2023 Football Preview

School: Urbandale

Nickname: J-Hawks

Class: 5A

Colors: Blue and White

Head Coach:             

Sam Anderson (BS - University of Wisconsin LaCrosse, 1990 / MA – Drake University, 2004)

19th Season at Urbandale       

99-89 Urbandale / Overall Record 163-114

Assistant Coaches:   

Tyler Perry, Paul Peletz, Ryan Williams, Joel Jacobs, DaShawn Cason, Pete Traynor, Tyler Motter, Ramel Lane, Taylor Fulton, Kamari Palimore, Tyler Ahrens, Danny Triplett, Garret Reels, Tony Perez, Shawn Llewellyn, Scott Houser, Rusty Hughell, Ben Grove

2022 Record / Highlights:    

• Overall Record: 5-4

• Academic All-State:  Kai Black, Cole Garwood, Oliver Towers

• Des Moines Register Elite All-State:  Cole Garwood

• Des Moines Register Honorable Mention All-State:  Kai Black

• Des Moines Register All-Iowa Class 5A Team: Cole Garwood

• IPSWA 1st Team All-State: Cole Garwood

• IPSWA 2nd Team All-State: Kai Black

• CIML First Team All-Conference:  Kai Black, Ben Booth, Kaden Browning, Cole Garwood, Jack Hearne, Kaden Keith, Peyton Rottinghaus

• CIML Second Team All-Conference: Kaden Arntt, Gabe Carver, Rockne Carver, Isaac Hoyt, Malakai Imsirovic, Carter King, Drew Sickerson

• CIML Honorable Mention: Hunter Bagby, Colin Giles, Max Hartzell, Elijah Hoyt

2022 Returning Letterwinners (41):

Jackson Baethke, Hunter Bagby, Kai Baker, Luis Benitez, Julian Bewyer, Chris Booth, Kyland Butts, Rockne Carver, Gabe Carver, Brady Christiansen, Dylan Cromer, Drew Dahlgren, Colin Giles, Kadyn Kayser, Brody King, Mitchell Klaas, Jaxson Maass, Perry Monson, Mason Moran, Bradley Moritz, Prince Mugisha, Brayden Mulligan, Garrett Paul, Brooks Price, Anthony Rivas, Xander Ryan, Jordan Sturdivant, Edin Suvic, Nylan Williams, Jaylon Brooks, Turner Brown, Hayden Donovan, Maxwell Hartzell, Trey Hicklin, Elijah Hoyt, Ter Kuany, Thang Lian, Reid Quigley, Axel Ramazani, Benjamin Stelter, D'Monte Winslow.

2023 Outlook:

The J-Hawk look forward to opening the 2023 season on the road against perennial power Indianola.  The J-Hawks return home on September 1 as they host Iowa City West. Urbandale will host Sioux City North for Homecoming on September 22, 2023.

For more information, contact Head Coach Sam Anderson at (515) 457-6839 or andersons@urbandaleschools.com or Josh Frey at (515) 457-6994 or josh.frey@j-hawks.com.

To see individual statistics for this year's returners, visit: 2022 Statistics Review