Old and new names ready to challenge Penn State
SOURCE: www.ncaa.com
March 16, 2016

 

NEW YORK ― The usual cast of characters hit New York City's Madison Square Garden this week.

There's the old guard, Oklahoma State, back again for a run at a 35th NCAA team title. The Cowboys, then Oklahoma A&M, under legendary Edward C. Gallagher, won the first NCAA tournament in 1928. Over the last century the program has set a standard that not even the New York Yankees can match.

Under Dan Gable, the Iowa Hawkeyes became wrestling's top program from the early 1970s into the 21st Century. Gary Kurdelmeier got the Iowa ball rolling, leading the Hawks to back-to-back NCAA trophies in 1975 and 1976, but it was Gable who took the black and gold to new heights. From 1978 to 1997, Iowa won 15 NCAA championships. From 1978 to 1986, nine straight times, it was Iowa. The Hawks moved their total to 23 with three straight from 2008 to 2010.





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