Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger says setting the tone during summer workouts for the way the Cyclones play has been a key to their success and that does not change with a veteran team returning. Otzelberger has led ISU to three straight trips to the NCAA Tournament and the top four scorers return from last season’s team that won the Big-12 Tournament and made it to the Sweet-16.

Otzelberger says summer workouts have been competitive.

Otzelberger says summer is a great time to establish daily habits.

Otzelberger says daily habits are also about off the court.

EUGENE, Ore. – Senior Kat Moody advanced to the finals of the discus with a 58.66-meter throw at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Monday night. 

Heading into her final throw, Moody was outside of the top 12 and needing improvement to qualify. Her final attempt produced her best throw by over three meters, ultimately pushing Moody to an eighth-place finish.

Moody heads back to the circle for the finals on Thursday night at approximately 6:55 p.m.

Former Hawkeye Jamal Britt clinched a spot in the semifinals of the 110-meter hurdles with a personal-best 13.07 on Monday night at Hayward Field.

Britt finished second overall in the first round, just behind Grant Holloway’s 12.92. Britt ran in heat four, which saw four of its qualifiers post top eight times. 

Britt, a native of Las Vegas, was a three-time All-American at Iowa, competing in 2020 and 2021. 

Senior Gratt Reed placed 30th with a 13.95 in the opening round, missing qualification by three spots. 

Reed concludes his decorated Hawkeye career as a six-time All-American and part of Iowa’s school-record 4×100-meter relay team.

HEAR FROM DIRECTOR OF TRACK AND FIELD JOEY WOODY
“I am so happy for Kat today. She’s had a tough few weeks and didn’t quite reach her goals for the NCAA Championships. This was a terrific way to bounce back and qualify for the finals later this week. Gratt had a tough outing today, but I am extremely proud of him and everything he’s accomplished as a Hawkeye. From an Atlantic, Iowa, kid who not many recruited to becoming a Big Ten Champion, multiple NCAA qualifier, and NCAA All-American. He has done a lot for this program throughout his career.”

UP NEXT: The U.S. Olympic Trials resume on Thursday, June 27. Moody and Britt will compete in the next rounds of their respective events. Tionna Tobias begins the long jump on Thursday, while former Hawkeyes Brittany Brown (200 meters), Reno Tuufuli (discus), and Erin Dowd (400-meter hurdles) get underway in Eugene.

HAWKEYE RESULTS
Kat Moody (Discus)
Qualifier Round
8. 58.66 meters (192’ 5”), q

Laulauga Tausaga (Discus)
Qualifier Round
Foul

Jamal Britt (110-Meter Hurdles)
Qualifier Round
2. 13.07, Q, PR

Gratt Reed (110-Meter Hurdles)
Qualifier Round
30. 13.95

Hawkeye Ten 

#9 Clarinda 10, Kuemper Catholic 3
#9 Clarinda 12, Kuemper Catholic 0
Glenwood 2, St. Albert 1
Creston 11, Lewis Central 3
Creston 13, Lewis Central 5
Denison-Schleswig 11, Red Oak 0
Denison-Schleswig 14, Red Oak 2
Shenandoah 9, Harlan 6
Harlan 6, Shenandoah 5

Western Iowa Conference

#8 Missouri Valley 5, Westwood 1
#7 Audubon 6, Woodbine 3

Corner Conference 

#10 Griswold 13, Essex 1
Stanton 22, Sidney 11
Fremont-Mills 13, East Mills 1

Rolling Valley Conference 

Glidden-Ralston 23, Boyer Valley 7
CAM 8, Coon Rapids-Bayard 5
Ar-We-Va 5, East Sac County 4

West Central Activities Conference 

ACGC 5, Panorama 0
#1 Ankeny Centennial 10, #10 Interstate-35  0
Woodward-Granger 11, Ogden 4
#1 Van Meter 10, #12 Earlham 0

Hawkeye Ten 

Clarinda 11, Kuemper Catholic 1
Clarinda 17, Kuemper Catholic 16
Lewis Central 7, Creston 1
Creston 5, Lewis Central 3
Harlan 8, Shenandoah 5
Harlan 5, Shenandoah 4
Denison-Schleswig 8, Red Oak 2
Denison-Schleswig 7, Red Oak 3
Glenwood 3, St. Albert 2

Western Iowa Conference

Logan-Magnolia 4, Martensdale-St Marys 0
Martensdale-St Marys 3, Logan-Magnolia 2
Bedford 13, Audubon 0
Westwood 5, Missouri Valley 1
Woodbury Central 14, Tri-Center 4

Corner Conference 

Stanton 12, Sidney 1
Fremont-Mills 6, East Mills 5

Rolling Valley Conference 

Boyer Valley 9, Glidden-Ralston 5
Coon Rapids-Bayard 6, CAM 5
Woodbine 10, Exira-EHK 0

West Central Activities Conference 

ACGC 6, Panorama 3
Des Moines Christian 3, Pleasantville 2
Van Meter 5, Earlham 2
Madrid 8, West Central Valley 5

The Griswold Tigers softball team had another strong outing on Monday night in a heat index of 102, winning against the Essex Trojans 13-1. The game started off well for starting pitcher Karly Millikan and the Tigers as they retired the first three Trojan batters they faced. In the bottom of the 1st inning Griswold scored 4 runs from 3 base hits and 1 error to take a 4-0 lead. In the top of the 2nd Essex continued to struggle at the plate only getting one base hit in the inning. Tori Burns then turned things up for the Trojans in the bottom of the 2nd as she only had one run come in and one hit in the inning with the Tigers now up 5-0 through 2 innings.

Essex put a run on the board in the top of the 3rd starting from a Kyndra Gray double to make the game 5-1. In the bottom of the 3rd is when things really shifted for Griswold that began with a solo homerun from Whitney Pennock to achieve her 100th run in her high school career. That homer led to a 4 hit, 3 walk, and 6 run surge to put the Tigers way ahead at 11-1 through 3 innings. Griswold put the game away in the bottom of the 4th with 2 walks and a passed ball walk off to take the game at 13-1.

Karly Millikan had another impressive night pitching as she threw for 4 innings, had one run, 4 hits, 7 strikeouts, and no walks.

Griswold Head Coach Jody Rossell commented on how well her team handled the heat and the game.

Pennock’s career achievement was no small feat in coach Rossell’s eyes.

Griswold improves to 20-2 with the win and their next game is at home on Wednesday against Bedford. Coach Rossell wants to see her team continue to play with discipline.

Essex falls to 10-9 on the year with their loss and will travel to Shenandoah on Tuesday to face off against the Fillies.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa football student-athlete Kaleb Brown was cited for Operating While Under the Influence in Iowa City early Sunday morning. Brown is subject to established university protocol regarding the UI Student-Athlete Code of Conduct, and the rules and regulations set for members of the football program. Brown, a junior wide receiver from Chicago, caught 22 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown in 11 games last year for the Hawkeyes.

The U-S Track and Field Olympic Trials continue in Eugene, Oregon, through next weekend as competitors bid for a spot on the U-S squad that will compete in Paris. Drake Relays director Blake Bolden says the U-S team is the most difficult track and field team in the world to make.

Former Indian Hills standout Kenny Bednarek is headed back to the Olympics after finishing second in the 100 over the weekend. He won silver in the 200 at the Tokyo Olympics.

Bednarek will compete in the 200 later this week.

Tonight, Urbandale native and former Dowling Catholic star Karissa Schweizer will bid for a spot on the U-S team in the 5,000 meter run. She competed in the Tokyo Olympics in both the 5,000 and the 10,000 and will need a top three finish tonight.
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EUGENE, Ore. – Senior Kalen Walker concluded his season with a 10.22 finish in the semifinals of the 100-meter dash on Sunday night at Hayward Field.

Walker placed 21st overall after starting in lane one and finishing seventh in heat three. Christian Coleman and Brandon Hicklin earned the automatic qualifying bids from the heat. 

Walker was the lead leg of Iowa’s title-winning 4×100 relay team at the Big Ten Championships in May. He also was a first-team All-American in the 60 meters indoors, breaking Iowa’s school record several times throughout the season. 

UP NEXT: Seniors Kat Moody and Gratt Reed compete in the qualifier rounds of their respective events on Monday. Moody opens in the discus at 7 p.m., while Reed gets set for the 110-meter hurdles at 7:05. Alumni Laulauga Tausaga and Jamal Britt will join Moody and Reed, respectively, in the discus and hurdles.

HAWKEYE RESULTS
100 Meters Semifinals
21. Kalen Walker – 10.22

MONDAY’S SCHEDULE
Kat Moody (Discus)
Monday, June 24
Qualifier Round (7:00 p.m.)

Laulauga Tausaga (Discus)***
Monday, June 24
Qualifier Round (7:00 p.m.)

Gratt Reed (110-Meter Hurdles)
Monday, June 24
Qualifier Round (7:05 p.m.)

Jamal Britt (110-Meter Hurdles)***
Monday, June 24
Qualifier Round (7:05 p.m.)

Men’s Pole Vault Final

—Four-time Drake Relays champ Sams Kendricks, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, wins pole vault  with meet record 19-5…was bronze medalist at 2016 Olympics

—2019 Drake Relays champ Chris Nilsen finishes second at 19-3…was silver medalist @ 2021 Olympics 

Men’s Javelin Final

—Curtis Thompson (6th in 2024 Drake Relays) wins with season best 272-5  …makes first Olympic team

—Capers Williamson (5th in 2204 Drake Relays) finished second with season best 261-0….makes first Olympic team

Women’s Hammer Throw Final

—Annette Echikunwoke (4th in 2023 Drake Relays) wins hammer throw with season best 245-0…makes first Olympic team 

—Erin Reese (3rd in 2024 Drake Relays) was third at 233-7…makes first Olympic team

Men’s 100 Final

—Kenny Bednarerk (2019 Drake Relays champ) was second in personal best 9.87…makes second straight Olympic team

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