Montgomery, Ryan Win Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa student-athletes Jayden Montgomery and Grace Ryan have been recognized as Iowa’s recipients of the 2026-27 Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award.

The honor, now in its third year, was created to recognize Big Ten student-athletes who strive to have a positive impact within their community in addition to excellence in competition. Two student-athletes from each institution were recognized and two overall conference honorees will be selected and announced in the spring of 2027.

In recognition of their achievement and as an expression of the conference’s appreciation, each of the 36 campus winners will receive a medal bearing the likeness of Jackie…