That year, Iowa suffered an unusually high number of devastating cyclones (as tornadoes were called at the time).

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] The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics.

The stadium is named after Jack Trice, a football player who incurred a fatal injury while playing for the Cyclones against Minnesota in 1923.

[14] The Iowa State men's golf team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics.

[15] The Iowa State men's track & field team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics.

[11] The Iowa State women's golf team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics.

[32] The Iowa State women's soccer team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics.

[38] The Iowa State women's tennis team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics.

[41] The Iowa State women's track & field team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics.

[18][19] The Iowa State women's volleyball team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I athletics.

[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.

Conference tournament champion Iowa State fielded baseball as an official sports team from 1892 until the conclusion of the 2000–2001 season.

The team is a member of the National Club Baseball Association and competes in the North Division of the Mid-America Conference.

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.

[62] The Iowa State women's hockey team competes in Division II of the ACHA and won the national championship in 2014.

When Master Yong Chin Pak joined the Iowa State faculty in 1973 the clubs took a massive step forward.

Started in 2004, the annual Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series gives points to the Hawkeyes and Cyclones based on wins in 11 sports and academic achievement.

Prior to the football match up against the University of Colorado on November 12, 2005, a tornado touched down in Ames, Iowa and forced fans to either stand out in the parking lot and watch the storm or flee to shelter in Hilton Coliseum.

Originally silver, yellow, and black, the school colors were changed to cardinal and gold in 1899 to make dyeing sweaters easier.

The building was specifically built to hold in sound with a solid concrete structure, steel doors, and a crowd that sits just a few feet from the court.

During big games, players from opposing teams, as well as Iowa State, have even said that the floor has shaken due to the loudness of the crowd.

In 1997, the stadium was named in honor of Jack Trice, ISU's first African American athlete and the school's first athletics-related fatality.

The facility cost $9.6 million to build and was funded by private gifts to the athletic department and ISU Foundation.

On October 26, 2012, Iowa State dedicated a 20.6 million, 156,000 square-foot, expansion of the football facility with an additional lead gift from the Bergstrom family.

[81] The $13 million Cyclone Sports Complex, the home of Iowa State track and field, soccer and softball opened in the fall of 2012.

McKee, a longtime athletics supporter and 1956 graduate of Iowa State, provided a $500,000 lead gift for the $2 million complex.

The course runs through the Iowa State Arboretum and was the first course in the nation designed exclusively for competitive cross country racing.

[88] The Lied Recreation Center is a multi-purpose building housing the soccer team lockers, practice facility for wrestling, and a 300-meter track for indoor competition.