Author: Nathan Bloechl

Iowa City — Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark has been named the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced.

Clark, a Des Moines, Iowa, native registered a career-high 44 points in the Hawkeyes’ win over Evansville on Sunday, breaking the Carver-Hawkeye Arena record that had stood for nearly 22 years.

Clark also broke the 1,000-career point barrier, becoming the fastest Big Ten women’s basketball athlete and the eighth NCAA athlete to meet the mile marker in 40 games or less.

Iowa returns to action this Thursday at home against Northwestern.

Tip is set for 7:00 p.m.

Prep Basketball: Mount Pleasant-New London Start New Year with Henry County Crossover:

The New Year will start with a bang in Henry County when New London hosts Mount Pleasant today in a nonconference girls’ and boys’ doubleheader.

Action will begin at 6:00 p.m. with the girls’ game.

Andrea Lopreato will look to spearhead the Panthers to third straight win against a New London team that enters 2022 at 0-11.

Lopreato last starred back on December 21st when Mount Pleasant slugged Burlington 71-22.

The do-it-all superstar is averaging 18.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.

Also today will mark the anticipated return of junior point guard Tristian Shull, who missed most of December with an ankle injury.

Before her departure, Shull was averaging 8.0 points per game.

New London is paced by junior Natalie Burden.

Burden is averaging 7.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.

In the nightcap, all eyes will be on New London junior Blaise Porter.

Porter, one of the top players in the state, eclipsed the 1,000 point mark for his career already this season and is firing on all-cylinders heading into tonight’s matchup.

Eric Rawson’s group has slumped to 2-5 after dropping three straight into the holiday break.

Dewon Trent has been doing his part and he will be leaned upon once again tonight.

The All-Conference forward is averaging 14.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.

Both games can be heard on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

John Kuhens will have the lead call alongside Kent Bennett.

Other area matchups tonight:

• Fairfield at Centerville
• Keokuk at West Burlington
• Louisa-Muscatine at West Liberty

College Wrestling: Spencer Lee to Have Season-Ending Surgery:

The University of Iowa wrestling program announced Saturday that senior Spencer Lee will undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season.

The decision to have season-ending surgery was made collectively by Lee, his family, and the Iowa coaching staff and medical team.

Lee was 3-0 this season, outscoring his opponents 31-1.

Lee suffered a torn ACL one year ago, but still managed to win his third national title.

He will be eligible for the 2022-23 season with a medical hardship.

Women’s College Basketball: Iowa Rolls Past Evansville:

The No. 21 ranked Iowa women’s basketball team set multiple career bests in its 93-56 win over the Evansville Purple Aces last night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Former Dowling Catholic star Caitlin Clark poured in a game-high 44 points, a career high and the most ever scored by an individual player on Iowa’s home floor.

Clark also broke 1,000 points becoming the fastest Big Ten athlete to reach that milestone.

The Hawkeyes return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, January 6 for Big Ten action against Northwestern.

Tip is set for 7:00 p.m.

 

By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com 

College Football: Iowa-Kentucky Ready for Citrus Bowl

The Iowa Hawkeye football team will look to close their 2021 season with a bang today when they take on Mark Stoops and the Kentucky Wildcats in the Citrus Bowl from Orlando.

Iowa, 10-3, fell in the Big Ten Championship game to Michigan — where a win would have likely vaulted them to today’s Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Kentucky is 9-3 after finishing in 2nd place in the SEC East behind Georgia.

The Wildcats feature terrific quarterback Will Levis, a Penn State transfer, who threw 23 touchdowns this season.

Their ground game is spearheaded by Chris Rodriguez Jr. — he ran for over 1,200 yards and eight scores.

Iowa will be without their bellcow Tyler Goodson, who opted out of the game to further preparations for the upcoming NFL Draft.

Today’s game will kick at 12:00 p.m.

Coverage on FM 105.5 will begin at 10:00 a.m.

College Basketball: Wesleyan Closes First Half with Road Loss:

The Iowa Wesleyan men’s basketball team fell to the Mayville State University Comets 73-67 in their final game of the Hampton Inn Bruin Classic.

Down by 10 at half, Wesleyan cut the lead to four but Mayville State stayed hot at the foul line to secure the victory.

Former New London prep Alex Dentlinger led the Tigers with 14 points, bagging three rebounds and two blocks despite the loss.

Marvin Bateman had 11 off the bench, while Kaleb Cresswell chipped in with 10.

The Tigers will return home on January 4th to take on Lincoln Christian University in their next game. The game is set to start at 3 pm.

You can listen on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

College Football: Bowl Game Scoreboard (Friday)

Wisconsin 20, Arizona State 13 (Late Thursday)

Wake Forest 38, Rutgers 10

Alabama 27, Cincinnati 6

Georgia 34, Michigan 11

Georgia will play Alabama in the CFB National Championship game, set for Monday, January 10th.

NBA Scoreboard (Friday)

Boston 123, Phoenix 108

Chicago 108, Indiana 106

Dallas 112, Sacramento 96

Miami 120, Houston 110

Toronto 116, Los Angeles Clippers 108

Atlanta 121, Cleveland 118

Oklahoma City 95, New York 80

Memphis 118, San Antonio 105

By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com

College Wrestling: Lee Tabbed Big Ten Wrestler of the Week:

University of Iowa senior Spencer Lee was named Big Ten Conference Co-Wrestler of the Week, the league office announced earlier this week.

Lee returned to the Hawkeye lineup Dec. 20-21 at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals.

He opened the year with three wins, including two bonus-point wins and two top 11 victories. Lee outscored his opponents, 31-1, leading Iowa to the Red Division championship and extending the Hawkeyes’ dual winning streak to 24, the longest in the nation.

Lee has won 38 straight, outscoring those opponents, 463-42.

The weekly conference award is the first for Iowa this season and the fourth of Lee’s career. He shared the weekly award with Penn State’s Aaron Brooks.

Iowa returns to action Sunday at the 2022 Hawkeye Open.

The Hawkeyes open the Big Ten dual season Jan. 7 hosting Minnesota at 8 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Men’s College Basketball: Cyclones Add Midseason Transfer:

Iowa State men’s head basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has announced the addition of Georgetown transfer Tre King.

King is a 6-7 forward out of Lexington, Kentucky, who spent the previous three seasons at Eastern Kentucky before transferring to Georgetown.

King, a senior, never played a game at Georgetown and has two years of eligibility remaining due to the COVID year.

King played in 28 games for Eastern Kentucky last season and averaged 14.9 points and 6.2 rebounds while shooting nearly 50 percent from the field to earn All-OVC first-team honors.

The well traveled forward has appeared in 92 games in collegiate career, with 77 starts under his wing.

Women’s College Basketball: Dinnebier Earns MVC Newcomer of the Week:

Drake University starting women’s basketball guard, Katie Dinnebier, earned Newcomer of the Week, as announced by the Missouri Valley Conference earlier this week.

Dinnebier, the lone freshman in the Bulldogs starting lineup, leads the team in assists this season with 45 and averages 4.10 per game. She is currently ranked in the top 200 in the country for assists this season.

The Bulldog starred as a prep at Waukee High School, earning a state championship in her final prep game.

Dinnebier finished with six points and three rebounds in Drake’s 78-70 loss to Indiana State last night.

College Football: Iowa Mum on Starting QB for Citrus Bowl:

Iowa has still not named a starting quarterback for Saturday’s Citrus Bowl against Kentucky.

Spencer Petras started the last two games but was relieved in the second half of both by Alex Padilla.

“I think we’ve made our mind up about what we’re going to do Saturday, but the reality is, we fell really good about both guys. We think both guys give us a chance to win the football game.” 

That’s Hawkeye offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz who has confidence in both quarterbacks.

Petras threw nine touchdowns to six interceptions, while Padilla tossed two scores and for 626 yards in just over three starts.

Iowa’s matchup with Kentucky will begin New Year’s Day at 12:00 p.m.

You can listen on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

October

College Football: Esquivel Named NAIA National Player of the Week

Iowa Wesleyan freshman quarterback Gavin Esquivel was named the NAIA’s National Offensive Player of the Week, the institution has announced.

Esquivel is the first Tiger to earn national honors since Sierrah Garcia did in softball in 2012.

In Wesleyan’s homecoming win in October, Esquivel broke the school record for touchdown passes in a game with eight, a record that was held by Dustin Dewald.

College Wrestling: Oklahoma State, Iowa to Meet at Bout at the Ballpark

Wrestling will meet baseball in a one-of-a-kind event at Globe Life Field as the No. 3 Oklahoma State Cowboys face the top-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes in one of the most storied rivalries in college wrestling on February 12, 2022.

The matchup was announced in October.

Bout at the Ballpark will feature dual-match action between OSU and Iowa as well as the senior national teams from the United States and Iran. Competition will begin simultaneously as bouts will alternate throughout the event on two different mats. It will be the first time a senior-level international meet and an NCAA meet will operate in this format.

College Basketball: Mount Pleasant’s Ashton Named Assistant at Minnesota-Duluth

The University of Minnesota Duluth men’s basketball team hired former Mount Pleasant standout Jordan Ashton as an assistant coach in October.

Ashton’s playing experience playing experience includes stops at Northwest Missouri State (2012-2014), Kirkwood Community College (2014-2015), Iowa State (2015-2016), and Northern Iowa (2016-2017). Ashton was awarded first team All-American during his time at Kirkwood Community College.

Most recently the top lieutenant for Alex Huisman at Iowa Wesleyan, Ashton helped guide the Tigers to 71.1 points per game.

November

Prep Football: Audubon Outlasts WACO in Heartbreaker

Braden Wessel’s fourth quarter punt return sent the Audubon Wheelers to the UNI Dome, defeating WACO 34-30 in a heartbreaking 8-Player Quarterfinal November in Wayland.

The Warriors, leading 30-28, saw Wessel scamper 70-yards, weaving in and out of tacklers to give the Wheelers a lead they would not release.

Simeon Reichenbach rushed 28 times for 158 yards and two touchdowns, while Jon Rice added 37 and two scores of his own — despite the loss.

The loss ended WACO’s season at 10-1, falling one game of an appearance at the UNI Dome.

Prep Volleyball: Just Did It — Notre Dame Repeats as Queens of 1A Volleyball

1A volleyball for the foreseeable future runs through Notre Dame, the Super Conference and southeast Iowa.

For the second consecutive year, the Notre Dame Nikes captured a state championship in November, cementing their status as the most dominant program in the sport at their level.

For what it’s worth — and head coach Mike Davis would agree — it wasn’t as easy as it was last year for the Nikes.

They were missing the tournament MVP from a year ago in Katy Stephens.

Her absence thrust rising superstar Gabby Deery into the limelight and not only did she excel, she exceeded.

Deery provided her capstone performance November’s title game drilling home a match-high 18 kills, propelling the Nikes to a 3-1 win over Springville.

Deery finished the three-day tournament with an absurd 67 kills.

For her efforts she was named 2021’s 1A Tournament MVP.

Prep Football: Edeker Honored in 8P-6 as Coach of the Year

Following their 10-1 season that saw them finish one game shy of the UNI Dome, WACO head coach Chad Edeker was named 8-Player District 6 Coach of the Year, which was announced in late November.

Edeker guided the Warriors to an undefeated district season before stumbling in the state quarterfinals to No. 6 Audubon.

Joining Edeker with accolades along the first team from WACO was running back Simeon Reichenbach and offensive linemen Tim Willits and Taylor Sutton.

Defensively, Tyler Sutton, Drew Diers and Jon Rice were all first team choices.

Winfield-Mount Union sophomore quarterback — and Iowa recruit — Cam Buffington was named first-team all-district after leading the Wolves offense in every major statistical category.

Abram Edwards, his top target, was also a first-team honoree.

The pollsters voted New London’s Boden Pickle as a first-team choice, as well.

New London’s Josh Glendening was the only other local selection among the first team — Glendening was listed as a defensive lineman.

Second team All-District honorees included:

• Isaac Oswald, WACO
• Caleb Giese, W-MU
• Bowen Glaha, New London
• Joel Lacy, New London
• Noah Sparrow, W-MU
• Cole Milks, W-MU
• Dominic Lopez, New London

Prep Cross County: Two Danville-NL Runners Named All-State

Two Danville-New London were selected as All-State honorees by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches, following their terrific senior campaigns.

Both Ty Carr and Alexander Julian were honored as All-State choices.

Carr clocked a season best time of 16:35 even, while Julian’s top time was 17:03.6

Both men were All-State state selections last year by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches, as well.

December

College Football: Five Tigers Earn All-Conference Honors

Five Iowa Wesleyan Tiger football players have earned North Star Athletic Association All-Conference honors, the league announced in December.

Quarterback Gavin Esquivel, wide receiver Jaden Harris and defensive backs Kaden Henley and Major Niccum were all honored as Honorable Mention All-Conference selections.

Esquivel finished fourth in the league with 203 yards per game while setting the school record for most passing touchdowns in a single game when Iowa Wesleyan defeated Crown College earlier this year.

Henley morphed into a ballhawk in the second half of the year, leading M.D. Daniels’ defense with six interceptions and seven pass breakups.

Niccum was a chess piece as for Daniels’, as well, displaying incredible defensive versatility. Niccum led the team in tackles with 87 while adding two interception and four pass breakups.

Jaheem Hampton was awarded this year’s Champions of Character award for Iowa Wesleyan.

Hampton was a leader on and off the field over this season and his entire career, finishing this season with 33 solo tackles.

Prep Wrestling: ND’s Frazier Wins 150th, Cliff Keen Championship

Mount Pleasant native and Notre Dame prep wrestler Blaine Frazier had a monumental December earning championship at the historic Cliff Keen Independence Invitational.

Frazier exacted a little revenge when he faced Green County’s McKinley Robbins, the same opponent who he lost to for the 2021 Iowa State Championship.

Frazier was able to end Robbins’ 41 match win streak with a 3-2 win.

The win also was the 150th of Frazier’s career.

Prep Wrestling: New London’s Lopez Commits to SIU-E

New London’s three-time defending state champion Marcel Lopez has made his college decision official in December.

Lopez will continue his wrestling career as a member of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.

The Cougars are in their infancy stages of Division I wrestling and are associate members of the Mid-American Conference.

They have not had an individual national champion since 1993.

Lopez was named the Dan Gable Mr. Wrestler last year after defeating Lisbon’s Brandon Paez in the state finals.

He has a chance to become just the 30th four-time state champion in Iowa High School wrestling history.

 

July

College Sports: Two Former Mount Pleasant Standouts Named Heart of America Scholar Athletes

Two former Mount Pleasant standouts were named Heart of America Scholar Athletes, the league announced in July.

Brady Sartorius of men’s basketball and Pat Canby of football were honored.

In order to qualify for the honor, a student-athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.40 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) and must have accumulated a minimum of 60 credit hours and completed at least 5 semesters.

Grand View’s men’s basketball team finished 11-12, while the football team finished 7-1.

College Basketball: Former Mount Pleasant Standout Playing in TBT Tournament

Former Mount Pleasant standout Jordan Ashton competed for top cash prizes as a part of the TBT Basketball tournament, where he suited up with the Peoria All-Stars.

Ashton, a 6-4 guard who starred at Iowa State and Northern Iowa, joined a roster of 13 other former collegiate players in a field of 64 tournament.

The No. 13 seed in the Illinois bracket, Ashton’s group took on No. 4 “Always Us” — a team of Oregon alumni in the first round.

Last year, the Golden Eagles — Marquette alumni — won the tournament.

Prep Baseball: New London Heads to State for the First Time Since 2006

For the first time since 2008, the New London Tiger baseball team reached the pinnacle of the Iowa High School State Baseball tournament.

The Tigers rode timely hitting, slick fielding and elite pitching to a 4-2 win in July over Mount Ayr in Oskaloosa clinching their spot in Carroll in  the Class 1A State Baseball Tournament.

New London got the scoring started in the 2nd inning and never trailed, grabbing the first olive on Ryan Richey’s booming solo home run, his first of the season.

Then, the Tigers held off every rally started by Mount Ayr.

Kooper Schulte inherited a jam in the 6th as the Raiders put the first two men on and chased New London starter Hecniel Rodriguez.

Schulte induced three ground balls and kept the Tiger lead intact at 3-2.

From there, New London would add on the bottom of the 6th.

Ryan Richey reached on a fielder’s choice and after a Seth Bailey single that put runners on the corners with two men gone, Josh Catala stepped to the plate and grounded an 0-2 fastball into left field for a much-needed insurance run.

That gave the Tigers their 4-2 they would not relinquish.

Schulte worked a scoreless, 1-2-3 7th inning to earn the save as New London then mobbed him.

Hecniel Rodriguez earned the win — he was stellar over five innings, allowing just four hits and two runs while striking out nine.

New London improved to 26-1 with that win before bowing out in Round One to Kee High of Lansing.

August

Prep Basketball: It’s Here — Shot Clock Coming to State of Iowa

For the first time in the history of high school basketball in Iowa, shot clocks will be introduced to the game in the start of the 2022-23 season.

The decision was finalized at August’s Iowa High School Athletic Association Board Meeting.

Now, the state will mandate shot clocks in all varsity boys and girls basketball games starting in the 2022-23 season.

The timer will be set for :35 seconds on each offensive possession.

Iowa became the 10th state nationwide to adopt a shot clock, joining Georgia, Massachusetts, California, Maryland, New York, Washington, South Dakota, Rhode Island and North Dakota.

Major League Baseball: Field of Dreams Game Puts Iowa on Center Stage

More than three decades after the film, the Field of Dreams was back in center stage in August as the world watched the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees play in Dyersville in the MLB Field of Dreams game.

It marked Iowa’s first ever Major League Baseball game, with a crowd of 8,000 in attendance, more than the double that of the population of Dyersville itself.

Both teams wore throwback jerseys for the contest, harkening back to the legends of the 1919 season.

The White Sox defeated the Yankees 9-8.

Prep Football: Not Bad — W-MU’s Buffington Provides Ten Touchdowns as Wolves Break the Scoreboard

The Winfield-Mount Union football team scored early and often as the Wolves rolled to a 84-34 win over Moravia in August.

The noteworthy bit was Cam Buffington making his debut at quarterback — it did not disappoint.

The Iowa recruit finished 11-of-15 passing for 288 yards and six touchdowns, while rushing 19 times for 152 yards and four more touchdowns, accounting for 10 in total.

September:

College Football: Wesleyan’s Esquivel Named Conference Offensive Player of the Week

Iowa Wesleyan quarterback Gavin Esquivel was named the North Star Athletic Association Conference offensive player of the week for the week of September 14^th

Esquivel completed 24-of-40 passes for 393 yards and three touchdowns.

Esquivel’s longest completed pass was 69 yards and the gunslinger connected with 10 different receivers in the game.

Esquivel was the first Iowa Wesleyan football player to earn conference honors as the Tigers joined the conference this season along with their return to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletic.

College Wrestling: Iowa Adds Women’s Wrestling

The University of Iowa announced in September the addition of women’s college wrestling — the Hawkeyes are the first power five program to do so.

With the addition of women’s wrestling, Iowa now offers 22 sports including 14 women’s teams.

The program is slated to begin competition in the 2023 season.

 

April

Garza Named Naismith POY:

University of Iowa senior Luka Garza has been named the recipient of the 2021 Naismith Trophy in April, the most prestigious individual basketball honor presented annually to college basketball’s most outstanding player.

The most dominant player in men’s college basketball, Garza has been named national player of the year by all of the major organizations and publications, including the Associated Press, National Association of Basketball Coaches, United States Basketball Writers Association (Oscar Robertson Trophy), Sporting News, Basketball Times, and The Athletic.

Iowa’s first two-time unanimous consensus first-team All-American was also a finalist for the John R. Wooden Award,

The two-time Big Ten Player of the Year broke Iowa’s 32-year-old scoring record held by Roy Marble in February.

He finished his Hawkeye career with 2,306 points, which ranks seventh-best in Big Ten history.

Brumbaugh Guides Panthers to Denny White Relay Win

Jadan Brumbaugh hurled a state best 44 feet, 1 inch in the shot put as the Mount Pleasant girls’ track team earned a home win at the Denny White Relays in April.

Grace Kelley was another top finisher for the Panthers that night.

Kelley led the Class A discus with a toss of 115 feet, 4 inches, nearly five and a half feet better than that of second place Abbey Bence of West Burlington-Notre Dame.

The Lamm sisters also played a pivotal role in the win.

Both Karsyn and Kenna finished top-three in the hurdles, with Karysn winning the event in 16.19 seconds — Kenna placed third in 16.26 seconds.

State Agrees on Mandated Week Off

Starting over the summer, there was a week off designated for family time for Iowa high school athletes, coaches, and those involved with music and speech.

The week of July 25th is designated as Family Week, so there will be no practices for athletes or participants in music and speech.

The announcement was made in April.

The state baseball tournament will go on as scheduled during the last week in July at Principal Park in Des Moines. Next year, IHSAA Director Tom Keating says the summer baseball and softball seasons will be starting in mid-May.

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union is cooperating with the boys athletic association in the Family Week program, he says, and the same goes for the Iowa High School Music Association.

May

Panther Boys’ Golf Earns SEC Championship

Nick Matheney and Brevin Wilson were neck and neck for medalist honors — which in the end, really wasn’t all that bad — as the Mount Pleasant Panther boys’ golf team earned a conference championship crown in May’s Southeast Conference Golf Meet in Fairfield.

Matheney finished one stroke better than that of Wilson to claim medalist honors but as it has been all season, it was about the team that night.

Matheney carded a four over-74, Wilson finished with a 75 while Reece Kempker ended his 18-hole afternoon with an 85.

Washington’s Roman Roth took third with a 77, while Isaac Vetter of Washington ended up 4th. Fairfield’s Jeremy Crile placed fifth.

The Demons placed second in the team standings, followed up by Fairfield, Keokuk, and Fort Madison.

Brumbaugh Wins 3A Shot Put Crown

“An absolute powerhouse” is the phrase that throws coach Shawn Striegel used to describe Jadan Brumbaugh, who this morning etched her name into the pantheon of greats at Mount Pleasant, earning a Class 3A Shot Put State Championship in May.

For the Panthers, it’s the second consecutive year that they claim the 3A State Title.

Lexie Magnani, now throwing at UNI, accomplished the feat in 2019.

The 2021 Drake Relays champion, Brumbaugh hurled a monstrous toss of 44 feet, nine inches.

Mount Pleasant’s Beatty to Nationals

Former Mount Pleasant standout now Central Dutch sophomore Sam Beatty punched his ticket to the NCAA Division III Track National Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina in May.

Beatty was also named to the All-Central Region team after hitting 6-8.75 earlier this year.

Beatty was slotted as the 12th seed in the high jump.

Liechty to State

Mount Pleasant senior Elli Liechty punched her ticket to the 2021 State Golf Meet in May.

Liechty shot a team-best 88, which was good enough for 5th on the leaderboard at state qualifying.

Washington’s terrific trio of Kiki Bruner, Anna Nacos and Josei Tanner went 1-2-3, with Bruner burning up the course with a 71.

Amy Sullivan of Knoxville ended her 18-hole day in fourth with an 87.

Sami Wibben was second on Mount Pleasant with a 97 while Ryann Davidson carded a 98.

Kylie Walderbach finished with a 107.

The Panthers finished 11 strokes shy of qualifying the team.

Mount Pleasant had 390 strokes to finish fourth.

Washington and Lisbon were the top two clubs in the team race.

Knoxville finished third.

The State Golf meet was held June 1st and 2nd at River Valley Golf Course in Adel.

June

Ashley Miller Named Iowa Wesleyan Volleyball Coach

Iowa Wesleyan has named Ashley Miller the next head volleyball coach, the school announced in June.

Miller comes to Iowa Wesleyan from William Penn University, where she spent the past two years as the graduate assistant coach for the women’s volleyball program.

She assisted in bringing the Statesmen from a 12-19 record in 2019 to an impressive 17-9 record in 2020-21.

Miller assisted in the day-to-day operations of the Statesmen volleyball program, helping with recruiting, social media, overseeing the varsity reserve team, and developing and implementing practice and game plans.

She was also a strength and conditioning coach for the Statesmen, training their men’s soccer, baseball, and women’s volleyball teams.

Iowa Wesleyans’ volleyball team will begin their season with a scrimmage on August 28th at home against Eureka.

Winfield’s Buffington Offered by Iowa

Winfield-Mount Union star Cam Buffington was officially offered by the University of Iowa in June.

This is Buffington’s, who led the Wolves with 1,029 total yards and 19 touchdowns, first Division I offer.

The 6’3, 200-pounder is expected to play either running back or linebacker at the next level.