Rob Gray

Tipton High School track athlete, Noelle Steines, earns her fourth career state title in the 3000-meter at the Iowa High School State Track & Field Championship

A creature of habit, he must leave his ‘comfort zone’ for Cyclones’ season-opening football game against Kansas State

Cyclones enter Big 12 championships as No. 3 seed after 30-win season

An historic year for Cyclone football led to an historic draft day

Three years removed from winning four state titles at Drake Stadium as a senior at Sioux City West, the Hawkeye junior raced to two Drake Relays title Saturday

Most of those leaders have now landed in the professional ranks

Katie Fare with dominating win in Friday’s shot put championship at Drake Relays

Iowa men’s 4 x 800-meter relay team win gold Friday at the Drake Relays with time of time of 7:21.88

Iowa State runner Devan Kipeygo anchored Iowa State’s 4 x 1,600-meter relay to win at the Drake Relays

Iowa State’s Kiki Connell won the open 3,000-meter steeplechase event Thursday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, clocking in at 10.16.83 to finish ahead of Kendall Martin of Oregon, who took second, and Cyclone teammate Sheridan Wheeler, who placed third.

Karissa Schweizer and Shelby Houlihan will take aim on a 50-year-old Drake Relays record in the women’s mile set by Francis Larrieu. Schweizer seeks her 14th Relays medal. Houlihan is chasing her 17th medal on the blue oval.

Jaylin Noel projected as a likely early second-day draft pick

Jake Landry, a former North Dakota State offensive coordinator, has a talented room to work with in Ames, including last year’s two top rushers

After an injury-plagued 2024 season, the Iowa State linebackers are poised for healthy returns this season, giving the Cyclones a deep and skilled room that can attack opposing offenses with multiple combinations and maneuvers.

The junior from Lakeville, Minn., eschews exuberance and irritation — opting to adopt an even-keel approach to any situation.