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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

Notebook: Miller prepares to face UNI two years after committing there

SAM LOUWAGIE September 12, 2012

When Tanner Miller lines up in the secondary and looks down the field at the Northern Iowa offense, he insists he won’t be thinking about how close those players were to being his teammates. “I...

Notebook: Big Ten coaches respond to weekend of losses

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 12, 2012

Wisconsin ran for only 35 yards in the Badgers’ 10-7 loss to Oregon State. Only 35 yards on 23 carries — that’s 1.5 yards per attempt. So what does head coach Bret Bielema do? He fires...

Iowa volleyball player Chanté Thompson graduates from bench

CARLOS SOSA September 12, 2012

Junior middle blocker Chanté Thompson suffered through a pair of nagging knee injuries last season, but the volleyball player has made her way into the starting lineup in 2012. Her insertion into the...

Trio of goalies vie for starting spot

TOM CLOS September 12, 2012

The Iowa women’s soccer team has sailed to an 8-0-0 record and is on the verge of going undefeated in nonconference play for the second-consecutive season. But there’s one burning question...

Field Hawk earns B1G Defensive Player of the Week

CODY GOODWIN September 12, 2012

Iowa field-hockey goalie Kathleen McGraw was selected Tuesday as the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Week. The senior goalkeeper earned the award after holding two teams scoreless this past weekend...

Women’s golf finishes in 10th place at the Chip-N-Club Invite

RYAN PROBASCO September 12, 2012

Inconsistency plagued the Iowa women’s golf team in Lincoln, Neb., this week. After an encouraging day of 36 holes on Monday, the Hawkeyes were unable to overcome surges from several other teams...

The Box Score: Inside Iowa football stats, Week 2

TORK MASON September 11, 2012

It’s been a backward world for Iowa football fans so far this season. They entered the season expecting a high-octane offense and a defense with plenty of question marks. Instead, the Hawkeye defense...

Ames native, track recruit, learns cross-country at Iowa

LEVI LYNOTT September 11, 2012

Gabrielle Stearns is one of the 11 new freshman runners for the women’s cross-country team. She chose to leave her hometown — despite interest from a local Division-I school — in order to...

Point/Counterpoint: Whose loss was worse for the Big Ten?

DI STAFF September 11, 2012

Six Big Ten football teams suffered defeats on Sept. 8, an uncanny number for nonconference play. Removing Iowa from the conversation, the DI sports staff debated two other tough losses and which game...

Freshmen shine while seniors stumble for women’s golf

DI STAFF September 11, 2012

Because of stellar performances by two underclassmen, the Iowa women’s golf team remains in contention after the first day of competition at the Chip-N-Club Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. Lauren English...

Field hockey takes two on West Coast

DI STAFF September 11, 2012

The 10th-ranked Iowa field-hockey team finished up a weekend trio of games out in California on Monday. The Hawkeyes played three different teams on Sept. 7, Sunday, and Monday. The Hawkeyes capped off...

Men’s golf finishes 10th in season-opening tourney

DI STAFF September 11, 2012

The Iowa men’s golf team was one of many that struggled on the final day of the Golden Gopher Invitational at Spring Hill Golf Club of Wayzata, Minn., on Monday. After finishing 25-over after the...