Cael's latest victim, Jason Payne from Northern Iowa, was pinned in 4:03. The National Duals are next and should provide some good competition. You can "attend" the National Duals via the internet by going to Intermat
In what has become typicl Sanderson fashion, Cael outclasses the competition at the Midlands. He picked up five more wins and the OW award.
ANOTHER FALL!!!Cael pins Iowa's Ryan Fulsaas in 1:41 12/09
Cael wins four more at the Simpson Duals, then pins Jareck Horton from Wisconson this weekend. Still, no one has taken him the distance. He was voted OW for the fourth straight time at the Simpson Duals. 12/02
Cael runs his record to 129-0 with TF over West Virginia's Brent Miller. The first real test may not come untill the Midlands in December.
Sanderson records four falls to start season 11/10
Sanderson cruises at inter-squad meet 11/7
Sanderson chooses to skip World Championships 10/17
Unbeaten Sanderson plans 'huge jump' to 197 10/11
ISU wrestling ace weighs options... 10/7
Wrestling Schedule
2001-2002
| Date | Event | Location |
| Saturday, November 10 |
CYCLONE OPEN
| Fort Dodge, IA |
| Friday, November 16 | Hofstra
| Long Island, NY |
| Sunday, November 18 |
PENN OPEN
| Philadelphia, PA |
| Sunday, November 25 | WEST VIRGINIA | AMES, IA |
| Saturday, December 1 | Simpson Duals | Indianola, IA |
| SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 | WISCONSIN | AMES, IA |
| SUNDAY DECEMBER 9 |
IOWA
| AMES, IA |
| Saturday/Sunday December 29-30 | Midlands | Evanston, IL |
| SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 | Northern Iowa | AMES, IA |
| Saturday/Sunday January 19-20 | National Duals | Columbus, OH |
| FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 | NORTH CAROLINA ST | AMES, IA |
| Monday, January 28 | All-Star Meet | Long Island, NY |
| Friday, February 1 | Oklahoma State | Stillwater, OK |
| Sunday, February 3 | Oklahoma | Norman, OK |
| THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 | MISSOURI | AMES, IA |
| Sunday, February 10 | Arizona State | Tempe, AZ |
| SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 | NEBRASKA | AMES, IA |
| Sunday, February 24 | Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Saturday, March 9 | Big 12 Championships | Norman, OK |
| Thursday-Saturday, March 21-23 | NCAA Championships | Albany, NY |
| Cael Sanderson |
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 | Class:
RS Senior
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| Hometown:
Heber City, Utah
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| High School:
Wasatch
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| Weight:
197
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| Position:
Co-Captain
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| Birthdate:
06/20/1979
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| Honors:
Three-time NCAA 184-pound Champion; Three-time NCAA Outstanding Wrestler; Three-time Academic All-American
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1999-2000: Compiled a 40-0 record ... first non-senior collegiate wrestler to win the Dan Hodge Trophy as college wrestling’s top performer ... capped off sophomore year with a second-straight national championship ... the only collegiate wrestler to be named the NCAA Tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler as a freshman and a sophomore ... went through the NCAA Tournament’s 184-pound field with a fall, two technical falls and two major decisions ... at the NCAA meet, pinned Adam Schaaf of Millersville (3:51) and technical falled Dax Pecaro of North Carolina-Greensboro and Rob Rohn of Lehigh (7:00); major decisioned Brandon Eggum of Minnesota, 16-5, in the semifinals and beat Vertus Jones of West Virginia, 19-6, to win the championship ... recorded 11 falls, 14 technical falls and nine major decisions against 2000 opponents ... won the Big 12 title by beating NCAA qualifiers Tom Grossman of Oklahoma, 17-7, and Daniel Cormier of Oklahoma State, 8-4 ... decisioned Eggum of Minnesota, 6-1, at the NWCA All-Star meet ... named Outstanding Wrestler at the National Duals by cruising through rated competition; scored a technical fall over Jeff Knupp of Penn State (7:00); pinned Lionel Halsey of Cal State- Bakersfield (3:14) and Grossman of Oklahoma (1:53); major decisioned Eggum of Minnesota (8-0) ... earned Big 12 wrestler of the week honors ... beat Isaac Weber of Oregon State, 16-7, technical falled Cash Edwards of Boise State in 4:54 and pinned Dave Murray of Lock Haven at the Lone Star Duals to earn outstanding wrestler honors ... decisioned Nate Patrick of Illinois, 7-2, to win a second-straight Midlands championship ... named Simpson Duals’ outstanding wrestler by collecting two pins and two technical falls ... crowned champion at the Omaha Open and the Harold Nichols Open ... gold medalist at the 2000 World University Championships in Tokyo, Japan ...
1998-99: Freshman campaign ended with a 39-0 record, wrestling at 184 pounds ... first freshman in the history of Iowa State wrestling to win an NCAA championship ... first freshman in the history of the NCAA Tournament to be named “Outstanding Wrestler” ... swept through NCAA Championship by pinning Josh Dideon of Cleveland State (4:46), beating Nate Patrick of Illinois (18-6), pinning Andy Hrovat of Michigan (4:24), pinning Brad Vering of Nebraska (1:58) and beating Brandon Eggum of Minnesota (6-1) to win the title ... named Iowa State’s Male Athlete of the Year ... recorded 23 wins and five pins against 1999 NCAA qualifiers ... beat Minnesota’s Eggum in NCAA title match, 6-1 ... beat Vertus Jones of West Virginia, 6-5, at the NWCA All-Star meet ... beat No. 5 Brad Vering, 9-5, for the Big 12 title ... pinned Vering again (1:58) in the semifinal match of the NCAA Championship ... beat national qualifiers Casey Strand of Arizona State and Mark Munoz of Oklahoma State twice ... beat All-American John Van Doren of Lehigh (11-4) for the Midlands title ... won by technical fall over Iowa’s Paul Jenn ... earned Big 12 wrestler of the week honors ... named Amateur Wrestling News Rookie of the Year ... won the Cyclone Open ... won University Freestyle national title at 187.25 pounds by beating Munoz ... was a member of the Big 12 Conference all-star team which competed in the South Korea National Invitation Wrestling Tournament in Seoul ... pinned Tong Hoon Park in 5:06 to win the 187-pound title ... named tournament’s outstanding wrestler ...
1997-98: Wrestled unattached and compiled a 10-1 record ... won the Cyclone Open ... finished second in the UNI Open ... won the Omaha Open by pinning Nebraska’s Charles McTorry ...
High School Experience: Four-time Utah state champion ... named the nation’s top prep wrestler at 171 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News in 1997 ... state Class 3A champion at 119 pounds his freshman year ... state champion at 135 pounds his sophomore season ... state champion at 145 pounds his junior year ... state champion at 171 pounds his senior year ... compiled a career record of 127-3 ... most valuable wrestler at 1997 state tournament ... academic all-state ... four-year letterwinner ... an all-region selection in football ...
Personal: Born June 20, 1979 ... younger brother of Cyclone co-captain Cole Sanderson and former ISU two-time NCAA finalist Cody Sanderson ... Sanderson brothers combined for 11 Utah prep crowns ... son of Steve and Debbie Sanderson ... coached in high school by his father ... art and design major.
