

Caitlin Clark earned Academic All-America honors in 2022.Lindsey Meder was the first two-time Academic All-American (20).Disterhoft became Iowa’s first three-time Academic All-American (2015-3rd team, 2016-1st team, 2017-1st team).Disterhoft was the fifth scholar-athlete to win the prestigious award in back-to-back years since its inception in 1987-88 and the second Big Ten athlete to accomplish the feat.Ally Disterhoft (2013-17) was named the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year in consecutive seasons (20).Student-athletes have been named Academic All-Big Ten 125 times, including a program-best nine honorees in 20.The Hawkeyes knocked off Indiana, Illinois, and Purdue to win the first Big Ten Tournament crown under Bluder. In Bluder’s first year at Iowa, the 2000-01 Hawkeyes finished second in the Big Ten.

The Hawkeyes won a Big Ten-season-best, eight-straight games during league play. In 2008, Iowa won a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, it’s ninth in school history.The Hawkeyes finished second in the Big Ten regular season. She led the 2018-19 team to its first Big Ten Tournament title since her first season (2001) with wins over Indiana, Rutgers, and No.Bluder coached the 2021-22 Hawkeyes to Iowa’s first Big Ten regular-season title and Big Ten Tournament Championship in the same season.Led 10 players to a total of 13 All-America honors (including honorable mention honors).


2016 Des Moines Register Hall of Fame inductee.2012 Quad City Times Hall of Fame inductee.Has served on the WBCA Kodak All-American selection committee for four terms and the Midwest Regional Advisory Committee for the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championships.Named to the Division I Midwest Representative of the WBCA Board of Directors in 2003.Posted a winning record in 21 of her 22 years at Iowa, including 16 upper-division finishes in the Big Ten Conference.Three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year (2001, 2008, 2010).Took Iowa to its first Sweet Sixteen since 1996 in 2015, returning again in 2021, and its first Elite Eight since 1993 in 2019.Led Iowa to 15, 20-win seasons in her 22 years, including 13 of the last 15 year.Coached the 2018-19 Hawkeyes to their first Big Ten Tournament Title since 2001 and the 2021-22 Hawkeyes to Iowa’s first ever Big Ten regular-season title and Big Ten Tournament Championship in the same year.NCAA Division I women’s basketball’s 14th winningest coach (795 wins).10, 2014 (Northwestern, 90-84) and is tied with Stringer for most wins over a Big Ten opponent Vivian Stringer (269 wins) as Iowa’s all-time winningest coach in program history on Feb. The 2020 pandemic cut the 2019-20 season short, resulting in the sole missed tournament season. Iowa advanced to the postseason in 14 consecutive seasons (12 NCAA and two WNIT) when a postseason tournament was held. Sue Beckwith was a four-year letter winner with Iowa Women’s Basketball (1976-1980) and has earned three UI degrees 1980 BS, 1984 MD, and 2015 MBA.Īs the all-time winningest coach in program history, the Hawkeyes have advanced to 20 postseason appearances (16 NCAA and four WNIT) in 22 seasons, including NCAA Tournament berths in 12 of the last 14 seasons. Sue Beckwith, MD, one of UI athletics’ most generous supporters. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Women’s Basketball Coach. Lisa Bluder is in her 23rd year as the P. ISAAC - Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
