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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Mistakes at Black and Gold part of the plan for men’s gymnastics

CHARLIE GREEN December 9, 2014

When the Iowa men's gymnastics team competed at the Black and Gold intrasquad matchup on Dec. 6, they had the demeanor of a team in contention. In other words, they were impressive. Fifth year coach JD...

Jok gets things going against Maryland-Baltimore County

DANNY PAYNE December 8, 2014

Ahead of Iowa’s matchup with North Carolina, head coach Fran McCaffery had a message for Peter Jok: simplify and don’t press. Up to that point, the sophomore had shot 7-of-24 from the field...

Iowa wins in final event

IAN MURPHY December 8, 2014

Grant Betulius, a senior and the team captain, looked his 400-freestyle relay teammates in the eye and had a simple message. He told them they weren’t losing the relay, and they were going to win...

Iowa women’s swim takes first

SHELBY STITES December 8, 2014

Sports can be calculated as a game of steps and inches, but as for swimming, it remains the competition of seconds. Seconds set Hawkeye swimmers apart this past weekend from personal best times to school...

Black edges Gold in men’s gymnastics intrasquad bout

CHARLIE GREEN December 8, 2014

The Iowa men’s gymnastics team split up for the Black and Gold intrasquad bout Dec. 6, and the Black team won, 253.55 to 251.40. “They did a really good job,” head coach JD Reive said....

Women’s gymnastics struggles at Black and Gold

CHARLIE GREEN December 8, 2014

The women’s gymnastics team left its Black and Gold Intrasquad matchup Dec. 6 with questions surrounding the team’s performance. “I think we have a lot more potential than where we are...

Hawkeyes take temperature at intrasquad meet

Iowa director of track and field Joey Woody planned on seeing big performances from his athletes at the Black and Gold meet on Dec. 7. He was not disappointed. The Gold squad won with 80 points, while...

Iowa to play Tennessee in TaxSlayer Bowl

CODY GOODWIN December 8, 2014

Earlier this year, around Sept. 1, Iowa Athletics Director Gary Barta talked with Rick Catlett, the CEO and president of the TaxSlayer Bowl. They spoke about the still-young 2014 season and where the...

Volunteers "appreciative" to be in TaxSlayer Bowl

JACOB SHEYKO December 8, 2014

Tennessee and Iowa — which will meet in the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl — are vastly different football programs. The Volunteers are on the upswing, eclipsing last year’s win total of five games...

Iowa finds a way to beat Colorado

RYAN RODRIGUEZ December 8, 2014

In October, during Big Ten media day in Chicago, Lisa Bluder talked about how her team was probably never going to win any tight defensive battles. At the time, it didn’t seem like an unreasonable...

Hawkeyes drop Colorado, 78-63

KYLE MANN December 8, 2014

The Iowa women’s basketball team bounced back from a tough loss to Louisville last week to avenge a loss from last year, defeating Colorado, 78-63, on Sunday. Bethany Doolittle scored the first...

Midweights show depth, still raw

JORDAN HANSEN December 8, 2014

When the dust settled in a 37-0 Iowa win over Michigan State on Dec. 6, the Hawkeyes unsurprisingly had winners at 141, 149, and 157. Thing is, none of the grapplers who wrestled at those weights competed...

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