Going the distance: How the University of Iowa transports its athletes across the country to compete

By: Steve Gravelle|March 25, 2024

Precious Irivi, followed by other UI track and field student athletes, boards a chartered plane at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. CREDIT STEPHEN MALLY/ UI ATHLETICS

Precious Irivi, followed by other UI track and field athletes, boards a chartered plane at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. CREDIT STEPHEN MALLY/ UI ATHLETICS

Getting to State College, Pa., can be a major hassle.

“You’re at the mercy of the schedules of the airlines,” said Ryan Ruckdaschel. “We could not find a flight with more than 20 seats out of any Midwest airport.”

Mr. Ruckdaschel, director of operations for the University of Iowa’s women’s gymnastics team, needed about two dozen seats for the squad’s Feb. 24 meet at Penn…

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Going the distance: How the University of Iowa transports its athletes across the country to compete

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