IOWA CITY (U of I) — Iowa linebacker Pat Angerer has been named a semifinalist for the 2009 Chuck Bednarik Award and coach Kirk Ferentz a semifinalist for the George Munger College Coach of the Year Award.
AMES (ISU) — No. 8 Iowa State handed No. 2 Texas its first loss of the season with 3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 25-15, 20-25, 15-12) win Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum, running its winning streak to 11 matches. Texas is the highest-ranked opponent Iowa State has defeated in the history of the program.
AMES (MCT) — Austen Arnaud wore an unsightly, inch-long scar on his throwing hand. Reggie Stephens recalled the fairly gory details of his recent appendectomy.
AMES (ISU) — Iowa State center Reggie Stephens is cautiously optimistic that he will be back in the lineup against Oklahoma State after undergoing an appendectomy on Oct. 27.
IOWA CITY — Ricky Stanzi will forever be remembered in Hawkeye lore after his last-second touchdown pass to Marvin McNutt to beat Michigan State last weekend.