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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

Ferentz still baffled by rhabdo incident, hopes to move on

JORDAN GARRETSON March 24, 2011

Kirk Ferentz is stillpuzzled. Two months after 13 Iowa football players were hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis, the 13th-year head coach — along with many others — is still left wondering exactly...

Commentary: Questions abound as Iowa opens spring practice

JORDAN GARRETSON March 23, 2011

For the last three months, all the buzz surrounding the Iowa football team has focused on — well — seemingly everything but football. Now, the Hawkeyes hit the gridiron again. Iowa opens its set...

Hawkeyes hope to fill void in 400-meter hurdles

BEN SCHUFF March 23, 2011

Iowa head coach Larry Wieczorek joked that it may take two or three athletes in the 400-meter hurdles to replace the production the men's track and field team got from Ray Varner. A senior last year,...

Commentary: Hawkeye wrestlers just getting started

J.T. BUGOS March 23, 2011

The Iowa wrestling team iasn't feeling any satisfaction in its third-place finish at the NCAA championships. But perhaps the Hawkeyes should. Not many people outside of the Iowa wrestling room gave the...

Men’s golf team finishes ninth in match play

BEN WOLFSON March 23, 2011

The Iowa men's golf team capped off the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship Tuesday with a victory over No. 8 seeded Georgia and a ninth-place finish. The win was the third in a row for the No....

Molnar named Big Ten Player of the Week

DI STAFF March 23, 2011

For the first time this season, a Hawkeye won the Big Ten Women's Player of the Week award. Junior Sonja Molnar went 2-0 this past week en route to being honored Tuesday. Molnar, ranked No. 114 by the...

Willis leads Iowa baseball on offense and defense

MATT COZZI March 23, 2011

Opposing base runners might want to rethink running on Trevor Willis. Through 17 games, the Iowa center fielder has thrown out seven runners, leading the outfielders in assists by a wide margin. Not...

Men’s tennis coach in no-fly zone

BEN ROSS March 23, 2011

At first glance, one may not think Iowa men's tennis coach Steve Houghton and former NFL commentator John Madden have much in common. Houghton certainly isn't as large and imposing as the Hall of Fame...

Former Iowa baseball assistant Charipar dies at age 80

DI STAFF March 23, 2011

Former Iowa assistant baseball coach Ken Charipar died Monday night in Cedar Rapids. He was 80 years old. Charipar was an assistant coach at Iowa for 13 seasons under head coaches Duane Banks and Scott...

Men’s gymnasts improve on floor exercise

RYAN MURPHY March 23, 2011

Throughout the season, Iowa head gymnastics coach JD Reive has stressed the importance of the floor exercise. For most of the season, floor has been one of the team's weaker events, and Reive knew success...

4×100-meter relay jam-packed with talent

BEN SCHUFF March 22, 2011

Entering the outdoor season, one of the deepest areas for the Iowa men’s track and field team will be a group that spends the least amount of time on the track: the sprinters. The group returns all...

Praska honored as All-American, but looks ahead

AMY TIFFANY March 22, 2011

Iowa senior Bethany Praska is a first-team All-American in the 800 meters. In the 800-meter preliminary race at the NCAA indoor women’s track and field championships on March 11, she ran a personal...