An Iowa Games weekend

Rua Pokladnik

The 14th-annual Iowa Games were held in Ames from Friday to Sunday. About 15,000 athletes came from all over the state to compete in more than 40 events.

TOP: Brian Mastalit of Sioux City, left, and Pierce Richardson of Cedar Rapids, right, participate in a fencing bout for the Iowa Games at the Lied Recreation Center Saturday. Bob Behal, standing in back, is the coach of ISU fencing and officiated the bout.

BOTTOM: Ames native Jenny Kuehl, 16, rides in the dressage part of the equestrian events at the Vet-Med Complex Saturday morning.