Dale Brand
Brand was an NCAA champion for Cornell College in 1937 and a runner-up in 1936. Brand was the head wrestling coach at Clarion High School from 1946 through 1976, compiling a 252-76-2 dual meet record. He coached 23 individual state champions and six runner-up teams.
Dale’s most famous wrestler at Clarion was Glen Brand, 1948…
G. Wyatt Schultz
Wyatt Schultz received the Russ Smith Community Impact Award in 2013. The award is given to a person demonstrating exceptional local impact on wrestling within the state of Iowa. Schultz is the owner and publisher of The Predicament, a publication that covers wrestling within the state of Iowa. He is a sports photographer, covering…
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Jason Christenson
Jason Christenson received the first Bob Siddens High School Coaching Excellence Award. The award is given to an Iowa high school wrestling coach who exhibits the high standards that Bob Siddens set during his legendary coaching career. Siddens coached West Waterloo to 11 state team titles and a 327-26 dual meet record.
Christenson has been…
Joe Heskett
Heskett was an NCAA champion and a four-time All-American (1999-2002) for Iowa State. He placed third at the NCAA tournament as a freshman, second as a sophomore and junior and first as a senior. The former Cyclone compiled a 143-9 college record with 58 pins. He also placed fifth at the 2007 World Championships…
Kirk Myers
Myers was a three-time Division II NCAA champion for the University of Northern Iowa (1978-1980) and a three-time Division I All-American. He placed sixth in the NCAA tournament in 1979, third in 1980 and fifth in 1982. Myers set the single season record for pins at Northern Iowa in 1982 at 21. He was…
Terry Steiner
Troy and Terry Steiner, identical twins who wrestled at the University of Iowa, each won an individual NCAA championship.
Terry was a three-time All-American and an NCAA champion, placing third, fifth and first at the NCAA tournament (1991-1993). Terry is the women’s U.S. National Coach for USA Wrestling.
The Huff Family
The Huff family of Waterloo received the Family Legacy Award in 2013. Lewis and Louise Huff had four sons and one daughter, all of whom attended West Waterloo High School. Charles was a two-time state runner-up (1951-1952), Dale finished third as a senior (1954), Don was a state champion in 1956 and 1957, and…
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Troy Steiner
Troy and Terry Steiner, identical twins who wrestled at the University of Iowa, each won an individual NCAA championship.
Troy was a four-time All-American and an NCAA champion for the Hawkeyes, placing fifth, second, first and third at the NCAA tournament (1990-1993). Troy currently serves as an assistant wrestling coach at Oregon State.