IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa swimming and diving head coach Nathan Mundt announced the promotion of Associate Head Coach Mona Groteguth on Thursday.

“We’re excited to announce the promotion of Mona Groteguth to Associate Head Coach,” Mundt said. “Mona is a tremendous asset for our program and has earned this distinction. I look forward to continuing to help her grow in the coaching profession, while also having her mentor our student-athletes at Iowa.”

Groteguth is in her third season with the University of Iowa women’s swimming & diving program.

In her two seasons as an assistant coach, Groteguth helped begin rebuilding the program as the Hawkeyes competed with a roster of 13 student-athletes in her first season. At the 2022 Big Ten Championships, Iowa had seven scoring performances and eight student-athletes garnered Academic All-Big Ten honors. In 2023, nine Hawkeyes earned points towards the team’s Big Ten Championship score and six were named to the Academic All-Big Ten list.

Groteguth joined the program after serving as an assistant coach for two seasons at TCU. While with the Horned Frogs, she helped the men’s and women’s team to back-to-back third-place Big 12 Conference finishes – the best for the program since 2012-13.

During her two seasons in Fort Worth, the Frogs set 22 school records and the team had 11 student-athletes post NCAA “B” qualifying standards. TCU received the CSCAA Scholar All-America team award both seasons (all four semesters), 51 athletes were Academic All-Big 12 selections and she coached nine CSCAA Scholar All-Americans.

Prior to joining the TCU staff, Groteguth coached at the University of Indianapolis from 2017-19. The men’s team won two GLVC Conference Championships (2018, 2019) and posted two third place finishes at the NCAA DII Championships (2018,2019). The women also had a pair of team runner-up showings in the GLVC in 2018 and 2019.

Groteguth also instructed a kinesiology undergraduate course at the University of Indianapolis.

As a competitor, Groteguth swam at North Texas from 2011-15, where she was a team captain her senior year. In 2008 and 2012, Groteguth was an Olympic Trials qualifier and in 2012, she was a “B” finalist in the 100 and 200 backstroke.

After graduating, Groteguth began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.

Groteguth graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from North Texas in 2015 before completing her master’s degree in organizational leadership from Lewis University in 2017.

Two of the three unbeatens in the Pioneer Football League race collide in Des Moines on Saturday when St. Thomas of Minnesota visits Drake. The Bulldogs are 2-0 in the league race after wins over Morehead State of Kentucky and Valparaiso.

That’s Drake coach Todd Stepsis. As he said in the previous cut the Bulldogs have won five straight league games dating back to last season.

St. Thomas is 3-0 in the PFL and the defense came up big the past two weeks in wins over Dayton and Butler.

Iowa State bids for its first road win of the season with a visit to Cincinnati in Big-12 player. The Cyclones stood 1-2 after a loss at Ohio but have bounced back to win two of their last three.

That is Cyclone tight end Easton Dean who says they remain focused on improvement even though they have been playing better the last few weeks.

Though more confident after a win over TCU Dean says the Cyclones must remain hungry.

Dean says he was confident the offense would improve after struggling early in the season.

The ACGC Chargers have had an incredible season thus far. The Chargers head into the regular season finale being a perfect 7-0 on the year following last week’s 42-18 win over Mount Ayr. The Chargers got off to a slow start only lead 7-6 after the first quarter. In the second quarter the Charger offense exploded for three consecutive touchdown drives to push the lead to 28-18 over the Raiders. The Chargers offense has been a ground and pound team all year long running the triple option offense. Head Coach Cody Mattewson has his Charger offense in the top of the state in rushing. Matthewson gives credit to the players for it being a collective effort and not relying on just one guy to carry the rock.

Matthewson gives a lot of credit to the offensive line for being a disciplined group and making the holes for the Charger runners to break off big carries.

This season has been a big change for the Chargers compared to last season. Last year the Chargers graduated their top three rushers and several key members up front on the line. But Coach Matthewson said what makes this group so special is the willingness to do whatever is asked of them at any point of the game. Coach Cody Matthewson said his kids just want one thing, and that is to win!

This week in the regular season finale the Chargers go on the road to Southwest Valley to take on a 2-5 Timberwolves team. Although the Chargers have a playoff spot locked up they aren’t looking forward to that and know they have to finish the season on a positive note and carry that momentum forward. Coach Matthewson said he believes the mentality that his team has on a day-to-day basis will give them a chance to win every night.

ACGC Chargers on the road at Southwest Valley Timberwolves Friday night at 7:00pm. Listen to the full interview with Head Coach Cody Matthewson below.

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The Big 12 Conference and Allstate today announced they are extending their partnership to feature Big 12 women’s athletics. This multi-year partnership locks in Allstate as an official partner of the Big 12 Conference, as well as its Football Championship. It also will see the insurance company become an official partner of Big 12 Women’s Athletics and Big 12 Pro Day.

“We are thrilled to see our Conference’s partnership with Allstate grow into one that showcases and supports our women’s sports at an unprecedented level,” said Commissioner Brett Yormark. “We are grateful for Allstate’s continued support, and we look forward to integrating them into the growth of Big 12 women’s athletics and new Conference events such as Pro Day.”

Allstate’s nets will continue to be featured at the Conference’s Football Championship. Additional partnership assets will go towards both Big 12 men’s and women’s sports. Through this partnership, Allstate will become the first-ever digital presenting partner of Big 12 women’s basketball. Additionally, women’s sports-centric content throughout the 2023-24 season will be created.

“Commissioner Yormark has created a unique vision for the Big 12,” said Elizabeth Brady, Allstate’s Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing, Customer and Communications Officer. “Expanding our reach into Big 12 women’s sports and becoming a part of new events like Pro Day brings exciting opportunities for us.”

As an official partner of the first-ever Big 12 Pro Day in 2024, Allstate will be the title sponsor of the Big 12 Pro Day community event and jobs fair, as well as digital assets and in-venue signage throughout the event. Big 12 Pro Day will take place at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.