2008 Woodie Awards
While many of Dan Gable's squads during his legendary run of 11 national titles in 12 years dominated from start to finish, the legendary coach said it's the way teams come back from adversity that defines them.
Tom Brands' Hawkeyes, looking for their first national title since 2000, did just that last weekend at the Big Ten championships.
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INDIANAPOLIS - Todd Lickliter's long first season with the Hawkeyes finally ended Thursday as Michigan bounced Iowa in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament, 55-47, in Conseco Fieldhouse behind freshman Manny Harris' 19 points.
The Hawkeyes weathered a 16-minute field-goal drought and never got closer than eight points in the second half. It's the second-straight season - and the fifth time in seven years - that Iowa has failed to make the NCAA Tournament.
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Finishing high in the NCAA championships has not been a trait of the Hawkeyes in the past few postseasons.
The Iowa wrestling program has not won a national championship since 2000, when it went 18-0 under former coach Jim Zalesky. The Hawkeyes came close to titles in 2001 and 2004, when Zalesky's squads finished second.
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INDIANAPOLIS - Todd Lickliter's squad did not play well. But that was nothing new.
Cyrus Tate was a monster inside, doing everything he possibly could to will the Hawkeyes to a Big Ten Tournament win - and doing so all alone, save a little aid from freshman Jake Kelly. But that's not big a surprise.
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The NCAA indoor championships start today in Fayetteville, Ark., but for Iowa, it's not much of a team event.
After a season that included six wins with a second-place finish in seven meets, thrower John Hickey is sporting the Hawkeye uniform all alone.
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