Cyclone Idol winner announced

Sarah Roddy, freshman in pre-advertising, sings Listen by Beyonce at the Cyclone Idol Finals on Thursday at CY Stephens. Roddy won first place, Niel Hewitt, sophomore in agricultural studies, won second and the peoples choice award and Julie Hallman, junior in dietetics, came in third. Photo: Laurel Scott/Iowa State Daily

Sarah Roddy, freshman in pre-advertising, sings “Listen” by Beyonce at the Cyclone Idol Finals on Thursday at CY Stephens. Roddy won first place, Niel Hewitt, sophomore in agricultural studies, won second and the peoples choice award and Julie Hallman, junior in dietetics, came in third. Photo: Laurel Scott/Iowa State Daily

Daily Staff

Sarah Roddy, freshman in pre-advertising, took the first place spot thursday night in Veishea’s annual Cyclone Idol.

Roddy sang “Listen,” a Beyonce song from the movie “Dream Girls.”

Neil Hewitt, sophomore in agricultural studies, won the people’s choice award and also took second place in the competition. Hewitt sang an original song “Good Thing at a Bad Time.”

Julie Hallman, junior in dietetics, took third place with her rendition of Ray LaMontagne’s “Burn.”

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