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Hawkeyes Wrap Up Day 1 at B1G Championships

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March 9th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – Zach Glazier advanced to the Big Ten Championship finals and five Hawkeyes remain alive on the backside for the University of Iowa men’s wrestling team after Session II of the 2024 Big Ten Championships at the Xfinity Center.

“We have another day tomorrow,” said head coach Tom Brands. “We have another day, position yourselves for the future. This is the qualifier, it is a very important event, we have another day, have to position yourselves the best you can.”

The No. 3 seed at 197-pounds Glazier won his semifinal match against No. 2 seed Jaxon Smith with a takedown in sudden victory to punch his ticket to the Big Ten finals.

“He came through for us tonight,” said Brands. “He wrestled a smart and patient match. Sometimes guys are slippery like that. We saw what that guy did in quarterfinals in overtime. Smart match.

The Hawkeyes dropped semifinal bouts at 133, 141, 157, 165 and 174.

At 125 on the consolation side of the bracket No. 2 seed Drake Ayala pinned No. 8 seed Brendan McCrone of Ohio State in 1:46 before winning an 8-1 decision over Wisconsin’s Eric Barnett.

At 149, Caleb Rathjen also tallied two wins on the backside defeating No. 12 seed Braden Stauffenberg of Michigan State, 8-1, and No. 7 seed Joseph Zargo of Wisconsin, 7-2.

Bradley Hill won two consolation bouts at 285. The No. 7 seed defeated No. 9 seed Josh Terrill of Michigan State by major decision, 11-0 and six seed Nick Willham via decision, 4-2.

Team Standings Through Session II

1               Penn State        136.0

2               Michigan             105.5

3               Nebraska           89.0

4               Iowa                        88.5

5               Ohio State         78.5

6               Rutgers                71.5

7               Minnesota         66.0

8               Wisconsin         43.0

9               Purdue                 36.0

10            Maryland            31.0

11            Indiana                 29.0

12            Illinois                   28.0

13            Michigan St.      19.5

14            Northwestern    14.5

Cyclones Drop Pair to Defending National Champs

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March 9th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

NORMAN, Okla. – Iowa State (9-12, 0-2 Big 12) dropped a pair of games Saturday afternoon to No. 1 Oklahoma (21-1, 2-0 Big 12) at the recently opened Love’s Field.

After inclement weather forced Friday’s game to be pushed to Sunday, the two teams squared off in a doubleheader to kick off the Big 12 Conference slate.

The Sooners took both games on the day, winning game one by four and game two by nine.

Alesia Ranches was the lone Cyclone to notch multiple hits on the day, registering one in both contests. Ranches also drove in both runs for the Cyclones in game number two’s first inning.

Four different pitchers saw action for ISU, as the team limited OU’s dangerous offense to just four runs in the first game before the Sooner bats found their stride in game two, scoring 11

On Deck

The Cyclones will be back at Love’s Field tomorrow, March 10, to take on the Sooners in the weekend series finale. Sunday’s first pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the contest will be streamed live on ESPN+.

 

Marshall Wins 800-Meter National Title; Iowa Men Finish 9th

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March 9th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

BOSTON – University of Iowa junior Rivaldo Marshall became Iowa’s first 800-meter national champion on Saturday during the final day of competition at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

The men’s team placed ninth with 21 team points, marking the second-highest finish in program history. Iowa placed eighth in 2011 at the indoor national meet.

Marshall was one of seven Hawkeyes to earn indoor All-American honors, including three first-team members. Marshall clocked a 1:46.96, just one-tenth of a second behind his own school record set earlier this season at the Tyson Invitational on Feb. 10.

A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Marshall is the first Iowa men’s track and field athlete to win a national championship since 1998, when Bashir Yamini won gold in the indoor long jump.

Yamini and Marshall combine for the two indoor event national titles in men’s program history. Marshall is the 11th individual male athlete from Iowa to win a national championship, earning the 14th title in men’s program history.

Laulauga Tausaga won Iowa’s most recent national championship in 2019, winning the discus title outdoors. The Hawkeye women and men combine for 18 total event national championships and five indoor event titles. Kineke Alexander won Iowa’s most recent indoor championship in 2006 with a victory in the 400 meters.

Marshall was an NJCAA Indoor National Champion in the 800 meters last year for Indian Hills.

This season, Marshall was the USTFCCCA men’s athlete of the week on Dec. 13 for his facility-record performance (1:47.83) at the Jimmy Grant Invitational. Marshall placed fifth in the 800 meters at the Big Ten Championships last time out (1:49.32), where he also anchored the Iowa 4×400-meter relay team to a third place conference finish (3:07.48).

Marshall headlines an Iowa class of seven indoor All-Americans. Iowa now combines for 109 indoor All-Americans and 479 total All-Americans across both the men’s and women’s program.

Senior Kalen Walker placed second in the 60-meter dash, racing 6.59 to finish one-hundredth of a second ahead of Texas Tech’s Don’dre Swint in third place. Walker was, himself, just five-hundredths of a second behind event champion Terrence Jones.

Walker entered the weekend as a two-time All-American second teamer. Walker placed 13th at indoor nationals in 2022 with a 6.64, and was also a second-team All-American as part of Iowa’s outdoor school-record 4×400-meter relay team last season.

The Eddyville, Iowa, native was also runner-up at the Big Ten Championships this season. Walker’s 6.51 time in the prelims at the conference meet set the Hawkeye program record.

Senior Austin West rounded out Iowa’s group of first-team All-Americans, placing sixth in the men’s heptathlon. West finished with 5,900 points, just 75 points shy of his PR and 447 points back from first place.

Competing in the triple-jump, freshman Daniela Wamokpego finished 15th with a jump of 12.66 meters (41’ 6.5”).

Iowa had three second-team All-Americans on Friday in long jumper Tionna Tobias, along with 60-meter hurdlers Grant Conway and Paige Magee.

UP NEXT

Iowa races into outdoor season at the USF Alumni Invitational on March 15-16 in Tampa, Florida.

MILLER LEADS DRAKE BULLDOGS IN TRIUMPHANT REGULAR SEASON FINALE

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March 9th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Drake women’s basketball wrapped up their 2023-24 regular season slate with a lopsided victory on the road at Indiana State on Saturday. The Bulldogs got help from their entire roster and were led by Anna Miller’s historic showing in a 96-64 triumph, their 11th in a row, over the Sycamores of Indiana State.

With the win, Drake ended the regular season with records of 26-5 overall and 19-1 in MVC play. The 19 league marked the first time in Valley men’s and women’s hoops history that a team was won 19 or more game in a season.

Anna Miller banked in the game’s first basket after a quick dish from Katie Dinnebier. The Bulldogs’ point guard followed suit with two of her own on Drake’s next trip down the floor after a Grace Berg assist. Dinnebier later added another point at the line.

Both the Bulldogs and Sycamores (10-20, 6-14) suffered scoreless droughts for over the next two minutes until Taylor McAulay dropped in two free throws for her first points of the day. Both teams also could not dial in from deep with six misses in as many attempts. Dinnebier snapped the cold three-point shooting streak with a triple in transition just after the first media break. Miller then gave the Bulldogs their first double-digit lead of the game at 16-6 after curling around a screen and going off glass.

The Bulldogs had an answer for every Indiana State score as time ticked down in the first quarter. Drake doubled up the Sycamores and led 20-10 after the first 10 minutes. Despite leading at the pause, the Dogs trailed 13-6 on the glass.

Miller led the charge again in the second quarter with a dozen points in the period. She also made history in the second stanza, becoming the 37th player in program history to score over 1,000 career points and joined Dinnebier and Berg as active Bulldogs in the 1,000-point club. Miller led Drake on Saturday with a career high 25 points.

Indiana State was able to trim their deficit down into single digits at nine as Drake’s offense fell out of tempo. The Sycamores battled but still trailed at the half as Drake produced enough stops down the stretch and led 38-25 at the midway point.

The Bulldogs continued to ride the excellent play of forward Anna Miller as the second half progressed. The Rochester, Minn. native snagged her 10th rebound of the outing in the quarter to reach her 15th double-double of the year. She finished with a game-high 14 rebounds.

Drake led by 20 with a quarter to play did not let up in the fourth. The offensive explosion was punctuated by a corner three from Hannah Nilges and a deuce from Emily Christenson, her first basket of the season. The Bulldogs left Terre Haute with a 96-64 victory.

Three more Bulldogs scored in double figures including Grace Berg with 16, Katie Dinnebier with 13, and Ashley Iiams with a career high 11. Dinnebier also dished out a game-best eight assists.

As a team, the Bulldogs scored 60 points in the paint, the most in a single game this season. Drake also overcame their earlier rebounding deficit to win the war on the boards, 47-31

Drake will start postseason play this coming week at the MVC Tournament in Moline, Ill. The top-seeded Bulldogs’ Hoops in the Heartland title defense will tip off on Friday, Mar. 14 against the winner of the first-round tilt between No. 8 Southern Illinois and No. 9 Indiana State.

 

 

2024 IBCA – Iowa Basketball Coaches Association Substate Teams

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March 9th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

Class 1A – Substate 1

Ross Kusel, IKM-Manning – Sr.

 

Class 1A – Substate 7

Cale Peterman, Bedford – Jr.

Gabe Funk, Lenox – Jr.

 

Class 1A – Substate 8

Cal Heydon, Coon Rapids-Bayard – So.

Carter Gruver, Woodbine – Jr.

Grady Jeppesen, Riverside – Sr.

Cash Emgarten, Exira-EHK – Sr.

Aiden Flathers, Exira-EHK – Sr.

Kyle Bartles – Woodside – Coach of the Year

 

Class 2A – Substate 7

Jace Tarns, Treynor – Sr.

Ethan Konz, Treynor – Sr.

Max DeVries, Red Oak – Sr.

Scott Rucker, Treynor – Coach of the Year

 

Class 2A – Substate 8

Mason Boothby, Underwood – Sr.

Jack Vanfossan, Underwood – Sr.

Brad Blum, Underwood – Coach of the Year

 

Class 3A – Substate 1

Nash Paulson, Lewis Central – Sr.

 

Class 3A – Substate 8

Colton Rassmussen, Atlantic – Sr.

Evan Hammer, Carroll – Sr.

Luke Wiebers, Dennison-Schleswig – Sr.

 

Class 4A – Substate 2

Jayden Calabro, Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson – Sr.

Donnie Johnson, Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson -Coach of the Year

IOWA ROUTS WOLVERINES, ADVANCE TO B1G CHAMPIONSHIP

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March 9th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

MINNEAPOLIS — The second-seeded and third-ranked University of Iowa women’s basketball team defeated sixth-seeded Michigan, 95-68, inside a sold-out Target Center on Saturday afternoon to advance to the Big Ten Tournament Championship for the fourth consecutive year. Iowa completes the season sweep over the Wolverines and have scored 90+ against Michigan five straight times dating back to 2022.

Four starters finished in double figures with All-American Caitlin Clark registering game highs in points (28) and assists (15), while also snagging four rebounds. Clark’s 15 dimes are third most in a Big Ten Tournament game (Clark had 17 versus Ohio State last March). Hannah Stuelke made all seven field-goal attempts to finish with 16 points. Sydney Affolter added 12 points with seven rebounds and a career-high eight assists in her fifth career start, while Kate Martin tallied 13 points and six boards

The Hawkeyes started the game in control while maintaining the lead through the first five minutes. The Wolverines sank all six 3-point attempts, going on a 10-0 run before Stuelke snapped the streak with a bucket in the paint. Gabbie Marshall sunk a triple at the buzzer to bring Michigan’s lead to three going into the second quarter.

Iowa responded in the second quarter by outscoring the Wolverines, 29-17. The Hawkeyes shot 70.6 percent from the field in the half to go into the break with a 51-42 advantage. Clark tallied 19 points and 11 assists in the first half to gather her 63rd double-double in the first 15 minutes of the contest.

In the third, the Hawkeyes outrebounded the Wolverines ,14-8, while holding them to one triple in the quarter. Out of a timeout with 7:35 to play in the fourth quarter, McCabe, Martin, and Marshall netted back-to-back-to-back threes to stretch Iowa’s lead to 31 points, its largest of the game.

Iowa dominated the Wolverines in the post, outscoring Michigan 54-16 in the paint. The Hawkeyes finished with 30 assists, breaking the Big Ten Tournament single game record.

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER RECORD FALLS
Clark’s third free throw made broke the Big Ten’s career free throws made record, previously held by Purdue’s Shereka Wright. Clark has sank 778 free throws in her four-year career.

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes will challenge Nebraska on Sunday at 11 a.m. (CT) in the championship of the Big Ten Tournament. The game will air on CBS, and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

 

IOWA STATE DOWNS NO. 17 BAYLOR IN QUARTERFINALS, 67-62

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March 9th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (19-10, 13-6 Big 12) downed No. 17 Baylor (24-7, 12-7 Big 12) in the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Basketball Championship Saturday by a final score of 67-62.

The Cyclones hit five of their last six shots of the first half to lead 36-31, but would find themselves behind as late as 1:28 in the final quarter. Emily Ryan then changed the game, stepping to the free throw line to begin a run of eight to cement the victory and advance the Cyclones to the semifinals.

Ryan not only made it a memorable game by being a game changer, the senior broke the Iowa State all-time assist record with her final assist of the game as she totaled 10. Ryan now holds the record with 746 on her career. Ryan came three rebounds shy of a triple-double with 12 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds.

Audi Crooks and Addy Brown matched each other with nine first-half points as Crooks went on to total 23 and Brown 16. Crooks had her 28th-straight double figure outing and her 14th 20-plus game while Brown had her 21st 10-plus point game this seaso

Up Next

Iowa State advances to the semifinals and will meet the winner of the Oklahoma vs. TCU game on Monday, March 11 at 1:30 p.m.

 

 

Hawkeyes Send 6 to Semifinals at B1G Championships

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March 9th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – The University of Iowa men’s wrestling team sent six wrestlers to the semifinals on Friday afternoon at the 2024 Big Ten Championships at the Xfinity Center.

Iowa went 8-1 in first round matches before going 6-3 in the quarterfinals to finish Session I with a 14-4 record.

Iowa posted bonus points in five wins, including one fall, two technical falls and two major decisions.

At 125 No. 2 seed Drake Ayala received a bye in the first round before losing a decision to Michael DeAugustino of Michigan, 11-3, in the quarterfinals.

14th seed Brody Teske rallied back from being down 10-2 and locked up a cradle with 51 seconds remaining in the match to earn four back points to win a, 15-13, decision. Teske then won by 11-5 decision over Dustin Norris of Purdue to advance to the semifinals.

At 141, No. 3 seed Real Woods put together a 16-0 tech. fall over Wisconsin’s Felix Lettini in round one and followed it up defeating Danny Pucino of Illinois, 13-9.

No. 3 seed at 149 Caleb Rathjen won by decision over Jake Harrier of Illinois, 12-6, before dropping his quarterfinal match to Maryland’s Ethen Miller, 7-6.

Jared Franek opened his tournament with a decision over Luke Mechler of Wisconsin, 5-3. The No. 4 seed then defeated Nebraska’s Peyton Robb, 7-3, in quarterfinals.

No. 3 seed Michael Caliendo won his opening bout pinning AJ Rodrigues of Maryland in 5:30. In his quarterfinal match with Michigan’s Cameron Amine he recorded a takedown with 1:34 left in sudden victory to earn the win.

Patrick Kennedy put two bonus point victories on the board for the Hawkeyes at 174. Kennedy, the No. 3 seed, had a 19-4 tech. fall over David Ferrante of Northwestern and a 12-2 major decision over Jackson Turley of Rutgers en route to the semifinals.

Ryder Rogotzke of Ohio State pinned No. 13 seed Aiden Riggins in 1:02 at 184. Riggins responded winning his consolation match with Purdue’s James Rowley, 2-1.

No. 3 seed Zach Glazier tallied a 14-3 major decision over Wisconsin’s Josh Otto and an 8-2 decision over Luke Geog of Ohio State to advance to the 197-pound semifinals.

No. 7 seed Bradley Hill won by decision over Nash Hutmacher of Nebraska, 5-4, before injury defaulting in the quarterfinals to Nick Feldman of Ohio State.

Team Standings Through Session I
1               Penn State        83.5

2               Michigan             70.5

3               Iowa                        57.5

4               Nebraska           46.5

5               Minnesota         34.5

6               Rutgers                31.5

7               Ohio State         28.5

8               Maryland            20.5

9               Wisconsin         17.0

10            Indiana                 16.0

11            Michigan St.     11.5

12            Illinois                   10.5

13            Northwestern    7.5

14            Purdue                 4.0

 

Panthers wrap up regular season at Evansville

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March 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS — UNI women’s basketball is set to face off on the final day of the regular season today (Saturday).  The Panthers will match up with the Purple Aces of Evansville at 2-p.m. in Evansville, IN, with MVC Tournament seeding implications on the line.  The two programs have met on 63 previous occasions with UNI owning the series record 44-19, and a 19-game win streak.  The last matchup saw an 82-52 Panther victory.  In that ballgame, Kayba Laube led UNI with 15 points.  She added four rebounds and two steals in her 23 minutes on the court and shot 42.9% from three.  In her Panther basketball debut, Emily Holterhaus scored 11 points off the bench and added two rebounds in her 11 minutes.

UNI is coming off a 91-62 victory over Indiana State.As a team, UNI leads the conference with a league-low 12.6 turnovers per game. That mark is the 21st-best in the nation.  The Panthers recorded their 508th straight matchup with a three-pointer. In the game against the Sycamores, UNI knocked down 12 threes to continue a streak that has been active since December 2008. As a program, the Panther women’s basketball team is one conference win away from 500.

With the victory over the Sycamores, head coach Tanya Warren moved into the no. 2 spot in the MVC in all-time coaching wins passing Cheryl Burnett (Missouri State 1988-02) with 319.

UNI cracked the NET top 100 for the first time this season after the victory at Indiana State. As of March 8, the Panthers are ranked No. 97 in the NET, the third-highest in the Valley behind Drake (71) and Belmont (75).

Evansville is coming off its sixth straight loss with a 53-86 matchup against Drake on Thursday.

Anderson’s record-setting day pushes UNI past Belmont in Arch Madness opener

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March 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS — Tytan Anderson set a new program postseason record with 19 rebounds to help lift UNI men’s basketball past the Belmont Bruins in a 67-62 quarterfinal win, Friday at Arch Madness. Northern Iowa pulled down 12 offensive rebounds and held the Bruins under 40% shooting with 12 turnovers to secure its first MVC Tournament semifinal appearance since 2022. The Panthers will now face the league’s regular season champion and top-seed Indiana State in today’s (Saturday’s) semifinal at Enterprise Center. The Panthers return to action in the semifinal round of the MVC Tournament tomorrow against top-seeded Indiana State. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

  • UNI has now won consecutive games against Belmont for the first time in program history, improving to 2-3 all-time against the Bruins. Friday was the Panthers’ first-ever meeting against Belmont in the MVC Tournament.
  • The Panthers improve to 29-25 all-time in the MVC Tournament with Friday’s victory and 9-8 under head coach Ben Jacobson in the quarterfinal round. UNI is also now 5-3 at Arch Madness as the four-seed.
  • Tytan Anderson’s 19 rebounds set a new program postseason record, breaking Seth Tuttle‘s 2014 MVC Tournament mark of 17 rebounds against Southern Illinois. His rebounding mark was also the third-highest total in an MVC Tournament game in the 48-year history of the event.
  • Anderson has also scored at least one point in 64 consecutive games, the longest streak among active Panthers.
  • Nate Heise surpassed 900 career points in Friday’s win, becoming the 57th player in school history to reach that milestone.