2025 -- Indoor - Placed second in long jump with a collegiate-best and team-leading 25-4 (7.72m) at B1G Championships, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors... that mark ranks fifth all-time at Iowa... named to All-Big Ten Freshman team... won long jump at Tyson Invite (25-2 3/4, 7.69m) and Dr. Rick McGuire Invite (25-1 3/4 (7.66m).
Personal -- Sociology major.
The Hawkeyes travel to Orlando, Florida, for the UCF Black and Gold Invitational on Friday and Saturday, March 21-22.
Gabby Cortez earned the gold medal in the women’s 600 meters on Saturday at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. As a team, Iowa finished in the top five on both the men’s and women’s side.
Pauline Bikembo and Ryan Johnson were crowned champions of their respective events on Friday at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.
The Hawkeyes travel to Indianapolis, Indiana for the Big Ten Indoor Championships on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28-March 1.
The Hawkeyes are back home for the first time this month, hosting the Iowa Open on Friday, February 21. The high jump kicks off the Iowa Open at 11:00 am at the Hawkeye Indoor Track Facility. Action starts at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex at 12:30 pm with the men’s and women’s weight throw.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Iowa track and field freshman Emmanuel Njoku was crowned long jump champion and entered Iowa's all-time best list at the Tyson Invitational on Friday.
The Hawkeyes travel to four meets during the Feb. 14-15 weekend. Iowa returns to the Jarvis Scott Open in Lubbock, Texas, with its sprints and hurdles groups. The jumps, multis, 400 and 800 groups head to the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The distance group will head to the David Hemery Valentine Invite in Boston, while the throws group travels to the Robinson Family Open in Tiffin, Ohio.
The Hawkeyes send their sprints, hurdles and long sprints to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Friday and Saturday. The throws and distance groups head to Ames for the Iowa State Classic on Saturday.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – University of Iowa track and field won a combined six events to open its weekend at Missouri and Notre Dame on Friday evening. Annie Wirth highlighted the action at the Dr. Rick McGuire Invite in Columbia, Missouri, winning the pentathlon with a personal-best 3,890 points to move to sixth all-time at Iowa. Pauline Bikembo (women’s long jump), Ryan Johnson (weight throw) and Emmanuel Njoku (men’s long jump) also collected victories.
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