Iowa State enters the month of November at the top of the Big 12 standings. The Cyclones are part of a five-way tied for the lead after a 30-18 win at Baylor.It was ISU’s fourth win in the last five games and they will take a 4-1 conference record into a game against Kansas. Iowa State coach Matt Campbell.

Campbell on playing meaningful football in November.

Saturday’s game will kick at 6:00pm in Jack Trice Stadium and be televised by ESPN.

CORALVILLE, Iowa — University of Iowa volleyball fell to Maryland, 3-0, Saturday evening inside Xtream Arena.

Redshirt freshman Nataly Moravec led the way for the Hawkeyes, posting seven kills and hitting at a clip of .412. Senior setter Bailey Ortega led the team in assists with 12, and Kaia Mateo followed closely behind with 10. Redshirt sophomore Sydney Dennis registered eight digs — the team high on the night.

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to play on Friday, Nov. 3 against the Wolverines. First serve is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CT on B1G+ (subscription required).

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – University of Iowa swimming fell to Vanderbilt, 138-124 at the Centennial Sportsplex on Saturday. The diving squad finished competition at Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio.

“Overall, we had some very good performances today and continued to race with determination and focus until the end,” Iowa head coach Nathan Mundt said. “After being behind in the team score, we’re proud of how we finished. Winning the 400 free relay at the end of the meet showed pride. We’ll continue to learn from this meet and look forward to competing against Nebraska.”

The Hawkeyes tallied five individual wins and a win in the 400-free relay on the day. Freshman Olivia Swalley registered three herself, including etching her name on Iowa’s top-10 list, twice. Swalley posted the ninth fastest 100-breaststroke (1:02.16) and the seventh fastest 200-breaststroke (2:17.41) performances in program history and claimed her third win of the day in the 200-individual medley (2:03.26).

Freshman Jenna Kerr had an impressive start to her career, finishing first place in the 200 freestyle (1:50.40) and the 500 freestyle (4:57.49).

Iowa finished out the meet strong with Kerr, sophomore Sabina Kupcova, freshman Josie Hood and sophomore Scarlet Martin teaming up in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:23.72 to clinch the win.

Down the road at Ohio State, sophomore diver Geneva Pauly finished fourth in the platform dive competition with a final score of 222.40 to lead the squad. Freshman Simone Beinlich set a new season best in the 1-meter dive with a 256.30, finishing sixth overall.

The Hawkeyes hit the road again on Friday, Nov. 10 as they take on the Cornhuskers in Lincoln, Nebraska, inside Devaney Natatorium at 4 p.m. (CT). The dual will be live streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).

Two Atlantic Cross Country runners qualified and competed at the State Cross Country Meet in Fort Dodge Saturday afternoon. The weather was hanging in the low 30’s and the wind chill was even colder. For the girls side Pella’s Marissa Ferebee won the individual title with a time of 18:38, closely beating out Lindsey Sonderman from Harlan. In third from Sioux Center was Audrina Jones, fourth Avery Rump with Fort Madison, and fifth place was awarded to Iris Dahl from Washington.

Atlantic senior Claire Pellett improved her placing from last year at 15th, to 12th Saturday afternoon. Pellett ran a quick 19:16 pace and commented on how the weather conditions helped her compete.

After the race was over for Pellett she had time to reflect on what being a part of Atlantic’s Cross Country Program had done for her and the many reasons to be grateful.

The final girls team standings had Pella winning first with 80 points, Mount Vernon-Lisbon at second, Gilbert third, Sioux Center at fourth, and Glenwood at fifth.

Girls Team Standings:

1. Pella (80)
2. Mount Vernon-Lisbon (129)
3. Gilbert (142)
4. Sioux Center (155)
5. Glenwood (172)

The boys side of the State Meet also had impressive individual performances. Canaan Dunham from Pella won first place with a quick time of 15:18. In second place following closely behind was Ethan Eichorn from Lewis Central. Third place was Nathan Vander Waal from Pella, fourth was Micah Rees, and fifth place from Glenwood was Andrew Smith.

The top boy’s team was Gilbert was a score of 57 points and all runners finishing at 18th or better. In second was Pella, third Lewis Central, fourth Carlisle, and fifth Washington.

Boys Team Standings:

1. Gilbert (57)
2. Pella (63)
3. Lewis Central (100)
4. Carlisle (144)
5. Washington (186)

Atlantic’s lone male runner was senior Bennett Whetstone finishing at 103rd and with a time of 17:37. The goal of the meet for Whetstone was to run hard, but also take in the whole experience of what it’s like to run at State. He was surprised at what he found.

Whetstone’s cross country career ended when he crossed the finish line. He will miss the people he ran with it and knows the goodbye will be hard.

Atlantic Head Cross Country Coach Dan Vargason is continually impressed by the runners in his program and how they continue to improve Atlantic Cross Country as a whole.

Even with the strong performances and positive results from Trojan Cross Country every year. Coach Vargason did discuss that they need more kids to come out for next year.

Atlantic Cross Country will hold their end of the year banquet Sunday October 29th at Atlantic High School.

CORALVILLE, Iowa — University of Iowa volleyball fell to Rutgers, 3-2, Friday evening inside Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.

Caitlan Buettner led the way for the Hawkeyes with 13 kills. Anna Davis followed closely behind, posting 12 kills and hitting at a percentage of .375. Kaia Mateo led the team in assists with 26, and Sydney Dennis registered a team high on the night with 24 digs.

Set 1 (Rutgers, 25-21): Rutgers came out with motivation, securing the first three points. Davis and Buettner quickly put up a pair of kills for the Hawkeyes. The Scarlet Knights went on an offensive run, but freshman Rosa Vesty responded by putting down a kill. Iowa trailed behind but did not back down, as Bailey Ortega assisted Delaney McSweeney for a kill out of the middle. A couple of Rutgers errors lessened the spread to one. Vesty put down another kill before Rutgers went on another offensive run. The Hawkeyes then went on a 4-0 run. Toward the end of the set, McSweeney registered back-to-back kills, helping the Hawkeyes close the gap. At match point, Rutgers posted a kill and won the set.

Set 2 (IOWA, 25-21): The Hawkeyes posted the first point thanks to a Rutgers error. The two teams battled back-and-forth from the get-go, tying at one, two, and then again at four after Ortega went back to serve an ace. The Scarlet Knights went on an offensive run early. The set remained close throughout, and Michelle Urquhart brought it to a tie again at 13 after serving an ace. Both teams fought to keep the lead, but the set came to a tie again at 14, 16, and 17. Then, the Hawkeyes jumped ahead by three thanks to a pair of kills by McSweeney and an ace by Buettner. Iowa held the lead toward the end of the set, but a 3-0 run by Rutgers closed the gap and brought the score within one. The teams were neck-and-neck at the end, 24-24, until Iowa secured the last two points and the set.

Set 3 (IOWA, 25-21): Vesty and Nataly Moravec shut down a Rutgers kill attempt to post the first point of the set. The Hawkeyes continued the momentum with a Vesty kill and an ace by Moravec. The Scarlet Knights tried to catch the Hawkeyes early, but the Hawkeyes kept the lead. McSweeney and Moravec teamed up at the net to register a block. Moravec recorded a pair of kills to increase the Hawkeye lead to three. Rutgers met Iowa at 10, and then tied it up again at 11. The Scarlet Knights then pushed ahead, but Iowa fought to keep it close. Iowa kept the spread within two for six possessions. Coming out of a timeout, Ortega put one up for Vesty to put down. Iowa continued to climb back to Rutgers and tied it at 20. A 5-0 Hawkeye run brought Iowa ahead, 23-20. Following a pair of kills, the Hawkeyes clinched the third set.

Set 4 (Rutgers, 25-21): Rutgers came out swinging, recording four kills. Vesty stopped their run by posting a solo block. Iowa continued the momentum and went on an offensive run, quickly catching the Scarlet Knights at four. Rutgers took a small lead, but McSweeney responded by putting down a kill from the middle. The set remained close, tying consecutively at points seven through nine. McSweeney and Moravec paired up at the net to post a block. Rutgers held the lead, but a Rutgers error and an ace by Moravec lessened the gap. McSweeney and Buettner stood strong at the net to shut down a Rutgers kill attempt. Iowa tried to catch the Scarlet Knights but fell short and Rutgers landed on top.

Set 5 (Rutgers, 15-9): Rutgers took the first point, but Iowa quickly met them at one. Ortega assisted Moravec for a kill early in the set. Rutgers went on an offensive run, until a solo block by Davis put the ball back in the Hawkeye’s hands. Iowa held Rutgers at six points for five possessions until tying it up. Moravec served an ace to give Iowa the lead. The Scarlet Knights jumped ahead until Buettner put down a kill. Although Rutgers kept the lead, Davis continued to fight for Iowa and posted a kill. The Scarlet Knights continued pushing ahead and won the last two points, securing the set and the match.

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes return to Xtream Arena to play on Saturday, Oct. 28 against Maryland. First serve is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT on B1G Network.

Friday night had the playoff football feeling up in the air. As the temperature dropped down into the 30s the play by both teams continued to get better. This football game went back and forth from the start and it started on the first possession of the game for each team as the defense came up with huge stops on 4th down to force the turnover on downs. West Bend Mallard stuffed a QB sneak attempt on 4th and goal from the 1 yard line and that sparked the Wolverine offense to get going as Logan Montag led the Wolverines on a 79 yard goal line to goal line drive for a touchdown for the first points of the night. The Wolverines rushing trio of Logan Montag, Cole Fehr, and Leyden Grimm had their way vs the Cougars defense as the Wolverines would rush for nearly 400 yards of offense on the night. In 4 four possessions in the 2d quarter the Wolverines would score on all four to put up 28 points in the 2d quarter alone. Cam’s offense would strike for two huge plays in back to back possessions as Chase Spieker would hit his intended receiver Jack Follmann for a touchdown from 52 yards out and 48 yards out to make it a 28-14 game going into the half. Spieker would finish with over 200 yards in the air with two touchdown passes.

The third quarter would look similar to the first as both offenses struggled to get going as the defenses made some big plays on crucial downs to get off the field as both teams would score once to give West Bend Mallard a 12 point lead going into the final quarter and that is right when the drama and excitement really kicked in. After forcing a punt the Cougars offense got the football with about eight and a half minutes to go in the game. Spieker led the cougars on a touchdown drive but failed the 2pt attempt and the Cougars cut the lead to six. The defense on the biggest play of the night stuffed the Wolverines for a loss of yards and forced a punt. The Cougars had three minutes to go for a chance to stay undefeated and advance to next week. Spieker and the Cougars would put together their best drive of the night running the football. And with the time winding down under the 30 second mark Spieker took the snap and scrambled to the right side where he was able to dive into the endzone for a touchdown to tie the game up with the all-important 2pt attempt deciding between the game or overtime. Spieker would dive into the endzone and with under 30 seconds to play the Cougars had their first lead of the night and would survive the Wolverine hailmary attempt and come out victorious 36-34 to improve to 11-0.

Cougars head football coach Barry Bower said after the game in all his years coaching his teams have never played a team like the Wolverines.

The Cougars went through adversity throughout the night and Coach Bower credited his team’s toughness and mentality to help them pull off the win.

The Cougars will advance to the next round of 8 Player Playoffs where they will take on the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears next Thursday night.

MADISON, Wis. – University of Iowa men’s and women’s cross country opened postseason competition on Friday at the Big Ten Championships in Madison, Wisconsin.

The men’s 8,000-meter race started the day. The Hawkeyes earned 258 points and finished 10th overall.

Junior Max Murphy was Iowa’s leader, crossing the line in 25:21.3 – good for 34th overall. Senior Jack Pendergast scored for the fourth time this season, finishing in 26:01.1. Sophomore Brayden Burnett clocked a 26:03.7-time to finish third amongst Hawkeye runners – the highest placement of his career. Junior Ian Geisler (26:09.8) and sophomore Will Ryan (26:11.3) rounded out scoring for the Hawkeyes.

Wisconsin’s Bob Liking won the individual title for the third consecutive year, helping the Badgers clinch the team title with 19 points.

On the women’s side, the Hawkeyes placed 14th with 355 points in the 6,000-meter race.

Senior Abby Ryon led the charge for Iowa for the first time this season, posting a 22:49.3 mark. Fellow senior Amber Aesoph was right behind her and crossed the line in 22:52.7. Sophomore Jalyssa Blazek made her Big Ten Championship debut and finished in 22:57.6. Senior Alli Bookin-Nosbisch (23:10.4) and sophomore Aleah Tenpas (23:33.1) wrapped up the top five for the Hawkeyes.

Michigan State claimed the women’s title with 46 points, while Ohio State’s Addie Engel went back-to-back as the individual champion.

UP NEXT: The Hawkeyes prepare for the NCAA Midwest Regional meet in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Nov. 10.

HAWKEYE RESULTS
Men’s 8,000-meters
34. Max Murphy – 25:21.3
61. Jack Pendergast – 26:01.1
65. Brayden Burnett – 26:03.7
70. Ian Geisler – 26:09.8
72. Will Ryan – 26:11.3
73. Aidan King – 26:12.7
80. Luke Knepp – 26:24.3
85. Miles Wilson – 26:29.1
101. Carson Houg – 26:49.8
115. Yohana Yual – 27:12.0
121. Nate Harbert – 27:43.9

Women’s 6,000-meters
68. Abby Ryon – 22:49.3
72. Amber Aesoph – 22:52.7
80. Jalyssa Blazek – 22:57.6
89. Alli Bookin-Nosbisch – 23:10.4
104. Aleah Tenpas – 23:33.1
108. Grace Bookin-Nosbisch – 23:42.2
111. Rowan Boulter – 23:46.3
116. Cameron Kalaway – 23:52.6
118. Kelli Tosic – 23:53.0
132. Ellie Twedt – 24:08.6
140. Brooke McKee – 24:27.8
148. Audra Soderlind – 25:00.9

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa women’s wrestler, Marlynne Deede will compete in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic presented by Cliff Keen on November 21 at Rec Hall on the campus of Penn State.

Iowa is one of six schools that will be represented in the women’s freestyle matches.

Deede will face Life University’s Latifah McBryde. The Utah native is a fifth-year transfer in her first season as a Hawkeye. She is a four-time All-American and 2023 NCWWC National Champion.

The NWCA All-Star meet will include four women’s bouts:

116: #1Jaslynn Gallegos, North Central (NCAA)  vs #2 Samara Chavez, King (NCAA)

130: #1 Sarah Savidge, Life (NAIA) vs #2 Alexis Janiak, Aurora (NCAA)

136: #1 Adaugo Nwachukwu, William Penn (NAIA) vs #1 Yele Aycock, North Central (NCAA)

160: #1 Marlynne Deede, Iowa (NCAA) vs #1 Latifah McBryde, Life (NAIA) 

The event will begin at 6 p.m. CT and will be streamed live on FloWrestling.

Iowa State looks to maintain at least a share of second place in the Big 12 race on Saturday with a visit to Baylor. The Cyclones have won three of their last four games and coach Matt Campbell says Baylor is also playing better after a slow start.

That’s ISU coach Matt Campbell. Baylor is also coming off a win at Cincinnati.

Campbell says Baylor quarterback Blake Shapen is playing at a different level.