Listen Monday – Saturday for KJAN Sports at 7:18 am, 8:15 am, 12:20 pm, 1:20 pm, 2:20 pm and 5:20 pm!
Catch St. Louis Cardinal Baseball on KJAN — Check out the schedule!
Listen to the Kansas City Chiefs on KJAN — See the schedule!
Iowa Hawkeye Football & Basketball is on KJAN — View More Information!
Missouri State pulled ahead in the final two minutes and defeated Drake 66-62 at the Knapp Center on Wednesday night. The Bears overcame a six-point deficit with a 10-2 run to grab the win.
Gaige Prim poured in 21 points and grabbed 8 rebounds for the Bears. Isiaih Mosley added 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Bears improved to 18-8 overall and 9-4 in the Valley.
Drake was led by 12 points each from Garrett Sturtz, Darnell Brodie, and ShanQuan Hemphill. Roman Penn had 6 assists on the night and surpassed Glenn Martin’s career assists record at Drake. His career total is now up to 389 assists, breaking the 384 mark that Martin set from 1984-88.
Drake falls to 17-8 overall and 8-4 in MVC play. Next up for the Bulldogs is a trip to Bradley on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Athletics Department will formally retire two-time National Player of the Year Luka Garza’s No. 55 at halftime of the Iowa-Michigan State men’s basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 22.
The athletics department will also be retiring the jerseys of former Hawkeye greats Charles “Chuck” Darling, Roy Marble and Murray Wier. Family member(s) of Wier and Marble will be in attendance for recognition, which will take place prior to the game at approximately 5:45 p.m. (CT).
Additionally, all other retired numbers and jerseys for the Iowa men’s and women’s basketball programs will be hanging from the Carver-Hawkeye Arena rafters beginning next week.
Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. (CT). Approximately 3,000 tickets are available for purchase on hawkeyesports.com/tickets.
“Congratulations to Luka, Murray, Chuck and Roy. Their accomplishments are well documented, and this recognition is well deserved,” said Gary Barta, Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair. “This conversation reemerged with the incredible success of Megan and Luka. I’m pleased we took the opportunity to look back at our history, and moving forward all of men’s and women’s honorees will be recognized in the rafters of Carver-Hawkeye Arena.”
“We look forward to honoring Luka Garza and his family,” said Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery. “Luka epitomizes everything that you want in your program. Not just Hawkeye fans, but college basketball fans across the country appreciated his achievements on and off the court for four years, and the way he pursued his dreams.
“It will be great seeing all the retired numbers and jerseys, including the additions of Chuck Darling, Roy Marble, and Murray Weir, hanging in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Chuck and Murray were our first consensus first-team All-Americans, while Roy was the program’s leading scorer for three decades and won nearly 100 games as a Hawkeye.”
The Iowa Hawkeyes will climb back to the 500-mark in the Big Ten with a victory tonight (Thursday night), at Maryland. Listen for the game on KJAN beginning at 5-p.m. The Hawkeyes are 5-6 after a win at home over Minnesota and senior guard Jordan Bohannon says they need to perform well at crunch time to get some road wins.
Bohannon says the Hawkeyes are in the hunt for an NCAA Tournament bid.
Sophomore forward Patrick McCaffery says with a month remaining all of the games are big.
With a game still to made up at Ohio State, the schedule figures to get crowded.
Maryland is 3-9 in the Big Ten.
The 25th ranked Iowa women opened the fourth quarter Wednesday night with an 11-0 run, and beat Minnesota 88-78. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder…
The Hawkeyes had beaten the Gophers by 56 in the first meeting.
Caitlin Clark led Iowa with 32 points. The Hawks are 10-3 in the Big Ten.
Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands says officials are still trying to determine which fan directed a racial slur toward a Wisconsin wrestler. Badger 149 pounder Austin Gomez claims he was the victim of a slur after posting a 3-2 win over Vince Turk.
Brands says Iowa officials reached out to Gomez to discuss the issue.
AJ Green scored 24 points as UNI beat Southern Illinois 53-44 Wednesday night, in the McLeod Center. Shooting only 39 percent for the game the Panthers were forced to grind it out for the win.
UNI coach Ben Jacobson. Green was seven of 14 from the field as UNI claimed its fifth straight win to improve to 10-3 in the Missouri Valley.
The IHSAA has set the seeding and brackets for the State Wrestling Team Duals next Wednesday. Atlantic-CAM drew the 6-seed in Class 2A and will face off against 3rd-seeded Osage in the Quarterfinals at 11:00am Wednesday. Here is a look at the schedule for the day and the 1A and 2A matchups.
1A & 3A Quarterfinals | 9 a.m.
2A Quarterfinals | 11 a.m.
1A & 3A Consolations | 11 a.m.
All-Class Semifinals | 1 p.m.
2A Consolations | 1 p.m.
All-Class 7th & 5th Places | 4:30 p.m.
All-Class Consolation Finals | 6:30 p.m.
All-Class Championships | 6:30 p.m.
Class 2A
#1 West Delaware, Manchester vs. #8 Notre Dame, Burlington
#4 Sergeant Bluff-Luton vs. #5 Crestwood, Cresco
#2 Independence vs. #7 Winterset
#3 Osage vs. #6 Atlantic/CAM
Class 1A
#1 Don Bosco, Gilbertville vs. #8 Emmetsburg
#4 Nashua-Plainfield vs. #5 Logan-Magnolia
#2 Lisbon vs. #7 Wilton
#3 West Sioux, Hawarden vs. #6 Missouri Valley
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior Alex Marinelli was named Big Ten Conference Co-Wrestler of the Week, the league office announced Wednesday.
In the final Carver-Hawkeye Arena appearance of his collegiate career, Marinelli defeated Wisconsin’s sixth-ranked Dean Hamiti, 8-5, to hand Hamiti his first loss this season.
Marinelli scored a takedown in the opening 30 seconds, added another takedown in the second period, opened the third with a reversal and tacked on one point for riding time.
The weekly conference award is the fifth of Marinelli’s career, tying Brent Metcalf for the most Big Ten weekly awards in program history. The weekly conference honor is the second for Iowa this season. Spencer Lee was recognized Dec. 28, 2021.
Marinelli shared the weekly award with Penn State’s Nick Lee.
Iowa returns to action Saturday against Oklahoma State. The Hawkeyes and Cowboys meet at 8 p.m. (CT) at the Battle at the Ballpark at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The dual is streamed live at flowrestling.org.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the substate basketball brackets for Class 3A and Class 4A on Wednesday. Class 3A will play on the following dates: First round: Monday, Feb. 21. Second round: Thursday, Feb. 24. Substate finals: Monday, Feb. 28. Class 4A will play on theses dates: First round: Monday, Feb. 21. Second round: Friday, Feb. 25. Substate final: Tuesday, March 1.
Atlantic will be in 3A Substate 8 and will travel to Bishop Heelan for their opening game on Monday, February 21st. Here is a look at the full area pairings.
CLASS 3A
Substate 8
Perry @ Harlan 6:30pm
Denison-Schleswig vs. Lewis Central (@ Harlan) 8:00pm
Atlantic @ Bishop Heelan 7:00pm
Glenwood @ Carroll 7:00pm
Substate 7
Knoxville @ Winterset 6:30pm
North Polk vs. Clarke (@ Winterset) 8:00pm
Carlisle @ Pella 7:00pm
Creston @ Bondurant-Farrar 7:00pm
CLASS 4A
Substate 1
First Round
Sioux City North @ Sioux City West 7:00pm
(Winner goes to Ankeny)
CB Thomas Jefferson @ Waukee 7:00pm
(Winner travels to Sioux City East)
Substate 8
First Round
DM Roosevelt @ Norwalk 7:00pm
(Winner goes to Johnston)
DM North @ Dowling Catholic 7:00pm
(Winner goes to CB Abraham Lincoln)
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa Athletics Department announced Tuesday that Lew Montgomery will serve in an interim role with the department in support of Athletics’ diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
Montgomery’s assignment comes as current assistant athletics director for diversity, equity and inclusion Broderick Binns recently accepted a new role outside of the University. During his interim assignment, Montgomery will serve as a member of the athletic department’s senior staff and assist Athletics leadership, coaches, and student-athletes in operationalizing team DEI plans, while maintaining continuity with DEI programming and support.
“I want to thank Broderick for his leadership and wish he and his family all the best in their next chapter. Fortunately, he is remaining in the community and has expressed his interest in staying engaged with our student-athletes and coaches,” said Gary Barta, Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair. “We are very excited to have someone with Lew’s extensive background and experience willing to step-in and provide leadership.”
Montgomery, currently the University of Iowa’s Finance and Operation Department’s associate director for diversity, equity, and inclusion & employment experience, was a four-year letterman (1989-92) as a member of the Iowa football program. Montgomery is a native of Waterloo. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in communication studies in 1992. His professional work background includes senior leadership roles in human resources, diversity, equity & inclusion, and community relations for several major companies, including ACT, Alliant Energy, Coca-Cola Enterprises and ConAgra Foods.
Since joining UI Finance and Operations in 2021, Montgomery has been instrumental in building connections with staff and developing a draft plan and roadmap to help enhance DE&I efforts.
“I’m excited for this opportunity. We are not going to have a miraculous change with the snap of a finger. No one is going to believe us until we have done it, the work and the attention needed to create change comes before the belief. My goal is to impact a person’s first impulse and help them be mindful of their thoughts and the potential impact of their actions,” said Montgomery. “Incidents will still occur, but we must continue to improve our institutional position in support of DE&I and use those incidents as teachable moments that influence and drive awareness, sensitivity and cultural change.”
Binns, a four-year football letterman at Iowa (2008-11), was named executive director of diversity, equity, and inclusion for UI Athletics in July, 2020 after serving as interim director of diversity, equity, and inclusion since August, 2019, when the position was created.
“I have truly enjoyed the opportunity to lead our DEI efforts. Over the past nine years as a staff member and four as a student-athlete, I have had the ability to grow personally and professionally. Thank you to so many who have helped me along the way,” said Binns. “I am excited to begin a new chapter but will always be a Hawkeye.”
Katie Wynn, currently the associate director of the Iowa Letterwinners Club, will serve as the interim executive director of the Iowa Letterwinners Club. A four-year softball letterwinner (2007-10), Wynn will continue in her role as the director of Iowa athletics annual giving for the UI Center for Advancement.
The UI Athletics Department will begin recruitment activities for a new DEI position in the near future.
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
RSS