(1979-06-20) June 20, 1979 (age 44) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
High school
Wasatch (UT)
State championships
4 (Utah)
College
Iowa State
NCAA championships
15 (4 competing, 11 coaching)
Olympic team
United States
Olympic medal
Gold
Status
Head coach for Penn State wrestling
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2004 Athens
84 kg
World Championships
2003 New York
84 kg
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo
84 kg
University World Championships
2000 Tokyo
85 kg
Cadet World Championships
1994 Frankfort
55 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Iowa State Cyclones
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
1999 State College
184 lb
2000 St. Louis
184 lb
2001 Iowa City
184 lb
2002 Albany
197 lb
Big 12 Championships
1999 Ames
184 lb
2000 Lincoln
184 lb
2001 Stillwater
184 lb
2002 Norman
197 lb
Cael Norman Sanderson (/ˈkeɪl/KAYL; born June 20, 1979) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler who is the current head coach of Penn State's wrestling team. As a wrestler, he won an Olympic gold medal and was undefeated in four years of college wrestling at Iowa State (159–0), becoming a four-time NCAA Division I champion (1999–2002).
Sanderson is the only wrestler in NCAA Division I history to go undefeated in official matches with more than 100 wins. Sports Illustrated named his college career as the second most impressive college sports feat of all-time, behind the setting of four world records by Jesse Owens in a single hour at the 1935 Big Ten track and field conference championship meet.[1]
^Anderson, Kelli (2002-04-01). "The Top 10: SI picks the most impressive college sports feats ever". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
Cael Norman Sanderson (/ˈkeɪl/ KAYL; born June 20, 1979) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler who is the current head coach of Penn...
State hired CaelSanderson". The Athletic. Retrieved 2023-04-21. Colucci, Anthony (2019-04-17). "An Oral History Of The Day CaelSanderson Turned College...
national finalist (with loss to the eventual four-time NCAA champion CaelSanderson from Iowa State) and two-time Big 12 Conference runner-up for the Oklahoma...
matches. During his 14 years at Iowa State, Douglas went 198-75-3. CaelSanderson, arguably the greatest collegiate wrestler of all time, took the reins...
multiple winners of the Hodge Trophy. The first was Iowa State's legend CaelSanderson, who won the award three times in his run as the first undefeated four–time...
more than three championships. Since 2011, Penn State under head coach CaelSanderson has won 11 NCAA team titles. Only the 2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers...
streak of four titles was broken by Ohio State in 2015. PSU's head coach CaelSanderson was named NCAA Coach of the Year. Note: Top 10 only (H): Team from hosting...
I Wrestling Championships" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 4, 2020. "CaelSanderson's decision five years ago helped set up Penn State's dominant wrestling...
Collegian, Sara Perlowitz | The Daily. "Greatness breeds greatness: How CaelSanderson bred Jason Nolf and Bo Nickal into national champions". The Daily Collegian...
Kyle Snyder Anthony Cassar Riley Lefever Roman Bravo-Young CaelSanderson Cody Sanderson Casey Cunningham Jake Varner Mark McKnight Eric Thompson Board...
winners, and five different world champions. Among them were Americans CaelSanderson and Les Gutches, both of whom Romero has multiple victories over. Romero...
and 68 conference titles. Douglas added to his legacy by coaching CaelSanderson to a gold medal in the 185-pound weight class at the 2004 Olympics in...
(79 kg) Event(s) Freestyle and Folkstyle College team Penn State Nittany Lions Club Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Coached by CaelSanderson Medal record...
year concluded, Bartlett committed to Penn State University head coach CaelSanderson, as the top-ranked 133-pounder and sixth-ranked pound for pound by FloWrestling...
Daily Collegian, April 26, 2020. Accessed March 10, 2022. "The moment CaelSanderson randomly assigned three-time NCAA Champion Bo Nickal and NCAA Champion...
Arbor, Michigan at the Crisler Center. Penn State under head coach CaelSanderson won their seventh Big Ten Championship title with individual titles...
Freestyle and Folkstyle College team Penn State Nittany Lions Club Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Askren Wrestling Academy Coached by CaelSanderson Medal record...
Hernandez 2002 – First university wrestler featured on Wheaties boxes – CaelSanderson 2005 – First women professional sports team to appear on Wheaties box...
Senior: When CaelSanderson arrived as the new head coach at PSU, Jenkins didn't feel comfortable with the way of teaching of Sanderson and Sanderson felt uncomfortable...
known as national leaders in college wrestling. Penn State, coached by CaelSanderson, has won ten NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in its history...
wrestling, Wren attended Iowa State University to compete for then coach CaelSanderson, however, he sustained an injury training before he could join the team...
the final match 2003 FILA Wrestling World Championships he defeated CaelSanderson of the United States, to become world champion. In 2006 he defeated...
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