Iowa State Cyclones Track and Field

Iowa State Cyclones Track and Field is an American collegiate sports team sponsored by Iowa State University. Iowa State University is in the Big 12 Conference. While part of the Big 8 Conference, Iowa State University won 25 Conference titles in Track and Cross Country under the leadership of Coach Bill Bergan. 2007 saw a change in the structure of the Iowa State University Track & Field program. Previously there existed a separate Men’s and Women’s program for the same sport, but Iowa State University Athletic Director Jamie Pollard implemented a new structure which now includes a Director of Track & Field (Corey Ihmels) with a total of 8 Assistant Coaches working under him.

Hall of Fame

Men’s

Bill Bergan Coached ISU to NCAA Cross Country championship in 1989 and 1994. During his time as Coach his athletes earned All-America honors 104 times and won 156 conference titles for their individual performances. He is also Founder and CEO of Championship Productions.

Jon Brown was the 1992 NCAA Indoor 5000m Champion and was also a six-time Big Eight Champion. Jon also went on to represent Great Britain in three Olympics finishing in fourth place in the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Marathons.

Jonah Koech of Kenya was a three-time NCAA Indoor 5000m Champion as well as winning titles in the 1993 NCAA 10,000m and 1990 NCAA Cross Country.

John Nuttall was the 1989 NCAA Cross Country Champion, also capturing eight Big Eight Championship titles and six Big Eight team crowns. John went on to represent Great Britain at the Olympics.

Yobes Ondieki was the 10,000m World Record holder in 1993 and finished fourth in the 1992 Olympic games 5000m. While at ISU he was a top three finisher three times in the NCAA Cross Country Championship and won the Big Eight Cross Country title three times.

Women’s

Carol Cook won the 1976 Big Eight crown to help her ISU team win the championship. She also won individual titles in the Big Eight 5000m run and the two-mile run.

Nawal El Moutawakel won a gold medal in the 1984 Olympic 400m hurdles, also setting an Olympic Record. While at Iowa State she won the 1984 400m hurdles at the National Championships and during her career won four individual conference titles.

Pat Hodgson won two titles in the Big Eight Championships in the High Jump. She also won the Big Eight title in the 440-yard hurdles and mile relay in 1975.

Logo/Colors

In the Fall of 2008 the Iowa State Cyclones will compete in new colors and the University as a whole will take on a new logo with the use of Cardinal and Gold as the sole school colors. The current school logo, which incorporates the school mascot “CY” will be replaced by a single “I” with “State” across the front of it. The Iowa State University Track and Field team will unite both the Men’s and Women’s competition uniforms through the teams sponsor to compete in solid Cardinal and Gold in all competitions. This will be part of the transition of combining both the Men’s and Women’s programs as one.

Championships

Men's championships

Big Eight Conference Indoor team (8)
*1944, 1945, 1946, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993

Big Eight Conference Outdoor team (12)
*1944, 1945, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

Big 12 Conference Indoor team (0)
*N/A

Big 12 Conference Outdoor team (0)
*N/A

NCAA Indoor team (0)
*N/A

NCAA Outdoor team (0)
*N/A

Women's championships

Big Eight Conference Indoor team (3)
*1977, 1978, 1979

Big Eight Conference Outdoor team (6)
*1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979

Big 12 Conference Indoor team (0)
*N/A

Big 12 Conference Outdoor team (0)
*N/A

NCAA Indoor team (0)
*N/A

NCAA Outdoor team (0)
*N/A

2007/2008 Schedule

The Iowa State University Track & Field team is composed of three main event areas. These are Throws, Sprints and Distance. During the American University Fall Semester (which at Iowa State begins in late August and ends in mid-December), Distance runners participate in Cross Country as a team for the University. At the end of the Fall Semester, the first Indoor Track & Field competitions of the academic year begin. Following this, the Spring semester (early January until early May) is when almost all American Collegiate Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field competitions take place, with Division One Nationals ending the Track season in early June.

Rival universities

Iowa State University’s biggest rival is the University of Iowa, also known as the Hawkeyes. As the two largest Universities in the state of Iowa the rivalry is fierce and it is one of the most hard fought sporting rivalries in the whole of the American Collegiate arena. Other rivalry is also with the competing Big 12 Conference teams. This includes Nebraska, Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Missouri, Baylor, Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State.

References

* [http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/track_indoor_champs_records/2007/2007_m_idtrack_champs_records.pdf NCAA Men's Indoor Records]
* [http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/track_indoor_champs_records/2007/2007_w_idtrack_champs_records.pdf NCAA Women's Indoor Records]
* [http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/track_outdoor/2006/2006_m_odtrack_record.pdf NCAA Men's Outdoor Records]
* [http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/track_outdoor/2006/2006_w_odtrack_record.pdf NCAA Women's Outdoor Records]
* [http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/big12/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/m-indoor-records.pdf Big 12 Conference Men's Indoor record book]
* [http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/big12/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/w-indoor-records.pdf Big 12 Conference Women's Indoor record book]
* [http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/big12/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/mrecord_book.pdf Big 12 Conference Men's Outdoor record book]
* [http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/big12/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/record_book.pdf Big 12 Conference Women's Outdoor record book]
* [http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=1392102&KEY=&DB_OEM_ID=10700&DB_LANG=&IN_SUBSCRIBER_CONTENT= Iowa State Cyclones Track and Field Media Guide]
* [http://www.cyclones.com//pdf4/110615.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10700 Iowa State Cyclones Track & Field / Cross Country]
* [http://www.cyclones.com//pdf7/110610.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10700 Iowa State Cyclones Track & Field / Cross Country]

External links

* [http://www.cyclones.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&KEY=&SPID=11526&SPSID=94173 Iowa State Track and Field]
* [http://www.cyclones.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&SPID=4239&SPSID=46591b Iowa State Men's Track and Field]
* [http://www.cyclones.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&KEY=&SPID=4244&SPSID=46620 Iowa State Women's Track and Field]
* [http://www.cyclones.com Iowa State Cyclone Athletics]