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EUGENE, Ore. – Former University of Iowa track and field NCAA discus champion Laulauga Tausaga qualified for her third World Championships at the 2023 USATF Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday.
Tausaga set a new personal record of 65.46 meters (214’ 9”) on her final discus throw to solidify the second-place finish. This marks her third qualification to the World Championships, joining former Hawkeye Brittany Brown as a World Championship representative of the program.
Fellow Hawkeye alum Jamal Britt was the final qualifier for the men’s 110-meter hurdle final after an eighth-place time of 13.30. Britt took home sixth place in the finals, clocking a 13.31. Current Iowa hurdler Gratt Reed crossed the line in 13.68 in the semifinals.
Austin Kresley brought his season to a close with a semifinal appearance and a 12th-place finish in the men’s 200-meter dash. Kresley’s time of 20.42 was an improvement from Saturday’s preliminary mark, but just two-tenths short from advancement.
In the U20 competition, distance runner and freshman Will Ryan highlighted the day in the 5,000-meter race. Ryan finished in third place with a time of 14:57.87, just three-tenths from the winner.
Sal Capaldo put together a nice effort in the U20 decathlon, taking home sixth place with 6,448 points. His day began with his best performance, a third-place time in the 110-meter hurdles (14.88). Capaldo used a sixth-place mark, pair of seventh-place finishes and a ninth-place result to wrap up his decathlon in Eugene.
On the women’s side, Alexandria Edison competed in the U20 200-meter race, stopping the clock in 24.23 to put a bow on her season.
HAWKEYE RESULTS
U20 Women’s 200-meters
16. Alexandria Edison – 24.23
U20 Men’s 5,000-meters
3. Will Ryan – 14:57.87
U20 Decathlon
6. Sal Capaldo – 6,448 points
Women’s Discus
2. Laulauga Tausaga – 65.46 meters (214’ 9”)
Men’s 200-meters
12. Austin Kresley – 20.42
Men’s 110-meter hurdles semifinals
8. Jamal Britt – 13.30, q
15. Gratt Reed – 13.68
Men’s 110-meter hurdles
6. Jamal Britt – 13.31
Men’s Shot Put
16. Nik Curtiss – 19.12 meters (62’ 8.75”)
Sepp Straka shot a final round nine under par 62 to win the John Deere Classic near the Quad Cities. He finished the tournament at 21 under par after trailing by 11 shots after the opening round.
Sepp made five birdies and an eagle on the front nine to roar to the lead.
Straka finished an hour ahead of the final group and had to wait to see if he would be involved in a playoff.
Day three leader Brendan Todd finished second, two shots back. He finished with a final round of 68.
Straka pockets more than one-point-three million dollars for the win, his second on the PGA Tour.
SANTIAGO, Chile – Incoming University of Iowa freshmen Gabe Arnold won a Pan American Gold medal at 79 kg on Saturday at Centro Nacional de Entrenamiento Olimpico, competing for Team USA.
The Hawkeyes earned another medal when redshirt freshman Bradley Hill claimed the silver medal at 125 kg.
Arnold dominated en route to the gold, going 33-0 without allowing a point. The Kennesaw, Georgia, native posted back-to-back 11-0 technical falls in his first two matches over wrestlers from Venezuela and Puerto Rico, setting up the title bout against Canada’s Connor Church. Arnold led 1-0 at the break before opening up his offense with two takedowns, two exposures and a step out to win 11-0.
Hill went 2-1 in his three matches in the four-man round robin bracket. The Bettendorf, Iowa, native tech falled Mexico’s Luis De La Rosa Arteaga, 10-0, in his first bout and Brazil’s Wesley Barros Das Dores in his third bout. In the second bout, the match ended tied at four, but Canada’s Karanveer Mahil was victorious by criteria.
The United States team won the team title, claiming nine individual gold medals (and finished in the top two) in all 10 weight classes. Team USA went 34-1 with 30 of the wins coming by technical fall or pins.
Gabe Arnold – 79 kg – Gold Medal
Win by technical fall over Darfel Parada Camacaro (Venezuela), 11-0
Win by technical fall over Kevin Olavarria Montilla (Puerto Rico), 11-0
Win by technical fall over Connor Church (Canada), 11-0
Bradley Hill – 125 kg – Silver Medal
Win by technical fall over Luis De La Rosa Arteaga (Mexico), 10-0
Loss by criteria against Karanveer Singh Mahil (Canada), 4-4
Win by technical fall over Wesley Barros Das Dores (Brazil), 10-0
At least one college football preview magazine expects a bounce back season from the Iowa State football team. ISU is coming off a 4-8 record in 2022, including 1-8 in the Big 12. Phil Steele of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview says the Cyclones should have been a bowl team.
Steele feels the Cyclones will be improved enough to win the close games this season.
Iowa State has hung its hat on defense and Steele feels this team will be no different.
The Cyclones were picked to finish 10th in the Big 12 preseason poll. They open the season at home on September second against UNI. Phil Steele’s College Football Preview is available on line and at all Barnes and Nobel stores.
Atlantic — The Trojan Softball team won a gritty game against the Shenendoah Fillies 3-0. The first two innings of play saw neither team score. It wasn’t until the bottom of the third inning that Claire Pellett walked into the batter’s box and hit a home run deep to left field off of the first pitch. The Trojans now led 1-0. The next run came in from an error during the bottom of the 4th. The game turned into 2-0.
The last run was another highlight moment for Atlantic. Zoey Kirchhoff was up to bat with one out in the bottom of the 6th. Peyton Athin pitched a fastball in the upper half of the strike zone and Kirchhoff swung with a sharp hit. She watched the ball go over the wall and the Trojans found themselves leading 3-0.
On the other side of the batter’s box Riley Wood dominated in the circle tonight. Holding the Fillies scoreless off of 5 hits, no walks, and 5 strikeouts. The Trojans did not have a perfect game, with 3 errors that could have been avoided.
Coach Terry Hinzmann was happy with the decision making from the infield and offensive production through two homeruns.
The Trojans advance to the Regional Final Tuesday and it’s a game that Coach Hinzmann is focused on.
Shenendoah leaves their season with a record of (11-19). The Trojans now (23-15) head to the Regional Final against Davis County in Bloomfield. They play Tuesday night July 11th.
Class 3A – Substate 8
Lewis Central 9, Carroll 1
Glenwood 3, Creston 2
Storm Lake 14, Denison-Schleswig 0
Harlan 12, Atlantic 2 (On KJAN)
Class 4A – Substate 3
Johnston 10, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 0
CLASS 1A REGION 4
Griswold 10 Essex 0
Karly Millikan from Griswold struck out 15 in a six-inning complete game.
CLASS 2A REGION 2
Missouri Valley 14 Treynor 9
Mo. Valley scored eight of the first nine runs and held on for the win.
CLASS 2A REGION 3
Van Meter 9, West Central Valley 0
Pocahontas Area 10, East Sac County 2
CLASS 2A REGION 4
Interstate 35 12 Mount Ayr 1
The Atlantic Trojan baseball team lost to Harlan 12-2 tonight. It was another game riddled with errors for the Trojans as they totaled 6 on the night. Atlantic did score first off, a rare Cyclone error when Weston Reisz bobbled a ground ball. The took the lead 1-0 for the first and only time on the night. The next time the Trojans scored was due to a crisp Tanner O’Brien RBI single making the game 4-2. There was hope for the Trojans heading into the 5th, but Stephen Leinen’s precise pitching held Atlantic scoreless after the 4th. He limited Atlantic to 4 hits, with 3 walks, 1 earned run, and 12 strikeouts.
Harlan went out to score 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th with the help of a few errors and a 2 RBI single from Matthew Sorfonden. They ended the inning with a 9-2 lead. Heading into the bottom of the 6th, the Cyclones looked unstoppable. They had consecutive 3 hits in the inning, including 2 doubles and had the walk off run come in from an error by the infield. The Cyclones had a well-earned victory with 14 hits and only 2 errors.
Coach Gaylord Schilling saw notable effort from his players tonight.
One of the highlights for Coach Schilling this season was the changes he saw from his seniors.
The Trojans have their season end with a (10-17) record. Harlan will move on having their record stand at (20-14) and they will face Storm Lake on the road Monday July 10th at 7PM.
Tonight’s softball game of Woodbine taking on Exira-EHK is postponed due to wet conditions. This matchup between the Spartans and the Tigers will take place tomorrow, Saturday, July 8th at 5 pm.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Gary Barta, the Henry B. Tippie Director Chair of Athletics, announced on Friday that he has extended Lisa Bluder’s contract through June 2029. She is heading into her 24th year at The University of Iowa as the P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Women’s Basketball Coach.
The position was endowed in 2021 by P. Sue Beckwith, MD, one of UI athletics’ most generous supporters. Sue Beckwith was a four-year letterwinner with Iowa Women’s Basketball (1976-1980) and has earned three UI degrees: 1980 BS, 1984 MD, and 2015 MBA.
As the all-time winningest coach in program history, the Hawkeyes have made 21 postseason appearances (17 NCAA and four WNIT) in 23 seasons, including NCAA Tournament berths in 13 of the last 15 seasons. Iowa has advanced to 15 consecutive postseason tournaments (13 NCAA and two WNIT). Bluder is a three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year (2001, 2008, 2010) and was recognized as the Naismith National Coach of the Year in 2019.
Most recently, the Hawkeyes advanced to the 2023 Final Four for the first time since 1993 and made its first ever appearance in the National Championship game. Bluder has produced two consensus National Player of the Year award winners in Caitlin Clark (2023) and Megan Gustafson (2019) in the last five seasons. She has mentored four Hawkeyes to consensus All-America status a total of six times over the last nine seasons (Samantha Logic, 2015; Gustafson, 2018 & 2019; Kathleen Doyle, 2020; Clark, 2022 & 2023).
Bluder has coached her Hawkeye teams to four Big Ten Tournament championships (2001, 2019, 2022, 2023), including three in the last five years, and two regular season league titles (2008, 2022). She has notched 850 career wins and 247 Big Ten victories in her storied career and surpassed C. Vivian Stringer in 2022-23 as the all-time winningest coach in conference history. She is one of 14 Division I coaches to ever win 850 games or more, including one of four active coaches.
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