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 swimmers prepared for final test before break

TORK MASON December 9, 2011

The Iowa women's swimming and diving team will hit the road tonight to travel to Ames for a showdown with Iowa State. The Hawkeyes are coming off of a third-place finish at the Hawkeye Invitational...

Iowa women’s hoops loses again at Hilton

MATT COZZI December 8, 2011

The streak continues. The Iowa women's basketball team lost to Iowa State on Wednesday night in Hilton Coliseum, 62-54. Iowa (5-4) hasn't won in Ames since 1989. Head coach Lisa Bluder's squad struggled...

Drama overshadows Iowa men’s hoops woes

MATT COZZI December 8, 2011

Perhaps overlooked in the technical-foul drama of Iowa's 80-60 loss to Northern Iowa on Tuesday was the Hawkeyes' lack of perimeter defense. The Panthers were red-hot from the 3-point line in the first...

Iowa wrestlers look to Ballweg for 149

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD December 8, 2011

Iowa's 149-pound wrestlers need to get tough so they can produce a starter. The Hawkeyes (5-0) will host Northern Iowa (1-2) in Carver-Hawkeye Arena tonight and will continue to iron out their problem...

Iowa men’s tracksters ready to start repeat bid

ELDON GIANNAKOUROS December 8, 2011

The Iowa men's track team has plenty to be confident about. The Hawkeyes are just a few months removed from a triumphant 2011 outdoor season that they capped with a victory at the Big Ten outdoor championships....

Hawkeye field hockey’s Griesbaum regional Coach of the Year

DI STAFF December 8, 2011

Iowa field-hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum was named the 2011 West Region Coach of the Year on Wednesday by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association, according to a release. Griesbaum's 12th season...

Iowa places 48 athletes on academic all-Big Ten list

DI STAFF December 8, 2011

The Big Ten announced its 2011 Fall Academic All-Conference team on Wednesday, and 48 athletes from Iowa made the list. The Hawkeyes set school records by having 11 field-hockey players and nine women's...

Iowa baseball announces dates of winter camps

DI STAFF December 8, 2011

The Iowa baseball team announced the dates of its winter youth camps on Wednesday, according to a release. Head coach Jack Dahm will oversee three different camps: an evaluation session for high-school...

Hawkeye men’s tennis player Hagan gets regional title

DI STAFF December 7, 2011

Freshman men's tennis player Matt Hagan was named the U.S. Tennis Association Missouri Valley Player of the Year at a sectional meeting on Tuesday, according to a release. The Missouri Valley section...

McDonough wants rematch against Illinois’ Delgado

SAM LOUWAGIE December 7, 2011

Matt McDonough suffered an upset loss to Illinois redshirt freshman Jesse Delgado on Dec. 2. It hasn't necessarily been easy, McDonough said, but the Iowa 125-pounder said he's working on putting that...

Hawkeye women’s basketball to take on Iowa State

BEN WOLFSON December 7, 2011

The outcomes of the past several matchups between the Iowa and Iowa State women's basketball teams have been pretty easy to predict. One has just had to look at where the game was played. Each of...

Swimmer Gordon has never stopped improving

BEN ROSS December 7, 2011

The quest to earn a Division-I scholarship isn't an easy task for most high-school athletes — and it only gets harder for an athlete when high schools in his state don't offer the sport in which he...