Kevin Dresser
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Iowa State |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 48–23 |
| Annual salary | $300,000 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 9, 1962 Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Iowa |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1986 | Iowa |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1988 | Iowa (asst.) |
| 1988–1996 | Grundy HS |
| 1996–2006 | Christiansburg HS |
| 2006–2017 | Virginia Tech |
| 2017–present | Iowa State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 208–74 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2012–13 ACC Tournament 2013–14 ACC Tournament 2014–15 ACC Dual Championship 2015–16 ACC Dual Championship 2016–17 ACC Dual Championship | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Collegiate Wrestling | ||
| Representing the Iowa Hawkeyes | ||
| NCAA Division I Championships | ||
 | 1986 Iowa City | 142 lb |
| Big Ten Championships | ||
| 1985 Evanston | 142 lb |
| 1986 Minneapolis | 142 lb |
Kevin Dresser (November 9, 1962) is a collegiate wrestling coach, currently at Iowa State University and formerly at Virginia Tech (2006–2017). Dresser had also been a coach at Christiansburg HS, Grundy HS, and an assistant at the University of Iowa, after having wrestled for the Hawkeyes.
Born in Fort Dodge and a native of Humboldt, Iowa, Dresser was a two-time high school wrestling state champion and four time place winner fifth (freshman) and sixth (sophomore) at Humboldt High School. Kevin had a high school record of 112-11-1, he holds his school's records for number of takedowns and pins.[1] Kevin matriculated to the University of Iowa where he was an NCAA National Champion at 142 pounds in 1986. He was also a two-time NCAA All-American and two-time Big Ten Conference Champion. Kevin had an NCAA record of 34-2-1 with 16 falls. His coach at Iowa was wrestling legend Dan Gable. In 1986, he was given the Mike Howard Award as the most valuable wrestler for the Hawkeyes that season.[2]
Early coaching career
He coached under Dan Gable at Iowa for several years after graduation.[2] He then accepted a position as head wrestling coach at Grundy High School in Grundy, Virginia. Dresser led the Virginia powerhouse to eight Virginia state titles in eight years.[3]
Dresser then moved to Christiansburg, Virginia to take over the wrestling program at Christiansburg High School. He successfully built the team from scratch and led them to five consecutive Virginia team state championships. During his tenure, Christiansburg High School was ranked as high as fourth in the nation.[4]
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