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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

Iowas Nicholas Baer shoots over a Drake player. The Hawkeyes beat the Bulldogs 70-64 in the Big Four Classic (Joshua Housing/The Daily Iowan)

Baer gets his scholarship

Kyle Mann, [email protected] April 8, 2016

There has been some roster turnover on the Iowa basketball team, but there’s at least one player who won’t leave the team for a while. Redshirt freshman Nicholas Baer lost his walk-on status on...

Iowa runner Lake Kwaza prepares for the womens 100 meter dash at the Iowa Musco Invitational in Iowa City on Saturday, May 3. Kwaza placed second in the event. (The Daily Iowan/Rachael Westergard)

Women’s track seeks more success

Connor Sindberg, [email protected] April 8, 2016

The women’s track and field team will try to keep pace in the Big Ten when it competes in the Jim Click Shootout in Arizona this weekend. The competition will give the Hawkeyes an opportunity to maintain...

Men’s tennis readies for two matches

Men’s tennis readies for two matches

April 8, 2016

The Iowa men’s tennis team (9-10) will host a home double match against Creighton (6-7) and Illinois (13-7) on April 8. Iowa is on a two-match losing streak, falling to Penn State on April 3, 4-0,...

Iowa thrower Reno Tuufuli warms up at practice with shot put in the Recreation Building on Monday, March 28, 2016. Tuufuli placed fifth in shot put in the indoor Big Ten Championships this year. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Men’s track heads for the desert

Adam Hensley, [email protected] April 8, 2016

The Hawkeye track and field team will travel southwest for the Jim Click Shootout in Tucson, Arizona. With competition startingon Saturday, the men’s team will try to add to its successful start in the...

Iowa infielder Mason McCoy celebrates with teammates after a home run at Duane Banks Field on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. The Hawkeyes only allowed 2 hits as they went on to beat the Panthers 9-1. (The Daily Iowan/ Alex Kroeze)

Baseball clobbers Milwaukee

Blake Dowson, [email protected] April 7, 2016

  The Iowa baseball team (12-14, 3-3 Big Ten) jumped on Wisconsin-Milwaukee early and often on Wednesday evening en route to a 9-1 victory. Six pitchers threw for the Hawkeyes, including four...

Baseball Hawks focus on midweeks

Baseball Hawks focus on midweeks

Jake Mosbach, [email protected] April 7, 2016

  As the Hawkeye baseball team navigates through its challenging Big Ten schedule, nonconference midweek contests dot its schedule. Teams such as Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Hawks’ opponent Wednesday...

Iowa gymnast Mollie Drenth swings off the bar at Carver Hawkeye, on Saturday, Apr 2, 2016. Iowa took 4th place, scoring total of 195.450 for team score. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)

Drenth stands alone for GymHawks

While the season may be over for the Iowa women’s gymnastics team, one GymHawk still has work to do heading into Fort Worth, Texas, for the 2016 NCAA Championships on April 15-16. Junior Mollie Drenth’s...

Iowa catcher Holly Hoffman throws down to second base at Pearl Field on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. The Hawkeyes lost to UNI in a close game 9-8. (The Daily Iowan/Valerie Burke)

Softball drops double-header

Mario Williams, [email protected] April 7, 2016

After getting its first Big Ten win last week, and playing arguably its best game of the season, the Iowa softball team could not continue that momentum in Nebraska. The Hawks dropped two in a double-header...

Iowa gymnast Jake Brodarzon performs his floor routine at the Feild House, Saturday, Feb. 27. The Hawkeyes, ranked No. 7, beat the No. 6 Nebraska and No. 8 Penn State.

Young gymnasts wait in wings

With the Big Ten Championships coming to a close last weekend, and the season nearing its end in just a few weeks, the Iowa men’s gymnastics team has much to reflect on. From its overachieving seniors...

Iowa outfielder Sammi Gyerman gets tagged out at home by Purdue catcher Heather Knight during game three of the Iowa-Purdue series at Bob Pearl Field on Sunday, April 3, 2013. The Hawkeyes won over the Boilermakers, 10-3. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Softball finds its stroke

April 5, 2016

Iowa hit, pitched, and played defense well enough to earn its first Big Ten victory of the season By Courtney Baumann [email protected] Iowa softball head coach Marla Looper believes that...

Baseball trains its sights on Panthers

Baseball trains its sights on Panthers

Blake Dowson, [email protected] April 5, 2016

The train keeps moving forward for the Iowa baseball team. Fresh off a 2-1 series loss to Minnesota, Milwaukee-Wisconsin (11-12) will come to town today, and it is up to the Hawkeyes (11-14, 3-3 Big Ten)...

Iowa runner Brendan Thompson hands the baton off to Keith Brown in the mens 4x200 meter relay at Drake Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2014. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Relay flashes record time

Adam Hensley, [email protected] April 5, 2016

In only their second meet of the year, the Florida Relays on April 2, the Hawkeyes tore down a school record in the 800-meter relay, an event Iowa does not normally compete in. Brendan Thompson, Christian...

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