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![Kara Metzger conducting the DCI Colts and the Hawkeye Marching Band](/sites/hawkeyemarchingband.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2024-03/65f9f9ee6b1b652a36004fb2_CsKUfJOVkIRhSLucQ3BpgpMPItALOv0K.png?h=6abcd482&itok=AV1DcRxO)
Colts’ Caitlin Clark: Metzger leads by example for Dubuque organization
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
when Colts director Vicki MacFarlane compared Kara Metzger — a former drum major and current staff member for the Dubuque, Iowa corps — to the prolific point guard, it was no small comment. “I guess she’s like our Caitlin Clark,” MacFarlane said. “She’s the reason people want to keep coming back.”
![HMB performing on the field in Kinnick Stadium during Crossover at Kinnick](/sites/hawkeyemarchingband.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2024-03/57a19e8b-c984-15ef-1524-98cf12891541.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=QOV1OPPm)
Roll Along - News from Iowa Bands (March 2024)
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
![Hawkeye Metal Band performs during Metallica Halftime show in Kinnick Stadium](/sites/hawkeyemarchingband.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-11/2023_09_30-Football%20vs%20Michigan%20State%20jatorner%20-0727.jpg?h=0dca3afc&itok=gX8TSuyK)
‘Enter Sandman’: CMU alum directing Hawkeye Metallica tribute
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
A challenge is bringing metal to marching bands. One band participating is directed by a Montrose native and Central Michigan University alum.