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Iowa State Cyclones
Logo
UniversityIowa State University
ConferenceBig 12
DivisionDivision I
Athletic directorJamie Pollard
LocationAmes, Iowa
Varsity teams16
Football stadiumJack Trice Stadium
ArenaHilton Coliseum
MascotCy the Cardinal
NicknameCyclones
Fight songISU Fights
ColorsCardinal and Gold
   
Websitewww.cyclones.com

The Iowa State Cyclones (commonly referred to as the "'Clones") are the athletic teams of Iowa State University. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 16 varsity teams in 11 sports.


Overview

Iowa State's Athletic Director, Jamie Pollard (2005-current), has dramatically changed the direction of the athletic program. Since being hired, Pollard has hired new head coaches in: football (2), men's basketball, wrestling, gymnastics, soccer, cross country/track and field, women's golf, tennis, and softball. He has dramatically increased the athletic budget and has improved player academics. Additionally, he has initiated major renovations to Hilton Coliseum[1] and Jack Trice Stadium[2], and has begun construction of a basketball practice facility[3]

Pollard does have critics that point to poor team performance in men's basketball and football, increased ticket prices, and radical spending. Since Pollard was hired, Iowa State has been to only one bowl game and has not made the NCAA Tournament, nor have they won a game in the Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament. Additionally, between facility improvements and contract buyouts, Iowa State has drained their reserves and has been forced to dramatically increase ticket prices in order to balance the budget. Pollard's supporters point out the improved facilities, the better patron interaction, and that the increased prices are only average compared to other Big 12 schools.

Men's Sports

Baseball

Main article: Iowa State Cyclones baseball

Iowa State University fielded baseball from 1892 until the conclusion of the 2000-2001 season. Iowa State discontinued baseball as an official sport due to budget constraints after the 2000-2001 season, but it does remain as a club sport. Iowa State had an 1,346-1,412-17 all time record including a 7-6 NCAA tournament record.

Basketball

Iowa State Cyclones Power Forward Craig Brackens goes for a layup in a game against the Kansas Jayhawks.
Main article: Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
See also: Greg McDermott

The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Greg McDermott is the current ISU men's basketball head coach. Iowa State has a 1160–1190 all time record, and has been to the NCAA Tournament thirteen times including two Sweet 16 appearances, an Elite 8 appearance, and a Final Four appearance. ISU has also won six regular conference titles and two conference tournament titles. Iowa State men's basketball team plays in Hilton Coliseum, part of the Iowa State Center on the south-east side of Iowa State University, and is known as one of the best venues in all of college basketball.

Cross Country

Main article: Iowa State Cyclones cross country

Iowa State Cyclones Cross Country is an athletic team representing the Cyclones of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Since beginning in 1954, the men's cross country team has won two NCAA national titles, two conference titles, and has made the NCAA tournament 21 times.

Football

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Iowa State at Texas Tech in 2007
Main article: Iowa State Cyclones football
See also: Paul Rhoads

Iowa State plays NCAA Division 1 FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football in the Big 12 North Division. ISU started playing football in 1892, however, it did not become an official sport until 1894. The Cyclones have a 476-556-46 all time record and are 2-7 in post season play. The Cyclones play home games in Jack Trice Stadium. The stadium is named after Jack Trice, a football play who incurred a fatal injury while playing for the Cyclones in 1923. The stadium is currently under a major renovation which has doubled the luxury suites, widened the concourses and built new restrooms and concession stands. Once monies are secured, the south end-zone will be completely bowled in, raising the stadiums seating capacity from around 50,000 to nearly 60,000.[4]

Golf

Iowa State Cyclone's men's golf is coached by Jay Horton who is in his 10th season (2009) at Iowa State. Iowa State has made twelve NCAA appearances and has won three Big 6 conference titles. Iowa State play and practice at Veenker Memorial Golf Course on the Iowa State Campus.[5]

Track and field

Main article: Iowa State Cyclones track and field

Iowa State Cyclones Track and Field is part of the Big 12 Conference under the leadership of Corey Ihmels. Iowa State has had considerable success in men's track and field, winning 20 conference titles and making 52 NCAA appearances in indoor and outdoor events.

Wrestling

Main article: Iowa State Cyclone wrestling
See also: Cael Sanderson

Iowa State has won 8 national championships in wrestling. Iowa State's head coach is four time National Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, Cael Sanderson.

Women's Sports

Basketball

Main article: Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
See also: Bill Fennelly

Iowa State is known for having one of the best women's basketball programs in the nation. Since the founding of the Big 12 in 1996, ISU has had only one losing season, has won 3 conference titles (1 regular season, 2 tournament), and has the best conference tournament record in the Big 12. Bill Fennelly is the coach and is largely responsible for building this successful program. On a national level, the Cyclones have made the NCAA tournament nine times, making it twice to the Sweet Sixteen and once to the Elite Eight. They have also made the WNIT twice. ISU has been ranked in the top 10 for attendance for the past eight years and led the Big 12 in attendence in the 2008-2009 season. [6]

Cross Country

Main article: Iowa State Cyclones cross country

Iowa State Cyclones Cross Country is an athletic team representing the Cyclones of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Since beginning in 1973, the women's cross country team has won eight conference titles and has made the NCAA tournament six times.

Track and field

Main article: Iowa State Cyclones track and field

Iowa State Cyclones Track and Field is part of the Big 12 Conference under the leadership of Corey Ihmels. Iowa State has had success in women's track and field, winning 9 conference titles and making 24 NCAA appearances in indoor and outdoor events.

Other Sports

Golf

Iowa State women's golf is led by head coach Christie Martens (2005-present). Iowa State has won one Big 8 conference title and has made the NCAA tournament four times and the AIAW (NCAA predecessor for women's golf) tournament three times. The Iowa State women's golf team plays and practice at Veenker Memorial Golf Course on the Iowa State Campus.[7]


Gymnastics

Iowa State Women's Gymnastics program has won two Big 12 titles in the past ten years (2000, 2006) and made an appearance in the NCAA "Super Six" gymnastics championship (2006). Iowa State has also won two Big 8 conference titles in 1975 and 1977. Iowa State women's gymnastics are coached by Jay Ronayne who is 18-24-1 overall since hired in 2007. [8]


Soccer

Iowa State's newest sport is Soccer. It was officially named a Cyclone sport in 1996 and has built a 98-118-19 overall record including one NCAA tournament appearance in 2005. Iowa State Cyclone soccer is led by first year (2008-2009) Head Coach, Wendy Dillinger. [9]


Softball

Iowa State Women's Softball is coached by Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler (2006-present), who has a 65-72 record at Iowa State and 218-148 overall. Iowa State's softball team has a all time record of 743-693-5 and is 53-168 in Big 12 play. The softball team plays at the Southwest Athletic Complex and practices there and at the Bergstrom Indoor Practice Facility.[10]


Swimming & Diving

Iowa State Swimming & Diving is coached by Duane Sorenson, who is 55-50 in his 12th season at Iowa State (1996-present). Iowa State has won one Big 8 conference title in 1974, and has a 159-149 all time record. The swimming & diving team trains and competes in Beyer Pool on ISU's campus.[11]


Tennis

Iowa State Women's Tennis is coached by first year head coach Armando Espinosa. Iowa State Tennis team has had a 100% graduation rate over the past 16 years and the programs athletes consistently post some of the highest GPA's of all Iowa State athletes.[12]


Volleyball

Head Coach Cristy Johnson has led Iowa State to one of the most impressive turn-around ever. Since taking over the program in 2005, Johnson has coached the Cyclones to a 56-40 (.583) record, including three NCAA tournament appearances and the programs first ever national ranking. The Cyclone's three NCAA tournament appearances include a second round appearance in 2006, a Sweet 16 appearance in 2007, and a Elite 8 appearance in 2008. The Cyclone fans have recognized the success and in 2007, ISU ranked 20th in the country for attendance, averaging 1,565 spectators per match. After upsetting 8th ranked Wisconsin in the second round in 2007, the Cyclones earned their first-ever national ranking at the No. 18 spot in the AVCA Coaches Poll.*[1] Overall, Iowa State has a 597-637-10 record, a 126-272 conference record, and a 4-3 NCAA tournament record.[13]

History

Varsity baseball and men's swimming teams were elimated after the 2000-2001 season due to budget cuts.

Championships

Iowa State has won thirteen NCAA National Team Championships in three sports. By far Iowa State's most successful sport is Wrestling, which in spite having not won a national title for over twenty year, has continued to remain a contender for the national title. In Wrestling, Iowa State has finished as runners up for the National title numerous times, their last being in 2007.

Spite Iowa State's success in Wrestling, their most resent NCAA National Team Championship was in Men's Cross Country in 1994. Iowa State is not known as a national powerhouse in Cross Country, however, it is not unusual for the ISU Cross Country team to make into the NCAA tournament.

Probably the more unusual titles that Iowa State has won is in Men's Gymnastics. A highly successful period of Men's Gymnastics, led ISU to 3 national titles in 4 years. Men's gymnastics is no longer a sport sponsored by Iowa State.

Titles Sport Year
National Championships
(NCAA unless indicated)
8 Wrestling[14] 1933, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1987
7 Women's Cross Country 1975(AIAW), 1976(AIAW), 1977(AIAW), 1978(AIAW), 1981(AIAW)
3 Men's Gymnastics 1971, 1973, 1974
2 Men's Cross Country 1989, 1994
18 Total NCAA: 13
AIAW: 5
Conference Championships
14 Wrestling Big 6: 1933, 1937, 1941, 1947
Big 7: 1958
Big 8: 1970, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1987
Big 12: 2007, 2008, 2009
12 Men's Outdoor Track&Field Big 6: 1944, 1945
Big 8: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
10 Men's Basketball Big 6: 1935, 1941, 1944, 1945
Big 7: 1955
Big 8: 1959, 1996
Big 12: 2000(2), 2001
8 Women's Cross Country Big 8: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1990
8 Men's Indoor Track&Field Big 6: 1944, 1945, 1946
Big 8: 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993
6 Women's Outdoor Track&Field Big 8: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
5 Women's Indoor Track&Field Big 8: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979
4 Women's Gymnastics Big 8: 1975, 1977
Big 12: 2000, 2006
3 Men's Golf Big 6: 1940, 1947, 1953
3 Baseball Big 8: 1957, 1970, 1971
3 Football MVC: 1911, 1912
Big 12: 2004 (North)
3 Women's Basketball Big 12: 2000(2), 2001
2 Men's Cross Country Big 8: 1989, 1994
1 Women's Golf Big 8: 1993
82 Total MVC: 2
Big 6: 16
Big 7: 2
Big 8: 50
Big 12: 12

Facilities

Hilton Coliseum

Hilton Coliseum

Main article: Hilton Coliseum

James H. Hilton Coliseum is a 14,356-seat multi-purpose arena in Ames, Iowa. The arena opened in 1971. It is home to the Iowa State University Cyclones basketball, wrestling, gymnastics and volleyball teams. The building was specifically built to hold in sound with a solid concrete structure, steel doors, and a crowd that sits just a few feet from the court. During big games, players from opposing teams, as well as Iowa State, have even said that the floor has shaken due to the loudness of the crowd. A record basketball crowd of 15,000 saw the Cyclones post a 97-94 win over Iowa in 1971.

Jack Trice Stadium

Jack Trice Stadium and the Jacobson and Olsen Building in foreground
Main article: Jack Trice Stadium
See also: Jack Trice

Jack Trice Stadium (formerly Cyclone Stadium) is a stadium in Ames, Iowa. It is primarily used for college football, and is the home field of the Iowa State University Cyclones. It opened on September 20, 1975 (with a win against Air Force), and with hillside tickets it officially has 55,000 seats. The current record for single-game attendance, 56,795, was set on September 8, 2007 when the Cyclones played Northern Iowa. In 1997, the stadium was named in honor of Jack Trice, ISU's first African American athlete and the school's first athletics-related fatality. The stadium is the only one in Division I-A named for an African American individual.[15]

Other Facilities

Basketball Practice Facility

Currently under construction is Iowa State's new basketball practice facility. The two acres of land in west Ames, Iowa, that the facility is being built on was donated by a local developer, Dickson Jensen. The $8 million, 36,000 square-foot facility, will include two separate 10,000 square- foot gymnasiums for both men's and women's basketball programs, as well as separate lounges and locker rooms, a theater room, a medical treatment area, and coaches' offices and conference rooms. The tentative completion date is September 2009.[16]

Bergstrom Indoor Facility

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Bergstrom Indoor Practice Facility

The Steve and Debbie Bergstrom Indoor Training Facility opened in March 2004. It is a 92,000 square-foot multi-purpose, indoor practice facility. Inside the facility is a full sized Astro turf football field. Though typically associated with football, it is also used for practice by the softball and soccer teams, as well as community events. The building sits just northwest of Jack Trice Stadium and is part of the Johnny Majors Practice Complex. The facility cost $9.6 million to build and was funded by private gifts to the athletic department and ISU Foundation.[17]


Beyer Hall

Beyer Hall is home to Iowa State's women's swimming and diving team and women's gymnastics team (men's swimming and diving and gymnastics teams have been discontinued at Iowa State). The swimming and diving team practices and holds competition in the Beyer Pool, a six lane, T-shaped, 25-yard competitive pool with an attached diving well, and seating for approximately 800 spectators. The Beyer Pool has hosted the 1963 and 1971 NCAA meets, as well as numerous conference championships.[18] Though the gymnastics team competes in Hilton Coliseum, they practice across the hall from Beyer Pool in the Amy and Dennis Pyle Family Gymnastics Facility. Renovated in 2002, the practice facility is used by collegiate and elementary athletes alike.[19]


Cross Country Course

The $250,000, Iowa State Cross Country Course was dedicated in 1995 and was host of the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships that fall, and again in 2000. The course runs through the Iowa State Arboretum and was the first course in the nation designed exclusively for competitive cross country racing.[20]


Hixson-Lied Student Success Center

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Hixson Lied Student Success Center

The 10 million dollar, Hixson-Lied Student Success Center, was designed for improving academic achievement campus wide, with the second floor devoted specifically to student athletes. The facility was built using private contributions. Since it's completion in 2006, Iowa State student athletes have dramatically improved in the class room and now boost an higher average GPA (Grade point average) than the rest of the student body.[21]


ISU Soccer Complex

Built in 1995 when women's soccer was added as an official sport at Iowa State, the ISU Soccer Complex sits just east of the Lied Recreation Athletics Center. Permanent lighting was installed in 2004 at a cost of $170,000 and a team meeting room was added in 2005. The Iowa State Soccer team practices in the [Bergstrom Indoor Facility] during bad weather or field conditions.[22]


Jacobson Athletic Building

Located off the north end zone of Jack Trice Stadium, The Jacobson Athletic Building houses all football offices, locker rooms, meeting rooms, strength and conditioning room, and sports medicine room. In addition to football, it also houses administrative and coaches offices (except men's and women's basketball). The administrative and football offices were renovated in 2008 with the renovation to the Jack Trice Stadium.[23]


Lied Recreation Center

The Lied Recreation Center is a multi-purpose building housing the soccer team lockers, practice facility for wrestling, and a 300 meter track for indoor competition. The $13 million center, was host of the 1998, 2000, and 2007 indoor track and field Big 12 Championships. The new mondo track has eight 42-inch lanes, making it the largest and one of the fastest indoor surfaces in the world. There is portable seating for 2,000 spectators and also includes two long jump/triple jump pits and a pole vault runway. The facility also includes showers, saunas, steam rooms, and a sports medicine center.[24]


Southwest Athletic Complex

The Southwest Athletic Complex is home to multiple sport facilities including: baseball, softball, track and field, and cross country (technically the ISU cross country course is separate, but it runs around and through the athletic complex). The baseball stadium, Capp Timm Field, is still used by university sport clubs, but is no longer used for official athletic competition since the baseball was dropped in 2002. The Southeast Athletic Complex has been home for the softball team since 1980. The softball facility was renovated in 2004, with new bleachers with seating for 500 spectators, a new backstop wall, and new netting. Track and Field also holds outdoor competitions in the athletic complex.[25]


Veenker Memorial Golf Course

The 6,543-yard, par-72, George Veenker Memorial Golf Course is located just two blocks north of the Iowa State campus. The 18-hole course was constructed in 1938 from the design of world renowned golf course architect, Perry Maxwell (redesigner of the seventh and 10th holes at Augusta National Golf Club in 1937. ). The course hosted the conference championships in 1982 and 1989, two regional AIAW championships, and hosts the annual Iowa Masters Championship. It also hosted the 1949 NCAA national championship, in which Arnold Palmer was a participant. Numerous efforts have been made over the past ten years to improve the practice area, which has resulted in over $200,000 worth of additions and improvements.[26]

Club Sports

Iowa State also has a number of club sports. Most are sports not sponsored by the university's athletic department or NCAA Division I athletics, others are supplementary to ISU sports and allow students a chance to compete but not at a Division I level.

A number of clubs experience much notability on campus and nationwide: ISU baseball was cut by the school's athletic department in 2000; but it continues, as a club sport, to provides students with the opportunity to attend ISU and play competitive baseball. Iowa State Men's Hockey is non-scholarship sport since it is not considered a recreation sports like other club sports. ISU has been a American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) powerhouse since its inception, the team has many ACHA Frozen Four appearances and was the ACHA Nation Championship in 1992. ISU Rodeo is a member of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) and is one of the oldest collegiate rodeo athletic events in the US.

Traditions

Mascot

Main article: Cy the Cardinal

Iowa State uses a cardinal, Cy, as its mascot instead of an actual tornado or Cyclone. Prior to the football matchup against the University of Colorado on November 12, 2005 a tornado touched down in Ames, Iowa and forced fans to either stand out in the parking lot and watch the storm or flee to shelter in Hilton Coliseum. It created such an atmosphere that Iowa State was able to win over the favored Buffaloes 30–16. When asked about the event, Colorado coach Gary Barnett said, "I thought we had a pretty good mascot. But when we showed up at Iowa State and they had a real tornado, that's the real deal."

Colors

Cheers

Rivals

Famous Cyclones

References

  1. ^ "Hilton Coliseum". Cyclones.com. 2008.
  2. ^ "Jack Trice Renovation". Cyclones.com. 2008.
  3. ^ "Basketball Practice Facility". Cyclones.com. {{cite web}}: Text "year 2008" ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Regents Approve Continued Facility Planning". Cyclones.com. 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  5. ^ http://www.cyclones.com//pdf7/120522.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10700 | Iowa State Men's Golf Media Guide
  6. ^ http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=1522%7CNational NCAA attendance records
  7. ^ http://www.cyclones.com//pdf1/120505.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10700 | Iowa State Women's Golf Media Guide
  8. ^ http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=3650196&KEY=&DB_OEM_ID=10700&DB_LANG=&IN_SUBSCRIBER_CONTENT= | Iowa State Gymnastics Media Guide
  9. ^ http://www.cyclones.com//pdf7/137316.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10700 | Iowa State Soccer Media Guide
  10. ^ http://www.cyclones.com//pdf4/378852.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10700%7C Iowa State Softball Media Guide
  11. ^ http://www.cyclones.com//pdf1/148655.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10700 | Swimming & Diving Media Guide
  12. ^ http://www.cyclones.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&KEY=&SPID=4250&SPSID=46648 | Iowa State Tennis
  13. ^ http://www.cyclones.com//pdf7/135985.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10700
  14. ^ History - Past Champions - NCAA.com
  15. ^ ISU only I-A school to honor African-American in stadium name
  16. ^ "Basketball Practice Facility". Cyclones.com. 2008.
  17. ^ http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46691&SPID=4256&DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=541505%7CBergstrom Indoor Facility
  18. ^ http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46691&SPID=4256&DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=541515
  19. ^ http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46691&SPID=4256&DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=541514
  20. ^ http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46691&SPID=4256&DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=541521
  21. ^ http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46691&SPID=4256&DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=541522
  22. ^ http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46691&SPID=4256&DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=541518
  23. ^ http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46691&SPID=4256&DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=541506
  24. ^ http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46691&SPID=4256&DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=541510
  25. ^ http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46691&SPID=4256&DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=541517
  26. ^ http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46691&SPID=4256&DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=541512
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