ISU president Martin Jischke may have summed it up best in his speech during the Big 12 champions celebration Sunday at Hilton Coliseum: “How sweet it is.”

Jischke joined Cyclone fans all over the state and country in rejoicing over both the men’s and women’s teams winning the Big 12 Championships.

And what a year it has been. The two teams combined for a record of 48-9, by far the best in the history of the school.

The men’s team has already set the record for most wins in a season with 26, while the women are only four short of their record of 26 wins.

The men’s team achieved several firsts and a number of milestones in this season.

They won at Kansas for the first time since 1982, coming back from a nine-point deficit with four minutes to play to win by two points, 64-62.

It was the first road win over a ranked opponent since the Cyclones beat Purdue at Mackey Arena in the preseason NIT in 1987.

The team went 18-0 at home, the first time that’s been done since 1992-93. The six conference road wins were the most ever.

Jamaal Tinsley set the school record for steals in a season with 75.

He’s second on the all-time assist chart with 199.

Meanwhile, Marcus Fizer has been dominating the Big 12 in the last month.

Fizer, who has all but wrapped up Player of the Year honors in the Big 12, is averaging 30 points over his last six games.

The last four games saw him score 35, 29, 35, and 34 points, all in Cyclone victories.

He also is the only Cyclone to have the chant “One More Year” directed at him ad nausem.

The women’s team also has received several accolades.

The Cyclones had representatives on each of the three All-Big 12 teams that were announced last week.

Stacy Frese made the first team for the third year in a row; Angie Welle got a spot on the second team, while both Megan Taylor and Desiree Francis were named to the third team.

The team won at least 20 games for the third straight year and won six games on the road, the most in school history.

Frese became the all-time leader in three-pointers made and assists.

Taylor continued her rise up the charts in two major categories, points and rebounds.

The junior from Roseau, Minn., is now ranked fourth in points scored and is up to fourth in rebounding as well.

Monica Huelman is now the all-time leader in games played for the Cyclones.

In looking ahead, the men’s team could win its second conference tournament. Their initial victory came in 1996, the final year of the Big 8.

The women, meanwhile, have never won the conference tournament and have been to the finals only once.