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Brands, Hawkeyes Win 2009 Team Wrestling Title

The University of Iowa Hawkeyes and coaches Tom Brands and Terry Brands claimed the school’s 22nd NCAA Wrestling Championship!  Despite crowning no individual champions, the Hawkeye wrestling team won its second straight NCAA team title at the 2009 NCAA Championships in St. Louis, MO. 

The Hawkeyes outscored Ohio State by 4.5 points, 96.5  – 92 .  The team race was the closest margin since Iowa won the 1999 team title by two points.  Iowa crowned a total of five all-Americans while Ohio State crowned four, including NCAA Champion J Jaggers.  The Buckeyes are coached by Tom Ryan.