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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

As women head to Big Ten, let the madness begin

JEFF PAWOLA March 5, 2009

The women’s Big Ten Tournament will begin today in Conseco Field House in Indianapolis, with three first-round games featuring the teams at the bottom of the bracket. Seeds 6-11 will open up tournament...

Iowa not a tennis Eden for recruits

ROBBIE LEHMAN March 5, 2009

Iowa women’s tennis head coach Daryl Greenan sits in his office surfing tennis websites, looking to find the next Hawkeye star. He regularly checks out sites such as tennisrecruiting.net and collegetennisonline.com...

Women’s golf pitching for consistency

PETER GUSTIN March 5, 2009

Coming off a fall season marked by inconsistency, the Iowa women’s golf team is getting ready to tee it up in warm weather. The Hawkeyes started the season by defeating Stetson in a dual on Feb. 14,...

For wrestling uniforms, it’s back to the Gable era

ZACH SMITH March 5, 2009

Iowa wrestling is defined by its tradition. A tradition built by hard work and execution, a tradition of all business all the time. A legacy of domination. Iowa head coach Tom Brands has become the...

Hawks men’s basketball still seeking improvement

CHARLIE KAUTZ March 3, 2009

Iowa head coach Todd Lickliter isn’t losing his patience. He admitted Monday he didn’t have very much to begin with. Now in his 23rd month leading the Hawkeye basketball program, Lickliter’s calendar...

Young men’s swimmers see a very bright future

JON LINDER March 3, 2009

The Iowa men’s swimming and diving team took home ninth place at the Big Ten championships over this past weekend in West Lafayette, Ind., with a team score of 144. Sophomore swimmer Conor Dwyer led...

Several medal for Iowa at men’s track Big Tens

ZACH SMITH March 3, 2009

Despite a ninth-place finish at the Big Ten indoor championships last weekend at Penn State’s Ashenfelter Multisport Facility, the Iowa men’s track and field team managed to put several athletes on...

Women’s track finding some bright spots

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI March 3, 2009

Finishing last at the Big Ten indoor championships is not what Iowa women’s track and field head coach Layne Anderson expected when his squad left for Bloomington, Ind., on Feb. 26. But with a team...

Point-counterpoint: Which Iowa wrestling team is better — 2008 or 2009?

DI SPORTS STAFF March 3, 2009

2008 Is it really fair to compare the two teams? Last year’s wrestling team actually won both the Big Ten and NCAA championships. This year’s squad has yet to do either, and by default, it is the...

Women’s tennis bounces back in conference-opener

ROBBIE LEHMAN March 2, 2009

Fans at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex cheered with joy and applauded the hard work of the Iowa women’s tennis team Sunday as it came from behind to upset No. 52 Minnesota, 4-3, in its first...

Hoopsters tie for second, Iowa women set record

MIKE BROWNLEE March 2, 2009

Seniors Wendy Ausdemore, Megan Skouby, and Kristi Smith entered the Big Ten record books Sunday afternoon as the Iowa women’s basketball team beat Northwestern, 86-79, in Evanston, Ill. A Skouby 18-foot...

GymHawks hang on to win on Senior Night against Maryland

EVELYN LAU March 2, 2009

Feb. 28 might have been designated Senior Night for the Iowa women’s gymnastics team, but the underclassmen carried the 21st-ranked GymHawks to a 194.875-192.175 victory over No. 25 Maryland in Carver-Hawkeye...