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Northern Iowa’s men’s and women’s track and field teams hope to out-perform expectations at this weekend’s Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships.
It’s been a record-setting season for Northern Iowa softball. The Panthers now hope to overcome “hype anxiety” in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament this weekend.
UNI All-American Darius King is intrigued by potential post-collegiate opportunities in track and field. He competed among the elites in the Drake Relays this year.
Here’s where Iowa, Iowa State and UNI players who were not drafted have signed. This list will be updated as more signings happen.
Iowa’s Dane Belton and Iowa State’s Enyi Uwazurike and Charlie Kolar heard their names called Saturday. Iowa’s Tyler Goodson was among the players to go undrafted.
Photos from day two of the Drake Relays as athletes from universities and colleges across the state competed.
Former Cedar Rapids Prairie and Northern Iowa star Jessica Heims hurled a discus 122 feet, 3 inches Friday at the Drake Relays to set a Paralympic world record.
Four years ago, Mike Jasa helped Cedar Rapids Prairie win a pair of Drake Relays events. Friday, he was back on the winner’s stand with Loras’ 4x800 team.
The New Orleans Saints’ selection of Trevor Penning with the 19th overall pick of the NFL Draft put a spotlight on UNI and rural Iowa.
Without the benefits that power conference peers boast, UNI head coach Ryan Jacobs’ emphasis on gathering and utilizing data has helped build the softball program toward sustained success.
When NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called Trevor Penning’s name Thursday night, it was the first time a Northern Iowa player was taken in the first round of the NFL Draft.
Northern Iowa had half of the top six finishers in the Drake Relays men’s decathlon.
Thursday night is another reminder of how bloated and self-important the NFL can be.
