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NCC Champions
Team Champions- 1976
Year
Name of Champion and Weight
1968
Ted Derscheid (98) Gary Woodley (103) Knute Watne (133)
1970
Dale Smith (112) Russ Paulson (145)
1971
Jerry Hoyt (132)
1972
Jerry Hoyt (132)
 
1973
John Wilson (119) Randy Smith (185)
1974
Jon Anderson (138) Randy Smith (185)
1975
Dean Borell (132) Keith Poolman (155)
1976
Mark Nail (126) Mike Thompson (138)
1977
Mark Nail (126) Greg Chapman (167)
1978
Ron Lester (167)
1980
Matt Weldon (155)
1981
Bart Willim (185)
1982
Marty Anderson (126) Murray Anderson (132)
1983
Marty Anderson (126) Dave Bossard (Hwt.)
1985
Joe Rohrer (112)
1986
Joe Rohrer (119)
1994
Jason Jones (171) Eric Short (189)
1995
Eric Short (189)
1998
Erik Jorgensen (171)
2000
Adam Short (152)
2003
TJ Stumpf (119) Matt Mraz (160)
2004
Jason Stumpf (119)
2007
Nick Schultz (135) Anthony Davis (152)
2008
Nick Schultz (135)
2010
Eric Meyer (160)
2012

Joel Haberman (113) Aaron Anderson (120) Marcus Petersen (132)

Sam Solis (138) Knute Severson (195) Mitch Gambrill (220)

 

State Qualifiers & Place Winners

 

Coach
Year
Name of Wrestler
Weight
Place
 

1924

3rd In State

Glen Schutt

Ernie Sharp

Hwt.

#145

1st

1st
 

1925

5th In State

Ernie Sharp

Carrol Wilson

#158

#145

1st

2nd
 

1926

7th In State

Carrol Wilson

Percy Enge

#158

#145

1st

4th
 

1927

5th In State

Bob Sheffield

Lee Mechem

Bob Strever

Ray Hagie

Hwt.

#158

#85

#145

3rd

3rd

3rd

4th
 

1928

T- 4th In state

Bob Strever

Oldham

#95

#135

1st

3rd

 

 

1929

6th In State

Bob Strever

Don Strever

Lyle Morford

#105

#135

#125

2nd

2nd

3rd
 

1930

8th In State

J. Strever

Ralph Sharp

#115

#155

3rd

4th
 

1931

6th In State

Dick Poundstone

Ed Walsh

#135

#165

2nd

2nd
 

1932

3rd In State

Howard McGrath

Merrill Thomas

Joe Tallman

#145

#115

#135

1st

2nd

2nd
 

1933

7th In State

Willard Sharp

Kirstein

#155

#125

2nd

3rd
 

1935

5th In State

Maurice Morford

Paul Bell

Dean Robson

#125

#85

#105

1st

2nd

3rd

 

 

1936

3rd In State

 

Maurice Morford

Paul Bell

Bill Kirstein

Claire Mcollough

Frank Brown

#135

#85

#95

#105

#145

1st

1st

3rd

3rd

3rd
 

1937

2nd In State

Dean Campbell

Bill Kirstein

Paul Bell

Maurice Morford

#165

#105

#95

#135

1st

1st

1st

2nd
Parsons

1938

State Champs

Paul Bell

Dean McOllough

Bill Kirstein

Gearald Blackman

Don Sharp

#115

#85

#125

#145

Hwt.

1st

1st

2nd

3rd

2nd
 
1939
Tom Whitty
#95
3rd
 

1940

7th In State

Walter Oldham

#105

1st

 

 

1941

7th In State

Walter Oldham

#112

1st
 

1943

3rd In State

Leonard Rohrer

Wally Hagen

#155

#95

1st

1st
 

1944

3rd In State

Wally Hagen

Evans

Bud Odland

Leonard Rohrer

#95

#123

#129

Hwt.

1st

3rd

3rd

2nd
Brand

1945

T - 5th In State

Arland Anderson

Jerry Rohrer

#118

#155

2nd

3rd
Brand

1946

2nd In State

Virgil Rink

Carrol Martin

Merle Mikelson

Jerome Rohrer

#95

#112

#155

Hwt.

1st

1st

3rd

2nd
Grove

1947

State Champs

Jerry Rohrer

John Rowan

Bob Wilson

Merle Wilson

155

123

118

Hwt.

1st

1st

2nd

2nd

 

Brand

1948

2nd In State

Jack Turk

Merle Wilson

Bob Wilson

Dick Rohrer

Ed Southard

#95

Hwt.

#118

#135

#165

1st

1st

2nd

3rd

2nd
Brand

1949

7th In State

Mel Waldon

Gerald Morris

Hwt.

#118

1st

3rd
Brand

1950

T - 13th In State

Vernie Bierl
Hwt.
2nd
Brand

1951

T - 13th In State

 

Jim Murphy

 

#118

 

2nd

 
Brand
1952
Russ Melhus
#165
3rd
Brand

1953

10th In State

Bob Sharpe

Dave Weiss

Frank Peterson

#133

#165

#138

4th

2nd

3rd
Brand

1954

4th In State

Les Anderson

Carl Hiemstra

Tom Turk

#103

Hwt.

#95

1st

3rd

2nd

 

Brand

1955

4th In State

 

Jim Howieson

Les Anderson

Jim Larick

 

#165

#119

#127

1st

2nd

2nd
Brand

1956

17th In State

John Severson

#108

4th
Brand

1957

T - 8th In State

Maurice Wilson

Doug Morford

#120

#138

2nd

2nd
Brand

1958

9th In State

Roger Sebert

Maurice Wilson

 

#95

#120

 

4th

1st
Brand

1959

6th In State

Larry Willis

Sid Severson

Bob Loux

#120

#165

#103

1st

3rd

4th
Brand

1960

5th In State

Roger Sebert

Steve Hill

Jack Rubendahl

#112

#138

#103

2nd

3rd

4th

 

Brand

1961

9th In State

Roger Sebert

Larry Arthur

#120

#127

2nd

2nd
Brand

1962

13th In State

N. Nichols
#154
2nd
Brand

1963

T - 8th In State

Leroy LaRue

Gary Watts

#120

#133

2nd

2nd
Brand

1964

2nd In State

Gary Tourtelotte

Leroy LaRue

Gary Watts

Terry Bell

#112

#120

#138

#95

1st

3rd

2nd

4th
Brand

1965

4th In State

Gary Tourtelotte

Loren Studer

Don Reed

#112

Hwt.

#127

1st

3rd

4th
Brand

1966

T - 10th In State

Larry Benson
145
1st

 

Brand
1968

Ted Dercheid

John Nelson

95

112

1st

4th
Brand

1970

T - 20th In State

Russ Paulson
#145
3rd
Brand

1971

AA 2nd Place

Russ Paulson

John Wilson

Tim Roosa

#145

#98

Hwt.

1st

2nd

2nd
Brand

1972

AA 2nd Place

John Wilson

Tim Roosa

Dave Askvig

Randy Smith

#112

Hwt.

#145

#185

1st

1st

2nd

5th
Brand

1973

AA 3rd Place

Randy Smith

John Wilson

Dan Schroeder

Jan Anderson

#185

#119

#155

#132

1st

2nd

3rd

6th

 

Brand

1974

8th In State

Randy Smith

Keith Poolman

#185

#145

1st

2nd
Brand

1975

11th In State

Keith Poolman

Tom Waldon

Craig Poolman

Greg Chapman

Dean Borel

#155

#Hwt.

#167

#145

#132

2nd

4th

6th

6th

Qualifier
Brand

1976

9th In State

Craig Poolman

Mark Nail

Greg Chapman

Rod Sebert

Mike Thompson

 

#167

#126

#155

#132

#138

 

2nd

5th

6th

Qualifier

Qualifier

 
Brand

1977

5th In State

Greg Chapman

Mark Nail

#167

#126

1st

2nd

 

Brand
1978
Kevin Russell
#112
3rd
1979
Kevin Russell
#119
Qualifier
1980
Murray Anderson
#105
5th
1981

Murray Anderson

Marty Anderson

Keith Russell

#126

#119

#98

Qualifier

Qualifier

Qualifier
1982

Marty Anderson

Dave Bossard

#126

#185

3rd

Qualifier
Ray

1983

1A State Champs

Murray Anderson

Marty Anderson

Eric Willim

Dave Bossard

#132

#126

#185

#Hwt.

1st

1st

2nd

3rd
1984
Chris Larson
167
Qualifier
1985
Joe Rohrer
112
1st
1988
Erik Askelsen
167
Qualifier

 

 
1989

Erik Askelsen

Pat Finney

Mike Prehm

171

130

145

Qualifier

Qualifier

Qualifier
 
1990
Mike Prehm
160
2nd
 
1991

Tim Hennigar

Chad Askelson

130

Hwt

Qualifier

Qualifier
 
1992
Troy Askelson
160
Qualifier
 
1993

Troy Anderson

Troy Askelson

Ben DeMuth

140

160

189

Qualifier

Qualifier

Qualifier
 
1994

Brandon Thompson

Jason Jones

160

171

Qualifier

Qualifier
 
1995
Eric Short
189
4th
 
1997
Erik Jorgensen
152
Qualifier
 
1998

Erik Jorgensen

Jeremy Ades

171

189

Qualifier

Qualifier
 
1999

Jeremy Ades

Adam Short

189

140

4th

Qualifier

 

 
2000

Adam Short

Jon Woodin

152

135

Qualifier

Qualifier
 
2002
Brock Woodin
125
6th
 

2003

1A 7th Place

Jason Stumpf

Brock Woodin

Tj Stumpf

Matt Mraz

112

135

119

160

3rd

3rd

7th

Qualifier
 

2004

1A 12th Place

Jason Stumpf

Brock Woodin

Eric Hogle

Joel Lester

Roxanne Soesbe

Brittany Helgeson

119

135

215

140

113

133

5th

3rd

6th

Qualifier

1st Girls State

1st Girls State
 
2005

Josh Schaffer

Jason Stumpf

Brittany Helgeson

125

130

124

Qualifier

4th place

2nd Girls State

 

 
2007

Brandon Helgeson

103

3rd
 
2008

Brandon Helgeson

Nick Schultz

112

119

4th

Qualifier
 
2009

Aaron Anderson

Maxx Schultz

Matt Hoffman

103

112

125

Qualifier

Qualifier

Qualifier
 

2010

Team Qualfied

for State Duals

Aaron Anderson

Maxx Schultz

Eric Meyer

112

125

160

Qualifier

Qualifier

Qualifier
 

2011

Maxx Schultz

Jake Haberman

Dillon Anderson

Knute Severson

130

145

160

189

Qualifier

Qualifier

7th

Qualifier
 

2012

1A 6th Place - State Duals

11th Place - State Individual Wrestling Tournament

Aaron Anderson

Marcus Petersen

Sam Solis

Mitch Gambrill

Zeke Rosenbaum

Joel Haberman

Maxx Shultz

Jake Haberman

Knute Severson

120

132

138

220

106

113

152

160

195

Runner-up

5th Place

4th Place

7th Place

Qualifier

Qualifier

Qualifier

Qualifier

Qualifier

 

Glen Brand

 

 

Glen Brand is one of Iowa State's most prolific wrestlers. He won 51 of 54 career bouts as a Cyclone, pinning 30 of his opponents. Brand was the first Iowa State athlete to win a gold medal in Olympic competition.

Brand pinned all but one of his regular-season opponents in his freshman season in 1946. He earned third place at the NCAA meet at heavyweight. As a sophomore, Brand finished second at the NCAA meet at 175 pounds in just his second loss of the year.
The Cyclone star wrestled through 1948 without a blemish, compiling an 11-0 mark. The junior threw six straight opponents to earn conference and NCAA titles at 175 pounds. His triumph made him Iowa State's first three-time All-America wrestler. Brand's strong junior season earned him Iowa State's Athlete-of-the-Year honors.
Brand qualified for the 1948 Olympic team, defeating eight straight opponents at the Olympic Trials. At the London Games, Brand defeated Erik Linden of Sweden to become the first ISU athlete to earn an Olympic gold medal, winning the 174-pound class.
Brand sat out the 1949 wrestling season with a shoulder injury before returning for his final season in 1950. After a 7-0 start, Brand's amateur career was ended with an appendectomy. He had compiled a 35-match winning streak prior to the surgery.
Before coming to Iowa State, the Clarion, Iowa, native served in the U.S. Marine Corp for 33 months, including 19 months in Guam and the South Pacific.

 


Dale Brand

 

Fort Dodge,Iowa, native Dale Brand was a long time teacher and wrestling coachat Clarion High School in Clarion, Iowa. Dale's exploits as acompetitor and coach are surpassed by few in the history of thesport. A state champion at Fort Dodge High, a national champion forCornell College, and a berth on the 1936 U.S. Olympic team are amonghis career highlights.

As a coach for nearlythirty years at Clarion, Brand led one of the most successful andrespected programs in the wrestling hungry state of Iowa. Brandcoached the Cowboys to fourteen conference crowns in the ruggedNorth Central Conference, and six state runner-up finishes. Hecoached 23 individual state champions, and his athletes went on to winvarious NCAA titles and All-America honors, and one Olympic goldmedal.

 

 

Wrestling Career

State Champion- 1931- FT. Dodge

State Runnerup-1932- FT. Dodge

Midwest AAU Champion- 1932,1934,1935,1937

National AAU Runnerup- 1934

National AAU Runnerup- 1935

NCAA Runnerup- 1936

NCAA Champion- 1937

Member of the 1936 Olympic Team

National AAU runnerup- 1942

 

Coaching Career

Thirty Years of Service

Only coached one losing season

Dual Meet Record- 252-76-5

Coached 23 State Champions

Coached 82 state placewinners

Won 14 NCC titles

Coached six state runnerup teams

Coached 9 NCAA All Americans

Coached one Olympic Champion

 

Coaching Awards

Ft Dodge High Hall of Fame- 1966

Cornell College Hall of Fame- 1972

IAHSAA Coaches Hall of Fame-1971

IAHSAA Wrestling Hall of Fame- 1977

National Wrestling Hall of Fame Lifetime Service Award to Amateur Wrestling- 1995

Iowa High School Coach of the Year- 1972

Grand Marshall of Champions- 1977