- Kevin Dresser
Kevin Dresser (born on
November 9 ,1962 ) is the headwrestling coach atVirginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute ).A native of
Humboldt, Iowa , Dresser was a two-time high school wrestling state champion at Humboldt High School. Kevin matriculated to the University of Iowa where he was anNCAA national champion at 142 pounds in 1986. He was also a two-timeNCAA All-American and two-timeBig Ten Conference Champion. His coach at Iowa was wrestling legendDan Gable . In 1986, he was given the Mike Howard Award as the most valuable wrestler for the Hawkeyes that season.Dresser coached under
Dan Gable at Iowa for several years after graduation. He than accepted a position as head wrestling coach at Grundy High School inGrundy, Virginia . Dresser led the Virginia powerhouse to eight Virginia state titles in eight years. Dresser then moved toChristiansburg, Virginia to take over the wrestling program atChristiansburg High School . He successfully built the team from scratch and led them to 5 consecutive Virginia state team championships. During his tenure,Christiansburg High School was ranked as high as fourth in the nation.Dresser took over as head
wrestling coach for theVirginia Tech Hokies in 2006 upon the departure ofTom Brands .External links
* [http://blogs.roanoke.com/pressbox/wrestling/dresser_weighs_in.html Newspaper Interview with Kevin Dresser]
* [http://www.takedownradio.com/audio/tdr060527hr1.wma Radio Interview with Kevin Dresser]
* [http://www.humboldtnews.com/News/2006/0420/Front_Page/0104.html Article on Kevin Dresser]
* [http://ui.media.uiowa.edu/photo_archives/athletics/WR_Dresser-Kevin.htm Image of Kevin Dresser]
* [http://www.hokiesports.com/staff/dresser.html VT Coach's Bio]
* [http://kevindresserwrestlingcamps.com Kevin Dresser's Web site]
* [http://www.wrestlingstats.com/ncaa/pdf/brackets/NCAA%201986.pdf National Championships Bracket]
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