IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa freshman Gabe Arnold has been named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week, it was announced Wednesday by the league office. The honor is the first of his career.

The Albany, Georgia, native earned the distinction after bumping up a weight class to defeat sixth-ranked Will Feldkamp of Iowa State, 3-2, to help the Hawkeyes record their 19th straight victory over Iowa State.

The ranked win was the second of Arnold’s career as he defeated 11th-ranked Travis Wittlake from Oregon State, 4-2, in his dual debut on Nov. 19.

Arnold is now ranked in two national polls, coming in at No. 10 at 174 pounds by FloWrestling and No. 10 at 184 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News.

Arnold is the first Hawkeye to earn Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors this season.

No. 4 Iowa returns to action Friday, traveling to Philadelphia for a dual with Penn at 6 p.m. (CT) at the Palestra. The dual will be streamed on ESPN+ and broadcast on the Hawkeye Radio Network.

The (0-1) Southwest Valley Girls basketball team are looking to win the second game of their young season, after a 60-34 loss to Shenandoah. It was a contest that saw Southwest Valley down 36-15 at half and low percentage shots from across the floor. Head Coach of the Timberwolves Mike Cormack noted the inexperience and lack of size was a major reason why his team struggled against a lengthier Fillies squad.

Even with a loss, the Timberwolves had a few positive takeaways from Tuesday’s game. Players like Hailey Randall who scored 16 points, shot 54% from the field, and went 2-4 from behind the arc. Mackenzie Fast also contributed with 7 boards and 11 points. The offensive effort from Tuesday night stood out to Coach Cormack.

Now the Timberwolves are gearing for a familiar foe they’ve scrimmaged before in this past offseason. The Griswold Tigers will start the season by looking to a few familiar faces like Seniors Karly Millikan and Madison Rush. Millikan had 147 rebounds, 23 steals, and 5 blocks in her sophomore campaign, but sat out her junior year due to an injury. Rush last year had 13 completed 3-pointers, 25 rebounds, with 7 assists, and 7 steals. Coach Cormack knows that even though Griswold only won two games a season ago, that this is a team he cannot overlook.

A key for the Timberwolves to come away with a win on the road Thursday night is to emphasize outside shooting. Southwest Valley shot 30% on their three pointers with only 13 attempts. Coach Cormack would also like to see his team continue to build on their confidence, because he knows they can compete with any team in the state.

Tipoff between the Southwest Valley and Griswold doubleheader is set for 6:00 p.m. KJAN will bring you the coverage starting with the pregame show at 5:50 p.m.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Eight University of Iowa football student-athletes on offense were recognized by the Big Ten Conference with postseason honors on Wednesday.

Three Hawkeye offensive linemen were selected third-team All-Big Ten: C Logan Jones (coaches), OG Connor Colby (coaches; media) and OG Nick DeJong (coaches). Jones and DeJong were also honorable mention honorees by the media voting group.

Five additional Hawkeyes garnered honorable mention recognition, including TE Erick All (coaches); OG Rusty Feth (coaches; media); OT Gennings Dunker (media); Leshon Williams (coaches; media); OT Mason Richman (coaches; media).

Jones and Colby each started 11 games during the regular season and DeJong has started six games, but has been a valuable piece, seeing time at both guard positions and as a reserve tackle.  The trio paved the way for a rushing attack that has averaged 122.9 yards per game in 2023.

All is Iowa’s third-leading receiver despite missing the final five games because of injury. He made 21 catches for 299 yards and a team-best three touchdowns before suffering a season-ending injury in the road win at Wisconsin. It is the second time All has earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten recognition (2021 at Michigan).

Williams earns his first career honor after rushing for a team-high 779 yards and one touchdown during the regular season. The Illinois native has three 100-yard games, including a 174-yard performance in the road win in Madison. He had an 82-yard touchdown run in the game — Iowa’s longest rush since 1997.

Feth, Dunker and Richman each earned honorable mention recognition. Feth started seven games in his first season in Iowa City, while Dunker and Richman were mainstays at right tackle and left tackle, respectively. The Hawkeyes rushed for 200 yards at Wisconsin — the most since 2008 — and the rushing attack put up 179 yards against Rutgers and 163 at Nebraska against two top-10 rushing defenses.

Feth is an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection after earning second-team All-MAC honors in 2022. It is the third straight year Richman has earned honorable mention all-league honors.

Iowa, the Big Ten West Division champion for the second time in three years, will face No. 2 Michigan in the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. (CT) at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The game will be televised on FOX.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Three University of Iowa field hockey student-athletes have been named National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-West Region selections, it was announced Wednesday by the NFHCA.

Senior Esme Gibson and freshman Dionne van Aalsum were were named first-team selections, while senior Sofie Stribos earned second-team honors.

Gibson earned her fourth all-region accolade after scoring two goals and tallying four assists in 19 starts. She was part of a defense that recorded eight shutouts. The midfielder, who started 96 of 98 games in her Hawkeye career, recorded 4,680 career minutes playing a key defensive role the past five seasons.

The Worcestershire, England, native garnered first-team All-Big Ten honors this season and was a second-team All-American in 2022 and a third-team All-American in 2021.

Van Aalsum started all 19 games this season as a true freshman. The Big Ten Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten selection played a key factor offensively as she led the nation with 28 goals, 62 points, 1.47 goals per game and 3.26 points per game.

The Castricum, Netherlands, native was the first Hawkeye to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year since Katie Birch in 2016 and the sixth Hawkeye overall.

Stribos started all 19 games recording three goals and four assist en route to her first all-region selection. She recorded 908 minutes in 2023 and played 4,558 minutes in her career, recording 14 goals and 11 assists.

The Brussels, Belgium, native joins her sisters Marike Stribos (2012) and Lokke Stribos (2019-22) who also earned all-region honors as Hawkeyes.

Iowa finished the 2023 season with a 13-6 overall record and an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance.