QUICK LINKS Today's News News releases ISU homepage NEWS RELEASE 04-24-02 Contacts: Jeremy Grams, Meteorology, (515) 572-8116 Bill Gallus, Geology and Atmospheric Sciences, (515) 294-2270 Skip Derra, News Service, (515) 294-4917 IOWA STATE STUDENT CAPTURES WEATHER FORECASTING TITLE AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University student Jeremy Grams finished first in the National Collegiate Weather Forecasting Contest for 2001-2002. Grams, a junior in meteorology from North Branch, Minn., beat out more than 1,000 forecasters, including faculty, graduate and undergraduate students from 38 schools across the U.S. Other ISU students also did well in the competition. Stephen Konarik (Taylor, Tex.) finished second, Aaron Todd (Sioux City, Iowa) finished third, and Matt Grewe (St. Paul, Minn.), finished fifth in the freshman/sophomore division. Participants forecast temperatures and precipitation amounts for selected cities across the country from September through April. The contest, supported by the American Meteorological Society and AccuWeather, is organized by Pennsylvania State University. -30- Ames, Iowa 50011, (515) 294-4111 Published by: University Relations, online@iastate.edu Copyright © 1995-2002, Iowa State University of Science and Technology. All rights reserved.