The third ranked Iowa State wrestling team will cap the weekend on Sunday with a dual at Humboldt High School against 15th ranked South Dakota State. It will be the fifth time Cyclone coach Kevin Dresser has taken his team back to his hometown.

Dresser on returning to where he grew up.

The weekend begins on Friday night when the Cyclones host Northern Colorado in Hilton Coliseum.

Stuelke dominated in a pair of Hawkeye victories over RV Oregon and No. 15 Michigan State to improve to 7-0 in Big Ten play, Iowa’s best start to the conference slate since 2023-24.

Against the Ducks last Thursday, Stuelke helped pace Iowa’s offense to a 74-66 win. Stuelke nearly notched a triple-double with 18 points, eight rebounds, and a career-high eight assists.

On Sunday against the Spartans, Stuelke led the Hawkeye offense again with 22 points (10-14 FG), nine rebounds, and five assists. It was Stuelke’s fourth 20+ point performance of the season.

The Cedar Rapids native was also named the Big Ten’s Player of the Week on Monday.

No. 10 Iowa (16-2, 7-0) will hit the road to face No. 15 Maryland (17-3, 5-3) on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 5 p.m. (CT) in College Park. The contest will air nationally on Peacock and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

Jada Williams poured in a career-high 44 points as the Iowa State women rolled to a 93-68 win over Cincinnati, Wednesday, in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones snapped a five game losing skid.

Williams was 15-of-22 from the field and also had eight assists.

Jalen Quinn had a career-high 34 points as Drake stunned Missouri Valley leader Murray State 101-90 in the Knapp Center, handing the Racers their first loss in conference play. The Bulldogs improve to 4-5 in the Valley.

That’s Drake coach Eric Henderson. It was the Bulldog’s biggest win of a season that has featured several heartbreaking losses.

Owen Larson also had a career high 22-points as Drake’s guards continually broke down the Murray State defense.

Drake is now 10-10 overall.

IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference has released its 2026 football schedule, which features all 16 programs playing nine conference games. Big 12 members will play a total of 13 non-conference games versus Power Four opponents and Notre Dame.

The 2026 schedule is highlighted by the Conference’s global expansion with a pair of games in Europe, beginning with the Aer Lingus College Football Classic on Saturday, Aug. 29 between TCU and North Carolina in Dublin, Ireland. Week Three will feature the Union Jack Classic, a Conference game between Arizona State and Kansas, at Wembley Stadium in London, England on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Marquee non-conference games versus Power Four opponents on Big 12 campuses this season begin Week One when Cincinnati hosts Boston College. Kansas hosts Missouri, Oklahoma State welcomes Oregon and Utah faces Arkansas at home in Week Two before BYU hosts Notre Dame in Week Seven.
Early Conference games begin in the second week of the season, with Arizona traveling to BYU before Houston plays at Texas Tech the following week.

Annual Big 12 rivalry games are scheduled to begin in Week Seven with the Sunflower Showdown between Kansas and K-State in Manhattan, as well as TCU at Baylor. BYU and Utah will meet in Salt Lake City during Week Seven before the Territorial Cup between Arizona and Arizona State in Tucson during Thanksgiving week.

The 2026 Big 12 Football Championship will be played Friday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. CT on ABC at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, launching a new Friday-Saturday rotation that enhances national exposure.

Big 12 television partners ESPN, FOX Sports and TNT Sports will make their selections for the first three weeks of the season at a later date, which will be the first set of kickoff times released. Select Saturday games in the 2026 season may be moved to select Fridays, other special dates, and Black Friday, which will be announced in the coming weeks.

You can click here to view the complete 2026 Big 12 Football Schedule grid.

Iowa coach Jan Jensen expects to face a motivated Maryland team on Thursday night when the 10th ranked Hawkeyes visit the 15th ranked Terrapins. Maryland is 5-3 in the Big Ten and coming off a 30-point loss at third ranked UCLA.

Turnovers have been an issue at times for the Hawkeyes and Jensen says they will need to protect the basketball against Maryland’s pressure defense.

Jensen says decision making will be a key because Maryland uses a variety of defenses.

The Hawkeyes are 7-0 in the Big Ten.

Stuelke dominated in a pair of Hawkeye victories over RV Oregon and No. 15 Michigan State to improve to 7-0 in Big Ten play, Iowa’s best start to the conference slate since 2023-24.

Against the Ducks last Thursday, Stuelke helped pace Iowa’s offense to a 74-66 win. Stuelke nearly notched a triple-double with 18 points, eight rebounds, and a career-high eight assists.

On Sunday against the Spartans, Stuelke led the Hawkeye offense again with 22 points (10-14 FG), nine rebounds, and five assists. It was Stuelke’s fourth 20+ point performance of the season.

The Cedar Rapids native was also named the Big Ten’s Player of the Week on Monday.

No. 10 Iowa (16-2, 7-0) will hit the road to face No. 15 Maryland (17-3, 5-3) on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 5 p.m. (CT) in College Park. The contest will air nationally on Peacock and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa sprinter Kalen Walker will participate in the 60-meter dash at the historic Millrose Games in New York City on February 1.

Walker will compete at approximately 3:20 p.m. (CT). The event will be televised on NBC. More meet information can be found here.

A senior from Eddyville, Iowa, Walker was a first-team All-American in the 60 meters in 2024. He is Iowa’s school record holder with a 6.51 mark set twice during the 2024 season, including in the prelims at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.

The Millrose Games began in 1908 and will take place for the 118th time at the Nike Track & Field Center at The Armory, where it moved to in 2012. The Armory has earned the nickname of “The Fastest Track in the World.” Before moving to The Armory, the meet took place at Madison Square Garden.

Prior to the Millrose Games, the Iowa track and field program will host the Larry Wieczorek Invitational on January 23-24, before traveling to the Meyo Invitational on January 30-31.

(Radio Iowa) – The sport of curling may see a resurgence in popularity next month as the Winter Olympics open, but Iowans won’t have to travel to Milan, Italy, to try it themselves. Emily Nelson, spokeswoman for Cedar Rapids Curling, says they’re offering several 90-minute “learn to curl” training sessions over the next several weeks.

The Winter Games open on February 6th but the international curling events actually start a few days earlier, on the 4th.

The sport reportedly began on the frozen lochs and marshes of Scotland during the early 1500s. The modern version of curling still involves sliding large stones across the ice toward targets, and while it may look easy, Nelson assures there’s an abundance of skill involved.

Regular curling leagues are underway in Cedar Rapids with about 65 members, ranging in age from pre-teens into the 70s. Learn to curl events are scheduled for February 17th and 24th, and March 3rd and 7th.

For details, visit www.cedarrapidscurling.com.