CEDAR FALLS — On a competitive and academic level, University of Northern Iowa student-athletes deliver like few others anywhere in the country.
Whether it’s conference championships, NCAA tournaments or in-state rivalries in everything from basketball, football and wrestling to volleyball, softball and swimming, the Panthers have proven they can and will compete with anyone. In the classroom, seldom does a season go by without a UNI team or a group of student-athletes earning conference, regional and even national academic honors.
However, as the cost of doing business in Division I athletics continues to rise, so does the challenge of providing the resources that help give UNI’s 400 or so student-athletes the opportunity to excel and represent their university and the Cedar Valley on a national level.