John Steppe

Moment No. 14: Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark became the first athlete to lead the nation in points and assists in the same season and the first to win the Dawn Staley Point Guard of the Year Award in consecutive seasons.

John Steppe answers Iowa football questions from listeners on this week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast.

Moment No. 15: C. Vivian Stringer led Iowa women’s basketball to its first Elite Eight appearance in 1987 and its first No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Poll in 1988.

David Caulker committed to the Hawkeyes after “playing my heart out” at Iowa’s recruiting camp. He was one of five recruits to receive an offer from Iowa in the last week

After raising millions for the Stead Family Children’s Hospital while showing women the “inner sanctum” of Iowa football, organizers of the Iowa Ladies Football Academy are preparing for its 10th and final one this weekend.

Moment No. 16: Iowa soccer overcame its worst seven-match start to a season ever to make much better history in the postseason — its first Big Ten tournament title and NCAA tournament win.

Moment No. 17: After getting a tough draw in the NCAA Regionals, Gayle Blevins remembers “no one expected us to win a game.” But the now-retired softball coach led the Hawkeyes that year to their first Women’s College World Series in program history.

In heaven there is no beer, but Kinnick sold a lot of beer last year. About $2.4 million of the $3 million in alcohol sales came from home football games.

A pair of former Hawkeyes from the early years of the Kirk Ferentz era are on the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame.

Moment No. 18: Carver-Hawkeye Arena opened in 1983 with more space for women than many peer facilities. It was also a significant upgrade from the offices in Halsey Gym, which now is called Halsey Hall.

Moment No. 19: Iowa broke the record for highest two-day attendance in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament with 23,096 fans in 2019.

Moment No. 20: With “a lot of really positive things brewing,” Iowa filed hockey returned to the Final Four in 2008.

Moment No. 21: Iowa women’s tennis surprised everyone from security guards to coaches with a pair of upsets to earn its first and only NCAA Round of 16 spot in program history.

Moment No. 22: For the first time in program history, Iowa field hockey rose to No. 1 in the country. That led to a memorable showdown between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams a few weeks later with Lisa Bluder and others rushing the field at the end.

As the April/May evaluation period comes to a close, here are some tidbits from the last two weeks of Iowa football recruiting.