IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Pat McAfee Show is broadcasting live from the University of Iowa on Friday, March 22, to help tipoff NCAA Women’s Basketball March Madness.

Friday’s show, hosted by UI’s Recreational Services, will air live on ESPNEWS, ESPN+, and The Pat McAfee Show YouTube channel from 11 a.m. to approximately 2 p.m. (CT) at the UI Field House, located on the west side of campus near UIHC and Slater, Rienow, Petersen, and Hillcrest residence halls.

Fans of the show are encouraged to attend. Admission is free, but capacity is limited to the first 2,500 fans in attendance. This is standing room only, non-ticketed event. Fans will be required to enter the facility through the southeast main doors with event access beginning at 8:30 a.m.

All fans will be subject to security screening along with inspection of all bags and carry-in items.

Fans who plan to attend should be aware of parking limitations around the facility with numerous construction projects occurring across campus.

The Pat McAfee Show, the highly successful and innovative weekday sports talk and discussion program, made its debut in 2019 and has simulcast on ESPN since last September. McAfee will be joined by A.J. Hawk, Connor Campbell, Ty Schmit, Tone Digs, Kyle “Gumpy” Cathcart, Zito Perez and Evan Fox, among others. The group regularly traveled with College GameDay during the 2023-24 football season, presenting Friday shows live on college campuses drawing large, passionate audiences.

Confirmed guests for this Friday’s show include Roman Reigns and former Hawkeye All-American and NFL All-Pro Dallas Clark.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior guard, Caitlin Clark, earned First Team All-America Honors the United States Basketball Writers Association announced on Tuesday. Clark has earned First Team All-America honors in four consecutive seasons and is the first Iowa women’s basketball player to do so.

The USBWA board decided to honor six first-team players this season and five honorable mention players for a total of 21. The board selected the team based on voting from the entire USBWA membership based on regular-season performance.

Clark owns a career 3,700+ points and she recently became the first Division-I player to record 1,000+ points in back-to-back seasons. A native of West Des Moines, Iowa, Clark is once again a finalist for every major national player of the year award. Clark leads the nation in assists (8.9 assists per game) and in scoring (31.9 points per game) after becoming the first player to finish No. 1 in both categories in back-to-back seasons.

Clark was recently tabbed as the Big Ten Player of the Year and is the first player in program history to be named First Team All-Big Ten four times in four years of competition. She has also led the Hawkeyes to three straight Big Ten Championships for the first time in program history.

FIRST TEAM
Caitlin Clark, Iowa G 6-0 Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa
Paige Bueckers, UConn G 6-0 Jr. Hopkins, Minn.
JuJu Watkins, USC G 6-2 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif.
Angel Reese, LSU F 6-3 Jr. Baltimore, Md.
Kamilla Cardoso, S. Carolina C 6-7 Sr. Montes Claros, Brazil
Cameron Brink, Stanford F 6-4 Sr. Beaverton, Ore.

SECOND TEAM
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame G 5-6 Fr. Haddonfield, N.J.
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech C 6-6 Gr. Summerfield, N.C.
Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana F 6-3 Gr. Gorham, Maine
Te-Hina Paopao, S. Carolina G 5-9 Sr. Oceanside, Calif.
Aaliyah Edwards, UConn F 6-3 Sr. Kingston, Ontario

THIRD TEAM
Jacy Sheldon, Ohio State G 5-10 Gr. Dublin, Ohio
Georgia Amoore, Virginia Tech G 5-6 Sr. Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Dyaisha Fair, Syracuse G 5-5 Gr. Rochester, N.Y.
Alissa Pili, Utah F 6-2 Sr. Anchorage, Alaska
Madison Booker, Texas F 6-1 Fr. Ridgeland, Miss.

HONORABLE MENTION
Lauren Betts, UCLA C 6-7 So. Centennial, Colo.
Aneesah Morrow, LSU G 6-1 Jr. Chicago, Ill.
Rickea Jackson, Tennessee F 6-2 5th Detroit, Mich.
Cotie McMahon, Ohio State F 6-0 So. Centerville, Ohio
Raegan Beers, Oregon State F 6-4 So. Littleton, Colo.

The fourth ranked Iowa State men will be on the court at the CHI Health Center in Omaha Wednesday afternoon as the Cyclones get ready for Thursday night’s NCAA Tournament opener against South Dakota State. ISU is the second seed in the East Region and is 27-7 after rolling to the Big 12 Tournament title last week.

That’s Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger who says the grind of a difficult Big 12 race has prepared them for the tournament.

Otzelberger says the Big 12 exposes weaknesses.

The Jackrabbits are 22-12 and have won eight straight games.

The season will continue for the Northern Iowa women’s basketball team. The Panthers get a first round bye in the WNIT and will play the winner of Thursday’s game between Central Arkansas and St. Louis. The Panthers are 16-15 after falling in overtime to eventual champion Drake in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament.

That’s UNI coach Tanya Warren. The Panthers battled through an injury plagued season that saw them open with a record of 1-9.

Warren says the Panthers hope to take advantage and make a deep run in the tournament.

A STORYBOOK ENDING
The second-ranked University of Iowa women’s wrestling team finished the 2024 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Tournament with six champions and 12 All-Americans. The Hawkeyes brought home the team title with 204 total points.

With Iowa leading by just .5 points as a team heading into the final match, Kylie Welkertook it into her own hands to finish the job at 170. Welker shut the door with an, 11-0, tech. fall over No. 2 Yelena Makoyed of North Central to clinch the national title for both herself and the team. The Hawkeyes earned a total of 497 match points. Grossing 25 tech. falls and 18 pins. Along with that, Iowa captured 8 upsets and 28 ranked victories this tournament. Welker earned the most team points in the tournament, grossing 28.5 points.

THE UNSTOPPABLE DEEDE
Senior Marlynne Deede finished her fifth and final collegiate season with an undefeated
record of 13-0. Deede went 29-12 against ranked opponents in her career, earning two national titles and becoming a five-time All-American. The Springville, Utah, native picked up five technical falls, five pins, and 3 wins via decision this year as a Hawkeye.

A BRIGHT FUTURE
Only two of Iowa’s 12 All-American’s this season are seniors, meaning the Hawkeyes will have returning All-Americans at each weight except 123 and 130. The other 10 AA’s are made up of eight redshirt freshman, one true freshman, and one junior.

USA TODAY’S WOMEN OF THE YEAR
Head coach Clarissa Chun has been named USA Today’s Women of the Year Honoree for the state of Iowa
announced by the organization last Thursday. The Hawaii native is a National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished member, two-time Olympian, and was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.

IOWA DOMINATES THE DUALS
• The Hawkeyes sit at No. 1 in dual rankings for the second set this year; finishing the season undefeated (16-0).
• Iowa held this place after defeating top-seeded North Central College in the NWCA National Duals finals, becoming the 2024 National Duals Champions.

NEWCOMERS
• The Hawkeyes brought in 13 new signees to start the 2023-24 season; 4 transfers and 9 freshman.
•Introducing one transfer from Jamestown, Augsburg, and two from McKendree.
• Only one of the Hawkeye newcomers is an Iowa native, Freshman Lilly Luft. Luft
comes from Charles City, ranking first nationally in her weight class.
• The other 9 freshman come from a wide range of hometowns, reaching from California all the way to New Jersey.

NATIONAL DUAL CHAMPIONS
On January 6th, 2024, the University of Iowa women’s wrestling team claimed the NWCA National Duals title at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Hawkeyes opened the tournament with a win over Adrian College, 49-1.

They continued into the round of two defeating seventh-seeded Presbyterian, 39-4. In the semifinals, Iowa downed third-seeded King, 31-8, making it’s way to the finals. There, the Hawkeyes faced reigning national champions and first-seeded North Central College. Iowa fought until the very end, winning the dual by one point, 21-20, and officially taking the title.

UNDEFEATED DUAL SEASON
The Hawkeyes finished their inaugural season going 16-0 in dual competition. They had nine wins over NCAA ranked teams and outscored their opponents 593-108 in dual competition. They had two shutout wins over No. 11 Lindenwood and Missouri Valley College. In their final dual in Carver-Hawkeye Arena this season, they defeated NAIA National Dual Champions Life University, 35-6.

UP NEXT: HAWKEYES GO NATIONWIDE
The six national champions and Rose Cassioppi will head to State College, Pennsylvania, on April 19th to compete at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Competition will begin at 9 a.m. (CT) on the 19th and will be held in the Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State University.