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

Hawks coming in hungry, shaved to swimming/diving Big Ten championships

JON LINDER February 26, 2009

The slate has been wiped clean for the Iowa men’s swimming and diving team. The men of the Field House pool have shaved their beard-growths and feel primed for the Big Ten championships, which have...

Hawkeye Distance swimmer Divan feeling just divine

JON LINDER February 26, 2009

Nick Divan embraces pain, and why shouldn’t he? The Iowa junior is a distance swimmer, and pain is listed in bold on the distance swimming job description. Divan has arguably put himself through even...

Spartan freshmen sink Iowa

ASSOCIATED PRESS February 26, 2009

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State’s freshmen are growing up and helping the Spartans stay in first place in the Big Ten. Freshman Delvon Roe scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting, and classmate Korie...

Tough match ahead as tennis faces foe Drake

AMIE KIEHN February 25, 2009

Great rivalries have been a fixture of the sporting scene — Roger Federer versus Rafael Nadal, Duke against North Carolina, Celtics versus Lakers. One rivalry that hasn’t dominated the headlines but...

UNI Baseball decision hits home

RYAN YOUNG February 25, 2009

Iowa head coach Jack Dahm understands why the question must be asked. In fact, he expects to hear it a lot over the next three months. With Northern Iowa announcing on Monday that its baseball program...

Third coach among peers

AMIE KIEHN February 25, 2009

Pete Sampras was in his prime while Patrick Dwyer was hitting tennis balls in his hometown of Franksville, Wis. Dwyer watched as Sampras executed his flawless volleying skills that won him Grand Slam after...

Hawks look for two in a row as Spartans loom

SCOTT MILLER February 25, 2009

Twice this year, Iowa has won big games at home — Jan. 21 against Wisconsin and Feb. 7 against Northwestern — only to falter on the road a few days later. After the Wisconsin game, the Hawkeyes suffered...

Unsung seniors of women’s basketball

MIKE BROWNLEE February 25, 2009

Thursday night’s Iowa women’s basketball game at home against Illinois will be the final contest for the Hawkeye seniors, including three — Wendy Ausdemore, Megan Skouby, and Kristi Smith — who...

Hawks’ Wahlin getting the point

MIKE BROWNLEE February 25, 2009

Heir apparent. Passing the baton. Next in line. Circle of life. Changing on the guard (literally). Whatever cliché you want to use, it’s going on at point guard on the Iowa women’s basketball team. But...

Baseball out at UNI

ASSOCIATED PRESS February 24, 2009

DES MOINES — Northern Iowa will eliminate its baseball program after this season, a cost-cutting measure officials say will save the school around $400,000. Athletics Director Troy Dannen made the announcement...

Basketball women not exactly raining 3’s after men’s line move

JEFF PAWOLA February 24, 2009

It’s well-documented how the extra foot added to the 3-point line has affected the men’s game — bringing down the national average for made 3-pointers to its lowest since the 1998-99 season at 34.23...

Underclassmen fuel women’s track

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI February 24, 2009

In 2008, the Iowa women’s track and field team had four All-Americans. Coming into this season, only one of those four, senior Racheal Marchand, returned. The makeup of this year’s team is much different....