NCAA Division I Board of Directors announces dates for fall sports in spring
Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor
September 23, 2020
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors decided when NCAA Division I fall championships and sports will take place in the spring Tuesday. This decision impacts men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, FCS football, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, and men’s water...
Iowa field hockey taking different approach to recruiting during COVID-19 pandemic
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
September 9, 2020
The Iowa field hockey team takes a person-first approach to recruiting athletes; not only does the squad want a high-value player, it wants a high-value person. “We take the approach of recruiting the people first and the athlete second,” assistant coach Michael Boal said. “We are defin...
Iowa field hockey boasts six international players for 2020-21 season
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
September 7, 2020
Even without the game being played at most levels in the state of Iowa, the Hawkeye field hockey team always seems to put together a competitive roster. Iowa field hockey boasts six international players on the 2020-21 roster — Esme Gibson from Worcestershire, England, Ellie Holley from Brist...
Iowa field hockey’s McGuire ready to make an impact
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
August 31, 2020
Iowa field hockey goalkeeper Grace McGuire is no stranger to missing a season. McGuire graduated high school a semester early in 2018, and enrolled at Iowa for the spring semester in order to get extra training time in as a Hawkeye. “[Field] hockey is not really a big thing – not as po...
Iowa field hockey continuing to train, hoping for a spring season
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
August 26, 2020
The Iowa field hockey team was gathered for its first day of preseason practices on Aug. 11 when athletes and coaches heard the news that the Big Ten had postponed fall sports seasons. Ultimately, the decision didn’t come as a surprise, but that didn’t make it any less impactful. “It was g...
Big Ten postpones fall 2020 sports
Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor
August 11, 2020
The Big Ten Conference announced on Tuesday that it is postponing all fall sports for the 2020 season due to concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision includes regular-season competitions and Big Ten championships and tournaments. The conference will consider the possibility of playing these...
Big Ten Conference releases COVID-19 medical protocols
Robert Read, Sports Editor
August 5, 2020
Along with its new 2020 football schedule, the Big Ten announced the conference's COVID-19 medical protocols Wednesday morning. The protocols were jointly authored by the Big Ten Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Big Ten Sports Medicine Committee in an effort to mitigate risk ...
Iowa field hockey’s Freeman sisters excited to be back on the same team
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
August 3, 2020
With the addition of Sammy Freeman, there’s now another sister duo on the Iowa field hockey team. Incoming freshman Sammy Freeman is joining her sister, senior midfielder Nikki Freeman, on the team this year. The duo will join Lokke and Sofie Stribos as sisters on the team together. Although they ...
Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren sends letter to conference’s ADs addressing fall sports, training camps
Robert Read, Sports Editor
July 31, 2020
According to a letter that was reportedly sent to Big Ten athletic directors Thursday by Commissioner Kevin Warren and Dr. Chris Kratochvil, the chair of the conference's Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases, medical policies and COVID-19 testing procedures for the conference will be relea...
Seven new recruits set to join strong 2020 Iowa field hockey lineup
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
July 26, 2020
The Iowa field hockey team is adding seven new recruits to its already strong lineup. The 2019 team had a productive season, going 17-5 overall and 7-1 in the Big Ten. The team was the Big Ten regular season and tournament champions and made it to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament before falli...
NCAA Division I Coordination Committee issues waiver on minimum contests
Robert Read, Sports Editor
July 27, 2020
The NCAA Division I Council Coordination Committee announced Monday that it has granted a blanket waiver that reduces the current legislated minimum number of contests that teams in fall sports other than football must play by 50 percent. The waiver is available for men’s and women’s cross...
Interactive: COVID-19 testing data from Big Ten athletic departments
Robert Read, Sports Editor
July 13, 2020
The Big Ten Conference took a major step in preparing for the fall athletic schedule by announcing on July 9 that if sports can be played in the fall based on medical advice, it will move to conference-only schedules in those sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The move still leaves a lot of qu...