Judge Approves Settlement between University of Iowa and Student Athlete Who Claimed Abuse

An Iowa state court judge has approved a settlement between the University of Iowa and a former member of the women's rowing team, which calls for the school to pay $300,000 to a student athlete who alleged in a 2010 lawsuit that former coach Mandi Kowal’s training regimen left her with chronic exertional syndrome, which made it hard to walk and has required numerous surgeries.   The case had been scheduled to go to trial in September, but that date was cancelled after the parties negotia