National Champions
The Men's Basketball team won the 1950 NAIB National Championship and finished as National Runner-up in 1946 and 1948.
They were the NCAA College Division (Div II) National Runner-up in 1968 and the NCAA Division I National Runner-up in 1979.
The 1950 team sent 8 players to the 1951 Pan-American Games Gold Medal-winning Team. Head Coach John Longfellow also served as co-head coach of the Pan-American team.
Kurt Thomas led the Men's Gymnastics Team to the 1977 NCAA National Championship. In 1973 and 1979, they men finished 3rd place in the NCAA Championships. In 1971, Coach Grete Treiber led the ISU Women's gymnastics team to a National Runner-up finish at the AIAW National Championships. In 1964, Coach Roger Counsil led the ISU Men's Freshman Gymnastics team to a National Runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships.
The Sycamores have won 34 individual national championships; 21 by men and 13 by women.
NCAA Individual Titles (29):
- Holli Hyche (Indoor/Outdoor Track) - 7
(Indoor 55M, 200M 1993 & 1994) (Outdoor 100M, 200M 1993, Outdoor 100M 1994)
- Kurt Thomas (Gymnastics) - 5
(All-Around 1977, 1979, Parallel Bars 1977, 1979, Horizontal Bar 1979)
- Kylie Hutson (Indoor; Outdoor Track) - 4
- (Indoor and Outdoor Pole Vault 2009, Indoor and Outdoor Pole Vault 2010^,~)
^ Indoor: 14' 9" - NCAA Record
~ Outdoor: 14’ 7.25” - NCAA Record
- Felisha Johnson (Indoor/Outdoor Track) - 2
(Indoor Weight Throw 2011, 2013)
- David Seal (Gymnastics) - 2
(Rings 1970, 1972)
- Curt Hahn (Gymnastics) - 1
(Sidehorse 1964)
- Ken Scorra (Gymnastics) - 1
(Horizontal Bars 1964)
- Bob Mahorney (Gymnastics) - 1
(Rings 1973)
- Ed Slezak (Gymnastics) - 1
(Pommel Horse 1973)
- Rick Danley (Gymnastics) - 1
(Horizontal Bar 1974)
- Mike Hanna (Outdoor Track) - 1
(Pole Vault 1968)
- Bruce Baumgartner (Wrestling) - 1
(Heavyweight 1982)
- Chris Lancaster (Outdoor Track) - 1
(110M High Hurdles 1990)
- Aubrey Herring (Indoor Track) - 1
(60M Hurdles 2001)
NAIA Individual Titles (5):
- John Caddell (Swimming & Diving) - 3
(1M Diving 1963, 1964; 3M Diving 1964)
- Mike Lane (Swimming & Diving) - 1
(3M Diving 1965)
- Larry Dalton (Swimming & Diving) - 1
(200M Freestyle 1965)
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