Iowa Hawkeye Athletics Week in Review

The Iowa Men's Basketball team secured a pair of victories this past week during their summer foreign tour. The Hawkeyes took down the Paris (France) All-Stars, 123-77, on Tuesday. They returned to the court with a 119-83 win against Valencia (Spain) All-Stars, 119-83, on Friday.

All 11 Hawkeyes scored during the win in Paris. Ben Krikke (10 rebounds) and Payton Sandfort each scored 22 points for the winners. Freshman Owen Freeman netted 10 points and grabbed 15 rebounds coming off the bench. Tony Perkins contributed 19 points, five assists, four steals and three rebounds for Iowa.

On Friday, freshman Ladji Dembele scored the Hawkeyes' first five points in the route of Valencia. Sandfort posted a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Perkins scored 16 points, and Freeman enjoyed his second consecutive double-double (10 points, 16 rebounds).

Dasonte Bowen (13), Brock Harding (12), Krikke (11), Josh Dix (11), and Pryce Sandfort (11) also reached double figures in scoring. Dembele chipped in with eight points and 11 boards.

The Hawkeyes wrap up their overseas trip with a game against the Barcelona All-Stars on Monday at noon central time.

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— Iowa Men’s Basketball (@IowaHoops) August 11, 2023

Iowa Women's Basketball Finishes Strong

After recording a blowout win in Italy last week, the Iowa Women's Basketball team finished up its foreign trip with a pair of decisive victories in Croatia. It pounded KK Tresnjevka 2009 (Croatian Club Team), 106-53, on Friday, and took out the Croatia All-Stars, 109-29, on Sunday.

Caitlin Clark dropped 30 points (6-13 3PT), while Molly Davis added 17 points (7-9 FG) on Friday. Sydney Affolter (10 points, nine rebounds) and Hannah Stuelke (15 points) also shined for the winners.

On Sunday, Stuelke recorded a game-high 20 points to go with eight rebounds, three assists and two steals. Taylor McCabe (15 points, three assists, three rebounds), Addi O’Grady (12) and AJ Ediger (11) also reached double figures in scoring. Eleven Hawkeyes scored six or more points in the game.

Watch Out

Another batch of preseason watch lists for college football awards were released this week. The Hawkeyes were well represented.

Kaleb Johnson was named a candidate for the Doak Walker Award, which is presented to the nation’s top college running back. The Hamilton, Ohio product rushed for an Iowa freshman record 779 yards last season.

Virginia transer Nick Jackson was named to the watch list for the Butkus Award, which goes to the country's top linebacker. Graduated Hawkeye Jack Campbell, a first-round pick of the Detroit Lions in April, won it last year.

Cooper DeJean turned up on the watch list for the Thorpe Award, handed out to the nation's top defensive back. He previously was named to watch lists for the Nagurski Trophy (defensive player of the year) and the Hornung Award (most versatile player).

On The Links

Men's golfers Ronan Kleu and Callum Macfie were named GCAA All-America Scholars on Wednesday. They met qualifying standards that included earning a Division I stroke average below 76.0, participation in at least 50 percent of team competitive rounds and maintaining a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. Honorees also had to demonstrate high moral character.

The team also welcomed graduate transfer Josh Lundmark. Lundmark came in from Cornell University. Last year, he averaged 73.57 strokes over 23 rounds, including eight rounds at or below par.

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