It all started one day when I was playing Wii tennis on my roommate’s system, pretending I was Rafael Nadal crushing forehands at my opponent. I was curious. I wondered if Wii tennis actually translated...
Becky Quinby came to Iowa with less golf experience than fellow senior Tyrette Metzendorf. But as four years have passed, the two are vying for Iowa’s top spot and getting ready to pass on the pearls.
With...
The receiving corps was by no means the most productive group of offensive players for Iowa in 2008, but it didn’t have to be — not with the likes of running back Shonn Greene or tight end Brandon...
Comfort has been big for Ricky Stanzi this spring.
That’s why he buzzed off his shaggy locks, and that’s why he isn’t prematurely anointing himself as Iowa’s No. 1 quarterback with four months...
For someone such as Seth Olsen, playing professional football wasn’t at the forefront of his mind growing up.
But when he came to Iowa and saw fellow offensive linemen, guys he had close bonds with...
The Iowa men’s gymnastics squad concluded a disappointing season with a sixth-place finish in the second qualifying session of the NCAA championships on April 16 in Minneapolis. Iowa’s team score of...
This spring, the Iowa men’s golf team has shown flashes of the form that helped propel it to an Oct. 26 victory at the 12-team Landfall Tradition. But meet after meet, Iowa couldn’t seem to put it...
Robert Leyshon was an All-American for Iowa when most of the current roster was still in diapers.
This past weekend, the Iowa swimming and diving team held its second alumni meet. Approximately 25 former...
Before the April 18 spring scrimmage, linebacker A.J. Edds didn’t look like a player recovering from off-season shoulder surgery.
Instead of standing on the sidelines like some of his injured defenders,...
Playing football as a tyke in the Midwest, the only thing Rob Bruggeman wanted to be growing up was a Hawkeye.
He didn’t want to be a Bear, or a Packer, or a Viking. And he certainly didn’t aspire...
The two games of Iowa’s double-header with Michigan State on April 18 could not have ended on more contrasting terms.
The Hawkeyes (35-11, 7-5) beat the Spartans 8-0 in six innings on the run rule in...
The last home match for Iowa senior Christian Bierich ended exactly how he wanted. All eyes were transfixed on him and Purdue’s Slavko Bijelica with the dual meet between the Hawkeyes and Boilermakers...
