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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 ...
The 1911 Penn State wrestling team. Penn State's collegiate wrestling program was founded in 1902, and was initially limited to intra-class dual matches. [2] Two years later, following the formation of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association in 1904, a wrestling club was founded at Penn State in 1908, which aimed to represent the college in formal competition.
A native of Evansville, Indiana, Lee attended Mater Dei High School, where he was a IHSAA state champion along with his two brothers Joe and Matt. [3] In freestyle, Lee was a two-time Fargo National champion. [4] A Penn State commit, Lee decided to forego his senior year and graduated early in order to train at the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club. [5]
Sanderson has coached Penn State’s wrestling program to nine team national championships and six Big Ten championships since being hired by the school in 2009 from Iowa State.
Penn State coach Cael Sanderson (right) and former PSU national champ Bo Nickal (left) talk with Aaron Brooks between periods during the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at the Bryce Jordan Center April ...
Penn State's Greg Kerkvliet wrestles at 285 pounds during the second session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
The Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling program is an intercollegiate varsity sport at Pennsylvania State University. The wrestling team is a competing member of the Big Ten Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The list encompasses the major honors won by Penn State, records set by the team, their coaches and their wrestlers.
During his time at Penn State (2009–2014), Taylor went on to become a two-time NCAA Division I national champion (four-time finalist), a four-time Big Ten Conference champion, and two-time Dan Hodge Trophy winner. [5] After a perfect freshman year to that point, Taylor was pinned by Arizona State's Bubba Jenkins at the NCAA finals. [8]