First Team Offense
Quarterback Drew Kluender Woodbury Central 11 6’2 180
Running Back / Full Back Michael Turner Tri-Center 12 6’2 180
Running Back / Full Back Jackson Dewald Westwood 12 5’10 205
Running Back / Full Back Alexis Manzo Missouri Valley 12 5’10 175
Wide Receiver / Tight End Eric McGill Woodbury Central 11 6’0 170
Wide Receiver / Tight End Kyan Schultzen Woodbury Central 12 6’2 175
Wide Receiver / Tight End Caleb Garnand Lawton-Bronson 12 6’0 165
Offensive Lineman Chase Copeland Woodbury Central 12 6’3 210
Offensive Lineman Blase Sanford Woodbury Central 12 5’10 190
Offensive Lineman Grant Brix Logan-Magnolia 11 6’6 265
Offensive Lineman Kent Elliott Tri-Center 12 6’4 250
Offensive Lineman Nicio Adame Logan-Magnolia 12 5’11 230
Offensive Lineman Devin LaBrune Westwood 11 5’11 215
Offensive Lineman Dylan Waite Westwood 12 6’2 240
Kicker Zach Butler Woodbury Central 10 5’11 165
Offensive Utility Will DeStigter Woodbury Central 12 6’0 175

First Team Defense
Defensive Lineman Tom Heilman Westwood 12 5’10 170
Defensive Lineman Daltyn Pitt Logan-Magnolia 12 5’10 185
Defensive Lineman Marcus Silva Lawton-Bronson 10 6’1 220
Defensive Lineman Owen Ward Tri-Center12 6’2 170
Linebacker Max McGill Woodbury Central 12 5’8 168
Linebacker Wyatt Reisz Logan-Magnolia 12 5’11 175
Linebacker Isaac Wohlhuter Tri-Center 11 6’3 180
Linebacker Cowan Jaminet Lawton-Bronson 10 6’2 185
Defensive Back Calvin Wallis Logan-Magnolia 12 6’1 185
Defensive Back Holden Skow Tri-Center12 5’9 150
Defensive Back Tarick Rowe Logan-Magnolia 12 5’10 150
Punter Drew Kluender Woodbury Central 11 6’2 180
Return Specialist Cooper Irlmeier IKM – Manning 12 5’10 180
Defensive Utility Cooper Perdew IKM – Manning 12 5’10 180

Offensive Player of the Year Michael Turner Tri-Center 12 6’2 180
Defensive Player of the Year Max McGill Woodbury Central 12 5’8 168
Lineman of the Year Grant Brix Logan-Magnolia 11 6’6 265
Head Coach of the Year Matt Straight Logan-Magnolia
Assistant Coaches of the Year Justin Locke Woodbury Central
Chad Moseman Lawton-Bronson
District Champion Team Woodbury Central

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder announced on Wednesday that Kennise Johnson and Ava Jones signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Iowa.

KENNISE JOHNSON
Guard, 5-foot-4, Joliet, Ill. (Example Academy)
– No. 3 guard in the state of Illinois
– No. 13 overall prospect in Illinois
– In her junior year she won the Prep School National Championship
– Averaged 11.3 PPG, 6.2 APG, 5.9 RPG, and 3.1 SPG in her junior season
– Plays for Example Academy under head coach Barry Bradford, who was also her AAU coach for Example Sports

AVA JONES
Forward, 6-foot-2, Nickerson, Kan. (Nickerson HS)
– No. 84 player in ESPN’s 2023 HoopGurlz player rankings
– Averaged 20.8 PPG and 15.4 RPG in her junior season
– Reigning 3A girls player of the year in state of Kansas
– MVP of the Central Kansas League
– During her sophomore year, she averaged 20.8 PPG, 15.4 RPG, and 2.4 APG
– In 2021-22, she was named all-Reno County girls player of the year

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery announced on Thursday that Owen Freeman, Brock Harding, and Pryce Sandfort have signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Iowa.

OWEN FREEMAN
Forward, 6-foot-11, 225 pounds
Moline, Illinois (Moline HS)

• Transferred from Bradley-Bourbonnais HS to Moline HS for his senior season
• Senior year prep teammate of co-signee Brock Harding
• Bradley Bourbonnais record holder in highest field goal percentage in a season (.682), established in 2022
• Named Red Division Player of the Year, first-team all-state, all-area, and all-conference as a junior
• Averaged a double-double as a junior: 18.5 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, and two blocks
• Two-time team Most Valuable Player and team captain
• Led Bradley-Bourbonnais to its first-ever Red Division Conference championship
• Single game career highs: points (32), rebounds (20), blocked shots (6), and assists (9)
• No. 20 ranked power forward nationally according to Rivals
• Also competed at Mid-Pro Academy with Harding — the No. 1 ranked independent team in the country — going 20-0 in 17-under in summer competition
• Pangos All-American
• National Honor Society inductee and High Honor Roll distinction as a sophomore and junior

BROCK HARDING
Guard, 6-foot-1, 160 pounds
Moline, Illinois (Moline HS)

• Senior year prep teammate of co-signee Owen Freeman
• Two-time first-team all-state and Western Big 6 honoree
• Metro Player of the Year after leading team to 28 wins and averaging 19.3 points, 5.6 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.8 steals as a junior
• Recognized on the 2022 Pekin Christmas Tournament First Team
• Averaged 16.5 points, 6.9 assists, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.6 steals as a sophomore
• Scored over 1,000 points
• Team captain
• Netted a career-high 40 points versus Normal West High School
• Also competed at Mid-Pro Academy with Freeman — the No. 1 ranked independent team in the country — going 20-0 in 17-under in summer competition
• Most Valuable Player at the NY2LA Circuit
• National Honor Society honoree and Honor Roll distinction all three years

PRYCE SANDFORT
Forward, 6-foot-7, 190 pounds
Waukee, Iowa (Waukee Northwest HS)

• Led Class 4A in points, blocks, field goals made, 3-pointers made, free throws made and defensive rebounds, and ranked second in total rebounds in 2022
• Led his team as a team captain to 20 victories and the state quarterfinals as a junior
• Averaged 26.2 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 2.9 blocks, shooting 52.6 percent from the field — including 40.5 percent from 3-point range — and 89.2 percent from the foul line his junior season
• Single game career highs: points (42) and rebounds (17)
• Earned first-team all-state (4A) and all-conference honors as a junior
• No. 27 ranked small forward nationally according to Rivals
• Enters his senior season with 1,047 career points
• Helped Waukee HS to the state championship in 2021 as a sophomore, averaging 7.8 points. 2.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 0.7 blocks per outing, shooting 56 percent from the field — including 50 percent from 3-point territory — and 79 percent from the foul line
• Averaged 9.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 0.2 blocks in helping lead Waukee HS to 23 victories and finishing the postseason as state runners-up as a freshman
• Also competed for D1 Minnesota’s AAU team, averaging 16.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, and two assists per game
• Three-time academic all-state
• Older brother, Payton, is a sophomore on the Iowa Men’s Basketball Team

AMES, Iowa – For Iowa State women’s basketball, making history is happening even beyond the court. Head coach Bill Fennelly and his staff announced on Wednesday the highest-rated signing class in program history, with five student-athletes on board to join the Cyclones in 2022-23.

The new additions are forward Jalynn Bristow from Wichita Falls, Texas, forward Addy Brown from Derby, Kansas, center Audi Crooks from Algona, guard Arianna Jackson from Des Moines and guard Kelsey Joens from Iowa City. This quintet ranks at No. 10 in the 2023 ESPNw/HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings at the time of publication.

Jalynn Bristow – Forward, 6-2, Wichita Falls, Texas (Holliday)

Bristow checks in at No. 47 in the ESPNw/Hoop Gurlz Class of 2023 recruit rankings. In three seasons at Rider High School, Bristow put up 2,060 points at 22.4 per game and grabbed 1,139 rebounds at 12.4 per game, earning All-State, All-Region and District MVP all three seasons. Bristow will play her senior season at Holliday High School. Teaming up with fellow future Cyclone Addy Brown, Bristow helped lead the 17U Team Lex Nation team to a National Title at the Adidas 3SSB Tournament this past summer.

Addy Brown – Forward, 6-2, Derby, Kan. (Derby)

Brown checks in as Iowa State’s highest-rated signee on the ESPNw/Hoop Gurlz Class of 2023 rankings at No. 31. A two-time First Team All-State honoree and conference MVP and three-time all-conference honoree, Brown helped lead Derby to a Kansas Class 6A runner-up, averaging 14.5 points per game and 9.3 rebounds per game while shooting over 60 percent from the field. With fellow future Cyclone Jalynn Bristow, Brown helped lead the 17U Team Lex Nation team to a National Title at the Adidas 3SSB Tournament this past summer.

Audi Crooks – Center, 6-3, Algona, Iowa (Bishop Garrigan)

Crooks is at No. 57 in the ESPNw Hoop Gurlz Class of 2023 recruit rankings and is wrapping up a decorated prep career across multiple sports. On the basketball court, Crooks is the three-time Iowa Class 1A Player of the Year and has led Bishop Garrigan to the Class 1A state title game three times, claiming the title last season. Individually, Crooks has racked up 1,845 points at 71.1 percent shooting. She also has 955 rebounds and 287 blocks across three seasons. In track and field, she has won the last two Class 1A shot put state titles, breaking the division record last year with a throw of 45-1. In volleyball, Crooks was a three-time all-conference honoree and led the Golden Bears with 254 kills and 70 blocks this past season.

Arianna Jackson – Guard, 5-9, Des Moines, Iowa (Roosevelt)

Jackson, a four-star guard, has been a three-time All-State honoree (earning First Team honors in 2022) at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines. She helped lead the Roughriders to last year’s Class 5A State Tournament for the first time since 2008. A three-time all-conference recipient, Jackson has racked up 787 career points and 301 rebounds, leading the state in 3-point shooting percentage as a sophomore at 64.3 percent. Jackson is another multi-sport star, having made the state championships in cross country and track and field three times. Jackson is a legacy Cyclone, with her father Hez playing football for the Cyclones from 1995-99 and brother Kendell currently a linebacker with ISU.

Kelsey Joens – Guard, 5-10, Iowa City, Iowa (West Liberty)

Another member of the Joens family is headed to Iowa State and will ensure Joens family continuity in the Iowa State program following older sister Ashley’s graduation following this season. The fourth Joens sister to play Division I basketball, Kelsey earned 2022 First Team All-State honors and was a three-time all-conference selection at Iowa City High. In helping lead City High to the state tournament twice, Joens racked up 1,056 points across three seasons, including 124 3-pointers. She will play her senior season at West Liberty High School for oldest sister Courtney, who took over as head coach over the summer.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger announced Wednesday the signings of four preps to National Letters of Intent. The second signing day under Otzelberger, the class ranks as the best in school history.

The Cyclones signed Omaha Biliew (6-8 | Forward | Waukee, Iowa | Waukee HS), Kayden Fish (6-6 | Forward | Kansas City, Mo. | Staley HS), Jelani Hamilton (6-5 | Guard | Marietta, Ga. | Wheeler HS) and Milan Momcilovic (6-8 | Forward | Pewaukee, Wis. | Pewaukee HS).

The class is rated No. 6 nationally by 247sports and Rivals, while ranking No. 7 by ESPN. It is the top-ranked class in the Big 12 by all three outlets.

A consensus five-star recruit, Biliew is the highest-ranked signee for Iowa State in the modern era. He is ranked in the top 15 in the country by all three national outlets, ranking as high as ninth on the ESPN Top 100. As a sophomore at Waukee HS, he led the Warriors to the Iowa 4A State Title, averaging 10.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game. He played his junior year at Link Academy before returning to Waukee for his senior season. He played for MoKan Elite on the AAU circuit, helping the team its third title at the Peach Jam.

Fish is a three-star recruit, with Rivals listing him as the 30^th best power forward in the class. Fish teamed with Biliew on the AAU circuit with MoKan Elite. In the championship game of the Peach Jam, Fish scored a team-high 13 points. He averaged 11 points and five rebounds as a junior, while shooting 60 percent from the field and 40 percent from 3-point range.

Hamilton is a ranked a four-star recruit by Rivals, landing 96^th on their Top 100 list. ESPN and 247 both list him as a three-star, with 247 ranking him the 15^th-best recruit in program history. Hamilton is a Cyclone legacy, with both his parents attending Iowa State, while his brother is a manager for the team. Hamilton played for the Georgia Stars, a member of the Nike EYBL Circuit.

Momcilovic is a consensus four-star recruit, landing in the top 35 by all three national outlets. He is the third-best recruit in program history according to 247. During his junior year, Momcilovic led Pewaukee to its second-straight WIAA Division 2 State Title, scoring 19 points in the championship game. He averaged 18.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game as a junior, helping the Pirates to a 27-3 record.