Sophomore runner Leah Kralovetz reflects on this fall’s postponed cross country season
Lauren Swanson, Sports Reporter
October 7, 2020
Runner Leah Kralovetz made her mark on the cross-country team very early last season. As a freshman, she quickly became a star. She is a leader at both group practices and meets and Kralovetz continues to impress, even during the pandemic. Kralovetz placed fifth at the Hawkeye Invitational meet ...
Iowa women’s cross country musters up motivation amid pandemic
Lauren Swanson, Sports Reporter
September 28, 2020
Since the Big Ten Conference made the decision on Aug. 11 to postpone all fall sports, Iowa’s cross country team has had to adjust. Different training regimens, assigned by head coach Randy Hasenbank, are only a small part of the challenge the team faces going forward. The athletes themselves are s...
Max Murphy ready to shine for Iowa
Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor
September 27, 2020
Max Murphy won the Iowa Class 4A state cross country meet by two-tenths of a second Last November, representing Pleasant Valley High School in Bettendorf, Iowa. Before becoming a member of the Iowa cross country and track and field teams this fall, however, Murphy accomplished more. He participated in th...
NCAA Division I Board of Directors announces dates for fall sports in spring
Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor
September 23, 2020
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors decided when NCAA Division I fall championships and sports will take place in the spring Tuesday. This decision impacts men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, FCS football, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, and men’s water...
Iowa’s McKee sisters happily back on same team
Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor
September 13, 2020
RELATED: Iowa women’s cross country team features strong, local incoming freshmen class When freshman Brooke McKee starts competing at Iowa, she looks forward to doing a stretching routine that she hasn’t done with her sister since her sophomore year of high school. Before races with her ...
Iowa cross country adapts training regimen to face unique challenges amid pandemic
Lauren Swanson, Sports Reporter
September 13, 2020
RELATED: Hasenbank elevates Iowa cross country Along with every other sport in the Big Ten this fall, Iowa cross country’s season was postponed on Aug. 11 due to the coronavirus. Although not much has changed drastically since then, the team faces a new workout regimen to follow. “Fartlek in...
Big Ten postpones fall 2020 sports
Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor
August 11, 2020
The Big Ten Conference announced on Tuesday that it is postponing all fall sports for the 2020 season due to concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision includes regular-season competitions and Big Ten championships and tournaments. The conference will consider the possibility of playing these...
Big Ten Conference releases COVID-19 medical protocols
Robert Read, Sports Editor
August 5, 2020
Along with its new 2020 football schedule, the Big Ten announced the conference's COVID-19 medical protocols Wednesday morning. The protocols were jointly authored by the Big Ten Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Big Ten Sports Medicine Committee in an effort to mitigate risk ...
Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren sends letter to conference’s ADs addressing fall sports, training camps
Robert Read, Sports Editor
July 31, 2020
According to a letter that was reportedly sent to Big Ten athletic directors Thursday by Commissioner Kevin Warren and Dr. Chris Kratochvil, the chair of the conference's Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases, medical policies and COVID-19 testing procedures for the conference will be relea...
NCAA Division I Coordination Committee issues waiver on minimum contests
Robert Read, Sports Editor
July 27, 2020
The NCAA Division I Council Coordination Committee announced Monday that it has granted a blanket waiver that reduces the current legislated minimum number of contests that teams in fall sports other than football must play by 50 percent. The waiver is available for men’s and women’s cross...
Former Iowa prep and current professional runner Shelby Houlihan reflects on setting new American 5,000-meter record
Jordan Winke, Sports Reporter
July 21, 2020
Ten years ago, Shelby Houlihan was gearing up for her senior cross-country season at Sioux City East High School. This year, Houlihan is breaking U.S. records and training for her second Olympic Games. On July 10, Houlihan – a professional runner for the Bowerman Track Club and Arizona State...
Iowa men’s cross country recruiting class brings depth, talent to the team
Jordan Winke, Sports Reporter
July 14, 2020
Iowa’s 2020 men’s cross-country freshman class features seven talented runners from Iowa, Illinois, and New York. Two are Cedar Rapids preps. The freshman class adds a range of talents from quarter-mile speed to national championship-level cross country performances. Dylan Dolezal Dolezal is an accomplished cro...