Page 49 - Gary Barta News Today

Sunday was a special day at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for a variety of reasons. Lets get into that and both the Big Ten mens and womens basketball tournaments that begin in just a couple of days. On the mens side, 5th-ranked Iowas 77-73 win over #25 Wisconsin on Sunday was the final home game in the careers of several Hawkeyes, including Jordan Bohannon and Luka Garza, who combined for 37 points, 22 rebounds, and 10 assists in their last game in Iowa City. Following the game, Iowa Director of Athlet...

IOWA CITY — Responding to a federal complaint accusing University of Iowa Athletics and football coaches of mistreating and discriminating against Black players, the state wants the case dismissed — arguing the former athletes sued too late, didn’t give enough specifics, and failed to connect bad behavior to race. Of the 13 former Hawkeye players suing UI Athletics Director Gary Barta, head football coach Kirk Ferentz, assistant football coach Brian Ferentz, interim strength and condition...

The Iowa-Wisconsin Wrestling Dual scheduled for Sunday has been canceled by the Wisconsin medical staff. The Big Ten Conference made the announcement Friday night. Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta said the Hawkeyes have been cleared to return to action. This weekends meet was the last before the Big Ten championships in March. Full statement from the University below: The Big Ten Conference announced Friday that Sunday’s dual at Wisconsin will no longer be held as scheduled following a...

The Hawkeyes last competed on February 7th before a COVID-19 outbreak sidelined the team until Thursday

Wisconsin nixes dual meet with Iowa.

Wed., February 17, 2021 Members of the Iowa House stand at their desks during the Pledge of Allegiance in the Iowa House chambers this past June in Des Moines. The House unanimously passed a bill Tuesday requiring Iowa schools to administer the pledge and show the U.S. flag every day. (Charlie Neibergall/AP) Be sure to subscribe to The Gazette Daily news podcast, or just tell your Amazon Alexa enabled device to “enable The Gazette Daily News skill" so you can get your daily briefing by sim...

The University of Iowa has reinstated its women’s swimming and diving team as a result of a court order related to an ongoing gender discrimination lawsuit against the institution, the athletics department announced Monday. Members of the swim and diving team argue in their lawsuit against the university that officials violated federal law by cutting the team. Title IX

flickr creative commons A Title IX complaint brought by female student athletes against the University of Iowa is slated to continue moving forward, despite the schools announcement on Monday that it would fully reinstate the womens swimming and diving program. The University of Iowa will continue fighting a Title IX challenge brought by members of the women’s swimming and diving team, despite the school’s announcement on Monday that it would fully reinstate the program. The sport had been ...

Hunter 02/15/21 After originally citing budget shortfalls and announcing that the University of Iowa women's Swimming and Diving program would be terminated at

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