Hawkeye Wrestling Club is continuously striving to take our athletes to the next level. We might not come from the biggest city, or from the most prestige, but our history – and our results – speak for themselves.
3x NCAA Team Championship Coach
5x B1G Team Championship Coach
USA Wrestling Coach of the Year
Olympic Bronze Medalist
2x World Champion
2x NCAA Champion
Terry Brands
Associate Head Wrestling Coach
4x NCAA Team Championship Coach
6x B1G Team Championship Coach
3x NWCA Coach of the Year
5x B1G Coach of the Year
Olympic Gold Medalist
World Champion
3x NCAA Champion
Tom Brands
Head Wrestling Coach
2016 Olympian
2x NCAA All-American
3x B1G & NCAA Championship Team Member
Dan Dennis
Head Wrestling Coach
2x NCAA Qualifier
3x B1G & NCAA Championship Team Member
Chad Beatty
Executive Director
NCAA Team Championship Coach
3x B1G Team Championship Coach
US Olympic Team Trials Qualifier
3x NCAA All-American
Bobby Telford
Assistant Wrestling Coach
NCAA Team Championship Coach
3x B1G Team Championship Coach
US Olympic Team Trials Qualifier
2x NCAA All-American
3x B1G & NCAA Championship Team Member
Ryan Morningstar
Assistant Wrestling Coach
University of Iowa Graduate, 2002
Jesse Donnenwerth
Wrestling Athletic Trainer
Wartburg College Graduate, 2016
Alex Harmer
Wrestling Strength Coach
University of Iowa Graduate, 2019
Moriah Marinelli
Wrestling Director of Operations
University of Iowa Graduate, 2024
Rynzi Hernandez
Operations Coordinator
OUR HISTORY
HOW THEHAWKEYE WRESTLING CLUBSTARTED
The Hawkeye Wrestling Club Exists to promote wrestling in Iowa and America by producing honorable elite level athletes through high level wrestling opportunities.
Since its inception in 1973, the focus of Hawkeye Wrestling Club has always been to provide the training, coaching and resources necessary to help our athletes pursue their dreams of becoming World and Olympic Champions.
