IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa spirit squads' held its annual banquet on April 12 at Brown Deer Golf Course in Coralville.
The spirit squads handed out awards for individual squad recognition, academics, public relations. More than half of the team members carry a 3.25 or greater cumulative GPA and many are on the Dean's List. Public Relations awards were given for hours at events outside of games and practice, 11 members had more than 100 hours, and two members had more than 200 hours of PR.
"The banquet is a great way to bring together the team and family members and look back on a great year," said UI spirit coordinator Gregg Niemiec.