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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

Iowa's Ian Eklin trails behind other competitors at Drake Stadium during the Drake Relays on Thursday, April 27, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Cross-country looks for improvement in 2017

Hanna Malzenski, [email protected] September 1, 2017

To start the 2017 season, Iowa cross country will host the Hawkeye Invitational today. The races will be run on the Ashton Cross-Country Course, starting with the women’s 4K at 6 p.m. and the men’s...

Iowa quarterbacks Tyler Wiegers and Nathan Stanley Quarterbacks Wiegers and Stanley pose for a photo during Iowa Football Media Day on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. The Hawkeyes will open the 2017 season at home against Wyoming on September 3. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Point-Counterpoint: Debating the quarterback battle

August 31, 2017

Iowa named Nathan Stanley as its starting quarterback, bringing up one question: Was it the right move? Iowa announced its starting quarterback on Monday. Kirk Ferentz and his staff decided to elevate...

Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen throws a pass in the first quarter against BYU during the Poinsettia Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif. (Hayne Palmour IV/San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)

Bracing for Josh Allen

Adam Hensley, [email protected] August 31, 2017

Wyoming’s Josh Allen is the ideal quarterback prospect, oozing with talent. He’s got the size (6-5, 233 pounds) and versatility (3,726 yards of total offense) to keep defensive coordinators awake...

Karly Stuenkel challenges for the ball against Ginny McGowan of Notre Dame in Iowa City, at the UI Soccer Complex on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. The Hawkeyes lost 2-0 to the Fighting Irish. (Paxton Corey/The Daily Iowan)

Hawkeyes hope to quell Thunderbirds

Jordan Zuniga, [email protected] August 31, 2017

Iowa soccer aims to bounce back from its loss to Notre Dame over the weekend in its game tonight against Southern Utah. Head coach Dave DiIanni believes this game is a chance to regain a bit of momentum...

Iowa head coach Rick Heller speaks with members of the media before a baseball practice at Duane Banks field on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017.  USA claimed its first medal in the World University Games on Tuesday after losing to Japan, 10-0, in the gold-medal game. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Hawkeye Updates

August 30, 2017

Silver for USA baseball USA claimed its first medal in the World University Games on Tuesday after losing to Japan, 10-0, in the gold-medal game. The Americans, represented by the Hawkeye baseball team,...

Illinois head coach Lovie Smith speaks during the Big Ten Media Days at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago on Monday, July 24, 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Big Ten coaches for first teleconference of season

Carter Melrose, [email protected] August 30, 2017

The opening weekend for the bulk of Big Ten football will begin Sept. 2. A new season marks the ascension of higher hopes and closes the window on disappointments from the prior year. This narrative does...

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz speaks during Iowa football media day on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. The Hawkeyes will play open up non-conference play against Wyoming at 11 a.m. (CT) on Saturday, Sept. 2. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Quarterbacks, kicks, and fresh faces

Courtney Baumann, [email protected] August 30, 2017

Week 1 of Iowa football is finally here, and things look as though they are starting to come together for the Hawkeyes. The announcement that Nate Stanley would be Iowa’s starting quarterback come...

Iowa's Gabrielle Orr serves during the volleyball Black & Gold scrimmage in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017.  (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Volleyball optimistic about Orr

Anna Kayser, [email protected] August 30, 2017

Freshman setter Gabrielle Orr has fit right in with the Iowa volleyball team with both her strong work ethic and the way her personality comes out both on and off the court. Orr graduated a semester...

Iowa forward Natalie Cafone looks for an open player during the Iowa v. Saint Louis game at Grant Field on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. The Hawkeyes defeated the Billikens 11-0. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Field hockey aims for balanced scoring

Taylor McNitt, [email protected] August 30, 2017

This season, the Iowa field-hockey team misses a face that had been front and center for four years. “Yeah, I mean, Natalie Cafone was a huge name for us for the last three years; two-time Big Ten...

Iowa quarterback Nathan Stanley holds a ball during the annual Kids Day at Kinnick event in Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017.  The Hawkeyes will play open up non-conference play against Wyoming at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2. Stanley was named the starting quarterback for the Wyoming game Monday. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Stanley earns starting spot

Pete Ruden, [email protected] August 29, 2017

It was a tight competition, but sophomore Nathan Stanley will be the quarterback taking the field when Iowa opens its season against Wyoming on Saturday. Stanley won the job after coaches could not determine...

Iowa outfielder Ben Norman bats during a baseball game between the Iowa Hawkeyes representing the United States as the USA National Team and the Quad City Cardinals at Duane Banks Field on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. The Hawkeyes will compete for gold at the World University Games in Taipei, Taiwan, against Japan today at 5:30 a.m. CDT. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Team USA Hawkeye baseball goes for gold against Japan

August 29, 2017

Team USA will get a shot at winning its first gold medal in the history of the World University Games today as it faces Japan at 5:30 a.m. CDT. “We know we’ll have to play better against the Japanese...

Iowa's Olivia Fiegel dribbles during the Iowa vs. Iowa State soccer game on Friday august 25, 2017. Iowa won 1-0 in extra time. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Fiegel’s heroics propel Hawkeyes

August 29, 2017

Jordan Zuniga [email protected] Iowa soccer has spent its last few seasons in the Big Ten cellar. The Hawkeyes hope to change that this year, and one of the women leading the charge is sophomore...