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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

Long-jumper hopes to reach new lengths at collegiate level

AMY TIFFANY December 2, 2010

Iowa women's track and field head coach Layne Anderson has high expectations for freshman long-jumper Carisa Leacock, a Trinidad and Tobago native, "Anytime you jump over 20 feet in high school,...

Men’s basketball on wrong end of nailbiter

SETH ROBERTS December 1, 2010

The Wake Forest athletics website calls freshman J.T. Terrell an "ultra-quick guard who can score in bunches." Boy, can he ever. Terrell torched the Iowa men's basketball team for 32 points...

Clayborn named Hendricks finalist

DI STAFF December 1, 2010

Iowa senior Adrian Clayborn was announced Tuesday as one of six finalists for the 2010 Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award. The St. Louis native — who has started 29-straight games for Iowa...

Walk-on women’s hoopster making an impact

JON FRANK December 1, 2010

Going into the season, head coach Lisa Bluder faced one absolute certainty: She would be shorthanded at the guard position. Sophomores Theairra Taylor and Trisha Nesbitt fell to injury in the preseason....

Lofthouses making opponents say ‘uncle’

SAM LOUWAGIE December 1, 2010

Luke and Ethen Lofthouse are fierce competitors. Their matching 4-0 records this season attest to that. But their competitive streaks aren't focused solely on their opponents on the wrestling mat. The...

Number of male and women divers differ

BEN WOLFSON December 1, 2010

The men's diving roster only shows two names: freshmen Arsen Sarkisian and Osvel Molina. But the women's team has seven divers. There are a few reasons for the disparity between the number of divers...

Intramural dodgeball rule changes increase intensity

RYAN MURPHY December 1, 2010

The dodge ball played in the UI's intramural tournament is not your typical game of dodge ball. The image of a wide open gym with a dozen balls flying all over the place and overcrowded teams with only...

Hawkeyes refocus for bowl game

SCOTT MILLER November 30, 2010

Karl Klug wasn't even sure Iowa would go to a bowl game. Not after losing three-straight games to close out the regular season. Not after three-win Minnesota beat the Hawkeyes on Nov. 27. Not after a team...

Men’s basketball set for season’s first true away game

SETH ROBERTS November 30, 2010

Toto, you're not in Iowa City anymore. The Iowa men's basketball team (3-3) will play its first true road game of the season tonight, squaring off against Wake Forest (3-3) in Winston-Salem, N.C. Tip-off...

Point/Counterpoint: Which conference will win this year’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge?

DI STAFF November 30, 2010

ACC Last year was the Big Ten's first victory in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in the contest's 11 years of existence. And as for now, it will remain the league's only one. The problem for the Big Ten in...

Women’s swimming and diving hopes to send Hawkeyes to the NCAAs

MAGGIE CUNNINGHAM November 30, 2010

Junior Daniela Cubelic and senior Katarina Tour — who are both among Iowa's all-time top women's swimmers — have the same personal goal: to reach the NCAA championships in their respective events. "As...

Volleyball looks to learn consistency in off-season

IAN MARTIN November 30, 2010

A team that was supposed to make the leap in 2010 actually took a step back. After two seasons that built up high expectations, the squad fell short of almost every goal it set for itself. And Hawkeye...