Proud to be a husband, father, grandfather, dog owner, and the Iowa State University Director of Athletics Emeritus
Ames, Iowa
Joined July 2009
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My senior year of high school was the last time the Brewers went to the World Series. Great way to start retirement!
My last game day run as AD. What a beautiful sunrise coming up over the bridge. Thank you to Ethan Trometer of Ames for stopping to take my picture. Go Cyclones!
Thanks to Abbey Heron, and her Triton Academy cheer squad teammates, for taking my picture on my Cyclone game day run this morning. Awesome to see so many Cyclone fans already tailgating. A little rain can't stop Cyclone Nation!
Just learned the @isucfvmb will be performing a tribute tomorrow at half-time. Can't wait to hear/watch it! The marching band rocks!
Sixteen years ago we played Utah in Jack Trice Stadium. Coach Rhoads selected our son James as one of his team captains. James was going through cancer treatments at the time. Coach Rhoads ultimately created what is now a game day tradition - Having a Kid Captain.
A little thunder and rain was not going to cancel the game day tradition of a morning run over the bridge. Thanks to Jason Runyan from Ames for agreeing to take my picture. Go Cyclones!
Hard to believe it has been 8 years since this senseless tragedy. We will never forget CBA. Have kept a picture of her on my desk as a constant memory.
Really excited to welcome Kenny Chesney & Eric Church to Jack Trice Stadium next June. Thanks to the Oak View Group, our new CyTown scheduling partner, for making this happen.
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It's game day - love my morning run including running over the bridge to RV village with the sun rising on the horizon. Thanks to Joey Pitts, a very loyal Cyclone fan, for agreeing to take the picture. Go Cyclones!
Thanks to the @ISUCFVMB for inviting me to their preseason practice last night to speak to the band one last time in my career. So many great memories over the past two decades with the band. Going to miss you! Look forward to listening to you perform this Fall.
Thank you isn’t enough to say to the best Athletic Director in the business. Jamie Pollard’s support has been instrumental in shaping the Cyclone Marching Band into what it is today. There will always be an alto saxophone spot open for you in the @ISUCFVMB_Alumni for you!♥️💛♥️
#cyclonenation #marchingband #isucfvmb #band
The best summary I have read of where we stand with College Athletics.
sportsbusinessjournal.com/Ar…
Thanks for all the well wishes over the past few days. It has been overwhelming trying to keep up because I was out of town with Dr. Cook touring a prototype hotel for CyTown & meeting with Goldenrod staff to plan CyTown ground breaking for September 2nd. Exciting times!
Congrats to the women's @CycloneTrackXC team for finishing 6th place as a team at the NCAA championships - highest finish ever.
and that's a wrap on 2026.
𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺-𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗖𝗔𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀
cyclones.com/news/2026/6/13/…
Proud to have you represent all of our student athletes. You did a great job!
Had an amazing opportunity to participle in the Big 12 annual conference as a student athlete member of the Big 12 LIFT committee. Thanks to Jamie Pollard and Iowa State for this opportunity and glad I got to represent Iowa State! 🌪️ @CycloneATH
Cyclone Women's golf team in 4th place after Day 1 of NCAA Championships. scoreboard.clippd.com/tourna…
A very special student-athlete - one. Rachel is one of the best to ever compete for Iowa State
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Rachel Joseph crushes her 400m school record of 50.49 set yesterday to reset the facility record! Rachel is the third in Big 12 history to earn FOUR-straight 400m titles.
#CycloneSZN
Good article in NYTimes about institutions building mixed use districts similar to CyTown. CyTown will be worth $500M, to the University, in building valuation within 30 years without any financial contributions by athletics other than use of land.
nytimes.com/athletic/7271577…
