IT'S TIME TO GET READY FOR THE BOOM

A LEGACY 145 YEARS IN THE MAKING

Game Day

Drum Major Brandon Alpers performing during Pregame in Kinnick Stadium
HMB Sousaphone Player

Auditions

Take the field with 270+ of your best friends.
Thanks to a generous gift from John F. Allen, all members of the 2025-2026 Hawkeye Marching Band will be granted a scholarship.

Audition Info

Hawkeye Drumline Captain performing on snare

Hawkeye Drumline

The heartbeat of the Hawkeye Marching Band.

Learn More

HMB Tenor Saxophone Player

Media

Sights and Sounds of the Hawkeye Marching Band

In Action

News

Carissa Wolfe on the Iowa Turf at the HTRC

Hawkeye Golden Girl Carissa Wolfe shines on the field

Tuesday, November 4, 2025
The Daily Iowan
The first-year undergraduate student is performing in her first season with the Hawkeye Marching Band as their feature twirler.
Lou Crist

After decades getting ‘ready for the boom,’ Hawkeye Marching Band’s golden voice ready for goodbye

Sunday, August 17, 2025
The Gazette
Ella McDaniel

Graduate Spotlight: Ella McDaniel

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Iowa Now
Ella McDaniel came all the way from New Hampshire to serve in the coveted role of UI Golden Girl, the Hawkeye Marching Band’s scholarship baton twirler. She enjoyed her time at Iowa so much that, after graduating with a degree in exercise science, she plans to stay on campus and work toward a Master of Science in Athletic Training.
View more news