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Cael Norman Sanderson (/ ˈ k eɪ l / KAYL; born June 20, 1979) 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 ...
In April 2009, Cael Sanderson, one of the most distinguished American wrestlers, accepted the head coaching position with Penn State wrestling. As a college wrestler, Sanderson had a perfect 159–0 record and won four NCAA titles. He then won an Olympic gold medal in Athens in 2004, before becoming a coach at his alma mater Iowa State.
Cael Sanderson, arguably the greatest collegiate wrestler of all time, took the reins of the Iowa State wrestling team at the start of the 2006–07 season. After posting an undefeated record of 159–0 as a collegiate wrestler for ISU, Sanderson won an Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, Greece.
The inaugural winner of the Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award in 2002 was Iowa State Cyclones wrestler Cael Sanderson who ended his collegiate career that year. [10] In that period, he surpassed numerous NCAA records, clinched four NCAA wrestling championships, and went 159–0 undefeated in his final season. [11]
The 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships took place from March 9–10, 2024, in College Park, Maryland at the Xfinity Center. [1]Penn State under head coach Cael Sanderson won their eighth Big Ten Conference championship with individual titles from Braeden Davis (125 lbs), Levi Haines (157 lbs), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165 lbs), Aaron Brooks (197 lbs), and Greg Kerkvliet (285 lbs).
The first was Iowa State's legend Cael Sanderson, who won the award three times in his run as the first undefeated four–time NCAA champion, the second was Ben Askren from Missouri, who won the award two times, the third and fourth were David Taylor and Zain Retherford respectively, both from Penn State, who won the award two times, the fifth ...
Cael Sanderson: 131.5 17-0 2023 Cael Sanderson: 137.5 16-0 2024 Cael Sanderson: 172.5 12-0 Individual Championships. The program's record for most NCAA Champions in ...
Since 2011, Penn State under head coach Cael Sanderson has won 11 NCAA team titles. Only the 2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers have finished the NCAA Tournament with an All-American at every weight class, and famously won the team championship despite not having a single finalist.