KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks’ weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Joe Brummer. We take a look back at the week four loss at Ballard and look ahead to the week five road trip to start District play against the ADM Tigers.

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MVAOCOU XC Meet
09/23/2021

Girls Team Scores

1. Hinton 68
2. South Central Calhoun 87
3. Denison-Schleswig 88
4. Woodbury Central-KP 95
5. Lawton-Bronson 121
6. MVAOCOU 123
7. Ridge View 159
8. South O’Brien 165
9. Westwood 208

Girls Individual Top Ten

1. Lola Mendlik, Denison 20:24.30
2. Krika Kuntz, Woodbury Central-KP
3. Hannah O’Donnell, MVAOCOU
4. Emma Schroeder, East Sac County
5. Jaycie Vohs, Ridge View
6. Taja Conley, South O’Brien
7. Jolee Mesz, Lawton-Bronson
8. Breanne Patterson, South Central Calhoun
9. Ava Lang, Hinton
10. Chloe Judisch, South Central Calhoun

Boys Team Scores

1. Woodbine 66
2. Denison-Schleswig 92
3. MVAOCOU 108
4. West Monona 110
5. Siouxland Christian 119
6. South Central Calhoun 146
7. Woodbury Central-KP 154
8. Ridge View 180
9. Hinton 180
10. East Sac County 242
11. South O’Brien 256

Boys Individual Top Ten

1. Dyami Berridge, Winnebago 16:53.54
2. Tristen Jessen, Woodbury Central-KP
3. Gunner Wagner, Woodbine
4. Leo Flores, Denison-Schleswig
5. Landon Bendgen, Woodbine
6. Kael Hamann, MVAOCOU
7. Ricky Ledesma, Denison
8. Alex Wilford, Siouxland
9. Eein McKinley, West Monona
10. Sam Brannon, Siouxland

Full results HERE.

ACGC CC Invitiational
ACGC High School
09/23/2021

Boys Team Scores

1. ACGC 29
2. Norwalk JV 32
3. Perry 89
4. Van Meter 96
5. CAM 141

Boys Individual Top Ten

1. Trevin Suhr, ACGC 17:08
2. Ethan Franklin, Norwalk JV
3. Justin Reinhart, ACGC
4. Andrew Mahaffey, ACGC
5. Zach Ung, Norwalk JV
6. Fithawi Andemichael, Perry
7. Nathan Stocker, Norwalk JV
8. Daniel Webster, Norwalk JV
9. Kaden Thompson, ACGC
10. Don Agisha, Norwalk JV

Girls Team Scores

1. Van Meter 32
2. ACGC 49
3. Perry 77
4. West Central Valley 82
5. CAM 135

Girls Individual Top Ten

1. Clare Kelly, Van Meter 21:25
2. May Kelly, Van Meter
3. Jaylene Karolus, Perry
4. Taitlin Koch, West Central Valley
5. Ava Campbell, ACGC
6. Hayden Coffman, ACGC
7. Zalina Mose, West Central Valley
8. Emma McCoy, Van Meter
9. Brooklyn Fryar, Van Meter
10. Adalyn Benson, ACGC

Full results HERE

Audubon XC Invitatoinal
09/23/2021

Boys Team Scores

1. IKM-Manning 28
2. Riverside 47
3. Heartland Christian 57

Boys Individual Top Ten

1. Nicholas Milner, Heartland Christian
2. Mason McCready, Riverside
3. Lane Sams, IKM-Manning
4. Caden Keller, IKM-Manning
5. Blake Allen, Underwood
6. Jackson Deist, Audubon
7. Timothy Conner, IKM-Manning
8. Eric Duhachek, Riverside
9. Joel McLaws, IKM-Manning
10. Gavin Andersen, Heartland Christian

Full boys results HERE.

Girls Team: IKM-Manning was the only team participating with a full squad so they win the meet with 15 points.

Girls Individual Top Ten

1. Stefi Beisswenger, Audubon
2. Grace Steinmetz, Heartland Christian
3. Hannah Thygesen, Audubon
4. Emily Albertsen, IKM-Manning
5. Becca Cody, Riverside
6. Bridget Bracy, Orient-Macksburg
7. Ella Petersen, Exira-EHK
8. Reagan Garrison, IKM-Manning
9. Jordyn Reimer, Underwood
10. Julianna Stribe, IKM-Manning

Full results HERE.

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

(3-0) Clarinda 25-25-27 Mount Ayr 19-15-25
(3-0) Lewis Central 25-25-25, Shenandoah 7-18-11
(3-0) Red Oak 25-25-25, Creston 11-9-16
(3-1) St. Albert 25-25-15-25, Atlantic 17-23-25-23 (A: Lexi Noelck 23 assists, 7 kills)

Western Iowa Conference 

Rolling Valley Conference 

(3-0) Boyer Valley 25-26-25, Ar-We-Va 12-24-11
(3-0) CAM 25-25-25, West Harrison 15-13-16
(3-0) Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 25-25-25, Paton-Churdan 17-17-17
(3-1) Woodbine 23-25-25-25, Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-17-23-14

Corner Conference

(3-0) Fremont-Mills 25-26-25, East Atchison 10-24-8

Bluegrass Conference 

(3-0) Ankeny Christian Academy 25-25-25 Diagonal 11-15-10
(3-0) Lamoni 25-25-25 Murray 9-15-15

8-Player

District 10
CAM @ Audubon
Bedford @ Exira-EHK- ON SPARTAN MEDIA
Coon Rapids-Bayard @ West Harrison
Boyer Valley @ Woodbine- ON WOODBINE TIGER VISION and BVTV

District 9
Fremont-Mills @ East Mills
Griswold @ East Union
Bedford @ Exira-EHK
Lenox @ Stanton-Essex

District 8
Murray @ Martensdale-St. Marys
Southeast Warren @ Montezuma
Lamoni @ Mormon Trail
Moravia @ Seymour

Class A

District 7
Riverside @ AHSTW
Mount Ayr @ Sidney
Wayne @ Southwest Valley
Earlham @ St. Albert

District 8
Tri-Center @ IKM-Manning- ON KDSNTV
Woodbury Central @ Lawton-Bronson
Missouri Valley @ Logan-Magnolia
Hinton @ Westwood

Class 1A

District 7
Panorama @ I-35
ACGC @ Nodaway Valley
Van Meter @ West Central Valley

District 8
West Monona @ Kuemper Catholic
Underwood @ MVAOCOU
Treynor @ East Sac County- ON ESCN

Class 2A

District 8
Greene County @ Clarinda
Shenandoah @ Clarke
Des Moines Christian @ Red Oak

Class 3A

District 6
Atlantic @ ADM- ON KJAN and KJANTV
Saydel @ Harlan
Creston @ Knoxville

Class 4A

District 6
Winterset @ Dallas Center-Grimes
Lewis Central @ CB Thomas Jefferson
Glenwood @ DM Hoover

Class 5A

District 2
Sioux City North @ Ames
CB Abraham Lincoln @ Dowling Catholic
Johnston @ Waukee

The Atlantic Trojans (1-3) football team hits the road to Adel to start district play on Friday night against the ADM Tigers (3-1). Atlantic is looking to turn the page after a rough non-district portion of the schedule. The Trojans got the offense churning in a week 3 win over Shenandoah but couldn’t carry any of that over into last week’s road trip to Ballard. Atlantic will now have another tough test against an ADM squad that has had some success spreading opponents out and running the ball well with quarterback Matt Dufoe. Atlantic Head Coach Joe Brummer said slowing down Dufoe will have to be priority number one.

The Trojans will stack up against a traditional 4-3 defense from the Tigers this week and Coach Brummer said he hopes to see a rotated lineup up front start to prove themselves.

The Trojans and Tigers will kickoff at 7:00 p.m. on Friday night in Adel. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call of the game on AM 1220, FM 101.1, online at KJAN.com, and live video will be available on KJANTV. Catch a full interview with Coach Brummer on Trojan Preview at 4:45 p.m. and then catch our weekly pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? at 6:00 p.m. That will be followed by our pregame coverage at 6:30 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Former Iowa State softball star Sami Williams has advanced to the next stage of the NCAA Woman of the Year Award, as she has been selected to the top 30. There were 10 student-athletes selected from each of the three NCAA divisions.

Established in 1991, the NCAA Woman of the Year award is rooted in Title IX and recognizes graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their NCAA eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.

Selected from 535 school nominees — a group that was then narrowed to 154 nominees by conference offices — the Top 30 honorees include 10 from each of the three NCAA divisions. All have demonstrated excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership. The honorees represent 12 sports and an array of academic majors, including biology, psychology, mechanical engineering, education, software engineering and anthropology. Williams is one of two softball players among the top 30 and the only from the NCAA Division I level.

“We are thrilled to recognize the 30 honorees selected this year,” said John Kietzmann, chair of the selection committee and associate director of athletics for marketing at Metropolitan State University of Denver. “These women excelled in the classroom and competition, while still prioritizing serving their peers and communities despite the challenges they faced during the pandemic. They represent the thousands of women competing in college sports each year, and we congratulate them for their incredible achievements.”

Williams capped her career as one of the greatest players in Iowa State history. She put together a staggering statistical season in 2021, while leading the Cyclone program to new heights. Williams broke single-season program records for batting average (.446) and home runs (21) on the year with 54 RBI and an incredible .902 slugging percentage.

The native of Laguna Niguel, California, is departing Iowa State as the school’s all-time leader in hits (329), doubles (79), home runs (67), RBI (180), runs scored (212), at-bats (833) and games played (253). Williams is also the Big 12’s all-time leader in career hits, doubles and total bases (627). Her 79 career doubles are tied for third-most in NCAA DI softball history. Her 627 total bases are fourth-most in NCAA history.
Williams is ISU’s all-time winningest player, having appeared in 128 victories during her time in the Cardinal & Gold. In 2021, she helped Iowa State earn the program’s first top-25 ranking in the NFCA Coaches’ poll on Feb. 23 following a 9-1 start to the season. She then led ISU to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1988, and first NCAA Regional Final appearance.

Off the field, Williams was a finalist for the 2021 Senior CLASS Award, and was one of five student-athletes nationally to be named a Senior CLASS Award Softball First Team All-American. She is also a four-time CoSIDA Academic All-American – the first student-athlete in the history of Iowa State Athletics to earn the honor four times.

The selection committee will determine the top three honorees in each division from the Top 30, and the nine finalists will be announced this fall. From those nine finalists, the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics will choose the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year.

On Tuesday, Nov. 9, during a virtual awards ceremony, the Top 30 honorees will be celebrated, and the NCAA Woman of the Year will be named.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Athletics Department is adding women’s wrestling as an intercollegiate program, becoming the first NCAA Division I, Power Five conference institution to offer the sport.

“This is an exciting day for the university, our department and the sport of women’s wrestling,” said Gary Barta, the Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair.  “Our wrestling history and success makes this a perfect fit. We are confident that at Iowa, our women’s wrestling student-athletes will have the opportunity to compete at the highest level athletically and academically.”

The NCAA recognized women’s wrestling as an emerging sport in 2020 for all three divisions. Currently, there are 45 intercollegiate women’s wrestling programs, including five in the state of Iowa. In addition, 32 states have a sanctioned high school girl’s wrestling state championships. In Iowa, the state tournament is sponsored by the Iowa Coaches Association and over 600 girls participated in high school wrestling a year ago.

“This is important to a lot of people for a lot of reasons,” said Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands. “This is historic. This needed to happen and it’s appropriate that it is happening first at the University of Iowa. There is no greater place in the world to wrestle than Iowa City, Iowa, and with our new wrestling facility we are prepared to offer world-class training for both our Hawkeye men and women.”

Iowa athletics is in the midst of the Carver Circle Campaign, a campaign that supports a new world-class wrestling training facility. The facility, which will be funded entirely by gifts, will be located south of Carver-Hawkeye Arena and connected to the arena by a tunnel. It will include coaches’ offices, locker rooms and expanded training space for the men’s and women’s programs.

“Enthusiasm and financial support from our wrestling fans and alumni is tremendous. There is continued momentum with the Carver Circle Campaign along with private support to fund the start-up of women’s wrestling,” said Barta.

With the addition of women’s wrestling, Iowa will offer 22 sports, including 14 women’s teams and eight men’s teams. The university previously added women’s rowing in 1994 and women’s soccer in 1996

“We are committed to gender equity and Title IX compliance,” said Barta. “As the national landscape related to enrollment continues to change, adding women’s wrestling puts us in a better position for the future.”

A national search for Iowa’s women’s wrestling head coach will begin this fall with plans to begin competing in the 2023-24 year.