Senior football star LeShun Daniels Jr. and senior swimming standout Emma Sougstad have been named the Hawkeye male and female Student-Athletes of the Month.

Sougstad is back to dominating in the pool, picking right up where she left off last season.

In her three November meets, the Forest City, Iowa, native earned five first-place finishes, helping the Hawkeyes pick up wins over South Dakota and Missouri State and a fifth-place finish in the Ohio State Invitational.

Sougstad, who had garnered seven school records before her senior season started, has that number up to nine now after breaking the 100 fly and 200-medley relay records.

On top of her school accolades, Sougstad was named a preseason All-American.

Daniels was a key contributor to the Iowa football team, which went 3-1 in November, picking up wins against then-No. 2 Michigan, Illinois, and then-No. 15 Nebraska.

In those four games, Daniels rushed 79 times for 389 yards. It is the first time he has made it through an entire season without being hampered with injuries, a victory for the senior.

Daniels was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after the Illinois game. He rushed for 158 yards on a career-high 29 carries in the 28-0 win.

The 150-yard, 2-touchdown performance was the fourth time he accomplished that, something no other Kirk Ferentz-era running back has done.

Daniels finished the regular season with 1,013 yards on the ground.

— by Blake Dowson