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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Spencer Lee and four of his Iowa teammates reached the semifinals of the NCAA wrestling championships and the Hawkeyes continued their push to win their first team title since 2010. Lee is going for a third straight NCAA title. He faced his toughest test of the season in the quarterfinals.
Iowa’s Spencer Lee, right, takes on Purdue’s Devin Schroder during their 125-pound match in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA wrestling championships Friday, March 19, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
He led ninth-seeded Devin Schroder of Purdue 3-2 after the second period before scoring seven points in the third to post a 10-2 major decision for his 33rd straight win. Iowa had 73.5 points entering the semifinals. Defending champion Penn State had 57.5 points and Oklahoma State had 52.
NCAA
First Round
SOUTH
at Mackey Arena
| Oral Roberts | vs | Ohio St. | 3 p.m. | |
| Wisconsin | vs | North Carolina | 7:10 p.m. |
at Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| Colgate | vs | Arkansas | 12:45 p.m. |
at Indiana Farmers Coliseum
| Winthrop | vs | Villanova | 9:57 p.m. |
at Hinkle Fieldhouse
| Virginia Tech | vs | Florida | 12:15 p.m. |
at Lucas Oil Stadium Unity
| Hartford | vs | Baylor | 3:30 p.m. |
at Lucas Oil Stadium Equality
| North Texas | vs | Purdue | 7:25 p.m. |
at Assembly Hall
| Utah St. | vs | Texas Tech | 1:45 p.m. |
MIDWEST
at Hinkle Fieldhouse
| Georgia Tech | vs | Loyola Chicago | 4 p.m. | |
| Syracuse | vs | San Diego St. | 9:40 p.m. |
at Indiana Farmers Coliseum
| Drexel | vs | Illinois | 1:15 p.m. | |
| Liberty | vs | Oklahoma St. | 6:25 p.m. |
at Assembly Hall
| Cleveland St. | vs | Houston | 7:15 p.m. |
at Lucas Oil Stadium Unity
| Morehead St. | vs | West Virginia | 9:50 p.m. |
at Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| Oregon St. | vs | Tennessee | 4:30 p.m. | |
| Rutgers | vs | Clemson | 9:20 p.m. |
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Thursday the four finalists vying for the honor of the 2021 Naismith Trophy, which includes University of Iowa men’s basketball senior center Luka Garza. The prestigious award recognizes the most outstanding men’s college basketball player.
Joining Garza as a finalist for the prestigious award are Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham, Ayo Dosunmu of Illinois, and Gonzaga’s Corey Kispert.
Hawkeye fans can vote for Garza from March 19-31, by visiting naismithfanvote.com. Fans may also vote on the @NaismithTrophy Twitter page. The fan vote will account for five percent of the overall vote.
Garza has already been named the national player of the year by Sporting News and Basketball Times. Garza, who is a two-time unanimous first-team All-American, is also a finalist for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, Wooden Award, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, Senior CLASS Award, and Lute Olson Award.
Garza (6-foot-11, 265 pounds) has led the eighth-ranked Hawkeyes to 21 victories this season, including wins in eight of their last 10 contests. The Washington, D.C., native leads the nation in total points (687); player efficiency rating (35.84); 30-point games (7); field goals made (258); and 20-point games (19). Garza is seventh nationally in free throw makes (134) and attempts (188), and 10th in double-doubles (13).
The two-time Big Ten Player of the Year averaged 21.9 points per game during the 20-game conference schedule, becoming the third player since 1990 to lead the Big Ten in scoring in consecutive seasons (Michigan State’s Steve Smith and Evan Turner of Ohio State).
Garza broke the Iowa’s 32-year old scoring record held by Roy Marble on Feb. 21, 2021. His 2,246 points rank eighth-best in Big Ten history. In addition to ranking first in career scoring, Garza is tops at Iowa in conference scoring (1,399), total field goals made (847), field goal attempts (1,558), and 40-point games (2); second in rebounds (916) and 30-point games (12); fourth in double-doubles (34); fifth in blocked shots (153); sixth in free throw makes (439) and attempts (625); and 13th in 3-pointers made (113). He is the only men’s basketball player in Big Ten history to accumulate 2,200 points and 900 rebounds.
The winner of the 2021 Naismith Trophy will be announced live on CBS Sports Network’s NCAA March Madness 360 studio show on April 3.
No. 2 seed Iowa (21-8) will open NCAA Tournament play on Saturday against 15th-seeded Grand Canyon (17-6). Tipoff is scheduled for approximately 5:25 p.m. (CT) at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The first two rounds of the 2021 NCAA Championships are in the books, and David Carr and Gannon Gremmel are into Friday’s quarterfinals. In total, five Cyclones are still battling for the podium in St. Louis with Ian Parker, Sam Colbray and Marcus Coleman along with Carr and Gremmel.
As the team race begins to unfold, the Cyclones find themselves in 19th place after day one with 8.5 team points. The Iowa Hawkeyes lead the field with 33.5 team points.
Next Up
The NCAA Championships resume tomorrow morning with quarterfinal and consolation action. Session III (125-157 quarters and consis) will kick off at 10 a.m., followed by Session IV (165-285 quarters and consis) at 2 p.m. Both of those sessions will be broadcast on ESPNU and streamed on ESPN3.
Day two of the NCAA Championships concludes with the semifinals and blood round at 7 p.m. Session V will start at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN2 and streamed on ESPN3.
Iowa State Match-by-Match
125: No. 32 Patrick McCormick (UVA) dec. No. 33 Kysen Terukina, 6-2.
No. 30 Micah Roes (BING) dec. No. 33 Kysen Terukina, 10-4.
133: No. 20 Ryan Sullivan (WVU) dec. No. 13 Zach Redding, 4-3 (TB1).
No. 29 Paul Bianchi (ALR) dec. No. 13 Zach Redding, 9-4.
141: No. 26 Colin Valdiviez (NW) dec. No. 7 Ian Parker, 8-5.
No. 7 Ian Parker dec. No. 23 Saul Ervin (SIUE), 4-2 (SV1).
149: No. 15 Griffin Parriott (PUR) dec. No. 18 Jarrett Degen, 10-7.
No. 31 Corey Crooks (ASU) dec. No. 18 Jarrett Degen, 8-6.
157: No. 3 David Carr maj. dec. No. 30 Markus Hartman (ARMY), 16-2.
No. 3 David Carr maj. dec. No. 14 Will Lewan (MICH), 10-2.
184: No. 4 Parker Keckeisen (UNI) dec. No. 29 Sam Colbray, 2-1.
No. 29 Sam Colbray maj. dec. No. 13 Christopher Weiler (WIS), 12-4.
197: No. 12 Lucas Davison (NW) dec. No. 21 Marcus Coleman, 8-3.
No. 21 Marcus Coleman dec. No. 28 Nick Reenan (NC State), 6-1.
285: No. 6 Gannon Gremmel dec. No. 27 Zach Knighton-Ward (HOF), 5-2.
No. 6 Gannon Gremmel dec. No. 11 Zach Elam (MIZ), 3-1.
ST. LOUIS – Eight University of Iowa wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships following second-round wins Thursday night at the Enterprise Center.
The Hawkeyes scored bonus points in 12 of 18 wins, putting together an 18-2 record on the opening day. Iowa recorded six major decisions, five technical falls and one pin. The Hawkeyes’ four top-seeds – Spencer Lee, Jaydin Eierman, Alex Marinelli and Michael Kemerer – outscored their opponents by nearly 100 points, 127-30
“Bonus points are crucial. They’re an indication of your team and philosophy and you can see the communication getting through to our guys,” said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. “Our guys have horsepower and it is starting to come out.”
Iowa scored bonus points in five bouts in Session II and leads the team race with 33.5 points.
Austin DeSanto registered a first-period fall in one minute, 33 seconds, to finish his day with an opening round technical fall and a second round pin at 133.
Lee scored a takedown and pair of four-point tilts on his way to a 15-5 major decision at 125. He outscored his opponents, 32-6, Thursday and has outscored his opponents, 149-19, in 12 career matches at the NCAA Championships.
Marinelli used a six-point move in the first to build an 8-1 lead, added a reversal in the third and more than two minutes of riding time to move on to the quarterfinals with a 13-2 major decision at 165.
Kemerer added a second technical fall victory to his day, terminating his 174-pound bout in 5:06 with a 17-1 lead. Cassioppi closed Thursday’s second session with the Hawkeyes’ 12th bonus-point win, this one an 11-0 major decision at 285. He outscored two opponents Thursday, 20-1.
Iowa also got second-round decisions from Jaydin Eierman, Max Murin and Jacob Warner. Eierman advanced to the quarters with 5-3 decision at 141. He scored a takedown in the first and added a pair of escapes and 2:11 of riding time. Murin advanced to the quarterfinals for the second time in as many NCAA tournament appearances, avenging a Big Ten tournament loss to Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett with a 5-3 decision. He scored the decisive takedown with 24 seconds left in the third period. Warner advanced to the quarterfinals with a 3-0 win at 197.
Kaleb Young and Nelson Brands dropped decisions at 157 and 184 pounds, respectively. Both wrestlers return to the mat Friday morning in the wrestlebacks.
“We have to get ready for Day 2,” said Tom Brands. “We have eight on the front and two on the backside and we have to be ready to go. There is a lot of wrestling left. Let’s score points early and often.”
The NCAA Championships resume Thursday with quarterfinal and consolation rounds. Session 3 begins at 10 a.m. (CT) with weight classes 125-157. Session 4 begins at 2 p.m. with weight classes 165-285. ESPNU and ESPN3 are providing television and online coverage of Sessions 3 and 4.
IOWA’S SECOND ROUND NCAA RESULTS
IOWA’S QUARTERFINAL NCAA MATCHUPS
IOWA’S CONSOLATION MATCHUPS
TEAM STANDINGS
(Radio Iowa) Fifty years later Drake is moving on in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs roared back from a 12 point deficit to edge Wichita State 53-52. It happened on the 50th anniversary of Drake’s last NCAA Tournament win in 1971.
That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries. The Bulldogs overcame horrendous starts to both halves and won despite shooting under 38 percent for the game.
DeVries says the Bulldogs stayed in the game with solid defense.
Sophomore guard Joe Yesufu ignited the comeback by scoring 21 points.
Yesufu says everyone played a role in the win.
The Bulldogs improve to 26-4 and advance to play sixth seeded USC on Saturday at 3:30, Iowa time.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Joseph Yesufu scored 21 points and Drake beat Wichita State 53-52 in the First Four. It was Bulldogs’ first NCAA Tournament win in a half-century. Drake’s last tournament victory had been 50 years ago to the day —- March 18, 1971, against Notre Dame. The Bulldogs came in with 25 wins, second most in the tournament. Their tense matchup with a longtime Missouri Valley Conference rival brought some early drama to the pandemic-affected tourney. Wichita State had a chance to win at the buzzer but Alterique Gilbert settled for a long 3-pointer that hit the front rim.
UNDATED (AP) — Kyle Long was just as certain that he wanted to return to the NFL after a year in retirement as the three-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman was that he wanted to protect Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Joe Thuney also wanted to block for him. Now, just one full day into free agency, the Chiefs have locked up both veterans as they attempt to rebuild an offensive line that was decimated by injuries and opt-outs last season.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Iowa is well positioned to end a 10-year team championship drought at the NCAA wrestling championships. The Hawks had eight of their 10 wrestlers reach the quarterfinals Friday and lead the team race with 33.5 points. Penn State is going for its fifth straight title and ninth in 10 years and was second with 28 points and seven quarterfinalists. Spencer Lee is the Iowa 125-pounder bidding for a third straight national title. He needed only 93 seconds to end his opening match against Virginia’s Patrick McCormick and he won by major decision over West Virginia’s Killian Cardinale.
UNDATED (AP) — T.J. Otzelberger is returning to Iowa State as head coach after two years at UNLV. Athletic director Jamie Pollard announced the hire. This will be the 43-year-old Otzelberger’s third stint in Ames and his first as head coach. He previously was an assistant under Greg McDermott, Fred Hoiberg and Steve Prohm. Prohm was fired Tuesday after a 2-22 season in which the Cyclones went winless in the Big 12. Otzelberger left Iowa State 2016 to become head coach at South Dakota State and has been at UNLV the past two seasons.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 18, 2021–The St. Louis Cardinals today announced a season-long campaign to honor radio broadcaster Mike Shannon throughout his 50th and final season in the broadcast booth. Shannon, who joined the team’s radio broadcast in 1972 after nine seasons playing for the Cardinals and serving one year in the organization’s front office, previously announced his retirement after the 2021 season. Mike is scheduled to call approximately 50 Cardinals home games this season.
“Mike Shannon has served as the voice of the Cardinals on the radio for generations of Cardinals fans and few announcers in the history of baseball have equaled his longevity in the booth,” said Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III. “As he begins his final season behind the microphone, we are honored to congratulate him on his remarkable career and join with all of Cardinal Nation to express our appreciation for what he has meant to baseball in St. Louis.”
The campaign, presented by Budweiser, will feature former Cardinals players and other celebrities congratulating Mike and sharing their own personal stories of the Cardinals Hall of Famer via recorded tributes that will become part of the in-game entertainment at Busch Stadium throughout the season. Mike’s own memories of his career in baseball and his discussions with former teammates, players and broadcasters will also be featured on Cardinals radio broadcasts.
“Budweiser is proud to honor Mike Shannon’s historic career this baseball season,” said Kody Babb, Director of Budweiser Sports. “As a longtime partner with the St. Louis Cardinals, we look forward to hearing Mike in the booth and celebrating his many legendary moments throughout the year.”
The celebration of Shannon’s career will also include a Mike Shannon bobblehead promotional giveaway for fans attending a Cardinals home game later this season (game date to be determined), display cases of Shannon memorabilia from his playing and broadcasting career inside of Cardinals Nation Restaurant, and the launch of a dedicated website for fans to re-live Shannon’s most famous calls and highlights at cardinals.com/shannon50.
After a nine-year career with the Cardinals from 1962-70 and a front office stint as assistant director of promotions and sales in 1971, Shannon—a key player on the Cardinals World Series championship teams in 1964 and 1967 along with the pennant-winning club in 1968—joined Jack Buck in the broadcast booth in 1972. He becomes only the 14th announcer in baseball history to serve as long as 50 years in the booth and only the sixth announcer to log at least 50 years with one team. Shannon’s tenure with the Cardinals is the fourth-longest active tenure among Major League Baseball announcers behind Jamie Jarrín (Dodgers, 1959), Denny Matthews (Royals, 1969) and Bob Uecker (Brewers, 1971).
Part of the Cardinals announcing team for three World Series championship seasons and four other pennant-winning campaigns, Shannon, a St. Louis native, has earned numerous honors for his contributions to the Cardinals, both on the field and behind the microphone. As part of the Cardinals’ television broadcasts, he received a local sports Emmy award for sports broadcasting in 1985. He was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 and was named Missouri Sportscaster of the Year in 2002, 2003 and 2014 by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Mike was inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural induction class in 2014 and was named a finalist for the Ford C. Frick Award in 2014 and 2020.
Fans are encouraged to visit cardinals.com/shannon50 throughout the season to celebrate Mike Shannon’s outstanding career.
Pictured front row left to right- Eric Bach(Council Bluffs Soccer Club U19 Spirit coach), Morgan Holtz, Beth Herbst(AHSTW High School coach) Back row left to right- Jordyn Holtz(sister), Christie Holtz(mom), Rich Holtz(dad), Ethan Holtz(brother) (Photo Submitted)
AHSTW’s Morgan Holtz signed on Wednesday March 10th to play soccer for the Iowa Western Reivers and continue her education through their Vet Tech program. Morgan will graduate in May of 2021 from AHSTW High School. Morgan started all 15 games her freshman year and 13 of 16 games her sophomore year, mostly in a defensive role for the Lady Vikes. She recorded 3 assists and 1 goal from 8 shots on goal in limited action on the offensive side. Her junior year was cancelled due to Covid and will be competing in her senior season this spring.
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