Team	Big Ten finish
W Soccer	Season: 8th Record: 8-8-3, 4-6
Cross country	Men: 8th Women: 5th
Football	Season: 6th Record:6-6, 4-4
Volleyball	Season: 11th Record: 9-22, 1-19
Field hockey	Season: 3rd Record: 17-4, 4-2
Swim. & diving	Men: 9th Women: 9th
Gymnastics	Men: 6th Women: 5th
Indoor T&F	Men: 8th Women: 5th
Wrestling	Big Ten Champs
M basketball	Season: 8th Record: 13-19, 6-12
W basketball	Season: 2nd Record: 21-11, 13-5
Outdoor T&F	Men: 8th Women: 6th
Golf	Men: 10th Women: 8th
Rowing	Big Ten's: 6th
Tennis	Men: 7th Women: 7th
Baseball	Season: 10th Record: 22-33, 10-22
Softball	Season: 2nd Record: 42-20, 14-6

Cross country
After finishing eighth in the Big Ten Championships, the Iowa men's cross country team headed to the NCAA Midwest Regional. Sophomore Jesse Luciano led the Hawkeyes to a ninth-place finish by placing 15th with a time of 30:30 in the 8K. He received his first all-Region honor.

On the women's side, the team finished in fifth in the Big Ten Championships, with senior Diane Nukuri claiming the individual 6K championship with a school and conference-record clocking of 19:37.6 seconds, shattering the old Big Ten mark by more than 45 seconds. This record helped her to be named the Big Ten Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year.

Following the Big Ten's, Nukuri became the Midwest Region Champion for the second year in a row
and eventually helped the team finish fifth in the NCAA Championships. Nukuri repeated as an
All-American, finishing fourh overall. Teammate Meghan Armstrong came in 13th, to help the team
finish tenth overall.

Field hockey
The third-seeded Iowa field hockey team earned its second consecutive Big Ten Tournament
championship and the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament by defeating top-seeded Michigan, 4-1.

The Hawkeyes headed to the NCAA tournament set to face Boston University. A defensive battle
ensued and the Hawkeyes eventually lost 1-0, in double overtime to finish the season with an
overall record of 17-4.

Soccer
The Hawkeyes finished the season in eighth place which set them up for a match against Penn State. In the game, Keli McLaughlin scored her first collegiate goal. It wasn't enough, though, as Penn State topped Iowa, 3-1.

The 2007 season was still a memorable one in just Ron Rainey's second season at the helm. The season marked the first time since 2002 that the Hawkeyes finished with a record of .500 or better. Iowa's four conference wins were the most they have had in six seasons and it also wrote its place in the school's record books with a six-match winning streak.

Football

In the wake of a 28-19 home finalé loss to Western Michigan, bowl hopes still lingered for the Hawkeyes . There was reason to be optimistic, because the Hawkeyes, a
young squad which played its best down the stretch, had six wins and were bowl eligible.

In the end, though, the Hawkeyes were left on the outside looking in when the bowl teams were announced, snapping a streak of six consecutive seasons with a bowl appearance.

The play by some of their team was still good enough to earn Big Ten honors: junior defensive
tackle Mitch King was named to the Coaches all-Big Ten first unit and senior cornerback Charles Godfrey and senior linebacker Mike Humpal were both named to second all-Big Ten teams.

 

Volleyball
The volleyball team ended its season with a loss to Illinois to finish the 2007 season with a 9-22
overall record, with a 1-19 mark in Big Ten play.

Shortly after the season ended, head coach Cindy Fredrick resigned her position. Fredrick compiled
a record of 46-82 during her four years as the seventh head coach in the history of the women's
volleyball program. Her record in Big Ten play was 9-71 and included a 1-19 record in 2007.

"It is with regret that I have decided to resign my position at the University of Iowa," Fredrick
said. "My staff and I have made great strides to improve the volleyball program over the past four
years. Our student-athletes have been highly successful in the classroom, attendance has seen
significant growth, as has participation at our instructional camps, and our competitive level has
improved.

Men's swimming & diving
The Iowa men's swimming and diving team finished in ninth place at the Big Ten Championships.
Sophomore Wil Whaley set a new school record while finishing in 15th place in the 200 backstroke
(1:46.11).

Frank VanDijkhuizen and Michael Gilligan dived in the NCAA Diving Zone C Qualifying meet, however
neither of the duo were able to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

Women's swimming & diving
Even though the women's swimming and diving team finished in ninth place at the Big Ten
Championships, several Iowa women made history. School records were set by sophomore Christine
Kuczek in her 11th place 100 freestyle finish (50.55) and by the 400 freestyle relay team of Kuczek, Julie deBruin, Katarina Tour, and Alison Gschwend (3:22.52)

Men's indoor track and field
Iowa men's track and field team placed eighth at the 2008 Big Ten Indoor Championships. Senior Ryan Niver broke the school heptathlon record with a point total of 5,149. He had set the previous record in 2006.

The Hawkeyes met qualifying standards to compete at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Junior John Hickey was the lone standout earning all-America honors for placing seventh in shot put with a throw of 60-8 1/2.

Women's indoor track and field
The women's team performed slightly better at their Big Ten Championships winning two championship events and finishing in fifth place. Meghan Armstrong won the 3,000 meters with a career-best time of 9:18.30, and Renee White took first in the triple jump with a school record leap of 42-4.

The team was well represented at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Kineke Alexander earned her seventh career all-America honor by placing fifth in the 400 meters with a time of 52.72. Tammilee Kerr placed 15th in the pentathlon. Armstrong placed 13th in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:37.54 and Diane Nukuri placed 12th in the 5,000 meters (16:35.05).

Wrestling
The top-ranked Iowa wrestling team won its 32nd Big Ten team title at the conference championships in March. Sophomore Brent Metcalf became Iowa's 101st Big Ten Champion when he won the 149-pound title, and the Hawkeyes qualified nine wrestlers to the NCAA Championships.

The team followed up its dominating performance in the Big Ten at the 2008 NCAA Championships. The team clinched its 21st national team title, its first since 2000, and also crowned two individual champions in senior Mark Perry and Metcalf, who won Outstanding Wrestling of the Championships.

For his team's success, Hawkeye coach Tom Brands was named 2008 NWCA Coach of the Year.

Men's basketball
The men's hoopsters opened the season with new head coach Todd Lickliter who came over from
Butler.

After closing the regular season with a win over Northwestern, Iowa was seeded eighth in the Big Ten Tournament and met No. 9 seed Michigan. It was far from a prize fight, but Michigan connected on enough jabs early and held on for a 55-47 victory over Iowa in the first-round battle.

This season marked just the second time in school history that the Hawkeyes failed to make it to
at least the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

Adding insult to injury, it was announced in early May that Iowa's leading scorer Tony Freeman
asked for, and had been granted, a release from his basketball scholarship. He eventually transferred to Southern Illinois.

Women's basketball
The women's season had a few more highlights to remember than those of their male counterparts.
One highlight included super-senior Johanna Solverson scoring a career-high 31 points to lead the
team to a 87-78 victory over Wisconsin and a share of the 2008 Big Ten regular-season crown. The title was Iowa's ninth overall and first since 1998.

Another highlight included head coach Lisa Bluder being honored by her peers and the media as the 2008 Big Ten Coach of the Year.

The Hawkeyes then earned a No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and took down Michigan to advance to the semifinals against eventual winner Purdue. Though the Hawkeyes lost to the Boilermakers, they were still invited to the NCAA tournament, where they met No. 8 Georgia in the opening round.

In a tightly contested battle of evenly matched foes, Georgia slipped passed by Iowa 67-61 to
conclude Iowa's season with a 21-11 overall record.

Men's gymnastics
The Iowa men's gymnastics team placed sixth in the 2008 Big Ten Championships.

Geoff Reins led the way for the Hawkeyes, holding the top two finishes of the night for the Hawkeyes. Reins placed sixth on floor exercise, posting a new event record, with a score of 15.35.
On vault, Reins tied for fourth with a 16.00.

Reins was just as succesful in the Big Ten individual event finals posting a third place finish on vault, with a final score of 16.20. On floor exercise he placed sixth, posting a 14.65.

To wrap the season, the Hawkeyes competed in the 2008 NCAA Qualifier finishing fifth out of 12.

Women's gymnastics
The Hawkeyes placed fifth at the Big Ten Championships held in Ann Arbor, Mich. Beam was Iowa's best event of the competition with three top-10 finishers. Katie Burke tied for fifth while Rebecca
Simbhudas tied for eighth and Kara Pinjuv tied for 10th. Houry Gebeshian tied for sixth on bars
while Jenifer Simbhudas tied for 10th on floor. Burke was Iowa's best all-around competitor, tying
for 10th.

Head coach Larissa Libby was named Big Ten Coach of the Year and Jenifer Simbhudas was named first team all-Big Ten.

The Hawkeyes wrapped the season by taking sixth place in the NCAA North Central Regionals.

Men's golf
The Iowa men's golf team finished in 10th at the Big Ten Championships.

Freshman Vince India posted a 76 (+4) to finish in seventh place overall. Competing in his first
Big Ten Championships, he recorded a stellar 294 (+6) to lead Iowa.

"I am very pleased with Vince's performance today," coach Mark Hankins said. "He fought hard after a tough start to post a good round. As a team we had our chances to make a move and did not take advantage of our opportunities."

Women's golf
The Iowa women's golf team completed its 2007-08 season, finishing tied for eighth place at the Big Ten Championships.
 
Junior Tyrette Metzendorf (295, +7) capped off her breakout season by finishing alone in third
place in the individual standings. 

As a team, Iowa's total team score of 1,231 now ranks third on the all-time list for 72-hole team
performances.

Men's tennis
The University of Iowa hosted this year's Big Ten Tournament and as the No. 8 seed the Hawkeyes easily defeated ninth-seeded Purdue, 4-0.

The second round was quite the opposite as top-ranked Ohio State defeated Iowa 4-0.

"We played a tough, hard-fought match," coach Steve Houghton said. "Once again we had several close matches with the second ranked team in the nation. The Ohio State coach gave us a great compliment, saying that we were one of the toughest teams they played all season."

Women's tennis
The Hawkeyes entered the 2008 Big Ten Championships as the seventh seed and had a round one matchup against 10th-seeded Penn State. After topping the Nittany Lions, 4-1, the Hawkeyes moved on to face Michigan.

The second-seeded Wolverines were too much for Iowa and was defeated 4-0, to bring its 2008 season to an end.

Rowing
The University of Iowa women's rowing team placed sixth in team scoring at the Big Ten Championships.

The lone Hawkeye medalist came in the 2N8+ grand final. Iowa beat out Michigan State for the
bronze medal in the final second, finishing behind Wisconsin and Minnesota with a time of 7:21.32.

Senior Brittany Keyes was named to the all-Big Ten first team, and was a Big Ten sportsmanship honoree. Junior Kristin Kelly was named to the all-Big Ten second team.

The team then competed in the finals in five events in the NCAA South-Central Regionals. The Hawkeyes placed 11th overall in the team standings and seventh in the Central Region standings with 202 points. This event completed their season.

Softball
Iowa earned the three seed in the Big Ten Softball Tournament and scored wins over Illinois and
Michigan State to cruise into the championship against Northwestern.

The team's bid for its third Big Ten Tournament title in school history fell just short as it lost to Northwestern, 1-0. Junior Brittany Weil was outstanding in the loss. Weil threw all seven innings and held the dangerous Wildcat offense to just one run on four hits while striking out nine.

"This was a classic championship game," coach Gayle Blevins said.

Next up, the 2008 NCAA Softball Tournament. Behind strong pitching, timely hitting and solid defense, the Hawkeyes bounced Long Beach State from the NCAA Tournament by a final score of 5-2 to advance to play in the Regional final against Missouri.

The Tigers, who rallied to beat Iowa (42-20) in the tournament opener, came from behind again to beat the Hawkeyes in a 5-4 walkoff decision in the Regional final.

Outdoor track and field
The University of Iowa men and women's track team completed competition at the Big Ten
Championships with the women placing sixth while the men were eighth.

Leading the women was senior Diane Nukuri, who earned her first Big Ten championship with a time of 16:24.21 in the 5,000 meters. Junior A.J. Curtis and sophomore Adam Hairston led the men by placing third in the shot put and 800 meters, respectively.

Other impressive performances turned in by the Hawkeyes included senior Kineke Alexander's
fourth-place finish in the 400 meters with a time of 54.06. Sophomore Caleigh Bacchus had career best leap in the high jump of 5-7 ¼, placing her sixth.

In the men's shot put, Curtis had a career best toss of 59-8 ¼, it was good enough for third place while senior Shane Maier placed fifth with a season best throw of 59-4 ¼.

Baseball
The Iowa baseball team lost its final game of the 2008 season, 9-7, to Ohio State, though the
Hawkeyes and Buckeyes split the four-game series. Iowa finished its season with a 22-33 overall record and 10-22 mark in conference play.

"It would have been nice to finish with a win, but we played good baseball and unfortunately
came up a little short [today]," said Iowa Head Coach Jack Dahm.