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1 Quick Facts Quick Facts School Information Name: University of Iowa Location: Iowa City, IA Enrollment: 30,328 President: Sally Mason Director of Athletics: Gary Barta Colors: Black & Gold (PMS 116) Nickname: Hawkeyes Mascot: Herky the Hawk Conference: Big Ten Facility (Capacity): Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Sports Information Wrestling Contact: Traci Wagner Office Phone: 319/ Cell Phone: 319/ Office Fax: 319/ Address: Mailing Address: 157 Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA Web Site: Team Information Head Coach (Alma Mater, Yr.): Tom Brands (Iowa, 1992) School Record (Yrs.): 59-6 (4th) Overall Record (Yrs.): (6th) Office Phone: 319/ Office Fax: 319/ Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater, Year): Terry Brands (Iowa, 1992), Doug Schwab (Iowa, 2001) Record: Conference Record/Finish: 8-0/1st 2009 NCAA Finish: 1st Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 25/6 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: 10/2 All-Americans Returning/Lost: 7/2 Returning All-Americans (Wt., NCAA Finish): Daniel Dennis (133, 7th in 2009) Joe Slaton (133, 2nd in 2008) Brent Metcalf (149, 2nd in 2009; 1st in 2008) Ryan Morningstar (165, 3rd in 2009) Jay Borschel (174, 3rd in 2008) Phillip Keddy (184, 4th in 2009; 6th in 2008) Dan Erekson (Hwt., 4th in 2009) Athletic Department Mission Statement The mission of the Department of Athletics is to provide the administrative and coaching support, facilities, resources and equipment necessary for student-athletes to graduate from The University of Iowa while participating in broad-based championship-caliber athletic competition. The overall well-being of the participant and the integrity of the program will be paramount in all that we do. University of Iowa Nondiscrimination Statement The University of Iowa prohibits discrimination in employment, educational programs, and activities on the basis of race, national origin, color, creed, religion, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preference. The University also affirms its commitment to providing equal opportunities and equal access to University facilities. For additional information, contact the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, (319) Table of Contents Roster & Weight-By-Weight Breakdown:...2 Pronunciation Guide:...2 Head Coach Tom Brands: Assistant Coach Terry Brands:...6 Assistant Coach Doug Schwab:...7 Volunteer Assistant Coach Mike Zadick:...8 Strength and Conditioning Coach Danny Song:...8 Administrative Assistant Luke Eustice:...8 Wrestling Support Staff: Season Preview: Meet the Hawkeyes: Big Ten Network: Opponents & Series Records: Hawkeye Visions: Season Statistics and Results: Big Ten Conference Review: NCAA Championships Review:...43 Hawkeyes In International Competition: NCAA Team Titles: NCAA Champions & Hodge Trophy Winners: Four Time All Americans: Hawkeye Wrestling History:...53 All Americans & NCAA Awards: Big Ten Champions & Awards: Individual School Records:...58 Team & Big Ten Awards:...59 Academic Awards:...60 Iowa Letterwinners & Current Coaches: Success Off the Mat: All-Time Results: National Dual Meet Attendance:...75 Hawkeye Facilities: All-Time Coaching Records:...78 The University of Iowa: Schedule:...OBC Practice Attendance & Interviews All practices are open to the media, and interviews may be conducted 15 minutes prior to or at the completion of practice. The Hawkeyes practice daily from 3:30-6 p.m. at the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. All interviews should be coordinated by Wagner in the sports information office. Please contact her at (319) so that he may set up an interview time that does not interfere with the student-athlete s academic or practice schedules. Credits The University of Iowa wrestling media guide was written, designed and edited by Assistant Sports Information Director Traci Wagner. Editorial assistance provided by Assistant Sports Information Director Matt Weitzel. Photographs provided by Director of New Media Darren Miller, the University Relations Photo Unit, the IOC/Olympic Museum Collections and the University of Iowa Visual Center s Photographic Services. Cover artwork designed by Senior Designer Matt Ellison. Printing done University of Iowa Printing Service in Iowa City, IA. 22 NCAA TITLES, 33 BIG TEN TITLES 1

2 Meet the Hawkeyes Team Roster Name Wt. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School) Brodie Ambrose So. Long Grove, IA (North Scott) Mark Ballweg 133/ *Fr. Waverly, IA (Waverly-Shell Rock) Matt Ballweg Jr. Waverly, IA (Waverly-Shell Rock) Chad Beatty Sr. Wilton, IA (Wilton) Jay Borschel Sr. Marion, IA (Linn-Mar/Virginia Tech University) Dylan Carew Fr. Tiffin, IA (Iowa City West) Jeret Chiri 149/ *Fr. New London, IA (New London) Tyler Clark Jr. Bettendorf, IA (Bettendorf/Iowa State University) Daniel Dennis Sr. Ingleside, IL (Grant) Joe DuCharme Fr. Pagosa Springs, CO (Pagosa Springs) Dan Erekson Hwt. 6-3 Sr. Eagle, ID (Eagle) Michael Fahrer Sr. New London, IA (New London) Grant Gambrall 174/ *Fr. Iowa City, IA (West) Stew Gillmor 149/ So. Donahue, IA (North Scott) Tyler Halverson So. Cherokee, IA (Cherokee-Washington) Aaron Janssen 157/ Jr. Emmetsburg, IA (Emmetsburg) Jordan Johnson Hwt. 6-1 So. Bettendorf, IA (Bettendorf) Phillip Keddy Sr. Vernal, UT (Uintah) Jake Kerr 157/ Jr. Oskaloosa, IA (Oskaloosa) Brooks Kopsa Jr. Gilman, IA (East Marshall) J.J. Krutsinger So. Evansdale, IA (Waterloo Columbus) Dan LeClere Sr. Coggon, IA (North-Linn/Virginia Tech University) Tomas Lira 174/ Fr. Nichols, IA (West Liberty) Rick Loera Sr. Park Ridge, IL (Maine South) Ethen Lofthouse Fr. Avon, UT (Mountain Crest) Luke Lofthouse Jr. Avon, UT (Mountain Crest) Montell Marion So. Des Moines, IA (Roosevelt) Matt McDonough 125/ *Fr. Marion, IA (Linn-Mar) Brent Metcalf Sr. Davison, MI (Davison/Virginia Tech University) Nate Moore *Fr. Iowa City, IA (West) Ryan Morningstar Sr. Lisbon, IA (Lisbon) Trayvonious Pendleton Hwt. 6-3 Fr. Waterloo, IA (East) Tony Ramos Fr. Carol Stream, IL (Glenbard North) Blake Rasing Hwt. 6-2 So. New Hampton, IA (New Hampton) Derek St. John Fr. Parnell, IA (Iowa City West) Ethan Sebert So. Clarion, IA (Belmond-Klemme) Phillip Sheridan Fr. La Jara, CO (Centauri) Joe Slaton Sr. Cedar Rapids, IA (Kennedy/Virginia Tech University) Nick Trizzino 125/ Fr. Bettendorf, IA (Bettendorf) Vinnie Wagner So. Osage, IA (Osage) * -- indicates redshirt freshman Pronunciation Guide Brodie Ambrose... BROH-dee Chad Beatty... BAY-tee Jay Borschel... BOAR-shull Jeret Chiri... JERR-it CHEER-ee Joe DuCharme... doo-sharm Michael Fahrer... FAR-urr Brooks Kopsa... COP-suh Dan LeClere... luh-claire Tomas Lira... TOE-mahs Rick Loera... low-air-uh Trayvonious Pendleton... TRAY-voe-knee-us Joe Slaton... SLAY-ton Nick Trizzino... Trih-ZEE-no Weight-By-Weight Breakdown Tyler Clark Joe DuCharme J.J. Krutsinger Michael Fahrer Matt McDonough Aaron Janssen Tony Ramos Jake Kerr Nick Trizzino Ryan Morningstar 133 Mark Ballweg Daniel Dennis Matt McDonough Nate Moore Nick Trizzino 141 Mark Ballweg Tyler Halverson Dan LeClere Montell Marion Phillip Sheridan Joe Slaton 149 Dylan Carew Jeret Chiri Stew Gillmor Brent Metcalf Ethan Sebert 157 Matt Ballweg Jeret Chiri Stew Gillmor Aaron Janssen Jake Kerr Brooks Kopsa Derek St. John 174 Jay Borschel Grant Gambrall Tomas Lira Ethen Lofthouse 184 Grant Gambrall Phillip Keddy Tomas Lira Vinnie Wagner 197 Brodie Ambrose Chad Beatty Rick Loera Luke Lofthouse Heavyweight Dan Erekson Jordan Johnson Trayvonious Pendleton Blake Rasing 2

3 IOWAMeet HAWKEYE WRESTLING The Hawkeyes The University of Iowa Wrestling Team Front Row (l-r): Joe Slaton, Jake Kerr, Daniel Dennis, Brent Metcalf, Vinnie Wagner, Phillip Keddy, Mark Ballweg, Matt McDonough, Jeret Chiri, Anthony Ramos. Second Row (l-r): Nate Moore, Brooks Kopsa, Derek St. John, Dylan Carew, Phillip Sheridan, Ethen Lofthouse, Joe DuCharme, Matt Ballweg, Tomas Lira, Luke Lofthouse. Third Row (l-r): Rick Loera, Dan LeClere, Chad Beatty, Tyler Clark, Brodie Ambrose, Nick Trizzino, Stew Gillmor, Grant Gambrall, Ethan Sebert. Back Row (l-r): Jay Borschel, Ryan Morningstar, Aaron Janssen, Montell Marion, Jordan Johnson, J.J. Krutsinger, Dan Erekson, Tyler Halverson, Blake Rasing, Trayvonious Pendleton. Not Pictured: Michael Fahrer. Iowa Wrestling Sponsorships Two of Iowa s key sponsors are Cliff Keen Athletic and ASICS. The Hawkeye staff is proud and thankful to be associated with this two organizations, who provide the best in wrestling gear. Cliff Keen Athletic is a wrestling and officials wear company, dedicated to the advancement of athletics through innovative products and communications. Cliff Keen Athletic exemplifies the rich traditions of sport and the superior quality of athletic wear required for holding up to the rigors of competition. The company was founded by the legendary University of Michigan wrestling coach of the same name in Keen coached the 1948 U.S. Olympic team and invented the wrestling head guard. In 1949, Mr. Kihachiro Onitsuka began his athletic footwear company (Onitsuka Co., Ltd.) by manufacturing basketball shoes out of his living room in Kobe, Japan. He chose the name ASICS for his company in 1977, based on a famous Latin phrase Anima Sana In Corpore Sano, which when translated expresses the ancient ideal of A Sound Mind in a Sound Body. Taking the acronym of this phrase, ASICS was founded on the belief that the best way to create a healthy and happy lifestyle is to promote total health and fitness. ASICS products were introduced to the United States in NCAA TITLES, 33 BIG TEN TITLES 3

4 Head Coach Tom Brands Tom Brands Head Coach Two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, Tom Brands, is in his fourth season as head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. A 1996 Olympic gold medalist and member of wrestling s Hall of Fame, Brands is only the eighth wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. The former Hawkeye wrestler was a four-time all-american and three-time national champion ( ) at Iowa. He has a 59-6 overall and 21-3 Big Ten coaching record at Iowa, and a career mark. In his third season with the Hawkeyes, Brands led Iowa to its second straight NCAA and Big Ten team titles, crowning five all-americans and two Big Ten champions. The 2009 national title was the school s 22nd, and it was only the second time in school history Iowa won the NCAA title without an individual champion. Brands earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honors for the second straight season after guiding Iowa to the school s 33rd conference team title. Hawkeye juniors Brent Metcalf and Dan Erekson won Big Ten titles to lead the team s nine placewinners and NCAA automatic qualifiers. Metcalf was named Outstanding Wrestler of the Big Ten meet for the second straight season, becoming the first Big Ten wrestler to earn the honor in consecutive seasons. Nine Hawkeyes earned academic all-big Ten honors, besting the previous Iowa school record of seven. The Hawkeyes ended the dual meet campaign with a perfect 24-0 record, going undefeated for the first time since Iowa has posted 12 undefeated and untied seasons in school history with the 2009 season producing the most victories ever. The Hawkeyes, who ended the season on a 38-dual match winning streak that dates back to , clinched the 2009 Big Ten regular season title with a perfect 8-0 mark in conference competition, and won the 2008 Midlands and 2009 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Division I team trophies. Iowa also made another entry in the record books, setting the national collegiate dual meet attendance record of 15,955 when it hosted Iowa State Dec. 6, 2008, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The previous record of 15,646 was set Feb. 1, 2002, when Minnesota hosted Iowa at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The Hawkeyes won the Iowa State dual, Iowa also led the nation with an average home attendance figure of 8,008 for In his second season with the Hawkeyes, Brands guided the squad to NCAA and Big Ten titles, as well the 2008 Big Ten regular season title with an undefeated 8-0 mark. It was Iowa s 21st NCAA team title - the first since and the Hawkeyes 32nd Big Ten championship - the 4 first since Iowa also won the 2007 Midlands title and the Division I trophy at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. The Hawkeyes posted a 21-1 dual mark, ending the season on a 14-match winning streak. Brand was named 2008 NWCA and Big Ten Coach of the Year for his accomplishments. Metcalf led the way for Iowa in , winning his first NCAA and Big Ten title along with a long list of national and conference honors. He was awarded the Dan Hodge Trophy, which is presented annually to the nation s top collegiate wrestler, as well as the Jesse Owens Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year award. Metcalf was also named Outstanding Wrestler at the NCAA and Big Ten tournaments, Big Ten Wrestler of the Year and Division I Outstanding Wrestler at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. The 149-pounder is only the fourth Hawkeye to ever to earn both Big Ten honors in the same season. Brands (1989), his twin brother Terry (1992) and Mark Ironside (1997) are the other three. Mark Perry also concluded an outstanding Hawkeye career in 2008, winning his second consecutive NCAA title at 165 pounds and capturing his fourth all-america honor. He became Iowa s 14th two-time national champion and 17th four-time all-american. The Hawkeyes crowned a total of seven all-americans in 2008, which was the most for Iowa since Iowa also produced six academic all-big Ten honorees, which is the third-highest total in school history. In his first season at Iowa, Brands coached Perry to his first Big Ten and NCAA titles. The Hawkeyes also crowned three all-americans in , going 14-5 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten. Brands served as head coach at Virginia Tech University for two seasons ( ), recording a dual mark. In his first season with the Hokies, Brands led the team to the 2005 regular season Atlantic Coast Conference title, set a school record for dual meet wins (16) and had a school-record five wrestlers qualify for the NCAA Championships. During his tenure, Virginia Tech crowned five ACC champions and had two all-americans. Senior heavyweight Mike Faust was named 2006 ACC Wrestler of the Year. Prior to taking the helm at Virginia Tech, Brands was an assistant coach at Iowa for 12 seasons ( ). He helped the Hawkeyes to a dual record, seven NCAA and eight Big Ten titles, while crowning 23 NCAA champions, 73 all-americans and 36 Big Ten champions. He was named the National Wrestling Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year in In 2004, he was one of three coaches for the U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestling team, participating in Athens. Brands also served as assistant coach for the 2002 and 2003 U.S. Freestyle World Teams, earning Freestyle Coach of the Year honors from USA Wrestling both years. He was also a member of the U.S. coaching staff at the 2001 World Championships, and has coached a number of other U.S. teams in international competition. Brands At Iowa Overall Dual Big Ten Dual Big Ten NCAA Big Ten NCAA All- Academic Year Record Record Place Place Champions Champions Americans All-Big Ten rd 8th st 1st st 1st Total

5 Head Coach Tom Brands As a competitor, Brands won the 1996 Olympic freestyle gold medal at pounds in Atlanta, GA. He also won a gold medal at the 1993 World Freestyle Championships in Toronto, two World Cup gold medals (1994, 1995) and was the 1995 Pan American Games champion. He won four U.S. National titles ( ) and made four straight U.S. World or Olympic teams ( ). Along with his twin brother, Terry, Tom was named 1993 USA Wrestling Athlete of the Year, the 1993 John Smith Outstanding Freestyle Wrestler and 1993 Amateur Wrestling News Man of the Year. He was inducted into wrestling s Hall of Fame in Brands was a four-time all-american at Iowa ( ). During his Hawkeye career, he won three NCAA titles and was named Outstanding Wrestler of the 1992 NCAA Championships. Also a three time Big Ten champion, Brands won 95 percent of his matches at Iowa. His career mark of , included an undefeated season in 1991 (45 0). The Sheldon, IA, native was born April 9, He earned his B.S. degree in physical education from Iowa in He and his wife, Jeni, have three children, Madigan, Kinsee and Tommy. Hawkeye Head Coach Tom Brands earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honors for the second straight season after guiding Iowa to the school s 33rd conference team title. Tom Brands - Hawkeye Wrestler Won gold medal at 1996 Olympics Four-time all-american Three-time NCAA Champion Three-time Big Ten Champion Outstanding Wrestler at 1992 NCAA Championships Career record was at 126 and 134 pounds Holds school record for best season winning percentage (100.0 in 1991 and 1992) with 12 other Hawkeyes Ranks second (to Barry Davis) in school history in season wins (45, 1991) and career wins (158) Ranks third in career winning percentage (.952), seventh in career pins (46) and eighth in season wins (41, 1992) in school history Brands Year-By-Year Results at Iowa Year W L D (Wt.) NCAA Finish Big Ten Finish (126) 4th 1st (134) 1st 2nd (134) 1st 1st (134) 1st 1st Career Tom Brands - Hawkeye Head Coach Present National Champions (3) Brent Metcalf (2008) Mark Perry ( ) NCAA Finalists (5) Brent Metcalf ( ) Mark Perry ( ) Joe Slaton (2008) All-Americans (15) Jay Borschel (2008) Daniel Dennis (2009) Dan Erekson (2009) Charlie Falck ( ) Matt Fields (2008) Phillip Keddy ( ) Eric Luedke (2007) Brent Metcalf ( ) Ryan Morningstar (2009) Mark Perry ( ) Joe Slaton (2008) Big Ten Champions (4) Dan Erekson (2009) Brent Metcalf ( ) Mark Perry (2007) Big Ten Placewinners (26) Chad Beatty (2009) Jay Borschel ( ) Daniel Dennis (2009) Dan Erekson (2009) Big Ten Placewinners (Con t) Charlie Falck ( ) Matt Fields ( ) Mario Galanakis (2007) Phillip Keddy ( ) Dan LeClere (2008) Eric Luedke (2007) Brent Metcalf ( ) Ryan Morningstar ( ) Mark Perry ( ) Joe Slaton (2008) Alex Tsirtsis ( ) Academic All-Big Ten (19) Matt Ballweg (2008) Jay Borschel ( ) Matt Fields (2008) Alex Grunder (2007) Nick Kolegraff (2009) J.J. Krutsinger (2009) Dan LeClere ( ) T.H. Leet ( ) Eric Luedke (2007) Lucas Magnani (2007) Brent Metcalf ( ) Joe Moore (2009) Blake Rasing (2009) Ethan Sebert (2009) Joe Uker (2007) 22 NCAA TITLES, 33 BIG TEN TITLES 5

6 Assistant Coach Terry Brands Terry Brands Assistant Coach Two-time World Champion and 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Terry Brands is in his fifth season as an assistant coach at the University of Iowa. His twin brother, Tom, is the head coach of the Hawkeyes. Last year, Brands helped lead Iowa to its second straight NCAA and Big Ten team titles, crowning five all-americans and two Big Ten champions. The 2009 national title was the school s 22nd, and it was only the second time in school history Iowa won the NCAA title without an individual champion. Hawkeye juniors Brent Metcalf and Dan Erekson won Big Ten titles en route to the school s 33rd conference team championship. Metcalf was named Outstanding Wrestler of the Big Ten meet for the second straight season, becoming the first Big Ten wrestler to earn the honor in consecutive seasons. Nine Hawkeyes earned academic all-big Ten honors, besting the previous Iowa school record of seven. The Hawkeyes ended the dual meet campaign with a perfect 24-0 record, going undefeated for the first time since Iowa has posted 12 undefeated and untied seasons in school history with the 2009 season producing the most victories ever. The Hawkeyes, who ended the season on a 38-dual match winning streak that dates back to , clinched the 2009 Big Ten regular season title with a perfect 8-0 mark in conference competition, and won the 2008 Midlands and 2009 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Division I team trophies. Iowa also made another entry in the record books, setting the national collegiate dual meet attendance record of 15,955 when it hosted Iowa State Dec. 6, 2008, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The previous record of 15,646 was set Feb. 1, 2002, when Minnesota hosted Iowa at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The Hawkeyes won the Iowa State dual, Iowa also led the nation with an average home attendance figure of 8,008. Brands rejoined the Hawkeye staff after a three-year stint ( ) as USA Wrestling s National Freestyle Resident Coach in Colorado Springs, CO. During his tenure, Brands worked with 2008 U.S. Olympic freestyle gold medalist Henry Cejudo and 2006 World champion Bill Zadick. His collegiate coaching experience includes three years as head coach at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga ( ), and as an assistant coach at Montana State-Northern ( ), the University of Nebraska ( ) and the University of Iowa ( ). At Chattanooga, Brands led the Mocs to the 2005 Southern Conference title, while crowning three conference champions and two all-americans. At Iowa, he helped the Hawkeyes win seven NCAA and Big Ten titles, while crowning 19 NCAA and 26 Big Ten champions. Iowa s dual record of during his tenure included three undefeated seasons (14-0 in 1995, 17-0 in 1996 and 18-0 in 2000). Brands was one of the nation s greatest freestyle wrestlers, winning World gold medals in 1993 in Toronto, Canada, and in 1995 in Atlanta, GA, at pounds (57 kg). As a member of the 1993 and 1995 U.S. World Teams, he was on the only two U.S. teams to win World Team Titles in freestyle. In 1993, he won his world title with Tom, who was the World champion at pounds (62 kg). Terry and Tom were named 1993 USA Wrestling Athlete of the Year, 1993 John Smith Freestyle Wrestler of the Year and 1993 Amateur Wrestling News Man of the Year. The Brands brothers became the first U.S. brothers to win a World title during the same year. Brands placed second at in the 1996 U.S. Nationals and the 1996 Olympic Team Trials, falling just short of making the U.S. Olympic Team. He qualified for the 1997 and 1999 U.S. World Teams, but did not compete due to injury. In 2000, he made a comeback and won the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at pounds (58 kg). He earned a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. He was a two-time World Cup champion (1994, 1995) and won a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games. He was twice a silver medalist at the respected Yarygin Tournament in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Brands won three U.S. Nationals titles, and was runner-up three times. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Terry and Tom, who was inducted in 2001, were the first set of twins to earn hall of fame spots. Brands was a two-time NCAA champion, three-time all-american and three-time Big Ten champion for the Hawkeyes ( ) at 126 pounds. He ended his career at Iowa with a record. He still ranks fourth in season wins ( ) and career record, fifth in career wins (137), sixth in career pins (48) and ninth in season pins ( ). He is one of 18 Hawkeyes to post an undefeated season record, going 35-0 in Brands earned a bachelor of science degree in Human Development from the University of Iowa in He and his wife, Michelle, have a son, Nelson, and a daughter, Sydney. 6

7 Assistant Coach Doug Schwab Doug Schwab Assistant Coach A 2008 Olympian, former Hawkeye wrestler Doug Schwab is in his third season as an assistant coach with the University of Iowa wrestling team after serving as the team s volunteer assistant coach in Schwab represented the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, wrestling freestyle at pounds (66 kg). In his three seasons on staff, Schwab has helped the Hawkeyes to two NCAA and Big Ten team titles. During that time, Iowa has crowned three NCAA champions, four Big Ten champions, 15 all-americans and 19 academic all-big Ten honorees. The Hawkeyes have posted a 59-6 dual record - including a perfect 24-0 mark in which was Iowa s 12th undefeated and untied season in school history. Iowa enters the season on a 38-dual match winning streak that dates back to Iowa s 21-3 record in Big Ten duals the last three seasons includes two 8-0 campaigns, which led to Big Ten regular season titles. Iowa also made another entry in the record books in , setting the national collegiate dual meet attendance record of 15,955 when it hosted Iowa State Dec. 6, 2008, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The previous record of 15,646 was set Feb. 1, 2002, when Minnesota hosted Iowa at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Iowa also led the nation with an average home dual meet attendance figure of 8,008. Several Hawkeye wrestlers have earned individual honors during Schwab s tenure. Senior Brent Metcalf was awarded the 2008 Dan Hodge Trophy, which is presented annually to the nation s top collegiate wrestler, as well as the 2008 Jesse Owens Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year award. The two-time all-american and Big Ten champion picked up his second straight Outstanding Wrestler honor at the 2009 Big Ten Championships, becoming only the second wrestler in conference history to earn the honor in consecutive seasons. Metcalf was named 2008 Big Ten Wrestler of the Year, and Outstanding Wrestler of the 2008 NCAA Championships and 2008 Division I NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Former Hawkeye Mark Perry won his second consecutive NCAA title in 2008, capturing his fourth all- America honor. He is Iowa s 14th two-time national champion and 17th four-time all-american. While serving on the Hawkeye staff, Schwab has remained active in international competition. He won titles at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and U.S. Nationals. In 2007 he won the U.S. Senior Freestyle title, earned a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and placed fifth at the 2007 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Schwab s other post-college national wrestling accomplishments include winning the pound title at the 2003 Sunkist Kids International Open and earning Outstanding Wrestler honors in the freestyle event. In 2005, Schwab won the 145-pound division of Real Pro Wrestling, earning Outstanding Wrestler honors as part of the champion Iowa Stalkers team. Prior to joining the Iowa staff, Schwab served two seasons ( ) as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech University under Tom Brands. During his tenure with the Hokies, the team won the 2005 regular season Atlantic Coast Conference title, set a school record for dual meet wins (16) and had a school-record five wrestlers qualify for the NCAA Championships. Virginia Tech also crowned five conference champions and two all-americans, and senior heavyweight Mike Faust was named 2006 ACC Wrestler of the Year. Schwab was a three-time all-american and Big Ten champion for the Hawkeyes from The Osage, IA, native won the 1999 NCAA title at 141 pounds and finished his collegiate career with 130 wins, which ranks 10th-best in school history. Schwab was born August 3, He earned a B.S. in communication studies from the University of Iowa in 2001, and is working toward a master s degree in kinesiology/sport management at the University of Minnesota. He and his wife, Allyson, have a two sons, Hayden, and Hendrix. 22 NCAA TITLES, 33 BIG TEN TITLES 7

8 Coaching Staff Mike Zadick Volunteer Assistant Coach A 2008 Olympian, former Iowa wrestler Mike Zadick is in his seventh season on the Hawkeye wrestling staff. He is in his fourth year at the team s volunteer assistant coach ( , 2009), and previously served as Iowa s strength training coach for three seasons ( ). Zadick won the 2008 U.S. Freestyle Olympic Team Trials at 132 pounds (60 kg), and earned a spot in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. During his tenure, Zadick has helped the Hawkeyes to two NCAA and Big Ten team titles. Since 2005, Iowa has crowned three NCAA champions, four Big Ten champions, 24 all-americans and 28 academic all-big Ten honorees. The Hawkeyes have posted an dual record - including a perfect 24-0 mark in which was Iowa s 12th undefeated and untied season in school history. Iowa enters the season on a 38-dual match winning streak that dates back to Iowa s record in Big Ten duals the last five seasons includes two 8-0 campaigns, which led to Big Ten regular season titles. Iowa also made another entry in the record books in , setting the national collegiate dual meet attendance record of 15,955 when it hosted Iowa State Dec. 6, 2008, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The previous record of 15,646 was set Feb. 1, 2002, when Minnesota hosted Iowa at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Iowa also led the nation with an average home dual meet attendance figure of 8,008 for Several Hawkeye wrestlers have earned individual honors during Zadick s tenure. Senior Brent Metcalf was awarded the 2008 Dan Hodge Trophy and the 2008 Jesse Owens Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year award. The two-time all-american and Big Ten champion picked up his second straight Outstanding Wrestler honor at the 2009 Big Ten Championships, becoming only the second wrestler in conference history to earn the honor in consecutive seasons. Metcalf was named 2008 Big Ten Wrestler of the Year, and Outstanding Wrestler of the 2008 NCAA Championships and 2008 Division I NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Former Hawkeye Mark Perry won his second consecutive NCAA title in 2008, capturing his fourth all-america honor. He was Iowa s 14th twotime national champion and 17th four-time all-american. Zadick was a three-time all-american ( ) at Iowa, winning the 149-pound Big Ten title in He won the 2009 U.S. Senior Nationals freestyle title at 60kg/132 pounds. In 2007, he was the U.S. World Team Trials champion and won a silver medal at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. Zadick s other international accomplishments include a silver medal at the 2006 World Championships in Guangzhou, China, and runner-up finishes at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team trials and U.S. Nationals, and the 2005 World Team Trials challenge tournament. Mike and his older brother, Bill, are part of Iowa s tradition of brothers competing for the Hawkeyes. Bill was the 2006 World Champion at pounds (66kg) and a two-time all-american for the Hawkeyes, winning a Big Ten and NCAA title at 142 pounds in Bill also served as Iowa s volunteer assistant coach for the 2003 and 2004 seasons. A native of Great Falls, MT, Zadick earned a bachelor s degree in sports studies from the University of Iowa in Danny Song Strength & Conditioning Coach Danny Song is in his first season as the strength and conditioning coach for the Iowa wrestling team. Song joins the Hawkeyes after serving as head assistant coach at Stevens Institute of Technology in Song was a three-year NCAA qualifier and starter at 141 and 149 pounds for the Merchant Marine Academy from He posted an career record, placing at the 2006 Division III NCAA Championships. He enters his fourth season competing for the Hawkeye Wrestling Club. A native of Hauppauge, NY, Song was born February 25, He earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from the University of Iowa in Luke Eustice Administrative Assistant Former Hawkeye all-american Luke Eustice is in his third year as an administrative assistant with the University of Iowa wrestling team. He previously served as Iowa s strength and conditioning coach in Eustice was a three-year starter at 125 pounds for Iowa from He posted an career record, placing second at the 2002 NCAA Championships. He was also a two-time Big Ten runner-up. He competed for the Hawkeye wrestling club for three seasons after college. A native of Blue Earth, MN, Eustice was born August 26, He earned his bachelor s degree in history from the Iowa in His wife s name is Jenny. 8

9 IOWA HAWKEYE WRESTLING Support Staff Fred Mims Administration Dan Gable Administration Doug Coonrad Larry Cookman Academic Student Services Equipment Matt Doyle Oliver Dion Zach Elges Head Athletic Trainer Student Athletic Trainer Manager Traci Wagner Sports Information Iowa s Mat Assistants (l-r): Abby Cadogan Alyssa DeAnna Stephanie McWilliams Katie Sturtz 22 NCAA TITLES, 33 BIG TEN TITLES 9

10 Season Preview All-American Jay Borschel All-American Daniel Dennis Big Ten Champion & All-American Dan Erekson All-American Phillip Keddy Despite bringing home the last two NCAA and Big Ten team titles and riding a 38 dual-match winning streak, the veteran-laden University of Iowa wrestling team is looking for more. More individual champions, more all- Americans, 10 NCAA qualifiers and larger margins of victory. Those are just a few of the things the Hawkeyes will be striving for this season. Iowa returns seven NCAA qualifiers, five all- Americans and two Big Ten champions from the squad that went 24-0 in dual competition and won the school s 22nd Big Ten and 33rd NCAA team titles. Seniors Daniel Dennis (133), Brent Metcalf (149), Ryan Morningstar (165), Jay Borschel (174), Phillip Keddy (184), Chad Beatty (197) and Dan Erekson (Hwt.) all return after qualifying for the 2009 NCAA meet. Dennis, Metcalf, Morningstar, Keddy and Erekson earned all-america honors. Borschel and senior Joe Slaton (141) earned all-america honors in 2008, while senior Dan LeClere (141) qualified for the 2008 national championships. That much successful experience returning will help the Hawkeyes in their run for a thirdstraight NCAA and Big Ten titles. But, Iowa needs to replace graduated seniors at 125 and 141, as well as see improvement at 157 in order to achieve a dominant lineup. With the addition of 10 newcomers, Iowa s practice room will have the extra depth needed to prepare underclassmen for the lineup. Iowa natives Dylan Carew (Tiffin), Tyler Clark (Bettendorf), Tomas Lira (Nichols), Trayvonius Pendleton (Waterloo), Derek St. John (Parnell) and Nick Trizzino (Bettendorf) will be joined by Joe DuCharme (Pagosa Springs, CO), Ethen Lofthouse (Avon, UT), Tony Ramos (Carol Stream, IL), and Phillip Sheridan (La Jara, CO). The group has a combined total of 14 individual state titles. Clark will redshirt this season after transferring from Iowa State, where he was a two-year starter and NCAA qualifier at 125 pounds. Lofthouse and Trizzino have family ties to the Iowa wrestling program. Lofthouse is the nephew of Hawkeye junior Luke Lofthouse. Trizzino s father, Mark, was an all-american and four-time letterwinner ( ) at Iowa, while his uncle, Scott, was a three-time all-american and four-time letterwinner ( ) for the Hawkeyes. Iowa will open the season Nov. 14 at the Harold Nichols Open in Ames. The Hawkeyes are set to host seven contests in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, starting with the Iowa City Duals on Nov. 20. Iowa will face Coe, Cornell College, Iowa Lakes, North Carolina-Pembroke and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in a three-mat format starting at 11 a.m. Iowa is also scheduled to host Northern Iowa (Dec. 10) and Oklahoma State (Jan. 16) in non-conference duals, and will face Big Ten foes in Penn State (Jan. 29), Michigan State (Jan. 31), Northwestern (Feb. 12) and 2009 NCAA runner-up Ohio State (Feb. 19) in Iowa City. Iowa s non-conference road schedule includes a trip east to face Bucknell and Rutgers on Nov. 27, a trip to Ames to face Iowa State Dec. 6 and a trip out west to face Utah Valley Feb. 6 in Keddy s hometown of Vernal, UT. The Hawkeyes will also try to defend their team titles at the annual Midlands Championships (Dec ) in Evanston, IL, and the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls (Jan. 9-10). Iowa s Big Ten dual road schedule includes meets at Michigan (Jan. 22), Purdue (Jan. 24), Minnesota (Feb. 14) and Wisconsin (Feb. 21). Michigan will host the Big Ten Championships Mar. 6-7 in Ann Arbor, and the NCAA Championships are set for Mar at the Qwest Center in Omaha, NE. Here is a weight-by-weight breakdown of the squad: 125 Pounds Gone is four-year starter Charlie Falck, making this Iowa s most inexperienced weight class. Falck was a two-time all-american who started 72 duals and posted a career record of at Iowa. Sophomore J.J. Krutsinger is the front runner to replace him. The Evansdale, IA, native started five duals last season while Falck was injured and brings an 8-5 career mark to the mat. Redshirt freshman Matt McDonough from Marion, IA, will be the top contender. He posted a 22-8 record during his redshirt campaign. Ramos and Trizzino will provide depth, while Clark will redshirt. 133 Pounds Dennis returns after a solid junior season at 133. Going into post-season competition, he held a 25-2 overall record with a 20-2 mark in dual competition and an unblemished 8-0 dual mark in Big Ten competition. The Ingleside, IL, native ended the season with a 31-6 record, earning all-america honors with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships and placing fifth at the Big Ten meet. Redshirt freshmen Mark Ballweg, Nate Moore, McDonough and Trizzino will provide depth. Ballweg, from Waverly, IA, went 15-8 at 141 during his freshman campaign, while Moore, a native of Iowa City, posted a 23-4 mark while wrestling unattached last season. 10

11 Season Preview 141 Pounds The hole left by Iowa s other four-year starter - Alex Tsirtsis - is at 141. Tsirtsis earned all- America honors in 2006, was a four-time Big Ten placewinner and posted a career record of This hole won t take long to fill as two seniors - Joe Slaton and Dan LeClere - are vying for the spot. Slaton, from Cedar Rapids, IA, was the 2008 NCAA runner-up at 133 pounds, posting a 31-5 record that season. LeClere, from Coggon, IA, qualified for the 2008 NCAA Championships at 141 and finished the season with a record. Both wrestlers found themselves outside the lineup last year with the emergence of Dennis and the return of Tsirtsis from a redshirt year. Slaton went 17-1 last season, winning his last 12 matches, while competing at several tournaments. LeClere posted a 7-1 mark. Sophomores Montell Marion and Tyler Halverson, Mark Ballweg and Sheridan will provide depth. Marion, from Des Moines, IA, went 10-3 last season. 149 Pounds Metcalf returns for his senior campaign. The two-time all-american and Big Ten champion from Davison, MI, had a disappointing end to the season with a loss in the NCAA finals that snapped his 69-match winning streak. He has a 72-2 career record at Iowa and a long list of awards, including the 2008 Dan Hodge Trophy, 2008 Jesse Owens Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year and the first wrestler in Big Ten history to earn outstanding wrestler honors at the conference meet two consecutive years. He won the 2008 NCAA 149-pound title and was named outstanding wrestler at the meet. Sophomores Stew Gillmor and Ethan Sebert, redshirt freshman Jeret Chiri and Carew will provide depth. 157 Pounds Junior Matt Ballweg has the most varsity experience at this weight class, starting all 24 duals last season. The Waverly, IA, native posted an record, going 9-15 in dual competition. Juniors Aaron Janssen, Jake Kerr and Brooks Kopsa, Chiri, Gillmor and St. John will provide depth. Janssen went 6-2 at 165 last season, while Kerr posted a 4-2 record at 165 and Pounds Morningstar returns after earning his first all- America honor last season after moving up from 157 pounds. The three-time Big Ten placewinner and NCAA qualifier has started the last 65 straight duals for the Hawkeyes and brings an career record to his senior campaign. The Lisbon, IA, native made things exciting for Hawkeye fans down the stretch last year as seven of his nine post-season bouts went into overtime. He will be backed up by senior Michael Fahrer, Kerr, Janssen and DuCharme. 174 Pounds Borschel is back for his senior season with a career record. He earned all-america honors in 2008 and placed third at the last two Big Ten meets. A native of Marion, IA, he went 19-1 in dual matches and 6-0 in Big Ten duals last season. Redshirt freshman Grant Gambrall, Lira and Ethen Lofthouse will also compete here. Gambrall went 18-5 while competing unattached last season. 184 Pounds Keddy is a two-time all-american and threeyear starter for Iowa with a career record at 184. Last season, he placed second at the Big Ten Championships and fourth at the NCAA meet, going 34-5 in overall matches, 23-1 in dual competition and 7-1 in Big Ten duals. Sophomore Vinnie Wagner, Gambrall and Lira will provide depth. 197 Pounds Beatty, from Wilton, IA, bulked up and fought off injuries to have a solid 19-6 season last year, going 7-1 in Big Ten duals. His gutsy fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships earned him an automatic bid to the national meet. Senior Rick Loera, junior Luke Lofthouse and sophomore Brodie Ambrose each wrestled in dual competition when Beatty was injured, so all three will provide solid back up. Loera has spent the last three seasons filling in at 184 and 197 pounds, posting a career mark. Heavyweight After wrestling at 197 pounds his first two seasons at Iowa, Erekson made an impact at heavyweight in and is back for his senior season. The native of Eagle, ID, won a Big Ten title, scoring a major decision in the finals, and earned all- America honors with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA meet. His 27-8 record included a 15-4 dual mark and 13 first-period pins. Sophomores Jordan Johnson, Blake Rasing and Pendleton will p rovide depth. NCAA Champion, All-American & Big Ten Champion Brent Metcalf All-American Ryan Morningstar All-American Joe Slaton 22 NCAA TITLES, 33 BIG TEN TITLES 11