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2010 Year In Review

Bob Feller Enters Field of Dreams

CONTENTS Volume 12 Issue 10

4 Pee Wee Profiles Qwest M.V.P.: Cortez Nichols Some might think Cortez Nichols, coach of the Central Iowa Excaliburs boys and girls track club, is harsh. He will admit that is true, but he gets results and sets kids on the right track for life.

8 Prep Connection Barnes and Willms ISC’s Athletes of the Year Ames High School’s basketball star Harrison Barnes, now playing basketball at North Carolina, and Dike-New Hartford track and volleyball standout Hannah Willms, now playing volleyball at Iowa State,, were named ISC’s Athletes of the Year.

18 Collegiate Corner Red Hot Koll: Lisa Koll Become Nation’s Distance Darling Lisa Koll wowed the nation during her distance running career at Iowa State University. Now, she’s moving on to competing professionally.

Judging by her past success, the U.S. could soon have a new favorite track star.

26 Minor But Major Iowa Cubs 2010 Season Review Cub legend Ryne Sanberg showed Des Moines and the Minor Leagues that he can put together quite the collection of winning baseball players, as the Cubs found success in 2010. Sanberg has since moved on, but he certainly left his mark on the Iowa franchise.

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Mr. Robert Feller Enters the Field of Dreams as a Great Iowan and a Great American!

This is our last issue statewide sports magazine of every year as we supported by our Iowa look back at the biggest Sports Connection Radio stories of the past 12 and Television Network, months. I was prepared digital products, websites, to place the UNI men’s and social media. The basketball teams’ picture reality is that without the on this twelfth annual incredible stories of Iowans “Year in Review” when we “From the Pee Wees to were saddened by the the Preps to the Pros” we passing of Mr. Robert would not have the ability to “Bob” Feller.

Mike Rickord ISC Publisher continue our expansion There was no across the entire state question in the world of “From the Missouri to The Iowa Sports Connection that this the Mississippi”. was our cover and biggest story of Inside this 2010 Year in Review 2010 as we lost the greatest athlete there are reprints of the incredible that the state of Iowa has produced. young male and female athletes of I refuse to call him “Rapid Robert” 2010 led by Harrison Barnes from or the “Heater from Van Meter” or Ames who’s is now attending North even Bob. This gentleman, a member Carolina, and Hannah Willms from of America’s “Greatest Generation”, Dike-New Hartford, an Iowa State merits the utmost respect for his Cyclone. These are two incredible commitment to America, Iowa, his athletes from this past year and we family, faith, and lastly America’s will continue to follow their success pastime in his era, the great game of collegiately as we do all year long in all baseball. of our statewide multi-media.

I was blessed to interview Mr. The stories that we selected Feller half a dozen occasions in the for 2010 range from stories of past decade and I was the MC for triumph and success at every level the Bob Feller Hall of Fame festival in and every sport to the tragic loss 2004 and the pleasure of spending and recognition of the late great Ed the day with the Hall of Famer at the Thomas our 2009 cover story, and Van Meter High School gymnasium. the loss of Mr. Bob Feller. As they say Man, he loved his roots in Iowa and on ABC “The thrill of victory and the especially his hometown of Van agony of defeat” is also a statement Meter. Sure, he was opinionated for the reality of life and its ups and and misunderstood by 21st century downs that God presents to each and media, however, the longer you spend every one of us. Mr. Bob Feller and on the planet your opinions are Mr. Ed Thomas our last two “Year In perceived as crotchety and certainly Review” covers certainly remind each not politically correct. Mr. Feller did of one of us that life is short and so is not care what the media’s position the “Thrill of Victory”! was.

In closing out 2010, I thank you for He lived and knew what sacrifice your loyalty as we enter our 13th year. it took to keep all Americans free I promise you that we will continue to and as did many of his peers. He lead the way in Iowa with our entire answered the call to duty to protect multi-media stable of statewide America and the values of faith, coverage of positive participation by family, and freedom. He walked the Iowan’s “From the Pee Wees to Preps walk while today’s generation only to the Pros” and pass the torch of talks the talk! This commitment faith, family, and commitment that along with his ambassador work for Mr. Bob Feller lived and breathed the great game of baseball his entire on a daily basis promoting all that is life were his proven credentials to good in our Iowa communities and speak out on many topics of today the sports that are played in all 99 and no “whippersnapper” was going counties. to tell Mr. Feller right from wrong on any topic and that’s why I personally Have A Championship Year! God Bless respected him more than any athlete You and God Bless America!

I have ever met.

Iowa was blessed to have him represent us for 75 years on the national and international stage and he will be missed but certainly not forgotten.

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Qwest Most Valuable Parent: Cortez Nichols, Central Iowa Excaliburs Tim Weideman Editor Originally Published: Volume. 12 Issue 6 When it comes to training kids in sports, some might shy away from pushing them hard. That’s not how Cortez Nichols, coach of the Central Iowa Excaliburs track club, operates.

Nichols has a saying, “Train hard, work easy.”

He takes that approach very seriously and it works. Nichols trains the kids on his team to be nationally competitive not only when they’re competing for his club, but later on in their track careers, too.

Glance over names of athletes that made their way to where they are now because of Nichols’ club and several names stand out, including Dowling Catholic high school stars Betsy and Katie Flood. But the name that really jumps out, and shows just how far former members of the Excaliburs can go, is Des Moines sweetheart Lolo Jones.

Those athletes didn’t get to where they are now by being babied. Nichols pushed them for everything they had.

Nichols makes no apologies for his tough workouts.

He said training hard gets kids to the next levels in track and field. “That’s what we do, we train hard,” said Nichols.

“Some kids can’t handle it and they quit. But if they want to compete at that level, you have to really work hard and you can’t do easy training.”

It’s not just the physical part of training that Nichols takes seriously. A big part is the mental aspect. “When you get out there in that heat and you’ve got to stand for an hour, you know, no water, your parents aren’t around, you’re surrounded by a bunch of strangers. You have to prepare these kids for that.”

Nichols also has very high academic standards for

his club. Nichols said he plans on requiring the kids to bring report cards to practice and show their grades to him before he will let them practice. If the kids don’t have at least a 2.0 GPA, he’ll require them to get tutoring. “We want our kids to be students,” said Nichols. “We want them to be able to balance their books with their sports. It has to be like that.”

Nichols said he follows kids from other club teams that are national medal winners but never get the chance to go to college. “I don’t want mine to be like that,” he said.

Perhaps the most important part of Nichols’ program is having the support of the parents. “Without parental support, you don’t have nothing,” said Nichols.

Nichols requires parents to take kids to meets because he wants parents to realize they have to be there supporting their kid. “I even like the parents staying at practice so they can see what I’m doing to (the kids),” said Nichols. “If you don’t want the parents around, what you’re doing ain’t right. I’m not going to do nothing or say nothing to any kid to their face (that) I wouldn’t say in front of their parents. That’s just how I coach. I talk to these kids like they’re mine and that’s why some people may or may not like my program, because I treat them like they’re my kids.

Nichols has had parents come to practices and watch him train their kids, and they don’t always like what they see. He’s had parents try to let their kids rest for a bit, but he’s stopped them because if they let their kids rest, the kids won’t be ready when competitions roll around.

The Excaliburs have a certified trainer that comes to practices once a week to teach the kids about telling the difference between injury and soreness. Nichols said he knows he pushes the kids hard, so he wants the trainer

present to show the kids, and the parents, that he’s not pushing them over the limit.

It’s better for parents to be at the practices, though, said Nichols, because he likes to explain to them and let them see how he’s helping their kids excel at a level many other kids can’t. “Once you explain it to them, they see you’re right when they see the results,” said Nichols.

“The results answer all the questions.”

To listen to Nichols talk about the kids on his team, it’s easy to believe he really does see them as his kids.

He mentioned a girl on his team that was mentally handicapped. Before joining the Excaliburs, her mother asked Nichols if he thought the girl could do hurdles.

Nichols said he could coach her. “The doctors didn’t think she could do this,” Nichols said. “This little girl made the national meet, three events at the national meet. In one of her races, she led to the last 50 yards. She was able to take directions (and) learn how to run paced. It’s just amazing what you can teach kids. If you take the time out with kids, whether they be special education or whether they can’t hear or can’t see, (you can teach them).”

Nichols also told of a girl with a handicap that some would think might prevent her from doing hurdles, but she competes at a high level. “We trained her to run hurdles,” Nichols said. “She can’t do it like a regular runner, but she’s hurdling and you’re liable to read about her one day in the paper.”

Nichols pours everything he has into helping these kids. “It’s more than just coaching, it’s a lifestyle,” he said.

He wants to help prepare kids not only to succeed down the road in their track careers, but to simply help them for life and teach them respect.

Iowa track and field fans will undoubtedly be treated to seeing many good athletes sprinting around ovals for years to come with coaches like Nichols training young athletes. Who knows? Nichols may be the one responsible for giving Iowa the next Lolo Jones.

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Qwest Team of the Month: COBRA Optimist Wrestling Club of Council Bluf fs Aaron McFarland ISC Editor Originally Published: Vol. 11 Issue 12 Everyone in the State of Iowa knows how important if anyone views their website. With visible notes on wrestling is to our great state. In some places, namely wrestler responsibilities, parent do’s and don’ts, and Council Bluffs, there are dead spots. Not the city as how to treat officials, this club is molding the families a whole, with perennial 3A contender Lewis Central, and young men to not only be great wrestlers but great but on the western half of the city. Until 2005, the only people in the sport of wrestling. This is important to wrestling club for Council Bluffs youth was the Council athletes of every sport but specific to wrestling, the Bluffs Panthers whose gym was in the backyard of Lewis opportunities beyond college wrestling aren’t that of Central high school. Now, the COBRA Optimist Wrestling sports like basketball and football. “It’s important. There Club of Council Bluffs gives the youth of the “West End” a is no professional wrestling or leagues. Just like in any chance to wrestle without having to travel across town. sport the chance to make a living off wrestling is slim.

August Manz, founder of the wrestling portion of You can’t rely on just being an athlete. Academics are COBRA and head wrestling coach at Thomas Jefferson important and life beyond wrestling isn’t easy. We teach high school, has established a them to fight through the hard times successful youth wrestling program and prepare them for the real world”, that will pay dividends for wrestling Manz elaborated on teaching more fans. Starting with 30 wrestlers in than just wrestling.

2005, the COBRA wrestling club Not only are the coaches of COBRA now has 150 young wrestlers on the implementing lessons beyond the mats. This fact definitely shows that sport, but it is cost effective for there was a need in the west end families. The charge to be involved in for a wrestling club. Not only will this COBRA is $15 per family for an entire program benefit the youth, but it will year membership. If you have three also make wrestling in Council Bluffs young wrestlers, the charge is $15 middle schools and high schools to wrestle for COBRA. “A lot of people more competitive. have come to me and said they didn’t According to Manz, “ COBRA know about this organization and they started for a couple reasons. To are grateful for the fact that kids can establish a youth program for play at an affordable price”, Manz Thomas Jefferson high school so said. Not only can the kids compete our program could gain experience and to spread the in wrestling, but the $15 charge includes playing other sport of wrestling and allow more people to experience sports for the COBRA organization. this great sport.” Obviously a top sport in our state, the With affordable prices and coaches teaching life COBRA program will only add to the already competitive lessons, could it get any better for the wrestlers of the sport. west end? Take a look at some of the accomplishments COBRA offers more than just a sport and it is evident COBRA has achieved and you’ll find the answer. A note

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from Coach Manz on the COBRA website tells it all, “We won three different team tournaments last year and were in the hunt for a top two placing in everyone that we went to last year. At the state level (the toughest state tournament in the nation) we had 12 kids qualify and we had two state placers Brian Grimes (3rd) and McGwire Midkiff (7th), we also had a few others that were one or two matches away from placing. We sent 5 kids to the Super Pee Wee state tournament and 3 of them placed Carter Harold (2nd), Cameron Baker (3rd), and Marcus Kritenbrink. We also had some kids wrestle at some National tournaments and come away with some All American honors.”

Admittedly, it’s not all Coach Manz and he would like to thank all parents, coaches, and helpers within the program. “Without them, we wouldn’t be where we are at”, Manz said. Coach Manz would also like to specifically thank Keith Midkiff for being there from day one, Jess Ziegler for promoting the sport and club, Donny Jones for his knowledge of the sport and bringing 30 years of coaching to COBRA, and the parents for their undoubted commitment. Showing how much of a family sport wrestling is, Manz would also like to thank his father, Chris Manz, for the thankless job that he completes.

Completing paperwork and every other job above and beyond to make COBRA what it is.

The COBRA Optimist Wrestling Club of Council Bluffs is a perfect example of why our state is quite possibly the best wrestling state in the nation. The opportunities COBRA presents to our youth in Council Bluffs and the character the wrestlers will wrestle with is going to continue the unmatched tradition of wrestling in this state.

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Barnes and Willms Named ISC’s H.S. Senior Athletes of the Year Tony Atzeni ISC Radio Account Manager Originally Published: Vol. 12 Issue 5 This season we have narrowed down those to be recognized to nine highlighted by Harrison Barnes of Ames, James Morris of Solon and Nick Moore of Iowa City West.

In the end the choice for the ISC Iowa High School Senior Male Athlete of the Year was Harrison Barnes of Ames.

When it comes to Iowa high school basketball, Barnes may have been the most celebrated in Iowa basketball history. Harrison led Ames to back-to-back unbeaten state championship seasons in Class 4A, setting a new 4A record for consecutive victories along the way. The North Carolina recruit was as unselfish a player as you might have ever seen with his talent as well as understanding that the game was won by a team and not Harrison Barnes, an individual. Barnes was named to the Ames McDonald’s All-American team as well as everybody’s all-state teams including the Iowa Sports Connection. It was an easy choice to name Harrison the Iowa High School Basketball Player of the Year as well.

With much of his time dedicated to basketball this past season, Barnes did qualify for the state track and field championships in the long jump and high jump.

Listed below are the finalists: Harrison Barnes, Ames Alec Crawford, Wilton Marcus Heemstra, Rock Valley (Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley) Nick Moore, Iowa City West James Morris, Solon Ryan Powers, Calamus-Wheatland Cole Welter, Don Bosco (Gilbertville) Louie Wickett, Madrid

This past 2009-2010 sports season has been one of many memories when it comes to the Iowa high school female athlete. This season the choice was narrowed down to an elite group of nine.

Highlighting this group was Katie Flood of Dowling Catholic, Carli Tritz of Bishop Heelan (Sioux City), Jessica Gehrke of Iowa City West and Hannah Willms of Dike-New Hartford.

In the end the choice for the ISC Iowa High School Senior Female Athlete of the Year was Hannah Willms of Dike-New Hartford.

No matter what Hannah does, Hannah does it great!! Willms set new marks in track and field this past season. The all-time high jump mark is hers, setting it at the Drake Relays at 6-01. The new 400 meter dash all-time record is also now in her name, erasing a record set back in 1984 by Natasha Kaiser of Des Moines Roosevelt. Hannah also qualified for the Junior Worlds at the USA Track and Field Championships where she finished fifth in the world in the high jump.

In volleyball, Willms was named to the Iowa Volleyball Coaches Association Elite All-State Teams all four seasons. Dike-New Hartford qualified for the state volleyball tournament the past three seasons and finished second in 2007 and 2008. Hannah was named to the all-tournament team all three seasons and the team captain in 2008. Willms received a scholarship to play volleyball at Iowa State University and may even continue her track and field success if time allows.

Listed below are the finalists: Morgan Casey, Northeast (Goose Lake) Katie Flood, Dowling Catholic Jessica Gehrke, Iowa City West Jordan Gronewold, Carlisle Lindsay Hoehns, Twin Cedar (Bussey) Susan Keis, Newell-Fonda Jessica Nichols, Perry Carli Tritz, Bishop Heelan (Sioux City) Hannah Wilms, Dike New-Hartford

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High School: Dike-New Hartford Class: 2010 GPA: 3.696 Sport: Track/Volleyball

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Athletic Achievements: Track Honors: •2007 - State Champion 200m, 400m •2008 - Drake Relays High Jump Champion, •2008 - State Track Champion 200m, 400m, High Jump, Sprint Medley Relay •2009 - Drake Relays Champion and Drake Relays Record in High Jump •2009 - State Track Champion and State Meet Record in the 200m, 400m, High Jump, and Sprint Medley Relay •2010 - Drake Relays High Jump Champion, High Jump National Record, Co-Drake Athlete of the Year •2010 - State Champion in 200 and 400 meter, high jump, sprint medley relay in Class 2A •Broke the all-time record in the 400 meter dash set in 1984 by Natasha Kaiser of Des Moines Roosevelt with her winning t ime of 53.96.

Volleyball Honors: •2007 - 1st Team All-State, State All Tournament Team, Elite Team All-State •2008 - 1st Team All-State, Captain of State All Tournament Team, Elite Team All-State, NICL All Academic, 2A Player of the Year •2009 - 1st Team All-State, State All Tournament Team, Elite Team AllState, NICL All Academic, 2A Player of the Year, Gatorade Player of the Year

Quick Facts: Role Model: Brother, Joshua Favorite Food: Anything Mexican Favorite Movie: My Best Friends Wedding/Pretty Woman Favorite Athlete: Maria Sharipova Overcoming Adversity: Hannah has always been invloved in volleyball in the off season causing a lot of stress on her legs while she does daily workouts for both track and volleyball. As she got older, her inner strength and mental toughness allowed her to practice and compete at a higher level.

How the Community Views Hannah: Outgoing and friendly. An exceptionally talented athlete.

Plans after High School: Attending Iowa State University to pursue a career in business, play volleyball and possibly high jump.

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Hard to Say Good-Bye to a Great Class of Young Ladies Tony Atzeni ISC Radio Account Manager Originally Published: Vol. 12 Issue 3 If you are a track and field fan, you truly Flood talks about her high school Gochenhour who will be on the list of elite athletes of this know that when it has come to the Iowa high years on the track and in cross decade when she completes her senior season. school girl we have been able to witness country, Ashlie will be a name that Shelby Houlihan of Sioux City East is another name that some of the greatest accomplishments she will no doubt always speak in the track and field world is well known and her efforts over the past decade and especially when it highly of, a person that she was in the hurdles along with the 400, 800 and 1500 meter comes to a group of seniors that finished up able to work out with, run with and runs. Her name will be at the top of most lists again next this weekend with outstanding closing efforts push her to her best efforts and a season. at the Iowa High School State Co-Ed Track life-long friend. If Flood is the best Taylor Twedt of West Fork has verbally committed to and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in this decade, might Decker be Iowa State and with Willms graduating, will be one of the Senior Hannah Willms of Dikein Des Moines. elite high jumpers that return. Twedt is versatile athlete New Hartford shares a moment second?

Seniors Katie Flood (Dowling Catholic), and will return as one of the better hurdlers in the state with sophomore Taylor Twedt of Morgan Casey is an Iowa State Jessica Gehrke (Iowa City West) and Hannah West Fork at the Drake Relays. track recruit that won back-to-back as well.

Willms (Dike-New Hartford) are three to begin 1500 and 3000 meter run titles in In the sprints Erin Hawkins of Des Moines Roosevelt Katie Flood, Sr. with. Flood won titles in the 800, 1500, 3000 Class 2A and holds the 2A state meet and Agnes Sayeh of Des Moines North have established and anchored the 4x800 winning team for the Maroons while record in both events. Casey also won the past themselves along with Heaven Chandler (Columbus, Dowling Catholic setting an all-time state record in the 3000 with her winning two seasons 2A cross country titles. Emily Columbus Junction), McKenna time of 9:27.25 and the 4A state meet record in the 1500.

Roberts won the 400 meter dash and 400 Cronbaugh (Iowa City West), Sydney Flood will take her eleven state titles with her to the University meter hurdles titles at the state meet. The Howard (Fairfield), Haley Krull (Lake of Washington next fall. hurdles title was her second straight.

Mills), Rachel Peth (Waverly-Shell Gehrke also won four titles in Class 4A, winning A few of the seniors that also Rock), Aspen Rhodes (Van Meter) the 100 and 200 meter dash titles, the long jump contributed greatly to the past four years and Brooke Wolterstorff (Western and was the anchor on the Trojans winning 4x100 of track and field are Abby Ackerman Christian, Hull). relay team. Jessica won the 100 and long jump (Central Lyon, Rock Rapids), Kaly Adkins Nicole Criner of West Des titles in 2009 and holds the state meets best time (Earlham), Brandi Demuth (Okoboji, Moines Valley looks to be the next in the 100 at 12.09 set in 2009.

Milford), Ellen Dougherty (Sioux City East), in distance runner to watch along Willms is heading to Iowa State to play volleyball Megan Fiscus (Gilbert), Michaela Haight with Anna Peer and Megan Nickels next fall. A 4-time elite all-state volleyball player, (Iowa City West), Madie Hubbell (Des of Bettendorf. Others on the list are Willms was able to get your attention no matter Moines Roosevelt), Slone Masters (Storm Anna Holdiman (Waverly-Shell Rock) the event she participated in. Willms set the Lake), Tashina McAllister (Oelwein), who won the 3A title along with Jessica Nichols, Sr. Morgan Casey, Sr. all-time mark in the high jump at the Drake Relays Jessica Nichols (Perry), Mikeala Shelby Curtis (Carlisle), Mackenzie Perry N.E./E. Central back in April with her leap of 6-01.00 and won the Prusiman (Webster City), Libby Schubert Eland (Burlington) and Rebecca high jump title again this year along with anchoring (Fairfield), Emily Wandling (Ames) and Rethwisch (Iowa City High). the winning sprint medley team that set a new Anna Wernimont (Atlantic).

In the field events some of the names to remember after 2A record. But with all the accomplishments and With the seniors graduating, the next question is this past season’s success are Ashlie Downs (West Des Jessica Gerhke, Sr. records, one stands out more than any. When where the next generation of leaders can be found and Moines Valley), Kayla Hemann (St. Ansgar), Maddie Manning Iowa City West Willms broke a 1984 record set by Natasha Kaiser you really do not have to look very far. Some of them (Ankeny), Amanda Piche (Linn-Mar, Marion), Tanna Seuferer of Des Moines Roosevelt in the 400 meter dash with her are already established beginning with Alex Gochenhour of (Chariton), Jadyn Spencer (Waterloo West), Khanishah winning time 0f 53.96, as a track fan you had to just wonder Logan-Magnolia. Gochenhour won the 200 meter dash in Williams (Burlington) and Amy Wright (Earlham). if track could be part of her future. Many had doubts that the a new 1A record time of 24.48 the class and the second As we close the book on the 2010 track and field season, record would be broken and yet why should we be surprised best time in history to the legendary Debbie Esser of it is time to congratulate all the athletes that qualified for the when Hannah is the one to break that record.

Woodbine set in 1975 at 24.00. Alex also won the 100 and state meet and all on competing this season and making life Knowing senior Ashlie Decker of Dowling Catholic, I am sure 400 hurdles and the 100 meter dash titles. No question memories. Thanks for the memories. she would not have wanted it any other way. When Katie there are more goods things coming on the track from

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Iowa High School Records Set at 101st Drake Relays Tony Atzeni ISC Radio Account Manager Originally Published: Vol. 12 Issue 3 The 101st Drake Relays was another record in 14.46. and along with Austin Ebertowski of Noah Kittleson, Indianola breaking event and as expected the Iowa high school On Saturday Flood made her return to Council Bluffs Abe Lincoln will be a girl’s field was as good as advertised as they claimed 8 the track and once again gave the sold couple to beat as will Kyle Dunn of of the 9 records in the high school events. out Drake Relays crowd something to get Linn-Mar (Marion) in the hurdles.

The lone high school boy’s record was in the shuttle excited about as she won the 1500 meter Noah Kittleson of Indianola won his hurdle relay as Cedar Rapids Kennedy replaced Cedar run title in Drake Relays record time of third Drake Relays title in the high Rapids Washington on the top of the record book with 4:28.30. That time is now the best in the jump in four tries which places him their 56.09 clocking. The old record was 58.28 by the nation as Flood broke yet another of her as a favorite again at state. Johnny Warriors. Cameron Bradley, Max Martino, Ryan Dusil own 2007 records but nearly five seconds.

Fuller of Glenwood won both the and Jake Losch made up the relay record winning team.

Flood also anchored the record-breaking 1600 and 3200 meter run titles It all got started on Thursday afternoon at the blue 4x800 relay team with Madison Bravard, and showed plenty to everybody oval when Katie Flood won the 3000 meter run title for Ashlie Decker and Heather Tobias. watching. Austin Brogan of Boone the fourth consecutive year and beat her own record Iowa City West is always strong in the was impressive as well as he finished set in 2007 of 9:44.96. Flood was a start to finish relays and once again they have a record second in both events. leader and finished in 9:43.39. Later in the day it was setting team as they won the 4x100 Cedar Rapids Washington if not Hannah Willms of Dike-New Hartford turn. meter relays in 48.10, crushing their own the favorite in the relay events, the Willms was the favorite in the high jump, and record set last year by nearly six-tenths of Warriors are sure to be in the mix surpassed even her highest hopes as she set the alla second. Making up the winning team was McKennan and should score well at state. Watch for Indianola, time Iowa high school record and the best jump in the Cronbaugh, Chloe Hogland, Shahana Williams and Burlington and Pleasant Valley in the distance events nation in high school this year with her Jessica Gehrke. along with Algona.

Drake Relays record leap of 6-1. Willms Alex Gochenour, Urbandale has always been solid in The young ladies that performed well at Drake and Logan-Magnolia was also the anchor of the 800 sprint the hurdles but this season has more will be favorites at state are Jessica Gehrke of Iowa City medley winning team that set a Drake depth and proved it with their record West. Gehrke won her second straight long jump title Relays record as well with Ashtyn Dove, setting performance in the shuttle and is strong in the sprints as well.

Meaghan Daley. Nicole Hensely. Willms hurdle relays with Kyla Miles, McKenna In the relay events, Sioux City East, Dowling Catholic was also the winner of the 100 meter Zimmerman, Meredith Zimmerman and and West Des Moines Valley will strong in Class 4A as dash title.

Maddie Kirchner. The Jayettes set a will Mount Vernon/Lisbon and Grundy Center in the On Friday with wet and rainy new Drake Relays and stadium record smaller classes. conditions, Shelby Houlihan of Sioux with their 64.54 run.

What happened at Drake only makes the Iowa High City East set a new standard in the Besides the record breakers there School State Co-Ed Track and Field Championships 800 meter run at the Drake relays was plenty others that should be one to look forward to with the times standards that with her 2:09.22 winning effort. Alex recognized for their efforts at the Drake have already been set this season. The 2010 Iowa High Gochenhour is always emotional and Relays. For the high school boy’s and in School State Co-Ed Track and Field Championships are had reason to be as she set the new the sprints, James Harrington of Cedar May 20-22 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. mark in the 100 meter hurdles, clocked Falls had a personal best time of 11:01

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Waukon’s Gene Klinge Sets Girl’s Basketball Wins Record Darin Swenson ISC Contributor Originally Published: Vol. 11 Issue 12 “It all comes down to Coach Klinge. He makes us work hard and he pushes us to the max.”

That’s the conclusion of Waukon senior Mary Halvorson, who leads the Indians in scoring and rebounding. Gene Klinge has coached basketball for 48 years and is still going strong in his seventh year at Waukon.

Going into the final week of the regular season, Klinge’s squad is ranked second in Class 3-A, with an 18-1 overall record and a perfect 10-0 mark in the Northeast Iowa Conference. The Indians lone loss this season was to Caledonia, Minnesota on December 18th, 76-57. Caledonia is the defending Double-A state champions in Minnesota.

The Waukon girl’s basketball Gene Klinge, Head Girl’s Basketball Coach team put their coach in the all-time record book on January 2nd at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids. As part of the annual rivalry Saturday, the Indians beat Class 2-A eighth ranked MFL/Mar-Mac 48-38. The win gave Klinge 939 wins in his career, surpassing Bob Mullen for the state’s all-time win record. Mullen, who coached for 54 years at six schools, was a coach that had the utmost respect from the man who broke his record. “(Bob) was a real gentlemen and a good friend of mine,” said Klinge.

“He taught me a lot about the game, he taught me how to be humble whether you win or lose. He was a great educator of girl’s basketball.”

When asked what the record meant to him, Klinge joked, “It means that I have taken a lot of bus rides.” But it meant a lot to the members of the 2009-2010 squad to put their coach officially into the state’s coaching immortality. “We were proud to be the team that broke the record for coach,” said point guard Tatum Meyer.

While Klinge says he was proud of the accomplishment, the build up to the record breaking game led to a sense of relief when the all-time wins record finally fell. “It became a little difficult for me,” said Klinge. “The media did get in the way, and I say that kindly because they’re doing their jobs and over the years they’ve been very good to me. Although we didn’t mention the record to the kids, they had it as one of their goals for the season to give me the all-time wins record and they were able to accomplish it. I was thrilled to have the record but it was good to have it behind us.”

In a bit of irony, Klinge graduated from MFL in 1955, won his first game against MFL in 1962 and became the state’s all-time win record holder against the Bulldogs in January.

As for the future, Klinge says he’s taking it a season at a time. “I still enjoy going to practice and making game plans and of course game night,” said Klinge. “I still feel I have a lot of contribute, I’m feeling pretty well health wise, but I hope I’m smart enough to realize when I can no longer contribute to step aside.”

Klinge brings a style to coaching that isn’t seen too much anymore. “I try to keep them down a little bit,” commented the veteran coach when asked about his approach. “If kids play for me they probably understand they haven’t played the perfect game yet. This team needs to continue to work hard because we’re not overly talented and if we don’t play hard, we aren’t going to get results.”

But it’s a style his players are okay with. “He does yell a lot, but when he does it makes you work hard and perform better,” said Meyer.

“Day in and day out you just show up and want to work for him,” said Halvorson. “We love having him here in Waukon. We looked up to him when he won the state title in his first year here (2004). He means a lot to all of us.”

Logan Hjerled moved into the district two years ago when her father Gavin became the head wrestling

coach. Logan says the passion Klinge brings to his job is infectious. “It’s exciting to play for him. He gets intense.

He loves the game and in turn that makes you love it.”

The senior class says a motivating factor in their approach to basketball was the 2004 state champion team. “When they won it in 2004, we said at that time that’s going to be us someday, “said Halvorson. “This is our senior year so this is our last shot at accomplishing the goal.”

Klinge says while the intensity the team brings to the floor is similar, that’s where the comparisons probably end. “I personally don’t think we’re quite as talented as that team was,” a reflective Klinge said. “We shot better from the outside that year, we’re bigger and we’re a bit more balanced then we are now.”

That said, Klinge says he has enjoyed his 2009-2010 group. “They sure do work hard and they’re a real fun group to work with” The Indians will open the tournament against rival Decorah on February 17th. After knocking off the Vikings by 27 points in December in Decorah, their conference rivals took the Indians to overtime in early February in Waukon, before the second ranked team in 3-A prevailed 57-54. The Indians were forced to come back from four points down inside of a minute to play in regulation to force overtime. “That game made us realize we’re not unbeatable, “said Meyer. “It’s good to have games like that, and the Caledonia loss at times to help improve the focus.”

Ever the coach, Klinge realizes despite the success for his team to this point, the margin for error is not large.

“Our perimeter shooting will have to improve,” said Klinge. “We’re not a big team so we need to find bodies and box players out. Without those aspects of the game improving, we’re just an average ball club.”

But the season for the Indians and the career for coach Klinge, in both wins and longevity, have been anything but.

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Austin Abbas (Cedar Falls): is off to an eye-popping start to the season as the senior leads six events in times this season. Abbas has the top time in the 50 freestyle (21.73), 100 freestyle (47.55), 100 backstroke (53.08), 100 breaststroke (1:01.55), 200 freestyle (1:45.43) and 200 individual medley (1:57.69).

Laura Terhark (Algona): TerHark has moved into second behind Deb Remmerde of Rock Valley (353) on the all-time 3-pointers made list with her 254th made 3-pointer on December 14th, surpassing Sam Abens of Knoxville who made 253 in her career.

Kiah Stokes (Linn-Mar, Marion): posted a triple-double with 37 points, 22 rebounds and 10 blocked shots in victory over Sioux City North on Saturday, December 11th. Stokes also set a single game scoring record with 39 points in a win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson on Tuesday, December 7th.

Brandon Eley (Colo-Nesco): scored a career-high 39 points in a victory over Collins-Maxwell-Baxter on December 18th. In the process Eley joined a scoring milestone club with his 1,000th point of his high school career.

Brittany Smith (Des Moines Lincoln): Alec Baldwin won the individual title over his teammate Keith Byers, winning by 3-seconds in a time of 16:12.

Bob Wilmer (WACO, Wayland): is nearing the 750 victory milestone. Hilmer is 746-271 as of December 10th. This marks the 46th season as head coach and is the all-time leader in Iowa high school boy’s basketball history in victories.

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Nick Moore Becomes 19th Wrestler To Win Four State Titles Iowa City West’s Nick Moore become only the 19th four-time champion in Iowa high school wrestling history came in the 160 pound title match with Spencer BeLieu (Indianola). Moore came into the 2010 state meet championship match with a 22-match pin streak. BeLieu was able to end that streak but could not stop Moore from making history.

Moore prevailed 11-6 and completed the season with a perfect 48-0 record this season. Moore finished his career with a near-perfect mark of 183-1. He is currently wrestling on scholarship at the University of Iowa.

Barnes and McDermott Lead Ames on Historic Class 4A Title Run, Set 4A Record for Longest Win Streak Along the Way After wining the Class 4A title last year, the Ames Little Cyclones had the target on their backs once again in 2010. The pressure was on to win another championship behind stars Harrison Barnes and Doug McDermott. Not only did they defeat Southeast Polk High School, 47-37,, but along they way they set a new standard for other teams to aim for with 53 consecutive vitories. McDermott tallied 40 points on 17 for 25 shooting to lead Ames and was named to the 4A All-Tournament Team. Barnes was named the 4A All-Tournament Team Captain.

Doug McDermott and Harrison Barnes (Ames)

Solon Moves Up From Class 2A To 3A, Wins Fourth-Consecutive Football Championship The Solon Spartans may have moved up from Class 2A to 3A but the change had little effect on the team’s winning tradition. Solon found itself paired up against perennial 3A power Bishop Heelan but would not be denied a fourth straight title, winning by a score of 45-7.

Quarterback JJ Hanus had a monster game, totalling 313 yard on offense. Of those yards, 210 came through the air and 103 came on the ground.

JJ Hanus (Solon)

Panthers Stun No. 1 Kansas

Thomas Receives Arthur Ashe ESPY Award

The Northern Iowa Panthers stole the national spotlight when they defeated the No. 1-ranked, 69-67, Kansas Jayhawks in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament. No Panther fan, or Iowa sports fan for that matter, will ever forget the last-second heroics by Ali Farokhmanesh as he put up yet another clutch three-pointer to steal the game from the Jayhawks.

Later, UNI would receive an ESPY award Ali Farokhmanesh (UNI) from ESPN for Best Upset of the Year.

Ed Thomas meant everything to Aplington-Parkersburg High School. Not only was he a successful football coach, but he had a way of brining out the best in those who played for him, as shown in the rebuilding efforts after the tornado hit Parkersburg in 2008. He preached the important things in life and how they relate to sports.

The Panthers’ spectacular season would end in the next round, as Michigan State represented too much for UNI, beating the Panthers 59-52.

But UNI’s trip to the Sweet 16 and the many photos of Farokhmanesh sinking his shot will be forever engrained in the minds of every Iowa sports fan—and many sports fans around to see it will be sure to tell the generations to come of the historic run by the 2009-2010 UNI Panthers.

ESPN honored Thomas by naming him the recipient of the 2010 Arthur Ashe Award, an award given to the nation’s most-courageous figure in sports. Thomas certainly fit the bill for the Ed Thomas award, as his family said as they accepted (Aplington-Parkersburg) the award on his behalf.

Thomas led with his faith, then his values of family and football. Above all else, he taught those under his direction to always try to do the right thing.

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Megan Gilbert (Tripoli)

Tripoli Wins Third-Straight Volleyball Championship Top-ranked Tripoli captured its third-consecutive state title and the ninth in school history as the Panthers topped Janesville 25-18, 25-16, 25-15 in the Class 1A championship match. This marks the third time that Tripoli has won three consecutive titles. The Panthers won state crowns in 1999, 2001, and 2001 and 2003, 04, 05. 1A All-Tournament captain Megan Gilbert had 26 kills and 10 digs for the Panthers, who finished the year with a 36-5 mark.

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Mt. Vernon Takes Girls Track, Basketball and Volleyball Titles Mount Vernon captured the Class 3A girls track title this spring. Highlighting the Mustang’s dominance at the event were victories in the 4 x 800 Meter Relay and 4x 400 Meter Relay. Holly Salzbrenner, Karly Cochrane, Kristin Canning and Alex Wilson made up both teams. The team set a new record in the 4 x 800 with a time of 9:17.72. Salzbrenner also set a new Class 3A State Meet record in her 400 Meter Hurdles victory with a time of 1:02.53.

The giant killers from Mount Vernon completed a remarkable ride through the postseason by claiming the ultimate prize. The unranked Mustangs rallied from eight points down late in the thrid quarter to beat No. 2 Manson-Northwest Webster 59-56 in the Class 2A Championship. It was the first state title in girls basketball for the school.

Ali Stark and her Mount Vernon teammates cemented its legacy as one of Iowa’s great volleyball teams by capturing the Class 3A state crown with a 17-25, 25-20, 25-11, 25-13 victory over West Delaware Saturday. The win marked the second-straight state crown for the Mustangs, who won the Class 2A title last year. Mount Vernon ends the season with a perfect 41-0 record. The Mustangs have also won 56-consecutive matches and finish the year with a set record of 98-3.

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Dowling Reloads To Win Fourth-Consecutive Girls Cross Country Title Dowling Catholic did it again by claiming the team title for the fourth consecutive season. The Maroons prooved that they were still the team to beat, even after stars Katie Flood and Ashlie Decker graduated. The Maroons were led by Tanelle Berard, Karrisa Schweizer, Vanessa Miller, Allie Vaughn, Diane Hubbell, Nicole Svendson and Addie Schumacher. Iowa City High was second followed by West Des Moines Valley, Pleasant Valley and Cedar Falls.

Shelby Houlihan of Sioux City East won the individual title in Class 4A, clocking in at 13:40. She was followed by Allison Gregg (Cedar Falls), Rebecca Rethwisch (Iowa City High), Tanelle Berard (Dowling Catholic) and Karrisa Schweizer (Dowling Catholic).

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Martensdale-St. Mary’s Ends Perfect Season, Wins Class 1A Baseball Championship Ethan Westphal was dominant on the mound for Martensdale-St. Marys throughout the Class 1A baseball playoffs. Westphal started and won all three games played for the Blue Devils, including the championship game againt the Remsen St. Mary’s Hawks. Martensdale-St. Mary’s won 3-0.

Remsen St. Mary’s did not go down easily, though. They threatened in the bottom of the fourth and bottom of the seventh innings. The Hawks collected three hits in the bottom of the fourth, but after a confusing strikeout-caught stealing double play, Westphal was able to get himself out of the jam by striking out Cody Colling. In the seventh, the Hawks picked up two hits but Westphal recorded three strikeouts to end the game.

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Red-Hot Koll: Lisa Koll Makes Pro Run to Become Nation’s Distance Darling Mike Ferlazzo ISC Contributor

Lisa Koll reached the collegiate track summit as an Iowa State senior. She won three NCAA national championships – the 5,000-meter run both indoors and outdoors, and the 10,000 outdoors for a second time – and earned the 2010 Honda Sports Award as the nation’s top collegiate Lisa Koll, Nike female athlete in the sport in the process.

And after finishing second in the 10,000 at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships at Drake Stadium in June, she signed a contract soon after to run professionally for Nike. She’s now competing with some the world’s best runners in some of the world’s exotic locations. And she’s doing Nike photo shoots in New York City.

That’s a pretty amazing “small-town girl does good” tale for a Ft. Dodge girl who never won a high school state championship.

But it was a much different story during Koll’s junior season at Iowa State. After winning the 2008 NCAA 10,000 championship at Drake Stadium, she suffered through an injury-plagued season.

And it was an equally exhausting year academically – her first as a student in Iowa State’s veterinary medicine program after graduating summa cum laude in three years with her bachelor’s degree in biology. Koll knew she was

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burning the candle at both ends and it was taking a toll.

“I definitely wasn’t getting enough sleep,” she said. “I was really focused on school.

It was my first year of vet school and trying to do that well and run well and trying to do everything, I realized that I couldn’t. I couldn’t give 100 percent to both running and school because something was always being sacrificed. And I kind of sacrificed the running for the Koll smiles as she finishes school at that point.” in first place in the 10k at A soul-searching summer the NCAA outdoor meet.

That realization resulted in a soul-searching summer school was really accommodating,” she continued. for Koll. She realized she needed to make some “They did everything I asked, so I got a little bit changes in order to make another run at being a easier schedule with school. I was able to go get my national champion again as a Cyclone senior. rest and I really kind of paid attention to the little “I wasn’t ready to hang up the spikes and just be things a lot more.” happy with whatever happened in my last year,” Koll And by paying attention to the little things, Koll said. “I really wanted to have a great last year and was able to do big things on the track. In addition run professionally and kind of just have faith that it to the aforementioned national championships and was all going to work out because it was kind of a Honda Award, she shattered the all-time collegiate really big risk. I worked really hard to get into vet record in the 10,000 (31:18.07). The 11-time Allschool and it’s something I was really passionate American capped the most decorated career in about. So I had to decide which one is going to be Iowa State women’s track history – one that was more important to me at the moment. And running most unexpected when she arrived on campus. has a timeline and I’m not always going to be able Koll had an initial goal of becoming an Allto go back to running, but I can always go back to American once in her collegiate career. So when school. she did it as a cross country sophomore, everything “So I talked to the dean and everyone at vet changed.

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“I really think things started clicking my sophomore year in college,” Koll said. “I think I was like 99th at Griak (the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis) my freshman year. And then my sophomore year, Griak was my first race and I was like seventh. So there was this huge improvement in that one year.

“And when I remembered that first year, I was like ‘Oh my gosh, I can’t even imagine running any faster than I just ran,’” she continued. “But you know, things change and the new normal changes year to year. But the more you train, the more you get under yours.”

Koll’s new normal became the nation’s top collegiate distance runner by the time her Iowa State career was done. And her growing legion of

2010 Year In Review fans came out to cheer her on at Drake’s USA Championships, a race that was believed to be her final race in a Cyclone uniform.

Wearing Cyclone colors abroad But Koll decided she needed a little more time in Cardinal and Gold as she began running abroad.

“I’d like to think that that race [the USA Championship 10,000 at Drake] was my last race in an Iowa State jersey, but it wasn’t,” Koll said. “I mean technically it wasn’t, but emotionally it really was.

“I hadn’t signed [professionally] and I was still deciding between companies at that time, so offers were still being looked at and some difficult decisions were still being made at that point,” she continued. “So, I wore an Iowa State jersey for two races in Europe and then got my Nike kit in Paris. So it was kind of cool to be wearing an Iowa State jersey in exotic places like Crete, Greece and Belgium.”

She now hopes to wear a new jersey – the red, white and blue of the USA – and qualify for the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games. She’ll now do the bulk of her training at Nike’s Portland, Ore. facility.

While that keeps her close to her boyfriend Kiel Uhl – a Des Moines Roosevelt grad and Iowa State distance standout who’s now in grad school at the University of Oregon -- it’s a long way from her modest Ft. Dodge beginning. And her newfound fame is even hard for her to fathom.

“It’s been crazy and it’s definitely unbelievable when I think about where I was at last year at this time, it just goes to show that so much can change in a year,” Koll said. “And when things aren’t going well – not going as expected – a lot can change in a year. And if you just have faith and confidence that things are going to change, then things can turn around.”

And for other Iowa girls who would like to follow in her footsteps, Koll offer this advice: “Just enjoy the process,” she said. “Enjoy getting out every day and going for a run – and just being consistent with that running. And really, most people who have gotten to that point who are pretty good at distance running, you must just love doing it. So just enjoy doing it every day and enjoy seeing yourself getting better.

“And even when things aren’t going well, it doesn’t mean you’re not going to come back and do other things in the future,” Koll continued.

“Everyone struggles through injury and plateaus and you’ve just got to make it through those and having the confidence that it’s going to come back is crucial.

“So just love what you do and enjoy doing it for as long as you can, and take it as it comes.”

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UNI Captures 2nd Straight MVC Championship University of Northern Iowa Sports Information Department Originally Published: Vol. 12 Issue 1 The University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball Demetric Williams buried a 3-pointer to give the NOTES: Adam Koch set the UNI school record for team captured its second straight State Farm Shcokers a 31-28 halftime lead. games played Sunday by taking part in his 129th Missouri Valley Conference basketball title with a WSU eventually stretched its lead to six points game passing Eric Coleman’s mark of 128 games in 67-52 win over the Wichita at 39-33 with 16:24 to go in the a Panther uniform ... Jordan Jordan Egleseder, game. But WSU would not score State Shockers on Sunday Eglseder and Kwadzo Bellevue, at Scottrade Center. another field goal until the 4:14 mark Ahelegbe were named to Northern Iowa The Panthers (28-4 when Hannah made a 3-pointer. The the All-Tournament Team overall) were powered Panthers went on a 23-3 run during ... Eglseder recorded a by a game-high 24 points that 12-minute stretch and opened up career-high five blocks ... from tournament’s Most a 56-42 lead over the second-seeded UNI was 10-of-20 from Outstanding Player Kwadzo Shockers.

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Ahelegbe. Ahelegbe posted The Panthers kept the Shockers at the UNI bench outscored a game-high 24 points a nine point margin or more the rest the WSU bench, 25-10 ... on 5-of-10 shooting from of the way and MVC Sixth Man of the UNI is 3-1 all-time in MVC the field and 12-of-14 Year Lucas O’Rear closed the scoring title games ... head coach from the free throw line. by banking in a 3-pointer with 8.1 Ben Jacobson is 7-2 (.778) Redshirt freshman Jake seconds left to make it 67-52. in the MVC Tournament Koch knocked in 13 points “This what we’ve been working on all ranking behind only Charlie on 5-of-7 shooting, which season,” O’Rear said. “Wichita State is Spoonhour (5-1, .833) and included 3-of-4 from 3-point a good team. We’ve had battles with Nolan Richardson (11-3, land. them and split during the season. We Johnny Moran, .786) ... UNI and Bradley’s Northern Iowa UNI jumped out to an knew it was going to be a battle but we team in 1988 are the early 12-5 advantage just got a couple more balls and came only two MVC champions behind a pair of threes from out on top.” to win each game of the Jake Koch. But the Shockers responded with an 11-0 “It’s been a long time coming,” Ali Farokhmanesh MVC Tournament by 15 or more points ... UNI is run to take a 16-12 lead with 9:09 left in the first half. said. “We came out and sort of lost our cause for a 14-0 in games decided by 10 or more points, and A 3-pointer from junior guard Kerwin Dunham gave bit, but I think we learned from that and I think we has won 21 straight games decided by double the lead back to the Panthers at 17-16 with 7:32 left moved past those things. It feels great to end things figures ... UNI is the fourth different program to before intermission. here and now in St. Louis with a championship.” win consecutive MVC tournament titles (Creighton, Jake Koch’s third three-pointer of the first half gave “I’m in there with some of the greatest players of Illinois State and Southern Illinois) ... Ben Jacobson UNI a 21-18 edge with 5:24 on the first-half clock. But the Missouri Valley Conference’s history,” Ahelegbe joins Dana Altman (1999, 2000) as the only coaches a putback jumper by WSU’s Aaron Ellis and a 3-pointer said about being named the tournament MVP. “It’s an to win championships in their first two title game

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Hawkeyes Crown Three Champs, Win NCAA Title University of Iowa Athletic Dept Originally Published: Vol. 12 Issue 1 OMAHA, Neb. -- The University of Iowa wrestling team crowned three NCAA champions and won its third-straight national team title Saturday night at the Qwest Center in Omaha, NE. Iowa’s point total of 134.5 ranks 10th in NCAA history and ties for seventh in school history. Cornell placed second with 90 points. Iowa’s victory margin of 44.5 points ranks ninth in NCAA history and eighth at Iowa. The Hawkeyes crowned eight all-Americans for the 12th time in school history and the first time since 1997, helping the team win its 23rd NCAA team title.

“I’m very happy and pleased for my entire team and coaching staff,” said Head Coach Tom Brands. “We knew we had a good team coming in, and the hard part was keeping up our intensity and maintaining our objectives throughout the year. While our entire team did a wonderful job all year, our 10 NCAA qualifiers did an especially good job and I’m proud of all of them. Our three champions put me in a much better mood than when we left the championships last year. With all our seniors, people are probably writing us off for next year, but our stable isn’t exactly empty.”

Hawkeye senior Brent Metcalf (149) captured his second NCAA title, while senior Jay Borschel (174) and redshirt freshman Matt McDonough (125) each won their first. It is the first time that Iowa crowned three individual champions since Mark Ironside (134), Jeff McGinness (142) and Joe Williams (167) in 1998. McDonough is Iowa’s first 125-pound national champion and Borschel is the first for the Hawkeyes at 174. Hawkeye senior Daniel Dennis (133) and sophomore Montell Marion (141) each placed second at their respective weight classes, while seniors Ryan Morningstar (165), Phillip Keddy (184) and Dan Erekson (Hwt.) placed seventh to earn all-America honors.

Metcalf collected his second NCAA title with a 3-2 victory over #1 seed Lance Palmer of Ohio State. The second-seeded Hawkeye senior held a 4-1 record against the Buckeye senior, but Palmer won the last meeting (9-3) at the 2010 Big Ten finals. Metcalf jumped out to a

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2-0 lead with a takedown in the first 30 seconds. Palmer escaped once in the first period and once in the second to tie the score at 2-2. Despite some offensive shots, neither wrestler scored in the third period and Metcalf converted 1:35 in riding time to the winning point. The Hawkeye senior ends the season with a 36-1 mark and his three-year Iowa career (2008-10) as a two-time NCAA and Big Ten Champion and three-time all-American with a 108-3 record. In 2008, he earned the Dan Hodge Trophy, which is annually presented to the nation’s top collegiate wrestler, and the Jesse Owen Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year award. His 47 career pins ranks seventh in school history, and his career winning percentage (.973) ranks second. He posted a 68-1 career dual record, going 24-0 in Big Ten duals and scoring 346 team points in dual competition. The Davison, MI, native is one of four wrestlers in conference history to be named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week. He was also a two-time Big Ten Championships Outstanding Wrestler, 2008 Big Ten Wrestler of the Year and 2008 NCAA Division I Championships Outstanding Wrestling.

Borschel had a strong showing en route to his first NCAA title, handing undefeated #1 seed Mack Lewnes of Cornell his first loss of the season with a 6-2 decision. The second-seeded Hawkeye opened the dual with a takedown, which was the first one that Lewnes allowed the entire season. Borschel rode the Big Red junior the rest of the

first period to accumulate 1:53 of riding time. Lewnes chose down to start the second period and Borschel added to his riding time before Lewnes escaped to make the score 2-1. Borschel held off two offensive charges by Lewnes to end the period. Lewnes intentionally released the Hawkeye senior to start the third period and Borschel scored another takedown to go up 5-2. Borschel rode Lewnes out the rest of the match, tallying 3:46 of riding time. The Hawkeye senior is one of 19 Iowa wrestlers in school history to post an undefeated season record, going 37-0. He ends his three-year Iowa career (2008-10) with a 98-10 record, winning the 2010 Big Ten and 2009 Midlands titles. He is a two-time all-American, three-time NCAA qualifier and three-time Big Ten and Midlands placewinner. Borschel went 62-3 in dual matches and 21-1 in Big Ten duals, scoring 265 team points in dual competition. He led the team in collegiate wins (37), dual wins (23), collegiate and dual winning percentage (1.000) and fastest fall (0:13) this season.

McDonough won his first NCAA title with a 3-1 decision over Iowa State redshirt freshman Andrew Long in the finals. It was only the second time in NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships history that two redshirt freshman have met in a national final. After a scoreless first period, Long chose the down position and escaped to take a 1-0 lead. McDonough took the fifth-seeded Cyclone down and rode him for the rest of the period to go up 2-1. The third-seeded Hawkeye chose the down position and escaped to make the score 3-1, beating Long for the fourth time this season. McDonough was warned for stalling near the end of the match, but held on for the win. He ends the season with a 37-1 season record, earning his first all-America honor. He was undefeated at 23-0 and scored 104 team points in dual competition.

The 2010 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and conference runner-up at 125, McDonough scored bonus points in 28 of his 37 wins. He led the Hawkeyes in major decisions (15), collegiate wins (37), dual wins (23) and dual winning percentage (1.000), and also won his first Midlands title this season.

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Despite Expected “Rebuilding”, Cyclone Women Hit 23 Wins Erin Smith Associate Director, Iowa State Athletics Communications Originally Published: Vol. 12 Issue 1 The Iowa State women’s basketball team graduated three starters and lost 62 percent of its scoring from its 2008-09 NCAA Elite Eight squad. With the loss of eight total players, everyone expected the 2009-10 Cyclone team to be in full rebuilding mode.

Head coach Bill Fennelly has done his rebuilding Extreme Makeover style. In a season when relatively little was expected of the Cyclones, they earned a second-place finish in the rugged Big 12 Conference, their best finish since winning the title in the 1999-2000 season. Iowa State has won a school-record tying 23 regular-season contests and has gone 11-5 in the Big 12.

Senior point guard Alison Lacey is the number one reason for the Cyclones’ success this season, but three ISU freshmen posts and a number of other role players have played an integral role in the quick resurgence as well.

Lacey has had her best season in a Cyclone uniform and should be in line for a number of All-America honors. She is a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award, an honor for the nation’s top point guard. The Canberra, Australia, native has been the engine making Iowa State go all season. She is the only player in ISU history and only the seventh in the history of the Big 12 Conference to record 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists. She also recorded Iowa State’s second triple-double in school history in the game against Iowa, turning in 19 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds.

The guard has led the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio and ranks in the top 10 in assists with an average of 6.3 per game. She ranks fifth in the Big 12 in scoring with 16.5 points per contest. More important than any statistical category, Lacey has been the glue holding Iowa State’s offense together and ISU’s defensive stopper on the other end of the court. She has either scored or assisted on 45.2 percent of Iowa State’s points this season, despite missing three full games.

“I don’t know if there is a player in the country that is more valuable to their team than Alison Lacey’s been for our team,” Fennelly said. “She’s put up statistical numbers that are off the charts that have never been done in a

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program that has been so good. Most importantly she has the offensive board and dished the assist on Lacey’s threeput us in a position where we’ve won 20 games, we’re in pointer that sent the game into an extra period. She also the top 15 in the country. I equate her to Peyton Manning. posted 15 points in ISU’s win over No. 11 Baylor.

The Indianapolis Colts are not in the Super Bowl without Senior Denae Stuckey has defined the term “role player” Peyton Manning; Iowa State women’s for the Cyclones this season. The smallest Chelsea Poppens, basketball has no chance to be where player on the court, Stuckey has led ISU Aplington-Parkersburg, we are without Alison Lacey.” in rebounding 10 times and ranks as its Iowa State Before the season began, Fennelly second-leading rebounder with 6.2 boards a said that for his team to have a game. Her hustle and defense have earned successful campaign, Lacey and her a permanent spot in the starting lineup. junior Kelsey Bolte would have to have All of the pieces have come together for all-conference seasons. Bolte has Fennelly to register his 10th season with certainly played a large role in Iowa 20+ wins at Iowa State. The Cyclones have State’s success as well. The guard has climbed in the national polls, ranking as high averaged 12.6 points per game and as No. 12 at one point this season. That has hit a team-high 76 three-pointers. ranking matched ISU’s highest mark since In Iowa State’s home win over Kansas the 2001-02 regular season.

State, Bolte became the 22nd player Fennelly has always broken the season into in school history to reach the 1,000 segments: nonconference, Big 12, Big 12 career point mark.

Tournament and NCAA Tournament play. The The freshmen post players presented Cyclones made it through the nonconference the biggest question mark for the portion with flying colors, going 12-1, with its Cyclones entering the season, and only setback coming on the road at Drake. they have answered with an exclamation point. Anna Prins, Iowa State’s second-place finish in the Big 12 Conference Chelsea Poppens and Amanda Zimmerman have each confirms its success in the league portion of the schedule. played a crucial role in Iowa State’s winning campaign. Prins The Cyclones have two very important segments of the was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week after scoring season remaining.

20 points in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic. Despite Iowa State will travel to Kansas City, Mo., for the Big 12 missing six games with a viral infection, Prins has posted 11 Championship, March 11-14 at Municipal Auditorium. The games with double figure scoring.

Cyclones, as the No. 2 seed, will play at 5 p.m. Friday, March Poppens has been the biggest surprise of the season, 12, and will face the winner of Oklahoma State and Kansas. leading the Cyclones on the boards with seven rebounds The Cyclones have advanced to the semifinals in each of the a contest. She has tallied four double-doubles and has last three seasons, and they will try to keep that streak alive registered double-figure rebounds six times, including and advance to the title game for the first time since the games of 16 (Missouri) and 17 (at Oklahoma State).

2007 campaign.

Zimmerman has also played her role in the success. The Iowa State will return home to play host to the NCAA Huxley, Iowa, native was named Big 12 Freshman of the Championship First and Second rounds at Hilton Coliseum, Week after scoring 14 points to go with five rebounds in March 21 and 23. To order tickets, fans should go to Iowa State’s overtime win at No. 20 Texas. She pulled down cyclones.com or call 1-888/478-2925.

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Iowans Lead Women’s Basketball Teams to National Titles Tim Weideman ISC Communications Intern Originally Published: Vol. 12 Issue 2 Fans of women’s basketball had a lot to cheer about this year in Iowa. Lisa Bluder led the Iowa Hawkeyes to a first-round victory over Rutgers in the NCAA Tournament but it was an even more special year for two Iowa colleges and one university with strong ties to the state.

The women’s teams of Northwestern College (Orange City) and Kirkwood Community College (Cedar Rapids) won championships at the NAIA Division II and NJCAA Division II levels, respectively. Emporia State University (Emporia, Kan.) claimed the NCAA Division II championship while led by two former Iowa prep standouts, Cassondra Boston and Alli Volkens.

kid that could probably play at another level but desired to play at a Christian colllege,” Woudstra said.

Hurley said she would have regretted playing at a higher level because she just wanted to enjoy the game and form lasting relationships with her teammates. She also wanted to be close to her family.

“I wanted them to be able to come to my games and stay in connection with them,” Hurley said.

Wisconsin and Danielle Hellickson of St. Louis, Missouri were also All-Region selections.

Muhl said he has faced the challenge of finding enough playing time for Kirkwood’s talent-heavy pool of players. He said the challenge has gotten harder with so many skilled athletes nowadays. Muhl must have figured out a solution, though. In January Staci Gillum, he recorded the 600th win of his career.

Kirkwood Muhl’s career record stands at 624-112.

Four in a row for Kirkwood The Kirkwood Eagles rolled to their fourth-straight NJCAA Division II National Championship with a 37-1 record. The bad news for the Eagles’ opponents is that Two Iowans Lead Emporia State Northwestern Win’s Second in Three Years the streak isn’t getting old.

Emporia State University had not won a national Iowa high schools were well-represented Head coach Kim Muhl said the excitement is just championship in any sport since 1984. Thanks to former on the Raiders’ national championship now setting in. “Everything goes by so quickly, you Iowa prep standouts Cassondra Boston (Des Moines squad. Nine former Iowa preps filled out this really don’t have the time to enjoy it,” Muhl said. “I’m Hoover) and Alli Volkens (Gladbrook-Reinbeck), the Lady year’s roster, led by junior Becca Hurley (Des starting to enjoy it a little more and appreciate all Hornets are back on the national map.

Moines East), senior Randa Hulstein (Sioux the games we won.”

Boston, a senior, said that she and her ESU teammates Center), freshman Kendra De Jong (Unity Muhl said it’s great to be fourhave been aiming for the title for a while now.

Christian) and sophomore Kami Kuhlmann peat champions, even if the Eagles’ “That’s what I’ve strived to get,” Boston said.

(Charter Oak-Ute). competitors aren’t exactly singing their “That’s been our goal every year since I got Northwestern head coach Earl Woudstra praises. “It’s really not that easy,” Muhl here.” said it felt great to be a national champion. said. “We worked really hard. It’s OK to Boston received All-American, first team Becca Hurley, “This is really gratifying because it was a fun get excited. It’s a unique feeling.”

All-Conference, Mid-American Intercollegiate Northwestern group of young ladies who filled their roles Many national championship teams Athletics Association Player of the Year and well,” Woudstra said. He added that next feature one or two standout players.

NCAA All-Tournament team honors. She led season will be “another fun season”, as the Raiders return Not Coach Muhl’s team. According to him, so ESU with 19.3 points per game (674 total), 43 a strong nucleus next season but will miss Hulstein. many contributors are what make the Eagles steals, 145 assists and 89 3-pointers.

“She’s just such a great competitor and a really versatile special. “We’re such a balanced basketball team.

Joining Boston on the All-Tournament team Cassandra Boston, athlete,” Woudstra said of Hulstein, who was named a Our style is we’ve always had kids contribute at was the junior, Volkens, who was also an AllEmporia State second team NAIA All-American. Hulstein led the team with different facets.”

Conference honorable mention. Volkens was 61.7 percent shooting, 8.7 rebounds per game and 40 The Eagles featured a balanced squad led by the Lady Hornets’ defensive threat, pacing blocks. She also averaged 13.1 points per game.

All-Americans and native Iowans Kalli Hansen (Olin) and the team with 7.4 rebounds per game (251 total) and 56 Northwestern will look to the first team All-American and Staci Gillum (Waukee). Gillum and Hansen were first and blocks. She was also the team’s surest shooter, sinking 54 NAIA MVP Hurley to lead next year’s team, which includes second on the team averaging 10.8 and 9.3 points per percent of her shots. second team All-GPAC selections De Jong and Kuhlmann. game, respectively.

Boston said she and Volkens have “always just kind of Hurley paced the Raiders with 16.6 points per game, 157 Joining the pair on the All-Region XI team were fellow been the two kids from Iowa” on the squad. “Alli’s a really assists and 81 steals. Woudstra said the return of Hurley Iowans Kari Goodchild (Van Horne) and Gillum’s high school good player,” Boston said. “We’re just a really good insidewill help the team improve in some areas. “She’s the kind of teammate Andi Waugaman. Ashley Britts of Milwaukee, out threat.”

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Texas Latest Giant To Fall Against Paul Rhoads and Cyclones Tim Weideman Editor

In his time in Ames, Iowa State head football coach Paul Rhoads has turned around a program that was 9-27 over the span of three years before he arrived. Coming into his first year, the only expectation for the Cylcones was that they were going to be horrible—they had, in fact, lost 10 games in a row.

A 6-6 record that led to an Insight Bowl victory against Minnesota didn’t just prove everybody wrong, it proved that the Iowa State Cyclones were in the hands of a man who could turn the program around and start winning regularly.

Part of Rhodes’ success has come from his ability to teach his team that they can play with and beat any team they come up against. Last year, Nebraska was the fallen giant. This year, it was the Texas Longhorns who found themselves victims of Paul Rhoads and the Iowa State Cyclones.

It was déjà vu in the locker room after the game. Paul Rhoads gave his team another uplifting, pride-inspiring post-game speech and expressed to the media after the game how much the victory meant to him.

“I’m very humbled to be sitting here, coaching this program, on a day of a historic win for Iowa State, the first win over (the) University of Texas,” Rhoads said. “That’s the last school in the Big 12 that we had to beat. We’re proud of that accomplishment.”

Rhoads recognized all involved in the

winning effort, thanking the coaching staff and players. “Just an unbelievable effort to coach, to continue to teach, continue to develop game plans and continue to keep the guys focused and trusting in what we were doing,” said Rhoads of the job his staff had done after a couple tough losses to Oklahoma and Utah.

Rhoads said the players had also put in the A proud Iowa State team celebrates after topping Kansas a week time and heart needed. after the victory against Texas.

“To stay focused, to persevere, to trust in that toughest schedule, they can at least boast five coaching, to go back and work everyday, believe wins—each won of them fought for and earned. you can win a football game over the 22-ranked Next year doesn’t look much better in terms team in the country in one of the most traditional of schedule. Seven of the Cyclones’ opponents places to play college football, a huge, huge next season are currently in the top 22 of the credit to our football players,” Rhoads said.

BCS standings. But Rhoads plans to keep the Rhoads couldn’t find the words to describe program moving forward. “We’re just trying to how proud he was of the team. “I don’t know if take them one game at a time,” Rhoads said.

I can express it. I hope my face does, I hope my “We’re trying to build our program one day at voice does. They do the physical work—and they a time. It’s easy to brush that off as coach speak. work. They do it week-after-week-after-week,” And it is (coach speak). But it’s much more Rhoads said. powerful than that when your kids believe it to Iowa State may not make it to a bowl game be true and act upon it. And our guys are acting this season but in the face of the nation’s upon that.”

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Iowa Western Captures School’s First Ever World Series Title Don Kohler Iowa Western Community College Vice President Marketing/Public Relations Originally Published: Vol. 12 Issue 4 Iowa Western Community College faced what appeared to be an uphill battle with the majestic Rocky Mountains hovering over beautiful Sam Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, Colo., home to the JUCO Baseball World Series. The Reivers, ranked No. 5 nationally, met the challenge by taking down powerhouse San Jacinto, Texas, twice in a two-day span to claim the school’s first-ever JUCO World Series Title. A two out single by Brandon Bass scored Ivan Hartle in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Iowa Western a 5-4 lead over No. 1 San Jacinto, and Taylor Eikenberry came on in the top of the ninth to shut the door on the Gators to start a wild celebration in Grand Junction.

Iowa Western is the first team from the Northern District to ever win the JUCO World Series Championship. It was Iowa Western’s 12th overall appearance at the JUCO World Series, and its fourth consecutive trip to Grand Junction.

The tournament title capped a remarkable season for veteran Coach Marc Rardin and his Reivers. Iowa Western finished 51-12 on the season, including Region and District titles along the way. The hot-hitting Reivers closed the season strong, winning 44 of its final 48 games.

Hartle was named Tournament MVP after hitting .400 for the tournament (10-25) with six RBI. He led all players in the tournament with 21 total bases and tied for the lead in runs scored (10) and home runs (3). He was also named the Defensive Player of the Tournament via his 1.00 fielding percentage after 25 chances at second base, including four

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double plays. Hartle also was the Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner for Division I Junior College and was Easton Defensive Player of the Year.

Despite being credited with just one victory, Eikenberry was one of just three pitchers named to the All-Tournament Team. The freshman from Sterling, Ill., threw more innings than any other hurler in the tournament (15.2) and posted the lowest ERA (2.87) of any player that tossed more than 10 innings. Along with Hartle and Eikenberry, Brent Seifert and Anthony Bemboom also were named to the All-Tournament Team for the Reivers. Bemboom, who had a dominating World Series performance at catcher, has been invited to travel with the NJCAA All Star team to the Netherlands to play in an international allstar tournament.

Rardin, who has been at the helm at IWCC since 2002, raised his overall coaching record to 351-117 (.751 winning percentage). Rardin’s conference and regional record is an impressive 17227 (.864 winning percentage) and he is 13-2 in district tournament play. Rardin has posted a winning season eight straight years and has posted six straight regional tourney championships and four consecutive district

titles.

Rardin said he has a special group of players in 2010. “This is a special team in so many ways,” Rardin said. “We won the National Championship and had to beat two of the most talented junior college teams in the country in Southern Nevada and twice against San Jacinto.

Both of those teams had numerous guys taken in the Major League Baseball draft. The Reivers had no one taken in the MLB draft. That’s a tribute to team play with a goal in mind and going out and accomplishing it.”

Rardin added that his team was focused on getting the job done in Grand Junction.

“Winning a National Championship takes focus, drive, planning and taking advantage of breaks that occur during games in the tournament,” he said. “We did all of that - we had great scouting reports and our guys went out and executed perfectly that game plan, we made all the routine plays defensively and got some crucial 2out hits when they were greatly needed to continue playing. This team was a group of guys that coaches try to create every year and very rarely accomplish it. They all put the egos aside, they were here for each other and they all had one unified goal. That just doesn’t happen a lot. Coaches can work their whole career and never get a team to do what this one did.

They really did have one heart beat throughout the entire postseason. Now, they all go their separate ways and move on with their college careers, but they will have this 2010 season as a memory that they will take with them forever.”

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Iowa Cubs 2010 Season Review Iowa Cubs Originally Published: Vol. 12 Issue 6 The Iowa Cubs ended the 2010 season tied for first place in the American Conference Northern Division.

The season-ending loss to Memphis on September 6 gave the Redbirds a playoff berth since their division record was better than the Cubs. The Cubs posted an 82-62 record, going 39-33 at home and 43-29 on the road, tying the franchise record for road wins.

Iowa finished 20 games over .500 in the 16-team Pacific Coast League. This season 521,669 fans came to watch the Iowa Cubs play at Principal Park. It was the sixth time in seven years that Iowa has seen over a half million fans come through the gates.

Final Team Stats Nine players made their Major League debuts with Chicago this year: Darwin Barney, Andrew Cashner, Welington Castillo, Casey Coleman, Thomas Diamond, Scott Maine, Marcos Mateo, Brian Schlitter and the September call-up, Brad Snyder. The Iowa Cubs made 104 roster moves this year. John Grabow, Ted Lilly and Carlos Zambrano were on Iowa’s roster at some point this season as Major League rehabs.

Over the course of the 144-game season, six Iowa Cubs received Player of the Week honors: Brady Snyder (April 19-25), Andrew Cashner (May 17-23), Mitch Atkins (May 31-June 6), Bryan LaHair (July 26-August 1), Micah Hoffpauir (August 2-8) and Jason Dubois (August 30-Sept. 6). Hoffpauir also holds the team’s season-high hitting streak, when he had a hit in 22 straight games from July 21-August 15. Snyder and Barney were named to the 2010 All-PCL Team at the end of the season.

Snyder’s 106 RBI were second-best in the PCL and his 37 doubles ranked fifth in the league. Sam Fuld’s nine triples were also fifth-highest in the PCL.

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On the mound, Jay Jackson’s .256 for 47 consecutive days leading opponent average was the fourthinto the final series of the year. lowest in the PCL while his 119 The Cubs’ Hall of Fame second strikeouts were good for fifth-best. baseman is in his fourth season Jackson received the Iowa Cubs managing in the organization, Pitcher of the Year award, posting having been at the helm of the a 4.63 ERA and 11 wins. Barney Single-A Peoria Chiefs in 2007 was Iowa’s recipient of the Most and 2008 and the Double-A Valuable Player Award this season.

Tennessee Smokies in 2009. He Several Iowa Cubs managed to piloted the Smokies to a secondetch their names in the record half division title a season ago, books this season. Jason Dubois is taking the club to the Southern second among Iowa’s all-time career League Championship Series. leaders with 88 home runs. Micah The PCL postseason awards Hoffpauir owns the RBI record, are given based on the voting notching 378 runs batted in over of the league’s field managers, parts of seven season with Iowa. His general managers, broadcasters 517 hits and 121 doubles are also and media. The field manager and tops on the franchise list. general manager from each of The 2010 season marked Iowa’s I-Cubs’ manager Ryne Sandberg the 16 PCL clubs submit one ballot, signs autographs at Princiap Park. while the broadcasters and media 30th year as a AAA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. Since 1981, Iowa holds a .502 record from each of the 16 markets submit a second ballot, (2,149-2,124). for a total of 32 ballots.

Sandberg received 15 Manager of the Year votes, Sandberg Named PCL Manager of the Year with Mike Jirschele of Omaha coming in second with Ryne Sandberg, in his first season as a skipper at five votes. Other managers receiving votes included the Triple-A level, has been named the Pacific Coast Chris Maloney of Memphis, Bobby Jones of Oklahoma League’s Manager of the Year for the 2010 campaign, City, Tony DeFrancesco of Sacramento, Steve Decker the league announced Friday. of Fresno and former Tacoma manager Daren Brown, Under his guidance, eight players have made their currently managing in the big leagues with the Seattle Major League debut with Chicago during the 2010 Mariners. season. They include Triple-A All-Star Game starting Previous award winners include Tommy Lasorda of pitcher Thomas Diamond, All-PCL shortstop Darwin Spokane in 1970, Mike Hargrove of Colorado Springs Barney and top pitching prospect Andrew Cashner. in 1989, and Charlie Manuel of Colorado Springs in Iowa has also had at least a share of the division lead 1992.

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From Pella to Pit Row: Former Dutch in NASCAR Larry Happel Central Colloge Sports Information Director Originally Published: Vol. 12 Issue 6 “It’s a lot of fun,” said VerMeer, a Montezuma native Given the choice, Cam Waugh would still rather whose family owns an auto dealership. “Growing up as a spend his Saturdays clad in red and white, eyeing open Jeff Gordon fan, it’s kind of a dream come true. It’s very patches of FieldTurf at Ron interesting.” and Joyce Schipper Stadium while barreling upfield in Neither came to Pella in 2005 an adrenaline-fueled surge with thinking that they could parlay football another kickoff return. into a professional athletics career.

College football ended for But then Central strength Waugh and teammate Matt and conditioning coach Jake Anderson VerMeer in 2008 after helping received a flyer about a tryout in Central secure three Iowa Omaha for positions with a NASCAR Conference titles in four seasons. pit crew. He smiled and saved it for But that’s when life for the two VerMeer, whose passion for the world former Dutch wide receivers of wheels was well known. VerMeer took a dramatic left turn into the jumped on it. high-decibel world of NASCAR. In “He was joking, but I was 100 percent less than a year, they journeyed serious,” he said. from Pella’s tranquil brick streets Hendrick Motorsports was looking to the thunder of pit row at the for skilled athletes for its innovative famed Indianapolis Brickyard. new developmental pit crew program.

The pressure-packed precision The theory was that in a required of them on auto racing pit crews brings the kind of Former Central College wide receivers Cam job where a second’s delay can costs rush they never thought they’d Waugh (left) and Matt VerMeer used their thousands of dollars, sprint times outweigh socket wrench skills. experience football training to help launch careers “In the past, they didn’t have true anywhere but the Central end working on NASCAR pit crews. VerMeer, of Montezuma, is on Jeff Gordon’s Sprint Cup athletes on the pit crews,” VerMeer zone. team while Waugh works primarily on the said. “Just guys who knew about cars.”

“It’s a lot of the same At the initial April tryout in Omaha, adrenaline,” VerMeer said. “When Nationwide circuit.

VerMeer and Waugh were I left Central, really, I didn’t expect part of a herd of applicants who were tested for to ever get that feeling again. The only difference is you strength and agility. have seven guys on a team here, instead of 100.”

“It was sort of like the NFL Combine,” VerMeer said.

Waugh and VerMeer were hired by Hendrick “They did bench press testing and agility tests. They Motorsports. Waugh landed a spot with the Nationwide were looking for athletes series, NASCAR’s second-highest tier of competition, who could come in and learn.” while VerMeer vaulted to the big leagues, working with In late June the duo was sent to a final round of superstar Jeff Gordon in the elite Sprint Cup series.

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tryouts at the Hendrick Motorsports headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., where much of the testing mirrored his Central workouts.

“I was well prepared after being a Central football player,” VerMeer said.

But Central taught VerMeer more than bigger, faster, stronger.

“The main thing I found working with Coach (Jeff) McMartin and Coach Anderson over the years is they’re just people who want more in their lives,” VerMeer said. “They’re dedicated and they just treat people right. When I was trying out, I was always staying late and offering to help people. Just doing the little things and doing them right. Central taught me that’s important and that’s what I try to do.”

The little things matter at Hendrick Motorsports, which is among NASCAR’s top racing teams, with drivers like Gordon, Jimmy Johnson, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Mark Martin. VerMeer and Waugh were among nine athletes who gained a six-month position on the developmental crew, then survived a final cut before seven were hired. VerMeer then won a tryout for the rear tire carrier position on Gordon’s No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Dupont/Pepsi/National Guard Chevrolet crew.

Gordon has rock star status in one of the nation’s most popular sports. Every race he enters has a biggame aura, and every pit stop is like fourth-and-goal.

“It’s very intense,” VerMeer said. “Jeff has won four Cup championships. There’s pressure with him to win every weekend. A pit stop can make or break you. If he has to pit when he’s in first place and we mess up as a crew, that could put him at 10th or 15th place. Then his chances aren’t as good.”

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Achieve Your Fitness Goals, Discover Your Kosama Body Tim Weideman Editor Originally Published: Vol. 12 Issue 7 No matter the body, no matter the goal, the trainers at Kosama believe everyone can achieve their ideal body, or their “Kosama body.”

Kosama’s “Complete Body Transformation” is a 10-week program “designed to increase lean muscle mass and transform the body from the core out,” according to Kosama’s website, kosama.com. It is designed to work for everyone, from athletes to everyday people wanting to transform their bodies and live healthier lifestyles.

“All age groups, all body types, all fitness levels, you name it, and every single one of them gets challenged.” Kosama co-founder Matt Braet said of who has taken advantage of the program.

Make no mistake about it, the “Complete Body Transformation” program is indeed a challenge, but that’s what delivers the amazing results in just 10 weeks.

Those who sign up for the program attend classes six days a week for the duration of the program. Each class is one hour long and focuses on six different workouts: yoga, kettle bells, kickboxing, plyometrics, upper body strength and lower body strength—all serving a different function for shaping each person’s complete Kosama body.

Braet said that many people are taking advantage of the workout, from the Waukee High School boys’ basketball team, to those looking to lose excess weight, to people in their upper sixties. On one end of the spectrum, there are people who have been told by their doctor that they need to lose weight immediately and, on the other end, some people in the program have already been working out for many years.

In short, Kosama is designed for everybody.

“Everyone’s question is how can the 340-pound person do the exact same thing a high school basketball player from Waukee’s doing,” Braet said. “It’s just that you modify everything. You know, everybody can go at their pace and our instructors are taught that based on whatever someone’s fitness goals or current fitness levels are, you adapt to that person.”

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doing the same workout, but they’re taught how to do it at their pace, to their level,” Braet said. “Eventually as they start getting in shape, getting rid of the stiffness, the soreness, whatever it is, then they can start going a little bit harder, you know, lose a little bit more weight, whatever it may be.”

In addition to the workout program, Kosama also offers nutrition advice through an online meal planning software. Kosama’s website says, “We do not force you to radically change your eating habits, our online program simply points out ways to make your meals better for you.”

Members of Kosama’s program enter their diet into the software and it points out opportunities to find healthy substitutes and helps them identify foods in their diets they should try to avoid, such as foods containing too much cholesterol or saturated fat.

Another feature Kosama can offer is the motivation it creates in people to achieve their goals because the workouts are held in a class setting.

“When you’re feeding off the energy of everybody else in the class with all the instructors, you just get that extra couple (reps) in,” Braet said. “But not only that, most people, say when you go to the gym to work out, yeah you can work out hard, but there’s a lot of drinking fountain breaks, you’re talking to people and you get your hour workout in, but do you do what you would do in an hour workout with us? Absolutely not.”

Besides seeing their desired results, people who sign up for a 10-week session also have a chance to win the Kosama Body Challenge. For every session throughout the year, each Kosama location picks one winner who has experienced the best transformation. The winners’ before and after pictures are then posted on Kosama.com and put to a vote to decide an overall winner, who receives $5,ooo.

Plus, starting Jan. 3, any person who signs up for a session at some point during 2011 and remains a member until the end of the year will be eligible for the Kosama Ultimate Body Challenge.

The yearlong challenge will run through mid-December and the overall winner will receive $20,000.

The focus and drive Kosama instill in people of all types is a huge factor that gives the program an advantage over many

conventional workout routines and traditional gyms.

If you would like to learn more about how you can achieve your Kosama body, visit www.kosama.com.

Kosama has locations in Clive, Ankeny, West Des Moines, Downtown Des Moines, Johnston, Omaha, Ames, Altoona/Pleasant Hill, Iowa City, Cedar Falls, Phoenix, Arizona; and locations coming soon to Sioux Fall, Quad Cities, Chicago, St. Paul, Minn. and Omaha.

Kosama 10-Week Session Before and Afters

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2010 Year In Review

Exercise in the Cold Weather Marc A. Molis, MD, FAAFP Sports Medicine of Iowa Originally Published: Vol. 11 Issue 11

As the weather turns colder and “layering” of clothing. Insulation (t o the snow s t ar ts t o fall, I thought it prevent heat loss) and permeability (t o appropriat e t o writ e about how t o allow moisture t o escape) safely exercise in the cold are impor t ant proper ties weather. Moving indoor s of cold weather clothing. t o exercise and train is an Most ver satile cold weather option for some people, clothing is composed of but for those athlet es 3 layer s. The inner layer who don’t mind the cold closet t o the body should be weather, or those whose a hybrid polyest er fabric (e.g. spor ts depend on the snow Coolmax, Thermolit e, and and cold weather, s t aying Thermax) that allows wicking warm and safe is a priority. of moisture away from the There are two basic body. Avoid cott on clothing ways t o keep warm: as the fir st layer. The middle increased heat production layer can be another layer of and decreasing heat the fir st fabric, or a heavier loss. Increased heat layer such as wool, synthetic production is the leas t blends, fleece, or down. ef fective way t o prevent This layer can of t en cause Marc A. Molis, MD, FAAFP cold illness, but is s till overheating, though, so impor t ant. Exercise and modify this layer depending shivering increase heat on the type of activity. production. Eating more frequent meals The las t layer is the prot ective shell, t o help replenish fuel s t ores can help and this should be windproof and wat er as well, especially for athlet es who are repellant. Some newer nylons allow a lot doing prolonged exercise in cold weather. of breathability, allowing moisture and Also, remember t o s t ay well hydrat ed. sweat from the athlet e t o pass outward Dehydration can impair blood flow. and evaporat e. The goal of layering Decreasing heat loss is the mos t is t o s t ay warm without overheating. ef fective way t o prevent cold injuries, Other tips that can help include wearing and this is mainly accomplished with mitt ens inst ead of gloves, wearing an

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insulating cap or using a hood when needed, and using ski goggles t o prevent eye/corneal freezing. Wearing a scar f, neck gait er, or balaclava can help prevent neck and face exposure. Scar ves can also help t o warm the air, and are suggest ed for those athlet es that have a hist or y of asthma (the cold, dr y air of t en makes asthma sympt oms wor se).

Whether you are involved in a spor t like skiing or snowmobiling, or just like t o be outside for exercise or fun, following the above tips can help keep you safe. If you do have dif ficulties with exercising in the cold, or sust ain a cold injur y, see a doct or who is experienced in spor ts medicine t o help you.

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Johnson’s 3rd Place at PGA Championships Best for an Iowan Tim Weideman Editor Oringally Published: On The Tee, August 2010

Zach Johnson did Iowa proud August 13 at the 92nd PGA Championship in Kohler, Wisconsin. Not only that, but he did it in a way no golfer from Iowa ever had before him by finishing in a tie for third. It was the highest finish at the PGA Championship ever by an Iowan golfer.

German Martin Kaymer took home the trophy and, what most non-Iowans will remember about the event, Dustin Johnson got caught up in a little controversy over what he did not realize to be a bunker. But to Iowans, this edition of the PGA Championships Zach Johnson launchees the ball out of a bunker at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio. will be remembered for Zach Johnson’s spectacular outing. It was his second-best career finish Cup on September 7. Eight spots have already in a major. Earlier this year, Johnson won the been taken.

Crowne Plaza Invite and, of course, was the 2007 Masters Champion.

The Other Johnson’s Mistake Johnson hit the ball with great consistency all four days of the event, shooting a 69-70-69 Dustin Johnson had a one-stroke lead playing and wrapping up the final day with a 2-under 70, the 18th hole when his ball landed in a tiny patch finishing with a total 10-under and in a tie for of sand. Little did Johnson know, that small patch third place with Rory McIlroy. of sand was actually one of the many miniature Now, Johnson will turn his focus on his two bunkers that mark the course at Whistling tournaments that are left before U.S. captain Straits.

Corey Pavin selects who will be the remaining Johnson, thinking the pocket of sand was grass four members for the U.S. team at the Ryder that had been trampled by the crowd, grounded

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his club and sealed his fate. The two-stroke penalty along with a missed putt, sent Johnson backwards to a tie for 5th place.

Final Leaderboard 1. Martin Kaymer 2. Bubba Watson T3. Zach Johnson -10 T3. Rory McIlroy T5. Jason Dufner T5. Steve Elkington -9 T5. Dustin Johnson T8. Camilo Villegas -8 T8. Wen-chong Liang T10. Matt Kuchar T10. Jason Day T12. Phil Mickelson T12. Paul Casey T12. Simon Dyson -6 T12. Bryce Molder -6 T16. Robert Karlsson T16. D.A. Points T18. Charl Schwartzel T18. Stephen Gallacher T18. Steve Stricker T18. Stewart Cink -4 T18. Ernie Els T18. Nick Watney

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