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Iowa infielder Mitchell Boe celebrates after scoring a run during baseball Iowa vs. Oklahoma State at Duane Banks Field on May 6, 2018.

Players prepare for the live ball following the free throw shot during the Iowa vs. Ohio State Women's Big Ten Tournament game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Friday, March 6, 2020. This was the last tournament the teams played in the 2020 season before upcoming tournament cancellations amid the pandemic.

Iowa players run drills prior ot the Iowa vs. Miami (Ohio) football game at Kinnick Stadium on August 31, 2019.

Maryland players reach for the ball after tip-off during the women's Big Ten Championship basketball game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Sunday, March 10, 2019.

Iowa defensive end A.J. Epenesa celebrates tackling Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez during the football game against Nebraska at Memorial Stadium on Friday, November 29, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers 27-24.

Iowa players celebrate the win after the women's Big Ten Championship basketball game vs. Maryland at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Sunday, March 10, 2019.

Participants race in the annual Barbara Fritchie Classic at the Frederick Fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

Middletown’s Camille Jones (9) dives through Walkersville’s Caroline Hinkelman (12) and scores a run during a Class 2A West softball quarterfinal at the Middletown High School softball field on Monday, June 7, 2021.

Oakdale High School lacrosse players join together in a pre-game huddle before taking the field at Walkersville High School in Walkersville, Md., on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. This was the first day of games for the spring season for Frederick County Public Schools.

Iowa wide receiver Brandon Smith jumps for a pass during the Iowa football game against Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, August 31, 2019.

Francis Scott Key Post 11’s Kyle Sanger dives through La Plata Post 82’s Ryan Prehoda to score the first run of their game in the American Legion Baseball state tournament at McCurdy Field on Friday, July 22, 2022.

Catoctin’s Kassidy Kreitz holds onto the ball after tagging out Walkersville’s Hailey Putnam on a stolen base attempt at Catoctin High School on Thursday, April 6, 2023. The Cougars defeated the Lions 1-0.

Hundreds of Frederick County girls flag football players reach out their hands as Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson runs onto the field for a preseason practice at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills, Md., on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Frederick County is the first county in Maryland to have girls flag football as a varsity school sport, and hundreds of flag football players were invited to spend the day at the Ravens’ practice facility prior to the start of the high school season.

Iowa guard Joe Wieskamp dunks the ball during the men’s basketball game against Ohio State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, February 20, 2020.

Ian Moller practices at Built Not Born Baseball facility Monday, August 17, 2020 in Dubuque, Iowa. Moller was selected by the Texas Rangers in the fourth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.

Mount St. Mary's Kayla Agentowicz (21) dribbles the ball during the game against Long Island University on Thursday, January 6, 2022.

Iowa forward Nicholas Baer comforts forward Luka Garza after the loss against Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 24, 2019. The Volunteers defeated the Hawkeyes 83-77 in overtime.

Iowa linebacker Kristian Welch reaches for Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford during the Iowa football game against Penn State in Iowa City on Saturday, October 12, 2019.

Middletown forward Omar Aguilar (14) and Tuscarora defender Kyle Lillis (6) jump for a header on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Tuscarora High School.

Iowa players celebrate the win during the Holiday Bowl game between Iowa and USC at SDCCU Stadium on Friday, December 27, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Trojans 49-24.

Middletown’s Colby Moran goes airborne after tagging out Tuscarora’s George King on a stolen base attempt at Middletown High School in Middletown, Md., on Friday, May 5, 2023.

Catoctin’s Furious Trammel competes in the triple jump during the Class 1A and 2A MPSSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Championship at Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex in Landover, Md., on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Trammel won the Class 1A triple jump.

Mount St. Mary’s Xavier Lipscomb (45) is fouled as Fairfield’s Chris Maidoh (1) and Allan Jeanne-Rose (10) defend at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md., on Thursday, January 26, 2023.

Seth Barron of Snow Hill High School smiles while catching a breath after winning the Class 1A Boys 1600 Meter Run during the Class 1A and 2A MPSSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Championship at Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Tuscarora’s Michael Gulla (5) reacts after scoring the second goal of the game against Oakdale at Urbana High School in the Class 3A West Region 1 final.

Ella Troxell, a senior at Middletown High School, practices serving in dense fog during an informal tennis practice on the courts at Middletown High School in Middletown, Md., on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. Troxell had committed to playing tennis at Frostburg State University for the next school year, and practices with her father, Vernon, for two hours each day, rain or shine.