Rob Gray

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.

Marcus Neal is one of dozens of young Cyclones football players informally enrolled in “football school”

Iowa State safety Jeremiah Cooper has fully absorbed the leadership lessons laid out by predecessors Anthony Johnson and Beau Freyler, and is now the next man up, fully prepared to fulfill that vital role for the Cyclones.

Cyclone football: First-year cornerback gave up on hoops dream and now hopes to make a big splash this fall on football field

Iowa State Cyclone offensive lineman Tyler Miller has his quarterback’s back

6-foot-4 325-pound nose guard has to provide a spark on every play, in every game, this season and prove to NFL he’s a viable draft pick

There’s plenty of other work to be done, too, before the start of the 2025 college football season.

Wide receiver played at Central Florida before reuniting with old friend Rocco Becht in Ames