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GENERAL INFORMATION Location:.......................................................Iowa City, IA Founded/ Enrollment:.................................. 1847/30,893 Colors:................................... Black and Gold (PMS 116) Nickname/Mascot:................ Hawkeyes/Herky the Hawk Facilities:.Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex (indoor), ....................................... Klotz Outdoor Courts (outdoor) Conference:..........................................................Big Ten President:.....................................................Sally Mason Director of Athletics:....................................... Gary Barta TEAM INFORMATION 2012 Record:............................................................ 8-15 2012 Conference Record/Finish:........................2-9, 11th NCAA Tournament Appearances/Most Recent:.... 7/2010 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:.................................... 5/3 First Year of Women’s Tennis:................................. 1978 All-Time Record:................................................. 430-429 All-Big Ten Selections:................................................. 25 Academic All-Big Ten Selections:................................ 83
COACHING/STAFF INFORMATION Head Coach:..........................................Katie Dougherty Alma Mater (Year):..........University of Wisconsin (2002) School Record (Years):............... 31-38 (Fourth Season) Overall Record (Years):............... 31-38 (Fourth Season) E-Mail Address:... katherine-dougherty@iowatennis.com Office Phone:...........................................(319) 335-9265 Assistant Coach:.................................... Courtney Nagle Alma Mater (Year):.............. University of Oregon (2005) E-Mail Address:........... courtney-nagle@iowatennis.com Tennis Administrator:.....................................Jane Meyer Tennis Secretary:..................................... Kendra Wieditz Administrative Phone:.............................(319) 335-9247 Administrative Fax:..................................(319) 335-9333 Academic Services Phone:.....................(319) 335-7599 Athletic Training Phone:..........................(319) 335-9393 Marketing/Promotion Phone:...................(319) 335-9431 ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Department of Athletics is to provide the administrative and coaching support, facilities, resources and equipment necessary for student-athletes to graduate from The University of Iowa while participating in broad-based championship-caliber athletic competition. The overall well-being of the participant and the integrity of the program will be paramount in all that we do. PRACTICE ATTENDANCE & INTERVIEWS All practices are open to the media, and interviews may be conducted 15 minutes prior to or at the completion of practice. The women’s tennis team practices at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex. All interviews should be coordinated by Kasie Collins in the sports information office. Please contact her at (712) 541-0874 so an interview time which does not interfere with the studentathlete’s academic or practice schedules can be coordinated. CREDITS The 2011 Hawkeye women’s tennis media guide is a publication of the University of Iowa. The guide was written, designed and edited by Sports Information Student Assistant Kasie Collins and Assistant Sports Information Director Chris Brewer. Photographs provided by the University Relations Photo Unit and the University Visual Center’s Photographic Services Department. Cover designed by Athletic Department Assistant Art Director Mindy Heidgerken. UI NONDESCRIMINATION STATEMENT The University of Iowa prohibits discrimination in employment, educational programs, and activities on the basis of race, national origin, color, creed, religion, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preference. The University also affirms its commitment to providing equal opportunities and equal access to University facilities. For additional information contact the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, (319) 335-0705.
MEDIA INFORMATION
KASIE COLLINS
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2012 Team Roster....................................... 1 Head Coach Katie Dougherty...................... 2 Assistant Coach/Support Staff..................... 3 2011 Team Quick Facts............................... 4 2009-10 Season Results............................. 5 Meet The Hawkeyes............................... 6-13 Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex.14-15 Iowa’s NCAA Tournament Appearances.16-17 2010-11 Schedule...................................... 18 Opponent Quick Facts.......................... 18-19 Iowa Records............................................ 20 Hawkeye Award Winners........................... 21 All-Time Letterwinners............................... 22 Year-By-Year Results........................... 23-27 Opponent Series Records......................... 28 Yearly Coaching Records.......................... 28 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Renovation.......... 29 The University of Iowa.......................... 30-41
Q U I C K FA C T S
Women’s Tennis SID:..................................Kasie Collins Sports Information Phone:....................... (319) 335-9411 Sports Information Fax:...........................(319) 335-9417 E-Mail Address:........................kasie-collins@uiowa.edu Office Address:.Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA 52242 Web Site:................................. www.hawkeyesports.com
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2013 ROSTER 2013 ROSTER Name Annette Dohanics Christina Harazin Caitlin Hindmarsh Morven McCulloch Ruth Seaborne Ellen Silver Shelby Talcott Katie Zordani
Ht. 5-6 5-4 5-6 5-7 5-6 5-9 5-5 5-6
Yr. FR JR FR SO JR SO SO SO
Hometown (Last School) Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Catholic) Indian Head Park, Ill. (Lyons Township) Sunderland, England (St. Anthony’s Girl School) St. Andrews, Scotland (St.George’s School) London, England (Florida State) Grand Rapids, Mich. (East) Long Island, N.Y. (Laurel Springs) Lake Forest, IL (Lake Forest)
Head Coach: Katie Dougherty (4th season) Assistant Coach: Courtney Nagle (1st season) IOWA’S ROSTER BREAKDOWN By State/Country England (2) - Caitlin Hindmarsh, Ruth Seaborne Illinois (2) - Christina Harazin, Katie Zordani Michigan (1) - Ellen Silver New York (1) - Shelby Talcott Pennsylvania (1) - Annette Dohanics Scotland (1) - Morven McCulloch
ANNETTE DOHANICS
CHRISTINA HARAZIN CAITLIN HINDMARSH MORVEN MCCULLOCH
RUTH SEABORNE
ELLEN SILVER
SHELBY TALCOTT
BY ELIGIBILITY Junior (2) - Chritstina Harazin, Ruth Seaborne Sophomore (4) - Morven McCulloch, Ellen Silver, Shelby Talcott, Katie Zordani Freshman (2) - Annette Dohanics, Caitlin Hindmarsh PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Dohanics - DOE-hahn-icks Harazin - hair-ah-ZEEN Hindmarsh - hind-MARSH Zordani - ZOR-dah-knee
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2013 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent
Location
Time
01/26/13 02/04/13 02/08/13 02/10/13 02/16/13 02/16/13 02/22/13 02/23/13 03/05/13 03/08/13 03/10/13 03/18/13 03/20/13 03/21/13 03/29/13 03/31/13 04/05/13 04/07/13 04/13/13 04/14/13 04/19/13 04/21/13 04/24/13 04/24/13 04/25/13 05/16/13
Ames, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Sioux Falls, S.D. Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Malibu, Calif. Long Beach, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. University Park, Pa. Columbus, Ohio Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa East Lansing, Mich. Ann Arbor, Mich. Madison, Wis. Iowa City, Iowa Bloomington, Ind. Bloomington, Ind. Bloomington, Ind. Champaign, Ill.
4:00 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 1:00 PM 11:00 AM 3:30 PM 3:00 PM 1:00 PM 3:30 PM 3:30 PM 12:00 PM TBA 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 10:00 AM 3:30 PM 11:00 AM 11:00 AM 11:00 AM 2:00 PM 11:00 AM TBA TBA TBA TBA
at Iowa State vs. Notre Dame vs. Creighton at DePaul vs. Drake University vs. Western Illinois vs. Oklahoma vs. Marquett vs. Nebraska vs. Northwestern vs. Illinois at Dartmouth at Long Beach State at Cal State Northridge at Penn State at Ohio State vs. Indiana vs. Purdue at Michigan State at Michigan at Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Big Ten Championships Big Ten Championships Big Ten Championships NCAA Championships
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H AW K E Y E T E N N I S A N D R E C R E AT I O N C O M P L E X As part of the West Campus Tennis Recreation Center and Sports Activity Fields project, construction of the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex was completed in the summer of 2006. The building officially opened July 31, 2006.
TRAINING ROOM
The complex is used by the Hawkeye men’s and women’s tennis, field hockey and soccer teams, as well as students and the public for general recreation. Along with eight indoor courts and 12 outdoor courts, the facility includes sports medicine facilities, team and public locker rooms, meeting rooms and video rooms. The building also houses Iowa tennis offices and a reception area. For the general public, there is Fitness West - a 2,700 square foot fitness area, an indoor turf facility for intramural and club sports teams and a 3,500 square foot Touch The Earth Outdoor Rental & Resource Center. Photo Captions Top Left: The Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex Athletic Training Room has equipment to enhance treament, rehabilitation, cardiopulmonary and strength performance.
TEAM ROOM
Middle Left: The team lounge features leather couches and chairs, and has television/video/stereo capabilities for individualized instruction and teaching. Below: The team locker room features large individual oak lockers with storage and a computer. It also features direct access to the team lounge and the tennis courts.
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H AW K E Y E T E N N I S A N D R E C R E AT I O N C O M P L E X
The Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex and Klotz Outdoor Tennis Courts (above left) officially opened July 31, 2006. Along with eight indoor courts and 12 outdoor courts (below), the new facility includes sports medicine facilities, team and public locker rooms, meeting rooms and video rooms. The building also houses Iowa tennis offices and a reception area.
“IfIwereahighschoolplayerlookingtogotoIowa,Iwouldtakeone stepintothatfacility(GrantField),andsay‘WheredoIsign?’What . agreatfacility.Thisplaceisstart-of-the-artforcollegefieldhockey.” BRENT STOVER (BIG TEN NETWORK)
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IOWATENNIS 2011-12 SEASON RESULTS
(8-15 Overall, 2-9 Big Ten) Date Opponent Result 9/26-18 Gopher Invitational 9/30-10/2 Wildcat Invitational 10/4-6 ITA All-American Championships 10/21-24 ITA Central Regional 11/4-6 Schwartz Tennis Challenge 2/4 Illinois State......................... W, 7-0 2/10 Illinois Chicago..................... W, 6-1 2/12 Iowa State............................ W, 4-3 2/18 at #32 Oklahoma.................. L, 2-5 2/19 at Oklahoma State................ L, 2-5 2/25 Northern Iowa...................... W, 7-0 3/2 at #17 Notre Dame............... L, 0-7 3/4 #38 DePaul.......................... W, 5-2 3/9 at #32 Nebraska*.................. L, 1-6 3/10 vs. #30 Tulsa......................... L, 0-7 3/16 at Central Florida................. W, 4-3 3/17 vs. Harvard........................... L, 2-5 3/24 at #14 Northwestern*............ L, 0-7 3/25 at #50 Illinois*....................... L, 1-6 3/30 #46 Penn State*................... W, 4-3 4/1 Ohio State*........................... L, 3-4 4/7 at #45 Indiana*...................... L, 1-6 4/8 at #34 Purdue*...................... L, 1-6 4/13 Michigan State*.................... W, 5-2 4/15 #14 Michigan*....................... L, 2-5 4/20 Wisconsin*............................ L, 2-5 4/22 at #33 Minnesota*................. L, 6-1 4/26 vs. #34 Minnesota#............... L, 2-4 * - Big Ten Conference Play #- Big Ten Tournament
2012 SEASON REVIEW 2012 BIG TEN HONORS
2011-12 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Singles #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Big 10 Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. Cassandra Escobar --- --- --- --- --- 0-1 0-1 0-1 3-5 3-6 .333 Christina Harazin --- --- 1-0 3-4 0-13 1-1 2-9 5-18 5-6 10-24 .294 Ally Majercik --- --- --- --- 0-1 1-3 0-4 1-4 5-4 6-8 .429 Morven McCulloch -- 2-1 9-11 --- --- --- 5-6 11-12 4-2 15-14 .517 Sonja Molnar 16-6 --- --- --- --- --- 6-4 16-6 11-2 27-8 .771 Ellen Silver --- --- --- 0-1 2-4 4-9 1-7 6-14 4-6 10-20 .333 Shelby Talcott 0-1 7-12 --- --- --- --- 2-8 7-13 7-6 14-19 .424 Katie Zordani --- --- 0-2 6-9 1-2 2-1 3-8 9-14 5-6 14-20 .412 Totals 16-7 9-13 10-13 9-14 3-20 8-15 19-47 55-82 44-37 99-119 .454 Doubles #1 #2 #3 Big Ten Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. Molnar/Talcott 3-6 -- -- 0-1 3-6 6-1 9-7 .563 Majercik/McCulloch -- 1-0 --- 0-0 1-0 --- 1-0 1.000 Silver/Zordani --- 4-5 4-2 1-6 8-7 1-2 9-9 .500 Harazin/McCulloch -- 3-3 --- 0-1 3-3 --- 3-3 .500 Majercik/Zordani --- --- 0-4 0-1 0-4 --- 0-4 .000 McCulloch/Molnar 4-7 --- --- 3-7 4-7 --- 4-7 .364 Harazin/Majercik --- --- 1-2 0-0 1-2 --- 1-2 .333 McCulloch/Talcott 0-2 --- --- 0-0 0-2 --- 0-2 .000 Harazin/Molnar --- 0-2 --- 0-0 0-2 --- 0-2 .000 Majercik/Talcott --- --- 1-5 1-5 1-5 3-3 4-8 .333 Harazin/Silver --- 1-0 --- 1-0 1-0 0-3 1-3 .250 Harazin/Zordani --- 0-2 --- 0-2 0-2 3-2 3-4 .429 Escobar/Majercik --- --- 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-4 .000 Harazin/Talcott --- 1-1 --- 1-0 1-1 0-1 1-2 .333 Majercik/Silver --- --- 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-2 2-3 .400 Molnar/Zordani 1-0 --- --- 1-0 1-0 --- 1-0 1.000 McCulloch/Silver --- --- 1-0 1-0 1-0 --- 1-0 1.000 Escobar/Harazin --- --- --- --- --- 1-1 1-1 .500 McCulloch/Zordani --- --- --- --- --- 1-2 1-2 .333 Silver/Talcott --- --- --- --- --- 0-1 0-1 .000 Escobar/Chiar (Missouri) --- --- --- --- --- 1-1 1-1 .500 Totals 8-15 10-13 7-16 7-26 25-44 18-21 43-65 .398 Big Ten = Big Ten dual meet record, Dual = complete spring dual record, Tourn. = fall and spring tournament records combined,
First Team All-Big Ten Team Allison Falkin, Illinois Melissa Kopinski, Illinois Leslie Hureau, Indiana Sonja Molnar, Iowa* Emina Bektas, Michigan* Brooke Bolender, Michigan* Natalia Pintusava, Minnesota Mary Weatherholt, Nebraska* Belinda Niu, Northwestern Kate Turvy, Northwestern* Perta Januskova, Penn State* Jennifer Rabot, Purdue Second Team All-Big Ten Marisa Lambropoulus, Illinois Sarah Lee, Michigan Patricia Veresova, Nebraska Brittany Wowchuck, Northwestern Chelsea Utting, Penn State Alaina Trgovich, Wisconsin 2012 BIG TEN STANDINGS
* - unanimous selection
.................................Big 10 Overall Place Team........................... W-L W-L 1. Michigan......................10-1 21-8 Northwestern...............10-1 20-9 3. Illinois............................9-2 18-8 Nebraska.......................9-2 24-5 5. Purdue..........................6-5 18-7 6. Minnesota.....................5-6 16-9 7. Indiana..........................4-7 16-11 Ohio State.....................4-7 10-16 Penn State....................4-7 12-11 10. Wisconsin......................3-8 12-12 11. Iowa..............................2-8 8-15 12. Michigan State............0-11 8-15
Sportsmanship Award Melissa Kopinski, Illinois Sophie Garre, Indiana Cassandra Escobar, Iowa Mimi Nguyen, Michigan Dana Guentert, Michigan State Alexa Palen, Minnesota Mary Weatherholt, Nebraska Veronica Corning, Northwestern Tiffany Dittmer, Ohio State Nina Sertic, Penn State Lynda Xepoleas, Purdue Nicky Stracar, Wisconsin
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KATIE DOUGHERTY
HEAD COACH 4 TH Y E A R
Katie Dougherty enters her fourth season as head coach of the Iowa women’s tennis program. Dougherty is a eight-year coaching veteran in the Big Ten Conference, having spent time at Penn State and Wisconsin prior to arriving in Iowa City. Dougherty, a native of Ellicott City, Md., was named the University of Iowa’s seventh women’s head coach November 19, 2009. Before Dougherty arrived on campus, the women’s tennis program had advanced to the NCAA Division I doubles championship just two times. That appearance total doubled in 2011 when the Hawkeyes sent a doubles tandem to the NCAA tournament for the second time in as many seasons under Dougherty’s watch. In 2010, her first season at Iowa, the Hawkeyes reached No. 18 in the ITA national rankings, the highest ranking in program history, and earned the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Championships. Dougherty guided Iowa to the NCAA Championships, ending a four-year postseason drought, and the team’s 17-7 overall record made Dougherty the winningest first-year coach in program history. Under Dougherty’s leadership, Iowa’s No. 1 doubles team of Merel Beelen and Sonja Molnar earned the No. 14 seed in the doubles tournament at the NCAA Championships. The duo became Iowa’s first doubles team to advance to the national championships since 2000. Prior to joining the Hawkeyes, Dougherty served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Wisconsin, where she managed the day-to-day operations of the women’s tennis program and served as a co-director of Badger summer tennis camps. Her 2008 and 2009 recruiting classes received national recognition from Tennisrecruiting.net. Dougherty served as an assistant coach at Penn State (2004-07) and American University (2003-04) before joining the Badgers. She helped guide American to the 2004 Patriot League title and automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. Dougherty has also gained experience beyond collegiate tennis, serving as a junior development coach at both the Four Star Tennis Academy in Merrifield, Va., and the Western Racquet Club in Elm Grove, Wis. At the Four Star Academy, Dougherty instructed a number of nationally-ranked juniors. Before beginning her coaching career at the Western Racquet Club in 2003, Dougherty competed collegiately at Wisconsin (1999-2002). A four-year letterwinner for the Badgers, Dougherty finished her career with 45 singles victories. She was also a nationally-ranked doubles player, claiming 45 career doubles wins. Since 2008, Dougherty has been a Professional Tennis Registry Certified Professional. She was a nationally-ranked junior player in singles and doubles and was the 1997 Baltimore Sun Athlete of the Year. She graduated from Wisconsin in 2002 with a degree in English. PA G E 1 0
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COURTNEY NAGLE
I N T E R I M A S S I S TA N T C O A C H 1 ST Y E A R
Courtney Nagle is in her first year as a member of the Iowa women’s tennis staff. She joined the Hawkeyes following one season as an assistant coach at the University of Colorado. Prior to joining the Buffalo staff, she competed across the globe as a world-ranked tennis professional on the World Tennis Association (WTA) Tour where she earned World Team Tennis (WTT) Rookie of the Year honors with the Philadelphia Freedoms. She won 15 career professional doubles titles and reached a doubles ranking of No. 97. Nagle is a 2005 graduate of the University of Oregon earning a bachelor of arts degree in human physiology with a minor in Spanish. While at Eugene and as a freshman walk-on, Nagle would later earn a full athletic scholarship where she became UO’s first women’s doubles All-American in school history. Nagle was also awarded the Oregon Athletics Pride recipient and was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award winner.
Jane Meyer Sr. Associate AD
Kendra Wieditz Secretary
Nancy Parker Academic Advisor
She was a four-year letterwinner and member of two Oregon NCAA Tournament teams in 2002 and 2004. In 2003, Nagle earned a NCAA Tournament singles berth, in addition to advancing to the NCAA Tournament doubles quarterfinals, also in 2003. She is a two-time Oregon Most Improved Player Award winner and helped Oregon to their highest ITA national ranking (No. 22) in school history. After her collegiate career, Nagle remained in Eugene becoming the Assistant Director of the Nike Junior Tennis Camps in 2004, and then joined the Ducks coaching staff in 2005 as a volunteer assistant coach. She moved on to Princeton University from 2007-2009 in the same capacity, returning to Eugene last season to become part of the Ducks coaching staff in a volunteer role. Nagle is affiliated with United States Professional Tennis Association (USTA) Professional Level l Certification and the Professional Tennis Registry Coaching Certification. Nagle is a 2000 Monte Vista High School (Danville, Calif.) graduate where she lettered in tennis and track and field.
Lindsay Dinkelman Strength Coach
Bill Maxwell Strength Coach
Faye Thompson Athletic Trainer
Born in Denver, Colo. on Sept. 29, 1982, Nagle is the youngest of four siblings. She enjoys participating in outdoor sports including golf, ultimate Frisbee, snowboarding, and hiking in her free time.
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ANNETTE DOHANICS BIO
Fall 2012 -- competed in three tournaments‌ posted an 8-2 singles record and 7-3 doubles record... went undefeated at the Gopher Invitational, earning the Maroon Singles Flight title... teamed with Ellen Silver at the Wildcat Invitational to post a 2-1 record and earn second place in the Black Draw Championship.
C A R E E R S TAT S
ANNETTE DOHANICS FRESHMAN 5-6, RIGHT DOMINANT P I T T S B U R G H , PA N O R T H C AT H O L I C H I G H S C H O O L
Before Iowa -- considered a five-star prospect and the No. 64 player in the country by TennisRecruiting.net... won the 2011 Level 4 Section Doubles tournament... earned third place in the 2011 Level 3 Sectional Singles... named the 2010 Middle States Most Improved G18... finished fifth in singles at the 2010 St. Louis Gateway Championships... placed third in singles and second in doubles at the 2010 Copperbowl... doubles champion of the 2009 Robbie Wagner Indoor Championships... High Honor Roll honoree from 2009-11... won the 2009 Best Communication-Innovative Design Competition at the University of Pittsburgh... honored with 2010-11 Leadership Award and the 2011 Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award. Personal -- born March 12, 1994 in Pittsburgh, Pa.... parents are Janos Dohanics and Eva Toth... has four siblings, Eva, Janos, Dorothy and Isabelle... Dorothy, was a member of the women’s tennis team at Penn State from 2005-2009 while head coach Katie Dougherty was an assistant coach for the Nittany Lions... biology major.
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CHRISTINA HARAZIN BIO
Fall 2012 -- competed in three tournaments… posted a 6-4 singles record and 5-4 doubles record… advanced to Maroon Singles Flight finals at Gopher Invitational… teamed with Caitlin Hindmarsh to advance to the Gold Doubles Flight consolation match. Spring 2012 -- played at the No. 3, 4, 5 and 6 positions... posted a 5-18 dual mark and a 10-24 overall record... recorded a 2-9 Big Ten record... posted a 6-10 doubles record while playing at the No. 2 and 3 spots with six different partners... went 3-3 at the No. 2 position when teamed with Morven McCulloch... letterwinner.
CHRISTINA HARAZIN JUNIOR 5-4, RIGHT DOMINANT I N D I A N H E A D PA R K , I L L . LY O N S T O W N S H I P H I G H S C H O O L
Fall 2011 -- competed in three tournaments.... finished with a 5-6 record... won McNabb Singles Flight consolation championship at Gopher Invitational after posting a 3-1 record... ended fall with a 4-7 doubles record... teamed with four different partners... posted a 3-2 record when paired with Katie Zordani, including a 3-1 record at the Gopher Invitational. Spring 2011 -- competed at No. 4, 5 and 6 positions… recorded an 8-11 dual match record, finishing 13-18 overall… posted 3-7 Big Ten record… earned first career win against nationally ranked opponent (No. 50 Brittany Wowchuk, Northwestern)… split time between No. 2 and 3 doubles spots, pairing with five different teammates and going 7-12… letterwinner
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Fall 2010 -- competed in three tournaments… recorded 5-5 singles record… won white consolation bracket at KU Tournament… competed in doubles with Jessica Young (1-1), Lynne Poggensee-Wei (2-1) and Cassandra Escobar (1-3)… placed second in Flight C doubles bracket at Wildcat Invitational while playing with Poggensee-Wei. Before Iowa -- four-time all-conference and all-state honoree... named team MVP in 2009 after winning the conference tournament and placing third at the Illinois state meet... began receiving national recognition as a sophomore in 2007... During her junior season in 2008, she cracked the USTA National and TennisRecruiting.net top 100 rankings... climbed to No. 61 on the TennisRecruting. net national list in 2009.
Singles #3 #4 #5 #6 Big Ten Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. 2010-11 --- 1-2 3-7 4-2 3-7 8-11 5-7 13-18 .419 2011-12 1-0 3-4 0-13 1-1 2-9 5-18 5-6 10-24 .294 Career 1-0 4-6 3-20 5-3 5-16 13-29 10-13 23-42 .354 Doubles #2 #3 Big Ten Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. 2010-11 5-6 2-6 3-7 7-12 4-6 11-18 .379 2011-12 5-7 1-3 2-3 6-10 4-7 10-17 .370 Career 10-13 3-9 5-10 13-22 8-13 21-35 .375
Personal -- born October 24, 1991... parents are Jim and Nancy Harazin... health and human physiology major. PA G E 2 3
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CAITLIN HINDMARSH BIO
CAITLIN HINDMARSH FRESHMAN 5-6, RIGHT DOMINANT SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND S T. A N T H O N Y ’ S G I R L S S C H O O L
Fall 2012 -- competed in two tournaments… posted a 1-6 singles record and 3-3 doubles record… split matches in her collegiate debut at the Gopher Invitational… teamed up with Christina Harazin to advance as far as the Gold Doubles Flight consolation championship. Before Iowa -- ranked as high as No. 425 in the ITF rankings... received the 2011 Award for Academic Excellence... high school coach was Nigel Beavers.
C A R E E R S TAT S
Personal -- born March 5, 1994 in Sunderland, England... parents are Mark and Deborah Hindmarsh... has one sibling, Cameron... health and human physiology major.
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MOR VEN MCCULLOCH BIO
Fall 2012 -- competed in three tournaments… posted a 6-4 singles record and 4-2 doubles record… advanced to the semi-finals of the Gold Singles flight at the Gopher Invitational… advanced as far as the round of sixteen in the Singles Main Draw at the ITA regionals… teamed up with Shelby Talcott
MOR VEN MCCULLOUGH SOPHOMORE 5-7, RIGHT DOMINANT S T. A N D R E W S , S C OT L A N D S T. G E O R G E ’ S S C H O O L
to advance to the semifinals in the Doubles Main Draw at the ITA Regionals. Spring 2012 -- competed at the No. 2 and 3 positions... earned the team’s Most Improved Player award... finished with an 11-12 dual mark, including a 2-1 mark at the No. 2 spot and a 9-11 record at the No. 3 position... went 5-6 during Big Ten play... ended with a 15-14 overall record ... played at all three doubles positions with five different partners... recorded a 9-12 doubles mark... won first four dual matches at the No. 2 spot while teamed with Ally Majercik (1-0) and Christina Harazin (3-0)... letterwinner. Fall 2011 -- competed in two tournaments... finished with a 4-2 record... earned first career win in collegiate debut against Emma Waites of Iowa State, 6-7 (2), 6-1, 1-0 (10-5)... posted 3-0 record at the Gopher Invitational while playing in the Love Singles Flight... teamed with Katie Zordani at Wildcat C A R E E R S TAT S
Invitational... tandem went 2-1, collecting victories against two Big Ten foes. Before Iowa -- won doubles at 16U British National Championships... competed for Great Brittan in the European Youth Olympics... represented Scotland in the Four Nations Championships... finished runner-up in doubles at Malta ITF... also played lacrosse... high school coach was Marcel Du Coudray.
Singles #2 #3 Big Ten Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. 2011-12 2-1 9-11 5-6 11-2 4-2 15-14 .517 Career 2-1 9-11 5-6 11-2 4-2 15-14 .517 Doubles #1 #2 #3 Big Ten Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. 2011-12 4-9 4-3 1-0 3-7 9-12 2-1 11-13 .458 Career 4-9 4-3 1-0 3-7 9-12 2-1 11-13 .458
Personal -- born February 16, 1994... parents are Kevin and Linda McCulloch... has one sister, Sophie. PA G E 2 3
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RUTH SEABORNE BIO
Fall 2012 -- competed in four tournaments… posted a 7-4 singles record and
RUTH SEABORNE
3-6 doubles record… rated No. 58 with Shelby Talcott in the ITA Doubles
JUNIOR 5-6, RIGHT DOMINANT LONDON, ENGLAND F LO R I D A S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y
Preseason Poll… topped No. 49 Alexandra Cercone of Florida in her Hawkeye debut at the Wolverine Invitational… defeated No. 109 Jordaan Sanford of Baylor at the ITA All-Americans, advancing to the doorstep of the ITA qualifying tournament… advanced to the Purple Draw Consolation championship at the Wildcat Invitational… teamed up with Katie Zordani to advance as far as the third round of the Main Draw Doubles at the ITA Regionals. 2010-12 -- won 28 singles matches and 36 doubles matches during her twoyear stint at Florida State… competed at the top five singles positions… posted an 11-9 record as a sophomore and a 17-9 mark as a freshman… appeared at No. 99 in the ITA preseason singles poll in 2012… was a nationallyranked doubles player, reaching as high as No. 31 in the ITA doubles poll as a sophomore… registered a 15-5 record as a sophomore after finishing her freshman season 16-10…faced the Hawkeyes as a freshman at Florida State Jan. 15, 2011 at the FSU Seminole Invitational… defeated Lynne PoggenseeWei 6-0, 6-3 in singles.. teamed with Francesca Segarelli to down PoggenseeC A R E E R S TAT S
Wei and Sonja Molnar 8-4 in doubles. High School -- doubles champion of the 2010 Nottingham ITF, the 2010 Edinburgh ITF and the 2010 British Junior National Championships as a junior… singles finalist at the 2010 Nottingham ITF… advanced to the singles semifinals of the 2010 Edinburgh ITF and the 2010 Newcastle ITF… competed at the Junior Wimbledon Championships in 2010… qualified for the R32 at Roehampton Grade 1 ITF. Personal -- born March 7, 1993… daughter of Jan Littlemore and Michael Seaborne.
Singles #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 Big Ten Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. 2010-11 (FSU) --- --- 0-1 13-4 2-2 9-5 (ACC) 17-8 --- 17-8 .680 2011-12 (FSU) 1-3 2-1 1-0 2-2 3-1 6-2 (ACC) 11-9 --- 11-9 .550 Career 1-3 2-1 1-1 15-6 5-3 15-7 28-17 --- 28-17 .622 Doubles #1 #2 #3 Big Ten Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. 2010-11 (FSU) 5-5 9-3 0-2 6-8 (ACC) 16-10 --- 16-10 .615 2011-12 (FSU) 8-2 5-1 2-2 7-4 (ACC) 15-5 5-2 20-7 .741 Career 13-7 14-4 2-4 13-12 31-15 5-2 36-17 .679
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Fall 2012 -- competed in three tournaments… posted a 4-1 singles record and a 5-4 doubles record… teamed with Annette Dohanics (4-1) to earn a spot in the Gold Doubles Flight consolation championship… the duo also advanced as far as the Black Draw Championship at the Wildcat Invitational. Spring 2012 -- competed at the No. 4, 5 and 6 spots... recorded a 6-14 dual mark... posted a 1-7 Big Ten record... finished season with a 10-20 overall record... split time between the No. 2 and 3 doubles positions, posting a 10-8 record... opened dual play with a 4-0 record while paired with Katie Zordani... letterwinnner.
E L L E N S I LV E R SOPHOMORE 5-9, RIGHT DOMINANT GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. EAST GRAND RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL
Fall 2011 -- competed in two tournaments... owned a 4-6 fall record... earned first career win in collegiate debut against UW-Milwaukee’s Kelly Fritz, 6-1, 6-0... won the McNabb Singles Flight at the Gopher Invitational after posting a 4-0 record... all four victories were straight-set decisions... finished fall 3-8 in doubles... teamed with Ally Majercik (2-2), Christina Harazin (0-3), Katie Zordani (0-1) and Shelby Talcott (1-2).
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Before Iowa -- five-star recruit and ranked in the top 60 in country by TennisRecruiting.net as a senior... ranked No. 16 in the Great Lakes region and No. 3 in the state of Michigan by TennisRecruiting.net... finalist at 2008 Kentucky International Junior Tennis Derby... semifinalist at 2009 Midwest Open Championship and 2010 Midwest Indoor Open... quarterfinalist in doubles at 2010 USTA National Clay Court Championships... twotime all-conference, all-regional and all-state selection... led team to state championship as sophomore and freshman... won singles state championship as sophomore, posting a 28-0 record... posted 28-2 record as freshman... also received offers from ACC, Big 12, SEC and other Big Ten teams... club coach was Brian Hodge.
Singles #4 #5 #6 Big Ten Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. 2011-12 0-1 2-4 4-9 1-7 6-14 4-6 10-20 .333 Career 0-1 2-4 4-9 1-7 6-14 4-6 10-20 .333 Doubles #2 #3 Big Ten Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. 2011-12 5-5 5-3 2-7 10-8 3-8 13-16 .448 Career 5-5 5-3 2-7 10-8 3-8 13-16 .448
Personal -- born May 19, 1993... parents are Lee and Julia Silver... has three sisters, Tiffany, Tabitha and Maddie... open major. PA G E 2 3
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Fall 2012 -- competed in four tournaments… posted a 5-4 singles record and 6-5 doubles record… advanced to the Purple Draw Consolation Championship and teamed with Christina Harazin to earn the White Draw Consolation title at the Wildcat Invitational... teamed with Morven McCulloch to advance as far as the semifinals at the ITA Regionals. Spring 2012 -- competed at the No. 1 and 2 positions... posted a 7-13 dual record that included a 7-12 mark at the No. 2 spot and 0-1 record at the No. 1 position... recorded a 2-8 Big Ten record... finished freshman campaign with a 14-19 overall record... defeated No. 75 Brooke Bolender, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4), on April 15 to earn the first win of her career against a nationally ranked opponent... played at all three doubles positions, teaming with four different partners... posted a 5-14 doubles record after opening the season with three straight wins at the No. 1 position while paired with Sonja Molnar... letterwinner.
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S H E L B Y TA LC O T T SOPHOMORE 5-5, LEFT DOMINANT L O N G I S L A N D , N . Y. LAUREL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
Fall 2011 -- garnered Big Ten Women’s Tennis Big Ten Player of the Week honors on Sept. 21... competed in four tournaments... ended with a 7-6 record... earned first career win in collegiate debut against Alaina Trgovich of Wisconsin, 6-2, 6-2... went 3-1 in the Mauer Flight Singles bracket at the Gopher Invitational, winning three straight-set decisions... went 2-1 at Wildcat Invitational... won team-best nine matches in doubles... finished with 9-6 record, teaming with Sonja Molnar, Ally Majercik, Ellen Silver and Christina Harazin... recorded a 6-1 mark when paired with Molnar... pair went 4-0 at the Gopher Invitational to win the Koivu Doubles Flight bracket.
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Before Iowa -- five-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net… ranked as high as No. 35 in TennisRecruiting.net’s national rankings… ranked No. 4 in the Middle Atlantic region and No. 3 in the state of New York by TennisRecruiting. net… was high school team MVP as a freshman… finished freshman season undefeated… won singles and doubles at the 2009 Burger King Southern Open, playing the G16 bracket… singles finalist at the 2010 Labor Day Championships National G18 … singles semifinalist at the 2009 Labor Day Championships G18… won doubles and advanced to semifinals at 2009 National Open G16… singles semifinalist at 2008 ITF Digicel Junior International G18… competed internationally in the Caribbean and Mexico… also competed in swimming and equestrian riding… National Honor Society member .
Singles #1 #2 Big Ten Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. 2011-12 0-1 7-12 2-8 1-13 7-6 14-19 .424 Career 0-1 7-12 2-8 1-13 7-6 14-19 .424 Doubles #1 #2 #3 Big Ten Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. 2011-12 3-8 1-1 1-5 2-6 5-14 9-6 14-20 .411 Career 3-8 1-1 1-5 2-6 5-14 9-6 14-20 .411
Personal -- born January 14, 1993… parents are Kelly and Nancy Talcott… has four siblings, Carling, Dylan, Aidan and Finbar… sister, Carling, is a dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet... psychology major. PA G E 2 3
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Fall 2012 -- competed in four tournaments… posted a 4-6 singles record and 2-6 doubles record… teamed with Ruth Seaborne to advance as far as the third round of the Main Draw Doubles at the ITA Regionals. Spring 2012 -- competed at the No. 3, 4, 5 and 6 spots... earned the team’s Grinder Award, given to the player who consistently contributes to the team through hard work and dedication... finished with a 9-14 dual mark... recorded a 3-8 record during Big Ten play... ended season with a 14-20 overall record... saw action at all three doubles positions while playing with four partners... posted a 9-13 record... opened dual play with a 3-0 record while paired with Ellen Silver at the No. 3 spot... letterwinnner.
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K AT I E Z O R D A N I SOPHOMORE 5-6, RIGHT DOMINANT L A K E F O R E S T, I L L . LAKE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL
Fall 2011 -- competed in two tournaments... posted a 5-6 record... earned first career win in collegiate debut against Aleksandra Markovic of Wisconsin, 6-2, 6-1... took third in the McNabb Singles Flight at the Gopher Invitational, recording a 3-1 record... went 2-1 at Wildcat Invitational... finished 6-5 in doubles... went 3-2 when teamed with Christina Harazin, including a 3-1 record at the Gopher Invitational... also teamed with Morven McCulloch (2-1) and Ellen Silver (1-2). Before Iowa -- five-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net... tabbed as the No. 68 player in America... ranked No. 10 in the Great Lakes region and No.7 in the state of Illinois by TennisRecruiting.net... led her team to the 2010 State Championship, finishing second in doubles and third in singles... registered six wins over juniors ranked inside the top 50... high school coach was Denise Murphy. Personal -- born August 9, 1993 in Oconomowoc, Wis... parents are Don and Jan Zordani... has five siblings, John, Elizabeth, Christina, William and Michael... father was an Olympic speed skater.
Singles #3 #4 #5 #6 Big Ten Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. 2011-12 0-2 6-9 1-2 2-1 3-8 9-14 5-6 14-20 .411 Career 0-2 6-9 1-2 2-1 3-8 9-14 5-6 14-20 .411 Doubles #1 #2 #3 Big Ten Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. 2011-12 1-0 4-7 4-6 1-9 9-13 6-5 15-18 .455 Career 1-0 4-7 4-6 1-9 9-13 6-5 15-18 .455
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NCAA APPEARANCES IOWA’S NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES
1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2010 2011
Team Appearance Regional Champions Advanced to “Sweet Sixteen” Doubles - Toni Neykova & Shera Wiegler Team Appearance Doubles - Toni Neykova & Shera Wiegler Team Appearance Singles - Toni Neykova Team Appearance Team Appearance Team Appearance Singles - Meg Racette Team Appearance Doubles - Merel Beelen & Sonja Molnar Doubles - Sonja Molnar & Jessica Young
2009-2010 IOWA HAWKEYES
1998-99 IOWA HAWKEYES
1999-2000 IOWA HAWKEYES
2003-04 IOWA HAWKEYES
2000-01 IOWA HAWKEYES
2004-05 IOWA HAWKEYES
2005-06 IOWA HAWKEYES
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TONI NEYKOVA
Toni Neykova became the first Hawkeye women’s tennis player to compete in the NCAA singles tournament when she made an appearance in 2002.
Head Coach Katie Dougherty and Assistant Coach Mira Radu stand with Merel Beelen and Sonja Molnar at the 2010 NCAA Tournament. The duo was the first to advance to the NCAA Tournament since Toni Neykova and Shera Wiegler made back-to-back appearances in 1999 and 2000.
Meg Racette was the first Iowa player to win a round in NCAA singles play. She finished the 2005-06 season ranked 35th in the nation.
SOJNA MOLNAR
Sonja Molnar and Jessica Young became just the third doulbes team in program history to be selected to the NCAA Tournament in 2011. The pair ended the season ranked No. 43 in the country according to the ITA.
Sojna Molnar has back to back appearances in the NCAA Tournament. In 2010 Doubles with Merel Beelen and in 2011 Doubles with Jessica Young. She became the third athlete in school history to win 100 career singles matches in 2012.
Neykova and Shera Wiegler were the first Iowa doubles team to compete in the NCAA tournament in 1999. They finished the season ranked 19th in the nation. In 2000, they made a repeat appearance and finished the season ranked 20th. PA PA G GE E4 1
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MILICA VESELINOVIC
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Season Bests Singles Record Doubles Record
Individual(s)................................... Mark........................... Year Milica Veselinovic........................29-6 (.829)....................... 2005-06 Kristen Campbell/Cara Cashon.......11-2 (.846)....................... 1994-95
Career Bests Singles Wins Singles Record Doubles Wins Doubles Record
Individual....................................... Mark........................... Year Milica Veselinovic..............................113............................. 2005-08 Milica Veselinovic......................113-27 (.837)..................... 2005-08 Natalya Dawaf.................................. 80.............................. 1996-00 Rhonda Fox ..............................43-15 (.741)...................... 1989-93
Singles Wins Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior TEAM RECORDS Category Most Victories Win Percentage Big Ten Finish Winning Streak ITA Ranking
Individual....................................... Wins........................... Year Milica Veselinovic.............................. 31.............................. 2004-05 Laura Dvorak ................................... 30.............................. 1992-93 Pennie Wohlford............................... 29.............................. 1986-87 Sonja Molnar..................................... 27.............................. 2011-12
........................................................ Mark...................... Year .......................................................... 20......................... 1980-81 ....................................................18-6 (.750).................. 2005-06 ...................................................... Second..................... 2005-06 .......................................................... 12......................... 1989-90 .........................................................18th....................... 2009-10
EUGENE AND PAT GAURON WOMEN’S TENNIS SCHOLARSHIP In 1999, Pat Gauron established the Eugene and Pat Gauron Women’s Tennis Scholarship. It was one of the first scholarships to benefit the women’s athletic program at the University of Iowa. ALLY MA JERCIK
Gene was a psychologist in the UI Department of Psychiatry and later worked for the UI Spine Diagnostic and Treatment Center. He also served as a sports psychologist for various UI athletic teams. Gene died in 1995. Pat, a UI graduate, is still an avid fan and attends numerous Hawkeye sporting events. She was named an Honorary Letterwinner in 2002. Following is a list of past scholarship recipients:
Shera Wiegler 1999 Toni Neykova 2000 Jennifer Hodgman 2001, 2002 Chelsea Glynn 2003 Meg Racette 2004 Jacqueline Lee 2005 Milica Veselinovic 2006, 2007, 2008 Alexis Dorr 2009 Sonja Molnar 2010 Ally Majercik 2011 Shelby Talcott 2012
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NCAA APPEARANCES BIG TEN CONFERENCE & UNIVERSIT Y OF IOWA AWARDS BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR Micki Schillig.....................................................1990 Daryl Greenan..................................................2006
Big Ten Sportsman of the Year Michele Conlon.................................................1987 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Kayla Berry.......................................................2008 Alexis Dorr........................................................ 2011 Cassandra Escobar..........................................2012 Kelcie Klockenga.....................................2007,2010 Ally Majercik.....................................................2009 BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Laura Dvorak....................................................1992 Sonja Molnar....................................................2009 Toni Neykova....................................................1999 Meg Racette.....................................................2004
NATIONAL AWARDS ITA Midwest Region Rookie of the Year Sonja Molnar..............................................2009 ITA Academic Team Tennis Team..........................................2000-01 Tennis Team..........................................2001-02 ITA Academic All-America Erica Johnson...................................2000, 2001 Shera Wiegler.............................................2000 ITA Scholar Athlete Emily Bampton...........................................1999 Shera Wiegler.............................................2000 Jenny Schulte.............................................2003 Chelsea Glynn............................................2004 Hilary Tyler.............................................2004-05 Krissy Dowlin..............................................2006 Southern California Tennis Assocation Evelyn Housman Sportsmanship Award Nikki Willette...............................................1993
BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR Laura Dvorak....................................................1995 Shera Wiegler...................................................2000 BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jacqueline Lee.............................................1/30/08 Sonja Molnar........ 3/9/10, 3/23/10, 3/22/11, 4/17/12 Meg Racette...........................4/7/04, 2/1/06, 4/5/06 Shelby Talcott............................................... 9/21/11 Milica Veselinovic...........................3/24/05, 2/14/07 Anastasia Zhukova.......................................2/27/05 ALL-BIG TEN Liz Canzoneri....................................................1990 Laura Dvorak...............................................1992-95 Rhonda Fox......................................................1994 Steffi Hoch........................................................2003 Madeleine Kooreman.......................................1990 Jacqueline Lee............................................2007-08 Hillary Mintz......................................................2004 Sonja Molnar...............................................2009-12 Toni Neykova...........................................1999-2002 Meg Racette................................................2004-06 Milica Veselinovic.............................................2008
Shera Wiegler...................................................2000 Catherine Wilson..............................................1990 GOLDEN I-BOOK AWARD Sasha Boros.....................................................1995 Cara Cashon....................................................1994 Natalya Dawaf..................................................1997 Lisa Harris........................................................1994 Erica Johnson...................................................1998 Megan Kearney................................................1999 Kelly McCracken...............................................1995 Kristen McCracken...........................................1997 Robin Niemeier.................................................1996 Shera Wiegler...................................................1999 Nikki Willette.....................................................1993 Erin Wolverton..................................................1996 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN Emily Bampton.................................................1999 Jennifer Barnes...........................................2008-09 Merel Beelen...............................................2007-10 Kayla Berry..................................................2007-08 Sasha Boros................................................1994-96 Cara Cashon...............................................1994-95 Michele Conlon.................................................1987 Carolina Delgado.........................................1997-98 Tracey Donnelly...........................................1990-92 Alexis Dorr........................................................2009 Laura Dvorak....................................................1995 Cassandra Escobar..........................................2012 Rhonda Fox.................................................1993-94 Chelsea Glynn..................................................2004 Cassie Haas................................................2002-03 Steffi Hoch...................................................2001-03 Jennifer Hodgman.......................................2002-04 Amy Jahn.....................................................1992-94 Erica Johnson..........................................1999-2001 Megan Kearney...........................................2000-01 Kelsie Klockenga.........................................2009-10 Pat Leary.....................................................1987-88 Jacqueline Lee............................................2006-08 Ally Majercik................................................2010-12 Sonja Molnar...............................................2010-12
Kelly McCracken...............................................1995 Miyuki Moore...............................................1992-93 Karen Muldowney.............................................1989 Toni Neykova....................................................2002 Coleen Nichols............................................1988-90 Robin Niemeier.................................................1997 Gloria Okino......................................................2003 Lynne Poggensee-Wei................................2009-11 Jennifer Schulte................................................2003 Hilary Tyler........................................................2005 Shera Wiegler..........................................1998-2000 Catherine Wilson.........................................1991-92 Pennie Wohlford..........................................1987-88 Milica Veselinovic........................................2006-08 Jessica Young.............................................2010-11 DIREC TOR’S COMMUNIT Y SER VICE
Tennis Team.....................................................1995 Iowa Scholar of the Year Robin Niemeier.................................................1997 Iowa Most Valuable Player Liz Canzoneri....................................................1990 Iowa Athletic & Academic All-Decade Team Michele Conlon............................................1981-91 Lou Ginsberg Humanitarian Award Catherine Wilson..............................................1991 Robert Ray Award Shera Wiegler...................................................2000
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IOWATENNIS Overall Big Ten Big Ten Post Season Year................ Head Coach........................................Record.......... Record............ Place..........Competition 1977-78.......... Cathy Ballard......................................... 13-5................. ***.................. 7th.............2nd of 4 (AIAW State) 1978-79 ......... Cathy Ballard........................................ 14-12................ ***.................. 8th.............1st of 4 (AIAW State) 1979-80 ......... Cathy Ballard........................................ 15-11................ ***.................. 9th.............2nd of 8 (AIAW Region VI) 1980-81 ......... Cathy Ballard......................................... 20-8................. ***.................. 7th.............AIAW Region VI 1981-82 ......... Cathy Ballard........................................ 14-15................7-8................. 7th.............AIAW Region VI, National Championship 1982-83 ......... Cathy Ballard........................................ 16-17...............4-10................ 6th 1983-84 ......... Cathy Ballard......................................... 9-19................1-11............... 10th 1984-85 ......... Charles Darley....................................... 7-26................1-13............... 10th 1985-86 ......... Charles Darley...................................... 16-18................5-7................. 5th 1986-87 ......... Charles Darley/Micki Schillig................. 17-9.................8-5................. 5th 1987-88 ......... Micki Schillig......................................... 10-15...............3-10................ 6th 1988-89 ......... Micki Schillig.......................................... 9-17................2-11................ 8th 1989-90 ......... Micki Schillig.......................................... 17-6.................8-3................. 4th 1990-91 ......... Micki Schillig.......................................... 9-11.................4-8................. 9th 1991-92 ........ Micki Schillig........................................... 8-8..................7-7................. 6th 1992-93.......... Micki Schillig.......................................... 16-8.................8-6................. 5th 1993-94.......... Micki Schillig.......................................... 17-9.................7-6................. 6th 1994-95.......... Micki Schillig.......................................... 9-10.................5-8................. 7th 1995-96.......... Jenny Mainz........................................... 9-14................1-10............... 10th 1996-97.......... Jenny Mainz........................................... 7-15.................2-9................ 10th 1997-98.......... Paul Wardlaw........................................ 13-10................6-6................. 7th 1998-99.......... Paul Wardlaw......................................... 18-9.................8-5................. 5th.............NCAA Tournament Appearance/Regional Champions 1999-00.......... Paul Wardlaw........................................ 10-13................7-4................. 4th.............NCAA Tournament Appearance 2000-01.......... Paul Wardlaw........................................ 12-10................6-4................. 5th.............NCAA Tournament Appearance 2001-02.......... Paul Wardlaw......................................... 9-13.................6-5................. 4th 2002-03.......... Paul Wardlaw......................................... 7-13.................5-6................. 8th 2003-04.......... Paul Wardlaw......................................... 14-8.................6-5................. 6th.............NCAA Tournament Appearance 2004-05.......... Daryl Greenan...................................... 14-10................8-4................. 4th.............NCAA Tournament Appearance 2005-06.......... Daryl Greenan....................................... 18-6.................9-1.................2nd............NCAA Tournament Appearance 2006-07.......... Daryl Greenan...................................... 12-10................7-3................. 4th 2007-08.......... Daryl Greenan...................................... 13-10................3-7................. 6th 2008-09.......... Daryl Greenan....................................... 7-15.................2-8................ 10th 2009-10.......... Katie Dougherty..................................... 17-7.................6-4................. 4th.............NCAA Tournament Appearance 2010-11........... Katie Dougherty..................................... 6-16.................3-7................T-7th 2011-12........... Katie Doughtery..................................... 8-15.................2-9................ 11th Totals................................................. 430-429..........155-202
Y E A R LY C O A C H I N G R E C O R D S
Cathy Ballard Charles Darley 1984-86 1977-84 40-53 (.430) 101-87 (.537)
Paul Wardlaw 1997-2004 83-77 (.519)
Micki Schillig 1987-95 112-93 (.546)
Jenny Mainz 1995-97 16-29 (.356)
Daryl Greenan Katie Dougherty 2005-2009 2010-present 64-51 (.557) 31-38 (.449)
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Iowa City is a media saturated environment. And with no professional teams in the area, the Hawkeyes garner extensive coverage from newspapers, television and websites. TELEVISION With the launch of the Big Ten Network, the Big Ten is the only conference in the country that has its own national network devoted to athletics programming. Hawkeye field hockey fans can expect to see numerous games each year on the network in stunning hi-definition. Fans can also watch additional games online at BTN.com. HAWKEYESPORTS.COM Media and fans can also obtain a wealth of up-to-date information about the Hawkeyes on the official web site of the University of Iowa -- hawkeyesports.com. Live stats (gametracker), box scores, play-by-play, photo galleries, coach and bio information, video, podcasts and more, including the all new interactive magazine (UI-Mag), can be found on the web site. Additional information, video, photos and more can be found on the team’s Facebook and Twitter accounts. Furthermore, hawkeyesports.com has a fresh look after the site was re-designed and re-launched in October 2010. The new and improved site has enhanced graphics, is easier to navigate, and has more content and video/audio for the diehard Hawkeye fan. NEWSPAPER COVERAGE Fans can also read about Hawkeye action in several newspapers/websites throughout the state of Iowa. A few of the papers that cover the Hawkeyes on a regular basis include: The Des Moines Register, the Iowa City Press-Citizen, the Cedar Rapids Gazette, the Quad City Times, The Daily Iowan, the Voice of The Hawkeyes, the Burlington Hawkeye, the Waterloo Courier, and the Moline Dispatch.
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BIG TEN NETWORK
A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, BTN is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 800 events, all in HD, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. Events include football, men’s and women’s basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Championship events; studio shows; coaches’ shows; and classic games. The network televises and streams more Olympic sporting events and women’s sports than has ever been aired on any other network. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation’s finest universities. The groundbreaking Student U initiative provides real-world experience for students interested in careers in sports television. The network is available to more than 80 million homes across the United States and Canada, and currently has agreements with more than 300 affiliates, including AT&T U-Verse, Atlantic Broadband, Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Rogers Cable (Canada), Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct (Canada), Time Warner Cable and Verizon FiOS. For updated information on BTN, go to www.BTN.com.
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The Barta family includes Connie, Madison, Gary and Luke.
G A R Y B A R TA B I O Now in his seventh year as director of athletics at the University of Iowa and his 26th year in athletic administration, Gary Barta manages an athletics program that continues to gain momentum in two key areas -- on the playing field and in the classroom -- while enhancing the infrastructure that will serve as the foundation for future successes. Academically, the UI’s federal graduation rate of 74 percent (for student-athletes who enrolled in 2004-05) ties the best ever posted by UI athletics. That mark was a 13-point increase over the previous year and was nine points above the national average; UI student-athletes will establish another record when the latest figures are released in October. Last fall, the NCAA confirmed that all 24 of Iowa’s teams exceeded the Academic Progress Rate (APR) benchmark for the fourth straight year. In figures released last fall, Iowa’s score of 86 percent in the NCAA’s “Graduation Success Rate” or GSR, also matched a school record. Five different women’s teams at the UI posted perfect 100 GSR scores. Iowa’s GSR in football (83), men’s (73) and women’s (100) basketball all ranked above the national average for their respective sports. Athletically, Hawkeye teams enjoyed another outstanding year in 2011-12. A significant number of Iowa’s 24 programs reached postseason play. The Iowa football team reached bowl eligibility for the 11th straight season and competing in a bowl game for the fourth straight year and 10th time in the last 11 seasons. The women’s basketball program participated in the NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight season and men’s basketball returned to postseason competition under second-year coach Fran McCaffery, recording an 84-75 win over Dayton in front of 13,190 re-energized fans in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeye wrestling program, led by national champion Matt McDonough, made another run at a national title before placing third. The men’s golf team placed 22nd nationally in its third appearance in the NCAA Championships in the last four seasons. Additionally, the UI men’s track and field placed 23rd in the nation and the UI’s men’s swimming and diving program placed 26th at its national championship. Iowa’s field hockey team advanced to the NCAA Tournament and the Hawkeye softball team placed second in the Big Ten. Between the men’s and women’s track and field teams, 34 student-athletes competed at the NCAA Championships and 14 members of the UI men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams qualified for the Olympic Trials. And, while the UI athletics department continues to earn high marks in integrity, academic excellence, and athletic performances. Barta also continues to oversee critical improvements and additions to the facilities used by the UI’s talented student-athletes while
maintaining a balanced and ever-growing operations budget that continues to be selfsustaining. In addition to the competitive success the Hawkeyes recorded in 2011-12, the UI once again experienced tremendous success at the turnstiles. Iowa has sold every seat in historic Kinnick Stadium in each of the past two seasons, ranking 21st in national attendance both years. The UI will enter the 2012 home football season with all seven home games sold out once again and boasts waiting lists for not only season tickets, but also the premium seating options available inside the Paul W. Brechler Press Box. Attendance at home games of the UI’s men’s basketball team has climbed more than 30 percent the last two seasons. Iowa’s attendance of 13,190 for a first round NIT game in Carver-Hawkeye Arena ranked as the highest attended game of the 2012 tournament. The UI wrestling team set another national attendance record by averaging 9,014 fans per home meet in 2011-12, leading the nation in attendance for the sixth straight year. The economic impact of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials, hosted by the UI in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, exceeded $5 million, according to survey results released by the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Attendance at home games of the UI’s women’s basketball games also remained strong as the program once again ranked among national leaders in 2011-12. The UI also registered increases in attendance at home volleyball, soccer, field hockey, women’s gymnastics, men’s gymnastics, softball and baseball events. Since 2006, the Hawkeyes have invested more than $150 million in new and renovated athletic facilities. Upgrades include the restoration of historic Kinnick Stadium and Carver-Hawkeye Arena, as well as a new state-of-the-art aquatics center, a boathouse facility for the UI rowing program and an indoor and outdoor tennis complex. Another $60 million worth of improvements are underway in the form of the two phase football training center project and an indoor golf performance facility. In late summer 2011, the UI completed a $47 million revitalization of CarverHawkeye Arena. That project included the construction of a practice facility for men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball, a 10,000-square-foot strength training and cardiovascular center, and an expansion to the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex, in addition to new locker room and support facilities for men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling and volleyball programs, and office space for the majority of Iowa administrative and coaching staffs. The Carver project included the installation of a statue of Gable at the facility’s main entrance. That project was completed in time for the thousands of fans of the sport of wrestling to enjoy while attending the 2012 USA Wrestling Olympic Team Trials. Phase I of a two-phase project for the UI football program was completed in August,
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G A R Y B A R TA B I O In recent years, the department has received a long list of commitments to assist in capital projects and scholarship support, including gifts of $5 million each from long-time friends of the UI – Dale and Marilyn Howard, Bruce Rastetter and Richard O. Jacobson. Under Barta’s leadership – and thanks to a talented athletics development staff – the UI has seen year-over-year improvement in annual giving in spite of the difficult economic environment and has generated more than $20 million of philanthropic and corporate sponsorship support for the CarverHawkeye Arena project.
Barta has also received permission form the State of Iowa Board of Regents to construct a new practice facility for the men’s and women’s golf programs. The facility will be located on the southern edge of the UI’s award-winning Finkbine Golf Course and will begin construction as soon as the funding required is secured from friends and fans of the Iowa Hawkeyes and the UI’s golf programs.
As the director of athletics at the University of Wyoming for three years, seven different UW coaches were named Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year. He also spearheaded a fund-raising effort that netted the Cowboy athletics program $11 million in private support and $11 million in matching state fund.
Barta’s involvement in the UI campus community extends beyond intercollegiate athletics. He is a member of the President’s Cabinet comprised of vice presidents and other campus leaders that provide counsel to UI President Sally Mason. That group was instrumental in the UI’s response to record-setting flooding that besieged the campus and the Iowa City and Coralville community in June 2008.
As the senior associate athletics director at the University of Washington, he directed the “Campaign for the Student-Athlete,” was a participant in the design, construction and/or renovation of several UW athletics facilities, including Bank of America Arena and the Dempsey Indoor Practice Facility. In addition to almost doubling the amount of annual private support received by UW, Barta also managed the department’s external relations division, a task that included corporate sponsorship and radio contracts.
Barta also represents the UI and the Hawkeyes at the conference and national level. During his first five years at the UI, he has participated in the creation and implementation of the Big Ten Network, the expansion of the Big Ten Conference and realignment of athletics conferences nationally, and the Big Ten’s postseason bowl game agreements that were successfully implemented in 2010. Nationally, Barta remains active in the Division IA Athletics Directors Association, the National Association of College Directors of Athletics, and currently serves on the NCAA Football Committee Board of Directors. Barta often suggests to his staff that “Hope is not a strategy,” which is why he is currently overseeing a comprehensive review of the strategic plan for the UI Athletics Department and has worked with the UI’s leadership on a long-term financial plan.
His responsibilities at Washington expanded over time to include hiring of coaching and administrative staff and coordinating the schedule for the Huskies men’s basketball program. The roots of his development experience extend to his first two positions: director of athletics development and external relations at the University of Northern Iowa and director of development at his alma mater, North Dakota State University. Barta earned a bachelor of science degree in mass communication and broadcast journalism from NDSU in 1987. He was an option quarterback for Bison football squads that won the Division II NCAA National Championship in 1983, 1985 and 1986. Barta, and his wife, Connie, have a son, Luke (13) and a daughter, Madison (11). He was born Sept. 4, 1963, in Minneapolis.
Another favorite saying of his is, “Vision without resources is irrelevant.” Over the course of his career he has been directly involved in raising hundreds of millions of dollars in support of intercollegiate athletics. This has remained a primary focus during his tenure at Iowa, where private support for the Hawkeyes continues to flourish despite a challenging economy.
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IOWA CONTINUES TO BUILD FOR SUCCESS The UI Department of Athletics is under the direction of Gary Barta and is regarded as one of the top intercollegiate programs in the nation. Once again, the Hawkeyes enjoyed success both athletically and academically in 2011-12
IOWA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The women’s basketball team won its final eight games of the regular season to finish tied for second in the Big Ten and earn an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. Head Coach Lisa Bluder has now led Iowa to fivestraight NCAA Tournament appearances.
Academically, the UI’s federal graduation rate of 74 percent (for student-athletes who enrolled in 2004-05) ties the best ever posted by UI athletics. That mark was a 13-point increase over the previous year and was nine points above the national average; UI student-athletes will establish another record when the latest figures are released in October. Last fall, the NCAA confirmed that all 24 of Iowa’s teams exceeded the Academic Progress Rate (APR) benchmark for the fourth straight year.
IOWA MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD The men’s track and field team recorded a pair of top 25 finishes at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. The Hawkeyes crowned four Big Ten champions and nine All-Americans, including Erik Sowinski, who placed second in the 800 meters at the NCAA Championships.
Athletically, Hawkeye teams enjoyed another outstanding year in 2011-12. A significant number of Iowa’s 24 programs reached postseason play. The Iowa football team reached bowl eligibility for the 11th straight season and competed in a bowl game for the fourth straight year and 10th time in the last 11 seasons. The women’s basketball program participated in the NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight season and men’s basketball returned to postseason competition under second-year coach Fran McCaffery. In late summer 2011, the UI completed a $47 million revitalization of Carver-Hawkeye Arena. That project included the construction of a practice facility for men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball, a 10,000-square-foot strength training and cardiovascular center, and an expansion to the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex, in addition to new locker room and support facilities for men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling and volleyball programs, and office space for the majority of Iowa administrative and coaching staffs. Phase I of a two-phase project for the UI football program was completed in August, 2012. Phase I includes the new indoor practice facility for Coach Kirk Ferentz’ program that has competed on 10 bowl games over the past 11 seasons. Phase II includes construction of the new Iowa Football Operations Center, which will include new team locker rooms, team meeting rooms, athletic medical training space, video operations, and coaches offices and meeting rooms. Funded entirely through private support and revenue generated by the UI Athletics Department, the project is an important next phase of the master facilities plan for Hawkeye football.
IOWA MEN’G GOLF Head coach Mark Hankins led the Hawkeyes to their third NCAA Championships appearance in the last four years. Iowa collected another top-25 national finish and multiple individuals earned honors throughout the season. IOWA MEN’S BASKETBALL Second-year head coach Fran McCaffery led the Hawkeyes to 18 wins and an NIT bid a year ago. Iowa improved by seven wins from 2011 to 2012, as McCaffery continued to demonstrate his ability to rebuild programs and reenergize the fan base -- Iowa’ s attendance increased for the second straight year and ranked No. 31 nationally. IOWA SWIMMING AND DIVING The Iowa men’s swimming and diving team posted its best finish in 17 years, placing fifth in the Big Ten and 26th at the NCAA Championships. The Hawkeye won a pair of Big Ten relay titles and five student-athletes went on to garner honorable mention All-America accolades. On the women’s team, freshman Becky Stoughton became the first UI swimmer to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors, and she was the first Hawkeye women’s swimmer to earn All-America honors since 2005.
IOWA WRESTLING The Hawkeye wrestling team -- the national attendance leader in each of the last six seasons -- continued its dominance on the mat, finishing third at the NCAA Championships. Six Hawkeyes earned All-America accolades in 2012, including two-time national champion Matt McDonough. Iowa has claimed 23 national championships and 34 Big Ten titles in its 102-year history. IOWA FOOTBALL Iowa football continued its stellar play, finishing in the upper division of the Big Ten for the 10th time in the last 11 years. The Hawkeyes reached bowl eligibility for the 11th straight season and competed in the postseason for the fourth straight year. PA G E 5 9
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45 percent of UI students are from out of state
Building on a rich tradition of excellence and innovation, the University of Iowa is educating more than 30,000 students annually, preparing them for success immediately following graduation, as well as continued achievements throughout their lives.
Ten University of Iowa graduate programs and colleges ranked among the 10 best in the nation. -U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Graduate Schools, 2013
The University of Iowa offers more than 100 areas of undergraduate and graduate study, including seven professional degree programs, through its 11 colleges: the colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health, and the Graduate College. The University also provides on-campus and distance learning opportunities through its division of Continuing Education.
With over 30,000 students in a city of roughly 75,000, UI offers a different atmosphere than many other universities in the Big Ten or the Midwest.
Long recognized as one of the nation’s leading centers for the arts, creative writing, space physics, hydraulics, basic health and science research, and communication studies, the University of Iowa is also developing new strengths in informatics, nanoscience, simulation technology, and other fields.
The unemployment rate in Iowa City (4 %) ranks among the nations’ lowest. (May, 2012).
The University of Iowa has maintained its tradition as an innovator with its pioneering work in speech pathology, science and medicine. It’s also known internationally for being home of one of the nation’s largest public university owned hospitals. Cultural Diversity at the University of Iowa The University of Iowa has worked hard to assure that students of all races, creeds, and backgrounds are represented in the student body. In the past five years, Iowa has moved aggressively towards its goal of creating communities of African American, Hispanic/Latino (a), Asian American, and Native American students, and making the University a stimulating, welcoming place.
and providing opportunities for all University students interested in other cultures. Scholarships, fellowships, and support programs help to make this possible. International Programs brings together scholars from around the world and UI students looking to expand their perspectives by studying abroad or exploring global issues on campus. International students at the University of Iowa represent more than 100 countries. How the University of Iowa Measures Up “Designated as a “best buy” eight years in a row ” — Fiske Guide to the Colleges, 2013 28th best public national university —U.S. News & World Report, 2012 “Professors make themselves accessible and possess a genuine interest in students’ experiences,” — Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, 2012 10 University of Iowa graduate programs and colleges ranked among the 10 best in the nation — U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Graduate Schools, 2012-13 University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” — U.S. News & World Report, 2012 One of the top five college towns in America among cities under 250,000 — American Institute for Economic Research, College Destination Index, 2010-11
The Center for Diversity and Enrichment is a coordinated universitywide resource for creating and maintaining this campus diversity
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“Iowa City is one of the great college campuses in the country. I love coming to Iowa City!”
Some universities offer the large city atmosphere. Others offer the college town experience. The University of Iowa is uniquely situated to offer student athletes the very best of both of these different worlds.
MARK JONES
ESPN BROADCASTER
Once the state capital, Iowa City is considered one of the truly great college towns in America. The city swells with excitement on game day when nearly 16,000 Hawkeye fans from across the state and Midwest converge on Carver-Hawkeye Arena to cheer the Hawkeyes to another victory. Iowa City’s downtown area is alive and thriving. Restaurants, shops and sidewalk cafes face onto pedestrian malls full of people watchers, street entertainers and food vendors. Attractive in size and friendliness, Iowa City is big in the sense that it offers all the advantages and conveniences of much larger metropolitan areas like summer and permanent employment opportunities, live entertainment and concerts, fine “Iowa City is unlike any other place in the state, both because dining and shopping, industry and commerce. of its regional beauty and because of its independent, serendipitous spirit. Iowa City is located in the heart of eastern Iowa, within easy driving distance of several major Midwestern cities including the state capital, Des Moines, as well as Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis and Milwaukee.
There’s nothing like feeling the crisp air as one tours the Big Ten campus, just as there’s no other feeling like walking the shores along Lake MacBride, north of town. This is an ideal location for a weekend trip filled with sights, sounds, shopping and plenty of activities on any given weekend.” If there is a star in Iowa, Iowa City is it.” DES MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER PA PA G GE E6 1
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“Move to Iowa City. Some of the happiest people in the world live in Iowa City.” CHRISTOPHER KEYES EDITOR | MIDWEST MAGAZINE | AUGUST, 2007
T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F I O WA IOWA CITY: THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE
• #2 small metro area for business and careers Forbes • #8, “Up and Coming Tech Cities” Forbes • #21, “Best Places to Live and Launch” Fortune • #3, “Best Place in Nation to Retire” Money • #4 public education Expansion Management • “Best Town in the Midwest” Outside Magazine • One of 50 “Best Places to Live and Play” National Geographic Adventure • #18 among the top 25 green cities in the country Country Home • Healthiest Town in the United States Men’s Journal • Iowa City ranks 9th out of 179 on best performing small cities list “Milken Institute,” October 2010 • Iowa City named third-best major metropolitan area in the country for college students “American Institute for Economic Research,” September 2010 • Iowa City ranks 2nd out of 75 mid-size cities for volunteer rate “Volunteering in America,” Corporation for National & Community Service, June 2010 • “Top Towns for Jobs,” MSN CareerBuilder, January 2010
• Iowa City is ranked as one of America’s Top 100 Adventure Cities National Geographic Adventure, October 2009 • Iowa City/Coralville/North Liberty named an Iowa Great Place Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, October 2009 • No. 5 “Best Places to Begin a Career” Metros Under 500,000, Forbes Magazine, July, 2010 • No. 13 “Top College Towns for Jobs” Forbes Magazine, May 2009 • 50 Best Places to Live and Play National Geographic Adventure Magazine, August 2007 • Top 10 Most Affordable Places to Live & Work Sperling’s Best Places, March 2007 • Great Places to Live, Work: Iowa City ranked No. 5 MSN • Expansion Management ranks Iowa City “quality of life” high • Iowa is named the 6th-best state to raise a child Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2010 • Iowa ranks 9th in the nation for number of state parks, recreational areas and natural areas CQ Press, 2010 • Nine metros in Iowa are ranked among the best places in America to start a business or career Forbes, 2009 • Iowa ranks 10th in safest neighborhoods in the U.S. - CQ Press, 2010 • Iowa has the 3rd-highest public high school graduation rate in the U.S. - CQ Press, 2010 • Iowa has over 1400 miles of trails for hiking and biking within its state parks and recreational areas Iowa Department of Transportation PA PA G GE E6 1 2
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A CAMPUS ON THE MOVE The University of Iowa campus caters to pedestrians and bicyclists; it’s compact enough to cross in a 20-minute walk. A free ride on a campus bus can cut that time in half. Entertainment on campus and in Iowa City is geared toward student budgets, with many events offered at no charge. The University of Iowa offers more than 400 student organizations, extensive recreation facilities, 50 fraternities and sororities, and a broad schedule of arts performances, lectures, cultural celebrations and club sports and intramural athletic contests to go along with the intercollegiate competition within the Big Ten Conference.
STUDENT-ORIENTED NIGHT LIFE Iowa’s campus is set right in the city’s downtown area, where you’ll find dance clubs, movies, coffeehouses, and restaurants to suit every taste. Live music can be found any night of the week in clubs and restaurants, even outside on warm evenings on the downtown pedestrian mall. Iowa City businesses are convenient and geared toward student tastes and needs.
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C OT NH SE I D U ENRI VTEHRES ICTOY MOMF UI N O IW TA Y CONSIDER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A QUALITY EDUCATION A quality education is one of the highest priorities at the University of Iowa. Just over 90 percent of Johnson County residents have graduated from high school, and in Iowa City nearly half of all residents have earned bachelor’s degrees. In fact, census statistics indicate Johnson County is the 10th “smartest” county in the nation, based on percentage of residents holding bachelor’s degrees. The University of Iowa represents a strong presence in the community while enhancing the quality of life in Iowa City. Your aspiration may be a career in medicine, law or education. Regardless of the specific career field, it’s important to identify the college baseball program that places a high priority on academics and allows you to take full advantage of the tremendous educational opportunities available. At the University of Iowa, student-athletes learn quickly that academic success is the highest priority. ATHLETICS AND ACADEMICS At The University of Iowa, a strong relationship has been developed between athletics and academics, where coaches and athletes work hand-in-hand with academic deans and professors, assuring the student-athlete the best possible opportunities to excel in the classroom and in athletics. From the first visit for any prospective student-athlete, to the completion of their academic and athletic career at Iowa, academic personnel play a large role in the career of Hawkeye studentathletes. Beginning with the on-campus visits, student-athletes are introduced to professors in their selected field of study, and are able to establish a relationship and develop an understanding of the academic setting in which they will be involved.
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G E R D I N ACT O HN L ES TI D I CE RL ETAHRENCI N OG MM C EUNNTI TE Y R THE RUSSELL AND ANN GERDIN ATHLETIC LEARNING CENTER The University of Iowa Russell and Ann Gerdin Athletic Learning Center opened in the fall of 2003. The Learning Center is a multi-level, 20,000-square foot facility, which provides one all-purpose area for the academic pursuits for Iowa’s male and female student-athletes. The facility is centrally located on the UI campus for easy access by all student-athletes and staff. The Learning Center features an auditorium, two classrooms, study lounges for freshmen and upper-class student-athletes, a computer lab, a teaching lab, the athletic library, office space for Iowa’s Academic Student Services staff and a display area to recognize the academic accomplishments of Iowa’s studentathletes.
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When a student-athlete considers his future, he should consider prospects beyond baseball. He should consider where he wants to be five, ten, fifteen years from today, and the best course of action for getting there. Also, he should decide early on to commit to excellence in every challenge undertaken. Without a doubt, the men and women listed here took time to consider their future and the ways to get there. These former University of Iowa undergraduates have gone on to become leaders in their chosen fields. They also pursued their academic studies as strongly as the Iowa Hawkeyes go after a loose ball or rebound. BUSINESS Leland C. Adams Former president, Amoco Production Co. B.J. Armstrong, Iowa Letterman, 1986-89 Vice-President of Basketball, Wasserman Media Group NBA All-Star, 1994 Three-time NBA Champion, Chicago Bulls John J. Balles Former president, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Matthew Bucksbaum Former CEO & Founder General Growth Properties Arthur A. Collins Founder, Collins Radio (Rockwell Collins) Kathleen A. Dore President, CanWest Media Works, Toronto, Canada Former Executive vice president and general manager, Bravo Television Network & the Independent Film Channel John W. English Former vice president and chief investment officer, Ford Foundation Nolden Gentry Iowa Letterman, ‘58, ‘59, ‘60 Attorney, Brick, Gentry, Bowers, Swartz, Stoltze, Scheling and Levis Des Moines, IA Leonard Hadley Former chairman and CEO, Maytag Corporation
H. John Hawkinson Former president and director of funds, Kemper Financial Services Inc. Richard O. Jacobson President, Jacobson Warehouse Co. Bill Krause President, Krause Gentle Corp. Richard Levitt Chairman & CEO, Nellis Corporation Frank N. Magid President, Frank N. Magid Associates, Inc., Pioneer in market research and media consultation John Pappajohn Venture capitalist, entrepreneur; President, Equity Dynamics, Inc. Gary Seamans Chairman and CEO, Westell Technologies, Aurora, Ill.
E.F. Lindquist Co‑founder, American College Testing (ACT) Program John B. McLendon First African-American coach inducted into The Basketball Hall of Fame Eddie Robinson Legendary football coach, Grambling State University Wilbur Schramm International authority on communications and founder, Iowa Writers’ Workshop Richard Schultz Executive Director, United States Olympic Committee; Former Executive Director, NCAA James Van Allen World famous space physicist who discovered two radiation belts (the Van Allen Belts) that orbit the earth
Luther Smith Aerospace Engineer, pilot Member, Tuskegee Airmen, 1942 World War II Purple Heart and Prisoner of War Medal
Diablo Cody Best Original Screenplay Oscar Award for Juno
Henry B. Tippie Director, Rollins, Inc. Chairman of the Board, Dover Motorsports & Dover Downs Entertainment
Michele M. Crider Recognized worldwide as a leading soprano Has performed in all of Europe’s major opera houses
EDUCATION
Simon Estes International opera star
Joseph N. Crowley President, University of Nevada at Reno and former NCAA president R. Wayne Duke Former commissioner, Big Ten Conference
ENTERTAINMENT
Al Jarreau Grammy Award‑winning singer Mark Johnson Film producer and Oscar Award winner for Rainman Alex Karras Former NFL All‑Pro, Detroit Lions; actor, Victor, Victoria; Blazing Saddles; “Webster” Barry Kemp Television producer, creator of the hit series “Coach” Shirley Rich Krohn Casting director for Kramer vs Kramer, Three Days of the Condor, Taps, Saturday Night Fever Ashton Kutcher Television and film actor Richard Maibaum Writer of James Bond motion picture scripts Nicholas Meyer Film writer and director whose film credits include Time After Time, The Seven Per-Cent Solution and Star Trek II, IV and VI David Milch Creator, Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue and other television series Three-time Emmy Award recipient Founder, Redboard Productions
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LITERATURE
David Bonior U.S. House of Representatives, Mt. Clemons, Mich.
Marvin Bell Iowa Poet Laureate UI Writers Workshop faculty member and mentor from 1965 until retirement in 2005
Terry Branstad Governor, state of Iowa
Mildred Wirt Benson Author of 23 Nancy Drew mysteries and first woman to receive master’s degree in journalism at Iowa
General Charles A. Horner Architect of the US air war against Iraq during the Persian Gulf War/Desert Storm Alan Larson Assistant to Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs
T.C. Boyle Author of 11 Novels & eight short story collections Winner of numerous literary awards, including five O. Henry Awards
Ruth Van Roeckel McGregor Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, 2005 recipient, American Judicature Society’s Dwight D. Opperman Award for Judicial Excellence
Max Allan Collins Writer of the comic strip Dick Tracy, 1977-92 American mystery writer, including the graphic novel Road to Perdition
Trudy Huskamp Peterson Acting Archivist of the United State, 1993-95
Paul Engle Poet Founder of the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program Director of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop (1941-65)
Mary Louise Smith Noted political party leader and civil rights proponent Juanita Kidd Stout First African-American woman elected to a state Supreme Court
John Irving Writer, The World According to Garp; A Son of the Circus; Hotel New Hampshire; A Prayer for Owen Meany
W.P. Kinsella Writer, Shoeless Joe Margaret Walker Writer, Jubilee MEDIA Alan Abelson Editor, Barron’s Tom Brokaw Former anchorman, NBC News Paul Burmeister Iowa Letterman, 1992-93 Sports anchor/reporter The NFL Network
Milo Hamilton 50 years in Broadcasting Voice of the Houston Astros Harry Kalas Broadcaster, Philadelphia Phillies Bob Miller Broadcaster, Los Angeles Kings Herbert Nipson Executive Editor, Ebony Brian Ross Correspondent, NBC News; Peabody and Emmy award winner Mark Shapiro Former Vice-President, ESPN
John Cochran Correspondent, ABC News
Carole Simpson Anchor, ABC News
Paul Conrad Political cartoonist and three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize
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Wayne Drehs General assignment writer, espn.com Brett Dolan Broadcaster, Houston Astros George Gallup Founder, The Gallup Poll Charles Guggenheim Documentary filmmaker, Peabody and Oscar award winner
Dr. Robert C. Hardin Developed blood bank protocols during WW II based on seminal work on blood preservation Dr. Don H. O’Donoghue Sports medicine pioneer Dr. Emory D. Warner World recognized pathologist FIRST ADVANCED DEGREES IN THE UNITED STATES African-Americans who received advanced degrees from the University of Iowa, who were also the first in the United States to receive that particular degree: Alexander Clark, Jr. 1879, law degree
Dr. Nancy Andreasen Psychiatrist renowned for her research on schizophrenia, as well as creativity James Bramson Executive Director, American Dental Association Dr. Johann L. Ehrenhaft Pioneer in field of open heart surgery
Elizabeth Catlett 1940, master’s in art Lulu Johnson 1941, Ph.D. in history Oscar Anderson Fuller 1942, Ph.D. in music Lilia Ann Abron 1972, Ph.D. in chemical engineering Lisa Portis 1989, Ph.D. in pharmacology
Marian Rees Producer of television films Owner, Marian Rees and Associates Brandon Routh Actor, Superman Gene Wilder Actor, Silver Streak, Young Frankenstein, Stir Crazy
John Falsey Executive producer of television’s “Northern Exposure” & “I’ll Fly Away” Jim Foster Iowa Letterman Founder and Innovator, Arena Football
JUANITA KIDD STOUT FirstAfrican-AmericanwomanElected to a state Supreme Court
NOLDEN GENTRY Attorney
JOHN PAPPAJOHN Entrepreneur
TOM BROKAW Former Anchorman, NBC News
DON NELSON HeadCoach,GoldenStateWarriors
MARK SHAPIRO FormerExecutiveVice-President,ESPN
EDDIE ROBINSON Former Football Coach Grambling State University
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opened in the fall of 2003, is the latest project to be added to Iowa’s facilities. The Learning Center is a multi-level, 20,000-square foot facility, which provides one all-purpose area for the academic pursuits for Iowa’s male and IOWABASEBALL IOWATENNIS female student-athletes.
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The Learning Center features an auditorium, two classrooms, study lounges for freshmen and upper-class student-athletes, a computer lab, a teaching lab, the athletic library, office space for Iowa’s Academic Student Services staff and a display area to recognize the academic accomplishments of Iowa’s student-athletes.
“The Gerdin Learning Center gives me the opportunity to be in a great studious atmosphere where I am able to get my academics achieved, along with opportunities to receive help with tutors or study groups. It is also great because you are involved with staff that cares, and also around studentathletes that understand the same schedule, practice, and time you spend here at the University of Iowa.”
ZACH McCOOL
“The Gerdin Athletic Learning Center offers our studentathletes at the University of Iowa the most modern, state of
THE HAWKEYE NICKNAME The University of Iowa borrowed its athletic nickname from the state of Iowa many years ago. The name Hawkeye was originally the name of the hero in the fictional novel, The Last of the Mohicans, written by James Fenimore Cooper. Cooper had the Delaware Indians bestow the name on a white scout who lived with them. In 1838, 12 years after the book was published, people in the territory of Iowa acquired the nickname, chiefly through the efforts of Judge David Rorer of Burlington and James Edwards of Fort Madison. Edwards, editor of the Fort Madison Patriot, moved his paper to Burlington in 1843 and renamed it the Burlington Hawkeye. The two men continued their campaign to popularize the name, and territorial officials eventually gave it their formal approval. Herky The Hawkeye
The Hawkeye nickname gained a tangible symbol in 1948 when a cartoon character, later to be named Herky the Hawkeye was hatched. The creator was Richard Spencer III, instructor of journalism at Iowa. The impish Hawk was an immediate hit and acquired a name through a statewide contest staged by the athletic department. John Franklin, a Belle Plaine alumnus, was the man who suggested Herky. Since his birth more than 45 years ago, Herky has symbolized Iowa athletics and epitomized University life. He even donned a military uniform during the Korean War and became the insignia of the 124th Fighter Squadron. During the mid-1950s, Herky came to life at a football game as the Iowa mascot. Since that time, Herky has been a familiar figure at Iowa athletics events.
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HOTELS/MOTELS Alexis Park Inn and Suites, 1165 S. Riverside Drive, Iowa City Amana Colonies Holiday Inn, I-80, Exit 225, Amana Americinn, 2597 Holiday Road, Coralville Baymont Inn & Suites, 200 6th Street, Coralville Best Western Cantebury Inn, 704 1st Ave., Coralville Big Ten Inn, 707 1st Ave., Coralville Comfort Inn and Suites, 2431 James Street, Coralville Comfort Inn, 209 9th St., Coralville Country Inn and Suites by Carlson, 2571 Heartland Place, Coralville Days Inn, Hwy. 6 West, Coralville Fairfield Inn, 214 9th Street, Coralville Hampton Inn, 1200 1st Ave., Coralville Heartland Inn, 87 2nd Street, Coralville Holiday Inn Amana Colonies, I-80 Exit 225, Williamsburg
337-8665 688-1175 625-2400 337-9797 351-0400 351-6131 338-3400 351-8144 545-8464 354-4400 337-8382 351-6600 351-8132 668-1175
Holiday Inn Express, 970 25th Ave., Coralville Holiday Inn, 1200 1st Ave., Coralville Hotel Vetro Studio Suites, 201 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IA Iowa House Hotel, Madison & Jefferson St., Iowa City Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 300 East 9th Street, Coralville Motel 6, 810 1st Avenue, Coralville Quality Inn and Suites, 2525 N. Dodge St., Iowa City Riverside Golf Resort, 3184 Hwy. 22, Riverside, IA Sheraton Iowa City Hotel, 210 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, 2491 Holiday Road, Coralville Super 8 Motel, 611 1st Ave., Coralville Travel Lodge, 2216 N. Dodge St., Iowa City
625-5000 351-5049 337-4961 335-3513 688-4000 354-0030 354-2000 648-1234 337-4058 625-2200 337-8388 351-1010
Eggy’s on 965, Hwy. 965, North Liberty El Dorado, 102 Second Street, Coralville El Ranchero, 21 Sturgis Drive, Iowa City Flannigan’s Bar & Grill, 501 1st Ave., Coralville Givanni’s Café, 109 E. College St., Iowa City Godfather’s Pizza, Highway 1 West, Iowa City Graze, 115 E. College Street, Iowa City Gus’ Food & Spirits, 2421 Coral Court, Coralville Hamburg Inn, 214 N. Linn St., Iowa City House of Lords Restaurant & Pub, 704 1st Ave., Coralville HuHot Mongolian Grill, 917 25th Ave., Coralville Hunan Restaurant, 118 2nd St., Coralville Hungry Hobo, 517 S. Riverside Drive, Iowa City IHOP, 2435 James Street, Coralville Iowa River Power Company, 501 1st Ave., Coralville Jimmy Jack’s Rib Shack, 1940 Lower Muscatine Road, Iowa City Joseph’s Steakhouse, 212 S. Clinton St., Iowa City Konomi, 843 Quarry Road, #140, Coralville Linn Street Café, 121 N. Linn St., Iowa City Micky’s Irish Pub, 11 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City Midtown Family Restaurant, 1069 Hwy. 1, Iowa City Mill Restaurant, 120 E. Burlington Street, Iowa City Mondo’s Tomato Pie, 516 E. 2nd St., Coralville Monicas, 302 2nd Street, Coralville Okoboji Grill, 1857 Lower Muscatine Rd., Iowa City
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RESTAURANTS Agave Bar & Grill, 2781 Oakdale Blvd., Coralville 665-2524 Applebee’s, 200 12th St., Coralville 358-1986 Airliner, 22 S. Clinton, Iowa City 351-9259 Atlas World Grill, 127 Iowa Ave., Iowa City 341-7700 Baldy’s Wraps, 18 S. Clinton Street, Iowa City 338-1010 Bennigan’s, Coral Ridge Mall, Coralville 625-2366 Blackstone, 502 Westbury Drive, Suite 1, Iowa City 338-1770 Bo-James, 118 E. Washington St., Iowa City 337-4703 Bob’s Your Uncle Pizza Café, 2208 N. Dodge St., Iowa City 331-7400 Bread Garden Bakery & Café, 224 S. Clinton, Iowa City 354-4246 Brothers Bar & Grill, 125 W. Dubuque, Iowa City 338-6373 Brown Bottle, 115 E. Washington St., Iowa City 351-6704 Bruegger’s Bagel Bakery, 404 1st Avenue, Coralville 337-2243 Buffalo Wild Wings, 201 Clinton Street, Iowa City 887-9464 Buffalo Wild Wings, 2500 Corridor Way, Coralville 338-9464 Carl and Ernies Good Time Pub and Grub, 161 Hwy. 1 West, Iowa City 337-4422 Carlos O’Kelly’s, 1411 S. Waterfront Drive, Iowa City 354-5800 Charlie’s Bar and Grill, 450 1st Ave., Coralville 351-1488 Chili’s, 2651 2nd St., Coralville 351-1488 Colony Inn Restaurant, 741 47th Ave., Amana 622-6270 Culvers Frozen Custard, 2591 Heartland Place, Coralville 545-8255 David’s Place, 100 South Linn Street, Iowa City 351-5600 Donnelley’s, 101 E. College Street, Iowa City 338-7355 The Edge, 807 1st Ave., Coralville 337-5680 Edgewater Grille, 300 E. 9th Street, Coralville 887-5018
Old Capitol Brew Works & Public House, 525 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City 337-3422 Old Chicago, 78 Second Street, Coralville 248-1220 Olive Garden, 925 25th Ave., Coralville 339-9100 Outback Steakhouse, 945 25th Ave., Coralville 354-2755 Ox Yoke Inn, 4420 220 Trail, Amana 1-800-233-3441 Pagliai’s Pizza, 302 E. Bloomington St., Iowa City 351-5073 Panchero’s Mexican Grill, 901 25th Ave., Coralville 248-3256 Panchero’s Mexican Grill, 32 S. Clinton, Iowa City 338-6311 Pit Smokehouse, 130 N. Dubuque, Iowa City 337-6653 Quinton’s Bar & Deli, 215 E. Washington, Iowa City 354-7074 Red Avocado, 521 E. Washington St., Iowa City 351-6088 Red Lobster, 2671 2nd Street, Coralville 338-6400 Red’s Ale House, 515 S. Dubuque St., North Liberty 626-2100 River City Beefstro, 1210 1st Ave., Coralville 351-1551 The Saloon, 112 E. College St., Iowa City 354-3837 Sam’s Pizza, 441 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City 337-8200 Sanctuary Restaurant & Pub, 405 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City 351-5692
Short’s Burger and Shine, 18 S. Clinton St., Iowa City Sidelines Bar & Grill, 320 E. Burlington St., Iowa City Sonic Drive-In, 604 2nd Street, Coralville Sports Column, 12 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City Steak and Shake, 2806 Commerce Drive, Coralville Summit Restaurant & Bar, 10 S. Clinton St., Iowa City Sushi Popo, 725 Mormon Trek Blvd., Iowa City Takanami, 219 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City Texas Road House, 2520 Corridor Way, Coralville The Three Samurai, 1801 2nd St., Coralville Third Base, 111 E. College St., Iowa City Venuto’s World Bistro, 115 E. College Street, Iowa City Vesta, 849 Quarry Road, Coralville Vine Tavern, 330 E. Prentiss St., Iowa City Vine Tavern & Eatery, 39 2nd St., Coralville Vito’s Italian American Restaurant, 118 E. College St., Iowa City Wig and Pen Pizza Pub, 1220 Hwy. 6 West, Coralville
337-4678 354-7157 354-4790 356-6902 545-5472 354-7482 338-7676 351-5125 354-3489 337-3340 339-1516 688-0002 338-3782 354-8767 338-7770 338-1393 354-2767
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