Let the games begin

I-State logo painted on Veenker driving range.

Veenker Memorial Golf Course is one of several campus sites serving as a competition venue for the primary weekend of the Iowa Games, July 16-19. Other locations include the ISU cross country course, recreation fields, Cyclone Sports Complex, Beyer Hall, football parking lots, Forker Building, Lied Center and State Gym.

The opening ceremony, featuring former Cyclone and NFL quarterback Seneca Wallace, is Friday, 7:45-9 p.m., in Jack Trice Stadium. Opening ceremony tickets are $5 ($2 for youth 12 and younger); proceeds go to the Iowa Food Bank Association. Photo by Christopher Gannon.