Drew Proskovec was in search of more opportunities to compete, so he took a gamble on himself, leaving University of Iowa for Kirkwood. The move has paid dividends. He improved 3-0 this season, helping the Eagles to a doubleheader sweep over Iowa Lakes Tuesday at home.
North Central’s Jaslynn Gallegos won the 116-pound NCWWC title last season and dropped down to 109 to coincide with the Olympic weights for later this spring. Kendra Ryan was an All-American at 109 for the Cardinals last year. Both are vying for the same prize this season.
The road to the NCAA Division III national tournament is tough for midwest programs compared to other regions in the country. Pre-seeds have been released for the Big Ten and Big 12 conference tournaments. Grand View men’s team wins 12th NAIA title. Upper Iowa advance two to nationals in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Spencer Lee is back to being Spencer Lee with another freestyle title. Upper Iowa with a strong showing at the Midwest Classic. Linn-Mar leads a good local performance at the Battle of Waterloo. Vinton-Shellsburg girls’ and West Branch boys’ win team titles. This is the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Coe College’s men’s basketball team had to win its final two regular-season games just to qualify for last season’s American Rivers Conference Tournament. The Kohawks then won three road games to capture the league title and qualify for the NCAA Division III tournament. That momentum has carried over to this season, as Coe is 10-1 approaching the holiday break.
Action from Wednesday’s men’s college basketball game between Cornell College and Coe College.
Action from Wednesday’s game between Cornell College and Coe College
Coe has cracked the d3football.com rankings for the first time since 2016 and heads to University of Dubuque. Cornell has had its best year under Coach Dan Pifer. Here are five notable things in Iowa small college football this weekend.
Cornell quarterback John Smith threw for a single-game best last week. He followed that performance with another personal best, passing for 276 yards in the Rams’ 36-24 victory over Beloit Saturday at Van Metre Field of Ash Park in Mount Vernon.
McIlravy competed in the Greater Cedar Rapids Open Thursday and Friday. The former Solon Spartan standout has enjoyed his experience on the professional circuit.
The University of Lynchburg overcame losing Thursday’s first game at the NCAA Division III National Championship and a 4-0 deficit after a half-inning to beat Johns Hopkins, 7-6, and win the school’s first national baseball title.
Lynchburg University of Virginia beat East Texas Baptist, 7-1, Monday afternoon at the NCAA Division III College World Series at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Hornets are making their first trip to the CWS a memorable one. They are 3-0 at the tournament and have qualified for the best-of-3 championship series.
Kohawks lose back-to-back games to Trine, falling one game short of making the championship series
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