Offensive MVP: Dalten Van Pelt, Running Back, Van Meter

Defensive MVP: Casey Trudo, Defensive End, Van Meter

First Team Offense
QB Jack Pettit, Van Meter*
RB Gavin Cornelison, ACGC*
RB Logan Cassady, Interstate-35
WR/TE Chris Schreck, Van Meter*
WR/TE Caelen DeVault, Nodaway Valley/O-M*
WR/TE Cade Ward, Interstate-35
OL Jared Wasson, Panorama
OL Lincoln Olsen, Van Meter*
OL Michael Steinfeldt, Van Meter
OL Victor Gonzalez, ACGC*
OL Cael Hoing, ACGC*
Utility Cayden Jensen, ACGC
Kicker Katie Lindsay, Van Meter*

First Team Defense
DL Ryley Snell, Interstate-35*
DL Avery Phillippi, Nodaway Valley*
DL Mike Banks, Van Meter*
DL Payton Jacobe, ACGC*
LB Ben Gilliland, Van Meter
LB Korbin Barck,Van Meter*
LB Reese Moore, Van Meter
LB Reid Rumelhart, ACGC*
DB Ganon Archer, Van Meter*
DB Carter Durflinger, Van Meter*
DB Charlie Crawford, ACGC*
DB Ryan Steinlage, Interstate-35
Punter Hunger Keller, West Central Valley

Second Team Offense

QB Jace Bedwell, Interstate-35
RB Hunter Keller, West Central Valley
RB Ryan Cogil, Panorama
WR/TE Boston DeVault, Nodaway Valley/O-M
WR/TE Caden Peterson, Van Meter
OL Zarrick Mortale, West Central Valley
OL Nic Grob, Van Meter
OL Hayden Tunink, ACGC
OL Dallas Jacobe, ACGC
OL TJ Duff, Interstate-35
Utility Brock Littler, ACGC
Kicker Caden Tost, Van Meter

Second Team Defense
DL Seth Reno, ACGC
DL Ethan Howard, Interstate-35
DL Adam Ayase, Nodaway Valle/OM
DL Jacob Walker, Panorama
LB Ben Marsh, ACGC
LB Kaedon Lindsay, West Central Valley
LB Chase Darst, Interstate-35
LB Cooper Anderson, Panorama
DB Ben Reyes, Interstate-35
DB Klayton Bremer, Panorama
DB Aydn Netten, Van Meter
DB Austin Kunkle, ACGC
Punter Logan Cassady, Interstate-35

Honorable Mention
ACGC: Blake Newby, Miles Kading, Michael Fuller
Interstate-35: Jack Maske, Brock Beeler, Cody Boyle
Nodaway Valley/O-M: Nathan Russell, Elliot Cooney, Carter Holder
Panorama: Josh VanWinkle, Nile Lindstrom, Gavin Godfrey
Van Meter: Kyler Young, Ryan Fisher, Ethan Weigel
West Central Valley: Wyatt Clemetson, Braiden Beane, Aiden Phippen

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Clarissa Chun has been named head coach of the University of Iowa women’s wrestling team. The announcement was made Thursday by Gary Barta, Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair.

“Clarissa is the perfect fit to lead us in our journey to build a championship women’s wrestling program,” said Barta. “Her credentials speak for themselves, and her approach and philosophy match well with our Win. Graduate. Do it Right. values.”

Chun is the first head coach in the history of the program. Iowa announced on Sept. 23, 2021, that it was adding women’s wrestling as an intercollegiate program, becoming the first NCAA Division I, Power Five conference institution to offer the sport.

“It is an honor to be involved in a historic and exciting opportunity for young women across the country to compete as Hawkeyes in women’s wrestling,” said Chun. “I want to thank Gary Barta, Barbara Burke and Tom Brands for their initiative and leadership, which is going to make a positive and lasting impact on the wrestling world. This didn’t happen overnight; it took a lot of hard work and investment from community members and the University of Iowa’s administration, and I send a sincere thank-you to all who have worked to make this happen.

“It is a privilege to be a part of the Hawkeye brand. With that comes great responsibility and high expectations. I am ready to meet those challenges and I am excited to build a winning program in Iowa City, Wrestling Town USA.”

“Gary Barta and Barbara Burke said from the beginning that they would target the best person for the job and that’s exactly what they did,” said Iowa men’s wrestling head coach Tom Brands. “Clarissa Chun has charisma. She has credentials. She has championships. She commands respect and the wrestlers that come to school here are going to love her. This is a big deal for the University of Iowa.”

Chun joins the Iowa women’s wrestling program from USA Wrestling, where she was an assistant coach on the women’s national team from 2017-21. Working on staff with former Hawkeye national champion and women’s national team head coach Terry Steiner, Chun helped lead the United States to 17 World medals, including seven gold, four silver and six bronzes, as well as an Olympic gold, Olympic silver and two Olympic bronzes.

“I am grateful for Coach Terry Steiner’s leadership and mentorship and look forward to continuing our partnership and developing future national, world and Olympic champions for the United States of America. I cannot thank USA Wrestling enough for helping me grow as a person and coach,” said Chun.

In the United States’ most recent showing at the 2021 World Championships in Oslo, Norway, the women’s team won two gold, two silver and three bronze medals, a historic seven-medal performance that led Team USA to a second-place finish.

Prior to being hired at USA Wrestling, Chun was among the most accomplished athletes in international wrestling. 

A two-time Olympian, she took fifth at the 2008 Beijing Games before earning a bronze medal at the 2012 London Games, competing at 48 kg. Chun wrestled at five Senior World Championships, which included a gold-medal performance at the 2008 Worlds in Tokyo. She also competed at the 2000, 2009, 2011 and 2012 World Championships.

During her career, Chun won five U.S. Open titles. She was a 2011 Pan American Games silver medalist and won four gold medals at the Pan American Championships. She was a runner-up at four U.S. World Team Trials and three U.S. Opens, in a career which spanned 18 years competing at the Senior level.

Chun competed for Missouri Valley College, where she was a star on one of the pioneer women’s college wrestling team programs. She made the Senior Women’s National Team while still a student at Missouri Valley.

After leaving college, Chun became a U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete for many years, but has also trained at Regional Training Centers on college campuses.

Chun has coaching experience at both the international and college levels. She was a member of the men’s wrestling staff at West Virginia University, serving as the program’s Operations Assistant while also training at the Regional Training Center.

Chun will be inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in June, 2022. She is one of only four females bestowed Distinguished Member honors. In 2018, Chun was inducted into the Missouri Valley College Hall of Fame, Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame and Roosevelt High School Hall of Fame.

Most Valuable Player: Lane Spieker, CAM (12)
Offensive Player of the Year: Gavin Smith, Audubon (12)
Lineman of the Year: Dylan Hoefer, Woodbine (12)
Defensive Player of the Year: Joe Kauffman, CAM (12)

First Team Offense
QB-Gavin Smith, Audubon
RB-Lane Spieker, CAM
RB-Carter Andreasen, Audubon
TE/WR-Paul Freund, Woodbine
TE/WR-Tyler Kingery, Exira-EHK
OL-Cooper Nielsen, Audubon
OL-Reese Oglesbee, CAM
OL-Easton Nelson, Exira-EHK
Kicker-Matthew Beisswenger, Audubon
Utility-Cory Bantam, Woodbine

First Team Defense
DL-Dylan Hoefer, Woodbine
DL-Cade Ticknor, CAM
DL-Joey Schramm, Audubon
LB-Joe Kauffman, CAM
LB-Sage Evans, West Harrison
LB-Trey Petersen, Exira-EHK
DB-Tanner Oswald, Coon Rapids-Bayard
DB-Carson Wood, Boyer Valley
Punter-Trevor Malone, Boyer Valley
Utility-Colby Rich, CAM
Returner-Gabe Gilgen, West Harrison

Second Team Offense
QB-Braydon Hast, Boyer Valley
RB-Walker Rife, West Harrison
RB-Easton Hayes, Coon Rapids-Bayard
TE/WR-Braden Wessel, Audubon
TE/WR-Cameron Cline, Woodbine
OL-Alex Foran, Audubon
OL-Gavyn Jessen, CAM
OL-Nolan Hensley, CAM
Kicker-Manny Beisswenger, Audubon
Utility-Drew Volkmann, Boyer Valley

Second Team Defense
DL-Garrett Christiansen, Audubon
DL-Gavin Kelly, Woodbine
DL-Braxton Marxen, Exira-EHK
LB-Bobby Gross, Boyer Valley
LB-Preston McAlister, Coon Rapids-Bayard
LB-Jack Follmann, CAM
DB-Jaidan TenEyck, Boyer Valley
DB-Austin Williams, CAM
Punter-Koleson Evans, West Harrison
Utility-Gavin Larsen, Audubon
Returner-Omarion Floyd, Coon Rapids-Bayard

Honorable Mention
Audubon: Brandon Jensen, Jackson Deist
Boyer Valley: Charlie Brasel, Ben Lantz
CAM: Ethan Follmann, Sam Foreman
Coon Rapids-Bayard: Jacob Estrada, Clark Sievers
Exira-EHK: Aiden Flathers, Derrek Kommes
West Harrison: Mason McIntosh, Brady Melby
Woodbine: Colton Walsh, Sloan Smith

2021 Preseason Iowa Girls Basketball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Thursday, Nov. 18

Class 1A
School 20-21 Record
1 Newell-Fonda 26-1
2 Algona Bishop Garrigan 25-2
3 Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 24-1
4 Springville 21-5
5 North Linn 21-3
6 MMCRU 21-3
7 Burlington Notre Dame 19-2
8 North Mahaska 15-4
9 Westwood 19-5
10 Storm Lake St. Mary’s 19-4
11 St. Ansgar 22-2
12 Maquoketa Valley 25-1
13 Montezuma 23-2
14 Kingsley-Pierson 23-2
15 Stanton 20-3

Class 2A
School 20-21 Record
1 Dike-New Hartford 26-0
2 Nodaway Valley 24-1
3 Grundy Center 19-4
4 Central Lyon 20-3
5 Denver 18-5
6 Panorama 19-5
7 Cascade 15-7
8 Sibley-Ocheyedan 16-6
9 West Hancock 19-6
10 Treynor 20-5
11 Jesup 13-9
12 West Fork 14-8
13 South Central Calhoun 14-9
14 Underwood 19-4
15 North Union 15-7

Class 3A
School 20-21 Record
1 Unity Christian 25-2
2 Ballard 24-1
3 West Lyon 24-2
4 Cherokee 23-1
5 Clear Lake 19-2
6 Estherville-Lincoln Central 18-6
7 Center Point-Urbana 15-7
8 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 13-9
9 West Liberty 16-6
10 West Marshall 13-8
11 Roland-Story 17-5
12 Des Moines Christian 20-4
13 Davenport Assumption 8-12
14 Vinton-Shellsburg 18-5
15 Nevada 12-10

Class 4A
School 20-21 Record
1 Glenwood 21-4
2 Indianola 18-5
3 Central DeWitt 16-3
4 Cedar Rapids Xavier 10-7
5 Dallas Center-Grimes 21-3
6 Bishop Heelan 17-6
7 North Scott 16-3
8 Solon 17-6
9 Winterset 14-9
10 Grinnell 16-8
11 Mason City 7-13
12 Spencer 15-8
13 Benton Community 15-8
14 North Polk 15-8
15 Waverly-Shell Rock 21-3

Class 5A
School 20-21 Record
1 Johnston 18-2
2 Waterloo West 19-2
3 Cedar Falls 17-4
4 Iowa City High 10-5
5 Southeast Polk 15-4
6 Des Moines Roosevelt 10-2
7 West Des Moines Valley 10-7
8 Iowa City West 14-4
9 Ankeny Centennial 16-3
10 Cedar Rapids Washington 13-4
11 Dowling Catholic 11-7
12 Waukee Northwest 0-0
13 Sioux City East 18-5
14 Pleasant Valley 10-9
15 Bettendorf 10-

DES MOINES, Iowa – A big second quarter effort turned the tide for No. 14 Iowa State (3-0) as the Cyclones left the Knapp Center with a 98-76 win over Drake (1-2) Thursday night. After being down by double figures early in the second quarter, the Cyclones struck back with a 30-point second quarter and 28-point third quarter to turn the tide of the contest and give ISU the win. The 98 points is the most the Cyclones have ever scored against Drake.

Iowa State was led by Ashley Joens, who put up her 12th career 30-point game with 31 points on 11-of-19 shooting, including five 3-pointers. Joens also posted her 32nd career double-double with 10 rebounds. She was joined in double figures by Aubrey Joens (career-high 18), Lexi Donarski (17), Emily Ryan (13) and Denae Fritz (12).

Player of the Game
Ashley Joens. It was a typical all-around effort for the ISU star, who notched her 12th career 30-point game with 31 points and her 32nd career double-double with 10 rebounds. She also had four assists and three steals.

Up Next
Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum on Sunday to take on Southern at Noon. The game will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa connected on a school record 20 three pointers and raced by Alabama State 108-82. Jordan Bohannon was four of eight from behind the arc as he became the Big Ten’s all time leader in three pointers.

Bohannon on the record.

Keegan Murray had 26-points as the Hawks improve to 4-0 but Bohannon knows the schedule gets much more difficult soon.

Photo Credit: Joe Wollum

The CAM Cougars are your 2021 8-Player State Champions. CAM came out on top of a wild one with Easton Valley 42-40 on Thursday morning at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.

It was a battle to the very end and it started fast with the two teams scoring three times in the first 5 minutes of the game. Easton Valley struck first with an Andin Farrell touchdown catch from Conor Gruver and they wouldn’t trail until late in the third quarter. The River Hawks got up 21-6 late in the first but CAM clawed back within five by halftime. Lane Spieker scored on a 40-yard run with 4:12 left in the half and Cade Ticknor tacked on a two point conversion to make it 27-22 at the break.

Easton Valley came out strong in the second half with an 11-play drive that was capped off by a Conor Gruver 1 yard sneak to make it 33-22 after a failed conversion. CAM then responded once again. Lane Spieker ripped off a 48-yard touchdown run two plays later to make it 33-28. The Cougars then got the ball back and went 7 plays and 70 yards to take the lead for the first time. Spieker hit Cade Ticknor on a 50-yard touchdown pass where Ticknor went up high to make a terrific catch. Ticknor added the 2pt conversion and CAM went up 36-33.

CAM then came up with a huge defensive play. Easton Valley had driven all the way down to the Cougar 10 yard line but CAM came up with a huge stop on a big push by Colton Erickson in the middle and got the ball back. 8-plays later Spieker scored on a 23-yard run to put the Cougars up 42-33. Easton Valley didn’t go away quietly though. The River Hawks hit a 45-yard touchdown pass from Gruver to Aidan Gruver and hit a PAT to cut the lead to 42-40 with 2:52 left. CAM  was forced to punt the ball back to Easton Valley with 2:08 left but the Cougar defense held firm. The River Hawks had 1st and 10 at their own 32 but missed on two pass plays before getting two straight penalties to back em up to 3rd and 20. Two more incompletions and the Cougars earned victory formation and their first ever State Championship. CAM Head Coach Barry Bower was filled with joy for his team and community.

Coach Bower said his team found a way to make the big plays in the second half to get the win. He talked about those important defensive stops.

CAM senior Lane Spieker shared what it means to be a State Champion.

Spieker said they knew they could get it done if they executed well.

Senior Cade Ticknor talked about the difference later in the game.

CAM Head Coach Barry Bower and his former Coach Dean Downer

Spieker finished with 222 yards and 3 scores on the ground and 243 yards with 2 scores through the air. He finishes the most prolific rushing season in history with 3,462 yards and 72 touchdowns. Ticknor had a huge game as well with 80 yards on the ground and 1 score and 2 catches for 57 yards and a touchdown. CAM outgained Easton Valley 514-425 for the game. The Cougars cap off a historic season at 13-0.

Listen to full postgame audio below. Coach Bower, Cade Ticknor, and Lane Spieker.

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(Radio Iowa) – Top ranked Harlan plays number three Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Friday afternoon in the 3A championship game in the UNI-Dome. Harlan won last year’s meeting in the semifinals and Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley coach Cory Brandt says that loss helped his team.

Brandt says Harlan has an experienced and explosive offense.

Harlan coach Todd Bladt says the Nighthawks are a well rounded team.

Bladt says it is a match-up of two outstanding defenses.

Thursday, November 18

EIGHT-PLAYER

CAM, Anita 42, Easton Valley 40 *CAM wins its 1st ever State Championship! BOX SCORE

See full recap HERE

CLASS A

West Hancock, Britt 19, Grundy Center 14 | BOX SCORE

West Hancock built a 19-7 lead in the third quarter and held off a Grundy Center rally. The Spartans drove all the way down to the West Hancock 9 yard line but time ran out. Logan Knaack’s tan to the 9 on the final play and the Spartans desperately tried to line up to spike the ball and stop the clock, but it was too late. Grundy Center outgained West Hancock 344-251 but still came up short. Matthew Francis rushed for 119 yards and 1 touchdown to lead West Hancock.

CLASS 1A

Van Meter 17, West Sioux, Hawarden 14 | BOX SCORE

Katie Lindsay made a 27-yard field goal with 7:21 left that proved to be the winning margin for the Bulldogs. She becomes the first girl to score points in a football championship game. Dalten Van Pelt rushed for 122 yards and Jack Pettit rushed for a score and threw another to give Van Meter the title. They win it after finishing as runners-up last season.

CLASS 4A

Lewis Central 32, Xavier, Cedar Rapids 24  3OT

Braylon Kmmrad scored on a 1 yard plunge in triple overtime and the Titans came up with two straight goal line stands at the 1 yard line to grab the victory. The game ended in a 10-10 tie in regulation and both teams scored touchdowns with PAT’s in the first two overtime periods. There was a lengthy delay before the third overtime because the lights at the UNI-Dome went out because they were on a timer for 10:00 p.m.

Braylon Kammrad threw for 121 yards and 2 touchdowns for Lewis Central and Jonathan Humpal added 92 yards and a score on the ground. Iowa State recruit Hunter Deyo had 2.5 tackles for loss.

(Radio Iowa) – Drake hosts 14th ranked Iowa State in an in-state women’s basketball contest tonight (Thursday night) in Des Moines. Under first year coach Allison Pohlman the Bulldogs are 1-1 and looking to bounce back from a home loss to South Dakota.

Pohlman says this is a typical Bill Fennelly coach Cyclone squad.

The Cyclones are 2-0 and Fennelly says the in-state games are big for all of the teams.

This will be ISU’s first road game of the season.