Archive | April 28, 2012

Drake Relays Notebook: Holmes, Davis perform well in Des Moines

By Cody Goodwin cody-goodwin@uiowa.edu DES MOINES — Ethan Holmes came into the 2012 Drake Relays with the idea of winning a pair of flags. The junior Hawkeye liked the idea of coming back strong from an indoor injury to peak at the right time before the conference championships. But he wasn’t able to snag a [...]

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Drake Relays: Hull hard to see but succeeds in Discus

By Cody Goodwin cody-goodwin@uiowa.edu DES MOINES — Not many people got to see Iowa freshman standout Gabe Hull throw the discus this weekend. Heck, not many people get to see him throw at all during his track and field meets. Throwing events at a track and field meet are always separated from the track itself, [...]

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NFL Draft 2012: Six former Hawkeyes go on final day

By Seth Roberts seth-roberts@uiowa.edu The Iowa football team was shut out on the second day of the NFL Draft on Friday, a day after Riley Reiff became the third ex-Hawkeye in three years to be taken in the first round. But Saturday brought a flurry of activity to  Iowa City as six former Hawkeyes found [...]

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Drake Relays: High jumpers rule the spotlight, but come up just short

By Cody Goodwin cody-goodwin@uiowa.edu DES MOINES — Jeff Herron wasn’t going to go down without a fight. The Iowa senior came into the 2012 Drake Relays fully intent on bringing home a flag from the high jump competition. He had wanted it more than anything, and it would’ve been the perfect way to enter the [...]

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