Cael Sanderson

About

Cael Norman Sanderson ( KAYL; born June 20, 1979) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler who is the current head coach of Penn State’s wrestling team. As a wrestler, he won an Olympic gold medal and was undefeated in four years of collegiate wrestling at Iowa State (159–0), becoming a four-time NCAA Division I champion.
Sanderson is the only wrestler in NCAA Division I history to go undefeated in official matches with more than 100 wins. Sports Illustrated named his college career as the second most impressive college sports feat of all-time, behind the setting of four world records by Jesse Owens in a single hour at the 1935 Big Ten track and field conference championship meet.

Sanderson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Steve and Debbie Sanderson. He attended Wasatch High School in Heber City, Utah, where he was coached by his father, a former wrestler at Brigham Young University. As a high school wrestler, Sanderson was a four-time Utah state champion and compiled a record of 127–3.

After graduating from high school, Sanderson followed his brothers, Cody and Cole, to Iowa State. After redshirting the 1997-98…