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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 quarterback Spencer Petras makes a pass during a football game between Iowa and Middle Tennessee State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, September 28, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Blue Raiders, 48-3. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Petras enters 2020 as favorite for starting quarterback

Robert Read, Sports Editor January 20, 2020

For the first time in three years, there’s a quarterback competition in Iowa City. Nate Stanley’s run as the starter under center for the Hawkeyes came to an end with Iowa’s 49-24 victory over...

Iowa center Monika Czinano shoots during a game against Iowa State at the Hilton Coliseum on Wednesday December 11, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 75-69. Cizano had a total of 20 points.

Czinano earns first Big Ten weekly honor

Robert Read, Sports Editor January 20, 2020

Iowa sophomore Monika Czinano was named to the Big Ten Women's Basketball Player of the Week Honor Roll, the conference announced Monday. Czinano is the sixth Hawkeye to earn a weekly honor from the...

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz presents the trophy after the Holiday Bowl game between Iowa and USC at SDCCU Stadium on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Trojans, 49-24.

Ferentz recaps 2019 Hawkeye football season

Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor January 20, 2020

When Iowa fell short of its original goal to reach the Big Ten Championship, it shifted its focus quickly. It wanted 10 wins. It reached that mark with a 49-24 victory over USC in the Holiday Bowl on...

Iowa's Luka Garza dunks the ball during a game against Kennesaw State University at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Owls, 93-51. (Emily Wangen/The Daily Iowan)

Garza, Fredrick sweep weekly conference honors

Robert Read, Sports Editor January 20, 2020

Iowa center Luka Garza and guard CJ Fredrick swept the Big Ten's weekly awards after their performances in two Hawkeye victories last week. Garza was named Big Ten Player of the Week for the second...

Iowa guard Makenzie Meyer drives forward during a women’s basketball game between Iowa and Maryland at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. The Hawkeyes defeated the Terrapins, 66-61.

Second-half surge propels women’s basketball past Wisconsin

Robert Read, Sports Editor January 19, 2020

There's just no quit in this Iowa women's basketball team. Despite being down 15 points at half and trailing by 17 early in the third quarter, the Hawkeyes came back to beat Wisconsin, 85-78, in Madison. In...

Iowa's 125-pound Spencer Lee wrestles Nevraska's Alex Thomsen during a wrestling dual meet between Iowa and Nebraska at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. Lee won by technical fall in 2:56, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Huskers, 26-6. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Lee’s early dominance key to Iowa’s success

Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor January 19, 2020

In sporting events of any kind, momentum is often something each team tries to gain and maintain. Wrestling is no exception, and the pursuit of momentum often drives teams to victory. For the Hawkeyes,...

Iowa's 184-pound Abe Assad wrestles Nebraska's Taylor Venz during a wrestling dual meet between Iowa and Nebraska at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. Assad won by decision, 6-4, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Huskers, 26-6.

Assad impresses in his Carver debut

Robert Read, Sports Editor January 19, 2020

There’s no environment to wrestle in like the one at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa freshman Abe Assad found that out first hand Saturday night. Iowa head coach Tom Brands lifted Assad's redshirt prior...

Iowa's Spencer Lee wrestles Nebraska's Alex Thomsen during Saturday's wrestling meet between Iowa and Nebraska.

Hawkeye wrestling continues dominant stretch, takes down Nebraska at Carver

Robert Read, Sports Editor January 18, 2020

The Iowa wrestling team competed on its home mat at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the first time since Dec. 1 on Saturday night. The result did not disappoint the home fans. The Hawkeyes took eight of 10...

Iowa forward Ryan Kriener looks for the basket during a men's basketball game between Iowa and Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolverines, 90-83.

Kriener provides spark off the bench against Michigan

Robert Read, Assistant Sports Editor January 18, 2020

As the crowd in Carver-Hawkeye Arena hushed down in anticipation of the National Anthem, Ryan Kriener stood on the court alongside his teammates with a name written on both of his shoes. The names —...

Iowa forward Luka Garza celebrates a 3-pointer during a men's basketball game between Iowa and Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolverines, 90-83. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Garza puts up big numbers against Michigan for second time

Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor January 18, 2020

When Luka Garza sees the Maize and Blue of Michigan, he turns into a monster. Not that he isn’t a monster in most other games, but there’s something about the Wolverines where Garza happens to play...

Iowa forward Ryan Kriener looks to shoot during a menÕs basketball game between Iowa and Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Hawkeyes continue home dominance with win over Wolverines

Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor January 17, 2020

Iowa picked up its sixth win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in a row when it beat Michigan 90-83 in Iowa City on Friday. The victory, however, was never a guarantee. Iowa trailed by as many as seven in...

Students and members of the community sign in to caucus for the Democrat Party in the Robert Lee Rec Center on February 1, 2016.

What are the Iowa caucuses and how do I caucus?

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter January 17, 2020

The famed first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses are fast approaching, and today marks the last day to check in early to your caucus site for the Democratic caucuses. On Feb. 3, Iowans across the state...