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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

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...

European influence is a new trend on tennis courts

BEN ROSS May 6, 2011

Looking at the roster of any Hawkeye sport, nothing usually seems unusual. Most athletes come from Midwest towns, Chicago suburbs, and occasionally either coast. However, after looking at the Iowa men’s...

Moeaki returns to Iowa City

SETH ROBERTS May 5, 2011

Kansas City Chief tight end Tony Moeaki didn’t wait long to make his mark on the NFL — just three weeks. On Sept. 26, 2010, the former Hawkeye (2005-09) yanked down a diving, one-handed touchdown...

Downward spiral continues for softball team

SAM LOUWAGIE May 5, 2011

Defensive miscues plagued the Iowa softball team when it allowed 13 total runs in a pair of losses to Wisconsin on April 27. Then, a lack of offense plagued the Hawkeyes against Indiana, when they scored...

Speed dooms Iowa softball

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD May 5, 2011

In the top of the seventh inning, a line drive to the fence kept Iowa left fielder Jenny Schuelke fumbling, and Illinois leadoff hitter Danielle Zymkowitz rounded the bases on inside-the-park home run. Zymkowitz...

Softball assistant to try out for National team

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD May 5, 2011

Iowa softball assistant coach Stacy Johnson will try out for the 2011 USA Softball Women’s National Team. The selection camp will take place on June 12-17 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula...

Looper adds three to 2011 recruiting class

SAM LOUWAGIE May 5, 2011

The Iowa softball team announced the additions of three new recruits to its 2011 class on Wednesday. Junior-college transfer Brandi Wall and high-school players Melanie Gladden and Sydney Reynolds will...

Iowa baseball loses another one-run game

MATT COZZI May 5, 2011

Disappointed, agitated, blameful. Head coach Jack Dahm expressed those emotions and put Wednesday night’s Iowa loss on himself after shortstop Kurt Lee was thrown out at third base to end the game. With...

Hawkeyes’ doubles duo selected for NCAA Championships

NICK SZAFRANSKI May 5, 2011

The Iowa women’s tennis doubles duo of senior Jessica Young and junior Sonja Molnar was selected on Wednesday to play in the 2011 NCAA Division-I women’s tennis championship in Stanford, Calif., on...

Around the Big Ten: men’s track and field

BEN SCHUFF May 5, 2011

Steve Plasencia doesn’t know what it’s like to lose. In his three years as Minnesota’s head men’s track and field coach, the Golden Gophers have won three Big Ten indoor championships and two...

Poland native Placzek finally getting into the swing of things

AMY TIFFANY May 5, 2011

International students often have a difficult time transitioning to college. Add in the grueling sport of cross-country in the fall, followed by back-to-back seasons of track and field — indoor and outdoor...

Hawkeye rowing team led by senior class

RYAN MURPHY May 4, 2011

As the Iowa rowing team prepares for its biggest event of the season — the Big Ten championships on May 15 in Indianapolis — the squad looks to one group in particular leadership: the 13-member senior...