Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa Hawkeyes
Logo
UniversityUniversity of Iowa
ConferenceBig Ten
NCAADivision I (FBS)
Athletic directorBeth Goetz
LocationIowa City, Iowa
Varsity teams22 (8 men's, 14 women's)
Football stadiumKinnick Stadium
ArenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
Baseball stadiumDuane Banks Field
Wrestling arenaCarver Hawkeye Arena
Other venuesBeckwith Boathouse
Francis X. Cretzmeyer Track
Iowa Field House
Xtream Arena powered by Mediacom
MascotHerky the Hawk
NicknameHawkeyes
Fight song"Iowa Fight Song"
"On Iowa!"
"Roll Along Iowa"
"Iowa Victory Polka"
ColorsBlack and gold[1]
   
Websitehawkeyesports.com
Big Ten logo in Iowa's colors
Iowa's official wordmark logo

The Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have varsity teams in 20 sports, 7 for men and 13 for women; The teams participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are members of the Big Ten Conference (since 1899). Currently, the school's athletic director is Beth Goetz.

Historically, Iowa has been very successful in wrestling, with 37 team Big Ten championships and 24 team national championships. The Hawkeyes have also won national championships in five other sports: men's gymnastics, football, field hockey, rifle and women's track and field.[2][3][4][5][6] In basketball, Iowa has reached the NCAA Final Four on six occasions. The men's team has done this three times, most recently in 1980, and the women's team has also done it three times, in 1993, 2023 and 2024. The baseball team has reached the College World Series once, in 1972. Iowa's softball team has played in the Women's College World Series on four occasions, most recently in 2001.

Football home games are played at Kinnick Stadium,[7] while basketball, gymnastics, volleyball, and wrestling events are held at Carver–Hawkeye Arena.[8] The school's baseball team plays at Duane Banks Field and the softball team plays at Bob Pearl Softball Field.

  1. ^ "Branding Guide 2020". HawkeyeSports.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
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  4. ^ Iowa Field Hockey: 1986 NCAA Champion Archived January 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Big Ten Conference. Retrieved on May 15, 2008.
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