton and Marial Shayok in the Olympic group stage.
Weiler-Babb will be competing for Germany in the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad. After playing one year at Arkansas and sitting out the next due to NCAA transfer rules, Weiler-Babb played three seasons at Iowa State, seeing action in 92 games while starting 55 of them. Weiler-Babb was a major contributor to a second-round appearance in the 2017 NCAA Tournament and 2019 Big 12 Tournament Title and NCAA Tournament appearance. After playing in the 2019 NBA Summer League with the Miami Heat, Weiler-Babb took his talents overseas to the German Basketball Bundesliga. In 2023, he won the BBL-Pokal with Bayern Munich and was named the tournament’s MVP. On July 10th, 2024, Weiler-Babb renewed his contract with Bayern for two more years.
Shayok will be representing South Sudan in Lille at Pierre Mauroy Stadium. In his one season with the Cyclones, Shayok averaged 18.7 points per game, earning him All-Big 12 First Team honors and Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention. Shayok also led Iowa State to Big 12 Tournament title in 2019 while winning Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player and punching a ticket to the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Shayok was also a Julius Erving Award Finalist and a one-time Big 12 Player of the Week. Shayok was drafted No. 54 by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2019 NBA Draft and most recently played for the Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin for the Chinese Basketball Association. He will be facing off against former ISU teammates Tyrese Haliburton and George Conditt in the Olympic group stage.
Ejim, the 2013-14 Big 12 Player of the Year, will be competing for Canada in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ejim played all four years of college at Iowa State, racking up countless awards, including ISU Male Athlete of the Year, Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year (twice), Associated Press All-America Second Team, Oscar Robertson Award Finalist, Academic All-Big 12 First Team (3 times) and the aforementioned Big 12 Player of the Year. Along with individual awards, Ejim largely contributed to team success as well, which included three NCAA Tournaments, a Sweet 16 appearance, Big 12 Tournament title and top 10 AP Poll finish in 2014. Ejim played for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2014 NBA Summer League and has played professionally in Italy, Russia, Spain and the NBA G-League. He currently plays for Unicaja of the Liga ACB.
Former women’s basketball player Bridget Carleton will also be representing Canada in the 2024 Olympics on the female side. Carleton played all four of her collegiate years at ISU and started a whopping 121 games in her career. She also had numerous accomplishments such as winning the Cheryl Miller Award, Big 12 Player of the Year, was a Naismith Starting Five Member, NCAA Woman of the Year nominee and three time unanimous All-Big 12 first team selection. She came up eight points short of the ISU all-time career scoring record. Carleton was drafted No. 21 overall in the 2019 WNBA Draft to the Connecticut Sun, eventually earning a roster spot on the Sun during her rookie year. She currently plays for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA and helped her team win the 2024 Commissioners Cup.
Former ISU women’s basketball player Lauren Mansfield will be competing for Australia in 3×3 basketball. 3×3 basketball is in its second Olympic Games after debuting at the Tokyo Games. Mansfield played two years for the Cyclones after transferring from Midland College (Texas), and started 61 games in those two years. She averaged 8.2 points and 3.3 assists per game her senior year and led the team in scoring four times. Off the court she earned Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honors her senior year as well. After her time at ISU, she returned home to Australia where she signed with her hometown team the Adelaide Lightning of the WNBL. In 2014-15 she signed with the South East Queensland Stars and finished 8th in WNBL MVP voting after being top 10 in points per game and 2nd in assists per game. She most recently played with the North Adelaide Rockets.
Former men’s cross country and track and field runner Edwin Kurgat will be running the 5k for his home country Kenya in the 2024 Paris Olympics. After transferring from UT-Martin after his freshman year, Kurgat spent his final three years with ISU. Kurgat was able to collect many awards and accomplishments in both cross country and track and field, including winning the 2019 NCAA Cross Country National Championship with a time of 30:32.7. He was also a two-time Gary Thompson ISU Male Athlete of the Year winner, 10-time All-American, two-time Big 12 Cross Country Male Runner of the Year, Eight-time Big 12 Champion, 2019 USTFCCA Cross Country Male Athlete of the Year and 2020 USTFCCA Midwest Region Men’s Track Athlete of the Year. Kurgat now runs for UA Mission Run Dark Sky headquartered in Flagstaff, Arizona. On January 26, 2024, Kurgat posted a personal best time in the 5k of 12:57.52 in Boston, earning himself a spot in the Olympics.
Class 4-A State Quarterfinals (at Cedar Rapids)
Class 1-A State Semifinals (at Carroll)
Class 3-A State Semifinals (at Cedar Rapids)
Class 5-A State Semifinals
Class 4-A State Semifinals
Class 3-A State Semifinals
Class 2-A State Semifinals
Class 1-A State Semifinals
State Consolation
Class 2A
Underwood 3, Unity-Christian 1
Chariton 7, Pleasantville 1
New Hampton 11, Aplington-Parkersburg 1
Sumner-Fredricksburg 6, Wilton 2
Class 3A
Wahlert Catholic 1, Central Dewitt 0
Class 4A
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 6, Pleasant Valley 3
Johnston 4, Waukee Northwest 3
Dowling Catholic 3, Dallas Center-Grimes 1
Class 3A:
Benton Community 5, Solon 1
Davenport Assumption 6, Estherville Lincoln Central 5
Class 2A
Van Meter 10, West Fork 0
East Marshall 8, Lisbon 1
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 6, Northeast 1
Audubon 4, West Monona 3
Class 1A
Martensdale-St. Mary’s 2, Edgewood-Colesburg 1
St. Edmond 4, Collins-Maxwell 2
Southeast Warren 3, Wayne 2
Sigourney 3, Remsen St. Mary’s 1
Class 5A Consolation:
Muscatine 10, Waukee 0
Class 4A Consolation:
Norwalk 3 ,Dallas Center-Grimes 1
Fort Dodge 7, Western Dubuque 6
Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley is not ready to name an offensive coordinator. Former Washington State quarterback Luke Falk was named offensive coordinator last February to install the “Air-Raid” offense but he abruptly resigned this summer.
Trey Tinsley moved from receiver coach to quarterback coach and is one of the coaches who could become the play caller.
Farley says he will let several different coaches compete during fall camp to become the play caller.
The Panthers open the season at home against Valparaiso on August 31st.
The Audubon Wheeler softball team had a walk off 4-3 victory against the West Monona Spartans in the Class 2A State Quarterfinals on Tuesday afternoon. The ball game started off in a grid lock for both sides as starting pitchers Riley Miller and Abby Hiatt looked dialed in. Through the first two innings neither team could create a hit and both sides combined for a total of 5 strikeouts. The momentum finally shifted for Audubon in the bottom of the third inning with one out and an error thrown at first to put the go ahead run on. The next batter up for the Wheelers struck out, adding on even more pressure for Taryn Petersen who hit a single right up center field putting two runners on.
Jordan Porsch was next up to hit and she drove a deep hit out past center field nearly escaping the fence and bringing in two runs making it a 2-0 lead for Audubon. Two batters later, Alexis Obermeier cleanly hit an RBI single out in right field to solidify the Wheelers lead at 3-0. The Spartans responded in the top of the fourth inning with one run scoring from a Abby Hiatt sac fly and another by a Carly Stangel bunt. Suddenly making it a 3-2 ball game.
The score would remain the same in a state of tug of war till the top of the seventh where West Monona tied the game via RBI single by McKenna Baker out in right field with a 3-3 score. The Wheelers started the bottom of the seventh with a Mattie Nielsen base hit. Taryn Petersen was then called out on runners’ interference and Jordan Porsch hit a line fly deep into center field for out number two. Miller then waited on a 3-1 count to hit the walk off single into center field bringing Nielsen home and sending Audubon to the next round with the final score of 4-3.
Miller had another efficient from inside the circle pitching 7 innings, giving up 3 earned runs, 4 hits, and 6 strikeouts. Audubon’s Porsch had a good day at the plate going 1-4, with a double and 2 RBI’s. Looking back on the walk off hit, Miller knew as soon as she hit the ball that the Wheelers had the win.
Nielsen explained her thought process with Miller’s hit.
The Spartans saw good production from starting pitcher Hiatt going 7 innings, with 4 earned runs, 7 hits, and 8 strikeouts. West Monona’s best batter on the day was McKenna Baker with a 1-3 performance and one RBI. The competitive matchup brought in a unique atmosphere and Audubon head coach Andrea Schwery complimented her team’s ability to stay calm in a back-and-forth game.
Coach Schwery respected the way her team handled the raucous atmosphere of the State Tournament.
Audubon’s next game will be on Wednesday evening against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont. The Rockets are coming off an upset 6-1 win against the Northeast Rebels. Nielsen has confidence in her team as long as they don’t become complacent.
First pitch for the Audubon and Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont semifinal matchup is set for 5:15pm.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior linebacker Jay Higgins has been named to the Big Ten Conference preseason honors list. The announcement was made by the league office on Tuesday.
Twelve student-athletes from all 18 conference schools were selected by a media panel.
Higgins has also been named Walter Camp, Athlon Sports and Phil Steele 2024 preseason first-team All-America, as well as being recognized as the preseason National Defensive Player of the Year by Phil Steele.
Higgins started at middle linebacker in all 14 games in 2023, leading the Hawkeyes with 171 tackles (79 solo, 92 assists). The figure tied an Iowa single season school record, led the Big Ten and ranked third nationally. He finished with 15+ tackles in three games and 10+ tackles in 10 contests.
The Indianapolis native earned All-America distinction from eight different outlets a season ago and was Iowa’s Roy Carver Most Valuable Player on defense for a unit that ranked fourth nationally, surrendering 14.8 points per game.
The Hawkeyes have had 11 players named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List in the last 11 seasons. They include Higgins (2024, defensive back/return specialist Cooper DeJean (2023), linebacker Jack Campbell (2022), center Tyler Linderbaum (2021), defensive end A.J. Epenesa (2019), tight end Noah Fant (2018), linebacker Josey Jewell (2017), quarterback C.J. Beathard (2016), defensive back Desmond King (2016), defensive end Drew Ott (2015) and offensive tackle Brandon Scherff (2014). DeJean, Campbell, Linderbaum, Epenesa, Fant, Jewell, Beathard, King, and Scherff were selected in the NFL Draft after making the list.
The Hawkeyes open the 2024 season against Illinois State on Aug. 31, on Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium, at 11 a.m. (CT). All seven Hawkeye home games this fall are sold out.
2024 Big Ten Preseason Honors
LB Jay Higgins, IOWA
DT Mason Graham, MICH
DB Will Johnson, MICH
TE Colston Loveland, MICH
QB Dillon Gabriel, ORE
WR Tez Johnson, ORE
SAF Caleb Downs, OSU
WR Emeka Egbuka, OSU
RB TreVeyon Henderson, OSU
DE JT Tuimoloau, OSU
DE Abdul Carter, PSU
RB Kyle Monangai, RU
Class 3-A Quarterfinals
Class 2-A Quarterfinals
Class 1-A Quarterfinals
Consolation
Class 5-A
Class 4-A
Class 3-A
Class 2-A Quarterfinals at Carroll
Class 3-A Quarterfinals at Cedar Rapids
Class 4-A Quarterfinals at Cedar Rapids
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