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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

Women’s track home for Iowa Invitational

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI February 20, 2009

After spending more than a month on the road, the Iowa women’s track and field team will return home for today’s Iowa Invitational, set to begin at 4 p.m. in the Recreation Building. Among the Hawkeyes’...

Men’s track looks for identity

ZACH SMITH February 20, 2009

Larry Wieczorek knew most of what to expect from his men’s track and field team at the beginning of the indoor season last month. But unlike many past seasons gone by, the jury is still out on the 2009...

Tennis’s Alexis Dorr balances 21 semester hours, job, tennis

ROBBIE LEHMAN February 19, 2009

Iowa women’s tennis player Alexis Dorr’s favorite professional tennis player is Roger Federer. And Dorr and Federer share a common characteristic in their lives: They both have incredibly busy schedules. While...

Farley rockets into history

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI February 19, 2009

The hurdles event is one of precision. One small mistake can make the difference between first and last place. Karessa Farley knows this. Last week at the Iowa State Classic, she was perfect, clearing...

For football’s Seth Olsen, the game is all about Faith

AMIE KIEHN February 19, 2009

Grace Community Church in North Liberty is not ostentatious. The dull, pale blue walls are empty of any iconic wooden crosses, paintings of the Last Supper or stained-glass windows — the one the church...

Hoopsters eye Badgers as ‘must’ win on path to NCAA Tournament

JEFF PAWOLA February 19, 2009

The Iowa women’s basketball team (16-9, 9-5) will entertain Wisconsin (15-11, 5-10) today at 7:05 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes beat the Badgers, 73-63, in each team’s first Big Ten game...

‘Newbie’ senior sparks softball offense

MIKE SLUSARK February 18, 2009

Sam Heinzman found herself in an oddly familiar situation when she arrived at Iowa. “I was referred to as ‘the new people’ with the freshmen,” she said. “It kind of felt like I was reliving...

Underdog AquaHawks determined heading into Big Ten championships

EVELYN LAU February 18, 2009

Underdogs all season, the members of the Iowa women’s swimming and diving team feel as though they have something to prove. The AquaHawks will compete in the Big Ten championships in Ann Arbor, Mich.,...

Lady Hawks look to the relays

EVELYN LAU February 18, 2009

Marc Long knows the importance of relay teams in competition. As team captain of the Iowa men’s swimming team in 1989, he was a member of the Big Ten record-setting 200-freestyle relay team that broke...

Record breaking senior is leaving his mark on UI

ZACH SMITH February 18, 2009

A typical NCAA field-athlete possesses a combination of strength, balance, and quickness. Iowa senior John Hickey certainly has all three of those essentials. But the Piermont, N.Y., native would be better...

Major-league umpire talks baseball, steroids

RYAN YOUNG February 18, 2009

From pine tar to steroids, major-league umpire Tim McClelland has seen it. After graduating from umpire school and ascending the minor-league ladder, McClelland has been behind the plate during several...

GymHawks prevail in close ‘pink meet’ against Iowa State

EVELYN LAU February 17, 2009

Iowa’s fourth-annual Pink Meet kicked off with rival teams coming together for a common cause. But by evening’s end, the two squads were anything but cordial as they battled in a closely contested...