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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

Commentary: 2009 should be a memorable season

AMIE KIEHN October 19, 2009

Mazel Tov! While I’m not Jewish, and pretty sure none of the Black Eyed Peas are either (Wikipedia confirmed), I can’t help myself. I anxiously wait to scream the Hebrew saying alongside debonair...

Women’s golf places in top five

J.T. BUGOS October 19, 2009

The Iowa women’s golf team turned in its best performance of the season on Sunday at the Hawkeyes’ only home tournament. Iowa placed fifth out of 13 teams at the Hawkeye Invitational on Finkbine Golf...

AquaHawks head to Madison

MITCH SMITH October 16, 2009

Forty-eight wins, three losses. That is the Wisconsin women’s swimming and diving team’s record in Big Ten dual meets over the past 10 seasons. The Iowa women’s swimming and diving team heads north...

Women harriers confident about pre-national meet

MICHELE DANNO October 16, 2009

Experience favors the Iowa women’s cross-country team heading into the Pre-NCAA meet on Saturday. This is the seventh-consecutive year that the Hawkeyes will run the 6-kilometer race at Indiana State....

Freshman cross-country runner receives redshirt

MICHELE DANNO October 16, 2009

Iowa women’s cross-country head coach Layne Anderson considered freshman Megan Ranegar his top recruit for the 2009 cross-country season — and now he is sitting her for the remainder of the season. Anderson...

V-ball heads to Indiana, Purdue

DI SPORTS STAFF October 16, 2009

After snapping a four-game losing streak, the Iowa volleyball team (10-8, 2-4) will travel to Bloomington and West Lafayette, Ind., to compete against Indiana (13-7, 2-4) and Purdue (9-8, 1-5) this weekend. The...

Iowa may have next punter

DI SPORTS STAFF October 16, 2009

The Iowa football team may have found its next punter in Bristol, England, native Jonnny Mullings, who recently accepted a grayshirt offer from the Hawkeyes. He is set to enroll on scholarship in the...

No. 11 Hawkeyes battle for Heartland Trophy

AMIE KIEHN October 16, 2009

The same Wisconsin defense that let former Iowa tailback Shonn Greene wreak offensive havoc — compiling 217 rushing yards, four touchdowns and 25 carries — has progressed past the team’s previous...

Battle of the conference’s winless

ROBBIE LEHMAN October 16, 2009

There are two winless teams in the Big Ten, and one could get its first conference victory this weekend. Saturday’s 7 p.m. matchup at the Iowa Soccer Complex between Iowa and Illinois pairs two teams...

Field hockey looks to thwart Spartans’ revenge bid

JORDAN GARRETSON October 16, 2009

What kind of opponent is best for a team looking to turn its season around? The answer is debatable. But most will agree that facing an eighth-ranked squad isn’t what leaps to mind. That’s exactly...

Women’s golf expects to win Hawkeye Invitational

J.T. BUGOS October 16, 2009

The Iowa women’s golf team will host its lone home tournament of the year this weekend, the Hawkeye Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course. The Hawkeyes will face 12 other teams, including Iowa State,...

Men’s harriers hope to make big stride at pre-NCAA meet

SEAN MORGAN October 16, 2009

After Iowa’s surprising fifth-place finish at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational on Oct. 3, there is a higher level of optimism permeating through the men’s cross-country program. Highlighted by freshman...