Spring sports

Sister fills outfield shoes see PAGE 3

Big 12 Conference Tournament brackets see PAGE 4

Pair’s success gives motivation see PAGE 6

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Baseball

Experience brings high expectations

By Nate.Ryan iowastatedaily.com While Major League Baseball teams gear up for the upcoming 2011 season, the ISU baseball club is doing the same.

The Cyclone team plays in the north division of the Mid-America Conference with Iowa, South Dakota, Northern Iowa and Minnesota State-Mankato.

Last season the team finished at the bottom of the conference.

With a lot of players returning this season, the team has higher expectations.

“We hope to win the conference,” said pitcher and player-coach Tyler Strub.

“From there we hope to win our district. There’s teams that can play year-round down in Texas, California and Florida, so I think they have the upper hand on us, but we can still compete with them,” Strub said.

The challenge at districts would most likely be the defending champion Colorado State Rams.

“I think they’ve won it the last five out of six years,” Strub said. “If we go to districts, we’ll have to knock them off.”

The hope this season is that with those high expectations, results will follow “We’re a large team with a lot of quality athletes. I’m expecting first place,” said player-coach Jeff Peterson.

The team also adds new seniors like Kaleb Hahn.

Hahn hoped to play on the Division I team at Iowa State, but it was cut by the athletics department in 2001.

In high school Hahn had a couple of opportunities to play Division II baseball.

“I just didn’t feel like that was the place I wanted to go,” Hahn said.

“I just decided to put it on the back burner and go have fun with school,”

Iowa State’s Tyler Peterson prepares to throw a pitch. The Cyclones return a lot of players this year, and “hope to win the conference,” said pitcher and player-coach Tyler Strub. Courtesy photo: ISU baseball club

Hahn said.

Hahn now joins the ISU baseball team he’s heard so much about in his senior year.

“I haven’t had the time,” Hahn said.

“I’ve heard good things and heard they were about having fun. I’m hoping just to get back to what I was at one point,” he said.

The baseball team will begin its

2011 season with a spring training trip to Plant City, Fla., and Mike Sansone Community Park over Spring Break.

“The grass is really short, and it’s kind of like a putting green,” Strub said.

“We’re excited to get down there and be able to play ball,” Strub said.

The team will face competitors Tennessee, Indiana, Bradley

and Wisconsin during their time in Florida.

“I know Indiana was ranked last year, and we beat them in spring training,” Strub said.

“When we beat them, it shows we can compete with anybody,” Strub said.

The team is looking to figure out its starting lineup during spring training as well as transitioning from play-

ing and practicing indoors to outdoor conditions.

“It’s the first time we’re outside,” Peterson said.

“It’s a big change,” he said.

The Cyclones will travel to Plant City, Fla., March 14-18 for spring training.

They will then begin the regular season March 26 at St. Louis University.

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After the fall season came to a close, the ISU men’s golf team has been stuck inside getting stronger in the weight room and hitting shots with a roof over their heads.

So with all the snow-melting weather lately, they are getting the itch to get outside for practice.

“We’re starting to get to that point now,” junior Tom Lathrop said. “The break is good, but now we’re ready to get outside.”

Even with the players getting antsy to get out on the course, they know that they benefit from great facilities.

When the Cyclones head inside for the break from December through March, they have a chance to get back to basics.

“We’re on the course almost every day for a long stretch of time,” Lathrop said.

“So having a small stretch to just have a break from the golf course helps.”

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distances, the golfers are able to hit at the Bergstrom Indoor Training Facility.

They also are able to hit at the Veenker Memorial Golf Course.

At Veenker, they can putt, work on short game and can work on their long game when they want to as well.

“We can work on certain yardage marks in the Bergstrom facility,” said coach Andrew Tank.

“And then at Veenker we can see the entire ball flight just like usual and be protected from the elements at the same time,” Tank said.

When playing indoors and not hitting many long shots or playing actual rounds, things can get boring quick and the coaches work hard at keeping the golfers on their toes.

“The coaches do a good job of changing things up,” Lathrop said.

“They have us compete and keep our heads focused even though we’re not out there on the golf course,” Lathrop said.

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simulate a real game situation when it isn’t the real thing.

That goes for golf too, but with the mixed scenarios the coaches have had the players in and with the facilities they have access to, the ISU men’s golf team has been able to prepare as well as any other school.

Now they’re ready to take it to the other competition out on the golf course.

“Certainly everybody’s itching to get out on the golf course and play,” Tank said.

“But I feel we’ll be prepared because of the facilities we have and the type of practice we’ve been doing.”

The Cyclones will be back out on the course on March 17-19 at the Desert Shootout in Phoenix.

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Softball

Younger sister takes over in center field

Kelsey Kidwell slides safely into third base during the game against Oklahoma State at the Southwest Athletic Complex. Kelsey, a recent graduate, was replaced in the lineup by her younger sister, Heidi Kidwell. File photo: Iowa State Daily

Competitive drive fuels sibling to learn, perform

By Zach.Gourley @iowastatedaily.com ISU softball coach Stacy GemeinhardtCesler knew she was going to have plenty of new faces in new positions this year after graduating six players from the 2010 season. She did not have to look far when choosing who would replace Kelsey Kidwell in center field.

She simply moved Heidi Kidwell, Kelsey Kidwell’s younger sister, into the position.

“I have a hard time even calling her a replacement,” Gemeinhardt-Cesler said. “She was just as valuable to us last year as she is now.”

Last season, the younger Kidwell, a sophomore at the time, became the fourth player in school history to reach 60 hits in a season. She also led the team with an average of .328, followed closely by Kelsey Kidwell, with a .308.

The younger Kidwell acknowledged that her sister’s wealth of experience has paid dividends for both of them. In Kelsey’s final three season’s at ISU, she never missed a game, amassing 186 total starts as a Cyclone.

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The two sisters attended Solon High School, where they were both four time letter winners in softball. They were also both awarded letters in track and basketball.

Each of them won state championships in softball while at Solon, though never while they were on the same squad. Kelsey Kidwell was a freshman on the 2003 Solon team that won state. Heidi Kidwell helped lead Solon to another state title in 2007, the year after her sister’s high school graduation Gemeinhardt-Cesler points to friendly competition between the two sisters as a reason behind their success.

“They’re definitely competitive people. I think each one wanted to out-do the other,” Gemeinhardt-Cesler said. “But I think they were definitely each other’s best fans, too.”

Heidi Kidwell acknowledges that the two have always been rivals, no matter the sport.

“We’ve always been competitive growing up. Not only in softball, but in other sports too.”

Heidi Kidwell said, “In track, we would run events together and I would always want to beat her times.”

The Cyclone softball team is currently 9-6, with Heidi Kidwell leading the charge offensively. She is first on the team in batting average [.396], hits [19] and stolen bases [9].

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Coach Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler talks with outfielder Heidi Kidwell during the Iowa State - Iowa match at the Southwest Athletic Complex. Heidi replaced her older sister, Kelsey Kidwell, on the ISU softball lineup. File photo: Rebekka Brown/Iowa State Daily

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Gymnastics

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Duo’s consistency pushes each other, rest of team

Pair of Michelles snag various individual titles

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All season long, the ISU gymnastics team has had a variety of team leaders in different meets.

Whether the top performers are seniors Jody McKellar, Jacquelyn Holmes Alex Grant, junior Celine Paulus or freshman Camille Santerre-Gervais, they all have produced big scores for the Cyclones and led their team to victories throughout the season.

Perhaps none, however, have done so on a more consistent basis than junior Michelle Browning and freshman Michelle Shealy.

The two Michelles have won several individual meet titles this season as well as earning Big 12 Conference honors multiple times.

Shealy, a true freshman, won at least one event title in the first seven meets the Cyclones participated in.

The Snellville, Ga. native is currently ranked No. 25 in the nation in the all-around competition.

Browning has become a leader and captain on the Cyclone gymnastics squad, and it shows in her performances.

This season, the Houston, Texas native has won the all-around and floor titles against Auburn, the all-around and beam against

Nebraska, the floor competition against Missouri as well as tying for the all-around and bars titles at a quadrangular in Utah.

Recently, Browning has also won the floor title against Iowa and at Minnesota.

Even with all of the accolades these two Cyclones have received this season, ISU coach Jay Ronayne said they are all about improving themselves and their team, and the success they have achieved individually hasn’t gone to their heads.

“The Michelles are very similar,” Ronayne said.

“They are both very well-grounded people and very much into doing the right things. They aren’t the party kids, and they both have very solid character,” Ronayne said.

Ronayne also noticed similarities in the recruitment of each student athlete.

In both cases, Ronayne said their parents were “very supportive in recruitment” but let each make their own decision that would be the right one for them.

Browning and Shealy both knew that when it came time to decide where to attend school, they were making the right choice in picking Iowa State.

Especially in Browning’s case, her family was leaning toward her choosing the Cyclones because of the comfort they had in knowing that Ronayne would be her coach.

Michelle Browning flips on the beam during the Iowa State - Oklahoma meet Feb. 11 at Hilton Coliseum. Browning, a junior, has been a consistent leader for the Cyclones this season. File photo: Zhenru Zhang/Iowa State Daily

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Women’s golf

No. 11 Cyclones look ahead to conference, national meets Iowa State earns top ranking in Big 12 Conference

By Dan.Martin @iowastatedaily.com The ISU women’s golf team is having an historic season.

After starting out unranked in the fall, the Cyclones have beaten many of the nation’s top teams en route to a No. 11 ranking.

The team has many skilled individual golfers, but everyone on the team is quick to credit 100 percent of their success to their teammates and coaches.

“We have that X-factor,” said senior Victoria Stefansen.

“We have that extra thing.

We’re not just a team, we’re

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[a] family that works together.

We’re not just a bunch of individuals in a team that go out and try to compete well individually and end up doing good.”

The Cyclones are a very diverse team with players from Thailand, Denmark and Belgium.

“We have a lot of fun together, but when we need to be serious, we are serious,” said senior Laurence Herman.

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This season has been a major accomplishment for coach Christie Martens, who recruited and brought all these players together.

Martens took the helm of the ISU team in 2005.

Coach Pina Gentile joined her two years later, and they have steadily improved the program.

“There’s a lot of depth on our team,” Martens said.

“There’s not just one person winning it for us every single week. Every week they are all dependent on their teammates. It’s exciting to see everyone playing so well. It’s fun, it’s always fun when everyone is playing so well. It’s just really exciting to watch and be a part of.”

The Cyclones caught most everybody by surprise this year.

Starting off unranked, they fought their way up until people started paying attention.

“Golf Week” recently named Iowa State “Team of the Week,” and “Golf World Campus Insider” named Iowa State one of its top-five teams in the country.

The Cyclone women knew they had the potential to do this from the start — it was just about going out and proving it on the course.

“At the beginning of the fall we saw we had some good new freshmen come in,” Herman said. “We had Bo [Punpaka Phuntumabamrung] coming back as a sophomore, and she had improved a lot. So at the beginning of the fall, I knew we had a lot of potential.”

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“I’ve never been so proud to be a Cyclone,” Stefansen said.

“I’ve been here for four years, and I’ve always known we were capable of doing this, and for us just to go out there, it’s hard to put words on. I got a little teary-eyed at the last tournament. I’m just really proud to be a Cyclone and proud to be a part of this great team.”

There are four tournaments left for the Cyclones before the Big 12 Championships and then the NCAA Regionals and Championships.

Iowa State is the topranked team in the Big 12, but all the players have their eyes set on nationals.

The Cyclones beat last year’s champions, Purdue, by double digits in their last tournament.

“There’s a lot of great teams out there,” Herman said.

“It’s going to be some great competition, but we’ve shown we can go out and play with anybody. We want to go there and play the best we can, and hopefully we will do well.”

Cyclone golfer Laurence Herman is one of two seniors on the ISU golf team this year. Iowa State is currently ranked No. 11, and is the leading team in the Big 12 Conference. Courtesy photo: ISU Athletics Department

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The ISU women’s track team came back from the Big 12 meet with something to celebrate.

It earned sixth place with a little bit of teamwork and a lot of motivation.

A notable amount of that motivation came from Kianna Elahi, a junior sprinter for Iowa State.

All her hard work has paid off this season as she continues to run ahead of the pack, race after race.

On the last weekend of February, Elahi earned second place in the Big 12, running in the 600-yard race and adding eight points to the team’s total score, just one of many races Elahi has done well in.

There are several big influences Elahi has impacting her successful track career.

Aside from God being a huge factor on her abilities, her mother is one to recognize, Elahi said.

“My mom is amazing. All she’s ever done in my life is being there and supporting me,” Elahi said.

Elahi’s mother has attended almost all of every college track meet she’s been a part of, even if that means a long road trip from her hometown of Omaha, Neb. “I feel really lucky that I have her in my life to have a positive influence on me because there’s a lot of pressure running collegiate track, so it’s just really nice to have a parent that is so loving and supportive,” Elahi said.

Elahi is majoring in chemical engineering at Iowa State, which is one of her top priorities. Balancing track and schoolwork is often challenging for Elahi.

“I think that I am lucky to be in this situation being in track and doing school, because it has taught me a lot of

Kianna Elahi fights North Dakota State’s Brittany Schanandore to the finish during the 4x400-meter relay at the Bill Bergan Invitational meet Jan. 29 at Lied Recreational Athletic Center. File photo: Rebekka Brown/Iowa State Daily

time management skills and how to really buckle down and get the work done,” Elahi Elahi said.

E l a h i shows up to practice every day with a positive attitude that inspires her teammates to get out there and work hard.

Sprints coach Nate Wiens has seen nothing but improvements from Elahi over her years at Iowa State.

“She has an understanding of how she needs to train and how much effort she needs to put forward in practice,” Wiens said. “Each year she has gained a little more knowledge and figured out what she needs

to do.”

Wiens has helped the sprinters and hurdlers a lot by figuring out what motivates them and what brings them to enjoy the sport.

Another factor in Elahi’s achievements is her connection with God. “My relationship with God is a big part of my life,” Elahi said. “I pray a lot before meets, and it makes me feel like God is with me as I race. I feel really blessed to have such a good season.”

Elahi is an easy athlete — she brings a lot of her own motivation to the track.

She looks forward to continuing to work hard throughout the season and breaking more Cyclone records down the lanes.

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SPRING SPORTS | IN PICTURES

Erica Miller goes for a double play after getting a Valparaiso opponent out at third during the game Feb. 13 at the Bergstrom Indoor Training Facility. File photo: Tim Reuter/Iowa State Daily

Jenna Langhorst and Marie-Christine Chartier (not pictured) lost the first set during the meet vs.

UMKC on Friday at the Ames Racquet & Fitness Center. Langhorst and Chartier lost 8-3. Photo: Zhenru Zhang/Iowa State Daily

ISU golfer Andrew Peter practices Friday at the Veenker Memorial Golf Course. Photo: Zunkai Zhao/Iowa State Daily

>>GYMNASTICS.p6 “A lot of parents don’t usually let their child make that kind of big decision on their own, and that’s a big deal,” Ronayne said.

As for any “rivalry” or “competition” between the Michelles, Ronayne says that it is all in fun and they are always wanting and working to make each other better.

They are all about the team.

The Michelles echo those thoughts. “[Browning] was my host for both of my recruiting visits, so we are really close, and I’ve gotten to know her from that,” Shealy said.

“There really are no major competitions or rivalries between us. We are friends and we both try to do our best.

We do push each other a little bit, but

it is all fun,” Shealy said.

Browning also had friendly remarks about her fellow all-around athlete.

“She’s a hard worker, and I like training with her in the gym because she is consistent and pushes the whole team to do really well,” Browning said.

Shealy has also been able to learn a lot from Browning this year about

Tessa Lang and Maria Fernanda Macedo won the first set during the meet against UMKC on Friday at the Ames Racquet & Fitness Center. The Cyclones swept UMKC. Photo: Zhenru Zhang/Iowa State Daily

how to transition into collegiate competition and deal with the new experiences this level brings.

“She was in my situation with being able to be in the lineup early on and over the past few years, she has had experience and has been able to encourage me along the way,” Shealy said.

Whether it is in practice or in competitions, the Michelles will continue

to work with and make each other better so they can lead the Cyclone gymnasts to more victories.

“It’s really nice to have someone else who is giving those quality performances all of the time, and she pushes me to do better for sure, but there really is no rivalry between us,” Browning said.

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