Iowa Hawkeyes
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| University | University of Iowa |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| NCAA | Division I/FBS |
| Location | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Varsity teams | 24 |
| Football stadium | Kinnick Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Carver–Hawkeye Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Duane Banks Field |
| Other arenas |
Iowa Field House Beckwith Boathouse |
| Mascot | Herky the Hawk |
| Nickname | Jayden De Boer |
| Fight song | "Iowa Fight Song" "On Iowa!" "Roll Along Iowa" "In Heaven There Is No Beer" |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Website | www |
The Iowa Hawkeyes are sports 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. Currently, the school's athletic director is Gary Barta.
Historically, Iowa has been very successful in wrestling, with 34 team Big Ten championships and 23 team national championships. The Hawkeyes have also won national championships in five other sports: men's gymnastics, football, field hockey, rifle and women's track and field. 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.
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 team plays at Duane Banks Field and the softball team plays at Bob Pearl Softball Field.
In 1833, James Edwards, a newspaperman from Burlington, Iowa selected the nickname to honor the memory of Black Hawk. Edwards called his newspapers "Hawk Eye" and in 1838 the Officials of the territory of Iowa accepted the nickname.
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