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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

Iowa needs to stay on track after Drake Relays

AMY TIFFANY May 2, 2011

DES MOINES — The Iowa track and field team will always focus on putting out a solid 4x400 relay team to close out a meet. But in the final of the 4x400 meter relay at the 102nd Drake Relays, it looked...

Hawkeye rowers face tough competition at East Coast Races

RYAN MURPHY April 29, 2011

Throughout the spring season, the Iowa rowing team has faced some of the nation's best squads. Seven of the nation's top 15 teams have competed in races against the Hawkeyes, including three of the top...

Clayborn goes No. 20 overall to Tampa Bay in NFL Draft

JORDAN GARRETSON April 29, 2011

Adrian Clayborn helped set a record at the NFL draft Thursday night. The former Iowa defensive end was selected No. 20 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was the eighth of an NFL-record 12 defensive...

Q&A: Ryan Donahue

SETH ROBERTS April 29, 2011

The first round of the 2011 NFL draft is over, but plenty of former Hawkeyes, including punter Ryan Donahue, are still looking for a home. Donahue, a 2010 Ray Guy Award finalist and owner of two of the...

Q&A: Jeff Tarpinian

JORDAN GARRETSON April 29, 2011

Jeff Tarpinian entered the 2010 season as the Hawkeyes' starting middle linebacker, but hand and neck injuries limited him to playing in only eight games. The Omaha native isn't expected to be selected...

Short turnaround between competitions good for men’s golf

BEN WOLFSON April 29, 2011

After finishing fourth on Sunday at the Robert Kepler Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, the Iowa men's golf team left on Wednesday to travel to West Lafayette, Ind., the site of the 2011 Big Ten championships. Competition...

Iowa women’s 4×1,600 relay takes second at Drake

AMY TIFFANY April 29, 2011

The Iowa women's track and field team's 4x1,600 meter relay took second place on Thursday at the 102nd Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. The relay team led off with junior captain Betsy Flood,...

Watkins to challenge Indiana in the batter’s box

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD April 29, 2011

The Iowa softball team will travel to Bloomington, Ind., this weekend to challenge Indiana (30-15; 10-2) in its third Big Ten showdown in a row. After dropping a double-header against Wisconsin on Wednesday,...

Iowa baseball travels to Target Field for three-game series

MATT COZZI April 29, 2011

For the Iowa baseball team, this is a make or break weekend. The Hawkeyes will travel to Minneapolis today for a three-game series against Minnesota at Target Field, the home field of the Minnesota Twins. Head...

Bruche honored as men’s tennis falls to Purdue in Madison

BEN ROSS April 29, 2011

Thursday marked the beginning and the end of the men's Big Ten Tournament for the Iowa men's tennis team. The Hawkeyes were defeated in the first round by Purdue, 4-2, in Madison, Wis. After Iowa lost...

Women’s tennis season comes to close with second straight loss to Golden Gophers

NICK SZAFRANSKI April 29, 2011

The Iowa women's tennis team's season came to a close Thursday. The conference's ninth-seeded squad fell to eighth-seeded Minnesota in the first round of the 2011 Big Ten Tournament, 4-2. The loss capped...

Several Hawkeyes may be taken in NFL draft

JORDAN GARRETSON April 28, 2011

Last year, Iowa set a school record for the number of players selected in a single NFL draft, with six Hawkeyes hearing their name called at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Just one year later,...