1987 Iowa State Wrestling Team
The 1987 Iowa State wrestling team won the NCAA Division I championship with six All-Americans, five finalist and four NCAA champions. In only his second season, a 27-year old Jim Gibbons led the Cyclones to the title and prevented the University of Iowa from winning its 10th consecutive title. The starting lineup and their…
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Chad Zaputil
Chad was a three-time Big Ten champion, a three-time NCAA tournament finalist and a three-time All-American. He had a career record of 109-8-1 and helped the University of Iowa win three NCAA championships in 1991, 1992 and 1993. Chad was a two-time state champion and a three-time state finalist at Centerville High School in…
Darrell Frain
Darrell has coached at Orient-Macksburg High School, in Orient, Iowa, for 17 seasons and has a 292-58 record. His teams have won two traditional state titles and two dual team championships. He has coached 30 individual state finalists and 18 state champions.
George “Chris” Flanagan
Chris began coaching at Cresco High School, in Cresco, Iowa, in 1936 and led his teams to four state championships and six runner-up finishes. He coached 34 individual state champions and has a 317-89-5 record. He was an Iowa Collegiate champion for Iowa State Teachers College, now Northern Iowa, in 1933.
Jim Brown
Jim began what became “Wrestling for Life” when he purchased tickets to University of Iowa matches and donated them to youth wrestling organizations. He expanded the program to include the NWCA National Duals and the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. Brown has allowed more than 7,500 young wrestlers to attend dozens of matches and…
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Marcus Coleman
Coleman won his third consecutive state wrestling championship, capturing 3A titles in 2015 (152 pounds), 2016 (170 pounds), and 2017 (170 pounds). His career high school record was 159-17 with 105 falls. He will continue wrestling at Iowa State University.
Tom Kettman
Tom led Gilbertville-Don Bosco to 12 state team wrestling championships – five traditional (2006-10) and seven dual (2002, 2005-10) – during 11 seasons as head coach from 2001-11. He coached 17 individual state champions, including four-time winners Mack Reiter (2000-03), and Bart Reiter (2006-09), and his son, Taylor Kettman (2010). Kettman, who was a…
Travis Paulson
Travis was a three-time All-American for Iowa State, a member of the U.S. Freestyle World team in 2010 and a finalist at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. He was a three-time state champion and had a career record of 172-3 for Lewis Central High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Trent Paulson
Trent was an NCAA champion, a two-time Big 12 champion and a three-time All-American for Iowa State with a collegiate record of 117-20. He was a member of the U.S. Freestyle World team in 2009 and was a two-time state champion. Trent had a career record of 192-2 with 115 falls for Lewis Central.