Tom Brands is the head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. A 1996 Olympic gold medalist and member of wrestling’s Hall of Fame, Brands is only the eighth wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. The former Hawkeye wrestler was a four-time All-American and three-time national champion (1989-92) at Iowa. He has a 218-23-1 (.903) overall and 99-10 (.908) Big Ten coaching record at Iowa, and a 234-43-1 (.844) career mark.

In 13 seasons as Iowa’s head coach, Brands has led the Hawkeyes to three NCAA and four Big Ten team titles, crowning 12 NCAA champions, 16 Big Ten champions and 72 All-Americans.

Iowa set the national collegiate dual meet attendance record of 42,287 when Iowa defeated top-ranked Oklahoma State, 18-16, on Nov. 14, 2015 at the Grapple on the Gridiron at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa has led the nation in attendance in each of Brands’ 13 seasons, setting an NCAA all-time attendance average of 12,166 in 2015-16.