Karissa Schweizer and Shelby Houlihan will take aim on a 50-year-old Drake Relays record in the women’s mile set by Francis Larrieu. Schweizer seeks her 14th Relays medal. Houlihan is chasing her 17th medal on the blue oval.
Drake Relays: Western Dubuque junior Quentin Nauman jets through the final lap in 55.7 seconds, sets a Drake record in the boys’ 3,200 meters in 8:52.45.
Drake Relays, Thursday boys: Clear Creek Amana’s Landon Prince goes from non-qualifier to champion in the matter of one year.
Drake Relays, Thursday girls: Clear Lake’s Reese Brownlee retains the long jump title, edging Linn-Mar’s Abby Mecklenburg by a quarter-inch.
A lottery-style drawing determined the final five entrants for the National Duals Invitational set for Nov 15-16 at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. University of Iowa and UNI are part of the 16-team field. Iowa women well represented in U.S. Open semifinals. More transactions for state schools.
University of Iowa shortstop Gable Mitchell is hitting .354 this college baseball season, with an exceptional walk-to-strikeout ratio of 25 to 12. He has reached base via hit, walk or hit batter in all 40 of the Hawkeyes’ games this season.
A look at the current rankings of Gazette area boys’ soccer
Iowa City West’s Ainsley Wilson has made an instant impact in her first varsity season. She ranks among the state leaders in scoring and claimed medalist honors at the CRANDIC girls’ golf meet Wednesday at Twin Pines Golf Course in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids Washington won the team race.
Tim Lester noted that Iowa’s quarterbacks “got a long way to go,” but the second-year offensive coordinator is “happy where the room is at right now.”
The growth of girls’ wrestling continues and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has added another state championship event to coincide with the rapidly expanding sport. The IGHSAU will begin a State Duals championship for the 2026-27 season.
Former Wake Forest quarterback Jeremy Hecklinski has committed to Iowa football. The 6-foot-0, 185-pound quarterback joins the Hawkeyes after one season with the Demon Deacons.
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