ISU meets NDSU Dec. 15 in Humboldt gym

By PHIL MONSON
The Iowa State University men’s wrestling team, coached by Humboldt’s Kevin Dresser, will face North Dakota State University in a non-conference dual in the Humboldt gym on Sunday, Dec. 15.

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Last week ISU announced Dresser would receive a contract extension of four years through June 30, 2029. He has been coach since February of 2017.

After leading the Iowa State wrestling program to its first Big 12 Conference title since 2009 and its highest NCAA Championship placement since 2010, head coach Kevin Dresser has been rewarded with a four-year contract extension thru June 30, 2029, ISU Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard announced today.

“We are excited that Kevin has agreed to a contract extension through 2029,” Pollard said. “Kevin and his staff have done a tremendous job revitalizing our wrestling program and we look forward to continued success under their leadership. The success and excitement surrounding the program is exactly what we expected when we hired Kevin to lead our program. It is very important to Iowa State University and our athletics department that our wrestling program be successful. Kevin has more than delivered in helping us achieve that goal. I could not be more pleased with the direction of our wrestling program.”

A two-time Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year (2019, ’24) and the 2019 National Wrestling Coaches Association Coach of the Year, Dresser begins his eighth season leading the Cyclone program on Nov. 8 when his sixth-ranked team takes on No. 20 Stanford in a 7 p.m. match at Hilton Coliseum. The eighth head coach in program history has reinvigorated the tradition-rich Cyclone program since returning to his native Iowa for the 2017-18 season. He owns a 241-79 (.753) record in 18 years as a head coach, including an 81-28 (.743) mark at Iowa State.

“On behalf of my staff and our team, I want to thank Jamie (Pollard) and everyone in this department for helping us get to this point,” Dresser said. “College athletics are becoming more challenging each year and this staff is committed to putting a great product on the mat every season. This will be a fun team to watch in 2024-25! We look forward to the future in Ames with great anticipation and we look forward to the challenge of winning at the highest level.”

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