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Andy Hamilton “¢ Iowa City Press-Citizen “¢ May 2, 2009 Randy Lewis has talked for years about returning to competition in the sport that made him an Olympic champion. He figures he might as well do it while he’s still…
In the past few weeks, the college wrestling world has been abuzz about head coaching changes at major programs such Iowa State, Penn State, Arizona State and University of Illinois… to the point where many wrestlers, coaches and fans may…
The Iowa State athletic director introduced Kevin Jackson as the new Cyclone wrestling coach. Jackson, the current Sunkist youth development program head coach, replaces Cael Sanderson, who left for Penn State April 17th. Jackson, a former gold medalist and two-time…
Portion of a sports columnist from the Creston (Iowa) News-Advertiser drawing some links between Caldwell-Metcalf and Owings-Gable… Creston/O-M coach Darrell Frain has often told me tournaments are won on the back side of the brackets, and Iowa proved that with…
Maynard stifled in debut, drops decision at Auburn Fight Night event by John Morgan Despite all the hype, all the questions, all the concerns of safety and regulations heading into the professional MMA debut of congenital amputee Kyle Maynard, the…
Former Iowa State gold medalist Kevin Jackson hopes his connection to the program and his experience coaching the 2008 U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestling team make him a contender to become the next coach of the Cyclones. Jackson, a captain and…
By Stephen Hennessey and Jocelyn Syrstad Collegian Staff Writers The signing of Cael Sanderson as Penn State’s next head wrestling coach has 149-pound Penn State wrestler Bubba Jenkins declaring a “new Penn State era “in which the Nittany Lions could…
Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard showed interest in Iowa assistant wrestling coach Terry Brands, according to Hawkeye officials, but the feeling may not have been mutual. Meanwhile, some of Iowa State’s signees are waiting to see who the Cyclones…
From Cael’ Sanderson’s Blog: Hello Everyone, It has been a very difficult decision for me and my family to go to Penn State University. I have a deep passion and love for Iowa State University. But most importantly I love…
Iowa State’s former head wrestling coach Cael Sanderson says his decision to leave is not about the money. He said it’s not true that he will make a staggering amount of cash by leaving to go to Penn State. Sanderson…
STILLWATER, Okla. — The National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum has selected its 2009 state and regional winners of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award as part of its Educational Outreach Program. Forty-nine seniors from those states that…
Cael Sanderson had an answer for why he was leaving Iowa State for Penn State. He just didn’t know if it was a good one. The 29-year-old head coach addressed his team Friday afternoon, then spoke with a couple recruits,…