Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling
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| University of Iowa Wrestling | |
| Name | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Location | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Athletic Director | Gary Barta (NDSU, 1987) |
| Head Coach | Tom Brands (Iowa, 1992) |
| Home | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Capacity 15,500) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| 2006-2007 | |
| Team Record | 14-5 |
| Big Ten Finish | 3rd |
| Team NCAA Finish | 8th |
| Information current as of March 18, 2007 | |
The Iowa Hawkeyes are one of the most storied Division I college wrestling programs. Based in Iowa City, Iowa, they are a member of the Big Ten Conference and NCAA. They are second in NCAA history with 20 national championships, all of which have come since 1975. In first place are the Oklahoma State Cowboys, who have 31 since 1929.
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[edit] History
Wrestling at the University of Iowa began in 1911 when the first head coach, E.G. Schroeder, led the team in a dual against Nebraska. The Hawkeyes competed in the first Big Ten meet in 1926 under the direction of coach Mike Howard. Howard coached Iowa from 1921 until 1952. David McCuskey took over for Howard and coached the team until 1972 when Gary Kurdelmeier began a four season reign where his teams had an impressive 51-7-5 record. The great Dan Gable began his Iowa dynasty in 1972. He was the Hawkeyes head coach for 15 NCAA Championships and 21 consecutive Big Ten Championships. That included a streak of nine consecutive NCAA Team Championships, starting in 1978 and ending in 1986. Gable was so confident that his team would win their tenth straight championships that he had the Roman Numeral "X" put on their warm-up jackets to signify the tenth championships they thought they would win. They ended up second at the 1987 NCAA Championships behind the Iowa State Cyclones, Gable's alma mater.
Gable retired after the 1997 season in which his team set the NCAA Tournament record with 170 team points and tied a record with 5 individual champions. He was replaced by Jim Zalesky, who had wrestled for Gable in the early eighties and had been his top assistant at Iowa for several years. Zalesky picked up right where Gable left off, winning Big Ten team titles in 1999, 2000, and 2004. He also led the team to NCAA Championship wins from 1998-2000. However, Zalesky's teams began to struggle, finishing as low as fourth in the Big Ten tournament in 2006. This was considered unacceptable at Iowa so following the 2005-2006 season, Zalesky was replaced by Tom Brands, another former Gable wrestler who had been an assistant under Gable. Brands had been head coach at Virginia Tech for two seasons before returning to Iowa.
[edit] Home Meets
Home meets are held in the 15,500 seat Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Several home matches each year are televised by Iowa Public Television.
[edit] Team Championships
Iowa NCAA Wrestling team titles: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Iowa Big Ten Conference team titles: 1958, 1962, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 ,1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004
[edit] NCAA Individual Champions
- Royce Alger 1987 1988
- Ed Banach 1980 1981 1983
- Lou Banach 1981 1983
- Leslie Beers 1928
- Terry Brands 1990 1992
- Tom Brands 1990 1991 1992
- Pete Bush 1982
- Chris Campbell 1976 1977
- Rico Chiapparelli 1987
- Jim Craig 1959
- Barry Davis 1982 1983 1985
- Kevin Dresser 1986
- Lee Fullhart 1997
- Duane Goldman 1986
- Richard Govig 1954
- Jim Heffernan 1986
- Dan Holm 1975
- Mark Ironside 1997 1998
- Eric Juergens 2000 2001
- Bruce Kinseth 1979
- Marty Kistler 1985 1986
- Kenneth Leuer 1956
- Randy Lewis 1979 1980
- Terry McCann 1955 1956
- Jeff McGinness 1995 1998
- Lincoln McIlravy 1993 1994 1997
- Steve Mocco 2003
- Cliff Moore 2004
- Brad Penrith 1986
- Mark Perry 2007
- Mark Reiland 1991
- Simon Roberts 1957
- Joe Scarpello 1947 1950
- Doug Schwab 1999
- Joel Sharratt 1994
- Dan Sherman 1973
- Brad Smith 1976
- Terry Steiner 1993
- Troy Steiner 1992
- Sherwyn Thorson 1962
- Daryl Weber 1996
- Jessie Whitmer 1997
- Joe Williams 1996 *1997 1998
- T.J. Williams 1999 2001
- Chuck Yagla 1975 1976
- Bill Zadick 1996
- Jim Zalesky 1982 1983 1984
[edit] 2006/07 Squad
- 125 Charlie Falck
- 133 Mario Galanakis
- 141 Alex Tsirtsis
- 149 Alex Grunder
- 157 Ryan Morningstar
- 165 Mark Perry
- 174 Eric Luedke
- 184 Phillip Keddy
- 197 Dan Erekson
- 285 Matt Fields
[edit] Recruits for 2007/08
- Brodie Ambrose
- Jordan Johnson
[edit] External links
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