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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 sophomore Mar'yea Harris, front, and Charles Guier compete during the men's 600 meter during the Border Battle indoor track meet in the UI Recreation Building with Iowa, Missouri and Illinois competing on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. The Hawkeye women defeated Missouri and Illinois, 105-33 and 96-51 respectively, while the men defeated Missouri, 107-27 and fell to Illinois, 85-74. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Running clutch the key for Hawkeye Harris

March 2, 2017

By carter melrose [email protected] More than talent, there is an indescribable ability few athletes are able to possess — the clutch gene. The ability to, regardless of athleticism, perform...

Iowa's Aaron Mallett makes it over the final hurdle in the 110 meter hurdles during the 2016 Drake Relays on Saturday, April 30, 2016. Mallett finsihed in third place with a time of 13.58. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Track earns two top spots

February 27, 2017

By Carter Melrose [email protected] Both the Iowa men’s and women’s track teams competed in the Big Ten Indoor Championships in Geneva, Ohio, this past weekend. Like many times this season,...

Iowa's Aaron Mallett makes it over the final hurdle in the 110 meter hurdles during the 2016 Drake Relays on Saturday, April 30, 2016. Mallett finsihed in third place with a time of 13.58. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Hawk tracksters optimistic about Big Tens

February 24, 2017

By Carter Melrose [email protected] The Iowa track and field team will compete today in the Big Ten Indoor Championships. The meet will be held in Geneva, Ohio, today and Saturday. It will cap...

Iowa’s Heaven Chandler competes during an event in the Iowa Recreation building on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. The Hawkeyes competed against the Panthers during the Iowa Open. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Surfacing from rock bottom

February 22, 2017

By Carter Melrose [email protected] Heaven Chandler’s back was against the wall. She started to wonder if being a D-1 athlete was in the cards for her, if it was in God’s plan. In the...

Iowa’s Heaven Chandler competes during an event in the Iowa Recreation building on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. The Hawkeyes competed against the Panthers during the Iowa Open. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Tracksters hit some personal highs

February 20, 2017

By Carter Melrose [email protected] The Iowa track and field team finished up its final indoor meet before championship season in both Iowa City and South Bend, Indiana on Feb. 18. Twelve...

Iowa's Emmanuel Ogwo poses during a track/field practice in the Iowa Recreation building on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. Ogwo formerly was a wide receiver on the football team prior to deciding on exclusively running track. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Ogwo’s right choice, fast choice

February 16, 2017

By Carter Melrose [email protected] During his first year at Iowa in 2015, Emmanuel Ogwo had dreams of being a dual-sport athlete. He gave it a go — he was a sprinter on the track team and...

Iowa's Annette Dohanics serves during a doubles match at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, April 10, 2015. Dohanics and McCulloch defeated Blik and Kisialeva, 8-3. Ohio State defeated Iowa, 5-2. (The Daily Iowan/Rachael Westergard)

Sports Briefs

February 13, 2017

Tracksters set some marks Many of the sprinters and hurdlers on the Hawkeye track and field team traveled to Fayetteville, Arkansas, this past weekend for the Tyson Invitational. Most of the distance...

Jahisha Thomas lands in the sand in the long jump during the annual Black and Gold Intrasquad meet at UI Recreation Building, in Iowa City, Iowa  on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. The track meet was the University of Iowa's  christening of it's new multi-million-dollar track.(The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Track splits in search of speed

February 10, 2017

By Jacob Miller [email protected] The Iowa track and field team will part ways and compete in two meets this weekend. Mainly sprinters and hurdlers will head to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to compete...

Iowa's Carter Lilly is narrowly beaten by Nike's Erik Sowinski during the Musco Twilight event at Francis X. Cretzmeyer Track on Saturday, April 23, 2016. The Musco Twilight brings in track and field athletes from all over Iowa to compete for Iowa City fans. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

From walk-on to track star

February 9, 2017

By Jacob Miller [email protected] From walk-on to the Iowa record books, junior Carter Lilly has proven himself to not only be one of the best runners in Iowa history but in the nation. “Carter’s...

Iowa freshmen Carter Lilly runs past a Nebraska runner during the 4x800 relay during the annual Drake Relays on April 24, 2015. Iowa finished fourth. (The Daily Iowa/File Photo)

Hawkeye track has some success

February 5, 2017

By Jacob Miller [email protected] This past weekend, the Iowa track and field team competed in the Meyo Invitational in South Bend, Indiana. It was the first time the Hawkeyes have traveled...

Iowa runner Aaron Mallett pushes to the finish line in the men's 110 meter hurdles at the Iowa Musco Invitational in Iowa City on Saturday, May 3. Mallett placed first in the event. (The Daily Iowan/Rachael Westergard)

Iowa tracksters hit the road for first time

February 3, 2017

By Jacob Miller [email protected] For the first time this indoor season, the Iowa track and field team will pack its bags and travel to a different venue to compete. The Hawkeyes will head to...

Iowa's Will Dougherty strides out of the blocks before the Men's 60 Meter Hurdles at the Iowa Dual indoor track and field meet on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016. Dougherty finished in 6th place with a time of 8.66. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Tracksters run into Hawkeye history

January 30, 2017

By Pete Ruden [email protected] Jan. 28 at the Black and Gold Premier turned out to be a big day for senior Will Dougherty. He scored 5,386 points in the heptathlon to set a record for the most in...