Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard posts photo after triple-bypass surgery

Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard tweeted a photo in the hospital where he is recovering from the heart surgery he underwent earlier in the week.

Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard tweeted a photo of him standing in the hospital where he is recovering from the heart surgery he underwent on Tuesday.

Pollard suffered the heart attack on Monday while he was watching his daughters compete at a track meet at the University of Northern Iowa.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. I have a long road ahead but am up for the challenge. Go Cyclones! pic.twitter.com/VNUY1upDwK

— Jamie Pollard (@IASTATEAD) March 14, 2015

Pollard, 50, has been the Cyclones' athletic director since 2005. Before that, he served as the deputy athletic director at Wisconsin. 

Iowa State said senior associate athletics director David Harris will serve as the acting AD while Pollard recovers.

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