Iowa State Special Teams Look at Kick Returner Nwangwu
Iowa State coach Matt Campbell credits Rene Nwangwu with two key kick returns last season. An 85 yard return vs Oklahoma sparked 14 fourth quarter points, and a 67 yard return vs Baylor fueled 28 unanswered points. Campbell also notes a 48 yard run by Kene.
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Rahm captures U.S. Open with clutch late putts at Torrey Pines
Jon Rahm won the U S Open at Torrey Pines on Father s Day sealing victory with a 25 foot birdie at 17 and a curling 18 foot birdie at 18. He embraced his 3 month old son Kepa on the 18th and rose to world No 1 as Louis Oosthuizen finished runner up after a late bogey.
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Heims Wins Discus at U S Paralympic Trials in Minneapolis
Jessica Heims, former Cedar Rapids Prairie standout and UNI graduate, won the F87/38/64 discus with a 34.04 meter mark on her second throw. Erin Kerkhoff, UNI redshirt freshman, placed second in the 400 and 100 meter dashes with 58.24 and 12.89 seconds respectively as Paralympic selections await final decisions. The Tokyo Paralympic track events run August 27 to September 5 at Olympic Stadium.
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Benton County Speedway cancels races. fair set for Thursday
Persistent rain across Benton County forces cancellation of Sunday racing at Vinton speedway. The Benton County Fair races move to Thursday featuring IMCA divisions Stock Cars SportMods Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts with increased prize money. The American Iron Racing Series also competes Thursday night.
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Hawkeye Street Drags Rescheduled to Thursday at Hawkeye Downs
Hawkeye Street Drags in Cedar Rapids were postponed from last Thursday and will run this Thursday at Hawkeye Downs Speedway. Gates open at 6 p.m. with practice at 6 30 and bracket racing at 7 30.
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Mississippi State Tops Texas in World Series Thriller
Will Bednar struck out a career high 15 over six innings, the most in College World Series play in 25 years, as Mississippi State edged Texas 2 1 last night. The victory came amid a Father’s Day moment for Virginia catcher, 3B.
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Kernels collect Dinkelman 100th win after home game
Cedar Rapids Kernels manager Brian Dinkelman earns his 100th career win following a home game at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Reporters conducted a Zoom interview due to COVID safety protocols prohibiting in person gatherings.
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