Northern Iowa’s record-setting softball regular season is now in the rearview mirror. Its focus now is on a high-stakes Missouri Valley Conference tournament that presents the Panthers their only path to an NCAA regional bid.
The Iowa baseball team beat up Ohio State before a packed crowd of 2,138 Saturday at Banks Field, 15-3. The win gave head coach Rick Heller his 1,000th career victory.
UNI commit Kara Maiers owns team highs in multiple categories, helping Kirkwood claim an Iowa Community College Athletic Conference softball title. She will step into the circle Friday when the Eagles host the NJCAA Region 11-A tournament.
UNI beat Iowa 4-2 in an in-state softball battle Wednesday at Pearl Field.
Undrafted free agents are often long shots to make teams’ 53-man rosters, but some players from Iowa, Iowa State and UNI have relatively favorable paths to making their teams.
Here’s a running list of Iowa, Iowa State and UNI’s undrafted free agent signings.
Iowa State enjoyed a red-letter day at Drake Stadium, as the Cyclones claimed Drake Relays flags in three women’s events: The 400-meter shuttle hurdle relay, the distance medley relay and the 100-meter hurdles.
Former Cedar Rapids Kennedy standout Mya Dodge is a big reason why UNI leads the MVC softball standings with a 20-1 record. She leads the MVC in batting average, slugging percentage and runs batted in.
Photos from Thursday’s Drake Relays events, including high school and college.
The 1,500-meter run proved to be a fitting, if grueling way to cap Carter Morton’s personal-best winning effort of 7,454 points in the Drake Relays decathlon. Also Thursday, Loras set the 3,200-meter relay record.
Hawkeye Wrestling Club members Spencer Lee and Austin DeSanto earned a spot in Thursday night’s men’s freestyle semifinals at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas.
Iowa set the single-season record in wrestling attendance with 118,870 fans over eight home duals. The Hawkeyes led NCAA Division I in total attendance for the 16th straight season.
Former Iowa women’s basketball player Shateah Wetering will join the UNI Panthers next season.
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