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Tom Davis, a coaching legend in No. 4 Iowa hopes to Iowa City, once tabbed dethrone top-dog Ohio Chris Street as State In a matchup with No. 1 Ohio State, “the greatest Hawkeye the Iowa wrestlers will face a tough challenge. The Hawkeyes of all time.” will need all hands on mat when they clash with the Buckeyes Twenty-five years in their biggest dual meet yet. after his death, Street’s Sports, 8 legacy lives on.

The Daily Iowan is back on your Snapchat Discover page Tune in for tips to have a chill weekend in Iowa City, rock your new semester, and keep your New Year’s Resolutions alive. Scan this BY ADAM HENSLEY AND PETE RUDEN | [email protected] code after 11 a.m. today to see all this and more. Duke fans are as passionate about basketball 14-point, 8-rebound performance in front of a sea as any die-hards in the country; if you don’t bleed of white and blue, Street was turning on Highway blue, the Dukies don’t want any part of you. 1 on a snowy, foggy January evening. He pulled out But for one night, an outsider captivated Blue ‘Arguably the mecca of college in front of a snowplow, and the vehicles collided, Devil faithful. flipping Street’s car onto another vehicle idling at Iowa played Duke on Jan. 16, 1993, in Cameron basketball’s campus, people just a stoplight, killing the 20-year old. Indoor. The Hawkeyes lost to the Blue Devils, 65- gravitated to Chris.’ 56, but after the game, nationally recognized Iowa 25 years later forward Chris Street and fellow members of the — Wade Lookingbill, former team went out for the night, walked around the Iowa basketball player On Saturday, Iowa will honor Street in the campus, and attended a few parties. Chris Street Forever 40 Memorial Game in Carv- A look into SCOPE “I just remember kids — even at Duke, even basketball’s campus, people just gravitated to er-Hawkeye against No. 3 Purdue. It has been a Go behind the scenes of event-pro- on Durham’s campus — just flocking to Chris,” Chris.” quarter of a century since the tragedy took the moting student organization teammate Wade Lookingbill said. “That was That game against Duke just so happened to be life of the former Indianola standout with the big SCOPE as it puts together a show kind of how he was wherever he went, wheth- Street’s final contest in his No. 40 Hawkeye uni- smile. But those who were close to Street remem- from beginning to end. See the er we were working a basketball camp with ju- form, and his legacy, even 25 years later, was ce- ber that day vividly. film on daily-iowan.com. nior-high kids or if we were signing autographs mented shortly after. after a game. Arguably the mecca of college Back in Iowa, just three days following his SEE STREET, 3 Gustafson needs support Megan Gustafson has balled out as of late, but she’s not getting a lot of help. The Hawkeyes need consistency from the supporting cast if they have any chance of getting things back on the winning New flu season here, Showcase track. Sports, 8 Reynolds to campaign for first full-term for packing some punch celebrates governor Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has never had to run a campaign of her own, because as lieutenant governor, This year’s flu season is off to a rough start, as Iowa ranks she took office when Gov. Terry nationally in terms of flu activity. King legacy Branstad became U.S. ambassador to China. Reynolds will have the advantage of being the incumbent A mixed-arts program in this year’s gubernatorial race, but what does that mean if Iowans exhibited black students’ art are just starting to get to know for Martin Luther King Week. her? News, 3 BY JULIA DIGIACOMO Endowing robots with [email protected] gender makes sexism worse African-American artists at the University Siri, Alexa, and Sophia are all fe- of Iowa showcased their creativity in an event males. We as a society have forced Thursday evening highlighting race-related so- gender on technology, which is cial justice and progress through a wide range dominated by men, which opens of artistic expression. the door to inherent discrimina- The event featured spoken-word poetry, mu- tion. Opinions, 4 sic, theater, rap, and photography. The event, Four Movements Towards Freedom: A Mixing college athletes Creative Showcase, was part of a series of events with the pros observing Martin Luther King Jr. week on cam- This weekend is a track fan’s pus. dream: Some of the nation’s top Presented at Hancher, it followed a variety of college athletes will mix with other events including Che “Rhymefest” Smith’s world-class professionals at the keynote address, the King Day of Service, an an- Larry Wieczorek Invitational, presenting the Hawkeyes with ti-racism workshop, and much more. In Hancher, a live DJ mixed tracks, beats, and another early season opportunity. tunes artistically throughout the showcase to Sports, 8 set the mood. The catchy beats and clips from Photo illustration by Paxton Corey various songs created an energetic yet reflective setting. WEATHER BY BROOKLYN DRAISEY has taken measures to prevent non-flu patients Audience members perused a display of pho- [email protected] from contracting the illness, including limiting tography on stage, and students performed spo- the numbers of visitors and requiring everyone ken-word poetry. HIGH LOW While the Iowa flu season is just getting to wear masks around the more-susceptible pa- “Just seeing black individuals in a different 43 28 started, it’s hitting hard, especially in the Iowa tients. light like this in society is very important,” said City area. Salinas said while the number of flu cases UI student and 2018 MLK Week Committee Mostly sunny, windy. The Walgreens Flu Index, an interactive map seems to be increasing more than usual, there member Mimi Stubbs. “It’s rare that you see of the United States showing which popula- is no reason to believe that it will be as severe black poets, or black photographers, or black art INDEX tions are experiencing the highest incidence of for the rest of the season. Past flu seasons vary in the community because of the negative ste- flu, ranked Iowa as No. 2 with the highest flu widely on when and how many times the differ- reotypes that we have.” CLASSIFIED 7 activity for the week of Jan. 7 through Jan. 13. ent types of influenza are at their peaks, so it’s Austin Hughes and Marcus Brown [a former OPINIONS 4 Walgreens’ Designated Market Areas are also very hard to predict. Opinions editor at The Daily Iowan]performed DAILY BREAK 6 ranked, and the Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa “It’s probably too early to tell … at this point, a theatrical performance about a grandmother City & Dubuque market area is ranked 17th in the season is just beginning, we seem to be hav- and grandchild discussing their different ap- SPORTS 8 the nation. ing more cases than in previous years, but it is proaches to the Civil Rights Movement. Jorge Salinas, a resident at the University of too early to tell for sure,” Salinas said. Rap artist Vegas also engaged the audience Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, said every year, the The flu season begins around October each with his lyrical and music talent. hospital monitors the flu cases it sees to cre- year, and activity can last as long as May, ac- “The performances were very real and inspir- ate a baseline number. 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sometimes people may not be the College of Liberal Arts & “Without them, I think it’s KING able to see that,” she said. Sciences. very easy for us to forget our CONTINUED FROM FRONT MC Simone Banks said “I think [the events of King history, to forget the past, the showcase was cospon- Week] are important to be to forget the struggles, and sored by the UI Center for able to commemorate some- to forget what got us to this ing. Every piece was differ- point. It’s an opportunity al- ent and moving in its own ‘Without them, I think it’s very easy for us to so for community-building way,” UI student Ashley Ber- with these various events ta said. “You could feel the forget our history, to forget the past, that occur.” energy and emotions of each to forget the struggles, and to forget Petty hopes the spirit of the presenter across the room.” week will continue through- Stubbs said it is important what got us to this point.’ out the year. for the community to come — Nadine Petty, Diversity Center executive director “Every day should be a day together to show what other in which we recognize great- people do on campus. Student Involvement and one who was a great histori- ness and try to strive for the “For example, Vegas, the one Leadership, the Center for cal figure and a great leader,” things that he valued and he who presented, is always doing Diversity & Enrichment, the Diversity Center Executive was trying to put in place,” shows in the community, but Chief Diversity Office, and Director Nadine Petty said. she said.

IOWA POLITICS Reynolds girds for gubernatorial campaign Gov. Kim Reynolds may have the advantage of being the incumbent in the 2018 gubernatorial election, but she has never run for the position.

BY EMILY WANGEN However, he said, he be- [email protected] lieves Reynolds may not completely have the incum- The Iowa gubernatorial bency advantage in this elec- race is underway with 10 tion, noting that some voters candidates in the fray, in- may not see Reynolds as a cluding Republican Gov. legitimate governor because Kim Reynolds, who will run she did not win the position for a full term. in an election. Reynolds will head her first While Reynolds has not gubernatorial campaign in officially launched her cam- the 2018 midterm election paign, and while the election with the advantage of being is 11 months away, Pat Gar- the incumbent. She has the rett, her campaign’s com- advantage because she took munications director, said office after serving as the things are going well, noting lieutenant governor since he believes Iowans are just 2011. starting to get to know who She stepped into to her Reynolds is as a person. role as Iowa’s 43rd governor “This is the first opportu- Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan in May 2017 after Gov. Terry nity she’s had to tell her own Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks while a portrait of President Donald Trump Branstad became the U.S. story,” Garrett said. “To ex- hangs above her during her first Condition of the State address in the ambassador to China. plain to Iowans how her ex- State Capitol on Jan. 9. Michael Ritter, a Universi- perience in life makes her a ty of Iowa visiting assistant governor for them.” she claimed included bal- he believes peopel should be professor of political science, Reynolds delivered her ancing the state budget, aware of the other elections said incumbents generally first Condition of the State strengthening Second this year, specifically, the have an advantage in elec- address in the State Capitol Amendment rights, and midterm elections for mem- tions for a variety of reasons, Jan. 9 in which she laid out committing $735 million bers of Congress. including name recognition, her vision for Iowa. more for education since “There are a lot of predic- and a fundraising edge. This She highlighted the prog- 2011. tions being made right now means incumbents typically ress the Legislature made for Reynolds also highlight- that the Republican Party have more money to spend the state and talked about ed the Future Ready Iowa could lose majority status on their campaigns than do the state’s future. Initiative, a plan to prepare in the [U.S.] House of Rep- challengers. “My vision for the future Iowans for the jobs available resentatives and Senate For Reynolds specifically, is an Iowa overflowing with both in the present and in come November. Whether Ritter said, he believes be- opportunity — opportuni- the future. Garrett said the Iowa becomes part of that ing Iowa’s first female gov- ty for our working families, initiative is a big priority for is partly related to Reynolds’ ernor and being associated young people, and our com- the governor. election,” Ritter said. “She’s with a major political party munities, both rural and ur- While the gubernatorial not in Congress, but gover- gives her campaign an ad- ban,” she said. race may be of large impor- nors are huge in American vantage. Some accomplishments tance to many, Ritter said, politics.” THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILY-IOWAN.COM | FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018 NEWS 3

practice, but eventually, they and it says a lot about Chris Street’s jersey will cover an STREET returned to the gym following and his family that 25 years empty chair on the bench. CONTINUED FROM FRONT Street’s funeral. later, we’re still feeling that After all of the inspi- “That was probably the best way,” McCaffery said at his ration Street's legacy has therapy for any of us,” Davis Tuesday teleconference. provided for the Iowa bas- “I think I was in the same said. “[The golf outing] is an annu- ketball program, the cur- state that the players were, Davis said Street was nev- al event; it’s an opportunity rent Hawkeyes will have a and the other coaches,” for- er self-centered — he was so for us to come together and chance to do what Street mer Iowa head coach Tom well-liked because he was all remember him in a way that loved most. Davis said. “I think all of us about the team. he deserves, because he epito- “I hope it gives them mo- were in some form of shock. “He was one of the guys mized everything you want in tivation. Iowa needs a win You just [couldn’t] believe it. who couldn’t help but bring a student-athlete.” … They’ve [got to] get things You don’t a smile to 40 isn’t just a number in Io- turned around,” Lookingbill know how your face wa City. said. “Maybe it’s good timing. to cope just about When the Hawkeyes take Maybe it’s good timing that with it. You ‘He was one of the guys every time to the court on Saturday, they’re recognizing Chris and don’t know you talked the team will pass a plaque the efforts that he had and what to do. who couldn’t help but to him,” File photo/The Daily Iowan outside of the locker room how much he loved playing It was dis- Davis said. dedicated to No. 40, Chris basketball for the University belief for bring a smile to your face Street’s teammates, coaches, and “It meant the world,” Gat- Street. of Iowa. all of us.” just about every time you mentality those currently affiliated with ens said. “As an Iowa kid The Hawkeyes will al- “Maybe it’ll help the kids Davis — both as the Hawkeye basketball pro- growing up, I looked up to so wear No. 40 shooting just get back to that and enjoy said the talked to him.’ a basket- gram. past winners … To join that shirts during warm-ups, and the game.” team met — Tom Davis, former head coach ball player Lookingbill, one of Street’s fraternity was an honor to me, in the lock- and as a close friends and teammates to represent one of my idols in er room the night of Street’s person — remains prevalent at Iowa, described the him as Chris. accident. A man from one of today, especially among those “glad to be alive” and some- “It was a big deal to go up the Christian groups on cam- who were close to him. Street one who “enjoyed the day” on stage and shake Chris’ pus spoke, along with others exemplified the true meaning — traits in that Lookingbill dad’s hand as he gave me the in counseling. All were there to of being a Hawkeye. thinks society needs more of. award. It was emotional and help the players and coaching Saturday’s basketball game “Whether it’s at junior a big deal for me and still is, staff attempt to handle Street’s against Purdue is just anoth- high, high school, [or] col- and it’s an honor to win some- passing. er basketball game on Iowa’s lege level, it’s just a basket- thing named after one of your The coach didn’t want to schedule, but the memory of ball game … Carver is going childhood heroes.” rush his players back into Street lives on in his former to be crazy Saturday when In his time at Iowa, head Purdue comes to town, but coach Fran McCaffery has all that being said, it is just kept the Street family in- a basketball game,” Looking- volved with the program, wel- bill said. “Chris just liked to coming them to games and have fun — on the court, off team events. the court.” McCaffery joined Iowa’s Off the court, Street spent program well aware of Street his time hunting, fishing, and and the legacy he left behind, golfing, and his time on the and he wanted to continue green carries on to this day. that recognition when he took over. Street’s legacy today “It’s incredibly genuine, Iowa basketball hosts a golf outing in memory of Street 1992-93 STATS every year, and the team also distributes the Chris Street Points per game: Award at the annual team 14.5 banquet. It is given to the player who best exemplifies Rebounds per game: Street’s spirit, enthusiasm, 9.5 and intensity. Former Hawkeye guard Assists per game: Matt Gatens, who earned the 1.3 Street Award in 2012, met Street as a baby but didn’t Field goal percentage: have any interaction with him 55.1 aside from that. Even though he doesn’t re- 3-point field goal member much about Street percentage: personally, being honored 22.2 File photo/The Daily Iowan with the award meant a lot. 4 THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILY-IOWAN.COM | FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018 Opinions COLUMN COLUMN A call to stop The future of online giving robots shopping and sales tax States urge the Supreme Court to review an old ruling regarding the prohibition on sales tax on Internet purchases. gender, right now nately losing millions of tax retailers all over the na- dollars on online sales. On tion. If they have a physi- Jan. 19, the Supreme Court cal presence in the state in Siri, Alexa, and Sophia are all females. We as a society have agreed to review ruling, which they are conducting with more than 30 states ar- their business, their cus- forced gender on technology, which opens the door to guing it is not only outdat- tomers have to pay some inherent discrimination. ed but unfair to the general form of sales tax, and those business owners. The court of online retailers do not. en are overrepresented in them to slip up. The truth CONSTANCE JUDD noted that Congress has Meaning, that even though most helping professions, is, women have a tricky his- [email protected] the power to overrule the local businesses see a por- even though feminism has tory with being secretaries, rule if it chooses through tion — and only a portion come a far way to ensure so of course making de- The national battle to legislation. As of now, how- — of those taxes eventual- that other women have fault female voices for sec- make online retailers pay ever, little has been done in ly, online retailers are able the opportunity to choose retary-type helping devices their share in sales taxes has order to amend the ruling, to conduct their business what fields they would like is problematic. At the same begun once again. and instead, only a brief essentially free of that tax. to work in. So, yes, having time, if male and female With the 1992 Supreme conversation has begun Not to mention the sim- LUCEE LAURSEN mainly female-like voic- voices are not evenly rep- Court ruling Quill Corp. v. among states. ple fact that states are los- [email protected] es that reinforces female resented, this again can be North Dakota, states are North Dakota Attorney ing millions of tax dollars. stereotypes, created by a an issue. Giving robots and prohibited from collecting General Wayne Stenehjem Which, in a sense, results male-dominated industry, other technologies gender any form of sales tax on noted in an interview that in states potentially “paving Siri, Alexa, and Sophia comes dangerously close to has, and will continue to retail purchases made over when the ruling was decid- the way” and “paying” for all have one thing in com- being sexist. have, repercussions. the Internet — or other ed, there was no way for the online retailers to conduct mon: their gender. For Escalating things, Saudi Technology should be e-commerce routes — un- Supreme Court to judge the their business in their state. some reason, most audible Arabia has developed a life- just that: technology. less the seller has a physical implications it could poten- All in all, it is easy to see helping voices are female. like robot named Sophia. It Non-gender technology is presence in the state itself. tially have because of the that exempting the sales of GPS systems, phones, and is the most likelife robot to best for companies any- When the ruling was origi- technological advances we online retailers from being even the world’s first robot date and uses the pronoun way, because it ensures nally put into place, it sole- have only just begun to see. covered by state sales taxes resemble the female gen- “she.” The underlying issue that no consumer feels up- ly focused on mail-order Which, in turn, has ulti- is essentially unfair to the der. Thrusting our ideas for all animated voices and set by the product. This al- catalogue companies. But mately affected the fairness common business owner of gender upon inanimate robots boils down to one lows for more sales, which many online retailers, in- of the ruling itself and justi- who operates in the state, objects such as technology question: Why do we thrust means more profit. Every- cluding Amazon, have been fies changing it in order for as well as the state. Much opens the door to sexism. gender on inanimate ob- one wins. effectively using this ruling it to match the expectations needs to be done in order Tech companies have jects? Despite obvious obstacles to their advantage in order of today. to level the playing field found that consumers want In recent years, gender that go along with gender in to justify not charging sales The pressing question between brick-and-mortar voices that sound friendly, norms and stereotypes technology, such tech com- tax on their many custom- now is, Where does this businesses and online busi- warm, and competent — all have come under such a panies as Apple and Google ers. leave us? nesses, for the game has ob- traits that are, in the Unit- large amount of scrutiny continue to press gender Many states are unfortu- The ruling is unfair to viously changed. ed States, more associated that some believe gender on their products based with women. Some theo- should not exist. Gender on research conducted in rize that people are gener- stereotypes run deep in 2014 that found that people ally more afraid of an auto- almost every society. This generally find a woman’s mated male’s voice because leads to discrimination, voice more attractive than of the character HAL from under-representation, and a man’s. But in a world in the movie A Space Odyssey. a whole slew of different which people are already This would make sense, be- problems that our society able to build lifelike robots, cause there are hardly any has struggled to deal with there must be a line drawn. preselected male automat- and make up for. So why If we do not, there could ed voices on the market. would we want technolo- be harmful repercussions. There are several more gy to have tech-gender as Imagine a world in which theories attempting to ex- well? all female robots worked plain the phenomenon. No matter how devel- as secretaries and all male Regardless of the reason, opers describe their rea- robots were CEOs. Robots is it sexist to have a major- soning behind deciding have the ability to transcend ity of female voices such as to make a voice female or gender because they are in- Siri constantly helping us? male, as long as they con- herently genderless. It does At the very least, this re- tinue to push gender on not make sense for robots to inforces presumed stereo- their their products, they be subjected to a construct types about what women will be closely observed by that should not and does should be good at. Wom- activist groups waiting for not exist for them.

GUEST OPINION School District needs farmers Dreamstime The Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington, D.C. The court said on Jan. 12 it will take up a case involving Agricultural education provides students with enriching Internet sales and sales tax, SouthDakota v. Wayfair. opportunities. printed an article of an Iowa struction, supervised ag- equipped to cope with con- Iowa Hall of Fame foot- dramatic since 1985. We can Future Farmers of Amer- business-school entrepre- ricultural experience pro- stant changes in the agri- ball coach Hayden Fry start- see the signs of it in our own ica is in all 50 states with neur whose contributions to grams in which students cultural industry and in life. ed many traditions during communities. The local food 649,355 students in 7,859 agriculture have won him a obtain on-the-job skills, The School Board will dis- his tenure: the Swarm, movement and the strong chapters. In the state of $30,000 prize from the Iowa and FFA, which provides cuss the potential addition the Hokey Pokey, and the presence of our local farm- Iowa, there are 14,800 stu- Farm Bureau Association. an avenue for developing of vocational agriculture America Needs Farmers ers’ market and producers is dents in 235 chapters. The Vocational agriculture leadership skills. As an in- and FFA at the Jan. 23 board stickers on Hawkeye foot- changing how we view food School District has never of- and FFA offer tremendous tegral, intra-curricular meeting. ball helmets. He did it at a and the people who produce fered vocational agriculture opportunities to all students component of the agricul- Vocational agriculture time when our nation and it. The need for hardwork- or FFA for our students or from any background and tural education program, and FFA provide more to state faced a tremendous ing, highly educated, and community. Yet many who walk of life. The vast ma- FFA has numerous systems our students and commu- farming crisis, with many motivated food producers graduate from our schools jority of students involved to deliver instruction in nity than cows, sows, and farmers losing their land has never been greater. go on to careers in agricul- in FFA today do not live or leadership. In addition, plows. Let’s start our own and their livelihood. That Competition, locally and tural fields. The demand work on farms. The curricu- FFA provides incentives for tradition by valuing voca- tradition started in 1985 and internationally, demands for agricultural workers is lum and opportunities pro- improved student perfor- tional agriculture and FFA continues to this day. more to be produced with not limited to just farmers vided by Vocational-Ag/FFA mance through its awards in our community. The need for farmers and less and with greater qual- and herdsmen; it includes a will help every student in program. Teachers of agri- a strong agricultural sector ity and safety. The need to need in engineering, chem- every occupational pursuit. culture have always stressed — Phil Hemingway in our state is vital to our provide opportunities and istry, business, finance, There are three major the problem-solving and de- “The views expressed are economy and way of life. pathways for our students programming, transporta- components to vocation- cision-making approach to mine alone and are not intend- Changes in agriculture and to these types of careers will tion, manufacturing, etc. al-agricultural education: teaching. Through this ap- ed to represent the views of the food production have been never cease to exist. The Press-Citizen recently classroom/laboratory in- proach, students are better School Board.”

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all, a lot of the undergradu- sure will be fun to watch.” may be particularly familiar records in their respective program, wants the squad to TRACK ate athletes want to be track Merritt is the world record to the home crowd. Former events. be more complete than just CONTINUED FROM 8 and field professionals in the holder in the 110-meter hur- Hawkeyes Aaron Mallett, Ki- The throwers for Iowa put those two by the season’s future. dles. On Saturday, he will neke Alexander, Troy Doris, on a show, with Reno Tuu- end. “I’m just excited about the compete in the 60-meter and Erik Sowinski are sched- fuli posting a mark of 18.65 “We’ve got the heavy hit- It’s a rare sporting event, competition; I know there hurdles. He also was a gold uled to show up on Saturday. meters in the shot put (11th ters — Tausaga and Tuu- considering the mixture of are a lot of good teams com- medalist in the 2012 Olympic The current Hawkeyes will in the country) and Laulauga fuli,” he said. “But I really top-tier college athletes and ing,” Chris Douglas said, games for the 110-meter hur- also get a chance to show off Tausaga throwing 15.0 me- think the focus for me this professionals. On Saturday, “Also, I know Aries Merritt dles in London. their abilities. The men and ters in the same event (third year is adding depth to this some of the athletes will is coming, the world record There will be a slew of women both got off to an all-time at Iowa). team, and I’ve seen a lot of play the part of fans when holder. I won’t be able to noteworthy names compet- impressive start last week- Assistant coach Eric Wer- other athletes taking steps they’re not competing. After compete against him, but it ing on Saturday, but some end, setting many personal skey, who leads the throwing forward.”

and has shot 3-of-17 from waiting for her to do all the nelli to bring his A-Game in blood, but I’m just looking BASKETBALL the field, 1-of-11 from 3-point work.” WRESTLING front of a hometown crowd. to go and face whoever they CONTINUED FROM 8 land. The Gophers (15-5/4-3, Big CONTINUED FROM 8 The Miamisburg, Ohio, na- have — whoever they put on To make things worse, Ten) are coming off a win at tive was a four-time Ohio the mat. I’m excited to go Kathleen Doyle has also expe- Wisconsin on Jan. 18 in Mad- state champion and was fight alongside my brothers. we are a great shooting rienced a rough patch. ison. Minnesota is led by the time world champion, and a heavily recruited by both the We’re a family, and we’re team.” The sophomore guard is guard tandem of Kenisha two-time NCAA champion. Hawkeyes and Ohio State. going to go take down Ohio With their recent strug- averaging 7.5 points in her Bell and Carlie Wagner, who “They’re a real solid team,” His matchup with Campbell State, hopefully. I can’t wait.” gles from the perimeter, the last two outings, but like Se- average 19.3 and 18.1 points Bowman said. “That’s why could be his fourth win over Iowa leads the all-time Hawkeyes have seen them- villian, she hasn’t had the best per game. they’re ranked and [why] a ranked opponent. To put series 39-3 and has won the selves dip in numerous of- of luck shooting the ball — The veteran-heavy squad they’re competing with Penn that in perspective, Marinelli last three meetings with the fensive rankings, including one of the team’s best 3-point is 8-1 on its home court this State. They’re a good team. has wrestled eight times this Buckeyes — but this will be points per game and 3-point shooters, she’s 4-of-26 on season, with its only loss They’re as good as they come, season. the toughest one yet. Ohio percentage — the difference field goals. against Nebraska on Dec. 31, so we have to bring our “It’s another team on our State has a ranked wrestler in their recent losses. Though Megan Gustafson 2017, 79-74. A-Game.” schedule,” Marinelli said. in every weight class; Iowa is Since losing one of the has been playing like an “I know Nebraska beat Redshirt freshman Mari- “People say there may be bad ranked in seven. team’s best 3-point shooters, All-American all season, the Minnesota at Minnesota,” Makenzie Meyer, to injury, backcourt duo of Sevillian Bluder said in a release. “So Iowa has had a tough time and Doyle need to be on their obviously, if you look at the finding a consistent threat A-Game every night, especial- two tough teams this week, from behind the arc, which it ly with the absence of guards we probably have the tough- relies on much of the offense. Tania Davis and Meyer. er one over. I hate to say Guard Alexis Sevillian “Megan played great, but that because Minnesota can provided a great boost in we need to get more people score at will. But they have nonconference play off the involved than her,” Blud- three guards who play 40 bench but hasn’t been her er said on Jan. 13. “It can’t minutes as we do. They can usual self in recent games. In just be the Megan Show, score like crazy, so we will the last two losses, Sevillian and to me, it looked like we have to bring our defensive has scored a total of 7 points were standing around and savvy to this game.”

Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan Iowa guard Lexi Sevillian dribbles up the floor against Purdue in Carver-Hawkeye on Jan. 13. The Boilermakers defeated the Hawkeyes, 76-70. Tennis teams STUDENTS spring into action Print The start of the spring season, even with snow on the ground, presents another opportunity for the men’s and women’s all your tennis teams.

BY JAMES GEERDES we are right now,” Wilson [email protected] said in a release. “We have eight players who can play Both the Iowa men’s and and win in our lineup. Our course women’s tennis teams will depth and doubles will be back in action this week- need to be our strength if end for the first time since we want to make it into the October. NCAA Tournament and ac- The men will take to the complish our goals.” courts today at the Hawk- The Iowa women will play materials eye Tennis & Recreation on Saturday at the tennis Complex against Marquette complex, with Creighton at at 11 a.m., then against noon and Northern Iowa at Western Michigan at 6 p.m. 6 p.m. Head coach Ross Wil- Iowa leads the all-time son’s squad dealt with a series with Creighton, 2-0, at rocky fall season but ex- and dominated the Bluejays celled in its most recent last season, winning, 7-0. outing, the Big Ten Sin- Against Northern Iowa, the gles and Doubles Champi- Hawkeyes are 10-0 all time, onships in East Lansing, and won, 7-0, in 2016‘s ren- Michigan, on Oct. 27. dition. Iowa’s freshmen showed The team played strongly up to play in the tourna- throughout the fall. A major ment. The recruiting class, addition to the team came which was ranked No. 16 in in freshman Yufei Long, the country, demonstrated who has posted a 7-4 singles that in the last half of the record and a 5-3 doubles re- fall season. cord so far. The pair of Will Davies Iowa welcomes back 2017 and Piotr Smietana fin- Big Ten Freshman of the ished as runner-ups in the Year Elise van Heuvelen. doubles section of Big Tens, She was 13-9 in singles and and Smietana advanced to excelled in doubles along- the Round of 16 in singles. side senior Zoe Douglas, Joey Tyler joined Smietana posting a 16-5 record. in the Round of 16. “I think this year they are Senior Josh Silverstein going to grow and fight for leads the team in singles each other,” head coach Sa- and is ranked No. 66 in the sha Schmid said in a release. country. Iowa’s other senior “Once they get out there 125 S Dubuque | Iowa City | 351-3500 in the lineup, Josh Jacoby, and compete against other sits at 107 career singles and teams, as a whole, I think, doubles wins as a Hawkeye. they are going to be more 411 2nd St, Ste C | Coralville | 351-7100 “Since I’ve been at Iowa, confident in who they are as we’ve been building our ros- a group and how strong they ter to get to the point where can be together.” zephyrprinting.com 6 THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILY-IOWAN.COM | FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018 THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILY-IOWAN.COM | FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018 SPORTS 7 Hawk gymnasts jump right into competition Both Hawkeye gymnastics teams will continue their seasons this weekend against some big names at home and in Chicago.

BY ANNA KAYSER Ohio State in their second Big coach Larissa Libby said. “In stand the team dynamic, from trips. I’m hoping to give our The No. 8 men’s team will [email protected] Ten meet of the season. their defense, I felt like they that aspect, and make sure they fans — who give so much time travel to Chicago this weekend Last time out, the GymHawks were able to put enough pres- are pushing at all times, that investing in our kids — a great for an afternoon meet on Jan. 21. The Iowa men’s and women’s took home the win against sure on the other team to stay they never think they’re out of show,” Libby said. “I’m hopeful Iowa will face off against gymnastics teams are back in Michigan State on the road in in the hunt, and you can’t teach it,” Libby said. the team will do what we think No. 16 Illinois-Chicago the gym this weekend, facing a comeback that proved the that. That’s instinct.” A big part of tonight’s meet they’re capable of and compete for the second weekend some tough competition early strength and mentality of this That instinct will push the is that the team will compete in at a level that is a national-cal- in a row. On Jan. 13 at the in the season. year’s team. Hawkeyes forward to compete Carver-Hawkeye in front of the iber team; that’s what they are, Windy City Invitational, The women will compete at “No team should fall four to their best ability in each meet. home fans. we’re just struggling to show Iowa beat Illinois-Chicago, home at 7 p.m. as they take on times and win a meet,” head “I think it’s huge to under- “We’ve had two really long that right now.” 393.200-356.800. Hawkeye swimmers enter the grind of season Iowa goes on the road to face a Big Ten team with the hopes that it will improve leading up to the conference championships.

BY ANNA KAYSER “It kind of gets you back in think, but the last 400-meter Natatorium is unique in that so it’ll be a good challenge for coach Todd Waikel said. [email protected] the mode of racing,” Hannah relay of the guys really showed the athletes and the fans are us.” The pace of the season will Burvill said. “Especially when we that we can beat them and we on the same level, as opposed In the diving well, Iowa isn’t bring a new opportunity to get The Iowa swimming and div- came back from training trip; we can step it up and actually get to the fans being higher up. worried that it’s a Big Ten dual better at consistency, some- ing teams will travel to Evanston, didn’t have a meet, we just trained together as a team,” Kenneth The distraction from the meet. thing that is important for the Illinois, for a Big Ten dual against straight through, so it makes it Mende said. “I think that’s go- fans will be greater than usu- Regardless of the team the divers. Northwestern on Saturday. quite a bit difficult to get going.” ing to help all of us to get the al; the Hawkeyes will take on Hawkeyes face, they just want It’ll also get tiring going on Coming off of a strong meet The team dynamic as the men little things in the right place the Wildcats on their Senior to compete at the highest pos- the road, but that doesn’t come against Notre Dame and Illinois, faced Notre Dame on Jan. 13 is also and to step up and race.” Night. sible level and to do the little without its advantages. both the men’s and women’s important going into this week- Many athletes haven’t been However, with the history of things well. “It toughens you up a little teams are in strong spots to com- end and the rest of the season. to the Northwestern pool be- the two programs, Iowa hasn’t “We’re coming into our kind bit just being on the road,” pete in the conference once again. The level of competition is higher fore, so this gives the team a lost confidence. of busy season where we’ve Waikel said. “You need to learn Having a meet the weekend when the whole team steps up to chance to train and race in a “This week will be a great got just kind of back-to-back how to have a lot of gas in your before has helped the team as a help each other, whether they are different atmosphere. competition for both the men meets leading up to Big Tens, tank, so to speak, to have a lot whole with consistency and tran- physically in the pool or not. A new pool also comes with and the women,” head coach so really all I’m looking to do of energy, and the only way sitioning between training and “Notre Dame was a little bit its own challenges. Marc Long said. “We are down is perform how we want to you can do that is to just get racing mindsets. of a rough meet for all of us, I The Norris Aquatics Center in some areas personnel-wise, perform at Big Tens,” diving out there and grind it out.” FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018 DAILY-IOWAN.COM Sports @DI_SPORTS_DESK

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Scouting the mock drafts As the NFL playoffs head to the conference championships, Clash of mat titans draft analysts continue to ad- Iowa wrestling heads to Columbus on Jan. 21 with the hopes of topping a stacked, top-ranked Ohio just their mock drafts. Mel State in a high-stakes Big Ten showdown. Kiper, ESPN’s NFL Draft guru, slotted former Hawkeye cor- Jackson nerback Josh Jackson at No. 15 overall going to the Arizona Cardinals in his latest mock first round. Walter Football’s latest mock draft (as of Thursday) has Jackson going at No. 8 overall to the Chicago Bears. Walter Football says the Bears have “raved” about Jackson and “there’s a chance he’ll be the first cornerback selected in the 2018 NFL Draft.” The website also has former Hawkeyes James Daniels (No. 72, New York Jets), Akrum Wad- ley (No. 82, Detroit Lions), and Sean Welsh (No. 89, Tennessee Titans) being drafted in the third round. Walter Football does not have linebacker Josey Jewell in its mock draft (it only goes to the fourth round), but the website ranks Jewell as the sev - enth-best inside linebacker and projects him going anywhere from the third to fourth round.

HAWK OF THE WEEK Megan Gustafson Junior, women's basketball On the road in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the Hawkeyes’ loss to the Huskers, Gustafson put on a basket- ball clinic, offensively and defensively. The Port Wing, Wisconsin, Gustafson native scored 29 points (13-of-23 shooting), grabbed 18 rebounds (3 offensive), blocked 2 shots, and recorded an assist and a steal. Gustafson accounted for almost half of Iowa’s 65 points and field goals (27) en route to Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan her 18th double-double of the Iowa freshman wrestler Spencer Lee is the winner over Oklahoma State’s Nick Piccininni on Jan. 14 in Carver-Hawkeye. The Hawkeyes upset the Cowboys, beating them, 20-12. season.

WEEKEND SPORTS SCHEDULE BY JAMES GEERDES Tomasello’s last match resulted in an 18-3 tech Bowman will face No. 2 Myles Martin, No. 5 Cash [email protected] fall over fourth-ranked Ethan Lizak of Minnesota. Wilcke will wrestle No. 1 Kollin Moore at 197, and “Every guy you wrestle, and every week, you have No. 3 Sam Stoll will get No. 1 Kyle Snyder at heavy- Men’s Basketball Last week, Spencer Lee wrestled in his biggest to get ready for it like it’s the national-champion- weight. Saturday vs. Purdue — 11 a.m. college dual yet. The true freshman rose to the oc- ship finals,” Lee said. Nine of the 10 bouts will feature wrestlers who casion in front of a packed Carver-Hawkeye crowd And for a lot of this weekend’s event, it could have never faced each other, with an exception be- Women’s basketball and upended No. 9 Nick Piccininni in a 10-5 deci- potentially mirror matchups in the national cham- ing the Wilcke-Moore matchup; Moore won, 19-7, Jan. 21 @ Minnesota — 3 p.m. sion. pionship. The meet with the Buckeyes will host nu- last season. This week, it will be even bigger. merous top-20 bouts. At heavyweight, Stoll has had an impressive sea- Wrestling Jan. 21 @ Ohio State — 2:30 p.m. Iowa will head to Columbus on Jan. 21 to take on No. 6 Lee and No. 1 Tomesello will go at 125, No. son, but Snyder’s résumé is otherworldly for a se- top-ranked Ohio State. Lee will start action for the 2 Brandon Sorensen will wrestle No. 6 Ke-Shawn nior in college. He is perhaps the most decorated Tennis Hawkeyes with a top-10 dual with Ohio State’s top- Hayes, No. 2 Michael Kemerer will face No. 6 Mi- college wrestler: an Olympic gold medalist, a two- (Men's) ranked Nathan Tomasello at 125 pounds, a three- cah Jordan at 157, No. 8 Alex Marinelli and No. 13 Today vs. Marquette — 11 a.m. time Big Ten champion and a national titlist. Te’Shan Campbell will meet at 165, No 20 Mitch SEE WRESTLING, 5 Today vs. Western Michigan — 6 p.m. (Women's) Saturday vs. Creighton — Noon Saturday vs. Northern Iowa — 6 p.m. Track and Field Hawkeyes try to right Today hosting the Larry Wieczorek Track set for Invitational — 11 a.m. Saturday hosting the Larry Wiec- zorek Invitational — 1 p.m. the NCAA-hopeful ship ‘glamor’ meet Swimming and Diving Saturday @ Northwestern — 11 a.m. Losers of two straight, Iowa will need to get back on track if it Gymnastics Track professionals and college (Men’s) wants to keep NCAA Tournament hopes alive. athletes will collide in one of the Jan. 21 @ Illinois-Chicago — 2 p.m. (Women’s) biggest talent-packed meets in Today vs. Ohio State — 7 p.m. the Recreation Building. BY ANDREW DONLAN QUOTE OF THE DAY [email protected]

“It was euphoric — I The Iowa track and field teams is set to com- don’t know, that’s kind pete in the Larry Wieczorek Invitational at the Recreation Building this weekend. The meet is of a big word for me.” the second competition for the Hawkeyes of the indoor season, and those attending are sure to make this meet more intriguing. — Mitch Compared with last weekend’s Hawkeye Invi- Bowman after tational, which featured Iowa Central Commu- his win over nity College, Iowa State, and South Dakota, this Oklahoma meet’s slate is much more glamorous. Represen- State’s tatives from Arizona, Minnesota, Florida State, Keegan Moore LSU, Kansas State, Wisconsin, Virginia, and Iowa State will compete. “We still have some athletes who didn’t even STAT OF THE DAY Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan compete this weekend,” Director of Track and Iowa's Carly Mohas looks for a teammate against Purdue in Carver-Hawkeye on Jan. 13. The Boilermakers defeated Field Coach Woody said, “We’re Since the the Hawkeyes, 76-70. just trying to make sure that 2015-16 they’re ready to go next week. I’m season, Iowa BY SEAN BOCK Cornhuskers, Iowa shot a combined 3-of-23 excited to see how this meet is go- basketball is [email protected] (13 percent) from 3-point range. ing to go.” 4-2 against “We have to get our confidence back The invitational will not just be ranked Loser of two-straight games, Iowa will try shooting the ball; that’s the fun part about host to a slew of top talent from opponents at to get back in the win column Jan. 21 against basketball, and that’s the fun part about the college world. There will also home. Minnesota in Minneapolis. practicing: going into the gym by yourself Woody be 32 professional track and field The Hawkeyes (15-4, 3-3 Big Ten) are fresh and imagining yourself in these pressure sit- athletes competing, including off a 74-65 loss at Nebraska on Tuesday, their uations,” Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder said world champions and Olympians. third loss in four games. in a release. “To me, that’s the most enjoy- “For a college track and field meet, this is un- Iowa shot 39 percent from the field and able part of the game. We need to get that precedented,” Woody told Hawkeyesports. “I’ve missed all seven of its 3-point attempts. On- back; we need to get to the gym and get that never seen that many professional athletes at one ly two Hawkeyes — Megan Gustafson and confidence back as a shooting team because event during the indoor season.” 4-2 Amanda Ollinger — scored in double figures. record In losses to Purdue on Jan. 13 and the SEE BASKETBALL, 5 SEE TRACK, 5