Penn State Wrestling HC Cael Sanderson Notches 200th Win With a Crushing Victory Over Hawkeyes

The statements of each HC before the Friday game highlighted the foremost difference between the Penn State wrestling and Iowa Hawkeyes. Tom Brands batted for presenting a “tough battle” to the guests. But standing at a historical juncture, Penn State’s towering coach, Cael Sanderson, relished the situation. “I think wrestling at Iowa is a lot of fun,” the former Iowa State wrestler conceded. Moreover, he pointed towards the learning spree that his wrestler could earn from their matches against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

That part remained almost on-tune as the copacetic coach was all up to use his lessons from his past seasons on this headlined tussle. The Friday night match was on the trot of crowning Penn State HC with his 200th victory in the coaching suit. On that estimate, the PSU wrestlers didn’t mind obliterating the no. 3 wrestling team in the nation. 

The final victory that sealed the deal for Penn State

The rage of Penn State was in its full sweeping mode, as the Iowa Hawkeyes couldn’t keep a minimum chance in front of it. After losing Patrick Kennedy, Zach Glazier, now the Hawkeyes were on the pavement facing another defeat. This time, Ben Keuter was at the receiving end in the hand of Greg Kerkvliet. The X-post from PSU’s X-handle went on penning, “285: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet PSU maj. dec. Ben Keuter IA, 9-1 Penn State 29, Iowa 6”

Greg Kerkvliet’s victory chance was always on the mainstay against the Hawkeyes’ wrestler. So Friday night didn’t walk in a different direction on that note. To give the opponent a tremor at the emergence, Kerkvliet started his bout by inflicting a takedown on Ben Kueter. After that, the former U20 world champion could score only a lone point in a face-saving mode.

But with that victory, the Penn State wrestling pack earned multiple reasons for joy. One of those was the astounding final result: 29-6, showing Penn State’s wrestling supremacy. But among those, chief coach Cael Sanderson’s unrivaled achievement of 200 victories in blue garlanded a chapter. 

Cael Sanderson: the parable in motion 

“Cael’s style is very hands-on. He doesn’t raise his voice. He doesn’t yell. He just says, ‘Hey, let’s go wrestle,’ and then he holds you down for 40 minutes and you can’t get out”, Quentin Wright said once. Under Cael Sanderson, he belonged to the 2009-10 batch. That was the first season of the coach at Penn State and in inception, he had inflicted some strong habits in the pack.

The result was PSU’s victory in the 2011 season championship. After that, there was no turnback. As a coach, Cael Sanderson never pressured the wrestlers. “Our goal, my goal, is just to be in the hunt every year, to be competitive,” was his take before coming into this season. 

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As of now, Penn State holds 9 team NCAA championships under his reign. The 2022 season witnessed the Lions take the NCAA wrestling center stage for one last time. But after that, the pack starved for a repeat. Will it be possible this time? Let us know in the comment section. 

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