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Cael Sanderson is one of the most decorated collegiate wrestlers of all-time. After a successful collegiate career, Sanderson has continued his dominance onto to world and Olympic circuits. During his time on the Iowa State wrestling team, Sanderson became only the second four-time NCAA Champion. Sports Illustrated named his undefeated career at Iowa State as the number two most outstanding achievement in the history of collegiate athletics. After his time at Iowa State, Sanderson went on to compete in his first Olympic Games in 2004, winning a gold medal.

Sanderson later turned to coaching and led his alma mater to three consecutive Big 12 titles from 2007-2009. He is currently the Head Wrestling Coach at Penn State University and has led the team to back-to-back National Championships in the past two seasons.