AMES — Iowa State women’s basketball head coach Bill Fennelly has named Caroline McCombs as associate head coach. McCombs will begin her duties with the Cyclones immediately. “I am very excited to add Caroline McCombs to our staff,” said Fennelly. “I have known Caroline for years ...
DES MOINES — After finishing ninth in Thursday’s 3,200-meter run, Marshalltown High School junior Preston Johnson returned to the Blue Oval with an invitation to the “Elite High School Mile”. Though the event was different, the result was not as Quentin Nauman of Western Dubuque ...
DES MOINES — A group of Marshalltown High School runners/alumni came to the Drake Relays planning to compete individually. They left as a small part of a world record. During Thursday night’s “Distance Carnival,” members of the Marshalltown Track Club answered a late request from ...
PITTSBURGH — The University of Iowa added another strong chapter to its NFL pipeline Saturday, with multiple Hawkeyes selected on the final day of the 2026 NFL Draft. Seven Iowa players were chosen in Rounds 2-7, with five of those selections coming on Saturday. The group pushed head coach Kirk Ferentz’s total to 101 players drafted during his tenure and marked one of the program’s most productive draft classes in the modern era. Center Logan Jones was Iowa’s first player off the board, going in the second round to the Chicago Bears. Jones, a unanimous All-American and ...
A busy weekend of collegiate track and field competition across Iowa featured several area alumni competing both at the Kip Janvrin Open hosted by Simpson College and the Drake Relays. The Kip Janvrin Open, held annually in Indianola, is named after Kip Janvrin, a former Simpson athlete and one of the most accomplished decathletes in U.S. history. Janvrin, a 1989 world championship team member, is widely respected for both his competitive career and decades of impact on Iowa track and field. Among the competitors was James Johnson, a 2024 Marshalltown High School graduate who now ...
NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark was excited to get back on the court Saturday and play in a WNBA game, even if it was just the preseason. Indiana’s star played in her first game for the Fever in nine months after injuries derailed her second season, limiting her to 13 games. She received a warm ...
