Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 24/24/0/0
Iowa State University

Department of Athletics

Women's Cross Country
News Clippings, 1974-[ongoing]


Descriptive summary

creator: Iowa State University. Department of Athletics. Women's Cross Country
title: News Clippings
dates: 1974-[ongoing]
extent: 0.21 linear feet (1 half document box)
collection number: RS 24/24/0/0
repository: University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation: Iowa State University, Department of Athletics, Women's Cross Country News Clippings, RS 24/24/0/0, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note

The Iowa State University Women's Cross Country program began in 1973. The early years of the program proved to be very successful. Iowa State won eight Big 8 Conference Championships (1975-1979, 1981, 1983, 1990), two U.S. Federation Championships (1973-1974), and five National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Championships (1975-1978, 1981).

Iowa State dedicated its cross country course, located north of Mortensen Road and west of the Towers Dormitories, in 1995. The course was the first in the United States that was designed exclusively for competitive cross country racing.

Head coaches:

  • Chris Murray (1972-1979)
  • Ron Renko (1979-1985)
  • Bill Bergan (1986)
  • Dick Lee (1987-2007)
  • Corey Ihmels (2007-2013)
  • Martin Smith (2013-present)

 

Collection description

The collection (1974-[ongoing]) contains newspaper and online articles about the Iowa State University Women's Cross Country program. The articles focus mainly on events and competitions with some team member and coaching staff profiles.

 

Organization

The collection is arranged chronologically.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

News Clippings

1974-1992, n.d.

1

2

News Clippings

1993-1996

1

3

News Clippings

2000-2005

1

4

News Clippings

2006- [ongoing]