ISU freshman gets her holiday wish

[C.John]

Iowa State freshman Claire Rockall didn't have time for a 3,900-mile Christmas trip to see her family in Oranmore, Ireland, so she settled for the next-best thing.

Her family came to her....

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[jaretac]

Did anyone else see Lucca's parents at the game last night?

His dad came up to me and said "were from Germany". Kindof took me off guard.

[Palmer]

good article ...I think the girls will be the story to follow this winter.

[C.John]

I'm pretty sure they mentioned on the radio last night that Lucca's folks were in town. I'm sure Lucca and Claire are excited to have their familes in town.

[jaretac]

I'm pretty sure they mentioned on the radio last night that Lucca's folks were in town. I'm sure Lucca and Claire are excited to have their familes in town.

I wonder if Auz's parents came out too. We would have a international inundation in Ames.

[Splendid]

It's good to see these strong family units. It probably only comes from strong family units. It's kind of like high school foreing exchange students, you wonder why parents would send their kids half way around the world to attend school but it must be the ultimate test of love.

[BenEClone]

I think we can expect both Fennelly and McDermott to recruit kids who are good students, with good values and strong family ties. As we look at all the recent Cyclone hires, it seems to be theme - I like it.