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Injured Iowa hoops recruit likely won’t play again
Iowa ladies’s basketball recruit Ava Jones, who was injured July 5 when an impaired driver hit her and her household on a sidewalk in Louisville, Kentucky — a crash that killed her father — just isn’t anticipated to play basketball once more.
In line with The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Hawkeyes coach Lisa Bluder informed the varsity’s Presidential Committee on Athletics on Thursday in Iowa Metropolis that Jones’ aggressive basketball profession may be over due to accidents suffered within the crash.
“She’s nonetheless any person that we’re going to have as part of our program as a result of we consider in her,” Bluder informed the committee, in line with the Gazette. “She dedicated to us, and simply because she had one thing dangerous occur to her does not imply that we flip our again on her. We’ll be there for her and her household as a lot as we are able to.”
Jones’ scholarship will nonetheless be honored by Iowa, the coach reportedly mentioned.
An Iowa spokesperson informed ESPN on Friday that the varsity couldn’t remark straight about Jones since she continues to be categorized as a recruit.
Jones tore the foremost ligaments in each knees and suffered head accidents when the driving force, Michael Hurley, hit her, her dad and mom and her brother whereas the household was in Kentucky for an AAU basketball event. Jones’ father, Trey, died just a few days later and her mom, Amy, was significantly damage. Jones’ brother, Creek, was not significantly injured.
In August, a grand jury indicted Hurley and charged him with one rely of homicide, two counts of first-degree assault, one rely of assault within the fourth diploma and one rely of working a motorcar beneath the affect. Hurley allegedly informed police he had taken the opioid Hydrocodone earlier than driving.
Jones, a 6-foot-2 ahead who was ranked 83rd by ESPN HoopGurlz for the Class of 2023, initially dedicated to Arizona State however decommitted in March after coach Charli Turner Thorne retired. Jones introduced her dedication to Iowa on July 3, two days earlier than the crash.
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The Iowa football team’s Oct. 19 game at Michigan State will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT.
The Big Ten contest will be televised on NBC.
Iowa plays host to Washington on Saturday, Oct. 12. That game is set for 11:10 a.m. CT.
IARN – While the temperatures have been enjoyable lately, the lack of rainfall has been anything but. After experiencing the driest September on record, drought and fire dangers have increased. Justin Glisan, state climatologist for Iowa, said that the drought monitor has been repopulated with zones of abnormally dry conditions.
Read more at Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team finished two rounds of play at the Fighting Irish Classic on Sunday. The Hawkeyes currently sit in sixth place out of 15 teams.
Sophomore Noah Kent and junior Gage Messingham are both leading the Hawkeyes, tied for 8th place overall. Kent shot 1-over (71) in the first round and 1-under (69) in the second round, finishing with a total score of 140. Messingham join Kent as the only other Hawkeye to go under-par today in a round.
Sophomore Max Tjoa is tied for 37th place, shooting rounds of 74 and 72, with a total score of 146. Senior Chance Rinkol posted scores of 71 and 77 in the first and second rounds, respectively, and sits tied for 51st place with a score of 148. Senior Josh Lundmark recorded rounds of 79 and 71, finishing tied for 64th place with a total score of 150.
HAWKEYE SCORECARD
| 6/15 | Team | +5 | +3 | 148 |
| T8 | Gage Messingham | -1 | +1 | 140 |
| T8 | Noah Kent | +1 | -1 | 140 |
| T37 | Max Tjoa | +4 | +2 | 146 |
| T51 | Chance Rinkol | +1 | +7 | 148 |
| T64 | Josh Lundmark | +9 | +1 | 150 |
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
“Today was a very strong team performance with Noah and Gage leading the way. We showed a lot of grit all day but especially down the stretch. We’re in a great position heading into the final round.”
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