Iowa Woo

Arena football team

Iowa Woo

Current season
Established 2023
Play in The Hippodrome
in Waterloo, Iowa
IowaWoo.com
League/conference affiliations

* The Arena League (2024–present)

Current uniform

Team colors| Light blue, Yellow, Pink

Mascot| Wacky Woo Loo
Cheerleaders| Woo Girls
Personnel
Owner(s)| Jeff Holmes
Julia Stone
General manager| Vacant
Head coach| Victor Mann
Team history

* Waterloo Woo (2023)
* Iowa Woo (2024–present)

Championships
League championships (0)

Conference championships (0)

Division championships (0)

Home arena(s)

* The Hippodrome (2024–present)

The Iowa Woo are a professional indoor football team based in Waterloo, Iowa. They are currently members of The Arena League (The AL or TAL). They play their home games at The Hippodrome at the National Cattle Congress.

## History

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On May 4, 2023, Waterloo was announced as the third city of the Arena League.[1]

The Woo had North Cedar Elementary School in Cedar Falls take part in helping name the team's mascot. The top three names from each class were selected and fan voting took place to name the mascot.[2] The winning mascot name was Wacky Woo Loo, nicknamed Wacky.

### Team logo and name

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On June 28, 2023, the team name and logos were announced. Woo was selected for multiple reasons as it pertains to trains and wrestler Ric Flair's legendary "Wooooooo!".[3] Waterloo is home to the Dan Gable Museum, a wrestling museum operated by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Waterloo also has a historical tie to the railroad industry. "Woo" is a callback to blaring train whistles.[4]

The primary logo depicts a robed, blonde haired wolf wearing sunglasses holding a football in one arm while striking the Heisman pose. The secondary logo shows the mascot wearing yellow boots. The logos were designed by Ryan Foose.[4]

Iowa's General Manager, Bailey McRae, stated that many submissions consisted of variations of "woo" and "loo".[5]

On October 19, 2023, the team changed their name from the Waterloo Woo to the Iowa Woo.[6]

On March 15, 2024, the team released an updated logo. The new logo depicts a white-haired wolf wearing sunglasses, a cowboy hat, and a Hawaiian shirt holding a football in one arm while striking the Heisman pose.

Original Ric Flair-inspired logo

### Changes

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On January 14, 2025, head coach Mook Zimmerman had announced his resignation as head coach of the Woo. Mere days later, on January 23, they introduced Victor Mann as their new head coach.

## Roster

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The Woo hosted the team's first tryout on December 9, 2023.[7] The team's second tryout was on March 2, 2024.

On February 23, 2024 the Woo signed their franchise's first player, Ellis Lankster.

Iowa Woo roster

Players

*   * 0 Myles Goulbourne WR
*   * 1 Jamal Couch WR
*   * 4 Derrick Wilson DB
*   * 5 Marcus Pierce RB
*   * 6 Chris Herring DB
*   * 7 Darren Lake DE
*   * 8 Justice Olibrice QB
*   * 9 Adrian Tolbert WR
*   * 10 Harding
*   * 10 Mustafa Mageed DB
*   * 11 Oscar Scott OL
*   * 12 Vincent Espinoza
*   * 14 Justin Brown WR
*   * 16 -
*   * 20 Lamar Sayles, Jr. LB
*   * 21 Bealeay

|  | Reserve lists

*   * 2 Rogria Lewis DB
*   * 3 James Jones WR
*   * 32 KJ McMillian
*   * - Ellis Lankster DB
*   * - Jaylen Becton LB
*   * - Emmanuel Akingbulu OL
*   * - Chris Boudreaux WR
*   * - Bob Chase QB
*   * - Liam Stone G
*   * - Quentin Chaplin WR
*   * - Tyalen Shaw QB
*   * - Everitt Cunningham LB
*   * - Marcus Green DB
*   * - J.J. Jones III WR

* Rookies in italics
* updated June 24, 2024
* 16 Active, 13 Inactive

## Staff

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### Head coaches

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Name | Years | Won | Lost | Ties | Winning % | Postseason

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Mook Zimmerman | 2024 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | Lost ArenaMania I
Vacant | 2025 | — | — | — | — | —
Total | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 |

### Current staff

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Iowa Woo staff

| Front office

* Owner – Jeff Holmes
* Owner – Julia Stone
* General manager – Vacant
* Director of operations – Dylan Petersen
* Director of customer experience – Tanner Blaylock

|  |  | Head coaches

* Head coach – Vacant
* Assistant coach – Frank Coston

Offensive coaches

* Offensive coordinator – TBA

Defensive coaches

* Defensive coordinator – TBA

## Management

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On June 28, 2023, Bailey McRae was publicly addressed as the general manager of the team.[3] Amanda McCormick was hired as the general manager for the 2025 season; however, on November 13, 2024 resigned of the title.

On October 19, 2023, Jeff Holmes and Julia Stone were announced as the team owners.[6] They also own two recycling companies, Push Resource Recovery and A-Line Iron & Metals.

On February 29, 2024, the Woo announced Mook Zimmerman as the inaugural head coach.[8]

## References

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1. ^ Brown, Chelsie (May 4, 2023). "The Arena League bringing a professional football team to Waterloo in inaugural season". KCRG. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
2. ^ "Students help name Waterloo Woo mascot". KWWL. May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
3. ^ a b Glidden, Gabe (June 28, 2023). "The new Waterloo football team officially has a name". K92.3. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
4. ^ a b Petrik, Ethan. "Arena Football: Waterloo arena football franchise name, logo unveiled". No. 28 June 2023. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
5. ^ "Waterloo Arena League football team name unveiled". KWWL. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
6. ^ a b "New owners and name announced for Waterloo's arena football league". KWWL. October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
7. ^ Glidden, Gabe (November 16, 2023). "Want to Play Professional Football? Iowa Woo is Hosting Tryouts". K92.3. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
8. ^ Milone, Andy (March 1, 2024). "Iowa Woo head football coach confident heading into season one". Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

## External links

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* Official Website

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The Arena League

Teams|

* Duluth Harbor Monsters
* Eau Claire Axemen
* Hot Springs Wiseguys
* Iowa Woo
* St. Joseph Goats
* Ozarks Lunkers

Venues|

* Bank OZK Arena (Hot Springs)
* DECC Arena (Duluth)
* St. Joseph Civic Arena (St. Joseph)
* Sonnentag Event Center (Eau Claire)
* The Hippodrome (Iowa)
* Wilson Logistics Arena (Ozarks)

Seasons|

* 2024
* 2025

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* t
* e

Sports teams based in Iowa

Baseball|

Iowa Cubs

Cedar Rapids Kernels
Quad Cities River Bandits

Sioux City Explorers

Burlington Bees
Clinton LumberKings
NwL
Waterloo Bucks

* Iowa portal

Basketball|

NBAGL
Iowa Wolves

Football|

AFL
Iowa Rampage
IFL
Iowa Barnstormers
NAL
Sioux City Bandits

Hockey|

AHL
Iowa Wild
ECHL
Iowa Heartlanders
USHL
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Des Moines Buccaneers
Dubuque Fighting Saints
Sioux City Musketeers
Waterloo Black Hawks
NAHL
North Iowa Bulls

Roller derby|

WFTDA
Cedar Rapids RollerGirls
Cedar Valley Derby Divas
Mid Iowa Rollers
Old Capitol City Roller Girls
Quad City Rollers
Sioux City Roller Dames
Team United Roller Derby
MRDA
Your Mom Men's Derby

Rugby union|

USARNC
Palmer Rugby

Soccer|

USL2
Des Moines Menace
NPSL
Des Moines United FC
Siouxland United FC
MWPL
Cedar Rapids Inferno
Pearl City Soccer Club
Southeast Soccer Academy
WPSL
Quad Cities Rush
Sioux City Sol

Iowa Demon Hawks
Iowa Raptors FC

College
athletics|

| NCAA
Division I|

* Drake Bulldogs
* Iowa Hawkeyes
* Iowa State Cyclones
* Northern Iowa Panthers

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NCAA
Division II|

* Upper Iowa Peacocks

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*[DB]: Defensive back
*[RB]: Running back
*[DE]: Defensive end
*[QB]: Quarterback
*[OL]: Offensive lineman
*[LB]: Linebacker
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