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#4 staff story: Rhabdo
We've surveyed our staff members and readers for their opinions, and the results are in. Between now and Jan. 1, we'll be unveiling readers' choices for the top 10 news stories of the year - one story per day. Here's the #4 story of the year, as voted by Gazette staffers.
Thirteen University of Iowa football players are hospitalized in January for exertional rhabdomyolysis after an intense squats workout. A six-month follow-up report by the university's Special Presidential Committee noted that all 13 players had recovered medically, and 10 of the 13 players were active members of the football team.
THE YEAR'S COVERAGE:
- Jan. 25: 12 football players hospitalized with exertional condition
- Jan. 25: Had you heard of exertional rhabdomyolysis before Tuesday? Sounds like it could become a familiar term in Hawkeyeland
- Jan. 26: Unusual muscle disorder sends 13 Iowa players to hospital
- Jan. 26: 100 squats, 17 minutes, rhabdomyolysis
- Jan. 27: Hlas: Where were Ferentz and Barta?
- Jan. 27: Iowa regents request 90-day analysis of football players' illnesses
- Jan. 27: Sporting News: The 13 hospitalized Iowa football players tested for illegal drugs, and all 13 tests came back negative
- Jan. 28: A former college strength coach offers his thoughts on the Iowa football situation
- Jan. 30: All 13 hospitalized Iowa football players have been released from the hospital
- Jan. 31: This Iowa football rhabdomyolysis story is an enigma wrapped in a riddle
- Feb. 3: Will Hawkeyes move past ‘Rhabdo-Gate'?
- Feb. 7: Rhabdomyolysis: Working its way from Iowa City into the national consciousness
- Feb. 9: Hospitalized Iowa football players expected for spring drills
- Feb. 22: UI releases emails showing response to hospitalization of athletes
- March 1: Barta: Policy changes may be appropriate after UI investigation of sick football players
- March 23: Read the full Iowa report on rhabdomyolysis here
- March 23: Report: Abandon high-intensity squat workout, be more aware of rhabdo
- March 23: Rhabdo case simply a ‘freak thing'
- March 23: Hlas column: Rhabdo gone, squats drill gone, this Iowa football story probably soon to be gone
- Aug. 5: Iowa football strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle: 'We're ready to move on'
University of Iowa Dr. John Stokes (right) speaks about the medical condition affecting 13 Iowa football players during a news conference with Biff Poggi (left) father of freshman linebacker Jim Poggi, one of the affected players, and Director of Football Operations Paul Federici at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, Iowa City, Iowa. Thirteen Iowa football players have been hospitalized after developing rhabdomyolysis, a stress-induced muscle syndrome following strenuous workouts. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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