IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa swimming and diving took down three school records at the Hawkeye Invitational on Wednesday. Freshman Payton Flowers shattered the program’s 50 freestyle record twice. The 200 free relay team set the new program best to cap the night.

Flowers set the school record in 22.46 during the preliminary session before returning with a 22.38 in the finals. The 200-freestyle relay team of Flowers, Audrey Olen, Rachel Dildine and Ella Jean Kelly climbed to the top of the program list with a 1:30.21 finish.

The preliminary session saw 11 Hawkeyes qualify for scored finals. In the 50 free, Flowers booked her spot in the championship final with a third-place finish. The B final featured three Hawkeyes: Ella Jean Kelly (23.06), Audrey Olen (23.11) and Rachel Dildine (23.25). Kelly’s 23.06 was a personal best and the 10th-fastest time in Iowa history. Olen and Dildine recorded season bests to reach the final.

Flowers returned in the evening session with another dazzling performance. She claimed third overall with a new school record of 22.38. Dildine stepped up in the final’s session, posting the program’s sixth fastest time in 22.80. She placed ninth overall. Kelly and Olen turned in solid performances as well, tying for 13th in 23.16. Kelly set a personal record, and Olen updated her season best.

Olivia Swalley clinched her seventh title of the season in the championship, swimming a 1:58.09 in the 200 IM. Swalley secured third place (1:59.78) in the opening round of the 200 IM to book her spot in the evening session championship final. Willa Hage raced in the D final after finishing the prelim in 2:07.12.

Jenna Kerr placed sixth in the prelims of the 500 free, touching the wall in 4:53.06. Olivia Frantum finished ninth and was one spot away from heading to the A final. Frantum entered the B final with a season-best time of 4:54.01. Nora Kemp qualified to the D final in 5:01.26.

Coming back in the evening session for the 500 free, Kerr placed seventh (4:52.50), besting her prelim time by a second. Frantum came in 12th with a final time of 4:51.93, a season best for the junior. Nora Kemp and Josie Hood improved on previous best times. Kemp unlocked a season best with a 4:58.22. New to the event, Hood put together a sub-5:00 time and set a personal record of 4:59.57.

Individual diving got underway on the one-meter springboard. All four Hawkeyes advanced through the prelims and into the A final. Lainey Woodward led the group in the afternoon session with a total of 296.10. Geneva Pauly followed with 274.20 points. Freshmen Zita Bernatsky and Kamila Swanson booked their tickets to the championship finals. Bernatsky cleared with 263.15, while Swanson set a personal best with 257.90.

In the one-meter finals, Woodward took silver and collected a personal best and top 10 Iowa record. With 314.65 points, she moved to ninth overall. Pauly notched a season best with 285.05 points and landed in fifth for the competition. The pair of freshmen added to the Hawkeyes’ team total. Bernatsky placed sixth with 275.15 and Swanson took eighth with 250.20.

“I’m proud of the women,” diving coach Todd Waikel said. “What they did this morning to get into the finals and having all four women, especially the two freshmen, come back at night and dive better, I’m proud of their efforts. They showed a lot of fight and heart, and I was happy with that. Tomorrow is a big day, so we are going to keep fighting.”

At the end of the second day, the Iowa swimming and diving team sits in third place with 401 points, only 6.5 points behind Washington State and 76 points ahead of Kansas.

Up Next: The Hawkeye Invitational resumes with day three action beginning on Thursday at 10 a.m. (CT). The finals session starts at 5:00 p.m. inside the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.

The Griswold Girls Basketball team is set to begin the 2025-26 season as they have two of their top four scorers returning from last season. Head Coach Aaron Houser says these few weeks leading up to the first game and all summer has been very productive.

Leading scorer from a year ago, Junior Amanda Houser averaged over 11 points a game last year. She led the team in rebounds, assists and steals as well. Alongside Houser, will be Junior Sadie Gohlinghorst who scored over 120 points on the season, bringing back some experience to the starting lineup.

Improving each and every day is a main theme for this team.

Griswold begins their season December 2nd in a home contest versus Fremont-Mills.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) – Major League Baseball will return to the Field of Dreams in 2026. MLB announced the Phillies and Twins will play a game at the Field of Dreams movie site in Iowa next August. The game will stream on Netflix as part of new broadcast agreements also announced on Thursday. 2026 will be the third edition of the Field of Dreams game for the MLB. The first game featured the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees in 2021 and then the Chicago Cubs played the Cincinnati Reds in 2022.

The series has been on hold as the grounds underwent renovation, including adding a new youth baseball and softball complex and a renovated stadium to host the MLB game. In addition to the Field of Dreams game, the MLB also announced new agreements to televise MLB games with Netflix, NBCUniversal, and ESPN. The agreement will cover rights for the 2026-2028 MLB seasons. This will be the first time Netflix will feature live baseball coverage on its platform.

In addition to the Field of Dreams game, Netflix will feature:

• A singular game will be played on Opening Night from 2026-2028 with the first game being Yankees vs. Giants on March 25.
• 2026 T-Mobile Home Run Derby on July 13.

NBC will feature the following coverage:

• Regular season and Postseason baseball returns to NBC, home to MLB from 1947-1989, 1994-2000
• Sunday Night Baseball moves to NBC, NBCSN and Peacock and will continue to be the only MLB game scheduled on Sunday nights
• All Wild Card games will be exclusive to NBC, NBCSN, and Peacock
• Peacock and NBCSN will carry MLB’s Sunday Leadoff
• 2026 All-Star Week coverage on NBC, NBCSN and Peacock including the MLB Draft and the Futures Game
• NBC, NBCSN and Peacock will air select special event games, including primetime matchups on Opening Day and Labor Day, starting with D-backs vs. Dodgers on March 26, 2026

ESPN will feature the following coverage:

• Will air exclusive 30-game package throughout the season on ESPN’s linear networks and the ESPN app
• Fans will now be able to purchase MLB.TV through ESPN to watch their favorite teams outside of their home television territory
• Will open MLB’s second half with exclusive coverage of Mets vs. Phillies on July 16, 2026
• Home of the 2026 Little League Classic (Brewers vs. Braves) live from Williamsport, PA on August 23, 2026
• FOX, TBS, Apple TV, and MLB Network
• FOX and FS1 will continue as the home of the World Series, LCS and DS games, 2026 World Baseball Classic, All-Star Game and select regular season and special event games
• TBS will continue as the home of LCS and DS games, plus regular season games on Tuesday nights
• Apple TV will continue to stream “Friday Night Baseball” doubleheaders throughout the regular season
• MLB Network will continue to air live games and its Emmy Award-winning studio shows.

Third ranked MMCRU will battle number-two Saint Ansgar in the Class A championship game of the high school football playoffs in the UNI-Dome this (Thursday) afternoon. The game will put an MMCRU defense that gives up less than six points per game against a Saint Ansgar offense that averages 10 yards per carry and makes no secret of its intention to run the football.

That’s MMCRU coach Kyle Oswald, who says the Royals must be able to handle the deception in the Saint Ansgar run game.

Oswald says the Saint also have a solid defense.

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Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith says the Spartan offense will face a difficult task on Saturday when they visit Iowa. The Spartans are 0-7 in the Big Ten and are averaging just over 19 points per game in conference play.

The Spartans beat the Hawkeyes last season in East Lansing but Smith says the Iowa offense is vastly improved this season.

Kansas is still trying to become bowl eligible as the Jayhawks get ready to visit Iowa State. Kansas is 5-5 and has won the last three games in the series.

That’s Kansas coach Lance Leipold, who says a string of injuries derailed Iowa State’s title chances.

Leipold says The Kansas offensive will have a difficult challenge against the ISU offense.

The competition for the 12th ranked Iowa State women is ramped up Thursday night when the Cyclones visit Drake. ISU coach Bill Fennelly has reminded his team the Cyclones lost at Northern Iowa last year and two years ago lost to the Bulldogs in Des Moines.

Fennelly says the in-state games always have added emotion.

The Iowa Hawkeye men take a 4-0 record into Thursday night’s game at home against Chicago State. To this point the Hawkeyes are shooting 58 percent from the field.

That’s Iowa coach Ben McCollum who feels the most important stat offensively is points per possession.

Junior forward Alvaro Folgueiras has been a spark off the bench. He led the way with 16 points in Tuesday night’s win over Southeast Missouri State.

Chicago State is 0-5 and coming off a 66-54 loss at Minnesota Tuesday night.