AMES, Iowa – Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell has agreed to a contract extension through the 2025 season.

“I greatly appreciate Dr. (Wendy) Wintersteen’s and (Iowa State AD) Jamie’s (Pollard) proactive approach to extending my contract,” Campbell said. “My staff and I will be on the road this week actively recruiting the next class of Cyclones and it is important for recruits and their families to understand my commitment to Iowa State.”

Campbell guided his 2019 team to a tie for third place in the Big 12 and a berth in a bowl game for the third season in a row. The Cyclones were 7-5 overall and appeared in the College Football Playoff rankings for the third consecutive year.

“Both Matt and I wanted to send a message to our fans and recruits and their families, that he is excited about the future of our football program,” Pollard said. “We are fortunate to have Matt leading our student-athletes and look forward to the continued success of our football program.”

Details of Coach Campbell’s contract extension will be released at a later date.

The football team will play in a bowl game for the third straight year with the opportunity to achieve three eight-win seasons in a row for only the second time in school history. 

Iowa State will learn of its bowl destination Sunday.

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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

UNDATED (AP) — No. 1 Louisville faces No. 4 Michigan after both climb the AP Top 25. The Cardinals moved to No. 1 for the first time in 6 years in this week’s poll. The Wolverines matched the biggest climb for an unranked team in the 70-year history of the poll by hitting No. 4 after winning the Battle 4 Atlantis.

NEW YORK (AP) — Missouri State coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was still playing for Hofstra the last time the Lady Bears appeared in the poll 15 years ago. Now the first-year coach has the team in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 this week at No. 22.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The biggest culprit in the Kansas City Chiefs’ loss to the New England Patriots in last season’s AFC championship game was their defense. It failed to stop Tom Brady and Co. down the stretch and in overtime in a crushing home defeat. With a trip to New England looming Sunday, the Chiefs’ revamped defense is finally rounding into form.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals and left-hander Mike Montgomery have agreed to a $3.1 million contract for next season to avoid salary arbitration. The club’s once-heralded prospect returned to Kansas City last season as part of a trade with the Cubs. He went 2-7 with a 4.64 ERA down the stretch. The numbers were good enough for the Royals to believe Montgomery could be part of the rotation next season. Montgomery made $2.44 million last season. He is 23-34 with a 3.83 ERA in 180 career appearances.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Xavier Sneed had 18 points, Mike McGuirl scored 16 and Cartier Diarra provided 11 and Kansas State beat Florida A&M 76-58. Evins Desir led the Rattlers with 18 points and eight rebounds and M.J. Randolph scored 10 in the game.

The Predicament has released their preseason high school wrestling rankings for teams and individuals. Follow the links to see the full rankings for each class.

The Predicament’s Class 3A High School Individual and State Tournament Team Rankings #1 (Dec 2, 2019)

The Predicament’s Class 2A High School Individual and State Tournament Team Rankings #1 (Dec 2, 2019)

The Predicament’s Class 1A High School Individual and State Tournament Team Rankings #1 (Dec 2, 2019)

Girls Basketball

Creston 65, Winterset 56
Fremont-Mills 58, Heartland Christian 41
Gilbert 74, Kuemper Catholic 47
Harlan 46, Treynor 36
Logan-Magnolia 51, Westwood 40
Mount Ayr 78, Clarke 47
Nodaway Valley 60, Clarinda 12
Ogden 54, Greene County 20
Pleasantville 40, Twin Cedars 29
South Central Calhoun 46, Audubon 39
Southeast Valley 34, Madrid 29
Southwest Valley 64, Griswold 28
Underwood 58, Shenandoah 45
West Central Valley 68, Southeast Warren 48

Boys Basketball

AHSTW 68, Woodbine 39
Clarinda 63, Nodaway Valley 57
Lewis Central 84, Sioux City North 59
Logan-Magnolia 38, Westwood 33
Mount Ayr 64, Clarke 46
South Central Calhoun 61, Audubon 39
Southwest Valley 61, Griswold 38
Underwood 66, Shenandoah 45
Winterset 66, Creston 39

The Southwest Valley Timberwolves jumped to an 18-3 lead by the end of the first quarter and zipped away to a 61-38 win over Griswold on Monday night. The Timberwolves got off to a strong start behind the early hot shooting of  Blaine Venteicher who had 10 points in the opening quarter. He would eventually lead all-scorers on the night with 18 points, including four 3-point makes.

The Timberwolves also got 14 points from Tucker Tepoel, 12 from Garrett Mann, and 10 from Adam Harris. Southwest Valley will try to build on their opening win on Tuesday night in a home meeting with Shenandoah.

Griswold was led by 15 points from Jayden Amend and Adam Houser finished with 9. The Tigers struggled to get consistent good looks on the offensive end and forced up a large number of tough shots throughout the night. The Tigers have a while to get back to work in practice, their next game isn’t until a December 13th trip to Sidney.

The Southwest Valley Timberwolves opened up the girls basketball season with 64-28 win over Griswold on Monday night. The Timberwolves grabbed the lead early and put the game out of reach by halftime. It was 14-3 at the end of the 1st and the T’wolves pushed the lead to 33-8 by half.

Rylee Jacobs led the way with 17 points on the night and Kayley Myers had a strong night in the post with 15 points. Maggie Haer also finished in double digits with 13 points for Southwest Valley. The Timberwolves will be right back at it on Tuesday, hosting Shenandoah.

Griswold was led by 7 points apiece from Hope Ogg and McKenna Wiechman.  The Tigers will travel to face Nodaway Valley on Tuesday.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Noah Carter had 25 points as Northern Iowa routed Luther 110-51 on Monday night.

AJ Green had 19 points for Northern Iowa (8-1), which earned its sixth consecutive home victory. Trae Berhow added 17 points and Antwan Kimmons had 13 points for the Panthers, who set a home-court record for points scored in a game.

It was the first time Northern Iowa had scored over 100 points since the 2012-13 season. The Panthers sprinted to a 17-0 advantage before the Norse got on the board.

Gage Thompson had 11 points for the Norse, a Division III school. Garrian Wade and James Kappus added 10 points apiece.

Northern Iowa plays Colorado on the road next Tuesday.