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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

Luke Lofthouse joins wrestling staff

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 7, 2012

Former Hawkeye All-American wrestler Luke Lofthouse has rejoined the team as an interim strength and conditioning coach, announced head coach Tom Brands on Thursday. Lofthouse is replacing Danny Song,...

Brands opposes National Duals

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 7, 2012

Iowa head coach Tom Brands has adopted a stance of opposition to the possibility of a new National Duals tournament format that could crown the nation’s top wrestling team each season, according...

Iowa men’s golf swings into season on Sunday

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 7, 2012

The Iowa men’s golf team will open its season at the Golden Gopher Invitational in Minneapolis on Sunday at the Spring Hill Golf Club. The Hawkeyes will try to improve upon a strong finish to the 2011-12...

Hawkeye harriers to run in Bradley Open

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 7, 2012

The Iowa men’s cross-country team will travel to Peoria, Ill., to race in the Bradley Open today. The men’s squad is ranked ninth in the region by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches...

Former Hawkeye, NFL player named honorary captain

IAN MARTIN September 7, 2012

Former Iowa All-American and NFL veteran Matt Roth will be the honorary captain for the Iowa-Iowa State football game this weekend. The former Iowa defensive end will be on the field for the coin toss...

Unlikely Iowa stars make "the play of the game" against NIU

SAM LOUWAGIE September 6, 2012

One is a punter who had hoped to be a quarterback. The other is a former scapegoat who lost his starting job early last season. Things haven’t worked out the way John Wienke and Greg Castillo hoped....

Freshman of small words poised to be next Iowa field hockey star

CODY GOODWIN September 6, 2012

Freshman Natalie Cafone likes to keep things short and simple. She never says too much about her life off the pitch. Her words are limited and concise. She won’t say much about her favorite kind...

Iowa volleyball sophomore Erin Leppek works through tough schedule

CARLOS SOSA September 6, 2012

Only one-third of biomedical-engineering majors at the UI are women. And Erin Leppek is the only one on the Iowa volleyball team. Leppek has just begun her sophomore year and is under a heavy workload...

Iowa cross-country’s Gordon made last-minute choice

LEVI LYNOTT September 6, 2012

Wisconsin had its eye on distance runner Lisa Gordon, and the Illinois native was all-but-set to start her college career on the Badger campus. But then she got a phone call. It was Layne Anderson,...

Sophomore tennis standout reflects on first season as a Hawkeye

KEVIN GLUECK September 6, 2012

Most freshmen athletes usually spend a year or two on the sidelines learning from veteran players on the court. This wasn’t the case for Matt Hagan. Hagan won the Iowa men’s tennis team’s...

Notebook: Meyer rewarded for clutch performance

SAM LOUWAGIE September 5, 2012

Mike Meyer didn’t even get to see the ball sail through the uprights. He lined up on the slippery Soldier Field turf for a crucial 50-yard field goal in the fourth quarter on Sept. 1. As he kicked...

Big Ten Notebook: Michigan looks for redemption, Purdue to face Irish

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 5, 2012

Michigan head coach Brady Hoke said the Wolverines “put the last game to bed” once they returned to Ann Arbor at 5 a.m. Sunday. The squad (0-1) hopes to find victory against Air Force (1-0)...