IOWA CITY, Iowa – – With the potential of continued social distancing measures during the 2021 football season, a need for future equipment upgrade and overall increases in operation expenses, the University of Iowa Athletics Department and Iowa Northern Railway Company made the decision now is the right time to end this unique gameday experience.

For over 15 years, the Hawkeye Express passenger train has been a part of the Hawkeye football gameday experience. An average of 3,700 fans boarded the train in Coralville and enjoyed a 10-minute trip to Kinnick Stadium each game during the 2019 football season.

“The Hawkeye Express has been a wonderful part of our Hawkeye football gameday experience,” said Matt Henderson, UI senior associate athletics director. “While it was a difficult decision to make, we all agree it is the right decision. This experience would not have occurred without the Sabin family and their Iowa Northern Railway Company.

“We want to thank our partners at the Iowa Interstate Railway, City of Coralville, and business owners near the loading area of the Hawkeye Express,” said Henderson. “A big thank-you goes out to all of the individuals associated with the gameday operations of the Hawkeye Express.”

The Hawkeye Express is owned by the Iowa Northern Railway Company and runs on the track owned by the Iowa Interstate Railroad, which operates between Council Bluffs and Chicago.

“My father, Iowa Northern President Dan Sabin along with Bob Bowlsby (former Iowa athletics director) and Mark Jennings (former Iowa associate athletics director) came up with this unique idea from the past and we have had a lot of fun running this operation since 2004,” said Josh Sabin, Iowa Northern Railway director of administration. “A lot of time and energy goes into this endeavor, but our staff and volunteers have truly enjoyed this experience and seeing the enjoyment of the fans. There is not a good time to close the book on this type of experience, but this decision made sense to both parties.  We are grateful for all the fans who made the train part of their gameday, truly!”

For the 2021 season, fans who enjoyed the Hawkeye Express as their gameday transportation are encouraged to utilize the public parking options around Kinnick Stadium, including free parking at the Hancher or Finkbine commuter lots.  Additional parking information will be posted to www.hawkeyesports.com/gameday.

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Class A Team Scores

Full results HERE.

Class B Team Scores

Full results HERE.

Class 1A Team Scores

Brenna Godfread won the 800M Run for the Fillies. They also got wins from Christine Johnson in the 1500M, Sara Morales in the Discus and Shot Put, 4x100M Relay, 4x200M Relay, 4x800M Relay, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay.

Full results HERE.

Class 2A Team Scores

Glenwood won 11 events on their way to the team title. Emma Hughes led the way with wins in the 800M, 1500M, and 3000M. Atlantic got wins from Haley Rasmussen in the 200M and 400M. The Trojans also won the Distance Medley.

Full results HERE.

Treynor got wins in the following events: Evan Smith-100M, Todd Pedersen-200M, Sid Schaaf-400M, Noah James-110M Hurdles and High Jump, 4x100M Relay, 4x400M Relay, 4x800M Relay, and Sprint Medley. Audubon’s Gavin Smith won the 400M Hurdles and the Wheelers took the Shuttle Hurdle Relay.

Full results HERE.

Underwood won 8 events en route to the team title. Aliyah Humphrey had a phenomenal night with wins in the 200M, 400M, and Long Jump. Riverside got wins in the 4x100M Relay, 4x800M Relay, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay. AHSTW’s Holly Hoepner won the 100M Hurdles and 400M Hurdles. The Lady Vikes also had Chloe Falkena grab the 3000M. Peyton Pogge of Tri-Center won the 1500M. Molly Venteicher was 2nd in the Shot Put for CAM.

Full results HERE.

GIRLS TENNIS

Kuemper 6, Atlantic 3
Atlantic Singles Winners: Nellie Grooms, Addie Schmitt. Atlantic Doubles Winners: McFadden/Schmitt. ATL_BG21_Kuemper_results

Clarke 6, Southwest Valley 3
Red Oak 6, Creston 3
Shenandoah 5, Clarinda 4
St. Albert 5, CB Abraham Lincoln 4
Denison-Schleswig 6, Audubon 3.

BOYS TENNIS

Kuemper 5, Atlantic 4
Atlantic singles winners: Ethan Sturm, Hunter Weppler. Atlantic Doubles Winners: Grant and Ethan Sturm, Bodie Johnson/Dayton Templeton. ATL_BG21_Kuemper_results

CB Abraham Lincoln 7, St. Albert 2
Creston 8, Red Oak 1
Denison-Schleswig 6, Audubon 0
Shenandoah 5, Clarinda 4

GIRLS GOLF

East Union 245, Southwest Valley 260. Medalist: Abby Harper, East Union (54)
Glenwood 225, Treynor 227. Medalist: Haley Woods, Glenwood (47)
Missouri Valley 246, AHSTW 258. Medalist: Ally Meyers, AHSTW (50)

BOYS GOLF

Kuemper 163, Atlantic 164. Medalist: Braden Smith, Atlantic (37) AtlanticKuemperBoys04062021
Clarinda 164, Shenandoah 199. Medalist: Cooper Neal, Clarinda (39)
Missouri Valley 184, AHSTW 197. Medalist: Jackson Travis, Missouri Valley (38)
Southwest Valley 202, East Union 211. Medalist: Storm Hoadley, East Union (49)

GIRLS SOCCER

Atlantic 4, Missouri Valley 0. (Jada Jensen with 2 goals and 2 assists. Complete game shutout for Edria Brummer in net.)
CB Abraham Lincoln 2, Bishop Heelan 1
East Sac County 9, Logan-Magnolia 0
West Central Valley/Nodaway Valley 6, AHSTW 0
Panorama 6, Des Moines Hoover 0

BOYS SOCCER

Atlantic 7, Missouri Valley 2
CB Abraham Lincoln 8, Bishop Heelan 0
Des Moines Hoover 12, Panorama 2
West Central Valley/Nodaway Valley 9, AHSTW 0

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Senior Luka Garza became the University of Iowa’s first winner of the John R. Wooden Player of the Year Award. The announcement was made Tuesday evening by the Los Angeles Athletic Club during ESPN SportsCenter.

Garza, the most dominant player in men’s college basketball, swept all the major postseason awards (Wooden, Naismith, Associated Press, Oscar Robertson, NABC, Lute Olson, Sporting News) to become the consensus unanimous national player of the year for 2021. Garza

“Winning the Wooden Award means so much to myself and my family,” said Garza. “John Wooden was someone my grandfather was friends with, and someone who I was taught a lot about growing up. I studied the Pyramid, and many of his books to try and become the teammate and player that could win a championship. I can’t thank Coach McCaffery and his staff enough for their role in helping me develop on and off the floor. I have had amazing teammates along the way, and I would not be here without them. I want to thank my family for their undying support of me throughout my career. Lastly, thank you to the University of Iowa for changing my life. I am so proud to bring this award to the University of Iowa for the first time.”

Voting took place from March 15-22, 2021. As insisted upon by Coach Wooden at the Award’s creation 45 years ago, all players were certified by their universities as meeting or exceeding the criteria of the John R. Wooden Award.

2021 LUKA GARZA HONORS

• •  John R. Wooden Player of the Year Award & All-American
• •  Naismith Trophy
• •  Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award
• •  Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
• •  Oscar Robertson Trophy
• •  NABC Division I Player of the Year
• •  Senior CLASS Award
• •  Sporting News, Basketball Times, The Athletic National Player of the Year
• •  Big Ten Men’s Basketball Player of the Year
• •  USBWA District VI Player of the Year
• •  NABC Pete Newell Big Man of the Year
• •  First Team All-America (NABC, Associated Press, Sporting News, USBWA)
• •  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Finalist
• •  Big Ten All-Tournament Team honoree
• •  Three-time Big Ten Player of the Week

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has announced his complete support staff.

Otzelberger has named Nate Schmidt as the Cyclones’ recruiting and player development coordinator, Pete Link as the head strength and conditioning coordinator and Blake Wetherington as the recruiting and scouting coordinator. Julie Voss also returns for her 44^th year as the administrative specialist for men’s basketball.

Otzelberger previously announced he was retaining director of basketball operations Micah Byars.

Nate Schmidt returns to Iowa State where he spent three seasons under Fred Hoiberg and Steve Prohm as a graduate assistant and coordinator of player development from 2014-2017, helping the Cyclones to a 72-32 record, three NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of Big 12 Tournament titles.

“Nate takes a tremendous amount of pride in the development of student-athletes and will be an important member of our staff,” Otzelberger said.

After leaving Iowa State, Schmidt was an assistant coach at Indian Hills Community College for two seasons, before spending the summer of 2019 in Las Vegas training former Cyclone greats Georges Niang, Nazareth Mitrou-Long and Will Clyburn.

Schmidt then spent the 2019-20 season as video coordinator for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G-League. The Ypsilanti, Michigan native followed that with a stint on Otzelberger’s staff at UNLV and served as the director of player development last season.

Pete Link, a Farley, Iowa native, returns to Iowa State to serve as Otzelberger’s head strength and conditioning coordinator after spending last season in the same role at UNLV. Prior to his time in Las Vegas, Link was the Iowa State men’s basketball strength and conditioning coach from 2016-20, the women’s basketball strength and conditioning coach from 2012-16 and assistant director of strength and conditioning for Olympic sports from 2008-12.

“Pete’s work ethic, expertise and ability to connect with student-athletes will impact our program immediately,” Otzelberger said.

In his previous role with the ISU men’s basketball program, Link helped the Cyclones win 72 games and a pair of Big 12 Tournament titles. He assisted in the development of NBA lottery pick Tyrese Haliburton and future professionals Monte Morris, Naz Mitrou-Long, Deonte Burton, Matt Thomas, Marial Shayok and Talen Horton-Tucker, among others.

BlaKe Wetherington, who has served as a graduate assistant the last three seasons, will continue on Otzelberger’s staff as a recruiting and scouting coordinator. In his role he will assist the staff with developing and maintaining the Iowa State men’s basketball brand, as well other recruiting and scouting duties.

“In my time back here, Blake has demonstrated his talent, creativity and attention to detail in bettering our program each day,” Otzelberger said.

The Mayfield, Kentucky native was key in the development of three future NBA players in Marial Shayok, Talen Horton-Tucker and Tyrese Haliburton. He was also the creative mind behind all recruiting graphics for the Cyclones and in 2021 was selected as one of 22 graduate assistants across all levels to be a part of the inaugural GA Top Connect GALA.

In his seven years working in college basketball as a manager (Murray State) and graduate assistant, Wetherington has been a part of four team championships (regular season and tournament).

Otzelberger also said that Julie Voss continues in her role as basketball office assistant for the 44^th year. Voss has worked for nine Cyclone head coaches and plays a vital role in the day-to-day operations of the program. She has been in the program for 19 of Iowa State’s 20 NCAA Tournament appearances.

“Julie has an unparalleled passion and enthusiasm for Iowa State basketball and the Ames community and has been a valued member of our program for many years,” Otzelberger said.

(Radio Iowa) – There is an in-state softball contest in Cedar Falls Wednesday when Northern Iowa hosts Iowa State. The Cyclones are 23-11 overall and beat the Panthers 12-2 back in early February. UNI coach Ryan Jacobs.

Jacobs says the Cyclones are good in all phases.

UNI is 15-13.