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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 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...

University of Iowa Heptathlete Jenny Kimbro congratulates teammate Tria Simmons after Simmons won their heat of the 200 meter run during the first day of the Big Ten Track and Field Outdoor Championships at Cretzmeyer Track on Friday, May 10, 2019. Simmons won the 200 meter run portion of the heptathlon with a time of 24.19 seconds.

Simmons, Kimbro battling for top spot at Big Tens

Robert Read, Sports Reporter May 10, 2019

At the end of Day 1 of the 2019 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, both Iowa squads are on the board and have sent a plethora of athletes to their section finals on May 12. The early story for Iowa comes...

Iowas Carter Lilly rounds the track during the mens 4x800m race at the 2019 Drake Relays in Des Moines, IA, on Friday, April 26, 2019.

Track Big Tens return to Hawkeye Nation

Robert Read, Sports Reporter May 9, 2019

The Big Ten Outdoor Championships are back in town this weekend for the first time since 2011, and Iowa track and field hopes that history will repeat itself. Eight years ago, when the Big Ten meet...

Iowa’s Chris Douglas finishes first in the 200 meters during the 19th-annual Musco Twilight meet at the Cretzmeyer Track on April 12, 2018.

Iowa track and field awaiting the Big Ten Outdoor Championships

Robert Read, Sports Reporter May 8, 2019

Iowa track and field has prepared the entire season to get to this moment. The Big Ten Outdoor Championships are rapidly approaching, and they will be run in the Hawkeyes’ backyard, the Cretzmeyer Track. Both...

Iowa distance runner Nathan Mylenek leads the pack of the 1500m run at the Musco Twilight Invitational at the Cretzmeyer Track on Saturday, April 13, 2019.

Tausaga, Mylenek highlight Iowa’s outdoor track season

Robert Read, Sports Reporter May 6, 2019

The outdoor track and field campaign has seen Iowa soar to new heights. The men and women each reached their highest rankings last week since the coaches’ poll started tracking them. The women won...

From left: Iowas Tria Seawater-Simmons, Minnesota States Alexis Smith, and Iowas Jenny Kimbro compete in the womens 100 meter hurdles during the 19th annual Musco Twilight meet at the Francis X. Cretzmeyer Track in Iowa City on Thursday, April 12. Kimbro finished first with the time of 13.77.

Iowa track’s Kimbro puts team in front of individual success

Robert Read, Sports Reporter April 30, 2019

Over the past couple of weeks, Jenny Kimbro has set the Iowa track and field record in the heptathlon and has been a part of the first women’s team in program history to bring home the Hy-Vee Cup at...

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