Austin Hodges Season 2016-17

2018 — Competed in every meet for the Hawkeyes…named a Nissen-Emery award finalist…broke the pommel horse record with a career-high 14.850…tied for 15th on parallel bars (13.633) at the NCAA Championship qualifier on April 20…finished fifth on pommel horse (13.750) at the Big Ten Championship event finals on April 7…earned a fourth-place finish on pommel horse (14.250) at the Big Ten Championship team finals on April 6…won the pommel horse (14.850) and high bar (14.050) event titles in a tri-meet against Nebraska and Minnesota on March 25…won the pommel horse (14.100) and parallel bars (14.300) event titles in a win over Minnesota and Air Force on March 11…won the pommel horse event title (14.050) in a win over Penn State and Arizona State on March 3…won the pommel horse title (14.200) against Nebraska on Feb. 23…won the pommel  horse event title (14.350) at Oklahoma on Feb. 10…won the parallel bars event title (13.850) against Illinois on Feb. 3…won the pommel horse title (14.100) at Minnesota on Jan. 27…notched a sixth-place finish on pommel horse (12.500) in a tri-meet against UIC and Stanford on Jan. 21…won the parallel bars event title (14.250) at the Windy City Invitational on Jan. 13…named to the 2018 Big Ten Winter Academic All-Conference team

2017 — Competed in every meet…Academic All-Big Ten honoree…tied for 20th (13.600) on high bar and 27th (13.500) on pommel horse during day two of the NCAA  Championships…earned a seventh-place finish (14.300) on pommel horse and tied for 10th (13.850) on high bar during day one of the NCAA Championships…tied for 12th (13.850) on pommel horse  and 15th (13.850) on parallel bars during day one of the Big Ten Championships…notched a runner-up finish (13.900) on high bar and set a career-best 14.350 (second) on parallel bars in Iowa’s regular season finale at Penn State on March 25…won the event title (14.500) on pommel horse, recorded a runner-up finish (13.900) on high bar, and a fourth-place finish (13.400) on parallel bars in a senior night victory against Nebraska on March 20…won the parallel bars title (14.050) and tallied a third-place finish (14.000) on pommel horse at Minnesota on March 11…earned a third-place finish (14.050) on pommel horse and an eighth-place finish (13.650) on parallel bars at Nebraska on March 4…finished runner-up on high bar (14.000) and parallel bars (14.000) and third (13.200) on pommel horse at Illinois on Feb. 25…won the event title with a season-best 14.650 on pommel horse and tied for runner-up with a season-best 14.200 on high bar against Oklahoma and Minnesota…tied for second (13.650) on high bar and recorded a third-place finish (13.700) on parallel bars in a win at California on Feb. 6…won the high bar (13.850) and pommel horse (14.000) title in a win against UIC…tied for 16th (13.000) on parallel bars at the Windy City Invitational on Jan. 14…letterwinner.

2016 — Competed in eight competitions, recording two career-highs…tied for 25th on high bar (14.350) during day two of the NCAA Championships… tied for 12th on pommel horse (14.650) and tied for 15th on high bar (14.200) during the first day of the NCAA Championships…placed seventh overall on pommel horse with a career-high score of 14.725 during event finals of the Big Ten Championships… tied for eighth on pommel horse (14.700) and placed 12th on high bar (13.950) on day one of the Big Ten Championships…recorded a career-high on high bar tying for fourth overall with a 14.450 in Iowa’s regular season finale at Nebraska on March 20…placed ninth on pommel horse with a score of 12.900 against Minnesota on March 12…tied for 12th on pommel horse (14.000) at the Arnold Challenge on March 5…finished runner-up, contributing a 14.500 on pommel horse in a win over Nebraska and Penn State on Feb. 27…letterwinner

2015 — Competed in every competition… tied for 11th (14.600) on pommel horse during team finals at the NCAA Championships… placed 11th (14.250) on pommel horse at NCAA qualifiers on April 9… recorded a 14.575 on pommel horse at event finals at the Big Ten Championships… placed eighth (14.500) on pommel horse at the Big Ten Championships… tied for 18th (13.000) on pommel horse in the season finale against Nebraska, Minnesota and Penn State on March 15… tied for seventh (13.650) against Minnesota on March 7… placed fifth (14.400) on pommel horse against Penn State on Feb. 27… placed fifth (14.300) on pommel horse against Minnesota and Nebraska on Feb. 14… placed fifth (14.450) and placed 10th (13.700) at Illinois on Feb. 7… placed 16th (13.000) on pommel horse and placed 18th (12.450) on high bar against Oklahoma and Ohio State on Feb. 1… placed sixth (13.150) on pommel horse and tied for third (14.100) on high bar against UIC on Jan 24… placed ninth (13.800) and tied for 27th (13.000) at the Windy City Invite on Jan 17.

High School — Future Star National Champion… National Development Team member…placed fifth at 2008 Junior Olympic Nationals in pommel horse… placed fourth at 2009 Junior Olympic Nationals in pommel horse… 2012 Visa National Championship Qualifier… placed fourth at 2012 Visa Championships on pommel horse… placed 13th at 2012 Visa Championships on pommel horse… placed second at Junior Olympic Nationals on pommel horse… three-time honor roll member at Stevenson High School.

Personal — Born November 11, 1995… Son of Kevin and Lisa Hodges… Has two brothers, Josh and Chris… Chris swims for Eastern Michigan… physical therapy major.