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A guys night in

Mark Specht
March 14, 2013

ISU women win Bill Bergan Invitational

Mark Specht
January 28, 2013

Cyclones take third and fifth in pentathlon

Mark Specht
January 25, 2013
Six ISU athletes participate in the womens one-mile run at the ISU Open held at Lied Recreational Center on Jan. 20. The first heat was lead by Betsy Saina, 4:40.98, followed by Ej Okoro, 4:49.04, and then Dani Stack, 4:49.30

Women’s track and field team balances training, competing

Mark Specht
January 24, 2013
Dani Stack blazed like a comet in the 10,000-meter run June 8. Stack ran in the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Stack and her team mate Betsy Saina took turns leading the pack during the race.

Record falls at ISU Open

Mark Specht
January 18, 2013
Dani Stack (left) and Meaghan Nelson participated in the womens 5,000-meter run. Stack finished fourth with a time of 15:57.20, and Nelson finished third with a time of 15:51.89.

Intensity rises for ISU women’s track athletes following break

Mark Specht
January 18, 2013
Dani Stack (left) and Meaghan Nelson participated in the womens 5,000-meter run. Stack finished fourth with a time of 15:57.20, and Nelson finished third with a time of 15:51.89.

Stack bounces back from tough 2011-12 track season

Mark Specht
January 16, 2013

Athletic trainers have big presence in Cyclone sports

Mark Specht
December 10, 2012

Indoor track competes at Holiday Classic, runs away with several individual champions

Mark Specht
December 7, 2012
Freshman Matt Harmeyer competes in the mens non-seeded high jump event in the ISU Open on Saturday, Jan. 21, at Lied Recreation Athletic Center. Harmeyer finished seventh in the non-seeded event with a final jump of 511. 

Track and field teams prepare for season at Holiday Preview

Mark Specht
December 7, 2012
Charlie Paul participates in the 5,000-meter run for the Iowa State Classic on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 at Lied. Paul finished the race with a time of 14:23.89.

ISU men’s long-distance goes indoors

Mark Specht
November 28, 2012
The 1994 ISU mens cross-country team. From left: Steve Brooks, Dmitry Drozdov, Corey Ihmels, Ian Robinson, Jonathan Estabrook and John Kihonge.

The last leg: Bill Bergan, Corey Ihmels reflect upon ISU’s last national cross-country title

Mark Specht
November 16, 2012

Women’s cross-country three-peat at regionals, eye nationals; men end season with eighth-place finish

Mark Specht
November 12, 2012

Women repeat at Midwest Regional, men likely done for season

Mark Specht
November 9, 2012
Bill Bergan speaks during the unveiling of a new statue in his honor Friday, Nov. 2, at the Cyclone Sports Complex. Bergan is the former cross-country and track coach at Iowa State. 

Iowa State dedicates track, statue to Bergans

Mark Specht
November 4, 2012
Meaghan Nelson and Betsy Saina practice on Monday for the upcoming cross-country meet behind the Lied Recreation Athletic Center. Saina and Nelson got second and fourth places respectively in the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational. 

Women’s cross-country team repeats as Big 12 champs, men finish fifth

Mark Specht
October 29, 2012
Cross-country runners head towards the finish line, Sept. 15, 2012, at the Iowa Intercollegiate cross-country meet in Ames. The womens team placed first overall. The men saw one of its runners place first but ultimately fell to second place in overall score.

Men hope to compete, women repeat at Big 12 Championships

Mark Specht
October 26, 2012
Cross-country runners head towards the finish line, Sept. 15, 2012, at the Iowa Intercollegiate cross-country meet in Ames. The womens team placed first overall. The men saw one of its runners place first but ultimately fell to second place in overall score.

ISU men’s cross-country team nears nationals

Mark Specht
October 23, 2012
Iowa State’s Betsy Saina rounds one of her final laps during the Women’s 5,000-meter run Feb. 12 at Lied Recreation Athletic Center.

Women’s cross-country wins again, men’s team gains momentum

Mark Specht
October 15, 2012
Cross-country runners head towards the finish line, Sept. 15, 2012, at the Iowa Intercollegiate cross-country meet in Ames. The womens team placed first overall. The men saw one of its runners place first but ultimately fell to second place in overall score.

Wisconsin Adidas Invitational provides tough challenge

Mark Specht
October 12, 2012
Junior Meaghan Nelson and senior Dani Stack run laps during cross-country practice at Lied Recreation Athletic Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Nelson finished second in the Big 12 Conference 6,000-meter race with a time of 19:33.80 while Stack finished sixth, both earning All-Big 12 honors. 

Cross-country teams see room for improvement

Mark Specht
October 3, 2012

Cross-country teams impress at Roy Griak Invitational

Mark Specht
September 29, 2012
Junior cross-country runner Mohamed Hrezi heads toward the finish line, Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Iowa Intercollegiate cross-country meet in Ames.

Hrezi begins to make his mark

Mark Specht
September 26, 2012
Lisa Koll, senior, leads the pack during the 3,000-meter run at the Big 12 Indoor Championship. Koll was selected as a finalist for the Honda-Broderick Cup, a top honor awarded annually to a female collegiate athlete.

Uhl returns to Iowa State as volunteer coach

Mark Specht
September 19, 2012
An ISU runner crosses the finish line Saturday, Sept 15, at the 2012 Iowa Intercollegiate cross-country race at Cross-Country Course in Ames.

ISU cross-country team makes positive steps at Iowa Intercollegiate

Mark Specht
September 16, 2012
Lisa Koll, senior, leads the pack during the 3,000-meter run at the Big 12 Indoor Championship. Koll was selected as a finalist for the Honda-Broderick Cup, a top honor awarded annually to a female collegiate athlete.

Ihmels on Uhl’s return to Ames

Mark Specht
September 15, 2012
Kellien Oettle, left, and Morgan Casey, right, run neck and neck Saturday during the Iowa Intercollegiate at the ISU cross country course.

Morgan Casey mends injury while women’s cross-country hits ground running

Mark Specht
September 12, 2012

Men’s cross-country team readies for home meet

Mark Specht
September 11, 2012
Sam Crenshaw, right, sophmore in history, practices with a new member during the first Kumdo Club meeting Wednesday, Sept. 5 at Forker Building.

Kumdo club aims to gain recognition, grow club

Mark Specht
September 7, 2012
Kris Spoth will be leaving for Kona, Hawaii, on Wednesday morning to participate in the 2011 Ironman World Championship this Saturday.

Triathlon club ready for fall season

Mark Specht
August 30, 2012
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