Cael Sanderson

Cael Sanderson

Cael Norman Sanderson (/ˈkeɪl/KALE; born June 20, 1979, in Salt Lake City, Utah) is considered one of the greatest American amateur wrestlers in recent years. A 2004 Olympic champion in Athens, Greece, he went undefeated in four years of college wrestling at Iowa State University (159–0), winning four consecutive NCAA titles (1999–2002). He 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 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.

He is the current head wrestling coach at Penn State University and has led the Nittany Lions to two national championships.