To most Hawkeye fans, Albert Young is a hero. A 1,000-yard season in 2005 and more than 3,000 in his career. A career-high 202 yards against Northwestern in his sensational sophomore campaign.
And his most unforgettable, etched forever on the mind of the Black and Gold faithful: 179 hard-fought yards and two touchdowns against Michigan State that, at the time, saved Iowa's 2007 season, trailing by 14 at halftime on Oct. 28.
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Four months away from the Hawkeyes' home-opener, the defensive line looks to be one of the more reliable units for head coach Kirk Ferentz in 2008.
Although the Hawkeyes have lost two seniors at defensive end in Kenny Iwebema and Bryan Mattison, both defensive tackles - seniors-to-be Mitch King and Matt Kroul - return to anchor the line.
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Another race, another record. It's like clockwork for Hawkeye senior distance runner Diane Nukuri, who over the weekend broke her seventh school record.
She tackled the 3,000 meters by finishing more than 44 seconds ahead of the entire field at the Iowa Invitational, with a time of 9:18.82.
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Iowa baseball coach Jack Dahm said it himself: The Hawkeyes aren't a group composed of superstars.
Instead of his hitters bombing walk-off home runs, they're more likely to win using a series of hits and sacrifice bunts. Instead his pitchers striking out 15-consecutive batters, they're more likely to end an inning on a ground out or a pop fly.
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DES MOINES -- Drake hired Arizona State associate head coach Mark Phelps as its head coach on Monday, moving swiftly to steady the program and replace outgoing coach Keno Davis. (0) comments
As the awards keep showering down on junior Brittany Weil, so do the wins for the Hawkeye softball.
The Garden Grove, Calif., native became the first-ever Hawkeye to be named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week four times after collecting her second-straight co-title for her efforts against Wisconsin and Minnesota on April 19 and Sunday.
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