Nearly two years after first bringing to the Board of Regents its intentions to renovate the nearly 50-year-old Duane Banks Baseball Stadium, University of Iowa this week released renderings and details not shared before -- including its plans to double the stadium’s size and construct a new and larger “seating bowl.”
Possible Carver-Hawkeye Arena upgrades include fan amenities, premium seating and bringing the student section “a little bit closer to the floor to create that great fan environment.”
Iowa was second nationally, Iowa State third in women’s basketball average attendance in the 2022-23 season.
Iowa set the single-season record in wrestling attendance with 118,870 fans over eight home duals. The Hawkeyes led NCAA Division I in total attendance for the 16th straight season.
Thousands gathered in Iowa City Sunday to watch history in the making, as Iowa and Louisiana State University met in the NCAA women’s basketball championship game. The watch party audience at Carver-Hawkeye Arena included casual fans and die-hards, all captivated by a team that has elevated the sport, the program and the university to unprecedented heights.
NCAA women’s basketball tournament: By Monday morning, all 14,382 tickets at Carver-Hawkeye Arena were claimed.
Iowa wins 8 of 10 bouts and Spencer Lee ends his Carver-Hawkeye career as it started, with a quick pin
Spencer Lee recorded his fifth straight pin and third over a top-eight opponent, igniting the second-ranked Hawkeyes to their 14th straight dual win and 14th in a row against No. 11 Nebraska.
Iowa won seven matches and defeated Northwestern, 27-9, to remain unbeaten. The Hawkeyes are 10-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten.
With more than a year of construction to go on a new 38,500-square-foot, two-level Hawkeye wrestling practice facility, the University of Iowa is moving to officially name it after a family that made the $7 million lead gift.
NCAA women’s basketball notes: Iowa allowed 70.8 points per game this season — about 10 points per game better than last year — and was at its best in the Big Ten tournament.
First-round NCAA women’s basketball tournament games at Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena are sold out; about 2,000 tickets remain for Sunday’s second round.
Iowa hosts Indiana Thursday at a familiar, unpopular tip time: 8 p.m. Which means there will be empty seats, and probably more than a few.
Top-ranked Iowa won seven matches and defeated No. 14 Minnesota, 22-10, in the Big Ten Conference dual opener Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
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