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No. 19 Iowa women play No. 7 Baylor Thursday night

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November 19th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Iowa women’s basketball coach Jan Jensen is looking forward to their first major test of the season. The 19th ranked Hawkeyes travel to Orlando and will take on seventh ranked Baylor of Thursday night as part of the WBCA Showcase. The Hawkeyes will also play Miami on Saturday.

The Hawkeyes are 4-0 and the average margin of victory has been 46 and-a-half points.

Jensen has been working on depth but as the competition gets tougher the rotation off the bench may get shorter.

Iowa seniors prepare to host Michigan State

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November 19th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Iowa safety Koen Entringer will take part in Senior Day when the Iowa Hawkeye host Michigan State. The Michigan native is third on the team in tackles and could return for another season.

Entringer says his focus right now is ending the season on a positive note.

Entringer is in his first season as a starter and was elected a team captain.

Linebacker Jaden Harrell says it will be emotional for all of the seniors but the focus is on beating Michigan State.

Defensive end Ethan Hurkett says Senior Day will make him reflect on the journey.

Iowa State OL Tyler Miller previews Kansas

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November 19th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State offensive tackle Tyler Miller is motivated to end the home season with a win. The Cyclones take a 6-4 record into Saturday’s game against Kansas and it will be the final game in Jack Trice Stadium for Miller and 15 other Cyclone seniors.

Miller is nearing the end of a career that has seen him make ever start the last three years.

After a four game losing skid the Cyclones bounced back with a win at TCU and now look for a string finish.

Miller says the offense faces a test against the Kansas defense.

Bayless, Ryan Honored As Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award Campus Winners

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November 19th, 2025 by Christian Adams

ROSEMONT, Illinois — The Big Ten Conference on Wednesday announced the 36 student-athletes selected as campus winners of the 2025-26 Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award, while include Iowa’s Ava Bayless (women’s wrestling) and Will Ryan (track and field).

Now in its second year, the honor was created to recognize Big Ten student-athletes who strive to have a positive impact within their community in addition to excellence in competition.

From the collection of 36 local winners, two overall conference honorees will be selected and announced in the spring of 2026.

In recognition of their achievement and as an expression of the conference’s appreciation, each of the 36 campus winners will receive a medal bearing the likeness of Jackie Robinson and the logo of the Big Ten Conference.

Dillan Fontus of Maryland Football and Nanea Estrella, a member of the Iowa Women’s Wrestling team, were named the inaugural national winners last spring. Both will be hosted in Indianapolis next month and recognized on the field during the 2025 Discover Big Ten Football Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, December 6 (8pm ET; FOX).

Brown, Crooks Named to Wooden Award Watch List

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November 19th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State women’s basketball juniors Addy Brown and Audi Crooks were named to the Wooden Award Top 50 Watch List. The pair is averaging a combined 38.0 points and 16.4 rebounds per game through the Cyclones’ first five contests.
Crooks broke the Iowa State single-game scoring record last Wednesday night against Valparaiso, punishing the one-on-one matchup in the low post with 43 points on 18-of-23 shooting in just 20 minutes of action. She followed up with ISU’s third-most field goals in a perfect shooting game (8-of-8 FG) on Sunday against Norfolk State. Crooks finished the week shooting over 83 percent from the floor (26-of-31) while averaging 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per contest. Her five blocks against the Spartans are the most by a Cyclone since Denae Fritz tallied five stuffs against Baylor (March 10, 2023) in the Big 12 tournament.
Brown also had a week full of milestones, recording her 1,000th career point on Wednesday and Iowa State’s fourth-ever triple-double on Sunday. Brown scored 18 points against Valparaiso to reach the 1,000-point milestone, Iowa State’s 36th member of the club. The Derby, Kansas native returned Sunday with a balanced stat sheet, scoring 11 while passing out 11 assists and pulling down 10 rebounds. The performance marked the first triple-double by a Cyclone in over a decade and the first by a Big 12 player in nearly a year (Serena Sundell, Kansas State, Dec. 5, 2024).
No. 12 Iowa State returns to action on Thursday night, hitting the road for the first time this season to meet Drake. The in-state rivalry game tips off at 6:00 p.m. in Des Moines and will be broadcast on ESPN+.

200 Medley Relay Cracks Top 10 at Hawkeye Invite Opener

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November 19th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa swimming and diving opened day one of the Hawkeye Invitational on Tuesday evening with a top-10 time in the 200 medley relay.

Through two events, Iowa is tied for fourth place with 58 points.

The 200 medley relay team of freshman Payton Flowers, junior Olivia Swalley and sophomores Rachel Dildine and Audrey Olen took bronze with a time of 1:39.37 and gathered 32 team points. Racing together for the first time this season, the quartet moved to fifth in Iowa’s record book. Also performing well for the Hawkeyes were sophomores Hannah Cousins and Emilie Mosner, junior Josie Hood and freshman Ella Jean Kelly, who finished in 1:41.80 and placed ninth.

“We started off the night with a fantastic effort from all of our relays in the 200 medley, especially the A relay that just missed the school record,” head coach Nathan Mundt said. “It was the way we wanted to start out an event like this. The speed and effort up front was a good sign of things to come. This is a very competitive field that will be tightly contested. We look forward to the battle that will take place all week.”

In the 800 free relay, Iowa swimmers Nora Kemp, Hood, Olen and Swalley placed seventh, touching the wall 7:18.98. The Hawkeyes gained 26 points from the performance. Right behind them in eighth was the Hawkeyes’ team of Olivia Frantum, Dildine, Kelly and Jenna Kerr, that finished with a time of 7:21.07.

In the team diving exhibition, Iowa placed fourth with 259.40 points.

Up Next: Day two of the Hawkeye Invitational resumes with prelims at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. The finals session of day two will start at 5 p.m. inside the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.

HAWKEYE RESULTS
200 Medley Relay
3. Flowers, Swalley, Dildine, Olen – 1:39.37, 5th at Iowa
9. Cousins, Mosner, Hood, Kelly – 1:41.80
20. Crain, Hage, Asay, Kemp – 1:43.72
28. Beam, Kell, Wendel, O’Malley – 1:47.71

800 Freestyle Relay
7. Kemp, Hood, Olen, Swalley – 7:18.98
8. Frantum, Dildine, Kelly, Kerr – 7:21.07

Team Diving Event Exhibition
4. Iowa – 259.40 points

Griswold Football Returns Several Starters for Next Season

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November 19th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

The Griswold Football team has wrapped up its 2025 season with a 1-8 record. The Tiger roster was filled with many players and minimal experience, making it oftentimes challenging to find consistent success. Nonetheless, Head Coach Seth Lembke had a positive outlook on the team’s 2025 campaign.

The Tigers lone win came against Stanton in a 28-20 home victory. A few weeks after that, Lembke officially made a switch at quarterback. Sophomore Dain Laverty took over while Wyatt Silk slid over to the receiver position. Laverty threw for 295 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the five games he started under center. A move that benefitted everyone in Lembke’s eyes.

Griswold returns their top three rushers as well.

On the defensive side of the football, Sophomore Colton Frieze led the way with 52.5 tackles on the season. Behind him, the Tigers return the next five best tacklers.

Griswold will have a much more experienced team in 2026 and look to increase their success next season.

Tri-Center Girls Basketball Set for 2025-26 Season

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November 19th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

The Tri-Center Girls Basketball team is set to begin the 2025-26 season. After a positive summer, Head Coach Derek Sonderland is excited to work with this group.

The Trojan roster features nine players this season and Sonderland wants his team to play as selfless as possible.

Tri-Center’s top two scorers from last year both graduated, handing the keys to the senior duo of Macie Schneckloth and Danica Hoden.

Tri-Center finished 7-15 a season ago and look to improve in the 2025-26 season. The Trojans’ season begins Tuesday, November 25th with a home game against Essex.

Iowa men beat Southeast Missouri State 99-70

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November 19th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Alvaro Folgueiras scored 16 points and Bennett Stirtz had 15 points and nine assists as the Iowa Hawkeye men rolled to a 99-70 win over Southeast Missouri State. The Hawkeyes improve to 4-0.

That’s Iowa coach Ben McCollum. The Hawkeyes raced out to a 14-2 lead to start the game and led 49-25 at halftime.

The Hawkeyes host Chicago State Thursday night.

UNI men beat Northern Illinois 70-57

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November 19th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

The UNI men improved to 4-0 with a 70-57 win over Northern Illinois in the McLeod Center. Leading by three at halftime the Panthers took control with an 11-0 run.

That’s Panther coach Ben Jacobson. The Panthers took control down the stretch after the Huskies rallied to tie the game with under nine minutes remaining.

Jacobson likes to way this team is getting along and that will help as they visit UC-Irvine on Saturday.