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

Men’s golf heads to Rod Myers Invitational

BEN SCHUFF September 30, 2011

After waiting 13 days between their first two tournaments, members of the Iowa men's golf team are in the midst of a four-day period that separates them from their next tournament. That wait is almost...

Iowa volleyball refuses to settle

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 30, 2011

The Iowa volleyball team will travel to Michigan this weekend to challenge the No. 17 Wolverines tonight and Michigan State on Saturday. The Hawkeyes (10-5) are in search of a victory — a victory that...

Hawkeye men’s tennis prepares for All American tournament

RYAN MURPHY September 30, 2011

The Iowa men's tennis team has received strong performances from its players in each of its three fall events thus far. No fall performance, however, would be bigger than a long run at the ITA All-American...

Women’s tennis optimistic about Wildcat Invitational

CONRAD SWANSON September 30, 2011

Two weekends after finding success in the Gopher Invitational in Minneapolis, the Iowa women's tennis team heads to Evanston, Ill., this weekend for Northwestern's Wildcat Invitational. And while Sonja...

Iowa rowing prepares to kick off fall season

DI STAFF September 30, 2011

The Iowa rowing team will put its boats in the water and jump-start the fall season in Oklahoma City for the Head of the Oklahoma race this weekend. The annual event begins Saturday at 11 a.m., and will...

Hawkeye offensive line rebounds from rough start

SAM LOUWAGIE September 29, 2011

The Iowa football team faced fourth down and short in each of its first two drives on Sept. 24 against Louisiana-Monroe. Both times, coaches called for a quarterback sneak from James Vandenberg. The junior...

Senior a pleasant surprise for men’s tennis

RYAN MURPHY September 29, 2011

In the final match of his first tournament as a Hawkeye, then-freshman Chris Speer earned his first college victory by beating Butler's Ben Shafer (6-0, 6-0) at the Purdue Invitational on Oct. 12, 2008. The...

Nick Holmes running off of more than potential

BEN ROSS September 29, 2011

Nick Holmes knows pain. He has sat out two cross-country seasons because of injuries, and he has had to watch his team compete in his absence. This past summer, Holmes stayed in Iowa City to undergo extensive...

Intramurals: Back That Pass Up obliterates PDT in Wednesday matchup

PATRICK MASON September 29, 2011

Back That Pass Up stayed undefeated as it shellacked PDT in a Wednesday night matchup of intramural flag football, 45-6. Pass Up (4-0) dominated on both sides of the ball, while PDT looked clueless. Pass...

Intramurals: Simga Nu downs Enginerds, 43-26

TOMMY REINKING September 29, 2011

Sigma Nu looked like anything but a winless team on Wednesday night. The team notched its first win in the intramural flag-football season with a 43-26 victory over the Enginerds. The Enginerds (2-2),...

Iowa rowing declares team captains

DI STAFF September 29, 2011

The Iowa rowing team announced its 2011-12 cocaptains on Wednesday, three days before the season's first race. The team will be led by three seniors — Kendra Klaczak, Molly Pollpeter, and Sarah Radke...

Iowa’s 77th-rated defense seeks improvement

MATT COZZI September 28, 2011

In the last three years, Iowa has never finished lower than 25th nationally in total defense. It finished 12th in 2008, 10th in 2009, and then 25th in 2010. Through the first four games of this season,...