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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

Softball finishes regular season with Penn State split

SAM LOUWAGIE May 9, 2011

The Iowa softball team snapped a seven-game losing streak by avoiding the mistakes that had plagued it for weeks. But the mistakes returned Sunday, costing the team a sweep in what was likely its final...

Lyon’s off-speed pitch dooms Penn State

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD May 9, 2011

In the top of the first inning, Iowa pitcher Chelsea Lyon faced Penn State's dangerous Lisa Akamine. Lyon threw two strikes to the .241 hitter, and on the next offering, she delivered an off-speed pitch...

Men’s track and field claims two victories

BEN SCHUFF May 9, 2011

With the Big Ten championships less than a week away, four Iowa tracksters gained confidence and momentum with personal best marks on May 6. Facing lesser competition — Coe College, Iowa Western, and...

Two huge personal records highlight meet for Hawkeyes

AMY TIFFANY May 9, 2011

Four throwers hit big personal marks the weekend before the Big Ten championships and plan to carry the momentum and confidence into the meet on Friday through May 15. Only a small number of throwers...

Three Hawkeyes receive NFF honor

JORDAN GARRETSON May 9, 2011

Three Iowa senior football players were named members of the 2011 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society last week. Josh Koeppel, Jeff Tarpinian, and Julian Vandervelde all received the honor....

Shortstop wins academic honor

DI STAFF May 9, 2011

Iowa senior shortstop Kurt Lee was named to the Capital One Academic All-District first team on May 6. The political-science major has posted a 3.73 cumulative GPA; he is the Hawkeyes' first all-district...

Stith selected as semi-finalist for Strickland award

DI STAFF May 9, 2011

Iowa men's golf assistant coach Tyler Stith has been selected as a semifinalist for the 2011 Jan Strickland Award, presented by TaylorMade-Adidas Golf, as selected by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The...

Iowa assistant coach named to U.S. Pan Am team

DI STAFF May 9, 2011

Hawkeye assistant track coach Scott Cappos, who works with the throwers on the Iowa men's and women's teams, received a prestigious honor on May 6. Cappos was named an assistant coach for the 2011 United...

Baseball hoping for déjà vu this weekend

SETH ROBERTS May 6, 2011

Three weeks remain in the Iowa baseball season, and the Hawkeyes are in last place. Sound familiar? It should. The Hawkeyes were in the exact same situation at this point last year. They sat in the conference...

Softball assistant sticks to basics

SAM LOUWAGIE May 6, 2011

When Adrianna Baggetta preaches fundamentals, it’s for times such as these. The first-year Iowa assistant softball coach is in charge of the Hawkeye defense, and she has spent all year focusing on...

Iowa men track and field tunes up for Big Tens

BEN SCHUFF May 6, 2011

Keaton Rickels is taking one less step in order for the Iowa men’s track and field team to take another step forward. Rickels could be Iowa’s third point-scorer in the 400-meter hurdles at next weekend’s...

Four Hawkeyes head to UNI for a tune-up meet

AMY TIFFANY May 6, 2011

Four Iowa women’s track and field athletes will take a quick trip up Interstate 380 for the Messersmith Invitational on the campus of Northern Iowa today. The events will begin at 11 a.m. Some people...