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All-Americans, no champions for Hawkeyes, Cyclones or Panthers

CLEVELAND — Iowa’s three Division I wrestling programs produced a number of notable performances during the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships, highlighted by a national runner-up finish, multiple All-Americans and top-10 team placements for the Hawkeyes and Cyclones. The three-day tournament at Rocket Arena concluded with Penn State capturing its fifth consecutive national championship with 181.5 points, while Oklahoma State (131) finished second and Nebraska (100.5) placed third. Iowa finished fourth with 92.5 points, and Iowa State placed eighth with 52.0. Northern Iowa tied ...

No. 2 seed Iowa endures upset bid from No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson

IOWA CITY — Ava Heiden scored a career-high 29 points, including 12 straight for Iowa in the fourth quarter, and the No. 2-seeded Hawkeyes survived an upset bid from 15th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson with a 58-48 victory in an NCAA Tournament first-round game on Saturday. Hannah Stuelke ...

Izoje powers Syracuse past Crooks, Cyclones to reach UConn

STORRS, Conn. — Syracuse headed into the NCAA Tournament opener against Iowa State without their injured point guard and something to prove. The Orange did just that with freshman Uche Izoje matching All-American Audi Crooks basket for basket in the first half and reserve guard Olivia ...

Jefferson’s injury mars ISU’s romp

ST. LOUIS — Nobody on the Iowa State bench knew how badly Joshua Jefferson was hurt when the All-American forward landed awkwardly on his left ankle in the opening minutes of their first-round game against Tennessee State on Friday. They certainly didn’t seem too worried about ...

Hawks hold off Clemson

TAMPA, Fla. — Bennett Stirtz scored 16 points and No. 9 seed Iowa weathered his erratic shooting to hold off eighth-seeded Clemson 67-61 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. The Hawkeyes (22-12), making their March Madness debut under coach Ben McCollum, move on to a ...

St. John’s pummels Panthers in opening round

SAN DIEGO — Rick Pitino is now in his sixth decade of coaching, and he claims he had never studied more film of an opponent than he did this week to prepare St. John’s for Northern Iowa. The 73-year-old coach is still putting in the effort he expects from his players, and it propelled his ...