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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 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...

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...

Men’s tennis dominates against DePaul

AMIE KIEHN March 2, 2009

After the Iowa men’s tennis team clinched its sixth win of the season against DePaul on Feb. 28, the Hawkeyes say they feel elated. “The team is on cloud nine right now,” Iowa freshman Will Vasos...

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...

Wrestler suspended

DI SPORTS STAFF February 27, 2009

Redshirt freshman Montell Marion has been suspended indefinitely from the Iowa wrestling team for his alleged involvement in an incident in Indianola on Sunday. According to an Indianola police report,...

Women’s basketball team wins fifth straight game

JEFF PAWOLA February 27, 2009

The Iowa women’s basketball team won its fifth-consecutive game on Senior Night Thursday, defeating Illinois, 69-56, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes (19-9, 12-5) also won their fifth-straight...

Last call for five senior hoopsters

MIKE BROWNLEE February 27, 2009

With 3:11 left in what turned out to be the Hawks’ 69-56 victory over Illinois, the five Iowa basketball seniors took the floor together for the first time since they were all freshmen — and for the...

Hickey eyes 3rd title at Big Tens

ZACH SMITH February 27, 2009

John Hickey’s showing at the 2008 Big Ten indoor championships in Minneapolis, in which he captured his second Big Ten title in the shot put with a toss of 61-93⁄4, is not one he will soon forget. As...

Women’s track team likes its chances

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI February 27, 2009

Leading up to a championship meet, it is a given that coaches would stress to their athletes about good technique and taking care of their bodies. Iowa women’s track and field head coach Layne Anderson...

Last shot at road victory for men’s basketball

CHARLIE KAUTZ February 27, 2009

Nothing sums up a difficult yet valiantly fought season for the Iowa men’s basketball team quite like its winless Big Ten road record — a blemish the Hawkeyes can change Saturday at Northwestern. It...