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ISU junior Jhoanmy Luque jumps into the pit during the women's long jump finals during the Big 12 Indoor Championships at the Lied Rec Center on Feb. 26. Luque placed third in the event with a best jump of 6.37 meters. 

After surge in rankings, women’s track and field focuses on consistency

Kyle Heim
February 2, 2017
Earl Hall

Kevin Jackson’s announcement sparks flame under Earl Hall

Ben Visser
February 1, 2017

Information session on applying for undergraduate research symposium

Kyle Heim
February 1, 2017

1965 NCAA Wrestling Championship

Kyle Heim
February 1, 2017
Iowa State's Kyven Gadson celebrates his pin on Ohio State's Kyle Snyder in the 197-pound NCAA Championship at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. on March 21, 2015. Gadson lost to Snyder at Final X 2019. David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen

Kyven Gadson wants Iowa State wrestling to return to national prominence

Ben Visser
January 31, 2017
The Iowa State wrestling coaches watch the match between Patrick Downey and Arizona State's Connor Small Jan. 6. 

Kevin Jackson to step down as head coach at end of season

Ben Visser
January 31, 2017
As the head wrestling coach at Iowa State, Bobby Douglas's wrestlers won 10 NCAA titles, earned All-America recognition 52 times and claimed 31 individual conference championships.  

Former ISU coach Bobby Douglas revisits past in attempt to save wrestling

Kyle Heim
January 31, 2017

HNI Corporation CEO to lecture on career experience

Kyle Heim
January 31, 2017

Documentary filmmaker to lead discussion on diversity

Kyle Heim
January 31, 2017
Iowa State redshirt junior Patrick Downey wrestles Arizona State's Connor Small Jan. 6. Downey would go on to win 19-7 by major decision. 

Iowa State wrestler Pat Downey goes off on Twitter

Ben Visser
January 30, 2017
Redshirt sophomore Marcus Harrington wrestles opponent Brad Johnson during the Beauty and the Beast event at Hilton Coliseum on Jan. 27. 

Iowa State wrestling improves effort, fails to improve results against Oklahoma, Oklahoma State

Ben Visser
January 29, 2017

National correspondent at The Atlantic to lecture on race

Kyle Heim
January 29, 2017
Sophomore Jasmine Staebler runs in the women's 800-meter run at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 13, 2016.

Pair of track and field athletes record top 10 marks in nation

Kyle Heim
January 29, 2017

ISU professor to lecture on importance of Native studies

Kyle Heim
January 26, 2017
Redshirt junior Lelund Weatherspoon looks at the last seconds of the clock in his 174-pound championship match. Weatherspoon defeated Oklahoma State's Chandler Rogers 8-4 to win become a two-time Big 12 Champion on March 6. 

Iowa State wrestling expects competitive meet against Oklahoma State

Ben Visser
January 26, 2017
Marcus Harrington wrestles during the Cyclones' Beauty and the Beast meet against Arizona State Jan. 6. Harrington lost the match 3-2. 

The second Beauty and the Beast is pivotal event for Iowa State wrestling

Ben Visser
January 26, 2017
ISU junior Jhoanmy Luque jumps into the pit during the women's long jump finals during the Big 12 Indoor Championships at the Lied Rec Center on Feb. 26. Luque placed third in the event with a best jump of 6.37 meters. 

Iowa State women’s track and field enters small squads into weekend meets

Kyle Heim
January 26, 2017

Open houses to address future of Bissell Road

Kyle Heim
January 24, 2017
The Iowa State wrestling coaches watch the match between Patrick Downey and Arizona State's Connor Small Jan. 6. 

Kevin Jackson responds to Jamie Pollard’s comments

Ben Visser
January 23, 2017

Memorial Union to host poster sale this week

Kyle Heim
January 22, 2017
Sophomore Jhoanmy Luque competes in the women's long jump finals at the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines April 29.

Cyclones land into women’s track, field record book at Larry Wieczorek Invite

Kyle Heim
January 21, 2017
Iowa State's Redshirt Junior, Patrick Downey, stares down his opponent Friday night at Hilton Coliseum.

Iowa State wrestling loses to UNI due to lack of urgency, effort

Ben Visser
January 20, 2017

Ames Middle School to celebrate MLK Day

Kyle Heim
January 19, 2017
Junior Jhoanmy Luque competes in the women's long jump finals at the Drake Relays on April 29, 2016, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Women’s track, field events to watch at the Larry Wieczorek Invite

Kyle Heim
January 19, 2017
Iowa State distance runner Bethanie Brown finishes first in the 3,000-meter run at the Hawkeye Invite on Jan. 14, 2017, in Iowa City. 

Women’s track, field doubles down on track competition in Iowa City

Kyle Heim
January 19, 2017
Iowa State senior Earl Hall wrestles Arizona State Jan. 6. The Cyclones hosted Arizona State at Hilton Coliseum for simultaneous gymnastics and wrestling meets, dubbed 'Beauty and the Beast.' The gymnastics team defeated the Sun Devils 193.850-191.8, while the wrestling team lost 25-14. 

Healthy Earl Hall ready to finish season strong

Ben Visser
January 18, 2017

Study Abroad Fair kicks off Thursday

Kyle Heim
January 18, 2017

Candidate forums for new student affairs office position begin Monday

Kyle Heim
January 16, 2017
Iowa State distance runner Bethanie Brown finishes first in the 3,000-meter run at the Hawkeye Invite on Jan. 14, 2017, in Iowa City. 

Iowa State women’s track, field more than survives season opener

Kyle Heim
January 16, 2017
Sophomore Bethanie Brown runs in the women's 5000-meter run during the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 13. Brown ran the race unattached and finished 19th in her heat.

Women’s track, field adds two more first-place finishes on day two of Hawkeye Invite

Kyle Heim
January 14, 2017
Iowa State senior Earl Hall wrestles Arizona State Jan. 6. The Cyclones hosted Arizona State at Hilton Coliseum for simultaneous gymnastics and wrestling meets, dubbed 'Beauty and the Beast.' The gymnastics team defeated the Sun Devils 193.850-191.8, while the wrestling team lost 25-14. 

Wrestling focuses on closing matches against North Carolina

Ben Visser
January 12, 2017
Sophomore Jasmine Staebler runs in the women's 800-meter run at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 13, 2016.

Iowa State women’s track, field builds on distance blueprint

Kyle Heim
January 12, 2017

Reception to recognize Women Impacting ISU

Kyle Heim
January 10, 2017

P&S Council seminar to discuss ‘great customer service’

Kyle Heim
January 9, 2017

Early-bird pickup for textbooks ends Monday

Kyle Heim
January 9, 2017

ISU professor to present ‘Perennial Power’ lecture

Kyle Heim
January 9, 2017
Iowa State senior Earl Hall wrestles Arizona State Jan. 6. The Cyclones hosted Arizona State at Hilton Coliseum for simultaneous gymnastics and wrestling meets, dubbed 'Beauty and the Beast.' The gymnastics team defeated the Sun Devils 193.850-191.8, while the wrestling team lost 25-14. 

Iowa State wrestling goes down against Arizona State 25-14

Ben Visser
January 6, 2017
Redshirt senior Lelund Weatherspoon lifts the Iowa wrestler off the ground and gets two points for the takedown. Weatherspoon would later lose his 174-pound with a 5-3 final score. Iowa State would also fall to Iowa 26-9 on Dec. 10 in Iowa City, Iowa. 

Four things to watch for as Iowa State wrestling takes on Arizona State

Ben Visser
January 6, 2017
Sophomore Kelly Naumann competes in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Drake Relays in Des Moines on April 30, 2016. 

Freshman steepler Kelly Naumann takes sixth in steeplechase at Drake Relays

Kyle Heim
April 30, 2016
Sophomore Evelyne Guay runs in the women's distance medley relay at the Drake Relays on April 25, 2015, in Des Moines.

Bethanie Brown takes first in 5,000-meter run at Drake Relays

Kyle Heim
April 28, 2016
ISU women's distance runner Kelly Naumann warms up before an event during the indoor season. 

Kelly Naumann mastering new track event

Kyle Heim
April 28, 2016
Junior Kaci Storm runs her leg of the women's 4x400-meter relay at the Drake Relays on April 24. Iowa State placed 16th with a time of 3:43.61.

Pair of ISU athletes in top 10 after day one of heptathlon at Drake Relays

Kyle Heim
April 27, 2016
Junior Evelyne Guay runs in the women's 4x1600 meter relay at the Drake Relays in Des Moines on April 23, 2015. The team finished third overall with a time of 19:23.90.

ISU women’s track, field trending in right direction heading into Drake Relays

Kyle Heim
April 27, 2016
Iowa State senior Alejandra Galvis watches for the ball at the outdoor Kansas match on April 10. Galvis won her doubles match with freshman Annabella Bonadonna. The Cyclones would go on to lose overall 4-2.

ISU tennis falls to TCU as it sends off its seniors

Ben Visser
April 24, 2016

ISU women’s track, field carries momentum into weekend meets

Kyle Heim
April 22, 2016
Head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch spoke at a press conference about the team and her hopes for the upcoming season at Volleyball Media Day on Aug. 18, 2015.

ISU volleyball adds transfer outside hitter

Ben Visser
April 21, 2016
ISU freshman Kate Hall lands in the pit after jumping 6.44 meters in the women's long jump finals at the Big 12 Indoor Championships. Hall placed second. 

Freshman long jumper Kate Hall to transfer from Iowa State

Kyle Heim
April 19, 2016

ISU women’s track, field event breakdowns from Jim Duncan Invitational

Kyle Heim
April 18, 2016
ISU women's cross-country runner Andrea Toppin runs to an 18th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Nov. 13, 2015, in Lawrence, Kan. 

Andrea Toppin battles back from a runner’s nightmare

Kyle Heim
April 18, 2016

ISU women’s track, field records five top-place performances at Jim Duncan Invitational

Kyle Heim
April 16, 2016
Redshirt junior Erin Hooker competes in the 10,000-meter run at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 15, 2015 at the Cyclone Sports Complex in Ames, Iowa.

ISU women’s track, field attempts to build on strong strart

Kyle Heim
April 15, 2016
Junior Alexis Conaway hits the ball against North Dakota State University in the Cyclone's first game of the spring tournament. The Cyclones would go on to beat NDSU 2-0, and go 3-0-1 in the tournament. 

ISU volleyball travels to Northern Iowa to play in spring tournament

Ben Visser
April 15, 2016
Redshirt sophomore Kyven Gadson walks out before his match sporting his father's old wrestling robe with his name on the left arm and Gadson's father, Willie, on the right, during the third day of the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 23, 2013, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. Gadson finished the tournament sixth at 197 pounds.

ISU wrestling considering bringing back wrestling robes

Ben Visser
April 12, 2016
Former Iowa State wrestler Jake Varner straddles Ohio State's Kyle Snyder in the championship match. Varner would win the first match, but lose the next two matches to place runner-up in the 97 kilogram weight bracket on April 10 in Iowa City, Iowa. 

Kyle Snyder defeats former ISU wrestler Jake Varner to earn Olympic spot

Ben Visser
April 10, 2016
Kyven Gadson from Iowa State lifts Minnesota's Scott Schiller off the ground for a four point takedown. Gadson is wrestling at the Olympic Trials on April 10 in Iowa City, Iowa. 

2 former Cyclones advance to semi-finals of Olympic Trials

Ben Visser
April 10, 2016
Freshman to debut in outdoor heptathlon; NCAA championship qualifiers return to action

Freshman to debut in outdoor heptathlon; NCAA championship qualifiers return to action

Kyle Heim
April 7, 2016
Redshirt junior Erin Hooker competes in the 10,000-meter run at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 15, 2015 at the Cyclone Sports Complex in Ames, Iowa.

ISU women’s track, field concludes two-day meets in California

Kyle Heim
April 2, 2016
Iowa State sophomore middle blocker Alexis Conaway blocks the ball during the game against Texas on Saturday night. The No. 14 Cyclones would go on to lose to the rank three Longhorns 0-3. 

ISU volleyball works on block ahead Creighton match

Ben Visser
April 1, 2016
Junior Alyssa Gonzalez finishes first in the 400-meter hurdles at the Jim Duncan Invitational on Saturday. 

Senior hurdler adds experience to young women’s track, field team

Kyle Heim
March 31, 2016
Freshman Abby Caldwell jumps into the water during the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship on May 17, 2015 at the Cyclone Sports Complex in Ames.

ISU school record holder running conservatively after setback

Kyle Heim
March 30, 2016
Coach Kevin Jackson tells sophmore Pat Downey some advice during his match on March 6 at the Big 12 Championships. Jackson led Iowa State to a third place finish as a team during the weekend. 

5 takeaways from the NCAA tournament

Ben Visser
March 25, 2016
Sophomore Branen Berta prepares to serve against Oklahoma.The Cyclones beat the Sooners 3 sets to 1.

ISU volleyball attempts to replace Caitlin Nolan

Ben Visser
March 21, 2016
Senior Earl Hall is declared the winner of his match in the dual against West Virginia held at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA. At 133 lbs Hall registered four takedowns against Cory Stainbrook. Hall won the match 10-5.

ISU wrestling finishes in 12th place at the NCAA Championships

Ben Visser
March 19, 2016
Redshirt junior Lelund Weatherspoon walks down the red carpet for his championship match in the 174-pound weight class against Oklahoma State's Chandler Rogers. Weatherspoon won the match and became a two-time Big 12 Champion in his college career. 

ISU wrestling advances four wrestlers into quarterfinals

Ben Visser
March 17, 2016
Senior Christina Hillman prepares to throw the shot during the women's shot put finals at the Big 12 Indoor Championships at the Lied Rec Center on Feb. 27. Hillman placed first with a best throw of 17.93 meters. 

ISU shot putter unable to capitalize on opportunity for third national title

Kyle Heim
March 15, 2016
Redshirt sophomore Dane Pestano looks at West Virginia's Jacob Scheffel to see how he can attack at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships in Kansas City on March 6. Pestano earned third place in the 184-pound weight class over the weekend.  

Dane Pestano gets a bid to New York

Ben Visser
March 14, 2016
ISU freshman Kate Hall lands in the pit after jumping 6.44 meters in the women's long jump finals at the Big 12 Indoor Championships. Hall placed second. 

Shot putter, young jumpers leap into nationals

Kyle Heim
March 11, 2016
Redshirt sophomore Dane Pestano looks at West Virginia's Jacob Scheffel to see how he can attack at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships in Kansas City on March 6. Pestano earned third place in the 184-pound weight class over the weekend.  

Dane Pestano receives at-large bid for NCAA Championship

Ben Visser
March 8, 2016
Senior Earl Hall throws his opponent up in the air before he gets the takedown. Hall earned second place at the Big 12 Championship for the 133-pound weight class on March 6. 

5 takeaways from the second day of the Big 12 Championship

Ben Visser
March 6, 2016
Lelund Weatherspoon, redshirt junior, won 8-3 against Mike Ottinger from Central Michigan on Jan. 31. Weatherspoon's riding time was 1:12. He placed fifth in the NCAA Championships.

ISU finishes Big 12 Championships with one champion

Ben Visser
March 6, 2016
Senior Earl Hall is declared the winner of his match in the dual against West Virginia held at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA. At 133 lbs Hall registered four takedowns against Cory Stainbrook. Hall won the match 10-5.

ISU wrestling puts three wrestlers into finals

Ben Visser
March 5, 2016
Sophomore Pat Downey gets the takedown against Oklahoma's Brad Johnson in the preliminary round of the Big 12 Wrestling Championship on March 5. 

ISU wrestling in fourth place after Session I

Ben Visser
March 5, 2016
Earl Hall, senior, defeated his opponent from Central Michigan 6-2 on Jan. 31. ISU won 25-12.

Hall, Weatherman prepare for Big 12 Championships

Ben Visser
March 4, 2016
Redshirt senior Tanner Weatherman wrestles Central Michigan's Jordan Atienza at 165 pounds at Hilton Coliseum Jan. 31. Weatherman would go on to win 9-3.

ISD Takedown 3/4/16

Ben Visser
March 3, 2016
Senior Earl Hall poses at the team's Media Day on Oct. 20, 2015.

Unique style of wrestling brings Earl Hall collegiate success

Ben Visser
March 3, 2016
Senior Christina Hillman celebrates a season best during the women's shot put finals at the Big 12 Indoor Championships at the Lied Rec Center on Feb. 27. Hillman placed first with a best throw of 17.93 meters. 

Christina Hillman wins Big 12 title in shot put

Kyle Heim
February 28, 2016
Redshirt senior Christina Hillman competes in the shot put at the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championship on Feb. 27. Hillman won the championship for the shot put.

ISU women’s track, field finishes seventh at Big 12 Indoor Championship

Kyle Heim
February 27, 2016
Freshman Kate Hall finishes first in the women's long jump at the Big 4 Duals on Jan. 23, 2016. 

ISU women’s track, field in fifth after day one of Big 12s

Kyle Heim
February 26, 2016
Christina Hillman opens up the women's shot put finals with her first throw of 16.31 meters at the Iowa State Big 12 Track and Field Championships. Hillman, a junior, later took first place with a throw of 17.18 meters.

ISU women’s track, field reaches championship season

Kyle Heim
February 25, 2016
Redshirt junior Lelund Weatherspoon sprawls to maintain his advantage over West Virginia's Ross Renzi. Wrestling at 165, Weatherspoon won the match with a pin and extended the Cyclone lead to 25-8. The Cyclones won the meet 28-11.

ISU wrestling loses their final regular season meet.

Ben Visser
February 19, 2016
Redshirt junior Quean Smith takes down West Virginia's A.J. Vizcarrondo. Wrestling at 283 lbs Smith won his match with a 3-1 decision in sudden victory.  

ISD Takedown 2/18/16

Ben Visser
February 18, 2016
Junior Patrick Downey III attempts an escape against West Virginia's Bubba Schefflel. Wrestling at 184 lbs, Downey won his match in a 5-4 decision over Schefflel.

Pat Downey makes late-season impact for ISU wrestling

Ben Visser
February 17, 2016
Senior Perez Rotich placed 28th in the women's 5000-meter at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 12.

Women’s track, field athletes display improvement in weekend meets

Kyle Heim
February 14, 2016
Earl Hall, senior, won 6-2  during the wrestling match against Central Michigan University on Jan. 31. Hall's riding time was 1:01.

ISU wrestling defeats West Virginia on senior night

Ben Visser
February 14, 2016
Sophomore Emma Whigham runs in the women's 400 meter during the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 13.

Women’s track, field athletes climb way into ISU top-10 all-time performers list

Kyle Heim
February 13, 2016
The Cyclones hosted the annual Big Four Classic at Lied Recreation Center on Saturday afternoon.

ISU women’s track duo provides balance to the middle

Kyle Heim
February 12, 2016
Dane Pestano, redshirt sophomore, pushes an opponent from the University of Wyoming on Dec. 12. The Cyclones beat the Cowboys 19-14.

ISU wrestling takes down Northern Iowa

Ben Visser
February 5, 2016
Redshirt senior Tanner Weatherman takes down Central Michigan's Jordan Atienza at 165 pounds at Hilton Coliseum Jan. 31. Weatherman would go on to win 9-3.

ISU wrestling revisits tough UNI envirnoment

Ben Visser
February 4, 2016
Gabe Moreno, redshirt junior, wrestled in the 149-pound class during the match against University of Wyoming on Dec. 12.

ISD Takedown

Ben Visser
February 4, 2016
Tanner Weatherman, redshirt senior, won his match 9-3 against Central Michigan on Jan. 31. ISU won 25-12.

Back half of ISU wrestling leads team to victory

Ben Visser
January 31, 2016
Sophomore Evelyn Guay rounds a corner in the 800-meter run at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 14, 2015. 

ISU women’s track, field places seventh at Razorback Invitational

Kyle Heim
January 30, 2016
Christina Hillman throws the shot put at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship on May 17, 2015. 

Shot putter’s quest for another national title runs through Arkansas

Kyle Heim
January 29, 2016
Tanner Weatherman, redshirt senior, helped the Cyclones with 10-9 by dec. on Nov. 29 at Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State fell 33-6 to Iowa.

ISD Takedown 1/28/16

Ben Visser
January 28, 2016
Redshirt freshman Nathan Boston poses for Wrestling Media Day on Tuesday.

Nate Boston moves up two weight classes

Ben Visser
January 28, 2016
Freshman Kate Hall finishes first in the women's long jump at the Big 4 Duals on Jan. 23, 2016. 

ISU freshman Kate Hall delivers in ISU debut

Kyle Heim
January 25, 2016
Freshman Kate Hall sprints out to a lead in the 60-meter dash at the Big 4 Duals on Jan. 23. Hall won the event with a time of 7.30 seconds.

ISU women’s track, field takes first in seven events at Big 4 Duals

Kyle Heim
January 23, 2016
John Meeks, redshirt junior, wrestled at 141 pounds at the match against University of Wyoming on Dec. 12.

ISU wrestling falls to Oklahoma

Ben Visser
January 22, 2016
Tanner Weatherman, redshirt senior, wrestles 165-pounds at the match against Midland University on Nov. 12.

ISU wrestling prepares for grueling weekend

Ben Visser
January 22, 2016
Lelund Weatherspoon, redshirt junior, grabs the leg of an opponent at the match against University of Wyoming on Dec. 12.

ISD Takedown 1/19/16

Ben Visser
January 19, 2016
Senior sprinter/hurdler Alyssa Gonzalez competes in the Big 12 Indoor Championship at Lied Recreation Athletic Center on Feb. 28, 2015

ISU coach pleased with collegiate track, field debuts of youngsters

Kyle Heim
January 19, 2016
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