Sports and Exercise Science Athletic Coaching Exercise Science Outdoor Recreation Sport and Recreation Athletic Training Fitness Programs Physical Education Teacher Sports-related Employment Club Sports Health Promotion Education Varsity Athletics Community and Public Health Intramural Sports Pre-health Professions Dance Kinesiology and Health Recreation Facilities Iowa State University has more than 100 majors that provide virtually unlimited academic opportunities. In this brochure you’ll find information about your specific area of interest and a family of related majors that you may want to explore during your adventure here at Iowa State. Please use the contact information listed inside and let us help you discover your passions, unlock your potential, and enjoy the adventure. Play hard Olympic fever become an athletic trainer or a strength You name the sport, and we probably offer it. We’re serious about sports. So serious that we coach for athletes of all ages. These are With 18 varsity teams, 35 intramural sports, train athletes of Olympic caliber to compete just a few of the careers in sport and and more than 50 club sports, Iowa State all over the world. Iowa State athletes have physical activity that are in store for you. features one of the largest sports programs in been setting Olympic records since the 1928 the nation. If we don’t offer it as part of our Olympics. Iowa State athletes have received Prepared by the best varsity, intramural, club, or outdoor recreation gold, silver, and bronze medals competing in Learn from distinguished faculty and staff program, we will help you get a team together track, basketball, and wrestling. who have earned national and international or start your own club. reputations in teaching and research. Faculty Prepare for real include Big 12 Conference Athletic Training Play the field If you would like to take your interest Staff of the Year, numerous fellows of both What’s a great sports program without the in sports and make it a satisfying career, the American College of Sports Medicine facilities to support it? Iowa State features consider a major in kinesiology and health. and the American Academy of Kinesiology newly built and well-maintained sports centers Become a coach in public schools or in and Physical Education, and those who have which house indoor pools, racquetball, amateur or professional sports. Consider worked at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. basketball, and volleyball courts, state-of-the- preparing as a physical education teacher Kinesiology boasts a doctoral program ranked art fitness equipment, indoor and outdoor or a youth sport specialist in numerous in the top 20 in the United States. tracks, and indoor turf. community-based programs. You could Sports and Exercise Science Athletics Department Division I Varsity Athletics Jacobson Athletic Building 515 294-3662 The Athletics Department provides opportunities, • Richard O. Jacobson Building Excellent facilities www.cyclones.com inspiration, and resources for student-athletes to strive speak to our commitment to student athletics. Basketball to reach their academic and athletic potential. This is The Jacobson Building features a comprehensive Men: Fred Hoiberg accomplished with emphasis on the physical, mental, athletics health care center, an expanded strength and 515 294-8232 and emotional well-being of the student-athletes in an conditioning work area, a 140-seat auditorium for team Women: Bill Fennelly environment that promotes integrity, sportsmanship, meetings, locker rooms, a video production office, and 515 294-3436 leadership, and amateurism. Ultimately, student- Olympic sports, football, and administration offices. athletes develop the skills and character necessary to • Jack Trice Stadium The stadium seats 50,000 and Cross Country achieve their personal goals. Recent student-athletes Men and Women: features a natural grass field. It was recently have earned national and international recognition as remodeled to accommodate the growing number of Martin Smith Big 12 champions, NCAA champions, All-Americans, 515 294-7345 media covering Big 12 football, including the addition and Olympic medalists. of a three-story press tower. Diving • James H. Hilton Coliseum The Hilton Coliseum Women: Jeff Warrick • Athletics Academic Services To ensure academic 515 294-6421 success, the athletics department provides academic, seats more than 14,000 and hosts men’s and women’s support, and service programs. These include the basketball, wrestling, and gymnastics. The coliseum Football Master Tutor Program, Life Skills Program, Read/ also features a weight and training room. Paul Rhoads Write Pal Program, and Minority Athletes in Action. 515 294-3662 Golf Men: Andrew Tank Recreation Facilities 515 294-3823 Women: Christie Martens Accessible facility hours allow even the most tightly Fitness Programs 515 450-1538 scheduled student an opportunity to work out or play Promoting physical fitness and wellness, Recreation a quick game in the gym or on the field. All students Services at Iowa State offers a variety of workout and Gymnastics are eligible to use any of the well-equipped and well- training programs such as: Women: Jay Ronayne maintained facilities listed here. 515 294-0555 BOSU classes Pilates Soccer Forker Building Beyer Hall Cardio dance Sculpting Women: Tony Minatta indoor pool indoor pool Cycling Shallow water aerobics 515 294-5328 indoor golf* weight training room Deep water aerobics Step aerobics outdoor golf* outdoor fitness course Extreme abs TurboKick Softball archery ranges* 3 indoor basketball courts Kickboxing Yoga Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler 8 tennis courts 3 outdoor basketball courts Personal training 515 450-3291 3 basketball courts 3 volleyball courts Swimming 6 volleyball courts 2 squash courts Sports-related Employment 8 badminton courts 6 racquetball courts Women: Duane Sorenson Opportunities for Students 515 294-3185 Lied Recreation Center State Gym There are many student employment opportunities Tennis weight room/fitness center indoor pool with the Iowa State Recreation Services and the Women: Armando Espinosa student lounge weight room/fitness center Athletics Department. If you have experience or 515 450-4829 2 indoor running tracks 2 indoor running tracks want to train as a sports counselor, coach, or referee, 20 basketball courts 40-foot climbing wall contact the Athletics Department at 515 294-3662. Track 16 volleyball courts 13-foot bouldering wall Men and Women: If you are interested in any of the programs below, 6 racquetball courts 2 basketball courts contact Recreation Services at 515 294-4980. Martin Smith 50- x 60-yard artificial turf 3 basketball/volleyball/ 515 294-6421 badminton courts 20- x 60-foot climbing wall Intramural sports officials and supervisors Volleyball 2 foosball tables Fitness instructors Women: Christy Johnson-Lynch 4 table tennis tables Facility supervisors and office assistants 515 294-3395 Outdoor recreation trip supervisors *facilities reserved for academic classes only Outdoor recreation equipment technicians Wrestling Lifeguards Kevin Jackson Personal training 515 294-6532 Residence halls are adjacent to a variety of sports facilities: outdoor tennis courts, basketball and Spirit Squad volleyball courts, soccer fields, football fields, and Cheerleading and Mascot Frisbee fields. Still not done working out? Right across Kelli Baker the street from the Wallace/Wilson Residence Halls, 515 294-5647 you’ll find the Ames/Iowa State University Ice Arena. Dance Team Jill Petersen 515 294-3558 Kinesiology and Health Marsha Wissink Department of Kinesiology One Major, Many Options • Pre-health professions provides an academic 205 Forker Building foundation in the human movement sciences such Phone: 515 294-7548 Iowa State’s unique program in kinesiology offers a Email: [email protected] as biomechanics, motor control, exercise physiology, variety of career choices related to sports, sports www.kin.hs.iastate.edu medicine, exercise, and physical activity. You will exercise psychology, as well as health sciences. This have the opportunity to work in Iowa State’s Athletics is an excellent background to add to the basic sciences Department. You may work with intercollegiate and/ of chemistry, physics, and biology needed for entrance Equipped for Success or high school athletes as an intern with Iowa State’s to medical school, physical therapy, and other areas of To support your studies, you will strength and conditioning program. If you are interested health care. have access to state-of-the-art in teaching, you may work with elementary, middle, or labs, equipment, and technology high school students early in your academic program. Minors Complement Studies that make Iowa State’s programs first-rate. You may choose to student teach in Omaha, Nebraska, Many students choose to minor in an area related Aldine, Texas, or maybe even abroad. You may choose to their major to enhance their background and Six Athletic Training Facilities to be a health coach or to help people return to health preparation. Kinesiology has several to choose from: Featuring a rehab pool, fully through lifestyle education programs. equipped rehab room with When you major in kinesiology and health at Iowa State, • Athletic coaching minor provides a strong scientific Stairmasters, treadmills, elliptical you will choose from one of five options: preparation to coach in high school, collegiate, and rider, recumbent bikes, Biodex even professional sports levels. isokinetic machine and