Photo by Jeff Spaur.
Members of the Cyclone men's basketball team celebrate at midcourt March 23 after defeating Washington State in Omaha to advance to the round of 16 teams in the NCAA national men's basketball tournament. It's the program's second Sweet 16 achievement in the past three seasons, seventh in school history. Next up for coach TJ Otzelberger's team is a Thursday night game in Boston against Big 10 tournament champion University of Illinois. The contest tips off at 9:10 p.m. (central time) and will be televised on TBS.
The Cyclone wrestling team capped an outstanding season with a fourth-place finish March 23 in the NCAA national wrestling tournament in Kansas City. Senior David Carr completed his college career with a national championship at 165 lbs, his second national title. His path to the title included wins over the No. 1, 2 and 5-seeded wrestlers. Three other Cyclone wrestlers, Evan Frost (133 lbs, 6th place), Anthony Echemendia (141 lbs, 5th place) and Casey Swiderski (149 lbs, 7th place) made it to the awards podium and earned All-American status.
And on March 24, in the second round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament, the Cyclones took the nation's fourth-ranked team, Stanford University, to overtime before losing a heartbreaker and its chance to advance to the women's Sweet 16.
