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IOWA CITY, Iowa – Five University of Iowa football student-athletes were named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selections, it was announced Tuesday by the CSC.
The Hawkeye honorees include sophomore Gennings Dunker, sophomore Aaron Graves, junior Mason Richman, sophomore Jaxon Rexroth and senior Quinn Schulte.
It is the second straight year Richman and Schulte have earned the CSC Academic All-District honor.
Dunker and Schulte are CSC Academic All-America finalists. They will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced on Jan. 23, 2024.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have a 3.50 grade point average or higher and have one year completed in college. On the field, student-athletes must have played in 90 percent or started 66 percent of the total games played.
The No. 17 Hawkeyes will play No. 21 Tennessee on Jan. 1, 2024, in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The game will start at 12:06 (CT) and will be televised on ABC.
The Iowa Hawkeye men close out the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule at home on Wednesday night by hosting Maryland-Baltimore County. The Retrievers enter the game with a record of 5-8.
That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery who says UMBC will challenge the Hawkeyes with their style of play.
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz says the Hawkeyes won’t have a new offensive coordinator until after the Citrus Bowl against Tennessee. Brian Ferentz will not be returning and the injury plagued Iowa offense finished last in the country by averaging only 239 yards per game.
Ferentz says he has made three calls regarding the job and plans to make one more call this week.
While the coordinator will change the style will not and Ferentz says the Hawkeyes will remain committed to defense and ball control that has helped them average more than nine wins in the last eight full seasons.
Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Grinnell 53, Creston 49
Western Iowa Conference:
Earlham 43, AHSTW 31
Tri-Center 63, MVAOCOU 49
Rolling Valley Conference:
Glidden-Ralston 51, Ar-We-Va 37
West Monona 90, Boyer Valley 64
Corner Conference:
Essex 67, Heartland Christian 39
Fremont-Mills 71, Hamburg 17
Pride of Iowa Conference:
Martensdale-St Marys 58, Mormon Trail 53
Chariton 83, Central Decatur 61
Lenox 68, Murray 56
Rolling Valley Conference:
Glidden-Ralston 62, Ar-We-Va 43
Woodward-Granger 69, Paton-Churdan 12
Corner Conference:
Fremont-Mills 53, Hamburg 3
Essex 42, Heartland Christian 19
Pride of Iowa Conference:
#15 Chariton 49, Central Decatur 35
Southeast Warren 41, Moulton-Udell 17
(Radio Iowa) – Temperatures are expected to be above normal the rest of this week in what has already been an up-and-down cycle in Iowa. The wide range of temperatures can impact the quality of ice forming on lakes and rivers. The D-N-R’s Pete Hildreth says you should be checking for a minimum of four inches of clear ice for fishing and at least five inches for snowmobiles and A-T-V’s. “Because ice conditions change constantly and its thickness can vary across the lake,” he says. Hildreth says it’s better to wait than risk a chance of going out on thin ice. “Always trust your instincts if the ice does not look right, and don’t go out,” Hildreth says.
The D-N-R has has several other tips for those venturing out on the ice this winter. “No ice is 100 percent safe. New ice is usually stronger than old ice. We encourage folks not to go out alone. If the worst should happen. Someone should be there to call for help or to help rescue,” he says. Hildreth says off-colored snow or ice is usually a sign of weaker ice. “The insulating effect of snow can slow down the freezing process. And we encourage folks to bring along some basic items to help keep them safe such as hand warmers, ice cleats to help prevent falls, ice picks to wear around your neck to help you crawl out of the water if you do happen to fall in,” he says. “A life jacket or a floating safety rope, a whistle to call for help.”
Hildreth says you should also take a basic first aid kit and an extra set of dry clothes including a pair of gloves when you’re exploring the ice this winter.
The Northwestern football team fell short of a second straight national tItle with a 31-21 loss on Monday to Keiser of Florida in NAIA Championship in Durham, North Carolina. The Red Raiders finish the season 14-1.
That’s Northwestern coach Matt McCarty. The Red Raiders had beaten Keiser in last year’s title contest.
Northwestern rallied after falling behind 17-0 in the opening half.
McCarty says the seniors left their mark on the program and the future is bright.
Iowa All-American Cooper DeJean has a difficult decision to make. The star corner and punt returner earned consensus All-American honors despite missing the last three games with a lower leg injury. He is considered a potential first round pick if he enters the NFL Draft.
DeJean on what would motivate him to return.
DeJean says right now he is weighing his options.
IRVING, Texas – Iowa State women’s basketball player Audi Crooks has earned Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors following a 20-point performance in a 105-68 win over Troy. It marks the first weekly award of Crooks’ career and the first award for an Iowa State player this season.
Crooks led the Cyclones with 21 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the floor in Sunday’s victory. Her field goal percentage (.900) tied the fourth-best mark by a freshman in program history. Crooks connected on her first seven attempts from the field, starting with a 3-pointer in the first three minutes of play. She narrowly missed her second double-double of the season with nine rebounds. Crooks led the Big 12 this week in field goal percentage (.900) and was second in scoring average with 21.0 points per game.
Crooks leads the team with 16.1 points per game and .670 season field goal percentage. She ranks eighth among NCAA Division I freshman for points per game and is seventh nationally and third in the Big 12 among all players for field goal percentage. She’s the only freshman in the country to average double-figure scoring and shoot over 65 percent from the field. Crooks also chips in 6.0 rebounds per game and has added 3-point shooting to her game, going 2-of-3 from beyond the arc.
Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum for its final non-conference game of the season, facing in-state opponent UNI on Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa forward Owen Freeman was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, it was announced Monday by the league office. It is Freeman’s school-record fourth accolade this season.
The Moline, Illinois, native earned the distinction after notching his first career double-double in Iowa’s 88-52 neutral site victory over Florida A&M. He finished the game with a game-high 14 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in 19 minutes, while making 6-of-9 field goals in the game.
Freeman is the first Hawkeye freshman to post a double-double since Joe Wieskamp (against Pittsburgh) in 2018.
Through his first 11 games, Freeman has a school-record four Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors. He has matched Indiana’s Jalen Hood-Schifino and Ohio State’s Brice Sensabaugh, who were both recognized four times last season. Freeman is one of 16 players in conference history to earn at least four Big Ten weekly freshman honors in a single season.
Freeman is averaging 9.8 points and 4.7 rebounds in 11 games, while shooting a team-best 63.6 percent from the field. The forward also has 21 blocks and 12 steals, ranking first and second on the team, respectively.
The honor is Iowa’s fifth Big Ten weekly accolade this season. Freeman earned the honor on Nov. 13, Nov. 20 and Dec. 4, while graduate Ben Krikke was the Big Ten Player of the Week on Nov. 20.
Iowa (6-5) returns to action Wednesday, hosting UMBC at 7 p.m. (CT) on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tickets are available at hawkeyesports.com/tickets.
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