Goodale named head man at Limestone
The list of former University of Iowa wrestlers who hold head coaching positions at the collegiate level is a long one and it grew recently when Osage native Trent Goodale was tabbed the head coach at NCAA Div. II Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina.

Goodale has been an assistant coach for the Saints since 2006.

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Three former Hawks compete in Olympics
Former University of Iowa and Oklahoma State NCAA champion Steve Mocco won his first two freestyle matches at the 2008 Olympics at 120 kg., but lost his final two bouts to finish 2-2 and off the medal stand.

Former Iowa Hawkeyes Mike Zadick and Osage native Doug Schwab both went 0-2 in their first Olympic competition.

The American freestyle team had only one medalist, Henry Cejudo at 55 kg., who struck gold earlier this week.

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Preseason High School Nationals
coming to Des Moines this fall
The state of Iowa has hosted many big wrestling events throughout the years. Add another one to the list when the Boys and Girls Folkstyle Wrestling Preseason High School Nationals are held at Vets Auditorium in Des Moines on Oct. 25.

Click here for much more information on this event open to high school wrestlers across the nation.

Registration opens soon and will be limited to the first 1,200 entrants, so check it out today and get ready for the season to begin!

More than 4,000 photos from Fargo
With images from the Junior freestyle finals and medal matches added on Sunday, The Predicament has uploaded all of our photos from the Cadet/Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D. and the count is more than 4,000 from the eight-day tournament. Click here to view all of our photo albums and purchase prints and more from DotPhoto.

Our final article from the tournament is now available to Full Access subscribers. Find out what Iowa's two Junior freestyle National Champions had to say about their gold-medal performances and what several other of the All-Americans had to say afterwards.

The Predicament's 2008 Cadet/Junior Nationals Coverage

Moore and Thompson strike gold
Nate Moore (pictured on top at right) won the Junior freestyle National championship at 130 pounds Saturday morning with an impressive fall in the first period. Eric Thompson (pictured below in blue) closed out the finals with a dominating victory in the 285-pound title bout.

Moore was named the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler after picking up his second straight Junior freestyle title.

Derek St. John at 152 and 215-pounder Byron Tate fell short of their title bids and finished second in their respective weight classes.

Nine other Iowans left Fargo with Junior freestyle All-American honors.

They are Joe Colon (5th at 119), George Ivanov (4th at 125), Jake Demmon (7th at 125), Bret Baumbach (5th at 130), Matt McDonough (3rd at 135), Alec Hoffman (5th at 140), Grant Gambrall (3rd at 189), Josh Ihnen (4th at 189) and Justin Rau (8th at 189).

As a team, the Iowa Junior freestyle squad claimed the championship by a wide margin with the most All-Americans of any state.

Cadet freestyle medals handed out
The Cadet freestyle action at the Cadet/Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D. came to a close on Friday afternoon with the medal matches. Six wrestlers from the state of Iowa earned All-American honors, including 130-pounder Tanner Weatherman (pictured in blue), who finished eighth.

Turn to our coverage page to read our latest Full Access article from the FargoDome to read how the Iowa Cadets did today in their medal matches.

The Predicament has uploaded more than 3,000 photos from the action this week on our DotPhoto page. Check out our latest additions from the Cadet medal matches.

Greco-Roman action complete in Fargo
Kyle Kober finished second at 285 and six other Iowans earned All-American honors as the Junior Greco-Roman National Tournament came to a close Tuesday evening in Fargo, N.D.

Three of the seven wrestlers from the Iowa team won their medal matches during the final Greco-Roman session of the week, including George Ivanov (pictured in blue) of CB Lewis Central at 125, who finished fifth. Dylan Carew claimed third-place honors at 140, while Iowa City West teammate Grant Gambrall finished fifth at 189.

Find out how all of the wrestlers did and what many of them had to say about their performances, in our Full Access article.

Tanner Hiatt strikes gold in Fargo
Ballard's Tanner Hiatt (pictured on top) scored a 40-second fall in the 135-pound championship match in the Cadet Greco-Roman finals Monday night in Fargo, N.D., to claim a National title.

Three other Iowans earned All-American honors to wrap up the third day of action in Fargo. Austin Blythe finished second at 285, Cory Clark was sixth at 91 and Caleb White placed seventh at 285.

Turn to our coverage page for our latest Full Access article from Monday's action, including the women's freestyle and Cadet and Junior Greco-Roman.

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