Cael Norman Sanderson ( KAYL; born June 20, 1979) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler, and is the current head coach of the Pennsylvania State University wrestling team. As a wrestler, he won an Olympic gold medal and four NCAA Division I individual titles. In 2002, Sports Illustrated recognized his college career as the second most impressive feat in college sports history.
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Early life
Sanderson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is the third of four brothers.
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Wrestling career
College
Sanderson competed for the wrestling team at Iowa State University. In his first year, Sanderson did not officially compete. During each of the next four years, Sanderson was an undefeated national champion.
Sanderson won the Dan Hodge Trophy as the nation's most outstanding college wrestler three times. Sanderson's college accomplishments also included an overall record of 159 wins and zero losses; four NCAA Division I titles; four NCAA Division I national tournament Outstanding Wrestler awards; and four Big 12 Conference titles.
International
Sanderson won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece as well as a silver medal at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships. Sanderson also would have represented the United States in world competition in 2002. However, citing security concerns, the American freestyle team chose to not compete that year.
In 2011, Sanderson came out of retirement and placed fifth in the world. By 2011, however, he was the head coach of the wrestling team at Pennsylvania State University, and could only train when his coaching responsibilities were taken care of.
Match results
Coaching career
Iowa State
Sanderson began his coaching career with the season ending in 2004 as a special assistant for the wrestling team at Iowa State University. After short stints in associate head coaching positions, he became the head coach for the season ending in 2007. In three seasons, Sanderson led the Iowa State University wrestling team to NCAA Division I national placements of second, fifth, and third. He also coached his wrestlers to two individual NCAA Division I national titles.
Penn State
Before the season ending in 2010, Sanderson became the head coach of the wrestling team at Pennsylvania State University. As of 2018, Sanderson has won seven NCAA Division I team titles. During that time, he also coached his wrestlers to 20 individual NCAA Division I national titles.
Coaching results
Awards and honors
Other honors
- Iowa Sports Hall of Fame inductee
- Wheaties cereal box appearance
See also
- List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians
References
External links
- Cael Sanderson at United World Wrestling
- Cael Sanderson Official Site
- Cael Sanderson Penn State Bio
- Cael Sanderson Wrestling Technique
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