While coaching plays an integral role in a program that continually marches forward, those coaches can’t do it without a support system in place, such as administrative backing, maximum allowable recruiting numbers and financial support.
Look at Tom Brands. A fiery wrestler and NCAA champ for Iowa, as well as an assistant coach there for 12 [ Read More ]
By Jeff Breese
Since April and the introduction of Cael Sanderson as Penn State’s head coach, Nittany Lion wrestling has been the hottest topics of conversation among the United States wrestling community.
The Sanderson story line has brought a heightened level of excitement to this season for fans, no matter their affiliation to Penn State.
The anticipation can [ Read More ]
Penn State’s first dual is coming up against Lehigh. The man who defeated Lehigh’s Jon Trenge to win that fourth NCAA title will bring his Nittany Lions to Stabler Arena on Friday, Nov. 13.
Sanderson left his alma mater Iowa State to coach Penn State in the biggest wrestling states of the nation – second to [ Read More ]
Think it’s the off season and wrestling has died off for the summer? Think again! You have camps, coaches are moving around, freestyle is underway and much more! Here are just some articles that we have pulled up in the past week that we have been reading up on. Much thanks to the tweeps we [ Read More ]
Below is the transcript of the press conference when Kevin Jackson was introduced to ISU as their new head wrestling coach, replacing Cael Sanderson. The Press conference took place Friday May 1. Text is taken from Cyclones.com
Kevin Jackson
“I am truly humbled to be in this position today to lead Iowa State’s wrestling team. I said [ Read More ]
Reports are out now that David Taylor has been granted a release from Iowa State. That may not seem like that big of a deal to some. Until you realize that not only was he the top recruit for ISU, but he was a four-time Ohio state champion in high school and winner of the [ Read More ]
Waterloo native Mike Van Arsdale remembers the first time he met Kevin Jackson.
Jackson, who was greeted with a loud, long, standing ovation when he was introduced as Iowa State’s new head wrestling coach Friday in a press conference inside the Jacobson Building, also recalls that chance meeting fondly.
“As a senior in high school, I wrestled [ Read More ]
“The resources there are unbelievable,” Sanderson said of the State College, Pa., campus. “There was a lot of weighing things. It was back and forth in my mind. I didn’t really have a wrong answer. I could stay here, where I love Iowa State and that is never going to change. This is the place [ Read More ]
So this is a good point that Gable brings up. Why would Cael have left Iowa if he wants a national championship? Yeah, Penn State has the second best high school wrestling program in the nation – second to Utah (he said this jokingly – Pennsylvania has the best in the nation) and they have [ Read More ]
Want the brackets? Easy. Here are the brackets for the 2009 NCAA DIV I Wrestling Championships. Have fun. If you want to save it to your computer, right click on the link and select Save Link As. Done and did.