IOWA CITY, IOWA (August 23, 2019) — 260 current University of Iowa students are members of the 2019 Hawkeye Marching Band, one of the "top ten college marching bands in the nation," according to CNN Headline News and one of the Big Ten Conference's marching bands whose halftime show is "worth the watch," according to Sports Illustrated.
The 2019 Hawkeye Marching Band — affectionately known as "Band 139" by its membership — will once again be the sound and heartbeat of historic Kinnick Stadium at each of the nationally ranked Iowa Hawkeyes' seven home games.
The HMB typically travels to one or two away games each season and the bowl game when Iowa qualifies for postseason competition. Therefore, Band 139 will also support the Hawkeyes when the football team visits to Ames for the annual Cy-Hawk Series game against intrastate rival Iowa State.
The Iowa football team and the Hawkeye Marching Band open the 2019 season in Kinnick against Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, August 31.
To learn more about the UI School of Music and the Hawkeye Marching Band, click HERE.
Olivia Tobin of Davenport, Iowa 52803 (Years with HMB: first; Instrument: Alto Saxophone; UI major(s): Physics)
Georgia Witt of Davenport, IA 52807 (Years with HMB: first; Instrument: Clarinet; UI major(s): Pre-Med and Biology)
Jordan Flies of Geneseo, Illinois 61254 (Years with HMB: second; Instrument: Clarinet; UI major(s): Music Education)
Elisabeth Grafft of Geneseo, IL 61254 (Years with HMB: second; Instrument: Piccolo; UI major(s): Pre-Nursing)
Mark Rappel of Davenport, IA 52807 (Years with HMB: second; Instrument: Sousaphone; UI major(s): Environmental Science)
Courbin Stineman of Muscatine, IA 52761 (Years with HMB: second; Instrument: Sousaphone; UI major(s): Mechanical Engineering)
Mallory Obenauf of Davenport, IA 52806 (Years with HMB: second; Instrument: Piccolo; UI major(s): Human Physiology and Pre-Dentistry)
Christos Andrios of Geneseo, IL 61254 (Years with HMB: third; Instrument: Trombone; UI major(s): Pre-Business)
Laura Butler of Bettendorf, IA 52722 (Years with HMB: third; Instrument: Clarinet; UI major(s): Human Physiology)
Jacob Clearman of Buffalo, IA 52728 (Years with HMB: third; Instrument: Trombone; UI major(s): Music Education)
Amber Long of Davenport, IA 52806 (Years with HMB: third; Instrument: Cymbals on the Drumline; UI major(s): Criminology\, Law and Justice)
Mackenzie Martin of Davenport, IA 52806 (Years with HMB: third; Instrument: Trumpet; UI major(s): Ethics and Public Policy)
Peter Mills of Bettendorf, IA 52722 (Years with HMB: third; Instrument: Trumpet; UI major(s): Economics)
Matthew Nelson of Bettendorf, IA 52722 (Years with HMB: third; Instrument: Alto Saxophone; UI major(s): Physics\, Astronomy and Mathematics)
Marissa Robertson of Davenport, IA 52806 (Years with HMB: third; Instrument: Cymbals on the Drumline; UI major(s): Engineering)
Ansel Bare of Walcott, IA 52773 (Years with HMB: fourth; Instrument: Trumpet; UI major(s): Marketing and Finance)
Bennett Cournoyer of LeClaire, IA 52753 (Years with HMB: fourth; Instrument: Sousaphone; UI major(s): Biomedical Engineering)
Becca Frederick of Davenport, IA 52803 (Years with HMB: fourth; Instrument: Mellophone and serves as HMB's head librarian; UI major(s): Music Performance)
Deke Hagen of Walcott, IA 52773 (Years with HMB: fourth; Instrument: Cymbals on the Drumline; UI major(s): Cinematic Arts)
Cole Lotspeich of Davenport, IA 52804 (Years with HMB: fourth; Instrument: Baritone TC; UI major(s): Political Science)
Blaine Schmidt of Blue Grass, IA 52726 (Years with HMB: fourth; Instrument: Baritone; UI major(s): Music Education)
Rachel Sears of Blue Grass, IA 52726 (Years with HMB: fourth; Instrument: Trumpet; UI major(s): Human Physiology and Global Health Studies)
John Ward of Davenport, IA 52804 (Years with HMB: fourth; Instrument: Alto Saxophone; UI major(s): Psychology)
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