IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa volleyball will host its annual Black and Gold Scrimmage on Sat., August 19 at 5 p.m. CT inside Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.

The scrimmage is Hawkeye fans’ first chance to see the 2023 squad in action. Iowa returns nine letterwinners, while adding three transfers and six freshmen.

Following the scrimmage, the team will hold a kid’s clinic open to any and all children currently enrolled in sixth grade and below.

The Hawkeyes open the 2023 season at the Sacramento State Invitational on August 25-27 as the Hawkeyes take on Cal Poly, Sacramento State, and Nevada on Colbert Court at the Nest.

Team Black

Kaia Mateo

Amanda Darling

Anna Davis

Delaney McSweeney

Michelle Urquhart

Emily Lavin

Alyssa Worden

Audrey Black

Harlei Cole

Team Gold

Bailey Ortega

Sydney Dennis

Maddy Hanson

Rosa Vesty

Jacqlyn Caspers

Caitlan Buettner

Nataly Moravec

Gabby Deery

Olivia Lombardi

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser announced the 2023-24 schedule Thursday, which includes home duals against Iowa, Pittsburgh, Northern Iowa and Missouri.

“I know my team and my staff are really excited about this schedule,” Dresser said. “Our home schedule is particularly exciting and demanding this year. I really wanted to put something together that would excite our fans and motivate them to get to Hilton a lot this year. I think it will be a fun season to watch.”

The Cyclones’ dual slate will include matchups against four of the top seven, and three of the top five, teams at last season’s NCAA Championships. In total, there are eight top-25 teams on ISU’s 2023-24 schedule.

Iowa State will open its season Nov. 5 against Cleveland State inside David Carr’s high school gym at Perry High School in Massillon, Ohio, a nod to Carr as he begins his final season as a Cyclone.

The Cyclones will host the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk dual against the Hawkeyes Nov. 26 inside Hilton Coliseum. Seven other home dates dot the schedule as ISU also welcomes Davidson (Nov. 12), Utah Valley (Jan. 12), Pittsburgh (Jan. 14), West Virginia (Feb. 2), Northern Iowa (Feb. 11) and Missouri (Feb. 25) in dual action.

Carr’s final match inside Hilton Coliseum could be Part IV of college wrestling’s best rivalry, and a rematch of last season’s 165-pound Big 12 and NCAA title matches, against Mizzou’s Keegan O’Toole.

Iowa State will also host the Last Chance Open (Feb. 18) inside the Lied Recreation Center.

The Cyclones will return to Humboldt, Iowa – the hometown of Dresser – for the third season in a row for a neutral site dual against Wisconsin (Nov. 19).

In December, Iowa State will wrestle at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 1-2) for the first time since the 2019-20 season. The Cyclones will also make their second consecutive appearance at the Collegiate Duals (Dec. 18). Iowa State will see Little Rock, Pittsburgh and Cornell at the event, which will be held in Nashville, Tenn. this season.

ISU will have only three true road duals this season, all in January. The Cyclones open the new year with a western road trip to Arizona State (Jan. 5) before a neutral site contest against California Baptist (Jan. 7) in Walnut, Calif. Iowa State will close the month with duals against Oklahoma (Jan. 26) and Oklahoma State (Jan. 28).

The 2024 Big 12 Championship (March 9-10) will be held at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., while the NCAA Championships (March 21-23) will take place inside the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.

Television and streaming listings for all events will be communicated at a later date. To view the complete Cyclone wrestling schedule, click here.

The Iowa State wrestling season ticket record has already been set. Tickets are still on sale and are available for purchase at cyclones.com/tickets.

On 11:55 PM at the Trojan Bowl the Atlantic Cross Country team is hosting a “Glow Mile” run. The running will start at midnight. They’re providing a limited amount of glow sticks, bracelets, and necklaces. You’re welcome to bring your own.

The run is open to the community and there is no cost.

SAN DIEGO – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team will face Oklahoma in the opening game of the inaugural Rady Children’s Invitational on Nov. 23, it was announced Thursday by Sports San Diego.

The Hawkeyes and Sooners will face off at 2 p.m. (CT) followed by a 4:30 p.m. game between Seton Hall and USC.  Iowa will face the Pirates or Trojans at 5 p.m. on Nov. 24.

The early season Thanksgiving holiday tournament will be played at LionTree Arena on the campus of UC San Diego in La Jolla, California.  All four games will be televised on FOX or FS1.

“Sports events have been a pillar of the tourism industry in San Diego,” said Dennis DuBard, 2023 President of Sports San Diego. “Together with Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, FOX Sports, UC San Diego Athletics, and Global Sports & Events – we endeavor to produce the best and most special early season college basketball tournament in the country. San Diego is the perfect place to do this, and we cannot wait to tipoff the inaugural event.”

Iowa leads the all-time series over Oklahoma, 3-2.  The two teams last met in the 1987 NCAA Tournament – a 93-91 Hawkeye victory.  Iowa is 1-1 all-time against Seton Hall and 5-2 against future Big Ten foe USC.

Ticket prices range from $35 to $125 per two-game session.  For tickets, fans can visit www.RadyChildrensInvitational.com. $5 for each ticket sold will be donated to Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego.

Iowa’s complete schedule will be released once available.

2023 Rady Children’s Invitational Schedule

Nov. 23

2 p.m. — Oklahoma v. Iowa (FS1)

4:30 p.m. — Seton Hall vs. USC (FS1)

Nov. 24

2:30 p.m. — Oklahoma vs. Seton Hall/USC (FOX)

5:00 p.m. — Iowa vs. Seton Hall/USC (FOX)

AMES, Iowa – For the second straight season, Iowa State had 14 gymnasts named Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WGCA) Scholastic All-Americans.

Iowa State’s 14 WCGA Scholastic All-Americans are tied for the most student-athletes receiving the award in program history. It is the fourth-straight season that the Cyclones have tallied double-digit selections.

Ana Palacios earned WCGA honors for a school-record fifth time, while Laura Cooke, Maya Ford, Madelyn Langkamp and Jade Vella-Wright each earned the recognition for the fourth time. Loganne Basuel claimed her third Scholastic All-American honor and Josie Bergstrom, Hannah Loyim and Rachel Wilke all picked up their second time on the list. Kelsey Boychuk, Madison Matassa, Kaia Parker, Sydney Saturino and Lauren Thomas all were tabbed with the award for the first time.

Both Langkamp and Palacios recorded 4.0 GPAs over the 2022-23 school year.

Iowa State’s 14 recipients were tied for a Big 12-best, as both West Virginia and Oklahoma also had 14 student-athletes recognized. Affiliate program Denver saw 12 members earn the honor.

Student-athletes must maintain a 3.50 or higher GPA during the academic year or cumulatively during their collegiate career to qualify for Scholastic All-America honors.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Three University of Iowa women’s gymnasts were named Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-America Award recipients, it was announced Tuesday by the WCGA.

Iowa’s honorees include freshmen Gianna Masella and Kaia Vanney and junior Allison Zuhlke.

WCGA Scholastic All-Americans have a 3.5 overall grade point average or a 3.5 grade point average for 2022-23 academic year.

Vanney, a health studies major, was one of 223 student-athletes in the nation who received a 4.00 GPA. Masella is carrying a 3.83 GPA while majoring in dentistry and Zuhlke has a 3.70 cumulative GPA in enterprise leadership.

Sophomores Cartevious Norton and Eli King are the most experienced running backs in a group that is missing senior Jirehl Brock at Iowa State. Norton appeared in eight games last season but was hampered by a hamstring injury he suffered in the season opener.

Norton says with experience he has learned to be patient.

Though still early in his career Norton has become one of the leaders of the running back group.

King also appeared in eight games last year and feels he has improved during the offseason.

King says he has become a better student of the game.

Injuries plagued the running backs last year and King says they are trying to do a better job of taking care of their bodies.

The Cyclones open at home on September second against UNI.

Iowa’s offense is motivated to stop being a liability this season. The Hawkeyes were 8-5 last season but it could have been much better had they averaged more than a measly 17.7 points per game. An influx of transfers are being counted on to make the offense more productive, including former Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara.

That is senior receiver Nico Ragaini who says the offense has something to prove.

Ragaini says McNamara has been a great addition.

Offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz had a 25 points per game incentive added to his contract, but the son of head coach Kirk Ferentz is focused on winning.

The added pressure of being the head coach’s son has always been there.

He says McNamara has shown the ability to extend plays in practice.

The Hawkeyes open the season at home on September second against Utah State.