Hawkeye Sports had a busy first week of June 2025 behind the scenes. Here are the top four stories that made headlines this week.
Jasmyn Walker joined the Iowa WBB coaching staff
The Iowa Women's Basketball program added former George Washington University assistant coach Jasmyn Walker to the coaching staff.
Walker has extensive assistant coaching experience, making stops at George Washington (2024-2025), Purdue Fort Wayne (2023-2024), Butler (2022-2023), Ferris State (2020-2022), and Davenport University (2019-2022).
Walker joined the staff following Tania Davis' exit.
Auburn transfer Emma Tothova joined Iowa Women's Tennis
The Iowa Women's Tennis team added transfer Emma Tothova from the Auburn Tigers. After transferring to the Hawkeyes, Tothova has three years of remaining eligibility.
During her first collegiate season with the Tigers, Tothova notched six singles and three doubles victories.
Tothova also has experience at the international level. She represented her home country, Slovakia, in the 2024 Billie Jean Cup. As a junior in 2021, Tothova won two ITF doubles titles.
She joins a Hawkeyes team that finished the season 13-11 and made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2010.
The Iowa Athletics Department proposes more renovations for Duane Banks Field
The University of Iowa Athletics Department sent a 5.8 million dollar proposal to the State of Iowa Board of Regents to make more renovations to Duane Banks Field, home to the Iowa Baseball team.
The project would reconstruct the press box and add new seating. A new seating bowl would be added between the two main fan entrances and metal bleacher seating would be added to the main grandstand area.
The new press box would be added atop the seating bowl.
If the project is approved, construction is slated to start in the summer of 2026.
The 2025 Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame inductees have been announced
On Thursday, the Iowa Letterwinners Club and the University of Iowa Athletics Department announced the 2025 Hall of Fame Class. The 36th Hall of Fame Class includes eight former Hawkeyes.
The inductees include Justin Austin (Track and Field), Lisa Birocci Banse (softball), Bob Bowlsby (administration), Elena Callas King (women's golf), Lisa Cellucci (field hockey), Brandon Scherff (football), Brad Smith (men's wrestling), and Tom Williams (men's swimming and diving.
Iowa athletes who earned at least one varsity letter are eligible for the Hall of Fame.
The eight inductees will be enshrined during a ceremony at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, August 29.