ISD Sports Desk

The Cyclones return to the pools Friday, as they prepare to head to Iowa City for the annual Cy-Hawk meet. This will be the second time Iowa State has participated in an Iowa-related swim event in the past month. iowastatedaily.com/306938/sp…

“When you put the work in that [Tamin Lipsey] does, you could see a look in his eye at half that he was able to dial into some mental toughness to dig deep,” Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger said. iowastatedaily.com/306993/sp…

“They had such a great plan,” Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger said after the Cyclones’ win over Iowa. “The last four or five minutes, defensively, we were a little better guarding the dribble, contesting, finishing plays on the glass.” iowastatedaily.com/306996/sp…

“We expect adversity to come. We expect there to be challenges. We don't prepare thinking we're going to play perfectly or everything is going to go well,” Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger said. iowastatedaily.com/306998/sp…

After having three weeks off, the Cyclones prepare to head back to Iowa City for the annual Cy-Hawk meet in Iowa City Friday. This will be the second time Iowa State has participated in an Iowa-related swim event in the past month. iowastatedaily.com/306938/sp…

“They say everything is a 50/50 ball, but for Tamin [Lipsey], it feels like 80/20,” Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson said. “He’s going to get every single one of those and it changes everything for our team, getting another play after play.” iowastatedaily.com/306993/sp…

“We’re a veteran group,” Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson said. “We’ve been in this situation before, just continuing to make plays and stay with it, even when the other team goes on good runs.” iowastatedaily.com/306996/sp…

“It felt amazing, I mean the last time was 2014 so about 10 years,” Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey said. “It just brings a little bit more out of you, especially for a guy like me who grew up watching this rivalry.” iowastatedaily.com/306998/sp…

“Those two do everything right,” Iowa State head coach Kevin Dresser said about the Frost twins. “Jacob’s debut at the Cliff Keen Invitational confirms that. [Jacob] made some good strides in his final matchups, and I’m really proud of him.” iowastatedaily.com/306751/sp…

“If you're going to win a game on the road, you have to have tremendous focus, you have to keep your emotions in check, you got to play one possession at a time," Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger said ahead of the Cy-Hawk matchup. iowastatedaily.com/306761/sp…

“Coach [Matt] Campbell has built a special football program at Iowa State; one that all Cyclone fans can take great pride in,” Iowa State President Dr. Wendy Wintersteen said in a statement. Campbell signed a deal through 2032. iowastatedaily.com/306731/sp…

“We typically wake up, work out, eat breakfast, and go about our day,” Iowa State wrestler Evan Frost said about the daily routines he shares with his twin brother Jacob. “We go the full nine yards. Everything from our class schedule to the daily routine,” iowastatedaily.com/306751/sp…

“It’s a rivalry game, both teams are going to come out wanting to kill the other team,” Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey said. “Just knowing that even though it's another game on the schedule, you can't take away that there's a little bit more to it,” iowastatedaily.com/306761/sp…

“I think just applying pressure is the main thing,” Iowa State guard Arianna Jackson said ahead of the Cy-Hawk matchup. “I think if we can have our defensive plan in place and apply pressure, do the things we need to do, we can get the stops we need to.” iowastatedaily.com/306694/sp…

While Iowa State dropped its second chance to claim a Big 12 Championship, the Cyclones in the NFL took the field in week 14 of the NFL season. See who played well here. iowastatedaily.com/306698/sp…

“You always hear about a couple games,” Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic said. “This game [Cy-Hawk], Kansas, I think that those are the two biggest games people on campus talk about.” iowastatedaily.com/306696/sp…

Despite the Cyclones falling to Arizona State in the Big 12 Championship game in Arlington, Texas, the former Cyclones in the NFL took the field in week 14 of the NFL season. See who played well here. iowastatedaily.com/306698/sp…

“There’s been so many great games, ones that the energy, the emotion, the passion is super high,” Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger said. “Our guys understand how important this is.” iowastatedaily.com/306696/sp…

“We’re gonna have to do some things that we haven’t done yet,” Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly said ahead of the Cy-Hawk matchup. “When you play a really good team on the road, you better clean some things up.” iowastatedaily.com/306694/sp…

For the second time in the past five seasons, Iowa State lost the Big 12 Championship game. Sports Editor Brett Twelmeyer highlights what went wrong for the Cyclones and how it was a bitter ending to a successful season. iowastatedaily.com/306627/sp…