Doug Schwab, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Doug Schwab

American sport wrestler

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1977

Place of Birth: Osage, Iowa, United States

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Doug Schwab

  • Doug Schwab (born August 3, 1977 in Osage, Iowa) is a male freestyle wrestler and NCAA wrestling coach from United States.
  • He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics.
  • He lost a match in the 1/16 of final against Andriy Stadnik.
  • In the first consolation round he lost and was eliminated by Sushil Kumar. He wrestled at the University of Iowa, where he was a three-time All-American and Big Ten Champion.
  • He also won the 1999 NCAA Championship at 141 pounds.
  • He finished his collegiate career with 130 wins, which ranked 10th in school history as of 2012.
  • As a high school wrestler at Osage High School, he was a 3-time state finalist (missing the 1994 tournament due to injury).
  • He won the 1996 2A state championship at 130 pounds. Following his collegiate career, Schwab served as an assistant coach under Tom Brands at Virginia Tech during the 2005-2006 season.
  • He returned to Iowa as a volunteer assistant coach in 2006-2007.
  • He was promoted to full-time assistant for the Hawkeyes from 2007-2010.
  • On August 1, 2010, Schwab was named the 9th head wrestling coach for the University of Northern Iowa. In May 2014, Schwab inked a seven-year extension to remain the head wrestling coach of the Panthers.
  • The extension came a few months after he led the wrestling squad to a perfect 13-0 dual season and crowned three All-Americans.
  • Three All-Americans (Dylan Peters, Joe Colon, and Joey Lazor) was the most in program history since 2002.

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