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Iowa Man is Number 1 in the World in a Sport You’ve Never Played
Have you ever been walking or driving near a park and noticed these things that look like giant baskets sticking out of the ground? If you have, you're driving or walking past a disc golf course. If you don't know what disc golf is, it's basically the exact same thing...
Iowa women’s basketball stars teaming up with Coralville Community Food Pantry
The Coralville Community Food Pantry is teaming up with University of Iowa women’s basketball stars Sydney Affolter, Taylor McCabe, and newcomer Lucy Olsen for a special fundraising campaign. Starting on Monday and running through Friday, August 2nd, the three Hawkeyes will be encouraging fans to donate $20 or more for a chance to play them in a friendly game of H-O-R-S-E. All donations will be doubled by Hills Bank (up to $12,500). Together, their goal is to raise $20,000 to support neighbors facing hunger.
Megan Norris named CSCAA Spring Individual Scholar All-American
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Coe College standout women's diver picked up one final award to end her Kohawk career, being named a Spring Scholar All-American by CSCAA earlier this week. Norris, a 2024 NCAA DIII Diving Championship qualifier, is earning the honor for the third consecutive year. To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher and participated in their national championship. Second-team selections must have also earned a 3.5 GPA or higher and met a "B" time standard for the national championship or qualified for a diving zone qualification meet.
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