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HN Staff Report
HawkeyeInsider.com
Jun 7, 2007

When Athletic Director Gary Barta arrived at Iowa late last summer, one of the goals he set forth was for every athletic team at the University to be competitive and to strive for championships. The final standings from all 24 varsity mens and womens teams have been tabulated. The verdict? There is a lot of work to do.

IOWA MEN                          FINISH                   OVERALL RECORD

 

BASEBALL:                          4TH                                          32-22      

BASKETBALL:                    T-4TH                                      17-14

CROSS CTRY:                      5TH

FOOTBALL:                         T-8TH                                        6-7

GOLF:                                     11TH

GYMNASTICS:                    6TH (OF 6)

 INDOOR TRACK:               7TH (OF 10)

SOCCER:                               N/A

SWIMMING:                        9TH (OF 10)

TENNIS:                                10TH                                          8-13

OUT. TRACK:                      7TH (OF 10)

 WRESTLING:                      T-3RD                                        14-5

 

-During the 2006-2007 academic year, the Iowa men participated in 11 varsity sports.  They finished in the bottom half of the league in seven of those sports.  They finished in the bottom third in seven sports.  They finished last, or next to last, in five sports.  Iowa failed to win any regular season championship in any men’s sport, with their best finish being in a tie for third in wrestling, and a tie for fourth in baseball and basketball.

 

 

 

 

IOWA WOMEN                  FINISH                   OVERALL RECORD

BASKETBALL:                    T-8TH                                      14-16

FIELD HOCKEY:                  5TH (OF 7)                             12-9

GOLF:                                     8TH

GYMNASTICS:                    6TH (OF 7)

INDOOR TRACK:                5TH (OF 10)

ROWING:                              6TH (OF 7)

SOCCER:                               11TH                                        6-11-2

SOFTBALL:                          4TH                                          37-21

SWIMMING:                        10TH

TENNIS:                                4TH                                          12-10

VOLLEYBALL:                     10TH                                        13-19

CROSS COUNTRY:             6TH

OUT. TRACK:                      5TH (OF 10)

 

-During the 2006-2007 academic year, the Iowa women participated in 13 varsity sports.  They finished in the bottom half in nine of those sports.  They finished in the bottom third in seven sports.   They finished last or next to last in five sports.  Iowa failed to win any regular season championships, with their best finish being fourth place in softball and tennis.




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