ISU coach Corey Ihmels named Big 12 Coach of the Year
Cross-country runners head towards the finish line, Sept. 15, 2012, at the Iowa Intercollegiate cross-country meet in Ames. The women’s team placed first overall. The men saw one of its runners place first but ultimately fell to second place in overall score.
October 30, 2012
ISU cross-country coach Corey Ihmels claimed his second-straight Big 12 Coach of the Year Award on Monday, Oct. 30. Ihmels shares the title with OSU coach Dave Smith.
Ihmels’ women’s team recently claimed their own second-straight Big 12 Conference title. Iowa State runners Betsy Saina and Meaghan Nelson finished in the top two positions.
Saina became the first Cyclone to win the overall conference meet with a time of 20:06.8.
Under Ihmels this year, the women Cyclones have achieved a No. 2 national ranking and have a chance to be Iowa State’s first national championship team for the first time since 1994.
Ihmels’ men’s Cyclones took a fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Conference meet and both men’s and women’s teams will compete at the Midwest Regionals on Nov. 9.
