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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

Captains of the gymnastics ship

ROBBIE LEHMAN February 3, 2010

There are no captains on the Iowa women’s gymnastics team this season. There are 18 leaders. Sixth-year Iowa head coach Larissa Libby has a philosophy unlike many other coaches in any sport. It’s...

Swimming snub

PATRICK RAFFERTY February 3, 2010

Entering the end of its season, the Iowa men’s swimming and diving team is going into the Big Ten championship with its best record since the 1983-84 season, when the squad went 11-0. But something...

Dennis tabbed with Big Ten honor

DI STAFF February 3, 2010

Iowa senior 133-pounder Daniel Dennis picked up his second Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honor of his career on Tuesday. Dennis, ranked No. 3 in his weight class according to rankings used by The Daily...

Gladiators show strength in win

MATT COZZI February 3, 2010

In a matchup of two teams filled with upperclassmen, the American Gladiators and Boom Boom Roasted sought their first wins of the intramural basketball season. Although both squads started off sloppily...

Johnson tabbed as freshman of the week

DI STAFF February 2, 2010

Iowa freshman center Morgan Johnson was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday after recording her third double-double of the season against Purdue on Sunday. The Platte City, Mo., native recorded...

Simbhudas earns weekly honor

DI STAFF February 2, 2010

Iowa gymnast Rebecca Simbhudas was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week on Monday. The junior GymHawk sparkled in a memorable home dual meet against Illinois on Jan. 30. The all-arounder swept all four events,...

MGR Express looks for championship repeat

KYLIE SEBERT February 2, 2010

Last winter, MGR Express took the intramural basketball season by storm, winning its first All-University title after two seasons of heartbreak. Now, after reigning supreme on the Field House hardwood,...

Mighty Hoagies use athleticism to down Shot Callers

IAN MARTIN February 2, 2010

Soccer and basketball don’t have much in common. But one minor thread intertwines the two sports at Iowa — a team called Mighty Hoagies. The intramural squad is composed solely of players from the...

Derby marked as athlete

AMIE KIEHN February 2, 2010

A.J. Derby’s outright versatility has stuck him in an odd position — nearly being unclassifiable. Despite leading City High to an undefeated season and a class 4A state championship as a quarterback,...

Morris a versatile, passionate football recruit

AMIE KIEHN February 2, 2010

Eight minutes to 7 p.m., and James Morris’ voice is barely audible. His words are buried by the deafening sound of a bustling crowd’s cheer and a pulsating loud bass echoing through Carver-Hawkeye...

Payne takes criticism in stride

SCOTT MILLER February 2, 2010

Cully Payne has had a clipboard broken over his head — by his father, no less — so the verbal lashing from Iowa head coach Todd Lickliter during the Hawkeyes’ Jan. 30 game against Michigan didn’t...

Illini can’t afford loss to Iowa

BRENDAN STILES February 2, 2010

With fewer than six weeks until Selection Sunday, February marks the beginning of when “bubble teams” emerge for at-large berths in the NCAA Tournament. Among these squads is Illinois, which will...