Another year in the books for the outstanding Iowa wrestling team. Finishing their 3rd consecutive National Championship this year 23 total. What makes this team have the edge? There are three things that come to my mind when I think of Iowa Wrestling and those are coaches, work ethics, and their outstanding support of fans and family. The coaches of the Iowa wrestling team are Tom Brands, Terry Brands, Doug Schwab, Mike Zaddick, and of course the legend Dan Gable. These people are not just known for their coaching but their accomplishments themselves. Tom and Terry brands both qualified for the Olympics one of them winning. Zaddick who was in this last Olympics. And the name that everyone remembers is Dan Gable Olympic Gold Medalist. Many believe that with the coaching staff they have now they will be impossible to beat. The second thing that the team has is a great work ethic. Those who go through life wondering why they never were they wanted to be do not have the work ethic as this team. Day in and day out this team goes through hell just so they can accomplish their goals and have no regrets. There practices are what they are known for. They have the hardest practices that anyone could ever go through. After awhile practices are more mental than physical because your body just wants to give up. I have had the privilege to work with the team and go through what they do and I for one second do not think that they lose. The main thing that this team has is their fans and family. On Saturday nights when the hawks are wrestling at the Carver Stadium the stands are filled packed with black and yellow. Fans are what I believe to be big motivators. When you go out in front of thousands of people who are cheering you on it always gives you a little edge on the guy that you are wrestling. The roar of the crowd is what everyone wants and lives for. So next year we will all have to see what the Hawks have to bring.
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