Iowa Athletes Shine with Big Ten Honors | Iowa Hawkeyes Football News

Iowa’s Mark Gronowski and Taylor McCabe are the 2026 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners—two stars who dominated their sports and excelled beyond the field. Gronowski shattered QB records with 16 rushing TDs and 545 yards, set a Big Ten streak record, and became the first Hawkeye to score via run, pass, and catch in one game—all while earning academic honors and MVP honors. McCabe, a three-time letterwinner and Academic All-Big Ten pick, ties school history for best 3PT% and finishes with 172 career threes. She’s graduating with a civil engineering degree and heading to Notre Dame for her master’s in structural engineering. Both embody excellence on and off the field, earning top honors for sportsmanship, ethics, and citizenship. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/563663045fadabbb