The Hawkeye State
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NCAA Championships conclude with exciting middle distance races
Posted by TheRunning
The women's 800 kicked off the middle-distance action on the final day of the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Temperatures were in the high 80s and it was quite windy, with large gusts periodically coming along. by Alison Wade
100m sweep for Trinidad, impressive solo outing for Barringer - NCAA Champs Day 3
Posted by Matt
Fast sprinting and hurdling and good distance performances offset generally modest field events on the NCAA championships third day.
World class Long Jump finals highlight NCAA Day Two
Posted by Matt
Only five finals were held yesterday (12 June) at the NCAA championships, but they produced some good performances, especially in the long jumps.
NCAA 2008 Track and Field Championships: Day 3 (Friday) Recap
Posted by Matt
NCAA 2008 Track and Field Championships: Day 3 (Friday) Recap from LetsRun.com
Flood waters affect teams in Des Moines during NCAA Championships
Posted by Matt
At least six teams attending this week’s NCAA Track and Field Championships in Des Moines were moved from one hotel to the other side of a flood-swollen river downtown. The University of Miami (Fla.) women’s team was among those hunting alternate lodging, moving from the Embassy Suites across the Des Moines River to the downtown Marriott.
Drake Relays: Pole vaulting in mall draws fans, shoppers
Posted by Matt
The floor shook. Ears were ringing. And Derek Miles was loving every minute of it. I've jumped in a lot of different venues, said the 35-year-old pole vaulter, about I've never done it in a mall. More than 2,000 would-be shoppers gathered Wednesday around the atrium at Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines. They clapped, gasped and cheered while Drake Relays officials conducted a vaulting competition in close proximity to a Victoria's Secret.
Lisa Koll breaks Alicia Shay's American collegiate record (but not the NCAA 10,000m record)
Posted by Matt
Iowa State sophomore Lisa Koll broke Alicia Shay's NCAA 10,000m record at last night's Stanford Invitational meet at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. Koll passed race leader Blake Russell with two laps to go, finishing in a personal best 32:11.13, bettering Shay's record of 32:19.97 set on the same track at the Cardinal Invitational meeting in 2004.
Northern Iowa's Tyler Mulder comes from behind to win men's 800m
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Northern Iowa's Tyler Mulder comes from behind to win men's 800m
Northern Iowa sweeps MVC Champs
Posted by Matt
A historic performance by the University of Northern Iowa track and field team capped off the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships on Sunday in the UNI-Dome, with the Panthers sweeping both the men's and women's team championships and adding an additional nine individual titles to their impressive haul of hardware.
Andretti Bain of Oral Roberts speeds to 21.12, 46.13 at Iowa State Classic
Posted by Matt
Seniors Andretti Bain and Shaun Smith continue their successes on the track as both remain in the top three nationally and both automatically qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in their respective races.
Records fall on day one of Cyclone Classic at Iowa State
Posted by Matt
For the second straight home meet, an Iowa State athlete shattered a school record, as sophomore Lisa Koll ran a 15:52.37 in the 5,000-meter run at Friday’s ISU Classic, breaking her old school record of 16:15.65.
Iowa State to host over 90 squads at Cyclone Classic this weekend
Posted by Matt
Iowa State prepares for its largest home meet of the year Thursday, Friday and Saturday, playing host to the ISU Classic at the Lied Recreation Facility. Over 90 teams from all over the country will be competing.
Northern Iowa wins 10 events at Wisconsin Elite Invitational
Posted by Matt
The University of Northern Iowa track and field team picked up wins in 10 events Saturday at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational, headlined by sweeps of the women's throws by senior Rachel Jansen and both the men's and women's 4x400 relays.
Track briefs (The Daily Iowan)
Posted by TheRunning
The Iowa men's track team will travel to Minneapolis this weekend for the Jack Johnson Classic, hosted by the University of Minnesota. All events will take place in the Minnesota Field House today and Saturday.
Drake to host 2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Posted by Matt
Drake University officials will announce today that Des Moines will host the 2010 USA Track and Field outdoor championships.A news conference is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at the Knapp Center.
Iowa's Eric MacTaggart redshirts for band
Posted by Matt
As a music ed major Eric MacTaggart is required to play one semester in the marching band. This is the semester Eric chose, so he officially red-shirted from the track and cross country team and is playing trombone in the marching band.rt redshirts for band
Connie Moore joins Boise State staff
Posted by Matt
Boise State University Head Track and Field Coach Mike Maynard announced the addition of assistant coach Connie Moore to his staff Wednesday, Nov. 14.
Running to the future: Iowa senior and Olympian Diane Nukuri
Posted by Matt
It is 6:30 a.m. in the heart of the Midwest, and Diane Nukuri is running. With a stride almost poetic in its consistency, she flows up and down the rolling hills of Iowa City as the cozy college town yawns around her. She glides down narrow, freshly swept streets, past coffeehouses, book shops, and apartment complexes, all with just-bundled newspapers resting on their doormats.
Rain shouldn’t alter Des Moines Marathon course (The Des Moines Register)
Posted by TheRunning
Recent rainfall likely won’t force organizers of Sunday’s Des Moines Marathon to change their race course.
Centerville cross country team competes at E-B Invite (The Daily Iowegian)
Posted by TheRunning
The Centerville cross country team competed at the Eddyville-Blakesburg Invite on Tuesday, just one day after running at the Albia Invitational.
The “Hawkeye State” was first suggested
by James G. Edwars as a tribute to indian leader Chief Black Hawk.
source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara
S. Shearer
