Cael Norman Sanderson is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler who is the current head coach of Penn State's wrestling team. As a wrestler, he won an Olympic gold medal and was undefeated in four years of college wrestling at Iowa State (159–0), becoming a four-time NCAA Division I champion (1999–2002). He is the only wrestler in NCAA Division I history to go undefeated in official matches with more than 100 wins. Sports Illustrated named his college career as the second most impressive college sports feat of all-time, behind the setting of four world records by Jesse Owens in a single hour at the 1935 Big Ten track and field conference championship meet.
Benjamin Lee "Ben" Peterson is a retired American freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively. As a college wrestler, Peterson was a two-time NCAA champion at Iowa State. He founded the "Camp of Champs," which brought in Olympic wrestlers to train with high schoolers. Peterson also coached wrestling at Maranatha Baptist University for 28 years.
Richard Joseph "Rick" Sanders was an American folkstyle and freestyle wrestler. He won gold medals at the 1967 Pan American Games and 1969 World Championships, finishing second at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and 1967 World Championships. After the 1972 Olympics, while traveling to Greece, he was killed in a car accident in Skopje, Yugoslavia. In 1987, Sanders was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.
Harold Nichols was an American collegiate wrestler and wrestling coach. As a coach, primarily at Iowa State, he won six NCAA Championships over 37 seasons. Nichols' wrestlers won 38 NCAA individual championships and seven medals at the Olympics.
William "Bill" Harold Scherr is an American former wrestler who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, for the United States.
Carl Adams is an American retired wrestler, coach, businessman, and inventor.
Jim Heffernan is a former NCAA wrestling champion and former wrestling coach at the University of Illinois.
Hugo Otopalik was an American football player, wrestler, coach, and athletic director primarily at Iowa State University. He was the architect of the first NCAA Championships in both the sport of wrestling and golf.
William Dean "Bill" Borders was an American wrestler. He was a three-time Big Seven Conference champion at 123 lb (56 kg) from 1950 to 1952, and was the 1951 NCAA runner-up and 1952 NCAA champion for the University of Oklahoma. and competed in the men's freestyle bantamweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Borders and other members of the wrestling team did not participate in the opening ceremonies because tryouts were still in progress.
Elliott Gray Simons is an American former wrestler. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling. Simons later served as head coach at Lock Haven, Indiana State, Tennessee and Old Dominion.
Ronald Finley was an American wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman featherweight division at the 1964 Summer Olympics. In college, he wrestled for Oregon State and was a NCAA runner-up in 1961. Finley also served as head coach of the University of Oregon wrestling program from 1971 to 1998.
Gable Dan Steveson is an American professional wrestler, freestyle wrestler, and folkstyle wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, the second Olympic wrestling gold medalist to be signed by the company, after Kurt Angle.
Amarveer Singh Dhesi, commonly known as Amar Dhesi, is a Canadian freestyle wrestler, competing in the 125 kg weight class.
The 1958 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 28th NCAA wrestling championships to be held. University of Wyoming hosted the tournament at Laramie, Wyoming.
The 1960 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 30th NCAA wrestling championships to be held. The University of Maryland hosted the tournament in College Park, Maryland.
The 1962 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 32nd NCAA wrestling championships to be held. Oklahoma State hosted the tournament in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
The 1963 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 33rd NCAA wrestling championships to be held. Kent State hosted the tournament in Kent, Ohio.
The 1963 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 33rd NCAA wrestling championships to be held. Kent State hosted the tournament in Kent, Ohio.
The 1964 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 34th NCAA wrestling championships to be held. Cornell hosted the tournament in Ithaca, New York.
Nathan "Nate" Gallick is an American NCAA champion, a two-time NCAA finalist and a three-time All-American for the Cyclones. Gallick has won two Midlands titles and three Big 12 Conference championships. Additionally, he was a U.S. Senior national champion, a four-time U.S. national team member, and finished third at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
