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For the 14th time during coach Bill Fennelly’s tenure at Iowa State, his team went dancing in the NCAA Championship.

But a second-half rally by Iowa

State wasn’t enough to erase the defi-cit, leaving Fennelly’s squad with a not-so-sweet ending.

In a bracket of 64 teams, the Cyclones (24-9, 12-6 Big 12) survived a home-court advantaged Gonzaga team in the first round, but eventu-ally fell 65-60 against No. 4-seeded Georgia (27-6, 12-4 SEC) in the wan-ing seconds of the second round in Spokane, Wash.

They gave me back something I thought I lost. I mean that. To be around them everyday and see how hard they worked at things and to see the progress they made and the way they cared about one another. And the way they wore the uniform that means so much to so many people — amazing. It’s hard to end it; it’s going to end sometime, but there’s no regrets.”

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Monday marked the first day of summer and Fall 2013 registration, but it’s not too late to utilize tools on campus for a hassle-free registration.

Jason Chrystal, political science academic adviser, explained that course avail-ability and classes becoming full quickly cause the most frustration among students during registration.

“‘I’m a senior. Why am I not [registering] immedi-ately on March 25?’” Chrystal quoted a frustrated student. “But, it comes down to the calculus that is used to gener-ate the start date.”

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“It’s just a calculation of student credit hours that they have already previously earned and what they are potentially earning, usually based on the tenth day of the

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ISU research showcased

ISU students are getting the opportunity to showcase their research to members of the Iowa Legislation with topics from analysis of college student debt in Iowa to food storage and cheese making during Mars missions.

On Tuesday, 25 Iowa State undergraduates will be traveling to the Iowa Capitol to present their 20 research studies.

This presentation of student research also includes the

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Photo courtesy of Dana SchumacherISU students Madeleine Tomka, Hana Yoon and Seth Berbano stand with Gov. Branstad at the Honors Expo in Des Moines. Twenty-five undergraduates will showcase their research to Iowa legislators on Tuesday.

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File photo: William Deaton/Iowa State DailyCenter Anna Prins listens to head coach Bill Fennelly during a break in the game against the Baylor Lady Bears at the American Airlines Center on March 11. The Cyclones ended the season Monday night with a 65-60 loss to the Georgia Lady Bulldogs. Prins ended her career having scored 1,186 total points.

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Kaitlin Bratlie, assistant professor of materials sci-ence, is starting the process of publishing scientific journals on her new cancer treatment theory.

Bratlie will attend the Materials Research Society exhibition from April 1 to April 5, 2013, to present her research. Bratlie has published 20 other works and if she suc-ceeds, this will be her first sci-entific journal for cancer.

Bratlie’s research focuses on a certain type of cancer that does not respond to normal cancer treatments. Tumor-associated macrophages are what progresses the tumors.

Realizing the tumor-asso-ciated macrophages are what could help cancer patients, Bratlie began research to jump-start the white blood cells used in wound healing and fighting off infections. This would fight off the macrophages.

The white blood cells would then realize the tumor is a threat and begin attacking it.

Rachel Philiph, sophomore in materials engineering, is helping with the research.

Philiph was given a chance to be a part of this research through the honors program.

“I submitted an applica-tion and looked through dif-ferent professors and their research,” Philiph said. “I pref-erenced five, and then the hon-ors program matched me with Bratlie.”

Philiph is excited to apply engineering to health issues.

“Everything is based on do-ing reading of other scientists’ work; you do a lot of reading and take what other people do and put it together,” Philiph said.

Philiph explained the goal of the project.

“We are trying to develop a

polymer [plastic cell], and use these particles to deliver the drug,” Philiph said. “It is like a delivery vehicle to get it into the body. We are trying to get it to work with the immune sys-tem [white blood cells] to want to attack these polymers.”

If this works, scientists can try to inject the polymer into the macrophages, which would tell the white blood cells to attack.

“There are a lot of steps to

go through still, a lot of bio-logical hurdles to overcome,” Philiph said. “It would be really cool if it develops into a real treatment.”

So far the research is go-ing well, and soon Bratlie will begin research on mice. Once Bratlie and her research group start working with mice, they will know more.

“We still have a lot of steps to go through,” Bratlie said. “But I think we have a shot.”

Cancer treatment explored at ISUBy Miranda.Freeman @iowastatedaily.com We are trying to

develop a poly-mer [plastic cell], and use these particles to deliver the drug. ... It is like a delivery vehicle to get it into the body.

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semester.” Chrystal said. “Of course, individu-als who are student athletes, on scholarship or in the honors program, they register the first two or three days.”

Chrystal said he tells students being pre-pared for registration will help them avoid problems.

“I am that type of adviser where I ask stu-dents to take responsibility of their education and start becoming adults,” Chrystal said. “Just be naturally curious about your edu-cation. Do your homework. Know what you need, and then, know what you want and al-ways have a backup plan.”

One way students can prepare for the up-coming registration is the degree audit feature of AccessPlus.

“The degree audit is a tool that is used by students, advisers and the staff in my office,” said Laura Doering, university registrar.

Doering explained this tool is used to track a student’s academic progress toward their degree, including credits from Iowa State and transfer work from other institutions. Both Chrystal and Doering said they find this tool beneficial to students.

“Then, they’re not taking classes they don’t need to take, and that benefits the students fi-nancially as well as saving their time,” Doering said.

Another benefit of the degree audit, which Doering said she feels is easy to read, is that it saves students from using the university catalog to keep track of what courses they still need to take in order to meet their degree’s requirements.

“It is not a perfect tool,” Chrystal said, “but it allows students to see what classes they have taken and received college credit for.”

The degree audit is not the only way stu-dents can plan their upcoming semesters. Chrystal also recommends using Iowa State’s Schedule of Classes site to find information on instructors.

“In many instances, they’ll have the names of the instructors that are supposed to be teaching for the summer, fall or spring,” Chrystal said. “Don’t be afraid to go to an in-structor and say, ‘Okay, so there’s a class called Electronic Democracy; I read the description, but what else can you tell me about what you do in the class and the types of evaluations?’”

Chrystal said that many instructors who have taught their courses multiple times know what information they can share with students to best fit their needs. Reaching out to instructors may also be a way to fix registra-tion issues.

“Many of the instructors that I know personally or have engaged in conversation [with] are really receptive to have students, especially seniors, get in on a class or be added to that class,” Chrystal said.

Doering recommends students also take advantage of the Class Schedule Planner, developed from a model created by a former ISU student, which has the capability of gen-erating 10,000 schedule options for one set of classes.

“It’s such a nice tool,” Doering said. “It al-lows students to go in, select their semester, which department they want, which classes they want and then add classes to create a schedule.”

Features of the class schedule planner in-clude full lists of classes offered on campus and sections and times offered for each par-ticular course. Students can use this tool to generate mock schedules to find one that best meets their needs.

two other regent universities; the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Iowa will also be showcasing 20 research studies of their own.

“This event shows the im-pact research has on society and how student learning isn’t just restricted to the class-room,” said Dana Schumacher, assistant director for schol-arship and research for the University Honors Program.

The event, which is in its eighth year, is set up in the rotunda of the Iowa Capitol building, with each research presentation being shown on a large poster.

For each Iowa-native student presenting, the University Honors Program mailed information about the event to their representatives from the Iowa Senate and House of Representatives.

Iowa legislators are en-couraged to walk around the

showcase and interact with students, inquiring on their research.

“Having topics related to Iowa attracts legislative mem-bers to attend,” Schumacher said. “Some legislative mem-bers might be involved with certain projects related to the student’s research and will want to come and talk to them about it.”

The majority of the re-search shown by ISU students is specific to Iowa.

Some examples of re-search being presented are “Perspectives of Domestic Violence Service Providers: Serving Latinas in Iowa,” “The Debt Effect: Is Student Debt Creating Ex-Iowans?” and “If You Build It, Will They Come?: Fiscal federalism, lo-cal provision of public tourist amenities, and the Vision Iowa Fund.”

“We will have a broad rep-resentation of Iowa State re-search at the event. This will give a broad picture of what

Iowa State looks like and what we do,” Schumacher said.

Schumacher also pointed out the majority of students presenting are Iowa natives with representation of Iowans coming from throughout the state.

One of the 25 students pre-senting, Garrett Schieber, ju-nior in mechanical engineer-ing, sees the presentation at the Capitol as an opportunity to give Iowa legislators an in-troduction to lunabotics and stress the importance of math and science in education.

Schieber is showcas-ing “Iowa State Lunabotics.” Lunabotics is a NASA com-petition wherein univer-sity teams design and build an excavator to mine lunar simulant.

“This is a great opportunity to get people more interested in science, engineering, tech-nology and mathematics, and to show how important they are and what we can do with them,” Schieber said.

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Political freedom is what the United States is all about — and is what our Declaration of Independence is all about — but, with every proposal to bal-ance the federal government’s budget within 10 years, we deprive ourselves and future Americans of the same rights the Patriots of the American Revolution fought for.

That denial of political rights is exactly what the current proposals do. The budget proposal of Republicans in the House of Representatives “would cut spending by $4.6 trillion through 2023” and thereby balance the budget, according to The New York Times. The budget resolution passed by the Senate would raise $975 billion in tax revenue over the next decade, trim spending so that the federal deficit in fiscal year 2024 amounts to $566 billion, and continue deficit spending over the next decade to the tune of $5.2 trillion.

Of the Senate’s plan, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said: “The first priority of the Senate budget is creating jobs and economic growth from the middle out, not the top down. With an unemployment rate that remains stub-bornly high, and a middle class that has seen their wages stagnate for far too long, we simply cannot afford any threats to the fragile recovery.”

How far we have fallen. The first citizens of the United States counted as no higher honor the privilege of forsak-ing their own private welfare for the benefit of their new country. President George Washington, for example, initially refused his presidential salary and had served as commander in chief of the Continental Army without pay.

Austerity might have negative material consequences, but preferring it to a comprehensive, swift resolution of out-of-control spending is to value our lives more than those of future Americans and our own later lives. It is unfair to saddle ourselves and our suc-cessors with obligations they may not want and they might deem imprudent or unwise. We should not force future Americans and our future selves to suf-fer when the blame for the problem lies more with the present than the future.

To do so is to go against the whole reason the 13 original colonies declared their independence. Although the American Revolution is often thought of as the epitome of a “Don’t Tread On Me” rebellion, the justifications given for it by the Second Continental Congress, at least, are inherently political.

In 1776 the revolutionaries fought to redress many grievances. These are a few: that King George III “has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.” Further, they said, “He has forbidden his governors to pass laws of immedi-ate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.” In addition, “He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people” and “He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected.” You get the idea.

Of course, if we want to repudiate the Declaration of Independence and the legacy of the American Revolution, we are free to do so. In the interest of honesty, however, we ought to say so.

By now, everyone has heard several sides to the heated debate on gun control by listening to the news or maybe just hear-

ing the opinions of friends and family. In the event of such extreme gun control — where the average person would not be allowed to own a firearm — who would actually benefit?

As with any illegal object, if someone was dead set on obtaining a gun he or she could certainly find a way to do so. By outlawing them, we would not prevent criminals from owning guns. All we would be doing is ban-ning law-abiding citizens from gun ownership, which could also prevent them from defending themselves if someone broke into their house or threatened them in some way. In certain cases, not being able to defend yourself could actually result in your death or the deaths of those around you.

In other words, having the right to bear arms is nearly synonymous with having a right to protect yourself, your family, and your property. While in the wrong hands, guns can be disas-trous, banning or limiting gun ownership isn’t going to completely solve the problem. What could actually help is having those who wish to own guns taught proper gun safety and how to shoot correctly, which would decrease the number of accidental wounds and fatalities from firearms.

Learning to use a gun can be beneficial to anyone who is old enough and mature enough to handle it. It is a form of protection and can even be a deterrent for crime in some situa-

tions. For example, I grew up in a farmhouse a few miles away from a small town, and you can bet that just about all of my neighbors had a gun and could be ready to use it very quickly. Would they be swiftly armed if someone tried to break into their house? You bet they would be, and any criminal with an ounce of intelligence knows that breaking into these homes could possibly result in a gunshot wound. Learning how to shoot, whether you’re a man or woman, can come in handy and it’s a good idea to at least know how to shoot if the situation arises.

Guns can also be used for hunting and recreational use and many people enjoy that, especially in Iowa. That being said, accidents do happen when hunting or even just target shoot-ing, especially for people who are new to it. A main reason is that they were not taught cor-rect hunting safety, or even just basic gun safety.

Firearm safety is important for anyone to know. Whether you are shooting the gun or you are just around it, being knowledgeable is necessary for your safety and the safety of anyone around you. I learned how to shoot from my father and before he even let me touch a gun he went over every part of gun safety you could imagine, most of which is really just common sense.

One of the main rules to keep in mind when operating guns is to inspect your gun before you use it, especially if you don’t shoot frequently.

Without a simple inspection, you might dis-cover that the safety is actually off and the gun is loaded after you accidentally shoot a hole into the wall of your living room.

When inspecting it, make sure the gun is completely unloaded before you do anything and keep it pointed in a safe direction. Make sure the safety is on, but stay away from the trigger in case there is a malfunction in the safety and the gun does go off.

Check the barrel to make sure it’s not obstructed, because if something is stuck in the barrel it can cause increased pressure that could “explode” the barrel and cause injury to those around it. Other general safety tips include wearing ear and eye protection, using appropriate ammunition, and checking to see if anything is near or behind your chosen target.

There are other important safety precau-tions regarding guns, and if you’re planning to own a gun you should become familiar with all of them or take a firearm safety course. If more people learned how to safely use them it would cut back on the number of gun related accidents. Overall, a gun is only as danger-ous as the person who is operating it, and it’s more beneficial for the country as a whole to have intelligent gun owners who can protect themselves than to take away or limit their guns altogether.

We often hear college graduates reminisce and gloat about their

glory days and how they grew from timid freshmen to seniors feeling on top of the world. We hear all about the friendships we’ll make, the class we’ll more often than not skip and the wonderful feeling of independence that comes with our college days.

What nobody tells us about is the terrifying mid-college crisis that hits somewhere in between sophomore and senior year. For students who actually have their heads on straight and are unfamil-iar with the term, a mid-college crisis isn’t where we run out and buy a fancy new vehicle (because let’s face it, we can barely afford our diet of macaroni and cheese).

A mid-college crisis is the time period where we become abso-lutely overwhelmed with frustra-tion and fear after they realize that graduation is imminent. Choosing a career path is inevitable, and although we’re set in our chosen majors, maybe we haven’t actually chosen a specific career path.

The mid-college crisis typically

comes in two forms: irrational fear of the real world or having no idea what you want to do with your life. If you’re like me, the idea of gradu-ate school adding to the already staggering pile of student loans makes my stomach churn every day. Soon, we’re going to realize that our parents will eventually stop buying us groceries and doing our laundry when we go home. We’ll have to learn how to cook something other than ramen.

Some mid-college crises result in people completely changing their career path. This happened to me when I left the apparel, mer-chandising and design program for journalism and political science. Thankfully, I am much happier where I am. However, I am still stuck in the rut where I don’t have concrete career goals, nor have I

gotten over my fear of one day liv-ing on my own.

The fear of higher education is another component of a mid-college crisis. With some majors, it’s difficult to find a job without a graduate degree (political sci-ence, sociology, etc.). Once this fear creeps up on students it can deter them from staying with their course of study and goals of gradu-ate school, even if they are good at it and enjoy what they’re studying. If you’re passionate about what you’re already doing or studying, stick with it. You’ll thank yourself later when you have a career that is fulfilling rather than one you hate, even if it pays well.

For younger students who are already suffering through the first signs of a mid-college crisis, it’s important not to slip into bad habits like procrastination. Once they become habits, it’s incredibly difficult to shake them and can be extremely detrimental to your college success. You can think about it as much as you want, but nothing will come unless you take action and stay proactive and responsible.

Another hurdle for younger students is finding their path. Again, choose something that you’re passionate about. Surround yourself with people who can hold you accountable, encourage you and support you as you form your path.

It certainly doesn’t help that we’re constantly reminded of high unemployment rates. However, it’s important to stay proactive. Clean up your resume and find what you need to focus on in order to be successful as you finish your col-lege career. Whether it’s improv-ing your grades, working on time management, or getting your plan for the future as solid as possible, focus on yourself and making the most out of your collegiate experi-ence. Remember that you are not alone. There are thousands of students going through the same mid-college crisis as you. Reach out to a friend and you can make it through your journeys together.

Courtesy photoThere are important safety precautions regarding guns, and if you’re planning to own a gun you should become familiar with all of them or take a firearm safety course. If more people learned how to safely use guns, it would cut back on the number of accidents that occur each year.

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Pure Bridal, an Ames store that has only been open for a little longer than a year, has accomplished the unthinkable.

Rita Gartin and Kayse Carter opened the doors of Pure Bridal on January 21, 2012.

Gartin, who has an inte-rior design degree, combined forces with her sister Carter, who has an apparel design degree, to create this bridal store.

“We work well together, and we fight well together, and I think that is really im-portant when you team up with someone,” Gartin said about their relationship.

They ran their store with high hopes and even higher expectations.

Their hard work paid off when Pure Bridal was selected to win the Best of

Weddings award from The Knot.

“Our customer service is a big part of why we are successful,” said McKenzie Foughty, one of 10 bridal con-sultants who work at Pure Bridal.

“Any time someone walks in, we treat them like family,” Gartin said.

Pure Bridal provides cus-tomers a high-end boutique experience in a realistic price range.

They mix the old with the new by having brand new wedding dresses with an-tique decor.

Pure Bridal contains a family room for private ap-pointments, as well as a spacious salon floor to ac-commodate all of the brides’ shopping guests.

All of these aspects went into Pure Bridal winning the Best of Weddings award from The Knot.

The Knot is a website that allows brides to plan their wedding exactly the way they want to have it. Eight out of 10 brides go to The Knot when planning their future wedding.

“Every bridal shop in

Iowa that has an account on The Knot is eligible to be in the running for the award,” Gartin said.

The award is won based upon the reviews of partici-pating consumers who are members of The Knot. The

website then picks the top three stores with the best reviews.

This year, Pure Bridal won along with Modern Dress and Bridal Elegance.

“We didn’t think it was probable or possible [for] a

store that has only been open for one year [to] win the Best of Weddings,” Gartin said.

“It was a goal of ours, but it was something that we didn’t foresee for us possibly getting because we are so new.”

Foughty is now looking

toward what the future of the store could hold.

“It is really rewarding to know that such a young store can win an award like that,” Foughty said. “Who knows what it will be like down the line to see what all the things we can do?”

Over 40 vendors including ISU clubs will be speaking about ways to live a green lifestyle on Saturday.

Sustainability topics at this year’s fair will include water conserva-tion, reducing electric consumption, shrinking carbon footprints and get-ting involved in environmental issues.

There are also booths from vari-ous types of businesses that want to make a difference.

“There’s the [people], the air con-ditioners, the lighting and appliances, those kinds of energy-efficient items, but then, there also organizations that represent the sustainability issues. Things like rain barrels that handle runoff,” said Steve Wilson of Ames Electric Services. “Organizations like Rain Barrel give people information on how people can use their landscap-ing without using pesticides.”

In addition to the Ames commu-nity, the Green Umbrella organiza-tion of ISU and Team PrISUm will also be making appearances.

“We were involved last year; we had a live green booth there,” said Dylan Gaudineer, copresi-dent of the Green Umbrella student organization.

The annual event wasn’t always titled the Eco Fair, though. Some may remember it as the Energy Fair.

“It started out of my office in 2001 as the Energy Fair. [The idea] got so popular that the city developed its own sustainability efforts,” Wilson said. “About three years ago, the other departments [of the city] decided it shouldn’t be exclusive to the electric department, and then, it was expand-ed to include all things sustainable.”

The event’s goal is to attract peo-ple from an educational standpoint.

“The main intent is for people to come in and have people speak with the professionals who know sustain-ability,” Wilson said. “It’s more of an educational outreach and has turned into a good family event. We get a lot of people. So, it stays busy.”

There are also events to help pro-mote sustainability from vendors as well as events sponsored by the city.

Events include drawings for door prizes, giveaways and gift handouts at individual booths.

Events sponsored by the city in-clude free food, literature from the departments of energy, a kids’ corner with face painting, games and take-a-trip-to-the-book mobile.

Also included is a bingo game that will take people to the various booths to get their card filled out. After the person gets a “bingo” by visiting enough vendor booths, their name is entered into a drawing for a prize.

The third annual Eco Fair has been scheduled to be hosted at the Community Center Gym at 515 Clark Avenue on Saturday.

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Photo: Zoe Woods/Iowa State DailyRita Gartin points to the Best of Weddings Award that her store, Pure bridal, won from The Knot. Gartin and her sister Kayse Carter help brides enjoy searching for the perfect gown.

Ames boutique receives The Knot’s Best of Weddings

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completely possible [to win].”Although Iowa State has

not competed at Alabama since 2007, it is familiar with the Crimson Tide. Both Stranahan and junior Michelle Shealy grew up just hours away from Tuscaloosa in Georgia.

Ronayne was an assistant coach at rival Auburn before coming to Iowa State and has taken the Tigers to compete at Alabama many times.

“When I found out it was between Florida and Alabama, I just obviously started crying,” Shealy said. “I’m so excited to go down near my home state so I can have some family there.”

Ronayne said the Cyclones’ familiarity with Alabama and the large crowd the Crimson Tide usually draws will be an advantage for them in the re-gional meet.

“One thing I’ve discovered about the Alabama crowd is that since they like gymnastics, and if you’re not Auburn and if you’re not Georgia, they sup-port you,” Ronayne said.

“I know our team is ready to embrace that electric atmosphere.”

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The nation’s top 36 teams are selected to go to an NCAA Regional meet each year. There are six regional competitions with six teams each along with five all-around gymnasts and one event specialist per event from unrepresented teams.The first- and second-scoring teams in each region go to the championship meet April 19-21 in Los Angeles. Two teams and two all-around gymnasts and an event winner from unrepresent-ed teams go to the champion-ship meet from each region.

NCAA gymnastics postseason

thought the team performed well in the condi-tions and the factors involved in playing their first outside meet.

“We adapted very well to the conditions,” Pronina said. “It was our first time outside and it was very snowy, but everyone adjusted very well and played consistently.”

Texas and Texas Tech

Iowa State resumed Big 12 play against No. 22 Texas on Thursday, losing with a score of 7-0.

The Longhorns boasted a stout lineup: No. 1 singles player Aeriel Ellis is ranked No. 42 in the nation, while No. 2 singles player Breaunna Addison is ranked No. 52. Addison and team-mate Noel Scott form the No. 19 doubles duo in

the nation.Little changed for Iowa State two days later

when they played No. 20 Texas Tech. The team dropped to 0-4 in Big 12 play after losing 7-0.

“They are both very good teams that jumped on us from the first point,” Espinosa said. “We never really got going at the start and they never gave us a chance after that. It’s something we expect from good teams, but we need to work on starting faster so we don’t have to dig ourselves out of a hole.”

Pronina lost to Kenna Kilgo 6-3, 6-1 in the No. 2 singles match.

“They both came out very strong every time and put a lot of pressure on,” Pronina said. “You have to play strong in the beginning so you can keep up the rest of the match.”

The Cyclones will face their in-state rival Northern Iowa on Friday.

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fathers who also did so in ISU singlets.But Gadson’s sixth-place finish at 197

pounds didn’t sit well with him.“I don’t like losing,” Gadson said. “That last

match — those last two matches, you could say — I just didn’t wrestle the way I was capable of wrestling. That’s something that will sit with me all summer and be a driving force for me to come back next year and get on top of that podium.”

From what I’ve seen, Gadson is the one most capable of winning an NCAA title.

As Jackson said two years ago, Gadson is one of the most athletic wrestlers he’s ever coached. His attacks are quick and consistent, he’s got good awareness on the mat and he’s only going to get better.

Tanner Weatherman fell one match shy of becoming an All-American at 174 pounds and Boaz Beard has been solid at 184, so look for Iowa State’s heavier weights to continue their role as the rock of the lineup.

Again, I’m not saying the team will be aggres-sively on the hunt for a national title next year.

But will it be sinking to the 30s in the team standings at nationals? Absolutely not.

ISU wrestling is on the upswing, so don’t be surprised to see another top-15 finish with a couple more All-Americans — maybe a cham-pion or two — next season.

Jake Calhoun is a senior in journalism from Urbandale, Iowa.

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File Photo: Iowa State DailyMichelle Shealy participates in the Jan. 7 meet against Auburn at Hilton Coliseum. Shealy helped the Cyclones to defeat the Tigers 193.475 – 192.775. The team will travel to Alabama on April 6 for the NCAA Regional meet.

Photo: William Deaton/Iowa State DailyRedshirt sophomore Michael Moreno is declared the winner after pinning Ohio State’s Mark Martin in the 165-pound wrestlebacks at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

“It was a fun game; we lost to a great team and great players,” said senior Chelsea Poppens. “Just to play against a team that tough, espe-cially our last game, there’s not a bet-ter way we’d want to go out.”

A slugfest between two power-ful teams from two of the statisti-cally best conferences in women’s basketball, the Lady Bulldogs were forced by a 2-3 zone of Iowa State to take many more perimeter shots than their normal 27-percent season average.

It was a typical March Madness tournament game in the sec-ond round of the women’s NCAA Championship.

Sophomore guard Nikki Moody hit a 3-pointer with three seconds left to tie the game 32-32 heading into halftime.

“They call it March Madness for a reason,” Fennelly said. “That’s

college basketball, that’s the way the game should be played [and] a great women’s college game in the NCAA tournament.”

Georgia didn’t see its largest lead until there were 12 minutes remaining in the game. At that mark, it became apparent that only one of the teams would come out on top.

With 10 min-utes left to play, the Lady Bulldogs pulled out to an 11-point lead. With time ticking down, hopes of a dou-ble-digit comeback were becoming less likely.

But this was March Madness competition; a chance for a Sweet Sixteen berth for Iowa State was on

the line.With approximately four min-

utes remaining in the game, Poppens landed her second 3-pointer, scored a turnover on the other end and got the ball to junior Hallie Christofferson for another 3-pointer.

“All I knew and all we knew, as a team, is we needed to keep pushing the ball,” said senior Anna Prins. “It was a really fun stretch at the end when we started to hit shots and started to get back into the game.”

In the final seconds of the game, the comeback fell short and all that was left for the Cyclones was not a sweet taste of a Sweet Sixteen ap-pearance, but that of bitter, season-ending careers.

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WBB team’s record vs. SEC teams in NCAA tournament

1,400Career points for Chelsea Pop-

pens as a Cyclone (11th all-time)

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Jackson wants to bring back warmup robesISU coach Kevin Jackson took to Twitter to gauge public opinion of bringing back cardinal and gold robes for the wrestling team.“99% yes,” Jackson (@CoachKJ_ISU) tweeted Monday. “So many I can’t retweet them all. I gotta bring them back now. Thanks for the feedback.”The robe made its return Saturday at the NCAA Championships, where Kyven Gadson wore one before his matches. The robe he wore had “Kyven” embroidered on the left sleeve while “Willie,” the name of his late father, was embroidered on the right.

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The ISU gymnastics team erupted into joyful applause in its team room Monday upon the news it will be com-peting in an NCAA Regional meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Iowa State (5-12, 1-3 Big 12) will travel to Tuscaloosa to take on No. 3 Alabama, No. 9 Utah, No. 15 Denver, Kent State and Brigham Young on April 6 in the re-gional meet. The Cyclones have faced Kent State al-ready this season, winning 193.625-193.575.

“I couldn’t be more happy about us being selected to go to Alabama,” said ISU coach Jay Ronayne. “I feel very comfortable going against the teams we are pitted up against. That’s about the best answer I can give you. I can tell you we’ll be at the best we have been all season.”

Senior Elizabeth Stranahan said the team is excited to compete at Alabama for the first time in six years. In Iowa State’s previous two regionals at Alabama, it placed second.

“It was the region I was hoping for. I think it’s a really great regional,” Stranahan said. “I think [the team] is in-credibly excited. [There will be] tough teams and we’ll have to bring our best, but it’s

The ISU tennis team spent most of its Spring Break on the road, win-ning in Kansas City, Mo., on March 19, then ending the road trip with two losses in the state of Texas.

UMKC

Iowa State cruised to a 4-0 vic-tory against UMKC, but that was not the only challenge for the Cyclones.

Snow and rain forced the meet to end early without doubles play. Emma Waites and Caroline Hauge Andersen both had their matches called during the second set.

Iowa State had to adjust early to play to their full potential.

“We all had to adjust from what we’re used to,” said coach Armando Espinosa. “The conditions were very bad and it was snowing towards the end of the meet, but we were able to deal with that and got on top early and never looked back.”

Sophomore Ksenia Pronina

In my four years of covering the ISU wrestling team, I’ve seen it at its best, as well as its worst.

When I started covering the Cyclones as a freshman, they placed third at nationals with two individ-ual champions and a potential third champion — top-ranked 141-pounder Nick Gallick — out due to injury.

Two years later, a laden malaise coated the team as it placed 35th at nationals, failing to bring home an All-American for the first time in 50 years.

But after an 11th-place finish with three All-Americans — two of whom will be returning next year — at this year’s NCAA Championships, I can tell you one thing: ISU wrestling is coming back.

“It sets us up to be in a position that we can definitely move forward from,” said ISU coach Kevin Jackson, who will be entering his fifth season as coach this fall. “I’m not sure what it sets us up for, except that we have to be better every single match.”

I’m not saying Iowa State — which only loses two seniors from this sea-son — is a lock to be in full-out conten-tion for the team title next season, but it is not going to be dropping past 20th at NCAAs with the group it has.

Success typically takes time. If there’s anything I’ve learned about the team this season, it’s that time is already ticking for its return to prom-inence in the collegiate wrestling world.

“We’re going to be tough,” said redshirt sophomore Michael Moreno, who placed sixth at 165 pounds this past season. “Hopefully this lights a fire under some of the guys that aren’t [competing at the NCAAs] or maybe didn’t get on the podium this year and achieve what they wanted to achieve.”

Even though he wasn’t happy about his sixth-place finish, Moreno caught fire to attain All-America sta-tus by pinning two of his opponents and beating the No. 12 seed by tech-nical fall en route to his spot on the podium.

For someone who won four matches the year before, that’s pretty dang impressive.

As one of three unseeded wres-tlers to place sixth or higher through-out the entire tournament, Moreno cleared a path for his teammates to follow. And as they say, it only takes one to incite change.

However, Iowa State has two.With everything surrounding

the recent death of his father, Kyven Gadson was battling more than just his opponents when he took the mat last weekend.

Akin to Moreno, Gadson went 4-0 on March 22, 2013 to earn All-American status as both became the first wrestlers in school history with

Cyclones optimistic for familiar Regionals

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Photo: Megan Wolff/Iowa State DailyElizabeth Stranahan balances on the beam in the Big 12 Championship on Saturday. She will play an integral role in the upcoming Alabama Regional meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The meet will feature several teams familiar to Iowa State.

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Redshirt sophomore Kyven Gadson is declared the winner against No. 4-seeded Alfonso Hernandez (Wyoming) in the fifth round of the 197-pound wrestlebacks at the NCAA Wrestling Championships.

Photo: Suhaib Tawil/Iowa State DailyKsenia Pronina prepares to hit the ball at the match against Grand View on March 9 at Ames Racquet and Fitness. During the team’s Spring Break competition, bad weather forced the UKMC meet to end early.

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Iowa State 60

Georgia 65