IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior lineman Keegan Render has been named to the Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List, the Boomer Esiason Foundation announced Wednesday.

The Rimington Trophy is awarded to the nation’s premier center in college football and is presented annually by the Boomer Esiason Foundation.

Render (6-foot-4, 307-pounds) started in all of Iowa’s 13 games in 2017. The Indianola, Iowa native saw action at center, right guard, and left guard last year, while playing in every offensive down in five of 13 games. Render was part of two 50-point offensive outputs, as the Hawkeyes gained 487 yards of total offense against Ohio State and 505 yards of total offense against Nebraska.

The Rimington Trophy winner will be announced on Jan. 12, 2019, at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska. The center with the most first team votes will be determined the winner.

Render and the Hawkeyes open their season on Sept. 1 against Northern Illinois.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior Tyler Cropley has been named an NCAA Division I Second-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, it was announced Thursday by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.

Cropley, a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award, is the 20th All-American in Iowa baseball history and the sixth under Hawkeye head coach Rick Heller. He is the first Iowa catcher to earn first or second-team All-America honors; Alex Dvorsky was a freshman All-American as a catcher/outfielder in 1999.

The McCook Lake, South Dakota, native hit a team-best .342 as a senior and led the team in hits (68), doubles (20), RBIs (50), slugging percentage (.578), and on-base percentage (.449).  The catcher also tied for the team lead with 43 runs and was second with nine home runs.

Cropley ranked in the top-15 in the Big Ten Conference in nine different offensive categories.

The first-team All-Big Ten selection paced the team with 21 multi-hit and 14 multi-RBI contests.  He had two walk-off home runs — a grand slam in Iowa’s 13-9 win over Bradley on March 28 and a two-run home run to give the Hawkeyes a 7-5 series-clinching victory over No. 7 Michigan on April 29.

Cropley’s 20 doubles are tied for the second most in a single season in school history.

The Boys State Soccer Tournaments begin today at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines and continue through Saturday. Quarterfinals are being played Thursday, Semifinals on Friday, and Finals and Consolation Finals on Saturday.

Class 1A

#1 Iowa City Regina vs. #8 Treynor 12:00pm (Field #9)
#4 Gilbert vs. #5 Davenport Assumption 12:10pm (Field #7)
#2 Williamsburg vs. #7 Nevada 12:15pm (Field #6)
#3 Des Moines Christian vs. #6 Iowa Mennonite 12:05pm (Field #8)

Class 2A

#1 Pella vs. #8 Perry 2:30pm (Field #9)
#4 Dallas Center-Grimes vs. #5 Cedar Rapids-Xavier 2:40pm (Field #7)
#2 Storm Lake vs. #7 Hudson 2:45pm (Field #6)
#3 Marion vs. #6 Newton 2:35pm (Field #8)

Class 3A

#1 WDM Valley vs. #8 Waukee 5:00pm (Field #9)
#4 Ankeny Centennial vs. #5 Iowa City, West 5:10pm (Field #7)
#2 Cedar Rapids Prairie vs. #7 Ankeny 5:15pm (Field #6)
#3 Bettendorf-Morningstar-Rivermont vs. #6 Iowa City, City High 5:10pm (Field #8)

The Kuemper Catholic Knights girls golf team finished 8th at the Class 2A State Girls Golf Tournament at Lake Panorama National Golf Course. The Knights finished with a two-day total of +215, 791. Van Meter was the State Champion team with a +157, 733 total.

Morgan Weber of Dike-New Hartford was the individual State Champ with a +4, 148 two-day total. She shot rounds of 75-73 to win it by 12 strokes. McKenna Ludwig of Kuemper Catholic was 23rd overall with a +44, 188. Her teammate Katie Schweers was right behind in 24th with a +45, 189.

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Clarinda 7, Sidney 3
Red Oak 16, Fremont-Mills 1
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 5, Harlan 3

Western Iowa Conference

Griswold 17, Essex 7
Logan-Magnolia 15, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 0 (5 inn.)
Treynor 12, Tri-Center 1 (5 inn.)
Underwood 12, East Mills 0 (4 inn.)
West Central Valley, Stuart 9, Audubon 4
West Monona 14, Missouri Valley 1

Rolling Vallley Conference

CAM, Anita 11, Woodbine 6
Coon Rapids-Bayard 4, Glidden-Ralston 3
Exira-EHK 3, AR-WE-VA, Westside 2
West Harrison 6, AC/GC 4

Other Scores

Carroll 13, Perry 4
Clarke, Osceola 3, Wayne 1
Des Moines Christian 21, Martensdale-St Marys 8
Earlham 3, Melcher-Dallas 0
Lenox 2, Murray 0 (8 inn.)
OA-BCIG 5, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 2

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 11, Nodaway Valley 3
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 6, Glenwood 2
Denison-Schleswig 9, MVAOCOU 6
Harlan 10, Shenandoah 4
I-35 4, Creston 3
St. Albert 9, CB Thomas Jefferson 6

Western Iowa Conference

Griswold 11, Essex 1 (6 inn.)
Logan-Magnolia 17, East Mills 2
Missouri Valley 13, West Monona, Onawa 2 (5 inn)
Tri-Center 8, Treynor 7
West Central Valley 14, Audubon 2

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va, Westside 6, EHK-Exira 2
Boyer Valley 11, IKM-Manning 9
CAM 1, Woodbine 0
Coon Rapids-Bayard 9, Glidden-Ralston 5

Corner Conference

Sidney 7, West Harrison 5

Other Scores

Ankeny Christian Academy 5, East Union 0
Lenox 20, Murray 5 (5 inn.)
Martensdale St. Marys 7, Madrid 6
Pleasantville 3, Melcher-Dallas 2

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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State guard Lindell Wigginton says he is withdrawing from consideration for the NBA draft and returning to school for his sophomore season.
Wigginton, who averaged 16.7 points and 2.8 assists a game as a freshman, announced his plans on Wednesday.

Wigginton and fellow newcomer Cameron Lard gave the Cyclones a pair of young cornerstone players in what was a rebuilding season a year ago. Wigginton broke Iowa State’s record for points by a freshman, topping 20 on 13 different occasions.
Though Wigginton had a strong initial season in Ames, he wasn’t expected to get drafted — especially after playing mostly at shooting guard despite standing just 6-foot-2.

“I’m glad that Lindell had the opportunity to go through the experience of testing the waters for the NBA draft,” Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said in a statement. “With that being said, we are extremely excited to have Lindell in our program for his sophomore season. After a tremendous freshman season, I think Lindell has a chance to be not only one of the top players in the Big 12, but in the country. I’m looking forward to him helping lead our team.”

Wigginton will rejoin a team that’ll be mostly intact after a disappointing 14-18 season. The biggest question moving forward will be whether Prohm moves Wigginton back to point guard and Nick Weiler-Babb — who shined in his role as a facilitator — moves over to small forward. “I chose to come back to Iowa State because I didn’t want to settle,” Wigginton said. “I know where I can help take our team this season and I want to be considered a winner. I am determined to be one of the best guards in college basketball.”

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa forward Tyler Cook will withdraw his name from NBA Draft consideration and return to the Hawkeyes for his junior season. Cook announced his decision on Wednesday, which means the Hawkeyes are getting their best player back after a trying 2017-18 season.

“I am excited to return to Iowa for my junior season,” said Cook. “I am grateful for the opportunities and feedback that I have received from NBA personnel. I am thankful for coach McCaffery and the coaching staff for their assistance and patience with me during this process.”

Cook averaged team highs of 15.3 points and 6.8 rebounds a game for Iowa, which finished 14-19. But the return of Cook and fellow junior Isaiah Moss — who also withdrew from NBA Draft consideration — should put the Hawkeyes in position to improve next winter.

Iowa will also bring in prized recruit Joe Wieskamp, perhaps the only recruit more highly touted than Cook in coach Fran McCaffery’s eight seasons with the Hawkeyes.
“We are happy to have Tyler back for his junior season,” said McCaffery. “Tyler did well in his workouts and interviews, which will bode well for him next year when he goes through the process again. He has had a significant impact on our basketball team the past two seasons and we look forward to Tyler improving his overall skillset and being a leader for us next season.”