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Chris Werner, Sports Reporter

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Chris Werner is a Sports Reporter at The Daily Iowan. He is a sophomore majoring in Journalism and Communications. Chris joined the staff in the fall of 2019. He has covered men’s and women’s swimming, men’s and women’s tennis, field hockey, women’s basketball, and men’s and women’s golf.

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Doubles troubles

April 20, 2021
Iowa’s Gonzalo Leal Montero swings during the third round of the Hawkeye Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Iowa won the invitational 24 under par.

By the numbers: Iowa men’s golf

April 19, 2021
Iowa’s Alex Schaake embraces family members after winning the Hawkeye Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Iowa won the invitational 24 under par.

Iowa men’s golf wins 2021 Hawkeye Invitational

April 18, 2021
Iowa's Alex Schaake drives the ball during the men's golf Hawkeye Invitational on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Finkbine Golf Course.

Schaake leads Iowa men’s golf to first-day lead at Hawkeye Invitational

April 17, 2021
Iowa men’s golf to host home tournament, women’s golf travels to Indiana

Iowa men’s golf to host home tournament, women’s golf travels to Indiana

April 15, 2021
Contributed.

Iowa women’s golfer finds motivation from unlikely source for strong finish

April 14, 2021
A member of the University of Iowa women’s golf team practices her putting on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.

Iowa women’s golf wins UNI Spring Invitational

April 12, 2021
Iowa's Ricky Williams competes in the 1000m freestyle during a swim meet at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. The women's team hosted Nebraska while the men's team had an intrasquad scrimmage.

Iowa men’s swimming and diving reflects on turbulent season coming to a close

April 11, 2021
Iowa sophomore Alex Schaake poses for a portrait at Hoak Family Golf Complex on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Recent success has Iowa men’s golfer Schaake looking toward Hawkeye Invitational

April 7, 2021
Iowa's Alex Schaake putts during a tournament at the Donald Ross Course at the Cedar Rapids Country Club in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.

Iowa men’s golf finishes seventh at inaugural Calusa Cup

April 6, 2021
Iowa Pitcher Trenton Wallace pitches out of trouble during a baseball game between Iowa and Nebraska at Duane Banks Field on March 19, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers 3-0.

Iowa baseball gets to .500 after taking two of three against Purdue

April 4, 2021
Benton Weinberg takes a starting shot during a golf invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Iowa came in first with a score of 593 against 12 other teams.

Iowa men’s golf to host inaugural Calusa Cup

April 1, 2021
Iowa head coach Megan Menzel talks to Manuela Lizarazu during the Diane Thomason Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on September 30th, 2018.The Hawkeyes placed 1st overall.

Strong second round propels Iowa women’s golf to second-place finish

March 31, 2021
Benton Weinberg takes a starting shot during a golf invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Iowa came in first with a score of 593 against 12 other teams.

Iowa men’s golf falls to Florida in dual match

March 30, 2021
Iowa head coach Megan Menzel talks to Manuela Lizarazu during the Diane Thomason Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on September 30th, 2018.The Hawkeyes placed 1st overall.

Iowa golf teams hit the road

March 28, 2021
Iowa’s Elise van Heuvelen Treadwell sends the ball over the net during the Iowa Women’s Tennis match against Purdue on Feb. 28, 2021 at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex. Iowa defeated Purdue 6-1.

Iowa women’s tennis secures its best win since 2010

March 28, 2021
Hawkeye pitcher Trenton Wallace pitches during the baseball game against Illinois at Duane Banks Field on March 30, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Fighting Illini 2-1 after the 9th inning.

Iowa baseball’s Wallace honored ahead of weekend series

March 25, 2021
Iowa Pitcher Duncan Davitt throws a pitch during a baseball game between Iowa and Nebraska at Duane Banks Field on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Davitt went an inning and two-thirds, giving up five earned runs.The Cornhuskers defeated the Hawkeyes 13-8.

Wild pitching dooms Iowa baseball in series finale against Nebraska

March 21, 2021
Iowa Center Fielder Ben Norman makes an over-the-shoulder catch to make the last out during a baseball game between Iowa and Nebraska at Duane Banks Field on March 19, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers 3-0.

Comeback effort falls short as Nebraska takes game two over Iowa baseball

March 20, 2021
Iowa Second Basemen Brendan Sher rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during a baseball game between Iowa and Nebraska at Duane Banks Field on March 19, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers 3-0.

Big sixth inning lifts Iowa baseball in home-opener

March 19, 2021
Iowa head coach Megan Menzel talks to Manuela Lizarazu during the Diane Thomason Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on September 30th, 2018.The Hawkeyes placed 1st overall.

Second-place team finish puts Iowa women’s golf back on track

March 18, 2021
Iowa’s 125-pound Spencer Lee grapples with Nebraska’s Liam Cronin during a wrestling dual meet between No. 1 Iowa and No. 6 Nebraska at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. No. 1 Lee defeated No. 11 Cronin by tech fall in 1:21, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 31-6.

Iowa wrestling heads to NCAA Championships

March 17, 2021
Iowa players chant and cheer on Will Davies during his singles match at the Iowa Men’s tennis meet v. Wisconsin in the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex on Friday, March. 12, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers 5-2.

A year after its best season, Iowa men’s tennis opts out of Hawkeye uniforms to protest the program’s end

March 16, 2021
Iowa outfielder Trenton Wallace swings while at-bat during the second game of a baseball doubleheader between Iowa and Cal-State Northridge at Duane Banks Field on Sunday, March 17, 2019.

Iowa baseball splits four-game weekend set with Ohio State and Nebraska

March 14, 2021
Iowa sophomore Brett Permann tees off during the Diane Thomason Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on September 30th, 2018.The Hawkeyes placed 1st overall.

Iowa women’s golf headed to Utah

March 14, 2021
Iowa catcher Austin Martin hits the ball during the baseball game against the Spartans at Duane Banks Field on Sunday, May 12, 2019. The Hawkeyes were defeated by the Spartans 5-7.

Iowa baseball set for weekend tilt with Nebraska and Ohio Sate

March 11, 2021
Gonzalo Leal putts during a golf invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Iowa came in first with a score of 593 against 12 other teams.

Iowa men’s golf wins Spartan Collegiate

March 10, 2021
Iowa women’s swimming record-holder Millie Sansome transferred. Then, Iowa reinstated its program

Iowa women’s swimming record-holder Millie Sansome transferred. Then, Iowa reinstated its program

March 9, 2021
Iowa outfielder Trenton Wallace swings while at-bat during the second game of a baseball doubleheader between Iowa and Cal-State Northridge at Duane Banks Field on Sunday, March 17, 2019.

Iowa baseball drops three of four in season-opening series against Michigan

March 8, 2021
Gonzalo Leal watches the ball after driving it during a golf invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Iowa came in first with a score of 593 against 12 other teams.

Iowa men’s and women’s golf teams set for third tournament of the year

March 7, 2021
Iowa outfielder Trenton Wallace swings while at-bat during the second game of a baseball doubleheader between Iowa and Cal-State Northridge at Duane Banks Field on Sunday, March 17, 2019. The Hawkeyes took the series by defeating the Matadors, 3-1.

Iowa baseball set for season-opening series against Michigan

March 6, 2021
Iowa’s 125-pound Spencer Lee grapples with Nebraska’s Liam Cronin during a wrestling dual meet between No. 1 Iowa and No. 6 Nebraska at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. No. 1 Lee defeated No. 11 Cronin by tech fall in 1:21, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 31-6.

Hawkeye wrestlers ready for return to mat

March 2, 2021
Lea Zeitler

Iowa women’s golf’s Zetiler makes history

March 2, 2021
Iowa Pole Vaulter Peyton Haack runs up to his launching point. Haack finished 16th during the Hawkeye B1G Invitational track meet at the University of Iowa Recreation Building on Saturday, Feb. 13 , 2021.

Iowa men’s track and field crowned Big Ten Indoor Conference Champions

February 28, 2021
Iowa all-around Stewart Brown performs his floor routine on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2022 during the Iowa vs. Penn State men’s gymnastics meet at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa defeated Penn State 398.850-393.550. Brown placed sixth in the overall floor results with a final score of 13.500.

Student-athletes from Iowa men’s tennis, gymnastics, and swimming react to women’s swimming reinstatement

February 21, 2021
Iowa's Will Davies hits a forehand during a men's tennis match between Iowa and Texas Tech at the HTRC on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. The Red Raiders defeated the Hawkeyes, 4-3.

Iowa men’s tennis notches first win of the season against Indiana

February 19, 2021
Iowa women's golfer Lea Zeitler. Contributed.

Iowa golf programs impress during stroke play tournaments

February 17, 2021
Iowa hurdlers Gratt Reed, Jamal Britt, Iowa alum Aaron Mallett––who ran unattached––compete in the 60m hurdle premier final during the second day of the Larry Wieczorek Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 at the University of Iowa Recreation Building. Reed, Britt, and Mallett finished fifth, second, and first, respectively. Due to coronavirus restrictions, the Hawkeyes could only host Big Ten teams. Iowa men took first, scoring 189, and women finished third with 104 among Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Illinois.

Iowa track’s Britt surprises himself, ties school record

February 16, 2021
Jamal Britt finishes his leg of the 4x400m relay premier during the second day of the Larry Wieczorek Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 at the University of Iowa Recreation Building. Britt ran a split of 48.375, contributing to the Iowa ‘A’ team victory with a total time of 3:09.58. Due to coronavirus restrictions, the Hawkeyes could only host Big Ten teams. Iowa men took first, scoring 189, and women finished third with 104 among Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Illinois. (Jenna Galligan/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa track and field rewrites record books at weekend events

February 14, 2021
Iowa’s 285-pound Tony Cassioppi wrestles Wisconsin’s Trent Hillger during a wrestling match between No.1 Iowa and No. 6 Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. Cassioppi won by decision, 3-2, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers, 32-3. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

No. 1 Hawkeyes sweep triangular meet in West Lafayette

February 7, 2021
Benton Weinberg takes a starting shot during a golf invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Iowa came in first with a score of 593 against 12 other teams.

Iowa men’s golf makes history at Big Ten Match Play

February 7, 2021
Iowa's Alex Schaake poses for a portrait at Hoak Family Golf Complex on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.

Iowa men’s golf ready for return to action

February 4, 2021
Iowa’s 141-pound Jaydin Eierman grapples with Nebraska’s Chad Red, Jr. during a wrestling dual meet between No. 1 Iowa and No. 6 Nebraska at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. No. 1 Eierman defeated No. 7 Red by decision, 8-4, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 31-6.

Eierman finding rhythm in return to collegiate competition

February 3, 2021
Iowa’s 141-pound Jaydin Eierman grapples with Illinois’ Dylan Duncan during a wrestling dual meet between Iowa and Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. No. 1 Eierman defeated No. 13 Duncan by tech fall in 6:05, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Fighting Illini, 36-6.

Eierman, Hawkeyes overpower Fighting Illini

January 31, 2021
Iowa’s 197-pound Jacob Warner grapples with Nebraska’s Eric Shultz during a wrestling dual meet between No. 1 Iowa and No. 6 Nebraska at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. No. 2 Shultz defeated No. 4 Warner by decision, 3-2, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 31-6.

Hawkeye wrestling set to host Illinois in Sunday matinee

January 28, 2021
Iowa’s 125-pound Spencer Lee prepares to wrestle during the second session of the 57th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL, on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019.

No. 1 Hawkeyes dominate No. 15 Golden Gophers in first road meet of the season

January 23, 2021
Iowa's Alex Schaake drives during a tournament at the Donald Ross Course at the Cedar Rapids Country Club in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.

Unusual fall season prepares Hawkeye golfers for future professional careers

December 15, 2020
Iowa running back Tyler Goodson carries the ball during a football game between Iowa and Nebraska at Kinnick Stadium on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 26-20.

Goodson, Sargent bring lightning, thunder to Hawkeye backfield

December 10, 2020
Iowa’s Alex Schaake poses for a portrait at Hoak Family Golf Complex on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.

Iowa men’s golf’s Alex Schaake advanced to match play at the Maridoe Amateur Championship

December 8, 2020
Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson (88) is tackled by Chicago Bears safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (21) after catching a pass in the first quarter of their NFL game at Ford Field in Detroit, on Thursday, November 28, 2019.

Hockenson shreds Bears to highlight Iowa’s NFL presence in Week 13

December 7, 2020
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