Daniel Cormier (Oklahoma State) 10-3 D He married Kelly Sanderson in 2002. Steve Bartolotta (Cumberland) 3:53 FALL Bart George (Simpson) :15 FALL Brandon Eggum (Minnesota) 6-1 D Jon Trenge (Lehigh) 16-5 MD For senior 141-pounder Nick Lee, having his younger brothers in the … © 2021 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Cael Sanderson v. Daniel Cormier: 2001 NCAA title match highlights, Penn State celebrates after winning the 2011 NCAA championship. Lionel Halsey (Cal State Bakersfield) 3:14 FALL Broadway (William Penn) 21-6 TF Jeff Knupp (Penn State) 21-6 TF Nate Patrick (Illinois) 7-2 D Dates of Gemini are May 21 - June 20. All those honors though, and there's still only one way to describe the wrestling career of the third-youngest Sanderson brother: perfection.Â, Kovarik (Iowa Central) 4:29 FALL Sanderson had cemented himself as a legend with one more year of eligibility left.Â, Junior Year (2000-2001) 40-0 Taylor, one of Sanderson's prized recruits who followed him from Iowa State to Penn State, would go on to win three NCAA titles and two Hodge Trophies as well as a world title. The 2010-2011 season wasn't just a year the year Penn State wrestlers became national champions for the first time in the 21st century, the year also marked the return of Cael Sanderson, the athlete. E. Brown (Neosho CC) 15-4 MD Sanderson entered his third year 79-0, twenty matches shy of Dan Gable's 99-match win streak. In 2001 while still in college, Sanderson made his first world team, and he followed that honor by qualifying for the 2002 and 2003 teams. In the finals though, Sanderson walked away with a 12-4 major decision to wrap up the greatest college wrestling career of all-time in Division I. Brandon Eggum (Minnesota) 7-4 D Kevin Vogel (Cliff Keen WC) 17-5 MD division. That match, a 6-1 decision for Sanderson, was in the Cyclone's control from the start. Here are some of the big questions we have leading into one of the last dual weekends of the year. Cyler has idolized them since he was born. Bill Stouffer (Central Michigan) 3:22 FALL Joel Schrimpf (Minnesota State-Mankato) 4:35 TF Jason Rossotti (Fresno State) :35 FALL Drunk, Sober, High 2 Penn State Wrestling Past No. Eric Mausser (Clarion) 3:32 FALL Donavan True (Ohio State) :38 FALL Big 12 Championship We asked some of THON’s 592 dancers to this to share why they dance, and their answers were nothing short of inspiring. "I was lucky to have my older brothers … Cael Sanderson wrestles Daniel Cormier in the 2001 NCAA finals of the Division NCAA Wrestling tournament at 184 pounds. At Midlands, Sanderson rolled to another title with two tech falls, two decisions, a fall and a major decision. Kyle Hanson (UNI) 24-9 TF That win, combined with Sanderson's pin of Ry Stone in the tournament, led him to be named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Big 12 tournament for the third time.Â, The 2001 NCAA tournament turned into the Sanderson show, as the two-time Cyclone NCAA winner added a third trophy to his collection with another dominant performance. Aaron Simpson (Sunkist Kids WC) 9-3 D Pressure, though, was something he managed well. Ben Blood (Coe) 18-3 TF Scott Hollingsworth (Arizona State) 4:50 FALL Shelly (Cornell) 3:21 FALL Coach Cael Sanderson announced some injury news Tuesday afternoon – which included the team’s heavyweight national champion Anthony Cassar. That's the only word that can be used to define Cael Sanderson's collegiate wrestling career. His all brothers wrestled at Iowa State. Besides, Sanderson grew up with his two brothers, Cody Sanderson and Cole Sanderson, both of whom are wrestlers. As if that's not enough, he's also one of only three athletes to win conference athlete of the year and was inducted into the Iowa State Hall of Fame in 2017. B.J. John Maze (Missouri) 27-10 TF Brad Vering (Nebraska) FORFEIT W Shelley (Cornell) 22-6 TF Kyle Hansen (UNI) 2:57 FALL titles and finished 159-0 at Iowa State. Midlands Championships “Itâs nice to have brothers as a training partner whether you can get into a wrestling room or not, but aside from that, being in college with your brothers far away from home, it puts things in perspective a little bit,” Nick said. Nick Preston (Ohio State) 18-7 MD After having been off the mat for seven years. He was coached by his father Steve. The pressure wasn't created by Steve or Cyler's three older brothers Cael, Cody Sanderson or Cole Sanderson. Jessman Smith (Iowa) 17-2 TF After redshirting talented recruits in 2015, Penn State would go on another four-year title run, a period that included titles from three-time champions and Hodge winners Zain Retherford and Bo Nickal. The final win came against Jon Trenge of Lehigh, the only person to hold Sanderson to a decision in the regular season of his senior year. As a starter in his four years for Iowa State, Cael never lost. “Matt is the newest addition and itâs awesome having him around. Steve Burleson (Coe) 1:57 FALL ... Has two brothers, Cody and Cole, who were also wrestlers. DI women's tournament will allow limited fan attendance, Game times, broadcast info announced for DI women's tournament. Cyler Sanderson had a decision to make. Ry Stone (Missouri) 5:16 FALL 1 seed at the NCAA tournament, Sanderson barreled through all five of his opponents, majoring all of them and tech falling two of the five. Cyler attended both Iowa State and Penn State during his college career. Cael Sanderson zodiac sign is a Gemini. Cael and his three brothers are all Iowa Staters. Ruth garnered similar accomplishments in a Penn State singlet, losing just three times in his career and earning a total of three individual and four team titles.Â, PENN STATE HODGE WINNERS IN THE SANDERSON ERA: David Taylor | Zain Retherford | Bo Nickal. Ralph DeNisco (Wisconsin) 5:25 FALL Ken Bigley (UNI) 5:51 TF Cael also coached three All-Americans that year including his younger brother Cycler and eventual 2016 Olympian Frank Molinaro, but the 2009-2010 season was just laying the groundwork. Pursell (Arizona State) 3:49 FALL Here are the Big 12 softball teams that can compete with Oklahoma for the conference crown. Cael's move to Penn State in 2009 ushered in a new era in college wrestling, one led by the Sanderson family. Mike Odle (Loras) 3:51 FALL At 32 years. The youngest of the Lees, Matt, is a former Indiana high school state champion and is learning the ropes as a freshman. Kyle Hansen (UNI) 21-8 MD Jareck Horton (Wisconsin) 2:34 FALL His success at the conference level also earned him Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Big 12 tournament for the first of four times in his career.Â, The bright lights of the national tournament can paralyze a wrestler, but for Cael Sanderson, this tournament was just like any other. Jim Kassner (E. Illinois) 2:28 FALL Cole (157-lb.) Sanderson found success early and picked up four state championship titles in high school while wrestling for his father at Wasatch High School, just like his other brother Cody. L. Bridgeforth (Unattached) 20-5 TF Joe has been really good, more so than a lot of his life being a young kid, at being receptive.”. Paul Jenn (Iowa) 19-4 TF The 2003 championships brought Sanderson his first world medal when he finished second behind Sazhid Sazhidov of Russia. Cael Sanderson participates in an interview with ESPN after winning the 197 pound NCAA Division I wrestling title in 2002. was second in both his junior and senior year in the NCAA championships. The numbers are remarkable. He went on a rampage in the early half of the season, recording nearly double the amount of pins he had previously earned in freshman or sophomore season starts. Steve Sanderson is the proud papa in this story.Cael, Cody and Cole Sanderson are the players.The Iowa State Sanderson wrestling team, or rather, the Cyclones wrestling team, are the fortunate beneficiaries.The Sandersons are quite good at what they do and make the story unusual.The youngest, biggest brute of the family, Cael Sanderson, … As Penn State wrestling head coach Cael Sanderson has recruited top classes over the years, keeping family within the program is something he’s prioritized. Others created it -- expecting more in the wake of his brothers' successful collegiate careers. How Cael Sanderson won the prestigious wrestling award three times. Brent Miller (West Virginia) 20-5 TF Now wrestling in his senior year, Nick knows what it’s like to wrestle in the big-time matches and how important experience is to becoming a better wrestler. "They are all going to be around. Brandon Eggum (Minnesota) 6-1 D. After winning the NCAA tournament as a freshman, Cael Sanderson wasn't just a former high school star with a good college start anymore, he was the man to beat. Local news from StateCollege.com and Centre County Partners. He’s ranked No. Ryan Rettke (Minnesota State-Mankato) 26-11 TF Cael’s father, Steve Norman Sanderson was also a notable wrestler who served as his trainer and coach for most of his career. James Brimm (Michigan State) 5-0 D Hence, it … Under Cael’s direction, Penn State has won six Big Ten titles and 103 of its last 117 matches, including the past 31 straight, dating back to Feb. 22, 2015. He would be the first to tell you that. Jason Gore (NC State) 4:32 FALL Further, his birth sign is Gemini. Tom Grossman (Oklahoma) 24-8 TF Ralph Everett (Hofstra) 4:04 FALL Tom Grossman (Oklahoma) 1:53 FALL Nick Curico (Oklahoma) 5:15 FALL One family name that has become familiar with most of the residents of the small mountain hamlet is the surname Sanderson more specifically three brothers known as Cody, Cole and Cael. Sanderson is one of three four-time conference champions, and he's the most recent wrestler to achieve the goal. Marcus Schontube (Penn) 16-10 D Daniel Cormier (Oklahoma State) 8-3 D, 2001 NCAA Championships Erik Gladish (Arizona State) 4:11 FALL In 2011, Cael took his team's performances up a notch and won the first of four consecutive NCAA titles and Penn State's first since 1953. Vertus Jones (West Virginia) 19-6 MD. A 2004 Olympic gold medalist and four-time World Team member, Sanderson rewrote the wrestling record book as an athlete and is now attempting the same feat as a coach at Penn State. Penn State wrestling won its fifth straight dual meet Friday night with a win over Ohio State. Bert Watford (William Penn) :51 FALL Lee Fullhart (Team Excel) 5-3 D Tom Ciezki (Northwestern) 23-7 TF The senior 157-pounder refers to his brothers, Cael and assistant coach Cody, as his heroes. Iowa State head coach Bobby Douglas welcomed the talented Sanderson brothers into his program and built on the success they had experienced as high school athletes.Â, The youngest Sanderson brother on the team at the time, Cael redshirted his freshman year and wrestled unattached for the Cyclones. Paul Jenn (Iowa) 22-7 DQ Mind-boggling. Lucas Kluever (Iowa State-Unattached) 13-4 MD Cormier represented Oklahoma State University. For senior 141-pounder Nick Lee, having his younger brothers in the room is something he doesn’t take for granted. Tom Grossman (Oklahoma) 6:40 FALL He was born to Steve Sanderson.Cole Sanderson and Cody Sanderson are his siblings. This pressure, Steve said, was something Cyler's brothers never experienced. The remainder of Sanderson's last regular season included ten pins, one decision, a forfeit from an opponent and three tech falls. “One thing Iâve learned with younger brothers, and just young guys on the team in particular who are also like my younger brothers, is that at the end of the day, they just have to experience things for themselves and learn from it,” Nick said. With the NCAA granting another year of eligibility to winter sports athletes who compete during the 2020-21 season, we will get another year with all three Lee brothers on the same team. Numbing. A major decision in the semifinals against former NCAA finalist Victor Sveda brought Sanderson back to the center of the arena in a finals match against Cormier, an opponent he beat once again 8-4 to win his third title, his third Most Outstanding Wrestler honor and his second Hodge Trophy. Furthermore, Steve was a former wrestling coach. Both are wrestling legends. Cael Sanderson of Penn State and John Smith of Oklahoma State flew in to Bismarck to visit with Blees earlier this month. Nick and Joe currently live with each other in State College, while Matt resides in the dorms. His first championship was coincidentally held at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College where he and his brother Cody now coach. Scott Coleman (BYU) 17-7 MD Cael hadn't competed since 2004, but the man was a champion, and he did what champions do: he stepped up, won his matches, and made the world team. Tony Spiker (Truman State) FALL Older brother Cole was a four-year letterwinner for the Cyclones and younger brother Cyler is a freshman on the Iowa State wrestling team. Quentin Wright took home an individual title that year while NCAA All-Americans Molinaro, David Taylor, Andrew Long and Ed Ruth also earned top-eight finishes. Cael Sanderson was born on June 20, 1979, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Squirrel Girl. He was raised in his birthplace. Sean Salmon (Montana State-Northern) 20-5 TF Cyler Sanderson is the head coach at Sanderson Wrestling Academy. The Penn State Nittany Lions returned to the mat and looked as close to championship form as this team has looked all season, Michigan pulled out a narrow rivalry win against the Buckeyes and Navy topped Army 20-13 in another historic dual. He finished his career as the 10th four-time All-American in Iowa State program history and accomplished the feat the same year as his teammate Joe Heskett. Viktor Sveda (Indiana) 14-5 MD His brothers are Cole Sanderson, Cody Sanderson and Cyler Sanderson who are all amateur wrestlers. Lionel Helsey (Cal-Bakersfield) 5-1 D Jeremy Wilson (Portland State) 1:37 FALL Chris Skretkowicz (Hofstra) 2:20 FALL Sanderson had a 127-3 record with four state titles. Wrestling career College. The fourth title (2002). Midlands Now they're making one more trip to the NCAA tournament together nearly a year after a whirlwind courtship lured Cael Sanderson from his alma mater to coach the Nittany Lions. The Sanderson brothers have worked their way into the forefront of the wrestling scene from the state of Utah to become the premiere combination of commitment, excellence and … Paul Okins (Minnesota State-Mankato) Bouwman (Waldorf) 20-5 MD Cael Sanderson attended Wasatch High School, Utah where he began his eventual glittering career in wrestling. Daniel Cormier (Oklahoma State) 8-4 D, 2000 NCAA Championships Mark Munoz (Oklahoma State) 10-2 MD Josh Bocks (UNC-Greensboro) 3:26 FALL At the Big 12 championships in his adopted city of Ames, Iowa, he solidly took down Tom Grossman and Brad Vering for his first conference title, and his wins sent him into his first NCAA championship undefeated. The second year of the Cael Sanderson era began today with Penn State wrestling's annual media day. Ed Aliakseyenka (Montclair State) 6:45 FALL Cody Sanderson also had another successful year, finishing second again, but no one could compete with Cael and his 40-0 perfect season.Â, Sophomore year (1999-2000) 40-0 Cyler was a 2x NCAA D1 All-American and won both Big 12 and Big 10 Titles. While some brothers typically butt heads, the Lees use the wrestling room to bring themselves and their team closer. Jason Payne (UNI) 23-8 TF Chris Skretkowlz (Hofstra) 22-5 TF Victor Sveda (Indiana) 21-7 MD Scott Barker (Missouri) 22-7 TF Iowa State never managed to win a team title during the Sanderson era, but the team finished second in 2000 and in 2002. Follow along here for updates, pictures, videos, and more from the 49th annual THON. All three of the Sanderson brothers were on last year’s Iowa State team, which finished 2nd in the nation. Blowing through opponent after opponent, Sanderson set himself up perfectly, yes, perfectly, for a fourth Big 12 championship where he tech-falled both Tom Grossman and Scott Barker.Â. Like his brothers, father and late grandfather, Cyler has a passion for coaching and mentoring athletes. Wallace (Nebraska- Omaha) 4:56 FALL Now 30, he often serves as a practice opponent for … Ry Stone (Missouri) 1:43 FALL Cash Edwards (Boise State) 4:54 TF He remains the only Division I athlete to go undefeated for four complete college seasons and one of only four athletes to win four NCAA titles. 2 Michigan 18-13, Penn State Women’s Lacrosse’s Rachel Rosen Ready To ‘Do Her Part’ As THON 2021 Dancer, Itâs OK To Sit? BO NICKAL VS. CAEL SANDERSON: Who would win in this hypothetical matchup?Â, Sanderson didn't waste any time in his first year as a starter for the Cyclones. Tom Ciezki (Northwestern) 6-3 D George Flannick (Marquette) 20-5 TF “And if they do take advice, then thatâs like a really good day for me.”. I wonder what the "Cael Sanderson is a sell out" claims would be if Cael had gone to Iowa & then came to ISU & won a NCAA team title. “I think that having brothers in the room is kind of special for anyone just because it’s your family, and I think it does bring the team that much closer, oddly enough,” Nick said Wednesday. Who would win in this hypothetical matchup? Jessman Smith (Iowa) 2:17 FALL, THREE-TIME HODGE WINNER: How Cael Sanderson won the prestigious wrestling award three times Those born under the Gemini zodiac sign enjoy socializing and love surrounding themselves with people. Being able to have both brothers in the same wrestling program has been impactful in different ways for Nick so far this season. He teched his first-round opponent Kyle Hanson and his quarterfinal opponent Jessman Smith, and he pinned Jeremey Wilson in the Round of 16. Bietz (Iowa Central) 4:50 TF Later in the year, he would also beat Damian Hahn, a man who would go on to be a two-time NCAA champion, before winning another Big 12 championship with a bonus win over Tom Grossman and a decision against eventual NCAA finalist, 2004 Olympic teammate, four-time world team member and mixed martial arts champion Daniel Cormier.Â, As the No. Cole, the second-oldest of the four brothers, ended his career as a four-year NCAA qualifier, and Cyler, the youngest Sanderson brother, kept the family tradition alive by becoming a two-time All-American for the Cyclones and the Nittany Lions. Perfection. “I am definitely gonna take that year, I think it would be crazy not to,” Nick said. Gable lost the final match of his college career in the NCAA finals of his senior season, and Sanderson wanted to avoid the same fate. Casey Strand (Arizona State) 6-2 D This year was intended as a victory lap for the Cyclone hero, but Sanderson knew that perfection could come to end for him, just like it did for Dan Gable. Vertus Jones (West Virginia) 6-5 D Ralph DeNisco (Wisconsin) 17-6 MD According to Sanderson, both Cassar and gradu… He hails from the small town of Millsboro, DE and loves to watch the Eagles and Penn State wrestling. His fourth NCAA championship proved to be his most successful as he bonused all of his opponents in two pins, a tech fall and two major decisions. Sanderson beat Cormier twice in the regular season 14-3 and 10-3 and then met his "rival" in the Big 12 finals, where he took down the Oklahoma State All-American 8-3. He also trained Cael’s three brothers, Cole, Cody, and Cyler, who all became amateur wrestlers, although none of them managed to achieve Cael’s level of success. Adam Schaaf (Millersville) 3:51 FALL On Wednesday, Nick said that he plans on taking the NCAA’s extra year of eligibility to come back for one more season with the Nittany Lions. Nick, the oldest of the three, is currently ranked as the second-best 141-pounder in the country. In Cael's first year at the helm, the team went 13-6-1 and finished ninth at the 2010 NCAA tournament, the lowest they would finish in the next ten years. Cyler's two older brothers, Cody and Cael Sanderson, paved a path of success through their nationwide impact on the wrestling community. In his first 16 matches, Sanderson bonused all of his opponents, recording five major decisions, seven tech falls and four falls. His first decision win came at the Midlands Championships against James Brimm of Michigan State, but Sanderson still shut him out 5-0. Associated With. Adam Kellogg (Simpson) 2:55 FALL Brant LaGrange (Simpson) 21-8 MD Jessman Smith (Iowa) 6:16 TF When Cyler's brothers moved from Iowa State to coach at Penn State, he … These and so many others choose to avoid serving their nation yet are part of a martial/combat sport. Coe College FORFEIT Schmauss (Iowa Central) 3:44 FALL This third season led to a third Midlands title for Sanderson, as he once again beat Nate Patrick for the title in the finals of the 184 pound bracket. Tom Grossman (Oklahoma) 1:23 FALL Chad Karnal (Augustana) 3:55 TF Justin Ruiz (Nebraska) 25-9 TF Kyle Cerminara (SUNY- Buffalo) 6:33 FALL After posting a 14-2 record while wrestling unattached during redshirt year, 165-pounder Joe Lee cracked the starting lineup for this year’s squad. Legend has it that Sanderson told his team that if they won Big Tens and NCAAs, he would come out of retirement and wrestle for a World Team spot at the 2011 World Team Trials. Ryan Rettke (Minnesota State-Mankato) 5:29 FALL Francis Volpe (Harvard) TF Dave Murray (Lock Haven) 5:36 FALL 12 Ohio State 28-12, 200 Wins In: Looking Back At The Best Victories Of Cael Sanderson’s Penn State Career, No. But the statistics and the titles and the victories are not the true measure of Cael Sanderson. Nate Patrick (Illinois) 18-6 MD 184 lbs. Brandon Eggum (Minnesota) 8-0 MD The college wrestling head coaches who had the best NCAA wrestling careers. In 1999, Cael's redshirt freshman year, he and Cody made the finals at 184 and 133 pounds respectively, with Cody finishing second and Cael taking home the first of what would be four NCAA championships. Cael's four titles made him only the second wrestler in NCAA history to win four titles, the first being Pat Smith of Oklahoma State. Photo Story 1-ranked Iowa. Ten years ago today, Cael Sanderson stunned the wrestling world when news broke that he was leaving his alma mater Iowa State to take the reins at Penn State. 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