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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

Point/counterpoint: In which event will the track team perform best at the NCAA Championships?

DI STAFF June 7, 2011

Men’s 4x400 relay The 2011 NCAA outdoor track and field championships will begin on Wednesday in Des Moines, and everyone who can make the trip should go — not just to experience all that the State...

Iowa track coaches earn regional honors

DI STAFF June 7, 2011

With the outdoor track and field season coming to a close, two Iowa coaches were honored on Monday for their historic efforts. Iowa men’s head coach Larry Wieczorek was named the Midwest Region Coach...

72 Hawkeyes recognized for academics

DI STAFF June 7, 2011

Seventy-two Iowa athletes were named to the 2011 spring Academic All-Big Ten team on Monday, including a school-record 12 baseball and 16 women’s track and field honorees. Athletes must be letterwinners...

Iowa men’s golf finishes in top 10 at NCAA Championships

SETH ROBERTS June 6, 2011

The Iowa men’s golf team finished tied for 10th place at the NCAA championships last week in Stillwater, Okla. The final team score of 28 over (892) was good for the Hawkeyes’ highest finish at the...

Disc golf on the rise in Iowa City

CONRAD SWANSON June 6, 2011

The sport of disc golf has blossomed for people of all ages in the last few years. It’s easy to learn, inexpensive, inclusive, and available to everyone from rank amateurs to more serious competitive...

Big Ten Football Championship, basketball tournament sites announced

SETH ROBERTS June 6, 2011

The inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis every year through 2015, the conference announced on Sunday. The league’s Council of Presidents/Chancellors...

Iowa high jumper breaks seven-feet barrier

BEN SCHUFF June 6, 2011

Physically, clearing a 7-foot bar is an attainable mark for many Division-I high jumpers. But, mentally? That’s a different story. “It’s like a magic height people stress about,” Iowa high-jump...

Professor and wife give $200,000 to women’s basketball program

SETH ROBERTS June 6, 2011

Ralph and Barbara Stephens of Solon gave the Iowa women’s basketball team $200,000 to create the Ralph I. and Barbara G. Stephens Women’s Basketball Scholarship. The gift was announced on June 2. “I’m...

Iowa golf travels to NCAA Regional in Indiana

BEN WOLFSON May 13, 2011

The Iowa men's golf team has unfinished business to take care of when it travels to Zionsville, Ind., on May 17 to compete in the NCAA regional at Wolf Run Golf Course. The purpose of the trip — advance...

Baseball continues search for offense

SETH ROBERTS May 13, 2011

The end of the Iowa baseball season is rapidly approaching, but the Hawkeyes' offensive struggles have yet to be remedied. Iowa (18-27, 7-11 Big Ten) has scored 3 or fewer runs in three of its five games...

Rowers ready for Big Tens

RYAN MURPHY May 13, 2011

All season, the members of the Iowa rowing team have talked about making each race their best. With the Big Ten championships looming on May 15, the Hawkeyes know that nothing short of a season-best performance...

Basabe to try out for Team USA

DI STAFF May 13, 2011

Iowa forward Melsahn Basabe will attend the 2011 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Championship Team training camp this summer, according to a release. The camp will be held at the U.S. Olympic Training...