The effects of Sept. 11, 2001, can be found even among the ISU athletic community.

The weekend before the terrorist attacks, the ISU women’s soccer team was out east, and in the background of many of their photos the World Trade Center can be seen.

“It was kind of scary because we were just there,” senior soccer player Tiffany Belz said. “It made us think twice about things.”

Belz said the soccer team’s recent trip to Colorado this season brought back memories of the events surrounding the attacks. The team was scheduled to play Air Force in Colorado last year right after Sept. 11, but didn’t because the Air Force was in lockdown.

The team met together last year after the attacks to talk, and Belz said they will probably go to the 10 minutes of silence held on campus at noon today as a team.

“We just take things day by day; things are pretty much back to normal,” Belz said.

The women’s soccer team isn’t the only team at Iowa State taking time to recognize the anniversary of Sept. 11.

The ISU Athletic Department had a Uniformed and Veterans Day on Sept. 7.

Mary Zeigler, director of athletics marketing and promotions, said the department invited veterans, firefighters and police officers to show their displays in front of the Jacobson Building prior to the Iowa State-Tennessee Tech football game.

The firemen displayed a large American flag.

During halftime, President Gregory Geoffroy presented the game ball to members of the Critical Incident Stress Management team, whose purpose is to seek to assist emergency groups.

Zeigler said 10 teams from Iowa were sent to New York last year to help counsel firefighters and policemen.

There was also a moment of silence at the football game, followed by a cannon shooting off three times.

The ISU Marching Band put on a patriotic show while the ROTC revealed a flag that stretched 35 yards across the field.

The ISU football team will recognize and honor all those affected by the attacks on America by wearing American flags on their helmets for Saturday’s game against Iowa. The coaches will wear the flags on their shirts.

“That’s the least we can do, because I think all of us are more proud than we’ve ever been,” ISU football coach Dan McCarney said. “We’re going to do all we can to honor those people.”

“You talk about courage and bravery in football, it goes way, way beyond to another level when you talk about the courage and bravery of the people that were involved in 9/11 last year at this time.”

Because the attacks on America happened during a main part of their season, the ISU volleyball team was also impacted by the events.

“Often the kids are wrapped up in tests, studying and practicing. The tragedy really opened up their eyes and made them see the big picture,” ISU volleyball coach Linda Crum said. “It made the team re-evaluate the choices they make in everyday life.”

Although Crum said the team isn’t necessarily afraid of flying, she said the team thinks about last year’s events often.

Crum said some players had bad experiences flying before and the terrorist attacks compounded that apprehensive feeling.

The volleyball team’s concerns about flying are more of a factor now, especially in large airports, Crum said. The Cyclones were just in the Atlanta airport last weekend for a tournament.

The volleyball squad will wear red, white and blue ribbons on their shoes in honor of all the victims when they play at Drake tonight.