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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

Women’s relay blasts into 1st place

KATRINA DO April 28, 2014

DES MOINES — Alexis Hernandez passed the baton to Brittany Brown for the final exchange, and silence fell across the Drake Stadium. The quiet was short-lived; Brown pulled Iowa across the finish...

Men tracksters not yet satisfied

JORDAN HANSEN April 28, 2014

As junior Gabe Hull stood in the center of the discus ring with a sheepish grin and small Drake champion flag, two things were clear. First, he had just won an event that he had lost last season by 2...

Iowa women fall in Big Ten Tournament

DI STAFF April 28, 2014

The Iowa women’s tennis team’s season came to an end in Evanston on Aril 25, when the Hawkeyes fell, 4-1, to No.  17 Michigan in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The Wolverines were the...

Hawkeyes finish ninth at Big Ten championship

DI STAFF April 28, 2014

The Iowa women’s golf team finished ninth at the Big Ten championships in Frenchlick, Ind., over the weekend. The Hawkeyes shot a second round score of 306 (+18) on April 26, an 8-stroke improvement...

Softball tops Indiana in series finale

DI STAFF April 28, 2014

The Iowa softball team got some help by way of the long ball on Sunday in Bloomington, Ind. Dingers from Megan Blank and Erin Erickson, along with a complete game, led the Hawkeyes to a 3-2 win over the...

Expect an offense heavy Spring Game

CODY GOODWIN April 25, 2014

On the first day of 2014, after Iowa lost to LSU in the Outback Bowl, 21-14, head coach Kirk Ferentz made it seem as if there would be an off-season quarterback competition, pitting Jake Rudock against...

Frankos proving himself on the field

JACOB SHEYKO April 25, 2014

If not for Jimmy Frankos, Iowa baseball’s April 5 matchup with Indiana could have been the beginning of the Hawkeyes’ downfall. On a groundball to the Indiana’s third baseman, then-starting...

Iowa track and field set for Drake Relays

JORDAN HANSEN April 25, 2014

Hanging up in the indoor practice facility is a picture of a packed Drake Stadium and a simple, scrawled note. “Eight weeks to go, Drake Relays, are you ready?” “I put that up every...

105 years of Drake Relays tradition

KATRINA DO April 25, 2014

The Drake Relays is often regarded as one of the biggest track and field events in the nation. Numerous Olympic gold medalists have competed at the meet, along with the top college and high-school athletes...

Buy or sell: Buy or Sell: Drake Relays edition

KATRINA DO and JORDAN HANSEN April 25, 2014

Buy or sell: Iowa will win a title on the track. Do: Buy. The Hawkeye women have won at least one title in each of the last three years, and this year’s team is better. Iowa won the sprint medley...

Hawkeyes set for Big Ten Tournament

DANNY PAYNE April 25, 2014

Arguably Iowa’s best golfer this season, freshman Jessie Sindlinger admitted she has had a bit of nervousness running through her veins as she preps for the Big Ten women’s golf tourney, scheduled...

Iowa offense ready to score

JOSHUA BOLANDER April 24, 2014

College football fans are a unique breed. Hearing about new names intrigues them. They enjoy hearing about unusual offensive schemes and will debate their team’s latest two-deeps religiously.  But...

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