Landon Williams
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Central (IA) |
| Conference | ARC |
| Record | 23–9 (.719) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Eldridge, IA |
| Alma mater | Wartburg |
| Playing career | |
| Wrestling | |
| 2011-2014 | Wartburg |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2014-2015 | Wartburg (asst.) |
| 2015-2019 | Holy Cross HS (LA) |
| 2019-2024 | Wartburg (asst.) |
| 2024-Present | Central (IA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–9 (.719) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| As wrestler: 4x NCAA Team National Champion (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) 2012 NCAA 165 lb. National Champion 2014 NCAA 174 lb. National Champion As assistant coach: 2022 NCAA Team National Champion 3x NCAA Team National Runner-up(2015, 2023, 2024) | |
Landon Williams is a collegiate wrestling coach, currently at Central College (Iowa) in Pella, Iowa. Williams was announced as Central's head men's wrestling coach in April 2024 following 5 years as an assistant at his alma mater, Wartburg.[1]
High School
Williams went to high school in Davenport, Iowa at Davenport Assumption high school where he was member of the wrestling team. In his senior season he would finish with an undefeated season at 47-0 and a state championship at 160lbs.[2]
College
Landon was a 4-year member of the Wartburg Knights wrestling program. During his time at Wartburg he won 4 team national titles and two individual titles. In 2012, his sophomore campaign, he won his first NCAA national title at 165 lbs. with a win over Coe College's Nick LeClere.[3] In his final season as a Knight, Williams capped off the year with a pin in the 174 lbs. national final against Anthony Bonaventura of Waynesburg to secure his second national title.[4] He finished his career with 135–15 record and as a 2x team captain, 2x NCAA champion, 3x NCAA all-American, and 4x NCAA team champion.
