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The PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic begins today (Thursday) near the Quad Cities. Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark joined Cedar Rapids native and two-time major winner Zach Johnson in Wednesday’s Pro-Am. The national player of the year spent a good portion of her day interacting with the fans.
Iowa defensive lineman Logan Lee says summer is more than just about on field workouts but also what it takes away from the field to be successful. As a senior it is a message he is sending to the newcomers.
Lee says young players need to learn how to take care of their bodies.
The defensive line has been a strength of the team over the past few years and that trend should continue next season.
Lee finished fifth on the team in tackles last season and had three sacks. The Hawkeyes open the season at home on September second against Utah State.
The Exira-EHK softball team won 4-2 against the Audubon Wheelers in Kimballton tonight. The Wheelers scored first with an RBI single from Kylee Harl in the top of the 1st. The Spartans responded quickly in the bottom of the 2nd with a Shay Burmeister RBI double. The game was even till the bottom of the 4th where the Spartans scored two runs thanks to two sac flies. Exira-EHK led 3-1 then and held on to the lead for the rest of the game.
One major contributor to the Spartans win was Riley Miller’s performance in the circle and the batter’s box. She pitched 7 innings, had 2 earned runs, 5 hits, and 9 k’s. Miller also garnered two RBI’s while batting.
Coach Schwery also commented that Miller’s performance wasn’t the only positive from this evening’s game.
Looking ahead to Friday’s game, Coach Schwery understands what the Spartans need to do to win.
The Wheelers season ends with the loss and their final record stands at (16-9). Exira-EHK’s record goes up to (21-3) and they will face Woodbine, Friday July 7th.
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State gymnastics coach Ashley Miles Greig announced the completion of her coaching staff Wednesday, naming Ryan Snider as assistant coach while also announcing the retention of former Iowa State star Haylee Young as assistant coach.
Young, who competed for the Cyclones from 2015-18, returned to Iowa State in 2020 when she was named the volunteer coach. After a year of service, Young was promoted to assistant coach, where she has helped lead the team for the past three seasons.
As an athlete, Young qualified for the NCAA Gymnastics Championship in 2017 and also earned two Big 12 Championships during her time (All-Around in 2015, Floor Exercise in 2018). As a coach, Young primarily coaches beam but has also helped the floor squad succeed. She played a significant role in mentoring floor specialist Maddie Diab to a perfect 10 in 2022 and more than 20 9.900 performances in the past two seasons.
“From my first interaction with Haylee, I knew I would ask her to stay on as an assistant coach,” Miles Greig said. “Her genuine connections with the athletes and desire to help them reach their goals is inspiring. Haylee is an awesome human being who puts her heart and soul into everything she does and is a great resource for our student-athletes. Her time as a standout gymnast, volunteer coach, and assistant coach here at Iowa State gives her a unique insight and perspective that has been invaluable to my transition as a new head coach.”
Young, a Des Moines native, will enter her ninth year in the program.
Ryan Snider comes to Ames after spending the past six years at Pittsburgh, where he was also an assistant coach with the Panthers. At Pittsburgh, Snider worked under his wife’s direction, head coach Samantha Snider.
During his time in Pittsburgh, Snider mainly spent time with the vault and bars. In 2018 he saw the bars record broken (49.275) and in 2020, he helped guide his athletes into a record-breaking vault performance (49.325).
Prior to Pitt, Snider was both a team manager and a volunteer assistant with Arkansas (2015-16). At Arkansas, Snider helped the Razorbacks score a 49.000 or better on vault in 11 of 13 meets, and the team finished 2016 with a final RQS of 49.160, ranking 11th in the nation.
“I’m delighted to welcome Ryan Snider to the coaching staff and to the Cyclone Family at Iowa State,” Miles Greig said. “Ryan is extremely passionate, with a wealth of coaching knowledge and experience in college and club. He will bring energy, laser focus for student-athlete well-being, and a competitive drive that will elevate the expectations for our program.”
Prior to Arkansas, Snider served as the head coach of Aerial Athletics in San Antonio, where he coached over 30 state/regional/national champions and guided over 15 athletes to full-ride scholarships.
Snider graduated from Arkansas in 2017 and, along with his wife Samantha, has two children; a daughter, Shae, and a son, Bronx.
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior defensive back T.J. Tampa has been named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Football team as voted upon by media representatives who cover the league.
Tampa, a St. Petersburg, Florida, native, started all 12 games on his way to earning All-Big 12 Second Team honors from the league’s coaches in 2022. He was sixth on the team with 40 tackles, including five stops for a loss.
Tampa had his first career interception against Oklahoma State and finished with a team-high nine pass breakups, which tied for fourth most in the Big 12 Conference. He also had one of the season’s biggest plays for the Cyclones, forcing a fumble at the goal line against Iowa that was recovered by teammate Kendell Jackson.
Pro Football Focus ranks Tampa has the highest graded returning cornerback in the Big 12 Conference.
2023 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Jalon Daniels, Kansas, QB, 6-0, 215, Jr., Lawndale, Calif.
Defensive Player of the Year: Jaylan Ford, Texas, LB, 6-3, 236, Sr., Frisco, Texas
Newcomer of the Year: Treshaun Ward, Kansas State, RB, 5-10, 194, Sr., Plant City, Fla.
Pos-Name-School-Ht-Wt-Class-Hometown
Offense
QB Jalon Daniels 2 Kansas 6-0 215 Jr. Lawndale, Calif.
RB Richard Reese 3 Baylor 5-9 175 So. Bellville, Texas
RB Devin Neal 3 Kansas 5-11 210 Jr. Lawrence, Kan.
FB Ben Sinnott 1! Kansas State 6-4 245 Jr. Waterloo, Iowa
WR Brennan Presley 3 Oklahoma State 5-8 175 Sr. Tulsa, Okla.
WR Xavier Worthy 2!^ Texas 6-1 164 Jr. Fresno, Calif.
WR Jerand Bradley 3 Texas Tech 6-5 215 So. Frisco, Texas
TE Ja’Tavion Sanders 1 Texas 6-4 241 Jr. Denton, Texas
OL Kingsley Suamataia BYU 6-6 315 So. Orem, Utah
OL Mike Novitsky 2 Kansas 6-5 305 R-Sr. Victor, N.Y.
OL Cooper Beebe 1! Kansas State 6-4 335 Sr. Kansas City, Kan.
OL Kelvin Banks Jr. 2 Texas 6-4 318 So. Humble, Texas
OL Zach Frazier 1@ West Virginia 6-3 310 Jr. Fairmont, W. Va.
PK Griffin Kell 1 TCU 6-0 193 Sr. Arlington, Texas
KR/PR Phillip Brooks 1 Kansas State 5-8 171 Sr. Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Defense
DL Dontay Corleone Cincinnati 6-2 318 R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio
DL Ethan Downs 2 Oklahoma 6-4 263 Jr. Weatherford, Okla.
DL Damonic Williams 3 TCU 6-2 320 So. Torrance, Calif.
DL Byron Murphy II Texas 6-1 300 Jr. DeSoto, Texas
DL Jaylon Hutchings 3 Texas Tech 6-0 305 Sr. Forney, Texas
LB Collin Oliver 2 Oklahoma State 6-2 235 Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla.
LB Johnny Hodges 2 TCU 6-2 240 Jr. Darnestown, Md.
LB Jaylan Ford 1 Texas 6-3 236 Sr. Frisco, Texas
DB T.J. Tampa 2 Iowa State 6-2 185 Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla.
DB Cobee Bryant 1 Kansas 6-0 175 Jr. Evergreen, Ala.
DB Kobe Savage 2 Kansas State 5-11 207 Sr. Paris, Texas
DB Kendal Daniels 2 Oklahoma State 6-4 213 R-So. Beggs, Okla.
DB Josh Newton 1 TCU 6-0 195 Sr. Monroe, La.
P Mason Fletcher Cincinnati 6-7 215 Jr. Melbourne, Australia
CLASS 1-A DISTRICT-SEMI-FINALS
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
CLASS 2-A DISTRICT SEMI-FINALS
District 3
District 15
District 16
1A
Region 1:
Remsen St. Mary’s vs South O’Brien
Kingsley-Pierson vs Trinity Christian
Logan-Magnolia vs Woodbury Central
River Valley vs Boyer Valley
Region 2:
Newell-Fonda vs Coon Rapids-Bayard
Glidden-Ralston vs GTRA
St. Edmond vs North Iowa
West Fork vs Bishop Garrigan
Region 3:
Southeast Warren vs Nodaway Valley
East Union vs Murray
Exira-EHK vs Audubon – on KJAN AM 1220 & FM 101.1 (4:50 pm)
Woodbine vs Riverside
Region 4:
Wayne vs Lenox
Seymour Lamoni
Griswold vs East Mills
Fremont-Mills vs Essex
2A
Region 2:
Missouri Valley vs AHSTW
Treynor vs Underwood
Sioux Central vs Alta-Aurelia
MVAOCOU vs Ridge View
Region 3:
Van Meter vs ACGC
West Central Valley vs Panorama
Kuemper, Catholic vs East Sac County
Manson-Northwest Webster vs Pocahontas Area
Region 4:
Interstate 35 vs Pleasantville
Grand View, Christian vs Mount Ayr
South Hardin vs Woodward-Granger
Ogden vs Madrid
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa Track and Field qualified nine student-athletes to the Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, and nine more at the 2023 USATF U20 Championships, July 6-9.
The Hawkeyes are represented by 12 men, with six competing in the U20 Championships. The women have six entries, including three individuals that qualified for the U20 Championships.
Joining the current student-athletes are former Hawkeyes Jamal Britt (2021), Brittany Brown (2018), Nik Curtis (2022), and Laulauga Tausaga (2021), who also qualified for the championships.
Competition begins on Thursday, July 6, with the women’s 100-meter hurdles at 1:25 p.m. (CT), followed by the men’s 100-meter dash at 1:45. U20 competition begins on Friday with the women’s 100-meter hurdles at 1 p.m.
Men’s Qualifiers
Senior Championships
Austin Kresley
– 100-meters: 10.10
– 200-meters: 20.26
Gratt Reed
– 110-meter hurdles: 13.50
Grant Conway
– 110-meter hurdles: 13.66
Julien Gillum
– 400-meter hurdles: 49.73
James Carter Jr.
– long jump: 8.00 meters
– triple jump: 16.12 meters
Austin West
– decathlon: 8,179 points
U20 Championships
Will Ryan
– 5,000-meters: 14:15.54
Hayden Kuhn
– 3,000-meter steeplechase: 8:23.94
Austin Busch
– hammer throw: 58.03 meters
Mike Stein
– javelin: 75.59 meters
Walker Whalen
– discus: 53.47 meters
Sal Capaldo
– decathlon: 6,465 points
Women’s Qualifiers
Senior Championships
Paige Magee
– 100-meter hurdles: 12.90
– 400-meter hurdles: 56.62
Tionna Tobias
– 100-meter hurdles: 13.11
Mariel Bruxvoort
– 400-meter hurdles: 56.71
U20 Championships
Natalie Harris
– 100-meter hurdles: 13.49
Alexandria Edison
– 100-meters: 11.70
– 200-meters: 23.74
Wisdom Williams
– shot put: 15.88 meters
AMES, Iowa – Former Iowa State women’s golfer Joy Chou has earned a spot to play in this week’s U.S. Women’s Open, held July 6-9, at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.
Chou, a Taipei, Taiwan, native, was an alternate for the field after advancing to final qualifying at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis and finishing in third place (73-74=147 +3). She was one stroke behind the final qualifying spot.
On Sunday, Chou got the call she had been hoping for and will be just the fifth Cyclone to play in the major event, joining ISU Hall of Famers Shelley Finnestad and Beth Bader, Prima Thammaraks and Celia Barquin Arozamena.
“I am so happy, and this will be an amazing experience to compete in the U.S. Open,” Chou said. “At the start of the year I wrote down a number of goals. Making the U.S. Open was at the top of the list.”
Chou played at Iowa State from 2017-21. In 2019, she fired a 64 at Mountain View, which is tied for the second-best round in school history. Her 69 in the 2019 NCAA Regional at Cle Elum is the second-best NCAA Tournament 18-hole round in school history.
Chou won the Iowa Women’s Amateur in 2020 and 2021.
She is currently a member of the Epson Tour, the LPGA Tour’s developmental circuit. She’s made a pair of cuts in seven starts.
Cyclones In The U.S. Women’s Open
1998 – Baltimore Country Club (East Course) – Shelley Finnestad
2002 – Prairie Dunes Golf Club – Beth Bader
2003 – Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club – Beth Bader
2004 – The Orchards Golf Club – Beth Bader
2005 – Cherry Hills Country Club – Beth Bader
2006 – Newport Country Club – Beth Bader
2007 – Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club – Beth Bader
2009 – Saucon Valley Country Club – Beth Bader
2018 – Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club – Celia Barquin Arozamena
2019 – Country Club of Charleston – Prima Thammaraks
2023 – Pebble Beach Golf Links – Joy Chou
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