LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Iowa State had placed 14 student-athletes on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete team following the 2022-23 academic year.

To earn the honor, a student-athlete must earn a 3.5 grade point average or higher.

Players that earned the honors from the 2023 Cyclone softball team were Angelica Gonzalez, Angelina Allen, Ashley Minor, Carli Spelhaug, Ellie Spelhaug, Janessa Jasso, Lea Nelson, Makaylin Powers, McKenna Andrews, Milaysia Ochoa, Natalie Wellet, Olivia Wardlow, Sarah Tyree and Sophie Maras.

Angelica, Lea, Carli, Ellie and Olivia all earned the recognition for the second straight season.

Over 8,000 collegiate softball players from NAIA to Division One earned the honor.

Football (0-0, 0-0 B1G)
9/2 Utah State
9/9 at Iowa State *
9/16 Western Michigan
9/23 at Penn State
9/30 Michigan State
10/7 Purdue
10/14 at Wisconsin
10/21 Minnesota
11/4 vs. Northwestern ^
11/11 Rutgers
11/18 Illinois
11/24 at Nebraska
* Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
^ Wrigley Field – Chicago, Ill.

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Volleyball (0-0, 0-0 B1G)
8/19 Black & Gold Scrimmage
8/25 vs. Cal Poly *
8/26 at Sacramento State *
8/27 vs. Nevada *
9/1 Middle Tennessee State ^
9/2 Kent State ^
9/3 South Dakota State ^
9/6 Iowa State +
9/8 Central Michigan $
9/9 Missouri State $
9/10 Grand Canyon $
9/15 at Syracuse %
9/16 vs. Cornell %
9/20 Minnesota
9/24 Ohio State
9/29 at Indiana
9/30 at Illinois
10/4 Wisconsin
10/7 at Purdue
10/13 Penn State
10/14 Michigan State
10/20 at Penn State
10/21 at Maryland
10/27 Rutgers
10/28 Maryland
11/3 at Michigan
11/4 at Michigan State
11/10 Illinois
11/12 Northwestern
11/17 at Minnesota
11/19 Nebraska
11/24 at Northwestern
11/25 at Wisconsin
* Sacramento State Invite – Sacramento, Calif.
^ FryFest Invite – Iowa City, Iowa
+ Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
$ Hawkeye Invite – Iowa City, Iowa
% Syracuse Invite – Syracuse, N.Y.

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Soccer (0-0, 0-0 B1G)
8/5 at South Dakota (Exhibition)
8/12 at Drake (Exhibition)
8/17 at Florida Gulf Coast
8/20 Kansas City
8/24 Iowa State *
8/31 at Mississippi State
9/3 Southeast Missouri State
9/7 at Virginia
9/10 at George Mason
9/17 Illinois
9/21 at Wisconsin
9/24 Minnesota
9/28 at Purdue
10/1 Rutgers
10/7 at Nebraska
10/12 Northwestern
10/15 Maryland
10/19 at Michigan
10/22 at Michigan State
* Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series

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Men’s Cross Country
9/1 Hawkeye Invite
9/9 at Badger Classic
9/22 at Redbird Invite
9/29 at Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite
10/13 at Bradley Pink Classic
10/27 at B1G Championships *
11/10 at NCAA Midwest Regional ^
11/18 at NCAA Championships +
* Madison, Wis.
^ Stillwater, Okla.
+ Charlottesville, Va.

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Women’s Cross Country
9/1 Hawkeye Invite
9/9 at Badger Classic
9/22 at Redbird Invite
9/29 at Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite
10/13 at Bradley Pink Classic
10/27 at B1G Championships *
11/10 at NCAA Midwest Regional ^
11/18 at NCAA Championships +
* Madison, Wis.
^ Stillwater, Okla.
+ Charlottesville, Va.

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Field Hockey (0-0, 0-0 B1G)
8/12 at Saint Louis (Exhibition)
8/19 Northwestern (Exhibition)
8/25 vs. Wake Forest *
8/27 at North Carolina *
9/1 Fairfield
9/3 at Albany
9/8 Central Michigan
9/10 UMass Lowell
9/15 Merrimack College
9/22 at Michigan
9/29 Ohio State
10/1 Michigan State
10/6 Northwestern
10/13 at Indiana
10/15 at Louisville
10/20 at Maryland
10/22 at Penn State
10/27 Rutgers
11/2-5 at B1G Championships ^
11/10-19 at NCAA Championships
* ACC/Big Ten Challenge – Chapel Hill, N.C.
^ Ann Arbor, Mich.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior defensive back Cooper DeJean has been named to the 2023 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, announced by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) on Tuesday.

Presented by the FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club, the Nagurski Trophy is awarded to the best defensive player in college football. Former Hawkeye linebackers Josey Jewell (2017) and Pat Angerer (2009) were finalists for the award.

DeJean (6-foot-1, 209 pounds) was a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the media and second team by the coaches in 2022 after finishing with 75 tackles, five interceptions and eight pass breakups. He set Iowa’s single season record with three pick 6’s in 2022. He also averaged a team-best 16.5 yards on 10 punt returns a year ago.

The Odebolt, Iowa, native was voted the 2022 Music City Bowl Most Valuable Player after notching seven tackles (six solo), including one for loss, and notching a 14-yard pick-6 against Kentucky. DeJean was named the Rose Bowl Defensive Player of the Week versus Wisconsin (Nov. 12, 2022) after totaling 10 tackles (seven solo), including one for loss, and returning an interception 32 yards for a score. He was the recipient of Iowa’s Reggie Roby Special Teams Award (overall) and Team Hustle Award (defense) last season.

DeJean has also been named to the Athlon Sports and Phil Steele 2023 preseason All-America second teams, as well as being voted to the Big Ten Conference Preseason Honors List and first-team All-Big Ten accolades by Phil Steele, Athlon Sports and Pro Football Focus.

The award is named after Bronislau “Bronko” Nagurski and his legendary talents. He was a consensus All-American defensive tackle in 1929, and also an All-American fullback in 1929, becoming the only player ever picked at two positions in the same season.

The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the association’s full membership, selects a 26-man All-America Team and eventually the Nagurski Trophy finalists. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner will be chosen from the five finalists named in November. Committee members, by individual ballot, select the winner they regard as the best defensive player in college football.

DeJean and the Hawkeyes open their season against Sept. 2 against Utah State. The sold-out game is set for an 11 a.m. (CT) kickoff.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s basketball team earned honorable mention in the 2022-23 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll announced today by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The Hawkeyes combined for 3.416 GPA.

The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and two-year college women’s basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined GPAs inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2022-23 season is the 28th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.

“The WBCA is pleased to recognize those women’s basketball programs that have committed themselves to excellence on the court and in the classroom,” said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew.  “The 119 teams we honor this year strive to achieve all-around success and we commend their efforts. Congratulations!”

Teams having a 3.0 combined GPA and qualifying for consideration in their respective divisions are also listed as special mentions.

CHICAGO Ill. – The Big Ten Network and FOX Sports today announced the 2023 Big Ten Volleyball television schedule, headlined by the first-ever Big Ten Volleyball match on the FOX broadcast network. Additionally, BTN will televise at least 55 matches, the most in network history. In total, more than 60 matches will appear across FOX, FS1, BTN and FS2, in addition to more than 145 streaming exclusively on B1G+.

Television broadcasts:

For the first time ever, the FOX broadcast network will carry a Big Ten volleyball match on Sunday, Oct. 29. Markets receiving an early NFL game (1:00 PM ET) will be shown the Minnesota vs. Wisconsin rivalry following the conclusion of the NFL game on FOX, while markets receiving a late NFL game (4:00 PM ET) will be shown the Ohio State vs. Michigan game at 2:00 PM ET on FOX. Both matches will also simulcast in full on FS2 and the FOX Sports App.

Four additional matches will be carried on FS1, beginning with Arizona vs. Wisconsin on Thursday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. ET.

BTN’s coverage begins on Friday, Aug. 25, as perennial powers Wisconsin and Baylor begin the season in the Big Ten vs. Big 12 Challenge at 5:30 p.m. ET.

On Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 8 p.m. ET, defending champion Texas visits a Minnesota squad which finished last season ranked in the top 10. The following day at 8 p.m. ET, BTN will televise the first-ever outdoor volleyball match from Lincoln, as nearly 100,000 fans pack Memorial Stadium for Volleyball Day in Nebraska featuring Omaha versus the Cornhuskers.

Non-conference play concludes on Sunday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. ET, when Kentucky visits Nebraska. Big Ten competition on BTN begins with a doubleheader on Sept. 20, as Rutgers visits Penn State at 6 p.m. ET and Illinois takes on Indiana at 8 p.m. ET. FS1 hosts its first Big Ten battle on Thursday, Sept. 21, as Minnesota travels to Iowa City at 7 p.m. ET.

Streaming on B1G+

More than 145 matches will be streamed exclusively on B1G+, BTN’s subscription service for non-televised events and archives of classic games and original content. From now until Aug. 3, fans can purchase a B1G Volleyball sport-specific pass for $10 off – a price of $44.99 – by utilizing the code VBMEDIADAYS23 via web purchase. The volleyball sport pass includes live events exclusively streamed on B1G+, as well as an archive of classic matches and original content.

New this year, a multi-view option via the web will allow for streaming of four concurrent matches. Apple TV users will also have access to the multi-viewer option via their connected devices.

B1G Volleyball on Social Media

At The Net – Presented by State Farm – is the Big Ten Network’s multiplatform, behind-the-scenes look at the personalities and programs across Big Ten volleyball. Additionally, season long highlights will be available on Big Ten Network’s Twitter (@B1Gvolleyball), Instagram (@B1Gvolleyball), Facebook and YouTube pages as well as BigTen.org.

2023 Big Ten Volleyball Broadcast Schedule: