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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

Hawkeyes vs. Panthers: UNI not an automatic win for Iowa football

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 14, 2012

If the Hawkeyes ignore Northern Iowa, then they’re fools — that’s what Kirk Ferentz said. The head coach and the Iowa football team’s oldest players remember what happened the last...

Yeager leads Iowa volleyball into Marquette tournament

CARLOS SOSA September 14, 2012

Iowa junior Bethany Yeager, the starting libero for the women’s volleyball team, is quickly climbing up the Iowa all-time digs list. But even with her impressive statistics — Yeager had 989 digs...

Iowa soccer begins run for first Big Ten title at Illinois

TOM CLOS September 14, 2012

The Iowa women’s soccer team has been here before. The team got off to the best start in school history last season, winning all eight nonconference matches and rolling into the Big Ten opener against...

Weisman transitions from Air Force to Iowa

SAM LOUWAGIE September 13, 2012

Mark Weisman made it through six-week military boot camp. He woke up early every day to run miles and miles. He watched the football body he had worked so hard to build shrink by 25 pounds, with nothing...

V-ball transfer Dietz has settled into her new home with the Hawkeyes

CARLOS SOSA September 13, 2012

It hasn’t taken long for middle blocker Alessandra Dietz to have an effect on a young Iowa volleyball team looking to continue on its early season success. The Bloomfield Hills, Mich., native registered...

Iowa soccer out to best start in program history

TOM CLOS September 13, 2012

Junior forward Ashley Catrell scored twice, and the Iowa women’s soccer team won its 18th-straight nonconference match with a 3-0 victory over St. Louis at Hermann Stadium in St. Louis on Wednesday. The...

Iowa tennis benefits from another Arizona recruit

KEVIN GLUECK September 13, 2012

Four years ago, two current Hawkeyes played each other while they were still in high school. It was an uneven matchup between a freshman and a senior. The senior won easily, by a score of 6-3, 6-2. The...

Former Hawkeye All-American Nelson named honorary captain against UNI

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 13, 2012

Former Hawkeye center Bruce Nelson has been named the honorary captain for the Hawkeyes’ home game against Northern Iowa on Saturday. Nelson, a Emmetsburg, Iowa, native, joined the Hawkeyes as a walk-on,...

Kristy Brager, former George Mason coach, joins Iowa swimming staff

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 13, 2012

The Iowa swimming and diving team has welcomed new assistant coach Kristy Brager to its ranks, announced head coach Marc Long on Wednesday. Brager spent the last two years coaching at George Mason. Brager...

Iowa basketball Black and Gold Blowout set for Oct. 19

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 13, 2012

The Iowa men’s and women’s basketball teams on Tuesday announced the time of their annual Black and Gold Blowout. The event will be the teams’ first public appearances of the season and will take...

Men’s Tennis’ Dunn, Swank ranked preseason No. 55

KEVIN GLUECK September 12, 2012

A pair of Hawkeyes are being nationally recognized on the tennis court. Senior Garret Dunn and Junior Michael Swank earned a doubles preseason ranking of No. 55 from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association­,...

Coaches approve Wrestling National Duals proposal

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 12, 2012

The motion to change the NCAA wrestling team-title competition is moving on to the last test: NCAA approval. The Division I head coaches voted to change the format from the point-based system currently...