October

Northern Iowa's Jacqui Kalin during University of Northern Iowa media day at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

Northern Iowa's head coach Tanya Warren speaks during University of Northern Iowa media day at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

Northern Iowa's women's basketball players gather for a photo during University of Northern Iowa media day at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

From left to right, Kaley Bertch, Tammy Brousseau, Misty Cook, and Wylma Cook are joined by others to walk the bike trail around Meyers Lake as part of a lantern vigil in Evansdale, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. The vigil marks three months since the disappearance of Misty Cook's daughter Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 11, and her niece Elizabeth Collins, 9, who were abducted, and their bikes found near the lake in July. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

Shalee Boyles, left, roasts her marshmallow while her little sister match Syleena Swanson, right, 9, both of Waterloo, adjusts her own marshmallows at the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Halloween party at George Wyth Memorial State Park in Waterloo, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. The two have been a match for about two and a half years. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

Andrea Comini, of Verona Italy, participates in a hot yoga class at Sol Yoga in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. The class is taught in a dimly lit room with a minimum temperature of 95 degrees farenheit, and humidity of 40 percent.  (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

Kathy David, front right, owner/instructor of Sol Yoga, instructs Jed Smith, front left, of Cedar Falls, while leading a hot yoga class in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. The class is taught in a low-light room with a minimum temperature of 95 degrees farenheit, and humidity of 40 percent. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

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Northern Iowa vs Missouri State

Northern Iowa's Jen Larsen, front, slides into home, as Missouri State's Madison Hargrove, back, tries to tag her out durinng Northern Iowa's game against Missouri State at Robinson-Dresser Complex in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Sunday, May 9, 2010. Northern Iowa won the game 4-2.
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UNI vs Southern Illinois

Southern Illinois' Anthony Booker, front, controls the ball on a rebound as Northern Iowa's Jake Koch, back, works defense in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009.
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Southern Illinois' Justin Bocot, right, and Northern Iowa's Travis Brown, left, struggle to gain control of a loose ball in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009.
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UNI vs Illinois State

Northern Iowa's Adam Koch, center, Illinois State's Champ Oguchi, left, and Lloyd Phillips, right, chase down a loose ball at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009.
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UNI vs Bradley

Northern Iowa's Johnny Moran, right, takes the ball to the net as Bradley's,Taylor Brown, center, defends on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Northern Iowa won the game 66-61.
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Bradley's Dodie Dunson, left, works defensively to block Northern Iowa's Kwadzo Ahelegbe at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009.
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Northern Iowa's Lucas O'Rear, left, and Kerwin Dunham, right, defensively block Bradley's Sam Maniscalco, center, during the second half of the game on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Northern Iowa won the game 66-61.
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Northern Iowa's head coach Ben Jacobson reacts to a play during the second half of their game against Bradley on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

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Iowa Vs. Northern Iowa

Iowa's Brent Metcalf, left, flips Northern Iowa's Charlie Ettelson, right, during their 149 lbs. wrestling match Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Metcalf won the match 24-9, and Iowa won the meet 30-12.

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Iowa's Alex Tsirtsis, top, attempts to pin Northern Iowa's Trent Washington, bottom, during their 141 lbs. wrestling match Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Tsirtsis won the match 14-2, and Iowa won the meet 30-12.

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This was my first wrestling meet ever. I didn't realize how much I'd like wrestling...or ANY sport, for that matter. At least photographing it anyway. I'm still working on my timing, but I'm learning. It was also pretty fun setting up lights from the catwalk. :-)