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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Isabelle Woody during the Jimmy Grant Invitational at the Hawkeye indoor track facility on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Woody is a  sophomore and is a recent transfer from University of California Santa Barbara.

Q&A | Multi-event track and field athlete Isabelle Woody talks with The Daily Iowan

Mia Boulton, Sports Reporter January 16, 2024

The Daily Iowan: Do you have any goals for the new year? Isabelle Woody: I want to help out around the community and volunteer more. What is one of your hot takes? My hot take is that everyone should...

Iowas Annie Wirth walks away after a high jump attempt during the Jimmy Grant Invitational at the Hawkeye indoor track facility on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.

Iowa track and field welcomes Annie Wirth

Mia Boulton, Sports Reporter January 16, 2024

Iowa first-year track and field multi-event specialist Annie Wirth spent her high school career playing as many sports as she could. Even as she narrows her athletic expertise down to track and field...

Iowa’s Maud Zeffou-Poaty competes in long jump during the 2024 Hawkeye Invitational at the Hawkeye Indoor Track Facility on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. The Hawkeyes hosted ten schools to compete in a variety of field and running events.

Iowa track and field finishes Hawkeye Invitational on top

Mia Boulton, Sports Reporter January 14, 2024

The second day of the Hawkeye Invitational was full of meet records, personal bests, and titles for the Iowa track and field team.  Meet records On Saturday, third-year Lia Love started hot by setting...

Iowa runners hug after completing the 60m race during the 2024 Hawkeye Invitational at the Hawkeye Indoor Track Facility on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. The Hawkeyes hosted ten schools to compete in a variety of field and running events.

Photos: 2024 Hawkeye Invitational

Isabella Tisdale and Emily Nyberg January 14, 2024

Iowa track and field hosted the Hawkeye Invitational at the Hawkeye Indoor Track Facility in Iowa City on Saturday. Ten teams competed in field and running events throughout the two-day competition,...

Iowa’s Kat Moody prepares for a throw in the women’s shot-put during the Larry Wieczorek Invitational at the Iowa Indoor Track Facility in Iowa City on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Moody finished fourth in the event with her best throw going for 15.94 meters. The meet also hosted the Hawkeye Pro Classic for the American Track League.

Iowa track and field throwers make 2024 debut at Hawkeye Invitational

Mia Boulton, Sports Reporter January 12, 2024

On Friday, the Iowa track and field throwers started the new year as champions. Fourth-years Alivia Bauer and Kat Moody led the charge at the Hawkeye Invitational in the weight throw and shot put events. Bauer...

Iowa’s Chloe Larsen runs during the Jimmy Grant Alumni Invitational at the Hawkeye Indoor Track Facility on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. The Hawkeyes hosted Western Illinois and Wisconsin, competing in events including the pentathlon, weight throwing, field events, and various running events at the indoor track.

Iowa track and field gears up for a quartet of consecutive indoor home meets

Mia Boulton, Sports Reporter December 12, 2023

The Iowa track and field programs will begin their indoor competition season with four consecutive meets at the Hawkeye Indoor Track Facility. On Dec. 9, the Jimmy Grant Alumni Invitational kicked...

Iowa’s Maud Zeffou-Poaty jumps in the long jump during the Jimmy Grant Alumni Invitational at the Hawkeye Indoor Track Facility on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. The Hawkeyes hosted Western Illinois and Wisconsin, competing in events including the pentathlon, weight throwing, field events, and various running events at the indoor track. Zeffou-Poaty placed second with a jump of 5.75 meters.

Photos: 2023 Jimmy Grant Alumni Invitational

DI Visuals Staff December 10, 2023

Athletes gathered for the Jimmy Grant Alumni Invitational at the Hawkeye Indoor Track Facility on Saturday. Iowa seniors Kalen Walker and Paige Magee both broke school records at the Invitational. Walker...

Iowa’s Kalen Walker smiles after setting a meet and personal record time of 6.59 in the men’s 60-meter dash during the Jimmy Grant Alumni Invitational at the Hawkeye Indoor Track Facility on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. The Hawkeyes hosted Western Illinois and Wisconsin, competing in events including the pentathlon, weight throwing, field events, and various running events at the indoor track.

Iowa track and field starts season by shattering indoor school records at Jimmy Grant Invitational

Mia Boulton, Sports Reporter December 9, 2023

While light snow flurries filled the air on Saturday afternoon, the Hawkeye Indoor Track Facility was heating up. Iowa’s track and field programs made their 2023 indoor debut at the Jimmy Grant...

Iowas Max Murphy closes in on the lead during the Hawkeye Invitational at Ashton Cross-Country Course in Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Murphy broke the University of Iowa mens 6,000-meter record at the invite. The Iowa mens team won the invite with the women coming in second.

Iowa track and field notebook | Murphy kicks off season, Hawkeyes host Jimmy Grant Alumni Invitational

Mia Boulton, Sports Reporter December 7, 2023

Just weeks after competing in the NCAA Cross Country Championships, Iowa third-year distance runner Max Murphy opened the indoor track and field season for the Hawkeyes. Murphy traveled to Boston, Massachusetts,...

Arkansas State’s Cash Kunkel and Iowa’s Will Ryan compete in the 1600 sprint medley during day three of the 2023 Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Arkansas State’s sprint medley team finished sixth with a time of 9:59.36.

Q&A | Iowa second-year distance runner Will Ryan talks music taste, goals after graduation

Mia Boulton, Sports Reporter December 5, 2023

The Daily Iowan: What is your most memorable experience as a Hawkeye? Will Ryan: It has to be my day at Stanford [University] during my freshman outdoor track season. I ran a big outdoor [5,000-meter...

Iowa’s Paige Magee jumps a hurdle during day three of the 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Minnesota Track and Field Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Magee did not finish the event.

Iowa track and field boasts new leaders looking to replicate last season’s success

Mia Boulton, Sports Reporter December 5, 2023

Filling the shoes of last year’s graduating class might pose a challenge for Iowa track and field athletes, but it’s a hurdle the Hawkeyes are ready for. The new roster of upperclassmen is littered...

Iowa’s Myreanna Bebe leads the 60-meter hurdles during the 2022 Hawkeye Invitational track and field meet at the University of Iowa Recreation Building on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. Bebe set a personal record with a time of 8.30 to put her No. 4 all-time for the Hawkeyes. The Hawkeye Invitational hosted Arkansas State, Bradley, Hawkeye Community College, Indian Hills Community College, Iowa Central Community College, Loyola-Chicago, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, UW-Milwaukee, and Western Illinois.

Iowa track and field teams gear up for Big Ten redemption, NCAA qualifications

Mia Boulton, Sports Reporter November 30, 2023

The Hawkeye men’s and women’s track and field squads are preparing for the first meet of the year on Dec. 2, aiming to set the tone for a season of Big Ten conference dominance and NCAA qualifications. Last...

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