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AMES, Iowa – After guiding the Iowa State men’s basketball team to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight season and signing the highest-rated recruiting class in program history, head coach T.J. Otzelberger has been rewarded with a two-year contract extension, Cyclone Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard announced today.

Otzelberger’s contract now extends through June 30, 2029, and his total compensation will increase to $2.5M on July 1, 2023, $3M on July 1, 2024 and $3.5M on July 1, 2025, followed by $100,000 increases for each subsequent contract year. All other terms of his original contract remain unchanged.

Only the third coach in the program’s 116-year history to lead Iowa State to the NCAA Tournament in each of their first two seasons on the ISU bench, Otzelberger’s 2022-23 Cyclones went 19-14 overall and 9-9 in the Big 12 Conference, good for fifth place in the nation’s toughest league. Iowa State produced a nation-leading six victories over Associated Press (AP) Top 10 teams and was one of two teams to register eight or more wins over AP Top 25 teams, as Texas (10) and Iowa State (nine) led the nation. ISU’s nine AP Top 25 wins tied the program’s single-season record first set during the 2013-14 season and matched a year later.

Otzelberger’s 41 wins rank fourth among Cyclone head coaches in their first two seasons at the helm. He owns a 41-27 (.603) record in two seasons at Iowa State, and a 140-90 (.609) record in seven years as a Division I head coach.

Four Cyclones earned 2022-23 honors by the Big 12 Conference coaches. Gabe Kalscheur garnered second-team All-Big 12 honors and was also named to the Big 12 All-Defensive team. Jaren Holmes was named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention, while also earning a spot on the Big 12 All-Newcomer team. Osun Osunniyi also earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors. Tamin Lipsey picked up a spot on the Big 12 All-Freshman team. Kalscheur also received NABC All-District 8 second-team recognition and played in the Reese’s College All-Star Game, leading the West Team to victory.

Iowa State signed the highest-ranked recruiting class in school history, a consensus Top 10 class by ESPN (8th), 247 (9th) and Rivals (10th). Five-star signee Omaha Biliew, a McDonald’s All-American, and four-star signee Milan Momcilovic, Wisconsin’s consensus Player of the Year and a MaxPreps All-American, headline the four-member class that also includes Kayden Fish and Jelani Hamilton.

Otzelberger’s debut season in Ames produced a 22-13 overall record, the school’s 21^st NCAA Tournament bid and sixth Sweet 16 appearance en route to a season-ending ranking of No. 23 in the coaches poll. ISU registered the third-best improvement in NCAA history, a +20-win improvement over the program’s 2020-21 record.

Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association
Boys Soccer Rankings
04/09/2023

Class 1A

1. Treynor
2. West Central Valley
3. Hudson
4. Gladbrook-Reinbeck
5. Western Christian
6. Unity Christian
7. AHSTW
8. Beckman Catholic
9. Hillcrest Academy
10. Tri-Center
11. West Branch
12. West Liberty
13. Pella Christian
14. Iowa City Regina
15. Riverside
16. DM Christian

Class 2A

1. Gilbert
2. Assumption
3. Bishop Heelan
4. Nevada
5. Knoxville
6. Center Point-Urbana
7. Harlan 
8. Greene County
9. Chariton
10. Grinnell
11. Hampton-Dumont-CAL
12. Aplington-Parkersbrug
13. Glenwood
14. Williamsburg
15. Perry
16. Independence

Class 3A

1. DM Hoover
2. ADM
3. Fort Madison
4. Humboldt
5. Dallas Center-Grimes
6. LeMars
7. Newton
8. Washington
9. Webster City
10. Marion
11. Storm Lake
12. Urbandale
13. Fairfield
14. Carlisle
15. Spencer
16. Mount Vernon

Class 4A

1. Dowling Catholic
2. CR Kennedy
3. Dubuque Senior
4. Ankeny Centennial
5. Muscatine
6. Valley
7. Pleasant Valley
8. Bettendorf
9. SC North
10. DM Roosevelt
11. Linn-Mar
12. Johnston
13. Ottumwa
14. DM East
15. CR Prairie
16. SE Polk

Iowa State running back Jirehl Brock is back on the field for spring drills and getting ready for his senior season. Brock missed the final two games last year after suffering a broken foot. It capped an injury plagued season for Brock that saw him appear in 10 games while leading ISU with 445 yards of rushing.

Brock says he is working his way back into football shape.

Brock had high hopes for the 2022 season after replacing All-American Breece Hall.

Brock is hoping to stay injury free next season but realizes there are no guarantees.

Offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase says a healthy Brock would be a big lift for the offense.

Scheelhaase has been impressed with how Brock has looked this spring.

The Cyclones close out spring drills April 22nd

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State women’s basketball players Ashley Joens and Stephanie Soares have both received invites to attend the WNBA Draft on Monday, April 10 at Spring Studios New York in Manhattan, New York. The draft will start at 6 p.m. (CT) and be televised on ESPN.

Joens and Soares are among the 15 players invited to the WNBA Draft this year.

Joens, a two-time All-American and three-time recipient of the Cheryl Miller Award, recently wrapped up one of the greatest college careers in Division I women’s basketball. The Iowa City, Iowa, native, finished her career ninth all-time in Division I history with 3,060 points. Joens averaged 21.6 points and 9.7 rebounds as a senior.

Soares, a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, started all 13 games in her only season with Iowa State before suffering a knee injury against Oklahoma on January 8. At the time of her injury, Soares was averaging 14.4 points and 9.9 rebounds, while shooting 54.4 percent from the field. She also averaged 3.0 blocks per game.

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Kris Murray (24) during a photo shoot at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA on Monday, September 13, 2021. (Stephen Mally/hawkeyesports.com)

Iowa All-American Kris Murray is headed to the NBA.
Murray announced via social media he will forgo his senior season and enter the NBA Draft. Murray averaged better than 20 points and nearly eight rebounds for an Iowa team that finished 19-14 and made it to the opening round of the NCAA Tournament before being eliminated by Auburn. He shot 34 percent from three point range in being named first team All-Big Ten and a third team All-American.

GIRLS SOCCER

West Central Valley 10, Creston 0

BOYS SOCCER

Carroll 8, Logan-Magnolia 0
West Central Valley 2, Creston 0

GIRLS GOLF

East Union 252, Bedford NTS, Hamburg NTS
Medalist: Kenra Sleep, Bedford, 54
Runner-Up: Gwen Nixon, East Union, 55

Moravia 252, Wayne 257

BOYS GOLF

Bedford 164, East Union 210, Hamburg 234
Medalist: Keith Thompson, Hamburg, 33
Runner-Up: Michah Johnson, Bedford, 39

GIRLS TENNIS

Ballard 9, Audubon 0
Dallas Center-Grimes 7, Audubon 2
(A: The Wheelers got wins from Audrey Jensen at #1 Singles 8-2 and Briley Belnap at #5 singles 8-5.)

Dick Morrison Relays at Red Oak
04/07/2023

Glenwood won the AA division and Stanton won the Class A division of the Dick Morrison Relays at Red Oak on Thursday night.

A Division Team Scores

1. Stanton 132
2. Griswold 117
3. Southwest Valley 107
4. Lenox 81
5. Bedford 61
6. Sidney 44
7. Essex 28

Stanton picked up event wins from Lauren Johnson 400M, Carly Roberts 1500M, Elly McDonald 100M Hurdles, Addison Olson 400M Hurdles, 4x100M Relay, 4x200M Relay, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay.

Griswold won the 4x400M Relay (Whitney Pennock, Addison Adams, Emma Mundorf, Erynn Peterson 4:41.14), 4x800M Relay (Dakota Reynolds, Kate Tischer, Josie Millikan, Erynn Peterson 12:15.48), and Distance Medley (Kyleigh Hering, R’Nya Kirchoff, Marissa Askeland, Dakota Reynolds 5:03.62).

Southwest Valley’s Emma Cooper won the 100M and 200M.

AA Division Team Scores

1. Glenwood 202
2. Clarinda 201
3. Shenandoah 91
4. Red Oak 36

Glenwood picked up wins from Zoie Carda 100M, Allison Koontz 200M, Brookly Schultz 400M, 4x400M Relay, 4x800M Relay, Distance Medley, Shuttle Hurdle Relay, Keisi Duran High Jump, Abi Hiller Discus.

Clarinda’s Mayson Hartley won the 800M, 1500M, and 3000M.

Full results: 2023DickMorrisonRelays

The Iowa Hawkeye baseball team opens a three game Big Ten series tonight (Friday night) at Indiana. The Hawkeyes opened the league race by dropping two of three games against Maryland. Indiana is 5-1 in the Big Ten and is 15-0 this season at home.

That’s Iowa coach Rick Heller who expects Brody Brecht to take the mound in Friday’s opener. He took a line drive off of his ankle in last week’s start against Maryland.

Heller hopes eventually Iowa’s starting pitchers will eat up more innings but for right now the key remains the bullpen and an offense that averages nearly nine runs per game.

Iowa is 21-6 overall.