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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 runner Brittany Brown crosses the finish line in the womens 4 x 100 meter relay at Drake Stadium on Saturday, April 26, 2014. Iowa won first place in this event. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Iowa track closes out USA Championships with success

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor July 28, 2019

Iowa track and field had an eventful weekend with many current and former student-athletes competing at Drake Stadium in Des Moines this past weekend. In one of the biggest track and field events of...

Iowas 125-lb Spencer Lee wrestles Northwesterns Sebastian Rivera during the fourth session of the 2019 Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Minneapolis, MN on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Rivera won by sudden victory, 6-4, and finished first in his weight class. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Celebrating Iowa’s national champions

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor June 17, 2019

It was a busy year for Hawkeye sports, and it ended with two national champions in the final four months. Iowa wrestling’s Spencer Lee and Hawkeye track’s Laulauga Tausaga both climbed to the top...

University of Iowa junior Laulauga Tausaga competes in the shot put during the second day of the Big Ten Track and Field Outdoor Championships at Cretzmeyer Track on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Tausaga placed third in the women shot put finals.

Tausaga named Big Ten Female Field Athlete of the Year

Robert Read, Sports Reporter June 12, 2019

Iowa junior Laulauga Tausaga added another accomplishment to her name on Wednesday, as the conference named her the 2019 Big Ten Female Field Athlete of the Year. The honor caps the historic season...

Iowa sophomore Laulauga Tausaga attempts a discus throw during the 19th annual Musco Twilight meet at the Francis X. Cretzmeyer Track in Iowa City on Thursday, April 12. Tausaga finished first in the event with a distance of 56.69 meters.

Looking back at Iowa track’s historic outdoor season

Robert Read, Sports Reporter June 11, 2019

Iowa track and field has been a bit of an outlier this outdoor season. The coaches’ rankings are filled up and down with warm-weather schools from Texas, California, and Florida. The sport is perceived...

Iowas Laulauga Tausaga watches her throw during the 18th annual Musco Twilight at Francis X. Cretzmeyer Track on Saturday, April 22, 2017. Iowas men and womens track and field finished first overall in the Musco Twilight with a 237.5 and 203 respectively.

Tausaga surges to championship season

Robert Read, Sports Reporter June 9, 2019

Laulauga Tausaga finished her record-breaking junior season for Iowa track and field with consecutive wins in the discus at the Sun Angel Classic, Musco Twilight, Long Beach Invitational, Drake Relays,...

Iowas Laulauga Tausaga winds up to throw during the womens shot put at the 2019 Drake Relays in Des Moines, IA, on Friday, April 26, 2019. Tausaga earned 2nd with a distance of 16.36m.

Tausaga wins NCAA discus title

Robert Read, Sports Reporter June 8, 2019

As if a season of setting records and being awarded numerous honors wasn't enough, Laulauga Tausaga closed out her 2019 outdoor track campaign by winning the NCAA discus title. Coming off of a school-record...

Iowa Director of Track and Field Joey Woody interviews with reporters after the annual Black and Gold Intrasquad Meet at the UI Recreation Building on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017.

Tausaga, Woody earn regional recognition

Robert Read, Sports Reporter May 31, 2019

As Iowa track and field prepares for the NCAA Outdoor Championships on June 5-8, a couple of its key figures earned regional recognition. The United States Track & Field and Cross-Country Association...

Iowas Laulauga Tausaga winds up to throw during the womens shot put at the 2019 Drake Relays in Des Moines, IA, on Friday, April 26, 2019. Tausaga earned 2nd with a distance of 16.36m.

Iowa track qualifies 13 for NCAA Outdoor Championships

Robert Read, Sports Reporter May 26, 2019

The postseason success for Iowa track and field keeps rolling in. After the men won the Big Ten Outdoor Championships and the women finished third, the team traveled to Sacramento, California, for the...

Iowa head coach Joey Woody holds the trophy for first place after the 2018 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, April 28, 2018. Iowa placed first in the meet.

Iowa track’s Woody, Tausaga earn Big Ten awards

Robert Read, Sports Reporter May 15, 2019

The recognition just keeps on coming for Iowa track and field. After an eventful conference meet hosted right in its back yard, Iowa earned two more awards it can put up on the shelf right by the Big...

University of Iowa freshman Wayne Lawrence Jr. competes in the 400 meter dash preliminaries during the second day of the Big Ten Track and Field Outdoor Championships at Cretzmeyer Track on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Lawrence placed ninth in the 400 meter dash preliminaries.

Iowa men’s track and field wins Big Ten Outdoor Championship

Robert Read, Sports Reporter May 12, 2019

In 2011, the last time the Iowa men’s track and field team won a conference title, it was a close event that went down to the final relay in Iowa City. The same thing happened this year. Going...

University of Iowa Heptathletes Tria Simmons and Jenny Kimbro sprint towards the finish of the 200 meter portion of the heptathlon during the first day of the Big Ten Track and Field Outdoor Championships at Cretzmeyer Track on Friday, May 10, 2019. Simmons placed first in the 200 meter run with a time of 24.19 seconds, and Kimbro finished second with a time of 24.27 seconds.

Iowa track sets stage for eventful final day at Big Tens

Robert Read, Sports Reporter May 11, 2019

The second day of Big Tens saw a plethora of Hawkeyes put their names up on the scoreboard, while others qualified for finals events on May 12. Some, like Iowa’s pair of diversely-talented multi-event...

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