HAWKEYE WRESTLING CLUB
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 our 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.
4x NCAA Team Championship Coach
6x B1G Team Championship Coach
3x NWCA Coach of the Year
5x B1G Coach of the Year
Olympic Gold Medalist
World Champion
3x NCAA Champion
Tom Brands
University of Iowa Men's Head Coach & HWC Board Advisor
3x NCAA Team Championship Coach
5x B1G Team Championship Coach
USA Wrestling Coach of the Year
Olympic Bronze Medalist
2x World Champion
2x NCAA Champion
Terry Brands
University of Iowa Associate Men's Head Coach & HWC Board Advisor
US Olympic Team Member
2x NCAA All-American
3x B1G & NCAA Championship Team Member
Dan Dennis
Hawkeye Wrestling Club Head Coach
NCAA Team Championship Coach
3x B1G Team Championship Coach
US Olympic Team Trials Qualifier
2x NCAA All-American
3x B1G & NCAA Championship Team Member
Ryan Morningstar
University of Iowa Men's Assistant Coach
NCAA Team Championship Coach
3x B1G Team Championship Coach
US Olympic Team Trials Qualifier
3x NCAA All-American
Bobby Telford
University of Iowa Men's Volunteer Assistant Coach
2x NCAA Qualifier
3x B1G & NCAA Championship Team Member
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.
US Olympic Team Trials Qualifier
2x US Open Champion
Bill Farrell Champion
Pan-American Champion
2x Hodge Trophy Winner
3x NCAA Champion
5x NCAA All-American
Spencer Lee
US Olympic Team Trials Qualifier
4x NCAA All-American
Austin DeSanto
US Olympic Team Trials Qualifier
4x NCAA All-American
4x B1G Champion
Alex Marinelli
US OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS QUALIFIER
4X NCAA ALL-AMERICAN
Tony Cassioppi
5x NCAA All-American
Jacob Warner
3x NCAA All-American
Kaleb Young
4x NCAA All-American
Brandon Sorensen
4x NCAA All-American
4x Conference Champion
Jayden Eierman
University of Iowa Alumni
Jeremiah Moody
2x NCAA All-American
Pat Lugo
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!
