Archive | April 22, 2012

Olympic Trials: Simmons loses 55 kg to Hazewinkel — and luck

By Molly Irene Olmstead molly-olmstead@uiowa.edu Nick Simmons simply didn’t have words. Disappointment, failure, heartbroken — those were the ones he could choke out around the sobs. He lost his men’s freestyle 55-kilogram Olympic berth because of a handful of clinches and video replays. He lost his spot on the U.S. Olympic team because of the [...]

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Hawkeye golfers finish second at Boilermaker Invitational

For the second time in three tournaments, the Iowa men’s golf team was caught from behind by a team playing in its home state on Sunday. The Hawkeyes finished in second place at the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, two strokes behind Indiana. The Hoosiers, who began the day eight strokes back, carded a 6-under 282, the lowest score [...]

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Iowa men’s tennis defeated by No. 35 Minnesota, 6-1

The Iowa men’s tennis team was defeated by No. 35 Minnesota, 6-1, at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex on Sunday. The Hawkeyes finished the regular season with a record of 1-21 (0-11 Big Ten), and head to the Big Ten Championships riding a 19-match losing streak. Iowa was hoping to stop the winless streak [...]

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A new kind of wrestling story: What female wrestlers deal with that men don’t

By Molly Irene Olmstead molly-olmstead@uiowa.edu Note from the author: There aren’t a lot of women in the wrestling press row; sometimes I’m the only one. This story developed because I started thinking that there are very few reporters covering women’s wrestling in America, and barely any female reporters who do. What kinds of stories are [...]

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NCAA Championships: Hawkeye men’s gymnastics season ends

The Iowa men’s gymnastics team’s season ended on April 20, the second day of competition at the NCAA Championships in Norman, Okla. None of Iowa’s competitors on Friday placed in the top 10 of an event, which would have put that Hawkeye through to Saturday’s individual event finals. Iowa’s highest finishing gymnast was junior Anton Gryshayev, who scored a [...]

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Olympic Trials: Goodwin’s Corner – Coleman’s perfect gut-wrench

By Cody Goodwin cody-goodwin@uiowa.edu Perfection is supposed to be the impossible, the unattainable. It’s something all wrestlers strive for, but can never achieve. Even the great Cael Sanderson, who drew up the blueprint for the undefeated collegiate career, will admit to his flaws. His record may showcase perfection, but that doesn’t mean he has never [...]

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Hawkeye women’s tennis drops pair, Molnar at 99 wins

The Iowa women’s tennis team went 0-2 on its final weekend of regular-season play. The Hawkeyes (8-14, 2-9) fell to No. 33 Minnesota on Sunday, 6-1, in their last regular-season meet. The team has suffered injuries over the past few weeks that kept freshman Ellen Silver out of the lineup for the second-straight week and [...]

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Iowa softball sweeps Michigan State

The Iowa softball team swept Michigan State in a three game series in East Lansing this past weekend. The Black and Gold improved its conference record to 10-5, while the Spartans continue to spiral in the Big Ten with a mark of 0-15. Iowa’s pitching set the stage for the Hawkeyes in each contest. Kayla [...]

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Iowa women’s golf finishes eighth

The Iowa women’s golf team finished in 8th place at the Lady Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday after it shot a 54-hole 950, 86-over par. The Hawkeyes entered Sunday’s final round in eighth place after it carded a two-round score of 638 (325-313). Iowa shot its lowest round of the weekend on Sunday. Chelsea Harris’ even-par [...]

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Olympic Trials: Sunday night Men’s Freestyle finals preview

By Sam Louwagie samuel-louwagie@uiowa.edu The DI breaks down each of tonight’s best-of-three Men’s Freestyle finals matches. 55 kg: Nick Simmons (Sunkist Kids) vs. Sam Hazewinkel (Sunkist Kids) Simmons entered the trials as the tournament’s top seed. He won the 2011 World Team Trials and placed fifth at the World Championships; he placed second at the [...]

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