Skip to Main Content
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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Iowa baseball’s Kuebel gets conference nod

DI STAFF February 28, 2012

Iowa baseball player Sasha Kuebel was named the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week on Monday, according to a release. The southpaw starter struck out 3 in 7 1/3 innings against Virginia Tech on Sunday. He...

Hawkeye women’s golf sets new record, still finishes fifth

DI STAFF February 28, 2012

The Iowa women's golf team shot a 54-hole total of 15-over 879 (290, 294, 295) in Peoria, Ariz., this weekend, breaking the previous record of 888 set in 2009. Iowa golfers Chelsea Harris, Lauren English,...

Intramural player recuperating after dislocating, fracturing shoulder

DI STAFF February 28, 2012

A University of Iowa intramural basketball player who left the Field House on a stretcher on Sunday night is recuperating after dislocating and fracturing his left shoulder. UI sophomore Jay Burger was...

Iowa men’s basketball loses series-high seventh straight game to Illinois, 65-54

BEN SCHUFF February 27, 2012

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Iowa's road woes continue. The Hawkeyes (15-14, 7-9 Big Ten) lost their sixth-consecutive road contest on Sunday, falling to Illinois (17-12, 6-10), 65-54, in Assembly Hall. Iowa's...

Commentary: Iowa a force to be reckoned with in B1G tourney

MATT COZZI February 27, 2012

Who would have thought? The Iowa women's basketball team (19-10, 11-5) was 3-5 in the Big Ten and on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble a month ago. A first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament...

Big Ten Championships: Hawkeyes place fifth

BEN ROSS February 27, 2012

The Iowa men's swimming and diving team finished in fifth place in the Big Ten swimming and diving championships this past weekend, with 395 points. Michigan took first with 738.5 points, followed by...

Women’s gymnastics suffers from ‘sickness’ against Minnesota

ALEX FRENCH February 27, 2012

Iowa women's gymnastics head coach Larissa Libby gathered her team in the northeast corner of Carver-Hawkeye Arena in between its third and fourth events on Feb. 24. Three Iowa gymnasts had fallen off...

Four Hawkeyes work out at NFL combine

SETH ROBERTS February 27, 2012

Four former members of the Iowa football team participated in the annual NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis over the weekend. Three more will perform drills in front of league scouts today and Tuesday. Guard...

Big Ten Championships: Hawkeyes improve to fourth overall after second night

BEN ROSS February 24, 2012

The Iowa men's swimming team crawled out of eighth place in the Big Ten meet on Thursday in the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center by recording strong finishes in the 500 and 50 freestyle and 400...

Big Ten Indoors: Men’s track needs solid performance at conference meet

ELDON GIANNAKOUROS February 24, 2012

The climax of the indoor men's track season has arrived. The Big Ten indoor meet will begin tonight and continue through the weekend in Lincoln, Neb., and the Hawkeyes hope to make a statement as they...

Big Ten Indoors: Hawkeyes overcome important injuries in time for Big Tens

CODY GOODWIN February 24, 2012

The Iowa women's track and field team has waited all season for this weekend. The Hawkeyes have trained for months for the Big Ten indoor meet. Now, Iowa will get its chance to show what it has been...

Details key for women’s gymnasts’ second half of season

ALEX FRENCH February 24, 2012

The Iowa women's gymnastics team (2-3-1, 1-2-1 Big Ten) has hit the halfway point of the 2012 season with six meets under its belt. Not everything has gone smoothly, but senior Jessa Hansen said the...