Tom Brands was named NWCA Coach of the Year (Photo/Darren Miller, HawkeyeSports.com)ST. LOUIS -- On Wednesday the National Wrestling Coaches Association announced the NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year and seven finalists as selected by their peers. The award is presented to the coach that has demonstrated outstanding effort throughout the season in developing and elevating their program on campus and in the community. The NWCA National Coach of the Year awards program is presented by Defense Soap, the official Hygiene partner of the NWCA.
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The recipient of this year's NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year is Tom Brands of the University of Iowa. Coach Brands is in his 15th year as Head Coach at Iowa and his achievements this season include a 5-0 dual record, Co-Big Ten regular-season title, Big Ten tournament championship, nine wrestlers with automatic NCAA berths, and a tenth wrestler received an at-large birth. Entering the NCAA tournament, four Hawkeyes have the top seed in their respective weight classes.
"On behalf of the NWCA and our Board of Directors, it is my privilege to award Coach Tom Brands, for the second year in a row, the NWCA Division I National Coach of the Year award," said Mike Moyer, NWCA Executive Director. "Tom continues to do a phenomenal job at Iowa and this season has been another demonstration of the strength of the Hawkeye wrestling program. Good luck to Coach Brands and his squad this week as they compete at the NCAA Championships."
2021 NCAA DIVISION I COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALISTS
ACC | Pat Popolizio, North Carolina State University
Big 10 | Tom Brands, University of Iowa
Big 12 | Lou Rosselli, University of Oklahoma
EIWA | Pat Santoro, Lehigh University
MAC | Brian Smith, University of Missouri
Pac 12 | Jason Borelli, Stanford University
SoCon | Scotti Sentes, Campbell University
ABOUT THE NWCA
The National Wrestling Coaches Association, established in 1928, is a non-profit organization for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with a primary emphasis on developing coaches who work in academic environments. The three core competencies of the NWCA are: Coaching Development, Student-Athlete Welfare, and the Promotion of Wrestling.
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