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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

GymHawks selected to advance to regionals

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD March 22, 2011

The Iowa women’s gymnastics team competed at the Big Ten championships on March 19 in Minneapolis and placed sixth. The Hawkeyes had expected to finish first. But the disappointment that came with the...

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...

Rowers ready for spring season

RYAN MURPHY March 22, 2011

Nearly five months after the Head of the Iowa competition closed the fall season on Halloween, the Iowa rowing team is back in competition. After competing in three events in September and October, the...

Conference ADs will recommend ice hockey as an official Big Ten sport

DI STAFF March 22, 2011

The athletics directors of the six Big Ten schools that have or will have men’s ice hockey announced Monday their intention to recommend the sport be established as an official conference sport beginning...

Baseball’s Brown earns weekly Big Ten honor

DI STAFF March 22, 2011

Iowa right-hander Nick Brown earned Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors for his work in the Hawkeyes’ 11-2 win over Notre Dame on March 18. The junior from Warrenville, Ill., pushed his record to 2-1...

Ochoa named Big Ten Player of the Week

DI STAFF March 22, 2011

Iowa first baseman Stephanie Ochoa was named the Big Ten Player of the Week Monday. Last week, Ochoa recorded a .612 batting average and an OPS of 1.317. Against No. 11 Tennessee on March 17, the senior...

Hawkeyes rebound at Callaway Match Play

DI STAFF March 22, 2011

After an up-and-down Sunday for the Iowa men’s golf team, in which the Hawkeyes went 1-1 in match play at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship in Ball Ground, Ga., Monday was much more rewarding. Iowa...

Commentary: Iowa wrestler the victim of two judgment calls at NCAAs

J.T. BUGOS March 21, 2011

PHILADELPHIA — Iowa’s Montell Marion was the victim of two judgment calls at the NCAA wrestling championships. On March 18, Marion seemed to be on his way to the finals with a takedown of Michigan’s...

Iowa out-hustled by Gonzaga

JON FRANK March 21, 2011

SPOKANE, Wash. — Iowa’s 92-86 loss to Gonzaga was breathtaking — in more ways than one. The stifling pace the game was played at kept fans on their feet, but it took its toll on the players —...

Commentary: Iowa played its tournament matchup in unfriendly confines

JON FRANK March 21, 2011

SPOKANE, Wash. — Iowa got a raw deal. The Hawkeyes entered the NCAA Tournament as a No. 6 seed, and yet they played No. 11 seed Gonzaga at the McCarthey Athletics Center on March 19 … Gonzaga’s...

Iowa softball takes two wins to improve to 16-12

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD March 21, 2011

The Iowa softball team returned home on Sunday after 26-straight games on the road. Its first game was postponed for more than 45 minutes because of rain and lightning, but once the blue skies returned...