Patrick Kennedy returned from injury and filled in at 174 pounds in Iowa men’s wrestling duals before the holiday break. He looked strong at 165, reaching the semifinals at the Soldier Salute Friday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
Union’s Jillian Worthen is one of the state’s top female wrestlers and is ranked No. 2 in the 125-pound weight class. But “Monster” has bigger goals, like seeing the sport grow in Iowa at the collegiate level
Iowa State improved to 7-4 with a win over UNI in its final non-conference game. Freshmen led the way and Emily Ryan played a key role.
Coach Mark Farley feels good about what the UNI Panthers landed in their 2024 recruiting class, including a quarterback from Illinois.
This week’s Pinning Combination ponders “duck or not to duck” competition as ISU goes 3-0 at Collegiate Duals. K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs also discuss UNI’s next meets, senior nationals, Upper Iowa’s big weekend at Indianapolis and area high school action. Our last podcast of 2023 includes our top Christmas movies and songs.
The UNI men’s basketball team ends its non-conference schedule on Thursday at Northern Illinois, hoping to keep momentum heading back into Missouri Valley Conference play.
Northern Iowa shot its way past visiting Alcorn State on Sunday at McLeod Center, 100-82.
Iowa State and UNI return to the Collegiate Duals. This year they are held in Nashville, Tenn. The Cyclones will face No. 13 Pitt, Arkansas-Little Rock and No. 5 Cornell on Monday. The Panthers have No. 10 Ohio State, No. 2 NC State and Lock Haven on Tuesday.
This week’s Pinning Combination discusses Iowa’s and UNI’s contrasting results against Columbia with K.J. Pilcher and Hall of fame coach Dick Briggs.
Nate Heise scored 25 points — and grabbed 10 rebounds — as UNI dumped Prairie Viewe A&M on Tuesday night, 74-55.
Despite a 3-7 start, UNI men’s basketball coach Ben Jacobson said there is time for the Panthers to get better.
Iowa dominated Columbia with some notable happenings on the periphery of competition. The Lions rebounded against UNI. Upper Iowa opened GLVC action successfully and Luther swept two duals at UW-Stevens Point in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
With University of Northern Iowa strapped for cash and its tuition revenue sliding, unionized faculty members are criticizing the administration for giving nearly $4.3 million of the campus’ general university funds to athletics in the 2023 budget year – which was almost $1 million more than planned.
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