Meet Our
Team
Over the last 50 years the Hawkeye Wrestling Club has been led by people that believe deeply in the development and growth of its athletes – both on the mat and off. There’s a reason out athletes are known for their grit, tenacity, reliability, discipline, and loyalty…It’s been modeled everyday by their coaches for 5 decades.
This transformative program has been able to enhance hundreds of wrestlers’ lives through consistent, passionate work, and rigorous training. We are terribly-particular with the type of people we recruit to our team and onto our staff, ensuring we have the right personnel to make the greatest impact on our athletes and program as a whole.


Tom Brands
University of Iowa Men's Head Coach & HWC Board Advisor


Terry Brands
University of Iowa Associate Men's Head Coach & HWC Board Advisor


Dan Dennis
Hawkeye Wrestling Club Head Coach


Ryan Morningstar
University of Iowa Men's Assistant Coach


Bobby Telford
University of Iowa Men's Volunteer Assistant Coach


Chad Beatty
Executive Director of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club
HWC
ROSTER
Athletes are the backbone of our World Class program. Our recruitment process is vigorous and focused on the elite-of-the-elite. Like-minded athletes that want to be the very best, is where we focus our time and energy.
Our technical skill sets or wrestling styles don’t always match our athletes but our mentalities surrounding excellence are always aligned. Teams are built by individuals and unique personalities that come together with a common goal…and in our case, that goal is to be the best in the world.

5x All-American
3x NCAA Champion
2x Hodge Trophy Winner
Spencer Lee

5x All-American
Jacob Warner

4x All-American
Austin Desanto

2x All-American
Pat Lugo

4x All-American
4x B1G Champion
Alex Marinelli

4x All-American
4x Conference Champion
Jayden Eierman

3x All-American
Kaleb Young

4x All-American
Brandon Sorensen

University of Iowa Alumni
Jeremiah Moody

From direct mentorship and coaching, to organization operations and fundraising, our staff members work to ensure our athletes have everything they need to be successful. Everything they do is centered around the athlete’s experience and their ability to reach their full potential.


Vice President
Mitch Kelly

Treasurer
Aaron Robertson

Secretary
Joe Holmes

Voting Member
Ryan Key

Voting Member
Al Zahasky

Voting Member
Adam Fellers

Voting Member
Ryan Smidt



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Hawkeye wrestling club survives on donations from people like you. With your support we can make the Hawkeye Wrestling Club the best Wrestling Club in the world!
