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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

Track and field enjoys home meet over weekend

MATT SCHOMMER and MICHELE DANNO April 19, 2010

As the injuries mounted, the Iowa track and field team pushed on, earning several wins across the board over the weekend at Cretzmeyer Track. A few key Hawkeyes suffered tweaks and twists, and the damage...

Men’s golf takes Finkbine tournament crown

JESSIE SMITH April 19, 2010

Home-course advantage proved kind to the Iowa men’s golf team at the 17th-annual Hawkeye Taylormade/Adidas Invitational on Sunday. The Hawkeyes roared through the three-round event to nab their 12th...

Men’s tennis sweeps singles play, defeats Northwestern

SETH ROBERTS April 19, 2010

One thing can be said about the Iowa men’s tennis team: The Hawkeyes don’t quit. Although No. 53 Northwestern (9-12, 1-7) swept the No. 72-ranked Hawkeyes (11-8, 3-5) in doubles play, Iowa returned...

Dowling hot at the plate

MITCH SMITH April 19, 2010

After the Iowa softball team unloaded five first-inning runs against Western Illinois on Sunday, the squad had only one hit in the next four innings. That lack of offense didn’t stop Johnnie Dowling. The...

McCaffery: ‘We’ve got to win some games’

SCOTT MILLER April 16, 2010

The Daily Iowan: You said in your opening press conference that one of the most important things to do is re-recruit the players currently on your roster. How did that process go and was it more difficult...

Former swimmer goes to Hollywood

MITCH SMITH April 16, 2010

Bob Stein can swim. He can fly and write. And in the near future, the 76-year-old Iowa City resident’s name will scroll across the silver screen with the likes of Catherine Zeta-Jones and Abigail Breslin. So…...

Men’s golf team home at last

JESSIE SMITH April 16, 2010

The Iowa men’s golf team is home at last. For the first time since 2006, the Hawkeyes will play at Finkbine Golf Course in the Hawkeye Taylormade/Adidas Invitational this weekend. The first 36-holes...

Track and field team happy to be home

MATT SCHOMMER and MICHELE DANNO April 16, 2010

After the devastating flood in 2008, the Hawkeyes were left without a home in 2009. Fast forward two years, and Cretzmeyer Track has a whole new look that has Hawkeye coaches and athletes excited. Iowa...

Men’s tennis faces home test

SETH ROBERTS April 16, 2010

Home is where the heart — and a .800 winning percentage — is. One week after dropping two meets on the road, the No. 72 Iowa men’s tennis team (10-7, 2-4) returns to Iowa City to face No. 32 Wisconsin...

Softball hosts Western Illinois

MITCH SMITH April 16, 2010

Holly Van Vlymen helped the Iowa softball program get to where it is today. During her tenure as pitching coach from 2000-04, she coached three Big Ten Pitchers of the Year and aided in the Hawkeyes’...

Baseball faces Hoosiers on the road

JORDAN GARRETSON April 16, 2010

Jack Dahm doesn’t always show it, but the excitement is palpable in his voice. When he talks about this year’s Iowa baseball team, listeners can sense it. The Hawkeyes have potential. But the seventh-year...

Iowa travels to Northwestern

JON FRANK April 16, 2010

Saturday is the Iowa women’s tennis team’s (14-4, 4-3) opportunity to establish itself as a top contender in the Big Ten and the NCAA. The Hawkeyes will travel to Evanston, Ill., to face No. 9 Northwestern...