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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

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Chris Werner, Sports Reporter March 8, 2022

After Iowa men’s wrestler Alex Marinelli stood atop the 165-pound podium at last weekend’s Big Ten Championships, I’m confident that it’s now time for “The Bull” to capture a national championship. Marinelli...

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Austin Hanson, Sports Editor March 8, 2022

Alex Marinelli isn’t usually the only Iowa men’s wrestler I trust to win in big moments. But he is this year. It’s not that I think other Hawkeyes don’t have what it takes to be clutch in big...

Big Ten Tournament Champions

Dawson Moore, Sports Reporter February 27, 2022

No. 21 Iowa women’s basketball has picked up steam over the last week with two consecutive top-10 wins over Indiana on Feb. 19 and 21. For that reason, I think the Hawkeyes will climb the mountain...

Big Ten Championship Game appearance

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor February 27, 2022

The Iowa women’s basketball team has surprised me over the past couple weeks. After going most of the season with zero wins over Associated Press Top 25 teams, Iowa took down ranked Indiana twice...

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Chris Werner, Sports Reporter February 22, 2022

Five of the Iowa men’s wrestling team’s 10 starters have a legitimate shot at capturing an individual Big Ten title March 5-6 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Senior 133-pounder Austin DeSanto, 141-pounder...

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Austin Hanson, Sports Editor February 22, 2022

I think six Iowa men’s wrestlers can win an individual Big Ten Championship in 2021: 133-pound Austin DeSanto, 141-pound Jaydin Eierman, 149-pound Max Murin, 165-pound Alex Marinelli, 174-pound Michael...

Iowa’s No. 16 184-pound Abe Assad wrestles Nebraska’s No. 20 Taylor Venz during a wrestling dual between No. 2 Iowa and No. 10 Nebraska at the Bob Devany Center in Lincoln, NE on Sunday, Feb 20, 2022. Venz pinned Assad. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers 20-15 in their final regular season dual.

Photos: No. 2 Iowa wrestling at No. 10 Nebraska

Jenna Galligan and Ayrton Breckenridge February 20, 2022

The No. 2 Iowa wrestlers faced the No. 10 Nebraska Cornhuskers at the Bob Devany Center in Lincoln, NE on Sunday for their final regular season dual. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers 20-15. The...

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Robert Read, Pregame Editor February 20, 2022

From last season to this one, the Iowa men’s basketball team lost the National Player of the Year (Luka Garza), an All-Big Ten player (Joe Wieskamp), a multi-year starter who was elite offensively and...

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Austin Hanson, Sports Editor February 20, 2022

Iowa forward Keegan Murray won’t win The Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year award this season, and I’m not sure if there’s anything he can do on or off the court to change that. I’m...

Coasters of Dale and Juli Wirtjes' family sit at their house in Cedar Rapids, IA on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. Juli and Dale have been married for almost 40 years.

Returning to the UI

February 13, 2022

Despite going to school for business, Juli soon realized that her future was in education. After teaching in elementary schools in Linn-Mar Community School District in Marion, Iowa, for 33 years, Juli...