Led by three-time NCAA championJim Zalesky, the Hawkeyes had four additional athletes in the NCAA finals, including another family connection as the Kistler brothers each finished second at 150 and 167 pounds. Iowa Central CC /, Bettendorf, Iowa / time. Barry Davis (1981-82): 46 T.J. Williams (3rd, 157 pounds) Zalesky picked up right where Gable left off by winning the 1998 Big Ten and National championships. Jesse Whitmer(118 pounds) The following season, the Hawkeyes saw their 25-year Big Ten championship streak snapped by the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The best version of this Iowa team might not come into focus until later in the season which is fine, considering that the sport's biggest prizes aren't available for five more months. They also beat Cal Baptist 38-9, the same team we smoked a day later, 42-3. Mark Ironside (6th, 134 pounds) Iron Range star Asuma commits to Gophers in school gym after team wins Match by Match Results, 2015-16 The team is training in the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and is guests of the University of Iowa wrestling team and Hawkeye Wrestling Club. From zero national champs to three, Iowa putMatt McDonough,Brent Metcalf andJay Borschel on top of the podium in 2010 for what would be Tom Brands' last NCAA title to date. Future Olympian and Hawkeye Wrestling Club head coach Daniel Dennis took seventh at 133 pounds while star and future Iowa State assistant coach Brent Metcalf took second at 149 pounds in an infamous final bout. Mark Ironside(134 pounds) 7 Iowa State - Preview, How to Watch Guide, & Match Thread Prepare yourselves for the best Cy-Hawk matchup in years! Tom Brands (134 pounds) This squad, led by NCAA champsJesse Whitmer,Mark Ironside, Lincoln McIlravy, Joe Williams, Lee Fullhart, is considered to be one of the best Hawkeye lineups in program history given the amount of points scored and the resumes of these stars. Lou Banach (Unlimited), All-Americans: Gable made his mark in Iowa City, butZalesky showed that the heart of the program remained strong as he guided Iowa into a new era. Joel Sharratt (2nd, 190 pounds). Sunnyside / Sophomore Joe Williams won the first of his three titles, while Mark Ironside, who would go on to be one of just three Hawkeyes to ever win the Hodge Trophy, earned his first All-American honor. Iowa wrestling has won a total of24 national championships, including back-to-back titles from 1975-1976 as well as consecutive titles from 1978-1986, 1991-1993, 1995-2000 and 2008-2010. This experienced squad of All-Americans battled the always-intense Penn State for the team title and lost two heartbreaking national final matches at 141 and 174 before Hawkeye Hero Spencer Lee came in and shutout Brandon Courtney to "heal a lot of hearts," as Tom Brands said after the tournament, and help his team capture the championship title they had been looking for.