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Iowa State Cyclones |
| Founded: 1859 |
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| University |
Iowa State |
| Conference |
Big 12
North Division |
| Location |
Ames, IA |
| Head Coach |
Corey Ihmels (3rd year) |
| Course |
ISU Cross Country Course |
| Colors |
Cardinal and Gold
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| Men's National
Championships |
|
1989, 1994 |
| Women's National
Championships |
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1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981 |
| Men's NCAA Appearance |
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1958, 1959, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984,
1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998,
2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Women's NCAA
Appearance |
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1982, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2009 |
| Men's Conference
Champions |
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1989, 1994 |
| Women's Conference
Champions |
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1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 ,1981, 1983,
1990 |
Iowa State Cyclones Cross Country is an
athletic team representing the Cyclones of Iowa
State University in Ames, Iowa. Originally, the men’s and
women’s teams were considered separate; but, beginning in the 2007 season, the
two teams were combined and are now considered as one at the
university.
History
Men's
team
The Iowa State men’s cross country team made their first
appearance as a team at the National Cross
country meet in 1952. Between 1952 and 1987, Iowa State
produced ten different individual All-Americans, many of them
receiving the honors more than once.
In both 1987 and 1988, the men’s team won the Big Eight
Conference titles. In 1989, the team led by John Nuttall and
Jonah Koech won their third consecutive Big Eight Conference
championship and continued to the national meet with high hopes. At
the NCAA Division
1 National Meet, Nuttall captured the individual crown, followed in
second by his teammate Koech. The 1989 Iowa State Cyclone team won
their first national championship with the second best team score
in the previous 25 years.
For the next two years, Iowa State was the runner-up at the
national meet. In 1994, the team, led by Ian Robinson, was
once again Big Eight Conference Champions and was expected to
contend for the national title. Although the meet was held on the
home course of the defending champions, Arkansas, Iowa State
captured the national title for the first time since 1989.
Women's
team
The Iowa State women’s cross-country team began in 1975. The same
year the program was organized, the team, led by Peg Neppel-Darrah
(who placed 2nd), won the US Track and Field
National Cross Country Championship. For the next four years, the
team won the national championships, and by 1979 had also won a Big Eight
Conference title and many regional championships.
In 1981,
the women’s team, led by conference champion Dorothe Rasmussen, won
the Big Eight Conference championship once again. Rasmussen won the
1981 AIAW National Championship Meet, and was accompanied by the
rest of the team members, as they all became team champions.
In 1985,
the Iowa State women’s team surprised the nation when they became
the NCAA Division 1 Runners-Up at the National Meet. As the
airplane was traveling back to Ames, it crashed near Des Moines
due to wing ice accumulation. Seven Iowa State runners and faculty
died in the crash.
Current
Team
Corey Ihmels, previously the Iowa State men’s cross-country head
coach, was hired to be head coach of both the Iowa State cyclones
cross-country program and Iowa State Cyclones Track and Field program
in 2007. Another recent change to the Iowa State cross-country team
is the joining of the men’s and women’s teams into one unified
program.
In the 2007 season, the Iowa State men had the best finish at
the Big 12
Conference Championship in ten years, and the women had their
highest since 2000. The women were also ranked
regionally for the first time since 2000, and then men qualified
for the national meet for the first time since 1997. The men
have since qualified for the 2008 and 2009 championships, and the
women's team qualified for the 2009 championships. 2009 was the
first time that both teams qualified for the NCAAs since 1995.[1]
Championships
| Titles |
Type |
Year |
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National Championships[2] |
| 2 |
Men's NCAA Team Champions |
1989, 1994 |
| 5 |
Women's AIAW Team Champions |
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981 |
| 2 |
Women's USF Team Champions |
1973, 1974 |
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9 Total |
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Conference Championships[2] |
| 2 |
Big 8 Conference Men's Team Champion |
1989, 1994 |
| 8 |
Big 8 Conference Women's Team Champion |
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1990 |
|
10 Total |
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Record By
Year
All-Americans
Men
All-Americans
| 1959 |
John Darby |
| 1969-70 |
Dennis McGuire |
| 1974 |
Tom Schobert |
| 1980-81 |
Richard Kaitany |
| 1981 |
Johnson Sirma |
| 1982-83 |
Joseph Kipsang |
| 1983-85 |
Yobes
Ondieki |
| 1984 |
Tim Wakeland |
| 1985 |
Raf Wyns |
| 1987-88 |
Barnaba Korir |
| 1988-89 |
Darrell Smith |
| 1989 |
John Nuttall |
| 1989-91 |
Jonah Koech |
| 1990-91 |
Jon Brown |
| 1993-94 |
John Kihonge |
| 1993-94 |
Steve Brooks |
| 1993-94 |
Corey Ihmels |
| 1994 |
Ian Robinson |
| 1994-95 |
Dmitry Drozdov |
| 1996 |
Simeon Wright |
| 1997 |
Saul Lempirikany |
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Women
All-Americans
| 1975 |
Peg Neppel-Darrah |
| 1975 |
Barb Brown |
| 1976 |
Katy
Schilly |
| 1976 |
Bridget Seip |
| 1977-78 |
Debbie Vetter |
| 1981 |
Dorthe Rasumssen |
| 1981 |
Catherine Hunter |
| 1981-83 |
Margaret Davis |
| 1982-83, 86 |
Suzanne Youngberg |
| 1985 |
Bonnie Sons |
| 1985 |
Jill Slettedahl |
| 1988 |
Maria Akraka |
| 1989 |
Edith Nakiyingi |
| 1990 |
Madeleine Alsgren |
| 2006-07 |
Lisa Koll |
| 2007 |
Grace Kemmey |
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Current
coaching staff
Corey
Ihmels
Corey Ihmels serves as ISU's Director of Track and Field and
Cross Country. As a runner in high school, he was a 13-time state
champion in North
Dakota. He ran for Iowa State, where he broke four-minutes in
the mile, and was a Big 12 Conference Champion in both the mile and
1,000 meter run. He began coaching at Iowa State as Head Men’s
Cross Country Coach from 2001 to 2006. He was hired as Head
Director of Track and Field/Cross Country at Iowa State in
2007.
Blake
Boldon
Blake Boldon is the Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Coach
for Iowa State. He competed for Missouri State as a
collegiate runner, and was a five-time Missouri Valley Conference
Champion. He now competes for the company Saucony. Boldon is a former volunteer assistant
for the Iowa State cross-country team, and was hired as Recruiting
Coordinator and Assistant Coach in 2007.
Other
coaches
Travis Hartke, a graduate of North Central College, and
Michelle Ihmels serve as Volunteer Assistant Coaches.
ISU
Cross Country Course
In October 1995, the ISU Cross Country Course was dedicated and
opened. This facility was the original dream of Iowa State Men’s
Cross Country Coach Bill
Bergan. It was the host of the 2000 NCAA Division 1
Cross Country Championships and was the first course in the United
States to be specifically and used and tailored for cross-country
racing.
| Iowa State
Cyclones cross country |
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| Facilities |
Cross Country Course • Lied Recreation Center
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| Current Coaching
Staff |
Director of Men's and Women's Track
and Cross Country: Corey Ihmels • Assistant Coach:
Travis Hartke
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| Rivalries |
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| NCAA Appearances |
Men's:1958 • 1959 • 1966 • 1974 • 1976 • 1977 •
1980 • 1981 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992
• 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1997 • 1998
Women's:1982 • 1983 • 1985 • 1990 • 1995 •
1996
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| National
Championships |
NCAA: 1989(men's) • 1994(men's)
AIAW:1975(women's) • 1976(women's) • 1977(women's)
• 1978(women's) • 1981(women's)
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| Conference
Champions |
Men's: 1989-Big 8, 1994-Big 8
Women's:1975-Big 8, 1976-Big 8, 1977-Big 8,
1978-Big 8, 1979-Big 8, 1981-Big 8, 1983-Big 8, 1990-Big 8
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