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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa defensive end Desmond King returns a kick return during the Rose Bowl Game at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. Stanford defeated Iowa, 45-16. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Male athlete of the year: Desmond King

Jordan Hansen, [email protected] • May 9, 2016

  Coming into the 2015 season, everyone had heard of Desmond King. After strong freshman and sophomore seasons, he had settled into Iowa’s defense nicely. He was expected to be a good player...

Iowa's Aaron Mallett prepares for the men's 60-meter hurdles during the Iowa Dual meet on Jan. 16 in the Recreation Building. Mallett finished first with a time of 7.82. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Who should have been Iowa’s male athlete of the year?

May 9, 2016

Jarrod Uthoff First off, don’t get me wrong, Desmond King had a great year, but Jarrod Uthoff had as good of a year as we’ve seen by an Iowa basketball player in decades. Uthoff knew coming...