IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa football team will play two Friday games (UCLA and Nebraska) during the 2024 season. The announcement was made by the Big Ten Conference on Wednesday.

Iowa’s road contest at UCLA will kickoff at 8 p.m. (CT) on Friday, Nov. 8, from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The contest will be televised nationally on FOX. It will be the Hawkeyes’ first game against the Bruins in Pasadena since 1986 and first visit to Pasadena since the 2016 Rose Bowl versus Stanford.

This will be Iowa’s third Friday night contest over the last five years: 2020 (35-7 win at Minnesota) and 2022 (51-14 victory at Maryland).

Iowa and Nebraska will continue their annual traditional of playing on Black Friday. The Huskers and Hawkeyes will meet on Friday, Nov. 29. Game time and television information for this contest, along with select other Hawkeye games, will be announced by the conference next week.

Iowa City, Iowa — Special Assistant to the Head Coach Jenni “Fitz” Fitzgerald announced her retirement on Wednesday. Fitzgerald has spent the last 32 years as a member of Lisa Bluder’s staff, including four years as an associate head coach, 20 seasons as an
assistant coach, and four seasons as an advisor for the Hawkeyes.

“It’s been a privilege to be a part of the Hawkeye family for the past 24 years,” said Fitzgerald. “Lisa, Jan, and I had big dreams of filling arenas and hoisting trophies when we first stepped on to campus. Because of the women that came through our program
and our Hawkeye community, those dreams became our reality.

“Retiring is bittersweet, but I know I’m one of the few people that can say they had the honor of working alongside their best friends for 32 years. I’m forever grateful for all the memories I’ve made and the people I’ve met along the way.”

In total, Fitzgerald spent 38 years in women’s college basketball as a coach and player. In addition to Iowa, Fitzgerald spent two years as a graduate assistant at Southern Illinois before coaching alongside Bluder and P. Sue Beckwith M.D. Head Women’s Basketball
Coach Jan Jensen for eight years at Drake.

Fitzgerald is a 1991 graduate of Drake University. A starting point guard and three-year team captain, Fitzgerald earned first team all-conference recognition as a senior.

As a coach, recruiter, and the team’s primary strategist, Fitzgerald helped Iowa to 22 postseason appearances, including five Big Ten Tournament Championships, two Big Ten Regular Season titles, 18 NCAA Tournaments, five Sweet 16s, three Elite Eights, two Final
Fours, and two National Championship Game appearances.

“I have valued working alongside Jenni the past 32 years,” said former Iowa Head Coach Lisa Bluder. “She is an amazing strategist and coach, and I am thankful that I get to call her a friend for the rest of our lives!”

Primarily responsible for the guards, Fitzgerald coached 17 players to a total of 37 All-Big Ten honors, including 15 First Team All-Big Ten selections. She coached eight Hawkeye guards that made the WNBA, including Cara Consuegra, Lindsey Meder, Crystal Smith,
Kachine Alexander, Sam Logic, Kathleen Doyle, and most recently, Kate Martin and Caitlin Clark.

Prior to Iowa, Fitzgerald worked with the guards, directed summer camps, and handled the administrative duties for the Bulldog basketball program from 1993-2000.

Prior to Drake, Fitzgerald spent two years as a graduate assistant coach for the Southern Illinois University women’s basketball team. There, she completed her Master of Science degree in Physical Education.

A multi-talented athlete, Fitzgerald was named Miss Iowa Basketball and the state’s Female Athlete of the Year in 1986. She earned first team All-State honors in basketball, softball, and volleyball during her senior year at North Scott High School. In 1995,
Fitzgerald was inducted into the Iowa Girls Basketball Hall of Fame

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser announced the addition of three-time NCAA Qualifier Evan Bockman to the program Wednesday.

“Evan brings a lot of experience and will be another veteran guy on our team,” Dresser said. “We feel he can enhance our room and we think he has the ability to score a lot of points throughout his final season. He is just arriving in town and I can tell he is ready to get to work.”

Bockman, who joins the Cyclones from Utah Valley, posted a 54-29 record at 197 pounds in three seasons with the Wolverines. Most recently, Bockman tallied a 19-9 record in 2023-24, including an 8-1 dual mark, and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships where he upset No. 13 seed Levi Hopkins (Campbell) in the first round.

The Anchorage, Alaska native led Utah Valley in wins each of the last two seasons and is a two-time placewinner at the Big 12 Championship, finishing fifth in 2023 and seventh in 2022.

Prior to Utah Valley, Bockman spent three seasons at California Baptist. He redshirted his initial college season in 2018-19 and did not compete in 2019-20 before posting a 4-3 record during the shortened 2020-21 COVID-19 season.

Bockman was a three-time state champion with Grace Christian School as an Alaskan prep wrestler, finishing with a 43-0 mark in his senior season. He is a 2018 Folkstyle national finalist and Fargo Greco All-American (sixth place).

Bockman will have one season of eligibility with the Cyclones.

GIRLS  

Class 1A Regional Semifinals 

Substate 6: Harlan at Treynor

Iowa Class 2A Regional Semifinals 

Substate 4: LeMars at Thomas Jefferson

BOYS 

Iowa Class 1A Substate Championships

Substate 8: West Central Valley at Van Meter

Iowa Class 2A Substate Championships

Substate 8: Carroll at Glenwood

The Griswold Tigers softball team  got off to a great start to their 2023-2024 season with a 14-0 road win over Red Oak on Monday night. The Tigers are coached by Jody Rossell, who is in her sixth season.

Coach Rossell says it’s been a tough challenge with the field conditions this spring.

The Tigers had a lot of success from last season, coach Rossell commented on how they will continue that success this season.

The Tiger softball team has been working since the first part of January to work on their game

Coach Rossell says they have experienced returning seniors and juniors for this season.

The Tigers next softball game will be Wednesday May 22nd, when they take on Tri-Center in a non-conference regular season game. First pitch will be thrown at 7:15 p.m.

IOWA CLASS 3A STATE TOURNAMENT AT VEENKER MEMORIAL GOLF COURSE, AMES (Canceled due to weather)

17. Hudson McLaren, Atlantic, 79

CLASS 1A STATE TOURNAMENT AT AME GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB (canceled due to the weather)

INDIVIDUAL

1. Keith Thompson, Hamburg, 69

2. Chase Jahde, CAM, 70

Tie 25. Hayden Thompson, Sidney, 82

Tie 55. Michael Hensley, Sidney, 96

Tie 57. Carter Jorgenson, Sidney, 99

60. Will Bryant, Sidney, 102

Tie 61. Grant Whitehead, Sidney, 103

Tie 61. Kolt Payne, Sidney, 103

TEAM 

9. Sidney, 379

IOWA CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT AT GOLDWATER GOLF LINKS, AMES (canceled due to the weather)

INDIVIDUAL

Tie 8. Ethan Konz, Treynor, 74

11. Maverick Schwabe, Kuemper Catholic, 75

Tie 22. Jace Tams, Treynor, 79

Tie 22. Carter Putney, Kuemper Catholic, 79

Tie 26. Brock Poland, Treynor, 80

Tie 30. Braxton Vonnahme, Kuemper Catholic, 81

Tie 30. Kayden Schon, Kuemper Catholic, 81

Tie 35. Jade Spangler, Shenandoah,  82

Tie 41. Jack Lenz, Kuemper Catholic, 84

Tie 55. Bradley Stock, Treynor, 90

61. Alex Mass, Treynor, 93

Tie 64. Aaron Ehmke, Treynor, 97

T64. Luke Mathews, Treynor (97)

TEAM 

5. Kuemper Catholic, 316

8. Treynor, 323

Below is a list of Atlantic Trojan athletes who are Hawkeye 10 All Academic Award Winners for Spring Sports. There were 220 Senior Student Athletes in the Hawkeye 10 who have maintained a 3.50 Cumulative Grade Point Average. Atlantic had 23 students selected.

Isabelle Berg, Abby Muller, Chris Keegan, Tate Niklasen, Quincy Sorensen, Maylynn Ferrell, Genevieve McCalla, Dante Hedrington, Korbin Johnson, Alex Sonntag, Braden Spurr, Bennett Whetstone, Avery Knuth, Makayla Atkinson, Callee Pellett, Claire Pellett, Nicole Middents, Avery Nicholas, Trahyger Carey, Mason McFadden, Ryan Bower, Irelyn Gundy, Eva Steffensen.

The Iowa Hawkeye baseball team opens the Big Ten Tournament in Omaha Wednesday afternoon against Michigan. The fifth seeded Hawkeyes will send junior standout Brody Brecht (brekt) to the mound against the fourth seeded Wolverines. Sophomore Cade Obermueller (oh-bir-myool-ir) will start game two.

That’s Iowa coach Rick Heller. The Wolverines won two of three games against the Hawkeyes in Iowa City during the regular season.

Iowa’s side of the bracket also including top seed and regular season champion Illinois and eighth seeded Penn State.

With two of their top three hitters out with injury the Hawkeyes have had to revamp their offense. They scored 31 runs in win their last two games over Florida International. Iowa second baseman Gable Mitchell.

CLASS 1A STATE TOURNAMENT AT AME GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

INDIVIDUAL

1. Keith Thompson, Hamburg, 69

2. Chase Jahde, CAM,70

Tie 25th. Hayden Thompson, Sidney, 82

Tie 55th. Michael Hensley, Sidney, 96

Tie 57th. Carter Jorgenson, Sidney, 99

60. Will Bryant, Sidney, 102

T61. Grant Whitehead, Sidney, 103

T61. Kolt Payne, Sidney, 103

TEAM 

9th. Sidney (379)

IOWA CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT AT GOLDWATER GOLF LINKS, AMES 

INDIVIDUAL

Tie 8th. Ethan Konz, Treynor, 74

11th. Maverick Schwabe, Kuemper Catholic, 75

Tie 22nd. Jace Tams, Treynor, 79

Tie 22nd. Carter Putney, Kuemper Catholic, 79

Tie 26th. Brock Poland, Treynor, 80

Tied 30th. Braxton Vonnahme, Kuemper Catholic, 81

Tie 30th. Kayden Schon, Kuemper Catholic, 81

Tie 35th. Jade Spangler, Shenandoah, 82

Tie 41th. Jack Lenz, Kuemper Catholic, 84

T55. Bradley Stock, Treynor, 90

61. Alex Mass, Treynor, 93

Tie 64th. Aaron Ehmke, Treynor, 97

Tie 64th. Luke Mathews, Treynor, 97

TEAM 

5. Kuemper Catholic, 316

8. Treynor, 323

IOWA CLASS 3A STATE TOURNAMENT AT VEENKER MEMORIAL GOLF COURSE, AMES

Tie 17th Hudson McLaren, Atlantic, 79