Drake Relays Open With Heptathlon and Decathlon
The 92nd Drake Relays start at Drake Stadium with events in the heptathlon and decathlon. Kip Janvrin aims for a 12th decathlon title while Mellanee Welty seeks a third heptathlon crown. Sixty-five entrants compete including Kamau Sullivan and Jeff Sander as top contenders.
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Des Moines
Drake
Drake Stadium
Kip Janvrin
Panora
Iowa
Mellanee Welty
Janvrin
U.S
Kamau Sullivan
Jeff Sander
Scott Faber
Luther
Matt Conner
Scott Meinecke
Northern Iowa
Kyle Herman
Welty
Iowa State
Barbara Szlendakova
Szlendakova
The
Gazette
KGAN Extends Hawkeyes Coverage Through 2003
KGAN TV Cedar Rapids in association with ESPN Regional Television announced it will continue to show University of Iowa men’s basketball and football. The station renewed its sports package with Iowa through the 2002-03 season and has carried the Hawkeyes since 1987.
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Cedar Rapids
Kgan-Tv
ESPN
University of Iowa
KGAN
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Ahrabi Fard to resign as UNI volleyball coach
Cedar Falls UNI volleyball coach Irgud Ahrabi-Fard will announce his resignation at a 9 a.m. press conference, ending a 19 season run that produced a 503-142-4 record and eight NCAA appearances including a recent Sweet 16. Bobbi Becker will be named head coach as Ahrabi-Fard steps down.
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Cedar Falls
Irudge Ahrabi-Fard
Northern Iowa
Bobbi Becker
Ahrabi-Fard
Missouri Valley
American Volleyball Coaches Association
Panthers
UNI
Smith Leaves Wisconsin Women Basketball Team
Nina Smith of Waterloo is leaving the University of Wisconsin women's basketball team. The 6-foot-4 center, twice honored as a top player, averaged 11.9 points and 6.3 rebounds as a sophomore. She has not decided where she will transfer.
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Madison
Nina Smith
Waterloo
University of Wisconsin
Smith
Iowa
Waterloo West
USA Today
Big Ten
The
Badgers
the State Journal
On the Tube Today’s sports and talk highlights
NBA playoffs feature Orlando at Milwaukee at 7 p.m. and Phoenix at Sacramento at 9 30 p.m. on TNT. World Cup qualifier Costa Rica visits the United States at 6 30 p.m. on ESPN2. Athletics play the White Sox at 6 45 p.m. Iowa hosts Northern Iowa at 6 p.m. on KCRG AM. Talk shows include Komnheiser 9 a.m. to noon, Dan Patrick 2–5 p.m., and Jim Rome 2–5 p.m. on local stations.
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Orlando
Milwaukee
Phoenix
Sacramento
Costa Rica
United States
White Sox
Kcrg-Am
Iowa
Northern Iowa
Kxic-Am
Tony Komnheiser
Kcrgam
Dan Patrick
Jim Rome
Gazette
Iowa coaches tout bright future at Linn County Club
Iowa coaches project strong 2007 08 seasons with optimism across programs. Steve Alford says exciting times lie ahead as contracts extend through 2009 and Bowlsby notes confident leadership. Jim Zalesky speaks of reload not rebuild as Norm Parker cites strides for Ferentz era Hawkeyes. Bowlsby receives two $10 000 checks for Hawkeye athletics.
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Iowa
Bob Bowlsby
Linn County Club
Bowlsby
Hawkeye Athletic Program
Linn-Mar crowns era in Hawkins' Prairie Relays finale
Cedar Rapids Prairie track coach Robert Hawkins retires after 33 years with Prairie Relays ending his era. Linn-Mar tops the meet at Prairie High with four wins and 94 points, edging Prairie who finished second with 74 and Iowa City West third with 71.
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Marc Morehouse
Cedar Rapids
Robert Hawkins
Hawkins
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Prairie Relays
Prairie Relays Spotlight on Hawkins Family and Klith Comeback
At Prairie Relays, Hawkins balances home life amid his wife’s cancer battle as he cuts back. Senior sprinter T J Klith, Iowa State signee, returns from a collarbone injury to win the 100 in 11.18 and the 200 in 22.69, aiming to regain form and beat last year’s marks.
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Prairie
T.J. Klith
Klith
Iowa State
Smith
ISU
Tim Evans
Kirkwood Community College
Jeff Gilmore
Iowa City High
Cyclones
Roamn Hummel
Kirkwood
Cascade High School
ISU Baseball Dies After $8,000 Anonymous Gift
Lyle Smith, ISU baseball coach, funded Cap Timm Field upkeep and supported the program anonymously. With a $1.4 million athletics deficit, ISU will drop the team next year, ending careers for coach Smith and several players and staff contemplating move to other schools.
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Iowa State & University
Lyle Smith
ISU
Cap Timm Field
Iowa State University
Smith
Gene Smith
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Aaron Paterson
Nate Spenser
Aaron Beasland
Mount Vernon High School
Jim Ecker
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