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IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa football senior punter Tory Taylor and junior cornerback Cooper DeJean have been named to ESPN’s midseason All-America team on Tuesday.
Taylor, an Australia native, has punted an FBS-best 45 times this season with only one touchback. He ranks first in the conference and fourth in the country in average yards per punt (48.3). Nineteen of his 45 punts have been for 50+ yards, while 17 have been downed inside the 20.
Taylor has earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors each of the last two weeks and has been included in Ray’s 8, which recognizes top punting performances nationally, four of the first six weeks of 2023.
DeJean is fourth on the Hawkeyes with 36 tackles, he has 1.5 tackles for loss, two pass break-ups and two interceptions, including one in the end zone against Michigan State. DeJean has played 309 snaps this season in coverage without giving up a touchdown.
The Odebolt, Iowa, native is leading the Big Ten and ranks 13th nationally with a 13.0 punt return average and he is one of 29 players in the country with a punt return touchdown. DeJean returned a punt 70 yards for a game-deciding score against Michigan State late in the fourth quarter.
No. 24 Iowa (6-1, 3-1) will host Minnesota (3-3, 1-2) on Saturday on Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City (2:33 p.m. CT, NBC).
(Minneapolis, MN) — After taking an extra week to recover from a thorough beating by the Wolverines, the Gophers are back on the grind this week getting ready for the Hawkeyes. The Gophers were drilled 52-10 on Oct. 7th at Huntington Bank Stadium. Now they will travel to Iowa City on Saturday afternoon to face a Hawkeyes team that P.J. Fleck has never beaten. The Gophers have dropped eight straight to the Hawkeyes having last beat them in 2014. They’ve also dropped 10 straight at Kinnick Stadium dating all the way back to 1999. Kick off on Saturday is 2:30 P-M. Gopher head coach PJ Fleck on how he assesses his team to this point of the season
Fleck on what stands out about the Hawkeyes
Fleck says you can look at their game against the Badgers to see how good the Hawkeyes are this season
Fleck on Gopher QB Athan Kaliakmanis
Fleck on the rivalry with Iowa
Fleck says the Gophers know how much this rivalry means to the program
Fleck on the Hawkeyes defense
Fleck on the danger of Hawkeyes kick returner Cooper DeJean
Fleck on going to Iowa City to face the Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa women’s basketball team is ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 released on Tuesday. It ties the program’s highest preseason ranking. (1994)
The Hawkeyes have been ranked in the AP Preseason Top 10 in three consecutive seasons and for the sixth time in school history.
In the USA Today Coaches Poll, Iowa tabbed the No. 3 team the country. A year ago, Iowa was No. 6 in their preseason poll.
A season ago, Iowa was ranked No. 4 nationally in the AP Preseason Poll and tallied a program-best 31 victories. Iowa is coming off a historic season in which it finished NCAA national runners-up and was second in the country in attendance.
Senior guard Caitlin Clark, who was the consensus National Player of the Year, Collegiate Woman of the Year and AAU Sullivan Award winner, averaged 27.8 points, 8.6 assists and 7.1 rebounds per game. Seniors Gabbie Marshall and Kate Martin, and sophomore Hannah Stuelke also return for Lisa Bluder’s 24th season as Iowa’s head coach.
The Hawkeyes were also tabbed as the Big Ten preseason favorite. Clark was voted 2023-24 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, while being a unanimous First Team All-Big Ten selection.
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The nationally ranked Hawkeyes are set to host Clarke University in its second exhibition of the season inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 2 p.m. (CT). The game will broadcast on BTN+ and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
CHICAGO, Ill. – The nation’s premier wrestling conference returns to the Big Ten Network in search of a 17th consecutive NCAA Championship, with 24 duals and Big Ten Wrestling Championships coverage airing live on BTN and the FOX Sports app.
Action begins on Sunday, Dec. 3, with the defending national champions and No. 1 team in the nation as Penn State hosts No. 24 Lehigh at 2 p.m. ET. No. 7 Ohio State will take on two ranked non-conference opponents at the start of the year, as No. 15 Pittsburgh visits on Dec. 10 at noon ET and No. 2 Cornell heads to Columbus on Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. ET.
Conference wrestling on the network begins in 2024 with primetime matchup on Friday, Jan. 12, between No. 8 Iowa and No. 5 Nebraska at 7 p.m. ET. The following Friday, Jan. 19, is home to a tripleheader of action with No. 5 Nebraska at No. 16 Minnesota, No. 1 Penn State at No. 9 Michigan and Purdue at No. 8 Iowa squaring off. Throughout the remainder of January and February, Friday night wrestling on BTN will be a mainstay with primetime duals.
Additional schedule highlights include a Friday doubleheader on Feb. 9, when No. 9 Michigan takes on No. 5 Nebraska at 7 p.m. ET ahead of No. 1 Penn State traveling to No. 8 Iowa at 9 p.m. ET. To close out the regular season, No. 25 Wisconsin visits No. 8 Iowa and No. 5 Nebraska competes in Happy Valley against top-ranked Penn State on Sunday, Feb. 18.
More than 80 additional contests will be available for streaming on B1G+, BTN’s home for non-televised events and on-demand archives. B1G+ is home to coverage of the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, supplemental coverage of the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, Soldier Salute, Zingo Nationals and the University of Iowa women’s wrestling team’s first ever home event, the “Trailblazer Duals.” Subscription options include a conference wrestling pass, which delivers all Big Ten wrestling on B1G+, for just $69.99 per year.
B1G Wrestling & Beyond will return in January of 2024 with host Rick Pizzo and analyst Shane Sparks taking you around the Big Ten with an assortment of highlights, analysis and guests. Additional coverage includes the return of On The Mat, BTN’s multi-platform, behind-the-scenes look at Big Ten wrestling, as well as BTN’s Big Ten wrestling Instagram page.
According to Intermat’s preseason rankings, the Big Ten has 11 teams ranked in the top 30. Defending national champion Penn State leads the way at No. 1, followed by No. 5 Nebraska, No. 7 Ohio State, No. 8 Iowa, No. 9 Michigan, No. 14 Rutgers, No. 16 Minnesota, No. 18 Illinois, No. 22 Maryland, No. 25 Wisconsin and No. 29 Indiana.
2023-24 Big Ten Network Wrestling Schedule
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Home Team | Time (ET) | |
| Sunday | 12/3/2023 | Lehigh | at | Penn State | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday | 12/10/2023 | Pittsburgh | at | Ohio State | 12:00 PM |
| Friday | 1/5/2024 | Cornell | at | Ohio State | 8:00 PM |
| Friday | 1/12/2024 | Iowa | at | Nebraska | 7:00 PM |
| Monday | 1/15/2024 | Minnesota | at | Iowa | 8:00 PM |
| Friday | 1/19/2024 | Penn State | at | Michigan | 6:00 PM |
| Friday | 1/19/2024 | Purdue | at | Iowa | 8:00 PM |
| Friday | 1/19/2024 | Nebraska | at | Minnesota | 10:00 PM |
| Sunday | 1/21/2024 | Ohio State | at | Wisconsin | 3:00 PM |
| Friday | 1/26/2024 | Michigan | at | Ohio State | 7:00 PM |
| Friday | 1/26/2024 | Iowa | at | Illinois | 9:00 PM |
| Sunday | 1/28/2024 | Penn State | at | Maryland | 12:00 PM |
| Sunday | 1/28/2024 | Nebraska | at | Wisconsin | 2:00 PM |
| Friday | 2/2/2024 | Ohio State | at | Penn State | 6:30 PM |
| Friday | 2/2/2024 | Iowa | at | Michigan | 8:30 PM |
| Sunday | 2/4/2024 | Michigan State | at | Indiana | 12:00 PM |
| Sunday | 2/4/2024 | Northwestern | at | Minnesota | 2:00 PM |
| Friday | 2/9/2024 | Michigan | at | Nebraska | 7:00 PM |
| Friday | 2/9/2024 | Penn State | at | Iowa | 9:00 PM |
| Monday | 2/12/2024 | Rutgers | at | Penn State | 7:00 PM |
| Friday | 2/16/2024 | Ohio State | at | Michigan State | 7:00 PM |
| Friday | 2/16/2024 | Wisconsin | at | Minnesota | 9:00 PM |
| Sunday | 2/18/2024 | Wisconsin | at | Iowa | 2:00 PM |
| Sunday | 2/18/2024 | Nebraska | at | Penn State | 4:00 PM |
| Saturday | 3/9/2024 | Session 1 | at | B1G Championships | 10:00 AM |
| Saturday | 3/9/2024 | Session 2 | at | B1G Championships | 7:00 PM |
| Sunday | 3/10/2024 | Championships | at | B1G Championships | 4:30 PM |
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Head coach Tom Brands released the complete University of Iowa wrestling schedule for the 2023-24 season on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes will host six duals inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena this season.
Here are notes about the 2023-24 season:
– Iowa opens the season traveling to California to face Cal Baptist in Riverside on Nov. 4. The Hawkeyes also travel to Iowa State (Nov. 26), Penn (Dec. 1) and Oklahoma State (Feb. 25).
– The team’s first home dual at Carver Hawkeye Arena is on Nov. 19 against Oregon State on Mediacom Mat. The Hawkeyes will also host Columbia (Dec. 10) in a nonconference home dual.
– Iowa will close out the 2023 calendar year competing in the Soldier Salute at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. The event will take place on Dec. 29-30.
– The Hawkeyes host Minnesota (Jan. 15), Purdue (Jan. 19), Penn State (Feb. 9) and Wisconsin (Feb. 18) in Big Ten duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
– Iowa travels for league road duals at Nebraska (Jan. 12), Illinois (Jan. 26), Northwestern (Jan. 28) and Michigan (Feb. 2).
– The postseason begins at the Big Ten Championships on March 9-10 in College Park, Maryland, while the 2024 NCAA Championships will be held from March 21-23 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Iowa is coming off a 2022-23 season where it posted a 15-1 overall and 7-1 Big Ten mark. The Hawkeyes placed second at both the Big Ten and NCAA Championships. Iowa crowned two Big Ten champions and had six All-Americans. The program had 14 Academic All-Big Ten selections for a second straight year — tied for the second highest total in school history.
Trinity Christian 3-South O’Brien 0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-21)
West Bend-Mallard 3-GTRA 0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-15)
George-Little Rock 3-Harris-Lake Park 0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-12)
River Valley 3-Ar-We-Va 0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-9)
Audubon 3-Coon Rapids-Bayard 0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-13)
Glidden-Ralston 3-IKM-Manning 2 (25-15, 18-25, 23-25, 25-14, 15-6)
Boyer Valley 3-West Harrison 0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-16)
Lamoni 3-East Union 0 (25-20, 25-11, 25-23)
Sidney 3-Essex 0 (25-4, 25-15, 25-8)
East Mills 3-Hamburg 0 (25-5, 25-12, 25-10)
St. Albert 3-Heartland Christian 0 (25-11, 25-9, 25-4)
Bedford 3-Diagonal 0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-8)
Griswold 3-Fremont-Mills 0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-22)
Lenox 3-Mount Ayr 2 ()
Twin Cedars 3-Melcher-Dallas 0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-18)
Mormon Trail 3-Southeast Warren 0 (27-25, 25-12, 25-22)
Seymour 3-Wayne 0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-14)
CAM 3-Martensdale-St Marys 0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-11)
Earlham 3-Murray 0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-13)
Riverside 3-Woodbine 0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-13)
Underwood 3-AHSTW 1 (25-17, 25-16, 19-25, 26-24)
Pella Christian 3-Interstate 35 0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-9)
Panorama 3-West Central Valley 2 (25-15, 14-25, 17-25, 25-21, 15-12)
Woodward-Granger 3-Madrid 0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-13)
The Riverside Bulldogs team looked sharp in their Class 1A Region 4 match against Woodbine. The Woodbine Tigers came out swinging in the first to go back and forth against the swinging Bulldogs. At one point Riverside was up 20-15 and Woodbine came all the way back to make it 22-20. Then Sophia Taylor added a few kills in the set to help the Bulldogs take it 25-20 Taylor on the night had 10 kills and 5 digs.
In the second and third sets Riverside was led by Ayla Richardson with 34 assists, 1 ace, 2 digs and Elly Henderson with 9 kills, 2 aces, 2 digs, 1 block. Both found success targeting the back row with their serves. The two sets were much cleaner and filled with more energy to help Riverside sweep Woodbine 25-13 in both sets.
Riverside Head Volleyball Coach Brooke Flathers was pleased with the adjustments her team made in the last two sets.
The feeling of enjoyment did not last long for Coach Flathers as she quickly focused back to practice and preparing for their next match.
Next up for Riverside volleyball is a road trip for round 2 of Class 1A Region 4 post season action. The Bulldogs will face the Earlham Cardinals who also won their first match 3-0 against Murray. Coach Flathers is not taking the matchup lightly.
They face off Wednesday October 18th at 7pm in the Earlham high school gym.
The CAM Cougars continued their current hot streak as they defeated Martensdale St-Mary in dominating fashion. The Cougars came into class 1A Region 4 playoffs with a streak of three wins in a row and 6 of their last 7. The Cougars got off to a slow start falling down 5-2 early in set 1 before going on a incredible run to take the set 25-11. Head Coach Jenna Mcdonald said it has been a constant effort all season long to not get to down on themselves after mistakes and trying to keep a positive energy amongst the girls.
The Cougars continued that run well into the second set where they were led by their senior star Eva Steffensen who dominated the second set from all areas of the floor including front net where she pounded several kills to provide a huge energy spark for the Cougars and also added in a ace in the set as well. The Cougars would win the second set 25-10. In the third and final set the Cougars were led by another senior in Emma Follmann who was set up at the night several times by her younger sister freshman Courtney Follmann. Coach Mcdonald was impressed with both her senior leaders tonight.
The Cougars who swept the set winning 3-0 now advance to the Regional quarterfinals Wednesday night where they will be back on their home floor to take on the winner of Exira-EHK and Orient-Macksburg. Coach Mcdonald and her team know they have to take the playoffs one step at a time and understand it’s win or go home.
BILOXI, Miss. – Iowa Men’s golf finished round two of play at the Fallen Oaks Collegiate Invitational. The tournament features four top-30 ranked opponents, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Ole Miss, No. 10 Mississippi State, and No. 27 SMU. Iowa is in 11th place heading into the final round.
Junior Ian Meyer is leading the way for the Hawkeyes tied for 29th place. Meyer shot 1-over par on the back nine and finished the second round shooting 78 (+6).
Fifth-year Mac McClear finished as the low scorer for the Hawkeyes in the second round of the tournament carding 73 (+1). McClear shot 2-under par on his second nine to move forward 19 spots in the standings.
Josh Lundmark, competing individually, is tied for 34th place at 6-over par. Lundmark’s par three average of 3.00 (E) is tied for fourth in the tournament.
No. 2 Auburn is at the top of the leaderboard heading into the final round. Auburn shot 5-under par in the second round to get to 11-under par for the tournament.
HAWKEYE SCORECARD
| 11 | Team | 298 | 306 | — | +18 | 604 |
| T29 | Ian Meyer | 71 | 78 | — | +5 | 149 |
| T42 | Mac McClear | 78 | 73 | — | +7 | 151 |
| T50 | Max Tjoa | 74 | 78 | — | +8 | 152 |
| T58 | Noah Kent | 75 | 78 | — | +9 | 153 |
| T66 | Hogan Hansen | 81 | 77 | — | +14 | 158 |
| T34 | *Josh Lundmark | 70 | 80 | — | +6 | 150 |
Competing Individually
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The final round of the Fallen Oak Collegiate will take place on Tuesday. This will conclude Iowa’s fall season.
Women’s and men’s basketball programs will preview the 2023-24 season at the Big 12 Basketball Tipoff, presented by Old Trapper on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 17-18, in Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center.
Head coaches and student-athletes will meet with the media in a variety of interview sessions with women’s programs scheduled for Tuesday while men’s teams appear on Wednesday. Big 12 Now on ESPN+ will provide two different feeds of coverage each day with the main set simulcast on ESPNU from 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CT.
The Women’s Tipoff telecast will feature a series of Q&A sessions with head coaches and student-athletes moderated by Missy Heidrick as well as on-set interviews with ESPN’s Kris Budden, Hannah Wing and Hall of Famer and former Texas Tech standout Sheryl Swoopes. Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark will open the event with an 8:30 a.m. CT press conference.
Men’s Tipoff interviews will be conducted by Budden, Wing and Fran Fraschilla on Wednesday. A feed of head coaches’ press conferences will also be available from 9:10-10:50 a.m. CT and 1:30-3:25 p.m. CT.
The Kid Reporters program returns to the Tipoff for the second year, as third and fourth graders at KIPP Elementary School, a public charter elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, will interview student-athletes and coaches. Third-graders McKinley Tucker and Kyree Harbour along with fourth-graders Maceio Jones and Kinsley Sowell will participate in the event. Content created by the Kid Reporters will be shared throughout the basketball season.
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