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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa head coach Tom Brands confronts the officials during a wrestling match between No.1 Iowa and No. 6 Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers, 32-3.

Iowa wrestling’s Tom Brands named NWCA Coach of the Year

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor March 17, 2021

For the second-straight season, the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) has named Iowa wrestling head coach Tom Brands it National Coach of the Year. Brands has now received the honor...

Iowa’s 125-pound Spencer Lee grapples with Nebraska’s Liam Cronin during a wrestling dual meet between No. 1 Iowa and No. 6 Nebraska at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. No. 1 Lee defeated No. 11 Cronin by tech fall in 1:21, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 31-6.

Iowa wrestling heads to NCAA Championships

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter March 17, 2021

The celebration after the Iowa wrestling team dominated the Big Ten to win the team title at the conference tournament two weeks ago was short. Following a performance that saw the Hawkeyes score...

Iowa Defender Samantha Cary clears a ball during a soccer game between Iowa and Minnesota on March 14, 2021 at the Iowa Soccer Complex. The Gophers defeated the Hawkeyes 1-0.

Iowa soccer travels to Rutgers and Maryland

Hunter Moeller, Sports Reporter March 17, 2021

Iowa soccer will play at Rutgers Thursday at Yurcak Field at noon. Iowa will then travel to Ludwig Field, Maryland’s home pitch, to play Sunday at 1 p.m. The Maryland game will be televised on BTN. The...

Iowa Guard Caitlin Clark (22) charges to the basket during a second round game of the Big 10 women’s basketball tournament. Iowa, ranked #6, took on #11 Purdue in Indianapolis at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse Wednesday night. The Hawkeyes beat the Boilermakers, 83-72, advancing the Hawks to take on Rutgers Thursday night in the Big 10 quarterfinals.

Iowa women’s basketball hopes for long stay in San Antonio

Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter March 17, 2021

The 2021 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament looks different this year. Iowa captured a No. 5 seed in the River Walk Region of the NCAA Tournament bracket and plays in the first game of the tournament...

Iowa Guard Caitlin Clark (22) takes a shot during a semifinal game of the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament. Iowa, ranked No. 6, took on No. 7 seeded Michigan State in Indianapolis at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse Friday afternoon. The Hawks beat the Spartans, 87-72, advancing the Hawks to take on Maryland Saturday in the Big 10 finals.

Caitlin Clark named second-team All-American

Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter March 17, 2021

University of Iowa women's basketball freshman point guard Caitlin Clark is a second team All-American, the Associated Press announced Wednesday. Although Clark is the eighth player in program history...

Iowa head coach Vicki Brown talks to players from the sidelines during the Iowa vs Rutgers match at Xtream Arena on Feb. 19, 2021. Iowa defeated Rutgers, 3-1.

Iowa volleyball adjusts to schedule variation

Will Fineman, Sports Reporter March 16, 2021

The last time Iowa volleyball took on Nebraska was November 16, 2019. Nebraska was ranked No. 6 in the country at the time with only three losses on the season, and the Hawkeyes were riding a five-match...

Carver-Hawkeye Arena is seen empty after a men’s basketball game on Dec. 22, 2020.

Opinion | Daily Iowan staffers reflect on 2020 sports cancellations, postponements

Daily Iowan Staff March 16, 2021

When sports shut down in March of 2020, The Daily Iowan staffers witnessed it first-hand. Then-Sports Editor Robert Read and Pregame Editor Pete Ruden were in Indianapolis to cover the Big Ten Men’s...

Iowa players chant and cheer on Will Davies during his singles match at the Iowa Men’s tennis meet v. Wisconsin in the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex on Friday, March. 12, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers 5-2.

A year after its best season, Iowa men’s tennis opts out of Hawkeye uniforms to protest the program’s end

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter March 16, 2021

A little over a year ago today, Iowa men’s tennis picked up one of the biggest wins in the program’s history and achieved its highest national ranking. The Hawkeyes downed then-No. 16 Cornell...

Iowa’s Spencer Lee attempts a takedown against Purdue’s Devin Schroder during the finals of the Big Ten Wrestling Tournament at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA on Sunday, March 8, 2021. Lee won the match with a tech fall 21-3.

Iowa wrestling ready for second chance at NCAA title

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor March 16, 2021

On March 12, 2020, Iowa wrestling was robbed of its chance at history. The Hawkeyes were just five days removed from a first-place team finish at the 2020 Big Ten Championships in Piscataway, New...

Iowa forward Luka Garza looks to pass during a mens basketball game between Iowa and Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, March 7, 2021. The Hawkeyes, celebrating senior day, defeated the Badgers, 77-73. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Luka Garza becomes Iowa men’s basketball program’s first two-time AP All-American

Robert Read, Pregame Editor March 16, 2021

Luka Garza was named a unanimous All-American by the Associated Press on Tuesday, becoming the first Iowa men's basketball player in program history to earn first team All-America honors from the AP...

Iowas Alyssa Graves completes the womens 1000m freestyle during a swim meet at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. The womens team hosted Nebraska while the mens team had an intrasquad scrimmage. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa’s Graves tunes out distractions ahead NCAA Championships

Evan Bruner, Sports Reporter March 15, 2021

Iowa women’s swim and dive freshman Alyssa Graves was one of just three Hawkeye swimmers to qualify for the 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming Championship this week. For Graves, qualifying...

Michigan Midfielder Sarah Pyrtek moves the ball upfield as Iowa Midfielder Sofie Stribos moves in during a field hockey game between Iowa and Michigan at Grant Field on Saturday, March 15, 2021. “The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolverines, 2-1, in a shootout.”(Jeff Sigmund/Daily Iowan)

Stribos sisters push Iowa field hockey to new heights

Ben Palya, Sports Reporter March 15, 2021

For sisters Lokke and Sofie Stribos, the path to Iowa field hockey was relatively straightforward, even if they lived 4,292 miles and an ocean away from Iowa City. The pair grew up in Brussels,...

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