AMES, Iowa – Iowa State wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson was drafted Saturday by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft with the 205th pick.

Hutchinson is the second Cyclone selected in this draft, joining teammate Will McDonald, who was a first round pick Thursday by the New York Jets. 

Hutchinson, a Jacksonville, Florida, native, had arguably the best season by a wide receiver in school history. He was a First Team All-American and a Biletnikoff Award Finalist after catching a school record 107 receptions.

Hutchinson became the first player in Big 12 history to lead the league in receptions three consecutive seasons and finished his career with a school-record 254 catches, the most-ever by a Big 12 player in just three seasons.

Iowa State defensive back Anthony Johnson Jr. was drafted Saturday by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft with the 242nd pick.

Johnson is the third Cyclone selected in this draft, joining teammates Will McDonald IV, first round pick Thursday by the New York Jets, and Xavier Hutchinson, who went earlier Saturday to the Houston Texans.

Johnson, a St. Petersburg, Florida, native, made the switch to safety in 2022 after playing his first four seasons as a Cyclone at cornerback.

In his career, Johnson was the Big 12’s iron man, making a Big 12 record 54 career starts. He played in 62 career games, the second-most in school history.

Johnson compiled 243 career tackles, including 14.0 for a loss, and three sacks in his career. He broke up 28 passes in his career and had two interceptions and five forced fumbles.

Boys Shuttle Hurdle Relay Prelim – 8:15 a.m.
CAM (Jack Follmann, Sam Foreman, Collin Bower, Cale Maas)- 5th 1:00.68, Missed the finals by 0.56 seconds.

Girls 4x100M Relay Prelim – 9:15 a.m.
Atlantic (Hailey Huffman, Lila Wiederstein, Nicole Middents, Jayci Reed)- 82nd 52.58
Carroll- 56th 51.76
CB Abraham Lincoln- 69th 52.12
Clarinda- 43rd 51.62
Glenwood- 31st 51.04
Lewis Central- 68th 52.11
Nodaway Valley- 62nd 51.97
Riverside- 54th (Veronica Andrusyshyn, Emma Gordon, Elly Henderson, Lydia Erickson) 51.72
St. Albert- 94th 53.25
Treynor- 36th 51.33
Underwood- 40th 51.48

Boys 4x100M Relay Prelim – 9:43 a.m.
ACGC (Brock Littler, Jedd Weinkoetz, Lance Bunde, Austin Kunkle)- 46th 44.39
Clarinda- 74th 45.15
Glenwood- 89th 45.51
Harlan (Jacob Birch, Aidan Hall, Cade Sears, Will Neuharth)- 5th 43.11
Lewis Central- 37th 44.24
Mount Ayr- 54th 44.55
Red Oak- 35th 44.20
Shenandoah- 32nd 44.08
Treynor- 23rd 44.78
Underwood- 69th 45.00

Girls 4x800M Relay Final – 10:10 a.m.

Boys 4x800M Relay Final – 10:25 a.m.

Girls Shuttle Hurdle Relay Final – 11:43 a.m.

Boys Shuttle Hurdle Relay Final – 11:48 a.m.

Girls 400M Hurdle Final – 12:53 p.m.
Clara Tiegland, Treynor- 2nd 1:01.70

Boys 400M Hurdle Final – 1:00 p.m.
Jack Follmann, CAM- 8th 54.82
Gabe Funk, Lenox- 10th 55.21
Ryce Reynolds, Mount Ayr- 2nd 52.57
Karson Elwood, Treynor 55.81

Boys 4x100M Relay Final
Harlan- (Brehden Eggerss, Cade Sears, Jacob Birch, Will Neuharth)- 7th 43.38

Girls 1500M Final – 4:39 p.m.
Mayson Hartley, Clarinda- 13th 4:45.52

SIdney Boys Golf Invitational
04/29/2023

Team Scores

1. Sidney 355
2. Clarinda 360
3. Fremont-Mills 361
4. Shenandoah 373
5. East Mills 377
6. Nebraska City JV 398
7. Auburn, NE 415

Individual Top Ten

1. Hayden Thopson, Sidney, 76
2. Shenandoah, Jade Spangler, 84
3. Lincoln Palmer, East Mills, 85
4. Cooper Marvel, Fremont-Mills, 86
5. Kort Neal, Clarinda, 87
6. Will Bryant, Sidney, 88
7. Brevin Costen, Clarinda, 89
8. Caden Blackburn, Fremont-Mills, 89
9. Karsten Beckel, Clarinda, 89
10. Micah Johnson, Bedford, 90

In other boys golf on Saturday Kuemper Catholic won the Storm Lake Invitational with a 315 total. Denison-Shleswig finished 8th with 368. Maverick Schwabe of Kuemper Catholic medaled with a 70. Runner-Up was Charlie Dvergsten of Storm Lake with a 90.