MADISON, Wis. – University of Iowa men’s and women’s cross country opened postseason competition on Friday at the Big Ten Championships in Madison, Wisconsin.

The men’s 8,000-meter race started the day. The Hawkeyes earned 258 points and finished 10th overall.

Junior Max Murphy was Iowa’s leader, crossing the line in 25:21.3 – good for 34th overall. Senior Jack Pendergast scored for the fourth time this season, finishing in 26:01.1. Sophomore Brayden Burnett clocked a 26:03.7-time to finish third amongst Hawkeye runners – the highest placement of his career. Junior Ian Geisler (26:09.8) and sophomore Will Ryan (26:11.3) rounded out scoring for the Hawkeyes.

Wisconsin’s Bob Liking won the individual title for the third consecutive year, helping the Badgers clinch the team title with 19 points.

On the women’s side, the Hawkeyes placed 14th with 355 points in the 6,000-meter race.

Senior Abby Ryon led the charge for Iowa for the first time this season, posting a 22:49.3 mark. Fellow senior Amber Aesoph was right behind her and crossed the line in 22:52.7. Sophomore Jalyssa Blazek made her Big Ten Championship debut and finished in 22:57.6. Senior Alli Bookin-Nosbisch (23:10.4) and sophomore Aleah Tenpas (23:33.1) wrapped up the top five for the Hawkeyes.

Michigan State claimed the women’s title with 46 points, while Ohio State’s Addie Engel went back-to-back as the individual champion.

UP NEXT: The Hawkeyes prepare for the NCAA Midwest Regional meet in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Nov. 10.

HAWKEYE RESULTS
Men’s 8,000-meters
34. Max Murphy – 25:21.3
61. Jack Pendergast – 26:01.1
65. Brayden Burnett – 26:03.7
70. Ian Geisler – 26:09.8
72. Will Ryan – 26:11.3
73. Aidan King – 26:12.7
80. Luke Knepp – 26:24.3
85. Miles Wilson – 26:29.1
101. Carson Houg – 26:49.8
115. Yohana Yual – 27:12.0
121. Nate Harbert – 27:43.9

Women’s 6,000-meters
68. Abby Ryon – 22:49.3
72. Amber Aesoph – 22:52.7
80. Jalyssa Blazek – 22:57.6
89. Alli Bookin-Nosbisch – 23:10.4
104. Aleah Tenpas – 23:33.1
108. Grace Bookin-Nosbisch – 23:42.2
111. Rowan Boulter – 23:46.3
116. Cameron Kalaway – 23:52.6
118. Kelli Tosic – 23:53.0
132. Ellie Twedt – 24:08.6
140. Brooke McKee – 24:27.8
148. Audra Soderlind – 25:00.9

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa women’s wrestler, Marlynne Deede will compete in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic presented by Cliff Keen on November 21 at Rec Hall on the campus of Penn State.

Iowa is one of six schools that will be represented in the women’s freestyle matches.

Deede will face Life University’s Latifah McBryde. The Utah native is a fifth-year transfer in her first season as a Hawkeye. She is a four-time All-American and 2023 NCWWC National Champion.

The NWCA All-Star meet will include four women’s bouts:

116: #1Jaslynn Gallegos, North Central (NCAA)  vs #2 Samara Chavez, King (NCAA)

130: #1 Sarah Savidge, Life (NAIA) vs #2 Alexis Janiak, Aurora (NCAA)

136: #1 Adaugo Nwachukwu, William Penn (NAIA) vs #1 Yele Aycock, North Central (NCAA)

160: #1 Marlynne Deede, Iowa (NCAA) vs #1 Latifah McBryde, Life (NAIA) 

The event will begin at 6 p.m. CT and will be streamed live on FloWrestling.

Iowa State looks to maintain at least a share of second place in the Big 12 race on Saturday with a visit to Baylor. The Cyclones have won three of their last four games and coach Matt Campbell says Baylor is also playing better after a slow start.

That’s ISU coach Matt Campbell. Baylor is also coming off a win at Cincinnati.

Campbell says Baylor quarterback Blake Shapen is playing at a different level.

The Iowa State Cross Country meet will be taking place today October 27th and tomorrow Saturday October 28th. On Friday it will be classes 1A and 2A racing at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course, Fort Dodge.

The 1-A Girls Teams are Treynor, ACGC, Woodbine, and AHSTW.

The 1-A individual girls are Michelle Wilson a freshman from Exira-EHK, Carly Henderson junior from Riverside, Kylie Rochholz freshman from Panorama, Laicey Lutz freshman from Panorama, Madison Sporrer junior from Logan-Magnolia, Allysen Johnsen sophomore from Logan-Magnolia, Hannah Wilson junior from Fremont-Mills, Reagan Garrison junior from IKM Manning, Taylor Beckendorf junior from IKM Manning.

The 1-A Boys Teams are Woodbine, St. Albert, and ACGC.

The 1-A individual boys runners are Cody Dorscher junior from Griswold, Brody Henderson sophomore from Riverside, Dawson Henderson sophomore from Riverside, Mason McCready senior from Riverside, Brennan Boden junior from Tri-Center, Dane Gorham freshman from Boyer Valley, Tony Racine senior from Essex, Lane Sams senior from IKM Manning, Carter Buttry freshman from Sidney, and Noah Poldberg a junior from Panorama.

Classes 2-A and 3-A will run tomorrow Saturday October 28th at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course, Fort Dodge.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Three University of Iowa women’s soccer players received Big Ten Conference postseason recognition on Friday.

Fifth-year captain Samantha Cary was named Second Team All-Big Ten. Freshman Sofia Bush was an All-Big Ten Freshman Team selection and redshirt junior Zoë Bessert earned Big Ten Sportsmanship Team honors.

Cary won three Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week awards in 2023, the only conference player to earn that recognition multiple times this season.

Playing a team-high 1,467 minutes, Cary leads a Hawkeye defense that posted 10 clean sheets in the regular season.

Iowa’s .588 shutout percentage ranks second in the conference and is the program’s best since the 2014 season. The Hawkeyes allowed just two goals through the first 12 games of the year. Cary also has one goal and one assist.

Cary is a four-time Big Ten preseason honoree and three-time league all-academic selection.

Bush has been an instant-impact player for Iowa this season as a true freshman. Making 11 starts and participating in all 17 regular season games, the Marion, Iowa, native earned five points offensively at the midfielder position.

Bessert participated in six games this season, making one start on Senior Day against Southeast Missouri State. A leader on and off the pitch, she drilled a goal on her lone career shot, a penalty kick against Nebraska.

Eighth-seed Iowa (9-4-4, 3-4-3) opens Big Ten Tournament play at top-seed Michigan State (12-3-3, 7-1-2) in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Sunday, Oct. 29. Kickoff is set for Noon (CT). The winner will advance to the semifinals on Nov. 2, with the championship match to be played on Nov. 5. The semifinals and championship match will be played at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio.