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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior defensive back T.J. Tampa has been named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Football team as voted upon by media representatives who cover the league.
Tampa, a St. Petersburg, Florida, native, started all 12 games on his way to earning All-Big 12 Second Team honors from the league’s coaches in 2022. He was sixth on the team with 40 tackles, including five stops for a loss.
Tampa had his first career interception against Oklahoma State and finished with a team-high nine pass breakups, which tied for fourth most in the Big 12 Conference. He also had one of the season’s biggest plays for the Cyclones, forcing a fumble at the goal line against Iowa that was recovered by teammate Kendell Jackson.
Pro Football Focus ranks Tampa has the highest graded returning cornerback in the Big 12 Conference.
2023 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Jalon Daniels, Kansas, QB, 6-0, 215, Jr., Lawndale, Calif.
Defensive Player of the Year: Jaylan Ford, Texas, LB, 6-3, 236, Sr., Frisco, Texas
Newcomer of the Year: Treshaun Ward, Kansas State, RB, 5-10, 194, Sr., Plant City, Fla.
Pos-Name-School-Ht-Wt-Class-Hometown
Offense
QB Jalon Daniels 2 Kansas 6-0 215 Jr. Lawndale, Calif.
RB Richard Reese 3 Baylor 5-9 175 So. Bellville, Texas
RB Devin Neal 3 Kansas 5-11 210 Jr. Lawrence, Kan.
FB Ben Sinnott 1! Kansas State 6-4 245 Jr. Waterloo, Iowa
WR Brennan Presley 3 Oklahoma State 5-8 175 Sr. Tulsa, Okla.
WR Xavier Worthy 2!^ Texas 6-1 164 Jr. Fresno, Calif.
WR Jerand Bradley 3 Texas Tech 6-5 215 So. Frisco, Texas
TE Ja’Tavion Sanders 1 Texas 6-4 241 Jr. Denton, Texas
OL Kingsley Suamataia BYU 6-6 315 So. Orem, Utah
OL Mike Novitsky 2 Kansas 6-5 305 R-Sr. Victor, N.Y.
OL Cooper Beebe 1! Kansas State 6-4 335 Sr. Kansas City, Kan.
OL Kelvin Banks Jr. 2 Texas 6-4 318 So. Humble, Texas
OL Zach Frazier 1@ West Virginia 6-3 310 Jr. Fairmont, W. Va.
PK Griffin Kell 1 TCU 6-0 193 Sr. Arlington, Texas
KR/PR Phillip Brooks 1 Kansas State 5-8 171 Sr. Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Defense
DL Dontay Corleone Cincinnati 6-2 318 R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio
DL Ethan Downs 2 Oklahoma 6-4 263 Jr. Weatherford, Okla.
DL Damonic Williams 3 TCU 6-2 320 So. Torrance, Calif.
DL Byron Murphy II Texas 6-1 300 Jr. DeSoto, Texas
DL Jaylon Hutchings 3 Texas Tech 6-0 305 Sr. Forney, Texas
LB Collin Oliver 2 Oklahoma State 6-2 235 Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla.
LB Johnny Hodges 2 TCU 6-2 240 Jr. Darnestown, Md.
LB Jaylan Ford 1 Texas 6-3 236 Sr. Frisco, Texas
DB T.J. Tampa 2 Iowa State 6-2 185 Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla.
DB Cobee Bryant 1 Kansas 6-0 175 Jr. Evergreen, Ala.
DB Kobe Savage 2 Kansas State 5-11 207 Sr. Paris, Texas
DB Kendal Daniels 2 Oklahoma State 6-4 213 R-So. Beggs, Okla.
DB Josh Newton 1 TCU 6-0 195 Sr. Monroe, La.
P Mason Fletcher Cincinnati 6-7 215 Jr. Melbourne, Australia
CLASS 1-A DISTRICT-SEMI-FINALS
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
CLASS 2-A DISTRICT SEMI-FINALS
District 3
District 15
District 16
1A
Region 1:
Remsen St. Mary’s vs South O’Brien
Kingsley-Pierson vs Trinity Christian
Logan-Magnolia vs Woodbury Central
River Valley vs Boyer Valley
Region 2:
Newell-Fonda vs Coon Rapids-Bayard
Glidden-Ralston vs GTRA
St. Edmond vs North Iowa
West Fork vs Bishop Garrigan
Region 3:
Southeast Warren vs Nodaway Valley
East Union vs Murray
Exira-EHK vs Audubon – on KJAN AM 1220 & FM 101.1 (4:50 pm)
Woodbine vs Riverside
Region 4:
Wayne vs Lenox
Seymour Lamoni
Griswold vs East Mills
Fremont-Mills vs Essex
2A
Region 2:
Missouri Valley vs AHSTW
Treynor vs Underwood
Sioux Central vs Alta-Aurelia
MVAOCOU vs Ridge View
Region 3:
Van Meter vs ACGC
West Central Valley vs Panorama
Kuemper, Catholic vs East Sac County
Manson-Northwest Webster vs Pocahontas Area
Region 4:
Interstate 35 vs Pleasantville
Grand View, Christian vs Mount Ayr
South Hardin vs Woodward-Granger
Ogden vs Madrid
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa Track and Field qualified nine student-athletes to the Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, and nine more at the 2023 USATF U20 Championships, July 6-9.
The Hawkeyes are represented by 12 men, with six competing in the U20 Championships. The women have six entries, including three individuals that qualified for the U20 Championships.
Joining the current student-athletes are former Hawkeyes Jamal Britt (2021), Brittany Brown (2018), Nik Curtis (2022), and Laulauga Tausaga (2021), who also qualified for the championships.
Competition begins on Thursday, July 6, with the women’s 100-meter hurdles at 1:25 p.m. (CT), followed by the men’s 100-meter dash at 1:45. U20 competition begins on Friday with the women’s 100-meter hurdles at 1 p.m.
Men’s Qualifiers
Senior Championships
Austin Kresley
– 100-meters: 10.10
– 200-meters: 20.26
Gratt Reed
– 110-meter hurdles: 13.50
Grant Conway
– 110-meter hurdles: 13.66
Julien Gillum
– 400-meter hurdles: 49.73
James Carter Jr.
– long jump: 8.00 meters
– triple jump: 16.12 meters
Austin West
– decathlon: 8,179 points
U20 Championships
Will Ryan
– 5,000-meters: 14:15.54
Hayden Kuhn
– 3,000-meter steeplechase: 8:23.94
Austin Busch
– hammer throw: 58.03 meters
Mike Stein
– javelin: 75.59 meters
Walker Whalen
– discus: 53.47 meters
Sal Capaldo
– decathlon: 6,465 points
Women’s Qualifiers
Senior Championships
Paige Magee
– 100-meter hurdles: 12.90
– 400-meter hurdles: 56.62
Tionna Tobias
– 100-meter hurdles: 13.11
Mariel Bruxvoort
– 400-meter hurdles: 56.71
U20 Championships
Natalie Harris
– 100-meter hurdles: 13.49
Alexandria Edison
– 100-meters: 11.70
– 200-meters: 23.74
Wisdom Williams
– shot put: 15.88 meters
AMES, Iowa – Former Iowa State women’s golfer Joy Chou has earned a spot to play in this week’s U.S. Women’s Open, held July 6-9, at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.
Chou, a Taipei, Taiwan, native, was an alternate for the field after advancing to final qualifying at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis and finishing in third place (73-74=147 +3). She was one stroke behind the final qualifying spot.
On Sunday, Chou got the call she had been hoping for and will be just the fifth Cyclone to play in the major event, joining ISU Hall of Famers Shelley Finnestad and Beth Bader, Prima Thammaraks and Celia Barquin Arozamena.
“I am so happy, and this will be an amazing experience to compete in the U.S. Open,” Chou said. “At the start of the year I wrote down a number of goals. Making the U.S. Open was at the top of the list.”
Chou played at Iowa State from 2017-21. In 2019, she fired a 64 at Mountain View, which is tied for the second-best round in school history. Her 69 in the 2019 NCAA Regional at Cle Elum is the second-best NCAA Tournament 18-hole round in school history.
Chou won the Iowa Women’s Amateur in 2020 and 2021.
She is currently a member of the Epson Tour, the LPGA Tour’s developmental circuit. She’s made a pair of cuts in seven starts.
Cyclones In The U.S. Women’s Open
1998 – Baltimore Country Club (East Course) – Shelley Finnestad
2002 – Prairie Dunes Golf Club – Beth Bader
2003 – Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club – Beth Bader
2004 – The Orchards Golf Club – Beth Bader
2005 – Cherry Hills Country Club – Beth Bader
2006 – Newport Country Club – Beth Bader
2007 – Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club – Beth Bader
2009 – Saucon Valley Country Club – Beth Bader
2018 – Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club – Celia Barquin Arozamena
2019 – Country Club of Charleston – Prima Thammaraks
2023 – Pebble Beach Golf Links – Joy Chou
DES MOINES, Iowa — After two years as the Drake women’s basketball graduate assistant, former Bulldog star Becca Hittner will remain on staff in a new role. The three-time Jackie Stiles MVC Player of the Year Award winner will continue to help guide Drake women’s basketball as the Director of Basketball Analytics and Player Development.
“Keeping Becca on staff is a home run for our Drake women’s basketball program and Drake University.” Suzie Glazer Burt Head Coach Allison Pohlman stated. “She is a decorated student athlete that has earned multiple accolades degrees from Drake and during her tenure as a dominant player in the MVC will guide her into her new position as the Director of Basketball Analytics & Player Development for our team. I’m so excited for the direction of our program!”
Hittner started her Drake journey in 2016 and proceeded to garner various recognitions including three MVC Player of the Year nods, two All-America Honorable Mentions, a pair of CoSIDA Academic All-American awards, and a handful of Bulldog scoring records.
After graduating in 2020, she played one season of professional hoops in Spain’s LF Endesa before returning to Des Moines as the Bulldog women’s basketball team’s graduate assistant.
Hittner officially began her new post on July 1.
Iowa State senior forward Tre King is thrilled to be preparing for a full season. King had to sit out the first semester last season after transferring from Georgetown and in 23 games averaged just over six points and four rebounds.
King says after playing the second half of last season he is taking on more of a leadership role during summer workouts.
King says he is thrilled to have an entire season to play.
King shot 50 percent from the field last season and hopes to have an expanded role on offense.
Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger says King’s toughness is a plus from the Cyclones.
Otzelberger says King’s experience has been a plus this summer.
Otzelberger says it was a tough spot for King to enter the rotation last season at the semester break.
Iowa star Caitlin Clark admits she will be nervous on Wednesday when she tees off in the John Deere Classic Pro-Am near the Quad Cities. The national player of the year will be paired with Cedar Rapids native and former Masters and British Open champion Zach Johnson. A large gallery is expected to follow the duo.
Clark enjoys the challenge of golf.
Clark says golf offers a mental challenge as an individual sport.
Clark says she hopes to play well.
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