Doug Schwab (right) coaching at the NCAAs (Photo/UNI Sports Information)University of Northern Iowa head wrestling coach Doug Schwab has signed a three-year contract extension, the Cedar Falls-based school announced Thursday morning.
With the latest addition to his contract on top of a seven-year contract extension inked back in May 2014, Schwab will remain at the helm of the Panther mat program through the end of March 2024.
Details of the contract extension -- including financial terms and salary -- were not revealed.
Schwab just completed his eighth season at UNI, where he has compiled an overall dual-meet record of 71-47, with a total of 41 NCAA qualifiers and nine NCAA All-Americans. This past season, Schwab guided his wrestlers to a second-place finish in their first-ever Big 12 conference championships, with two Panthers -- Taylor Lujan and Drew Foster -- winning conference crowns at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively. As for the 2018-19 season, Schwab can expect the return of seven NCAA qualifiers and three NCAA All-Americans.
"Doug has done a tremendous job with the UNI Panther wrestling program," said UNI Director of Athletics David Harris. "His passion for Panther wrestling is unmatched. He cares deeply about each student-athlete in the wrestling room. We look forward to the continued success of the program on so many levels -- in the classroom, in citizenship and on the competition mat."
"I love coaching at the University of Northern Iowa," Schwab said. "My family and I couldn't be more excited to know that for at least the next six years it will be spent in the Cedar Valley. I know that the type of support we get from our administration, alumni and fans is special. We want them to know we are truly grateful for what they do for the program and these men that represent it on and off the mat. I have such an incredible group of coaches and student-athletes to work with. They challenge me and demand the best of me every day and I thank them for that. I cannot wait to lead this program and group of men into the future."
Prior to taking the reins of the storied UNI wrestling program, Schwab was a three-time NCAA champ for the University of Iowa as well as a freestyle competitor who wrestled for the U.S. at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. After graduation, the Osage, Iowa native headed east to Virginia Tech, where he served as an assistant to then-head coach Tom Brands ... then returned to his college alma mater to join the coaching staff until accepting the head coaching job at UNI in 2010.
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