Save Iowa Sports group proposes moving four cut Hawkeye sports out of UI athletics department
Robert Read, Pregame Editor
October 11, 2020
The Save Iowa Sports group is making an ongoing effort to reverse the University of Iowa's decision to cut four Hawkeye sports after the 2020-21 academic year. To do that, it is proposing a new sustainable model outside of the UI athletics department. UI President Bruce Harreld and Athletic Direc...
Student-athletes comment on program cuts, history of sports at Iowa
Austin Hanson, Sports Editor
September 22, 2020
Since University of Iowa Athletics Director Gary Barta and President Bruce Harreld announced that men’s tennis, men’s gymnastics, and men’s and women’s swimming and diving would all be discontinued at Iowa at the end of the 2020-21 academic year, debate has raged on with regard to the valid...
Despite Big Ten football returning this fall, Iowa’s sports cuts remain final
Robert Read, Pregame Editor
September 17, 2020
Football will be played in the Big Ten this fall, but the University of Iowa's decision to discontinue four sports programs at the end of the 2020-21 academic year remains final, Athletic Director Gary Barta said in a video conference Thursday. Barta and UI President Bruce Harreld announced i...
Hawkeye tennis teams preparing for spring in absence of fall seasons
Will Fineman, Sports Reporter
September 2, 2020
Almost five months after receiving the news that the rest of their spring season had been canceled, the Iowa men’s and women’s tennis teams will have to wait even longer before they can step on the court for a competitive match. Though the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced in Ju...
Four athletes make up the 2020 Iowa men’s tennis recruiting class
Will Fineman, Sports Reporter
August 6, 2020
Coming off of a season where the Hawkeye men’s tennis team found itself finishing with the highest ranking in school history, Iowa has brought in four new recruits. Head men’s tennis coach Ross Wilson and his coaching staff have grabbed Chris Heck, Peter Alam, Alex Petrov, and Rudra Dixit...
Van Heuvelen Treadwell named unanimous All-Big Ten selection
Robert Read, Sports Editor
May 20, 2020
Iowa senior Elise van Heuvelen Treadwell has been named a unanimous selection to the women's tennis All-Big Ten team, the conference announced Wednesday. It is her fourth All-Big Ten selection. She earned All-Big Ten honors in 2017, 2018, and 2019, and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 20...
COVID-19 halts Iowa men’s tennis’ successful season
Chris Werner, Sports Reporter
April 21, 2020
Iowa’s men’s tennis team was scheduled to face off against the rest of the Big Ten this Thursday through Sunday at the conference championships in Bloomington, Indiana. Most likely, the Hawkeyes would have held a high seed heading into tournament play after they began the season 12-2 — t...
Spring-sport athletes to receive extra year of eligibility, winter-sport athletes denied
Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor
March 30, 2020
It's been a tough and unprecedented time for student-athletes who compete at the Division I level. On Monday, some received some good news while others did not. The NCAA Division I Council approved a blanket waiver for all spring-sport athletes to receive an extra year of eligibility after...
NCAA postseason events, Big Ten events canceled
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
March 12, 2020
March 12, 2020 is a day sports fans will not soon forget. The sports world seemed to stop spinning Thursday afternoon as NCAA announced that it would not conduct any of its postseason championships, including the NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments. The Big Ten Conference then...
Big Ten to conduct winter and spring sporting events without fans
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
March 11, 2020
The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday evening that fans will not be granted entry to any of its remaining 2020 winter or spring events. Those granted access include student-athletes, coaches, credentialed media, and immediate family members of event participants. Sports affected inclu...
Davies elevates Hawkeyes to undefeated weekend
Chris Werner, Sports Reporter
March 9, 2020
Hawkeye men’s tennis is loaded with nationally-ranked talent this season. Comprised of Will Davies and Oliver Okonkwo, Iowa houses the No. 12 doubles team in the nation. In addition, Iowa also has the 51st-ranked individual in the nation in senior Kareem Allaf. On Sunday, the Hawkeyes faced...
Iowa tennis to compete in three weekend matches
Chris Werner, Sports Reporter
March 5, 2020
After the men’s tennis team opened Big Ten play with a resounding 5-2 win over the rival Cornhuskers Feb. 29 at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center, the Iowa women get their first taste of the conference competition March 8 when they travel to East Lansing to battle the Spartans. Coming on th...