Iowa State Cyclones

Iowa State Cyclones
Iowa State Cyclones
University	Iowa State University
Conference	Big 12 Conference
NCAA	Division I (FBS)
Athletic director	Jamie Pollard
Location	Ames, Iowa
Varsity teams	16
Football stadium	Jack Trice Stadium
Basketball arena	Hilton Coliseum
Other venues	Lied Recreation Center
Mascot	Cy the Cardinal
Nickname	Cyclones
Fight song	ISU Fights
Colors	Cardinal and gold;
Website	cyclones.com

The Iowa State Cyclones are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Iowa State University, located in Ames. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 16 varsity teams (6 men's and 10 women's teams) in 12 sports.

The "Cyclones" name dates back to 1895. That year, Iowa suffered an unusually high number of devastating cyclones (as tornadoes were called at the time). In September, the football team from what was then Iowa Agricultural College traveled to Northwestern University and defeated that team by a score of 36–0. The next day, the Chicago Tribune's headline read "Struck by a Cyclone: It Comes from Iowa and Devastates Evanston Town."^[2] The article began, "Northwestern might as well have tried to play football with an Iowa cyclone as with the Iowa team it met yesterday." The nickname stuck.

Sports sponsored

Men's sports	Women's sports
Basketball	Basketball
Cross country	Cross country
Football	Golf
Golf	Gymnastics
Track and field¹	Soccer
Wrestling	Softball
	Swimming and diving
	Tennis
	Track and field¹
	Volleyball
¹ – includes both indoor and outdoor

Iowa State's athletic director is Jamie Pollard. Since his arrival in 2005, Pollard has replaced head coaches in football, wrestling, men's basketball, gymnastics, soccer, cross country/track & field, women's golf, tennis, and softball. Additionally, he has initiated major renovations to Hilton Coliseum^[3] and Jack Trice Stadium,^[4] and constructed a basketball practice facility.^[5]

Men's sports

Men's basketball

The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. T. J. Otzelberger is the current ISU men's basketball head coach. Prior to the 2017–18 season, Iowa State has a 1339–1293 all-time record, and has been to the NCAA Tournament nineteen times including five Sweet 16 appearances, an Elite 8 appearance, and a Final Four appearance. ISU has also won six regular conference titles and six conference tournament titles. Iowa State men's basketball team plays in Hilton Coliseum, part of the Iowa State Center on the south-east side of Iowa State University, and is known as one of the best venues in all of college basketball.

Yearly Records

Season	Overall	Conference
1908	1–1	1–0 (North)
1909	4–10	4–4 (North)
1910	9–7	6–2 (North)
1911	6–11	6–8
1912	8–7	4–4 (North)
1913	3–13	2–4 (North)
1914	4–13	4–10 (North)
1915	6–7	5–5
1916	4–12	2–8
1917	12–6	6–4
1918	6–9	1–6
1919	5–11	3–8
1920	6–12	2–10
1921	10–8	6–8
1922	10–8	8–8
1923	9–9	8–8
1924	2–16	2–14
1925	2–15	1–15
1926	4–14	3–11
1927	9–9	5–7
1928	3–15	3–15
1929	8–7	4–6
1930	9–8	5–5
1931	8–8	4–6
1932	9–6	4–6
1933	6–10	2–8
1934	6–11	2–8
1935	13–3	8–2
1936	8–8	3–7
1937	3–15	0–10
1938	6–9	2–8

Season	Overall	Conference
1939	8–9	5–5
1940	9–9	2–8
1941	15–4	7–3
1942	11–6	5–5
1943	7–9	2–8
1944	14–4	9–1
1945	11–5	8–2
1946	8–8	5–5
1947	7–14	5–5
1948	14–9	6–6
1949	8–14	3–9
1950	6–17	2–10
1951	9–12	3–9
1952	10–11	4–8
1953	10–11	5–7
1954	6–15	2–10
1955	11–10	4–8
1956	18–5	8–4
1957	16–7	6–6
1958	15–8	8–4
1959	9–16	4–10
1960	15–9	7–7
1961	14–11	8–6
1962	13–12	8–6
1963	14–11	8–6
1964	10–16	5–9
1965	9–16	6–8
1966	11–14	6–8
1967	13–12	6–8
1968	12–13	8–6
1969	14–12	8–6

Season	Overall	Conference
1970	12–14	5–9
1971	5–21	2–12
1972	12–14	5–9
1973	16–10	7–7
1974	15–11	6–8
1975	10–16	4–10
1976	3–24	3–11
1977	8–19	3–11
1978	14–13	9–5
1979	11–16	8–6
1980	11–16	5–9
1981	9–18	2–12
1982	10–17	5–9
1983	13–15	5–9
1984	16–13	6–8
1985	21–13	7–7
1986	22–11	9–5
1987	13–15	5–9
1988	20–12	6–8
1989	17–12	7–7
1990	10–18	4–10
1991	12–19	6–8
1992	21–13	5–9
1993	20–11	8–6
1994	14–13	4–10
1995	23–11	6–8
1996	24–9	9–5
1997	22–9	10–6
1998	12–18	5–11
1999	15–15	6–10
2000	32–5	14–2

Season	Overall	Conference
2001	25–6	13–3
2002	12–19	4–12
2003	17–14	5–11
2004	20–13	7–9
2005	19–12	9–7
2006	16–14	6–10
2007	15–16	6–10
2008	14–18	4–12
2009	15–17	4–12
2010	15–17	4–12
2011	16–16	3–13
2012	23–11	12–6
2013	23–12	11–7
2014	28–8	11–7
2015	25–9	12–6
2016	23–12	10–8
2017	24–11	12–6
2018	13–18	4–14
2019	23–12	9–9
2020	12–20	5–13
2021	2–22	0–18
2022	22–13	7–11
2023	19–14	9–9
2024	18–5	7–3
Total:		1430–1381
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

^[6]

Cross country

The Iowa State men's cross country team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Jeremy Sudbury is the current ISU men's cross country head coach.

They have 28 conference titles since they first formed a men's cross country team in 1909. Their 25 Big Eight Conference championships were the most in the conference's 84-year history.^[7]^[8] They have competed in the NCAA tournament as a team 22 times as well as winning the tournament in 1989 and 1994 and finishing as runner up in 1990, 1991, and 2021.^[9]^[10]

The cross country team hosts their home meets at the state-of-the-art cross country course south of Iowa State's campus.^[11]

Football

Iowa State plays NCAA Division I FBS football in the Big 12 Conference. Iowa State football team is led by head coach Matt Campbell. ISU started playing football in 1892, however, it did not become an official sport until 1894. The Cyclones have a 512–624–46 all-time record and are 3–7 in post season play.^[12]

The Cyclones play home games in Jack Trice Stadium. The stadium is named after Jack Trice, a football player who incurred a fatal injury while playing for the Cyclones against Minnesota in 1923. In 1975, the stadium's playing field was named in honor of Trice, Iowa State's first African American athlete and the school's first athlete to die of injuries sustained during a Cyclone athletic competition. Until 1997, the facility itself was known as Cyclone Stadium. Because of persistent requests by the students, the facility was renamed Jack Trice Stadium, making it the only Division I FBS stadium named for an African American individual.^[13]

Before the 2015 football season the most recent renovations to Jack Trice Stadium were completed. Among others upgrades, an addition to the stadium bowling in the south end-zone named the Sukup End Zone was built. This added an addition 3,000 seats increasing total stadium capacity to 61,500.^[14]

Golf

The Iowa State men's golf team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Andrew Tank is the current ISU men's golf head coach.

They have three conference titles since they first formed a men's golf team in 1935. They have competed in the NCAA tournament as a team 22 times

The team practices at the Golf Performance Center that opened in 2013.^[15]

Track & field

The Iowa State men's track & field team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Martin Smith is in his 4th year as ISU's Director of Men's and Women's Track and Cross Country.

They have 13 conference titles since they first formed a men's track & field team in 1908.^[16] They have made 52 appearances at the indoor and outdoor NCAA championships including nine indoor and 13 outdoor individual national titles.^[17]

The track & field team hosts their home meets at the Lied Recreation Center for indoor meets and the Cyclone Sports Complex for outdoor meets.^[18]^[19]

Wrestling

The Iowa State wrestling team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Kevin Dresser is the current ISU wrestling head coach.

They have 17 conference titles since they first formed a wrestling team in 1916.^[16]^[20] They have won the third most NCAA wrestling champions in NCAA history with eight as well as 66 individual national titles. Iowa State has had 15 wrestlers who have participated in the Olympics resulting in six gold and three bronze medals.^[21]

The wrestling team hosts their home meets at Hilton Coliseum.^[22] The team practices at Lied Recreation Center.^[18]

Yearly Wrestling Records

Season	Record
1916	1–1
1917	2–0
1918	1–1
1919	3–0
1920	5–1
1921	7–1
1922	8–0
1923	8–0
1924	9–0
1925	6–0
1926	8–1
1927	8–1
1928	7–2
1929	7–1
1930	6–3
1931	9–1
1932	6–3
1933	6–1
1934	8–2
1935	4–3

Season	Record
1936	4–2–2
1937	6–2–1
1938	8–0
1939	3–3
1940	4–4
1941	7–3
1942	3–3
1943	1–3
1944	NA
1945	NA
1946	3–1
1947	4–3
1948	5–5–1
1949	2–6–1
1950	4–6
1951	5–5
1952	6–2
1953	9–1
1954	8–0
1955	7–1

Season	Record
1956	8–3
1957	9–3–1
1958	10–0–2
1959	11–3
1960	12–3
1961	13–1–2
1962	12–1–1
1963	13–1
1964	13–0–1
1965	14–1
1966	13–2
1967	12–3–1
1968	12–3
1969	15–1
1970	15–2
1971	17–0
1972	16–1
1973	18–1
1974	13–5
1975	16–2–2

Season	Record
1976	19–2
1977	18–2–1
1978	19–2
1979	18–3
1980	18–4
1981	19–2
1982	17–2
1983	14–4
1984	13–7
1985	20–7
1986	19–1
1987	14–3
1988	17–4
1989	8–9–1
1990	14–9
1991	13–3
1992	13–3
1993	13–4
1994	7–7
1995	17–4

Season	Record
1996	12–6–1
1997	10–7–1
1998	12–8
1999	20–5–1
2000	20–2
2001	19–4
2002	17–5
2003	8–10
2004	16–4
2005	16–2
2006	11–7
2007	13–3
2008	16–4
2009	15–3
2010	13–2
2011	9–10
2012	4–14
2013	11–5
2014	9–7
2015	11–2
2016	10–6

Total:

1,051–308–20^[23]

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Women's sports

Basketball

The Iowa State women's basketball team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Bill Fennelly is in his 22nd season as ISU's head women's basketball coach. Coach Fennelly's record is 465–236 and ISU's all-time record is 677–562.^[24]

They have earned one regular season conference title and two conference tournament titles since they first formed a women's basketball team in 1973.^[25] They have competed in the NCAA tournament 17 times including five trips to the Sweet Sixteen and two trips to the Elite Eight.

The women's basketball team plays their home games in Hilton Coliseum. The team practices at the Sukup Basketball Complex.^[26] Attendance at ISU women's games have ranked in the top ten for eighteen consecutive years.

Yearly Records

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Iowa State (no conference games) (1973–1976)
Gloria Crosby (1973–1974)
1973–1974	Gloria Crosby	8–8
Gloria Crosby:		8–8
Lynn Wheeler (1974–1980)
1974–1975	Lynn Wheeler	12–9
1975–1976	Lynn Wheeler	20–8
Iowa State (Big 8 Conference – round-robin tournament only) (1976–1982)
1976–1977	Lynn Wheeler	19–11	1–2	6th
1977–1978	Lynn Wheeler	13–15	1–2	6th
1978–1979	Lynn Wheeler	10–19	1–2	7th
1979–1980	Lynn Wheeler	6–19	0–3	8th
Lynn Wheeler:		80–81
Debbie Oing (1980–1984)
1980–1981	Debbie Oing	7–18	1–2	6th
1981–1982	Debbie Oing	11–20	1–2	4th
Iowa State (Big 8 Conference) (1982–1996)
1982–1983	Debbie Oing	9–18	3–9	7th
1983–1984	Debbie Oing	4–24	0–14	8th
Debbie Oing:		31–80	3–23 (2 seasons)
Pam Wettig (1984–1992)
1984–1985	Pam Wettig	12–16	3–11	7th
1985–1986	Pam Wettig	19–9	8–6	4th(t)
1986–1987	Pam Wettig	12–16	2–12	8th
1987–1988	Pam Wettig	13–14	5–9	7th
1988–1989	Pam Wettig	15–13	6–8	5th
1989–1990	Pam Wettig	14–15	3–11	6th
1990–1991	Pam Wettig	11–15	6–7	5th
1991–1992	Pam Wettig	4–23	2–12	7th (t)
Pam Wettig:		100–121	35–76
Theresa Becker (Big 8 Conference) (1992–1995)
1992–1993	Theresa Becker	2–25	1–13	7th (t)
1993–1994	Theresa Becker	8–19	3–11	7th (t)
1994–1995	Theresa Becker	8–19	1–13	8th
Theresa Becker:		18–63	5–37
Bill Fennelly (Big 8 Conference) (1995–present)
1995–1996	Bill Fennelly	17–10	5–9	6th
Iowa State (Big 12 Conference) (1996–present)
1996–1997	Bill Fennelly	17–12	9–7	5th (t)	NCAA 1st Round
1997–1998	Bill Fennelly	25–8	12–4	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
1998–1999	Bill Fennelly	25–8	12–4	2nd	NCAA Elite Eight
1999–2000	Bill Fennelly	27–6	13–3	1st (t)	NCAA Sweet 16
2000–2001	Bill Fennelly	27–6	12–4	3rd	NCAA Sweet 16
2001–2002	Bill Fennelly	24–9	9–7	6th	NCAA 2nd Round
2002–2003	Bill Fennelly	12–16	7–9	8th
2003–2004	Bill Fennelly	18–15	7–9	7th (t)	NIT Semifinal
2004–2005	Bill Fennelly	23–7	12–4	3rd (t)	NCAA 1st Round
2005–2006	Bill Fennelly	18–13	7–9	8th (t)	NIT 2nd Round
2006–2007	Bill Fennelly	26–9	10–6	4th (t)	NCAA 2nd Round
2007–2008	Bill Fennelly	21–13	7–9	7th (t)	NCAA 2nd Round
2008–2009	Bill Fennelly	27–9	11–5	3rd (t)	NCAA Elite Eight
2009–2010	Bill Fennelly	25–8	11–5	2nd (t)	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2010–2011	Bill Fennelly	22–11	9–7	5th	NCAA 1st Round
2011–2012	Bill Fennelly	18–13	9–9	4th (t)	NCAA 1st Round
2012–2013	Bill Fennelly	24–9	12–6	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
2013–2014	Bill Fennelly	20–11	9–1	5th	NCAA 1st Round
2014–2015	Bill Fennelly	18–13	9–9	5th	NCAA 1st Round
Bill Fennelly:		440–209	192–134
Total:		677–562
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Cross country

The Iowa State women's cross country team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Andrea Grove-McDonough is in her 4th ISU's head women's cross country coach.

They have 12 conference team titles and nine individual titles since they first formed a men's cross country team in 1973. Their 8 Big Eight Conference championships were the most in the conference's 20-year history.^[16] They have five AIAW national championships as well as finishing the NCAA championship twice as runner-up. They have had one NCAA individual championship, Betsy Saina, who also holds the NCAA 6,000 meter record.^[27]

The cross country team hosts their home meets at the state-of-the-art cross country course south of Iowa State's campus.^[11]

Golf

The Iowa State women's golf team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Christie Martens is in her 17th season as ISU's head women's golf coach.^[28]

They have earned one conference championship as a team and one individual conference championship since they first formed a women's golf team in 1972. They have competed in the NCAA regional tournament 14 times as well as the championship four times.^[29]

The team practices at the Golf Performance Center that opened in 2013.^[15]

Gymnastics

The Iowa State women's gymnastics team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Jay Ronayne is in his 10th season as ISU's head women's gymnastics coach.^[30] Coach Ronayne's record is 68–120–5 and ISU's all-time record is 518–594–7.^[31]

They have four conference championships as well as 30 individual conference championships since they first formed a women's gymnastics team in 1977. They have competed in the NCAA tournament as a team eight times including one appearance in the Super Six in 2006 in addition to having 14 individual qualifiers.^[31]

The gymnastics team hosts their home meets at Hilton Coliseum. The team practices at the Amy and Dennis Pyle Family Gymnastics Facility.^[32]

Soccer

The Iowa State women's soccer team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Tony Minatta is in his 5th season as ISU's head women's soccer coach. ISU's all-time record is 159–200–30.^[33]

They have yet to earn a conference title but have appeared in the conference championship nine times since they first formed a women's soccer team in 1995.^[34] They have made one appearance in the NCAA tournament.^[33]

The soccer team plays their home games at the Cyclone Sports Complex that opened in 2012.^[19]

Softball

The Iowa State softball team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Jamie Pinkerton is in his 1st season as ISU's head softball coach. ISU's all-time record is 921-1032-6.^[35]

They have earned two conference championships since they first formed a softball team in 1974.^[36] The team has finished as runner-up in two Women's College World Series, in 1971 and 1973. In addition to their collegiate honors the Cyclones have produced two Olympians in Erin Woods and Kristen Karanzias.^[35]

The softball team plays their home games at the Cyclone Sports Complex that opened in 2012.^[19] The team practices at the Bergstrom Indoor Practice Facility.

Swimming & diving

The Iowa State swimming & diving team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Duane Sorenson is in his 19th season as ISU's head women's swimming & and diving coach. Coach Sorenson's record is 103–84–1 and ISU's all-time record is 202–179–1.^[37]

They have earned one conference title as a team and 40 individual conference championships since they first formed a women's swimming & diving team in 1970.^[16] They have had 30 AIAW qualifiers and 44 NCAA qualifiers.^[37]

The swimming & diving team hosts their home meets at Beyer Pool on Iowa State's campus.^[38]

Tennis

The Iowa State women's tennis team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Armando Espinosa is in his 9th season as ISU's head women's tennis coach.^[39]

The women's tennis team utilize the Forker Tennis Courts for outdoor meets and practice when weather allows.^[40] The team hosts indoor meets and practice at the Bruce McKee Indoor Tennis Complex.^[41]

Track & field

The Iowa State women's track & field team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Martin Smith is in his 4th year as ISU's Director of Men's and Women's Track and Cross Country.

They have nine conference titles since they first formed a women's track & field team in 1974.^[16]^[42] They have made 24 appearances at the indoor and outdoor NCAA championships including eight indoor and 14 outdoor individual national titles.^[17]

The track & field team hosts their home meets at the Lied Recreation Center for indoor meets and the Cyclone Sports Complex for outdoor meets.^[18]^[19]

Volleyball

The Iowa State women's volleyball team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics. Christy Johnson-Lynch is in her 12th season as ISU's head women's volleyball coach. Coach Johnson-Lynch has a record of 246–123 and ISU's all-time record is 787–719–10.^[43]

They have competed in the NCAA tournament 12 times since they first formed a women's volleyball team in 1973, including three appearances in the Sweet 16 and two in the Elite 8.^[43]

The volleyball team hosts their home matches at Hilton Coliseum on Iowa State's campus.^[44]

Yearly Records

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Iowa State^[45] (no conference games) (1973–1981)
1973	Gloria Crosby	22–8
1974	Gloria Crosby	23–9
Gloria Crosby:		45–17
1975	Kay Pundt	49–31
Kay Pundt:		49–31
Iowa State Big 8 Conference – round-robin tournament only () (1976–1981)
1976	Diane Hale	15–13–1		6th
1977	Diane Hale	18–30–1		T-4th
Diane Hale:		33–43–2
1978	Sharon Hitsman	19–29–3		T-6th
1979	Sharon Hitsman	27–29–3		T-4th
1980	Sharon Hitsman	39–22–1		T-5th
Sharon Hitsman:		85–80–7
1981	Mary Fischl	24–22–1		T-5th
Iowa State (Big 8 Conference) () (1982–1996)
1982	Mary Fischl	17–18	5–5	3rd
1983	Mary Fischl	18–13	5–5	4th
1984	Mary Fischl	21–9	6–4	3rd
Mary Fischl:		80–62–1	16–14
1985	Vicki Mealer	15–15	1–9	6th
1986	Vicki Mealer	13–15	4–6	4th
1987	Vicki Mealer	20–11	8–4	3rd
1988	Vicki Mealer	12–17	4–8	4th
1989	Vicki Mealer	17–17	6–6	4th
1990	Vicki Mealer	22–12	8–4	3rd
1991	Vicki Mealer	15–12	6–6	T-3rd
1992	Vicki Mealer	21–11	7–5	3rd
Vicki Mealer:		135–110	44–48
1993	Jackie Nunez	9–19	5–7	T-4th
1994	Jackie Nunez	24–11	8–4	3rd
1995	Jackie Nunez	22–12	8–4	T-2nd
Iowa State Big 12 Conference () (1976–1981)
1996	Jackie Nunez	7–25	3–17	10th
1997	Jackie Nunez	10–23	1–19	11th
Jackie Nunez:		72–90	25–51
1998	Kerry Miller	3–29	1–19	11th
Kerry Miller:		3–29	1–19
1999	Linda Crum	3–24	1–19	11th
2000	Linda Crum	1–27	0–20	11th
2001	Linda Crum	4–22	1–19	11th
2002	Linda Crum	10–22	1–19	11th
2003	Linda Crum	12–19	4–16	8th
2004	Linda Crum	8–21	1–19	11th
Linda Crum:		39–135	8–112
2005	Christy Johnson-Lynch	16–15	9–11	T-6th	1st Round
2006	Christy Johnson-Lynch	21–11	12–8	T-4th	2nd Round
2007	Christy Johnson-Lynch	19–14	11–9	5th	Sweet 16
2008	Christy Johnson-Lynch	22–13	11–9	T-4th	Elite 8
2009	Christy Johnson-Lynch	27–5	17–3	2nd	Sweet 16
2010	Christy Johnson-Lynch	20–9	13–7	3rd	1st Round
2011	Christy Johnson-Lynch	25–6	13–3	2nd	Elite 8
2012	Christy Johnson-Lynch	22–8	13–3	2nd	Sweet 16
2013	Christy Johnson-Lynch	18–10	11–5	T-3rd	1st Round
2014	Christy Johnson-Lynch	19–10	10–6	2nd	2nd Round
2015	Christy Johnson-Lynch	19–11	11–5	3rd	2nd Round
2016	Christy Johnson-Lynch	18–11	9–7	3rd	1st Round
Christy Johnson-Lynch:		246–123	140–69
Total:		787–719–10
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Former varsity sports

Baseball

Iowa State fielded baseball as an official sports team from 1892 until the conclusion of the 2000–2001 season. Iowa State discontinued baseball due to budget constraints, but it remains as a club sport. Iowa State had a 1,346–1,412–17 all-time record including a 7–6 NCAA tournament record and two appearances in the College World Series. Following the discontinuation of baseball, Iowa State is now the only Big 12 school and one of only four Power 5 schools that do not sponsor the sport, the other three being Colorado, Syracuse, and Wisconsin.

Other sports

Iowa State has dropped the following sports:^[46]

Men's tennis (1994)
Men's gymnastics (1994)
Men's swimming (2001)

Iowa State dropped men's tennis and men's gymnastics in 1994 and added women's soccer in 1995, ahead of a 1998 deadline for compliance with Title IX; these changes resulted in 6 men's sports and 10 women's sports.^[47]

Championships

National team championships

National Championships (20)
Men's (13)
Sport	Year	Head Coach	Tournament
Men's cross country	1989	Bill Bergan	NCAA
Men's cross country	1994	Bill Bergan	NCAA
Men's gymnastics	1971	Ed Gagnier	NCAA
	1973	Ed Gagnier	NCAA
	1974	Ed Gagnier	NCAA
Wrestling	1933	Hugo Otopalik	NCAA
	1965	Harold Nichols	NCAA
	1969	Harold Nichols	NCAA
	1970	Harold Nichols	NCAA
	1972	Harold Nichols	NCAA
	1973	Harold Nichols	NCAA
	1977	Harold Nichols	NCAA
	1987	Jim Gibbons	NCAA
Women's (7)
Cross country	1975	Bill Bergan	AIAW
	1976	Bill Bergan	AIAW
	1977	Bill Bergan	AIAW
	1978	Bill Bergan	AIAW
	1981	Bill Bergan	AIAW
Dance Team	2016	Jill Petersen	NDA
Dance Team	2017	Jill Petersen	NDA

Conference championships

Titles	Sport	Year
20	Men's Swimming^[48]	MVC: 1929, 1931, 1932 Big 6: 1933, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947 Big 7: 1948, 1949, 1951, 1954 Big 8: 1967, 1976, 1977, 1995
14	Wrestling^[49]	Big 6: 1933, 1937, 1941, 1947 Big 7: 1958 Big 8: 1970, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1987 Big 12: 2007, 2008, 2009
15	Men's Outdoor Track & Field^[50]	Big 10: 1911, 1919, 1920^[8] Big 6: 1944, 1945 Big 8: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
10	Men's Gymnastics^[48]	Big 8: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
12	Women's Cross Country^[50]	Big 8: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1990 Big 12: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
9	Men's Basketball^[51]	Big 6: 1935, 1941, 1944, 1945 Big 7: 1955 Big 8: 1959, 1996 Big 12: 2000(2), 2001
8	Men's Indoor Track & Field^[50]	Big 6: 1944, 1945, 1946 Big 8: 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993
6	Women's Outdoor Track & Field^[50]	Big 8: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
5	Women's Indoor Track & Field^[50]	Big 8: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979
4	Baseball^[48]	Big 6: 1936 Big 7: 1957 Big 8: 1970, 1971
4	Women's Gymnastics^[52]	Big 8: 1975, 1977 Big 12: 2000, 2006
2	Football^[53]	MVC: 1911, 1912
3	Men's Golf^[54]	Big 6: 1940, 1947, 1953
3	Women's Basketball^[55]	Big 12: 2000(2), 2001
2	Men's Cross Country^[50]	Big 8: 1989, 1994, Big 12: 2017
1	Women's Golf^[56]	Big 8: 1993
1	Women's Swimming & Diving^[57]	Big 8: 1974

Club sports

ISU has a variety of club sports for both men and women. Some clubs just compete on the intramural level on ISU's campus while other compete for championships on the national level.

Soccer

The Iowa State men's soccer club competes in Region 5 of NIRSA and has competed in the Championship Division of the NIRSA National Soccer Tournament 2 of the last 4 years. The Cyclones regularly schedule games with colleges throughout Iowa and surrounding states. While the club has a history of producing highly successful goalkeepers, undoubtedly their biggest strength has been their defensive unit. The club would compete with in-state rivals, the Iowa Hawkeyes, but their club has a history of not accepting game invites.

Baseball

ISU baseball was cut by the school's athletic department in 2000; but it continues, as a club sport, to provide students with the opportunity to attend ISU and play competitive baseball. The team is a member of the National Club Baseball Association and competes in the North Division of the Mid-America Conference.^[58]

They play their home games at Cap Timm Field on Iowa State's campus.

Crew

Iowa State has both of men's and women's club crew team. They have competed since first forming in 2002.^[59]

Equestrian

Iowa State has an equestrian club team that competes in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association with two different teams, Hunt (English) and Stock (western).^[60]

They are coached by Rebecca Ness.^[61]

Golf

The Iowa State Golf Club first formed in 2009 and has competed in the National Collegiate Golf Club Association since 2013. They have reached the NCCGA National Championship three times since joining the association (Spring 2015, Fall 2015, and Spring 2016), and the NCCGA National Invitational Tournament once (Spring 2018).

The club hosts home meets and practice at Veenker Memorial Golf Course on Iowa State's campus.

Running

Iowa State competes at the club level as part of NIRCA (National Intercollegiate Running Club Association). It joined in 2009 as part of the Great Plains region alongside schools like the University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota, University of Missouri, Northwestern University, among others.

It first competed in the XC (Cross Country) National Championships in Ypsilanti Michigan at Eagle Crest Golf Course with the Men's team placing 14th overall.

In the XC events Men run an 8K while Women run a 6K.

Notable results:^[62]

2010: 7th place at Men's XC Nationals - Luke Demmel - 26:31

2011: XC Men's Team National Runner-up (2nd to Illinois)^[63] & 6th place Men's XC Nationals Mason Frank 24:44