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John Steppe
I am the Iowa Hawkeyes football reporter for The Gazette. I previously covered business and sports enterprise for The Gazette. I’m a born-and-raised Midwesterner and Marquette University alumnus. When I’m not working, I’m likely hiking, eating cheese curds or watching more sports. I invite you to join our Hawkeye Sports Text Update, sign up for my weekly newsletter, or subscribe to my podcast.
Latest Articles by John Steppe
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 25, 2022 10:39 am
Moment No. 30: Kineke Alexander remembers “nobody expected me to win” the 400-meter race at the 2006 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She proved them wrong, by one-hundredth of a second.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 24, 2022 11:54 am
Moment No. 31: Alexis (Maday) Packard “pretty much won like all the things that there were to win” during her time at Iowa from 2001-04.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 23, 2022 12:10 pm
Moment No. 32: Iowa field hockey won the Big Ten regular-season and tournament championships in the same season for the first time in program history.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 22, 2022 6:00 am
Moment No. 33 in The Gazette’s 50 Iowa moments since Title IX series is Iowa softball’s return to the Women’s College World Series in 2001.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 21, 2022 10:27 am
Moment No. 34: Even as Gary Barta saw “no path forward,” Iowa athletes found a path to save Iowa’s women’s swimming and diving program.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 20, 2022 9:05 am
Moment No. 35: Laulauga Tausaga becomes Iowa track and field’s first NCAA champion in a throwing event in 2019.
Hawk Off the Press May. 19, 2022 4:30 pm
Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller discusses Adam Mazur's standout season, his pitch for an NCAA tournament bid, the upcoming renovations to Duane Banks Field and more on the Hawk Off The Press podcast.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 19, 2022 6:00 am
Moment No. 36 in The Gazette’s 50 Iowa moments since Title IX series is Iowa naming its field hockey venue after Title IX pioneer Christine Grant.
Iowa Football May. 18, 2022 5:12 pm
There was no shortage of recruiting activity for Iowa football over the last week. Here are details on who committed to Iowa, who picked other schools and who recently received offers from Iowa.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 18, 2022 10:17 am
Moment No. 37 in The Gazette’s 50 Iowa moments since Title IX series is Jenny Spangler and Loredana Zisu becoming the first women in their respective programs’ history to go to the Olympics.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 17, 2022 6:00 am
Moment No. 38 in The Gazette’s 50 Iowa moments since Title IX series is Iowa track and field alum Kineke Alexander being a flag bearer at three Olympic opening ceremonies.
Iowa Football May. 16, 2022 12:42 pm
Sam LaPorta likely could’ve been an NFL Draft pick this year. Instead, he’s back at Iowa with high expectations for himself and the offense.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 16, 2022 6:00 am
Moment No. 39 in The Gazette’s 50 Iowa moments since Title IX series is Iowa soccer’s 1999 success that ended with a trip to the Big Ten tournament and then-head coach Stephanie Gabbert earning Big Ten Coach of the Year honors.
Hawkeye Wrestling May. 16, 2022 6:00 am
As Iowa women’s wrestling coach Clarissa Chun builds her first roster, plenty of recruits have expressed interest in the new program.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 15, 2022 6:00 am
Moment No. 40 in The Gazette’s 50 Iowa moments since Title IX series is Gayle Blevins’ fast rebuild that resulted in a Big Ten title in her second year.