Prep Track: Brumbaugh, Panthers Shine at Pella Invite
Jadan Brumbaugh once again won the shot put, as the Panther girls’ performed well at this weekend’s Central College Invite in Pella.
Brumbaugh’s winning toss of 44 feet, 10.75 inches was over 10 inches further than West Burlington-Notre Dame’s Elise Olesen.
Finishing second for Mount Pleasant was senior sprinter Kenna Lamm, earning runner-up honors in the 60m hurdles, running 10.08. Lamm was also sixth in the 200m dash, finishing in 27.76.
On the boys’ side of things, Avin Truong continued his great start to the season, earning a win in the long jump, with a leap of 6.37 meters.
Will Davidson finished second in the 60m hurdles, blazing to a time of 8.77.
Sophomore Nate Stroud was second in the high jump, clearing 5-10.
Central recruit Nathan McWilliams was 10th in the 800m run, he completed his two-lap race in 2:22.48.
The Danville boys’ also had a strong performance, earning wins from Ty Carr and AJ Bonnesen.
Carr won the 400m dahs, while Bonnesen claimed gold in the mile.
College Wrestling: Five Hawkeyes Earn All-America Status
University of Iowa wrestlers Jacob Warner, Austin DeSanto, Alex Marinelli, Michael Kemerer and Tony Cassioppi finished their respective 2022 NCAA tournaments with All-America honors Saturday at Little Caesars Arena.
Warner was the runner up at 197, falling 3-2 to Penn State’s Max Dean.
DeSanto placed third at 133. Kemerer placed fourth at 174. Marinelli placed fifth at 165 and Cassioppi placed seventh at 285.
That quartet went 5-2 in the medal round to move Iowa into third place in the team race.
Iowa has had at least five All-Americans in nine straight seasons and 14 times in head coach Tom Brands’ 16 years.
The Hawkeyes secured a team trophy (fourth or better) for the 13th time in the last 14 NCAA Championships.
College Wrestling: Iowa State Earns Three Medals at NCAA Champs
three Iowa State wrestling All-Americans won their medal matches Saturday, as the Cyclones closed out the NCAA Championships at Little Caesars Arena.
David Carr (157) finished third, Marcus Coleman (184) finished seventh and Yonger Bastida (197) finished fifth, as Iowa State crowned its most NCAA All-Americans under head coach Kevin Dresser.
Iowa State finished in 17th place as a team with 37 points. Penn State locked up the team title with 131.5 points, while Michigan was second with 95 points.
College Basketball: Iowa State is Sweet, Upsets Wisconsin
A year after finishing 2-22, Iowa State is dancing into the Sweet 16.
22 points from Gabe Kalscheur propelled the Cyclones to an ugly 54-49 win over third-seeded Wisconsin yesterday in Milwaukee.
Iowa State will take on No. 10 seeded Miami (FL.) on Friday at 9:00 p.m. in the Sweet 16.
It’s Iowa State’s first appearance in the regional semifinals since 2016.
Johnny Davis finished with 17 for Wisconsin, along with nine rebounds and four blocks.
Iowa State improved to 22-12.
Wisconsin closed their season 25-8.
Women’s College Basketball: Iowa Upset, Iowa State to Sweet 16
Creighton 64, Iowa 62
Lauren Jensen hit a go-ahead three pointer with 15 seconds left in the game, as Creighton upset second-seeded Iowa 64-62 yesterday in the Round of 32.
Jensen, a former Hawkeye, finished with 19 points and seven rebounds to lead the Jays.
Monika Czinano led Iowa with 27 points and six rebounds.
Caitlin Clark finished with 15 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds.
Iowa ends their year 24-8, Creighton is now 22-9.
Iowa State 67, Georgia 44
Lexi Donarski poured in a game-high 20 points as Iowa State steamrolled into the Sweet 16 with a 67-44 win over Georgia.
Four Cyclones scored in a double figures, with Emily Ryan stuffing the stat sheet with 15 points, nine assists and three steals.
All-American Ashley Joens had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Iowa State is now 28-6.
The Clones will take on Creighton this Friday at a time to be determined.