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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

Softball has weekend of records

JON LINDER May 11, 2009

May 9 was a historic day for the Iowa softball team, reaching a bevy of milestones during a sweep of a season-ending doubleheader with Minnesota. Head coach Gayle Blevins moved into sole possession of...

Blevins at the top

MIKE SLUSARK May 11, 2009

She might not have the instant name recognition of Hayden Fry or Dan Gable, but Gayle Blevins deserves to be remembered as an all-time great in Iowa coaching. Blevins quietly moved in to second place...

Pitching gem lifts Hawks

RYAN YOUNG May 11, 2009

Senior Day belonged to a freshman on Sunday. Masterfully painting both sides of the plate with his high-80s fastball and fooling batters with an especially nasty curve, Jarred Hippen pitched a gem during...

Big win on Senior Day for baseball team

JEFF PAWOLA May 11, 2009

The Iowa baseball team ended three different losing streaks with its 5-3 victory over Penn State (24-23, 7-14) on Sunday at Banks Field. The Hawkeyes (16-32, 4-16) ended their previous two-game losing...

Sporting tattoos in Hawk nation

AMIE KIEHN May 8, 2009

An athlete’s body is a temple, the cliché tells us. Some athletes awake at 6 a.m. to squeeze lifting into their packed day. Others swim laps before the Sun rises to burn off the mist, proverbial or...

Baseball snaps 8-game skid

RYAN YOUNG May 6, 2009

Iowa head coach Jack Dahm said he sensed it early. He saw his players bouncing around in pregame warm-ups, and the sixth-year Iowa coach knew it was a good sign. The Hawkeyes blasted 14 hits, sophomore...

Softball needs rebound

JON LINDER May 6, 2009

It has been an odd, frustrating week for the Iowa softball team. The Hawkeyes entered the week ranked No. 25 nationally, riding a five-game winning streak and boasting yet another Big Ten Pitcher of the...

Men’s track makes official border-state rivalry

ZACH SMITH May 6, 2009

In the beginning, there was just Floyd of Rosedale. Then came the Cy-Hawk Trophy, followed decades later by the Heartland Trophy. But the football team isn’t the only squad on campus with a traveling...

Tracksters on Cloud 9 in new digs

If the Recreation Building were an older version of Wayne Maynor, than the track and field team’s new addition would be its “Bat Cave.” “It’s just amazing,” senior All-American John Hickey...

Baseball Hawks hoping to end eight-game losing streak

JEFF PAWOLA May 5, 2009

After getting swept by Minnesota over the past weekend, the Iowa baseball team returns to Banks Field today to take on Wisconsin-Milwaukee at 6 p.m. The injury-depleted Hawkeyes (14-30, 3-14) have lost...