(hawekeyesports.com) IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team fell to Michigan,90-80, on Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Mediacom court in the Big Ten home opener.

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Three University of Iowa women’s wrestling student-athletes competed and finished in the top four at the North Central College Invitational on Sunday in the Residence Hall of the North Central Recreation Center.

At 123 pounds, freshman Cali Leng went 4-2 on the day earning a fourth-place finish. Leng started the day with a 7-6 decision over North Central’s Dakota Drew. In round two, Leng notched a pin against Ileah Brown of Schreiner, in 2:34. Moving to the quarterfinals, Leng captured a 12-2 technical fall over Bethany Regione of Aurora. Sending her to the semifinals, Leng fell to North Central’s first-ranked Amani Jones, via a pin in 2:35, to place her on the backside. Leng defeated Josie Davis of Campbellsville via an 8-2 decision, putting her in the third-place match. After a hard-fought six minutes, Leng came up short to William Jewell’s Alexandra Waitsman, via an 8-7 decision.

Also representing at 123 pounds, Ava Rose secured a second-place finish with a record of 4-1. After an injury default from her opponent in the first round, Rose made quick work in round two with a 12-2 tech. fall over Sandie Pfeil of Augustana. The freshman notched another tech. fall in the quarterfinals against Angela LoRusso of Adrian College, 10-0. In the semifinals, Rose downed William Jewell’s Alexandra Waitsman via a 14-8 decision. Rose met first-ranked Amani Jones of North Central, where she fell short of the win via a 10-0 tech. fall.

At 136 pounds, Sophomore Anakya Besco joined her teammate in taking home a silver medal, finishing the day 5-1. In the preliminary round, Besco earned a tech. fall over Carthage College’s Jennifer Villagomez, 11-1. Besco continued into round one with another tech. fall downing Brooke Schuenemann of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 14-4. In the second round, the sophomore defeated North Central’s Halle White, via 10-0 tech. fall. Sending her to the quarterfinals, Besco earned a decision, 2-0, over Marissa Sanabria of Lindenwood. In the semifinals, Besco met Campbellsville’s Gabriella Perez, notching another win via decision, 3-2. In the first-place matchup, Besco fought hard but ultimately fell to Alondra Morales of North Central, via an 8-0 decision.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH CLARISSA CHUN

“I thought it was a great competition for our women to finish up before the end of the semester. They wrestled hard and battled within themselves and on the mat to come out with a strong finish. The women that came to wrestle are learning and growing in specific areas and finding ways to execute on the mat in competitions. This is a great time of year to work on it. A lot of great things happened today; I am very proud of them. They all made mid-match and mid-competition adjustments and brought out their best selves in the end. Nothing to hang our heads on, great efforts from each and every one of them today.”

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Nine Hawkeyes will travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, next Sunday to compete against the Wartburg Knights in the Las Vegas Desert Duals.

(hawkeyesports.com) MADISON, Wis. – The fourth-ranked Iowa women’s basketball team opened Big Ten play defeating Wisconsin, 87-65, on Sunday afternoon inside a sold-out Kohl Center. Iowa improved to 10-1 this season.

All-American Caitlin Clark had nearly a double-double with 28 points, nine rebounds, and five assists. Sophomore Hannah Stuelke scored a career high in Big Ten play with 21 points off the bench.

After the first quarter, the score was tied at 21 as Clark led all scoring with eight points followed by Stuelke with seven points. The Hawkeyes were scrappy with four steals and 11 rebounds.

Graduate Student Kate Martin sunk the first triple for the Hawkeyes midway through the second quarter to give Iowa a five-point lead after trailing for most the game up until this point. A three in the final seconds of the second quarter by Clark put the Hawkeyes up 43-33 at the break.

The Hawkeyes ran away with it in the second half going on a 27-18 run, shooting 66.7%, in the third quarter. Iowa went on a 7-0 run midst of the fourth quarter to solidify the win.

Iowa led for the entirety of the second half. Junior Sydney Affolter made her mark on defense with twelve rebounds. Every available player recorded minutes in today’s matchup.

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The fourth-ranked Hawkeyes will hit the road for a neutral site tilt for the HyVee Hawkeye Showcase against Cleveland State on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. (CT) inside a sold-out Wells Fargo Arena. The game will broadcast on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior DB Cooper DeJean, senior LB Jay Higgins and junior RB Leshon Williams were named Roy J. Carver Most Valuable Players as the Iowa football program announced its 2023 team awards on Sunday.

2023 IOWA FOOTBALL TEAM AWARDS 

ROY CARVER MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS: Leshon Williams (O), Jay Higgins (D), Cooper DeJean (D)

PERMANENT TEAM CAPTAINS: Luke Lachey (O), Joe Evans (D), Jay Higgins (D), Tory Taylor (ST)

HAYDEN FRY “EXTRA HEARTBEAT” AWARD: Logan Jones (O), Luke Lachey (O), Mason Richman (O), Joe Evans (D),

Jay Higgins (D), Logan Lee (D), Cooper DeJean (ST), Tory Taylor (ST)

FOREST EVASHEVSKI ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: Aaron Graves

IRON HAWK AWARD: Joe Evans

REGGIE ROBY SPECIAL TEAMS AWARD: Cooper DeJean (overall), Tory Taylor (specialist)

TEAM LEADER AWARD: Andrew Lentsch (O), Judah Mallette (O), Cael Winter (O), Brian Allen (D),

Amare Bickham (D), Ben Kueter (D/ST), Kahlil Tate (D/ST), Jack Laughlin (ST), Zach Lutmer (ST)

BRETT GREENWOOD AWARD: Nick DeJong, Kyler Fisher, Quinn Schulte

COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD: Jermari Harris

COACHES APPRECIATION AWARD: Connor Colby (O), Nico Ragaini (O), Steven Stilianos (O),

Leshon Williams (O), Yahya Black (D), Deontae Craig (D), Cooper DeJean (D), Nick Jackson (D),

Noah Shannon (D), Luke Elkin (ST), Kyler Fisher (ST), Jaxon Rexroth (ST), Jayden Montgomery (ST)

TEAM HUSTLE AWARD: Erick All (O), Gennings Dunker (O), Addison Ostrenga (O), Sebastian Castro (D),

Ethan Hurkett (D), Quinn Schulte (D), Deavin Hilson (ST), John Nestor (ST), Max White (ST)

NEXT MAN IN AWARD: Kaleb Brown (O), Tyler Elsbury (O), Deacon Hill (O), Kaleb Johnson (O),

Addison Ostrenga (O), Deshaun Lee (D), John Nestor (ST), Kaden Wetjen (ST)

BUMP ELLIOTT AWARD: Hotel Kirkwood Staff

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: Greg Morris

The Atlantic boys’ swim team scored one second, a third, three fourth-place finishes, and three fifth-place finishes at Marshalltown on Saturday.

Marshalltown won the team title with 79 points, Cedar Rapids, Kennedy, 75, Newton, 54, Spencer, 44, and Atlantic, 33.

Trojan Results: 

2×100 Yard Freestyle, 2nd-Keaten Rieken, Kyler Rieken

200 Yard Freestyle Relay 3rd-Kyler Rieken, Hunter Quist, Abe Schechinger, Keaten Rieken

2×200 Yard Freestyle Relay 4th-Keaten Rieken, Kyler Rieken

2×100 Yard Backstroke 4th-Hunter Quist, Lucas Doyle

400 Yard Freestyle 4th-Keaton Rieken, Abe Schechinger, Hunter Quist, Kyle Rieken

200 Yard Medley Relay 5th-Lucas Doyle, Paxtyn Meek, Abe Schechinger, Ownen Botos

2×500 Freestyle Relay 5th-Hunter Quist, Lucas Doyle

2×100 Breastroke 5th- Abe Schechinger, Paytn Meek

Lewis Central, Glenwood, Treynor, and Missouri Valley Wrestlers earned multiple top-ten finishes in the girls’ division over the weekend in the Council Bluffs Classic Tournament.

Lewis Central led the way with top finishers: Avaeh Smith earned first place at 120 pounds, Espie Almazan of Lewis Central finished second at 135, and Mahri Manz of Lewis Central was a runner-up at 145.

Eight wrestlers competed for Atlantic, and four finished in the top eight in their respective weight classes. At 126, Aiden Smith (11-1) defeated Alex Gates of Grand Island, Nebraska, by fall in 2:29. The junior also notched his 100th career victory over the weekend. Evan Sorensen (285) finished seventh, winning by forfeit in the medal rounds. Taye Jordan (106) and Braxton Hass (113) finished eighth.

Weston Porter of Lewis Central captured the title at 106; teammate Drew Anderson was 3rd at 120, and Vinny Mayberry of Glenwood finished fifth at the same weight class. Matt Beem of Glenwood topped the stand at 132. Carson Thomsen of Underwood, 5th, and Carter Schorsch of Lewis Central, 7th. Danny Kinsella of Treynor finished second at 150.

Other of the area’s top ten finishers, at 157, Parker Herzog, of Council  Bluffs Abraham Lincon, 7th. At 165,  Maddox Nelson of Underwood, 2nd, Kellan Scott, Glenwood fifth, and Ben Hansen of Missouri Valley 8th. Levi Young of Treynor finished 7th at 190, Mason Koehler of Glenwood, 5th at 215, and Trent Patton of Glenwood, 4th at 285.

The S.W.A.T. Valkyrie earned second place in the high school girls’ Valley Invite on Saturday with a total of 200 points. They finished 55 points under the first-placed finisher Cedar Falls with 255 total points. The S.W.A.T. Girls had strong performances from Grace Britten with a fall in first in class 170 and Haley Armstrong earning first in class 235. Currently Britten sits at 23-1 overall while Armstrong is 21-4. Finishing in second for S.W.A.T were Jazz Christensen, Bailey Lillarad, and Mia South as they all went to the championship matches and lost in the final rounds.

Team Results

Team Scores

1st Place – Creston – 228.0

7th Place – Riverside, Oakland – 112.0

8th Place – AC/GC – 93.0

9th Place – Harlan – 63.5

12th Place – Clarinda – 48.0

13th Place – AHSTW – 46

14th Place – CAM – 31

17th Place – Audubon – 23

18th Place – Griswold – 13

Boys Basketball

Atlantic 72, Nodaway Valley 35
Grand View Christian 68, Bedford 44
Gilbert 90, Mason City 49
Carroll 74, Storm Lake 66
IKM-Manning 84, Exira-EHK 67
Kuemper Catholic 62 Van Meter, 61

Girls Basketball

#5 Nodaway Valley 68, Atlantic 31
#4 Mason City 66, Gilbert 44
Storm Lake 60, Carroll 46
EHK 58 IKM/Manning 41