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Cyclones prepare for Kinnick noise and Iowa defense

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September 8th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State center Trevor Downing says the Cyclones have cranked up the noise at practice this week as they get ready for Saturday’s 69th meeting against Iowa. ISU is hoping to handle the noise of Kinnick Stadium and avoid pre snap penalties.

Iowa’s defense registered two second half safeties in last week’s 7-3 win over South Dakota State.

Downing says a key will be helping sophomore quarterback hunter Dekkers get off to a good start.

Beth Goetz named Deputy Director of Athletics and COO at Iowa

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September 7th, 2022 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Athletics Department has named Beth Goetz as Deputy Director of Athletics and Chief Operating Officer (COO). The announcement was made Wednesday by Gary Barta, Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair. Goetz will replace Barbara Burke, who previously announced she will retire at the end of the 2022-23 academic year.  

Goetz joins the Iowa athletics staff from Ball State University, where she has served as Director of Athletics since May, 2018. At Ball State, she directly supervised 19 Division I Intercollegiate sports teams, all head coaches, and the senior athletics department professional staff. Goetz has previous Big Ten experience, serving as Minnesota’s Deputy Athletics Director from 2013-15 and interim Athletics Director during the 2015-16 season.

“Beth is a proven, experienced, and respected leader in college athletics,” said Barta. “We’re excited to have her join the Hawkeye family.” 

“The University of Iowa has a storied tradition, and I want to thank Gary Barta and President Barb Wilson for the opportunity to join the Hawkeye family,” said Goetz. “I look forward to working with such an outstanding team.” 

Prior to arriving at Ball State, Goetz was the chief operating officer/senior woman administrator at the University of Connecticut from 2016-18. She was the associate athletics director at Butler University from 2008-13 following a 13-year stint at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where she was an assistant women’s soccer coach (1996), head women’s soccer coach (1997-2008) and assistant athletics director/senior woman administrator (2001-08). Goetz was inducted into the UMSL Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. 

During her college career Goetz was an accomplished Division I student-athlete, playing soccer at Clemson University. She earned All-America recognition at Brevard College (N.C.), where she was inducted into the college’s Hall of Fame in 2017. Goetz earned an associate of arts degree from Brevard in 1994 and a bachelor of arts degree from Clemson in 1996. She earned her master’s degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 2000.

Iowa, Big Ten announce 2022-23 women’s basketball schedule

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September 7th, 2022 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa, in conjunction with the Big Ten Conference, announced its 2022-23 women’s basketball schedule on Wednesday.

The defending Big Ten Champions will play five league teams twice and eight teams once. The Hawkeyes play home/away matchups against Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Penn State and Wisconsin. Iowa hosts Minnesota, Purdue, Northwestern and Rutgers in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and travels to Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State.

The Hawkeyes posted a 14-4 Big Ten regular season mark in 2022, winning the Big Ten Tournament and earning a share of the conference regular season championship. Iowa finished the 2021-22 campaign 24-8 overall and advanced to the NCAA Second Round. 

Iowa returns 11 letterwinners, including all five starters: Caitlin Clark, Monika Czinano, Gabbie Marshall, Kate Martin and McKenna Warnock. Clark was a consensus All-American, Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year, Dawn Staley Guard of the Year, Big Ten Player of the Year, Big Ten Tournament MVP and was a finalist for the Naismith Award, WBCA Wade Trophy and John R. Wooden Award. Czinano was named an Associated Press and WBCA All-America honorable mention, and was a Lisa Leslie Center of the Year semifinalist, while leading the nation in field-goal percentage (.679).

Fans can purchase season tickets ($125), at the UI Athletics Ticket Office at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, over the phone at 1-800-IA-HAWKS, or online at hawkeyesports.com/tickets. Fight For Iowa mobile pass tickets ($199) will go on sale late September. Single game tickets will go on sale in early October.

Tip time and television information will be announced at a later date.

Campus Ink, Iowa State announce NIL licensee partnership

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September 7th, 2022 by admin

CHICAGO – Campus Ink has announced Iowa State as an official NIL licensee, providing Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) merchandising opportunities for all Cyclone student-athletes.

The NIL Store powered by Campus Ink will launch a complete NIL merchandise store for Iowa State student-athletes, featuring jerseys and officially licensed apparel. 

“We are excited to be the first Big 12 Conference program to partner with Campus Ink to provide a robust NIL merchandising program for all Cyclone student-athletes to participate in,” said Iowa State Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard. “We believe that this partnership, coupled with the Cyclone Exchange, and the comprehensive education partnership we initiated last year with Iowa State’s Ivy College of Business, is arming all of our student-athletes with the necessary tools to capitalize on their NIL opportunities.”

Every athlete signed up will possess a personalized digital locker room which will house their merchandise. 

“We are thrilled to welcome Iowa State to our NIL Store family as we expand into the Big 12 Conference,” said Steven Farag, CEO and co-founder of Campus Ink. “As we talked with Iowa State’s leadership team, it was quickly apparent how committed they were to providing NIL opportunities for all of their athletes, not just some. We are excited to be that solution in the merchandising space.”

The Campus Ink team handles all the creative, product creation, design, marketing, fulfillment and customer service for its student-athletes. Additionally, Campus Ink works directly with student-athletes to educate them on merchandising, marketing and sales trends to develop strategies for optimal success.

Iowa State’s O’Rien Vance reviews Iowa

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September 7th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State linebacker O’Rien Vance says the Cyclones expect to face an improved Iowa offense in Saturday’s 69th meeting. The Hawkeyes managed only 166 yards in a 7-3 win over South Dakota State.

Like all of the Iowa natives Vance says this game has a special meaning.

The last time this game was played in Kinnick Stadium Vance was a redshirt freshman.

Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz previews Iowa State

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September 7th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

The clock is ticking at Iowa as the Hawkeyes look to fix a punch less offense that has become the butt of jokes nationally after a 7-3 win over South Dakota State. The Hawkeyes generated only 166 yards of total offense and only managed on field goal.

That’s Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz who says there are a number of areas on offense that need to be better.

Ferentz says Spencer Petras remains the starter at quarterback and he is not keeping in the lineup just out of loyalty to a veteran player.

Ferentz was asked how much of a leash Petras will have if the offense falls apart against the Cyclones.

Ferentz called the booing of the offense by Hawkeye fans “unfortunate” but says it has been that way for years.

While Petras struggled Iowa State sophomore Hunter Dekkers had a flashy debut. He passed for 293 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-10 win over Southeast Missouri State.

Iowa State’s Matt Campbell previews Iowa

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September 7th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Turnover margin is an important stat in any football game and it has played a huge role in Iowa’s six game winning streak over Iowa State. The Hawkeyes have not committed a turnover in five games against Matt Campbell coached Cyclone teams.

The Cyclones need that number to change as they get ready for Saturday’s game in Kinnick Stadium.

After a successful debut Campbell is confident quarterback Hunter Dekkers will be able to handle the hostile atmosphere in Kinnick Stadium.

It is not often you are forced to game plan against an opposing punter but Campbell says Iowa’s Tory Taylor can be the difference in a game.

Campbell says there is no extra motivation for him to end the losing streak against the Hawkeyes.

IATC Cross Country Team Rankings 09/06/2022

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September 7th, 2022 by admin

The Iowa Association of Track Coaches released their latest cross country team rankings on Tuesday. Here is a look at the area ranked teams.

Class 1A Girls

1. Logan-Magnolia
6. Marensdale-St. Marys
9. ACGC
11. Woodbine
12. IKM-Manning
13. Boyer Valley

Class 1A Boys

1 ACGC
4. Woodbine
10. IKM-Manning
11. St. Albert

Class 2A Girls

10. Clarinda

Class 3A Girls

8. Glenwood
12. Atlantic

Class 3A Boys

6. Glenwood
11. Lewis Central

Full rankings HERE

Lo-Ma girls, Woodbine boys win at Treynor Cross Country Invite 09/06/2022

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September 7th, 2022 by admin

Girls Team Scoring

  1. Logan-Magnolia 20
  2. Woodbine 53
  3. Boyer Valley 72
  4. Treynor 75
  5. CAM 146

Girls Individual Top Ten

  1. Madison Sporrer, Logan-Magnolia
  2. Allysen Johnsen, Logan-Magnolia
  3. Haedyn Hall, Logan-Magnolia
  4. Addison Murdock, Woodbine
  5. Mya Moss, Logan-Magnolia
  6. Adyson Lapel, Woodbine
  7. Alyssa Kulesa, Treynor
  8. Chloe Broer, West Monona
  9. Carly McKeever, St. Albert
  10. Quincey Schneckloth, Tri-Center

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Boys Team Scoring

  1. Woodbine 30
  2. St. Albert 57
  3. Treynor 96
  4. Tri-Center 125
  5. West Monona 150
  6. Missouri Valley 163
  7. Griswold 201
  8. East Mills 220
  9. Heartland Christian 232
  10. Logan-Magnolia 235
  11. Underwood 261
  12. West Harrison 263

Boys Individual Top Ten

  1. Patrick Heffernan, Boyer Valley
  2. Colin Lillie, St. Albert
  3. Landon Bendgen, Woodbine
  4. Thomas Tremel, Woodbine
  5. Gunner Wagner, Woodbine
  6. Mason Yochum, Treynor
  7. Jon Ross Biederman, Treynor
  8. Owen Wise, St. Albert
  9. Cody Dorscher, Griswold
  10. Adam Berry, Woodbine

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Nodaway Valley runs at Winterset XC Meet 09/06/2022

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September 7th, 2022 by admin

The Nodaway Valley cross country teams ran at the Winterset Meet on Tuesday night.

On the boys side Doug Berg finished in 6th place in the junior-senior division with a time of 18:01. Malachi Broers finished 14th with a time of 18:45. Other Wolverine runners were Ben Piearson 36th, Tyler Cooper 40th, and Jack Jensen 51st.

On the girls side Jazz Christensen finished 11th in the freshman-sophomore division with a time of 24:00.20.

Bridget Bracy of Orient-Macksburg finished 12th in the Junior-Senior girls division with a time of 24:19.58. Sydney Strunk of Creston was 17th.

Full results can be found HERE