Iowa Hawkeyes Fun Facts
The Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletics teams that represent the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The Hawkeyes have varsity teams in 24 sports, 11 for men and 13 for women. The teams participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are members of the Big Ten Conference.
Historically, Iowa has been very successful in wrestling, with 32 Big Ten championships and 21 national championships. The Hawkeyes have also won national championships in three other sports: men's gymnastics, football and field hockey. In basketball, Iowa has reached the Final Four on four occasions. The men's team has done this three times, most recently in 1980, while the women's team has done it once, in 1993. The baseball team has reached the College World Series once, in 1972. Iowa's softball team has played in the Women's College World Series on four occasions, most recently in 2001.
The term "Hawkeye" originally appeared in the book, The Last of the Mohicans, and was later used in its plural form to describe the people of Iowa. Soon thereafter, the University of Iowa borrowed this nickname for its athletic teams. The nickname was granted a symbol in 1948 when a mascot named Herky was created. Herky, along with all of Iowa's athletic teams, is attired in the school's colors, black and gold. The Hawkeyes have three fight songs, two of them being "On Iowa" and the "Iowa Fight Song".
Football home games are played at Kinnick Stadium, while basketball, gymnastics, volleyball, and wrestling events are held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The school's baseball and softball teams play at Duane Banks Field and Bob Pearl Softball Field, respectively.
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