Iowa State Cyclones

Iowa State Cyclones
University	Iowa State University
Conference(s)	Big 12
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Jamie Pollard
Location	Ames, IA
Varsity teams	16
Football stadium	Jack Trice Stadium
Basketball arena	Hilton Coliseum
Mascot	Cy the Cardinal
Nickname	Cyclones
Fight song	ISU Fights
Colors	Cardinal and Gold[1]
Homepage	www.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 12 sports.

Men's sports Basketball Cross country Football Golf Track and field Wrestling

Women's sports Basketball Cross country Golf Gymnastics Soccer Softball Swimming and diving Tennis Track and field Volleyball

Facilities Ames/ISU Ice Arena Basketball Practice Facility Bergstrom Indoor Facility Beyer Hall Cross Country Course Hilton Coliseum Hixson-Lied Student Success Center ISU Soccer Complex Jacobson Athletic Building Jack Trice Stadium Lied Recreation Center Southwest Athletic Complex Veenker Memorial Golf Course

Overview

Iowa State's Athletic Director, Jamie Pollard (2005–present), has dramatically changed the direction of the athletic program. Since his arrival, Pollard has replaced two head coaches in football and wrestling, and has also replaced coaches in men's basketball, 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^[2] and Jack Trice Stadium,^[3] and constructed a basketball practice facility.^[4]

Until recently, Pollard did have critics that pointed to poor team performances in men's basketball and football. With Pollard's hires of Paul Rhoads in football and Fred Hoiberg in men's basketball, these concerns have diminished as Iowa State is enjoying increased success on both the football field and basketball floor. Pollard's supporters point out the improved facilities, the better patron interaction, and that the increased ticket prices are only average compared to other Big 12 schools.

The NACDA Director's Cup is an award given annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to the colleges and universities with the most success in collegiate athletics. Points for the NACDA Director's Cup are based on order of finish in various NCAA sponsored championships or based on various polls. The following is Iowa State's finish in the Director's Cup since 1993:^[5]

Year	Standing
ISU Director's Cup Standings
1993-94	58th
1994-95	49th
1995-96	40th
1996-97	41st
1997-98	62nd
1998-99	56th
1999-00	42nd
2000-01	54th
2001-02	58th
2002-03	107th
2003-04	123rd
2004-05	60th
2005-06	97th
2006-07	73rd
2007-08	58th
2008-09	58th
2009-10	34th
2010-11	60th

^indicates a current standing
Red indicates ranking down from previous year
Green indicates ranking up from previous year

Men's sports

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.

Yearly Baseball Records
Season Record 1892 5-0 1893 3-2 1894 0-1 1895 1-4 1896 7-6 1897 NA 1898 2-4 1899 0-3 1900 2-6 1901 4-4 1902 8-3 1903 14-5 1904 16-3 1905 14-5 1906 3-3-1 1907 15-2-1 1908 11-1-1 1909 10-6-2 1910 7-6-1 1911 12-3	Season Record 1912 7-6 1913 8-5-1 1914 8-5 1915 2-8-1 1916 7-9 1917 5-7 1918 9-7 1919 8-2-1 1920 10-6 1921 7-10 1922 9-9 1923 10-3 1924 11-5 1925 5-7 1926 7-10 1927 3-14 1928 5-11 1929 5-10 1930 6-12 1931 3-8	Season Record 1932 9-5 1933 3-9 1934 5-9 1935 12-3 1936 11-1 1937 9-8 1938 11-6 1939 4-12 1940 10-7-1 1941 10-8 1942 6-7 1943 6-7 1944 4-4-1 1945 4-8 1946 12-4 1947 7-7-1 1948 7-12 1949 12-6 1950 8-11 1951 8-7	Season Record 1952 9-10 1953 9-8 1954 11-10 1955 9-11 1956 9-9 1957 17-10 1958 8-15 1959 11-12 1960 14-9 1961 5-14 1962 10-10 1963 7-14-1 1964 12-7 1965 11-9 1966 10-12 1967 10-19-2 1968 11-16 1969 9-16 1970 19-11 1971 16-14	Season Record 1972 14-17 1973 9-21 1974 19-17 1975 23-19 1976 29-32 1977 21-27 1978 17-25 1979 21-28 1980 22-30 1981 34-22 1982 30-26 1983 21-26 1984 18-27 1985 22-38 1986 25-33-1 1987 25-27 1988 27-31 1989 27-31 1990 36-26 1991 33-26	Season Record 1992 33-23 1993 17-28 1994 30-28 1995 28-24 1996 23-31 1997 21-31 1998 20-27 1999 17-36 2000 19-37 2001 24-29-1
Total:		792-1223-13
National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion       Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

Men's basketball

The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Fred Hoiberg 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 fourteen 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.

Yearly Records
Season Overall Conference 1908 1-1 1-0 1909 4-10 4-4 1910 9-7 6-2 1911 6-11 6-8 1912 8-7 4-4 1913 3-13 2-4 1914 4-13 4-10 1915 6-7 5-5 1916 4-12 2-8 1917 12-6 6-4 1918 6-9 1-6 1919 5-11 3-8 1920 6-12 2-10 1921 10-8 6-8 1922 10-8 8-8 1923 10-8 9-7 1924 2-16 2-14 1925 2-15 1-15 1926 4-14 3-11 1927 9-9 7-8 1928 3-15 3-15 1929 8-7 4-6 1930 9-8 5-5 1931 8-8 4-6 1932 9-6 4-6	Season Overall Conference 1933 6-10 2-8 1934 6-11 2-8 1935 13-3 8-2 1936 8-8 3-7 1937 3-15 0-10 1938 6-9 2-8 1939 8-9 5-5 1940 9-9 2-8 1941 15-4 7-3 1942 11-6 5-5 1943 7-9 2-8 1944 14-4 9-1 1945 11-5 8-2 1946 8-8 5-5 1947 7-14 5-5 1948 14-9 6-6 1949 8-14 3-9 1950 6-17 2-10 1951 9-12 3-9 1952 10-11 4-8 1953 10-11 5-7 1954 6-15 2-10 1955 11-10 4-8 1956 18-5 8-4 1957 16-7 6-6	Season Overall Conference 1958 15-8 8-4 1959 9-16 4-10 1960 15-9 7-7 1961 14-11 8-6 1962 13-12 8-6 1963 14-11 8-6 1964 10-16 5-9 1965 9-16 6-8 1966 11-14 6-8 1967 13-12 6-8 1968 12-13 8-6 1969 14-12 8-6 1970 12-14 8-9 1971 5-21 2-12 1972 12-14 5-9 1973 16-10 7-7 1974 15-11 6-8 1975 10-16 4-10 1976 3-24 3-11 1977 8-19 3-11 1978 14-13 9-5 1979 11-16 8-6 1980 11-16 5-9 1981 9-18 2-12 1982 10-17 5-9	Season Overall Conference 1983 13-15 5-9 1984 16-13 6-8 1985 21-13 7-7 1986 22-11 9-5 1987 13-15 5-9 1988 20-12 6-8 1989 17-12 7-7 1990 10-18 4-10 1991 12-19 6-8 1992 21-13 5-9 1993 20-11 8-6 1994 14-13 4-10 1995 23-11 6-8 1996 24-9 9-5 1997 22-9 10-6 1998 12-18 5-11 1999 15-15 6-10 2000 32-5 14-2 2001 25-6 13-3 2002 12-19 4-10 2003 17-14 5-11 2004 20-13 7-9 2005 19-12 9-7 2006 16-14 6-10 2007 15-16 6-10	Season Overall Conference 2008 14-18 4-12 2009 15-17 4-12 2010 15-17 4-12 2011 16-16 3-13 2012 23-11 12-6 2013 23-12 11-7 2014 17-4 5-4 Total: 1254–1250       National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion       Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion [6]

v t e Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball Venues State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present) Rivalries Iowa "Big Four" (Big Four Classic) Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Culture & lore Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band People Head coaches Notable players Seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Men's 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 22 times.

Football

Iowa State plays NCAA Division 1 FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football in the [Big 12]. Iowa State football team is led by fourth year head coach Paul Rhoads. 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 3-7 in post season play. The Cyclones play home games in Jack Trice Stadium and practices at Bergstrom Indoor Practice Facility. The stadium is named after Jack Trice, a football player who incurred a fatal injury while playing for the Cyclones against Minnesota 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. Plans have been approved by the Iowa State Board of Regents to construct a south end-zone, which will be completely bowled in, raising the stadiums seating capacity from around 55,000 to nearly 65,000.^[7]

Yearly Football Records
Season Record 1892 1-0-1 1893 0-3 1894 5-1 1895 3-3 1896 8-2 1897 3-1 1898 3-2 1899 5-4-1 1900 2-5-1 1901 2-6-2 1902 6-3-1 1903 8-1 1904 7-2 1905 6-3 1906 9-1 1907 7-1 1908 6-3 1909 4-3-1 1910 4-4 1911 6-1-1	Season Record 1912 6-2 1913 4-4 1914 4-3 1915 6-2 1916 5-2-1 1917 5-2 1918 0-3 1919 5-2-1 1920 4-4 1921 4-4 1922 2-6 1923 4-3-1 1924 4-3-1 1925 4-3-1 1926 4-3-1 1927 4-3-1 1928 2-5-1 1929 1-7 1930 0-9 1931 5-3	Season Record 1932 3-4-1 1933 3-5-1 1934 5-3-1 1935 2-4-3 1936 3-3-2 1937 3-6 1938 7-1-1 1939 2-7 1940 4-5 1941 2-6-1 1942 3-6 1943 4-4 1944 6-1-1 1945 4-3-1 1946 2-6-1 1947 3-6 1948 4-6 1949 5-3-1 1950 3-6-1 1951 4-4-1	Season Record 1952 3-6 1953 2-7 1954 3-6 1955 1-7-1 1956 2-8 1957 4-5-1 1958 4-6 1959 7-3 1960 7-3 1961 5-5 1962 5-5 1963 4-5 1964 1-8-1 1965 5-4-1 1966 2-6-2 1967 2-8 1968 3-7 1969 3-7 1970 5-6 1971 8-4	Season Record 1972 5-6-1 1973 4-7 1974 4-7 1975 4-7 1976 8-3 1977 8-4 1978 8-4 1979 3-8 1980 6-5 1981 5-5-1 1982 4-6-1 1983 4-7 1984 2-7-2 1985 5-6 1986 6-5 1987 3-8 1988 5-6 1989 6-5 1990 4-6-1 1991 3-7-1	Season Record 1992 4-7 1993 3-8 1994 0-10-1 1995 3-8 1996 2-9 1997 1-10 1998 3-8 1999 4-7 2000 9-3 2001 7-5 2002 7-7 2003 2-10 2004 7-5 2005 7-5 2006 4-8 2007 3-9 2008 2-10 2009 7-6 2010 5-7 2011 6-7	Season Record 2012 6-6 2013 3-9 Total: 496–585–46       National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion       Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion [6]

v t e Iowa State Cyclones football Venues Clyde Williams Field (1915–1974) Jack Trice Stadium (1975–present) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy) Kansas State Missouri Telephone Trophy Culture & lore Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State University Cyclone Marching Band People Head coaches All-Americans NFL players Seasons 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Men's golf

Iowa State Cyclone's men's golf is coached by former U of Minnesota coach, Andrew Tank who is in his 2nd season at Iowa State. Iowa State has made twelve NCAA appearances and has won three Big 6 conference titles. Iowa State plays and practice at Veenker Memorial Golf Course on the Iowa State Campus.^[8]

Men's 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

Iowa State's is coached by Olympic gold medalist Kevin Jackson. Jackson was introduced as the Cyclones head coach on April 30, 2009, replacing Cael Sanderson. In wrestling, Iowa State has won eight national team titles and 15 conference team titles including winning the last three Big 12 titles. Iowa State wrestlers have claimed 66 individual national titles, and 16 Iowa State wrestlers have participated in the Olympics resulting in 5 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze medals. Well known wrestlers for Iowa State include Cael Sanderson, Dan Gable, Kevin Jackson, Bobby Douglas, and Glen Brand.

Yearly Wrestling Records
Season Record 1916 1-1 1917 2-0 1918 1-1 1919 3-0 1920 5-1 1921 7-1 1922 8-0 1923 8-0 1924 9-0 1925 6-0 1926 8-1 1927 8-1 1928 7-2 1929 7-1 1930 6-3 1931 9-1 1932 6-3 1933 6-1 1934 8-2 1935 4-3	Season Record 1936 4-2-2 1937 6-2-1 1938 8-0 1939 3-3 1940 4-4 1941 7-3 1942 3-3 1943 1-3 1944 NA 1945 NA 1946 3-1 1947 4-3 1948 5-5-1 1949 2-6-1 1950 4-6 1951 5-5 1952 6-2 1953 9-1 1954 8-0 1955 7-1	Season Record 1956 8-3 1957 9-3-1 1958 10-0-2 1959 11-3 1960 12-3 1961 13-1-2 1962 12-1-1 1963 13-1 1964 13-0-1 1965 14-1 1966 13-2 1967 12-3-1 1968 12-3 1969 15-1 1970 15-2 1971 17-0 1972 16-1 1973 18-1 1974 13-5 1975 16-2-2	Season Record 1976 19-2 1977 18-2-1 1978 19-2 1979 18-3 1980 18-4 1981 19-2 1982 17-2 1983 14-4 1984 13-7 1985 20-7 1986 19-1 1987 14-3 1988 17-4 1989 8-9-1 1990 14-9 1991 13-3 1992 13-3 1993 13-4 1994 7-7 1995 17-4	Season Record 1996 12-6-1 1997 10-7-1 1998 12-8 1999 20-5-1 2000 20-2 2001 19-4 2002 17-5 2003 8-10 2004 16-4 2005 16-2 2006 11-7 2007 13-3 2008 16-4 2009 15-3 2010 10-2
Total:		995-262-20[9]
National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion       Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

Women's sports

Women's basketball

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 three conference titles (1 regular season, 2 tournament), and has a winning record against every Big 12 opponent, except Baylor. 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 ten times, making it four times to the Sweet Sixteen and twice to the Elite Eight, most recently in 2009. They have also made the WNIT twice. ISU has been ranked in the top 10 for attendance for the past eight years and finished the 2008-2009 season ranked #3 in the nation for attendance.^[10]

Yearly Records

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason Iowa State (no conference games) (1973–1976) Gloria Crosby (1973–1974) 1973-1974 Gloria Crosby 8-8 Gloria Crosby: 8-8 Lynn Wheeler (1974–1980) 1974-1975 Lynn Wheeler 12-9 1975-1976 Lynn Wheeler 20-8 Iowa State (Big 8 Conference -- round-robin tournament only) (1976–1982) 1976-1977 Lynn Wheeler 19-11 1-2 6th 1977-1978 Lynn Wheeler 13-15 1-2 6th 1978-1979 Lynn Wheeler 10-19 1-2 7th 1979-1980 Lynn Wheeler 6-19 0-3 8th Lynn Wheeler: 80-81 Debbie Oing (1980–1984) 1980-1981 Debbie Oing 7-18 1-2 6th 1981-1982 Debbie Oing 11-20 1-2 4th Iowa State (Big 8 Conference) (1982–1996) 1982-1983 Debbie Oing 9-18 3-9 7th 1983-1984 Debbie Oing 4-24 0-14 8th Debbie Oing: 31-80 3-23 (2 seasons) Pam Wettig (1984–1992) 1984-1985 Pam Wettig 12-16 3-11 7th 1985-1986 Pam Wettig 19-9 8-6 4th(t) 1986-1987 Pam Wettig 12-16 2-12 8th 1987-1988 Pam Wettig 13-14 5-9 7th 1988-1989 Pam Wettig 15-13 6-8 5th 1989-1990 Pam Wettig 14-15 3-11 6th 1990-1991 Pam Wettig 11-15 6-7 5th 1991-1992 Pam Wettig 4-23 2-12 7th (t) Pam Wettig: 100-121 35-76 Theresa Becker (Big 8 Conference) (1992–1995) 1992-1993 Theresa Becker 2-25 1-13 7th (t) 1993-1994 Theresa Becker 8-19 3-11 7th (t) 1994-1995 Theresa Becker 8-19 1-13 8th Theresa Becker: 18-63 5-37 Bill Fennelly (Big 8 Conference) (1995–present) 1995–1996 Bill Fennelly 17-10 5-9 6th Iowa State (Big 12 Conference) (1996–present) 1996–1997 Bill Fennelly 17-12 9-7 5th (t) NCAA 1st Round 1997-1998 Bill Fennelly 25-8 12-4 2nd NCAA 2nd Round 1998-1999 Bill Fennelly 25-8 12-4 2nd NCAA Elite Eight 1999-2000 Bill Fennelly 27-6 13-3 1st (t) NCAA Sweet 16 2000-2001 Bill Fennelly 27-6 12-4 3rd NCAA Sweet 16 2001-2002 Bill Fennelly 24-9 9-7 6th NCAA 2nd Round 2002-2003 Bill Fennelly 12-16 7-9 8th 2003-2004 Bill Fennelly 18-15 7-9 7th (t) NIT Semifinal 2004-2005 Bill Fennelly 23-7 12-4 3rd (t) NCAA 1st Round 2005–2006 Bill Fennelly 18-13 7-9 8th (t) NIT 2nd Round 2006–2007 Bill Fennelly 26-9 10-6 4th (t) NCAA 2nd Round 2007–2008 Bill Fennelly 21-13 7-9 7th (t) NCAA 2nd Round 2008–2009 Bill Fennelly 27-9 11-5 3rd (t) NCAA Elite Eight 2009–2010 Bill Fennelly 25-8 11-5 2nd (t) NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2010–2011 Bill Fennelly 22-11 9-7 5th NCAA 1st Round 2011–2012 Bill Fennelly 18-13 9-9 4th (t) NCAA 1st Round 2012–2013 Bill Fennelly 24-9 12-6 2nd NCAA 2nd Round Bill Fennelly: 396-182 174-116 Total: 633-535       National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion       Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

v t e Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball Facilities Hilton Coliseum Basketball Practice Facility All-time record 543-494 Current Coaching Staff Head Coach: Bill Fennelly Associate Head Coach: Jack Easley Assistant Coach: Latoja Schaben Assistant Coach: Jodi Steyer Director of Basketball Operations: Josh Carper Rivalries Iowa Missouri NCAA Tournament 1st Round 1997 2005 2011 2012 2nd Round 2002 2007 2008 Sweet 16 1998 2000 2001 2010 Elite 8 1999 2009 Conference Championships Big 12 2000 2000 2001 BOLD denotes conference tournament champions Former Coaches Gloria Crosby Lynn Wheeler Deb Oing Pam Wettig Theresa Becker Bill Fennelly Teams 2008-09 2009-10 2011-12

Women's 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.

Women's 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.^[11]

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.^[12]

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 second year (2009–2010) Head Coach, Wendy Dillinger.^[13]

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 an all-time record of 743-693-5 and is 53-168 in Big 12 play. The softball team plays at the newly completed Cyclone Sports Complex which opened in 2012. The team practices there and at the Bergstrom Indoor Practice Facility.^[14]

Swimming & Diving

Iowa State Swimming & Diving is coached by Duane Sorenson, who is 61-55 in his 13th season at Iowa State (1996–present). Iowa State has won one Big 8 conference title in 1974, and has a 165-154 all-time record. The swimming &diving team trains and competes in Beyer Pool on ISU's campus.^[15]

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.^[16]

Women's 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.

Volleyball

Head Coach Christy Johnson-Lynch has led Iowa State to one of the most impressive turn-arounds ever. Since taking over the program in 2005, Johnson-Lynch has coached the Cyclones to a 105-58 (.644) record, including four NCAA tournament appearances and the programs first ever national ranking. The Cyclones' four NCAA tournament appearances include a second round appearance in 2006, a Sweet 16 appearance in 2007, an Elite 8 appearance in 2008, and another Sweet 16 appearance in 2009. The Cyclone fans have recognized the success and in 2009, ISU ranked 9th in the country for attendance. 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.^[17] In 2009 the Cyclones reached an all-time high ranking of 5th. Overall, Iowa State has a 619-650-10 record, a 151-281 conference record, and a 9-5 NCAA tournament record.^[18][19][20]

Yearly Records

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason Iowa State[19] (no conference games) (1973–1981) 1973 Gloria Crosby 22-8 1974 Gloria Crosby 23-9 Gloria Crosby: 45-17 1975 Kay Pundt 49-31 Kay Pundt: 49-31 Iowa State Big 8 Conference -- round-robin tournament only () (1976–1981) 1976 Diane Hale 15-13-1 6th 1977 Diane Hale 18-30-1 T-4th Diane Hale: 33-43-2 1978 Sharon Hitsman 19-29-3 T-6th 1979 Sharon Hitsman 27-29-3 T-4th 1980 Sharon Hitsman 39-22-1 T-5th Sharon Hitsman: 85-80-7 1981 Mary Fischl 24-22-1 T-5th Iowa State (Big 8 Conference) () (1982–1996) 1982 Mary Fischl 17-18 5-5 3rd 1983 Mary Fischl 18-13 5-5 4th 1984 Mary Fischl 21-9 6-4 3rd Mary Fischl: 80-62-1 1985 Vicki Mealer 15-15 1-9 6th 1986 Vicki Mealer 13-15 4-6 4th 1987 Vicki Mealer 20-11 8-4 3rd 1988 Vicki Mealer 12-17 4-8 4th 1989 Vicki Mealer 17-17 6-6 4th 1990 Vicki Mealer 22-12 8-4 3rd 1991 Vicki Mealer 15-12 6-6 T-3rd 1992 Vicki Mealer 21-11 7-5 3rd Vicki Mealer: 135-110 44-48 1993 Jackie Nunez 9-19 5-7 T-4th 1994 Jackie Nunez 24-11 8-4 3rd 1995 Jackie Nunez 22-12 8-4 T-2nd Iowa State Big 12 Conference () (1976–1981) 1996 Jackie Nunez 7-25 3-17 10th 1997 Jackie Nunez 10-23 1-19 11th Jackie Nunez: 72-90 25-51 1998 Kerry Miller 3-29 1-19 11th Kerry Miller: 3-29 1-19 1999 Linda Crum 3-24 1-19 11th 2000 Linda Crum 1-27 0-20 11th 2001 Linda Crum 4-22 1-19 11th 2002 Linda Crum 10-22 1-19 11th 2003 Linda Crum 12-19 4-16 8th 2004 Linda Crum 8-21 1-19 11th Linda Crum: 2005 Christy Johnson-Lynch 16-15 9-11 T-6th 1st Round 2006 Christy Johnson-Lynch 21-11 12-8 T-4th 2nd Round 2007 Christy Johnson-Lynch 19-14 11-9 5th Sweet 16 2008 Christy Johnson-Lynch 22-13 11-9 T-4th Elite 8 2009 Christy Johnson-Lynch 27-5 17-3 2nd Sweet 16 Christy Johnson-Lynch: Total: 544-494       National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion       Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

Club sports

Iowa State 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 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 an 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.
• The Iowa State Rugby Club plays college rugby in Division I in the Heart of America conference against many of its traditional rivals such as Missouri. ISU Rugby has made huge strides in recent years behind Coach Malcolm Robertson and players Brandon Bay, Anthony Frein, Ben Sauer and Allen Tessmer. ISU Rugby has declared its goal of becoming a varsity sport.^[21]

Men's sports

Women's sports

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.

Despite Iowa State's success in Wrestling, their most recent 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[22]	1933, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1987
5	Women's Cross Country[23]	1975(AIAW), 1976(AIAW), 1977(AIAW), 1978(AIAW), 1981(AIAW)
3	Men's Gymnastics[24]	1971, 1973, 1974
2	Men's Cross Country[23]	1989, 1994
18 Total		NCAA: 13 AIAW: 5
Conference Championships
20	Men's Swimming[24]	MVC: 1929, 1931, 1932 Big 6: 1933, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947 Big 7: 1948, 1949, 1951, 1954 Big 8: 1967, 1976, 1977, 1995
14	Wrestling[22]	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[23]	Big 6: 1944, 1945 Big 8: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
10	Men's Basketball[25]	Big 6: 1935, 1941, 1944, 1945 Big 7: 1955 Big 8: 1959, 1996 Big 12: 2000(2), 2001
10	Men's Gymnastics[24]	Big 8: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
9	Women's Cross Country[23]	Big 8: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1990 Big 12: 2011, 2012
8	Men's Indoor Track&Field[23]	Big 6: 1944, 1945, 1946 Big 8: 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993
6	Women's Outdoor Track&Field[23]	Big 8: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
5	Women's Indoor Track&Field[23]	Big 8: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979
4	Baseball[24]	Big 6: 1936 Big 7: 1957 Big 8: 1970, 1971
4	Women's Gymnastics[12]	Big 8: 1975, 1977 Big 12: 2000, 2006
3	Football[26]	MVC: 1911, 1912 Big 12: 2004 (North)
3	Men's Golf[8]	Big 6: 1940, 1947, 1953
3	Women's Basketball[27]	Big 12: 2000(2), 2001
2	Men's Cross Country[23]	Big 8: 1989, 1994
1	Women's Golf[11]	Big 8: 1993
1	Women's Swimming & Diving[15]	Big 8: 1974
115 Total		MVC: 5 Big 6: 26 Big 7: 7 Big 8: 64 Big 12: 13

Hall of fame

For a list of inductees by year of induction, see footnote^[28]

The Iowa State University Athletics Hall of Fame (ISU Athletics Hall of Fame) was founded in 1997.^[28]

Facilities

Hilton Coliseum

James H. Hilton Coliseum is a 14,356-seat multi-purpose arena in Ames, Iowa. The arena, which is part of the Iowa State Center, 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 (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, 56,800, was set on October 13, 2012 when the Cyclones played Kansas State. 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.^[29]

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. 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.^[30]

Sukup Basketball Complex

Opened in September 2009, Iowa State's new basketball practice facility is located on 2 acres (8,100 m²) of land (in west Ames, Iowa) that was donated by a local developer, Dickson Jensen. The $8 million, 36,000-square-foot (3,300 m²) facility, includes 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.^[31]

Bergstrom Indoor Facility

The Steve and Debbie Bergstrom Indoor Training Facility opened in March 2004. It is a 92,000-square-foot (8,500 m²) 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.^[32]

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.^[33] 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.^[34]

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.^[35]

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 its completion in 2006, Iowa State student athletes have dramatically improved in the class room and now boost a higher average GPA (Grade point average) than the rest of the student body.^[36]

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.^[37]

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.^[38]

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.^[39]

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.^[40]

Traditions

Mascot

Iowa State uses a cardinal, Cy, as its mascot instead of an actual tornado or Cyclone. Prior to the football match up 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

     Cardinal

     Gold

Originally silver, yellow, and black, the school colors were changed to cardinal and gold in 1899 to make dyeing sweaters easier. A council was formed in October 1899 with the purpose of finding new colors that would be suitable for sweaters. The council reported in favor of cardinal sweaters with gold lettering.^[41] According to cyclones.com (Iowa State Athletics official website), the Iowa State teams were originally known as the "Cardinals",^[42] though there is no other evidence to support it, it is assumed that the cardinal color was derived from the original team name.

Cheers

ISU Fights is the official fight song for Iowa State University:

O we will fight, fight, fight for Iowa State,
And may her colors ever fly.
Yes, we will fight with might for Iowa State,
With a will to do or die,
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Loyal sons forever true,
And we will fight the battle through.
And when we hit that line we'll hit it hard every yard for I. S. U!

Rivalries

Iowa State's most heated rival is the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. Though the two teams first played each other in 1894 (in football), the Cy-Hawk Trophy was not introduced until 1977 when the two teams met for the first time since 1934. The trophy was donated by the Des Moines Athletic Club, and is awarded to the victor of the annual football game. The trophy features a football player in the classic running back pose, with the Cyclone's and Hawkeye's logos.^[43]

Started in 2004, the annual Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series gives points to the Hawkeyes and Cyclones based on wins in 11 sports and academic achievement. Each team is awarded 2 points for a win (except football which gets 3 points), 1 point for a tie, and 2 points for having athletes average GPA better than national average. At the end of the year all the points are added and the team with the most points wins the series for that year and bragging rights.^[44]

When the coaches’ field phones were tested prior to the 1959 Iowa State-Missouri football game in Ames, Iowa, it was found that the teams could hear one another. The problem was solved by game time, but not without considerable worry on the part of the coaching staff. The Northwestern Bell Telephone Company of Ames had a trophy made after the field phone controversy and it continues to be presented today to the winner of the game between ISU and Mizzou. An odd sidelight to the whole affair was that the same thing happened to Missouri later that year in a game played at Columbia, Mo.^[45]

Voice of the Cyclones

From early 1970s until his death on March 5, 2003, Pete Taylor was the "Voice of the Cyclones".^[46] Initially, Pete both worked the ISU events and was the sports director at KCCI TV, formerly KRNT TV. He provided play by play coverage of Iowa State Cyclones Athletics over the Cyclone network both on the radio and on the television. In 1990 after he left KCCI, Taylor joined the Iowa State staff full-time. Following Pete's untimely death, John Walters succeeded Pete as the "Voice of the Cyclones" on June 17, 2003, providing play by play coverage on both the radio and the television. Initially, John both worked the ISU events and was the sports director at WOI TV.^[47] In June 2012, John left WOI TV and joined the Iowa State staff full-time.^[48]

References

External links

• Iowa State University Athletics official website
• Iowa State Cyclones news from the Des Moines Register
• List of Iowa State NFL players
• List of Iowa State NBA players
• List of Iowa State MLB players
• Iowa State Louis Menze Hall of Fame

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