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2009 Iowa Preseason Camps and Tribute Dinner Information:
Excel honors Rob Koll, Excel's "Hall of Heroes" Inductee
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Iowa's 3rd Annual Team EXCEL Tribute Luncheon
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 Where: DMACC Campus
Conference Center
Building #7
Ankeny, Iowa
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When: Sunday, November 15th, 2009
- Schedule: Social Hour: 12 noon to 1pm
Lunch served: 1pm
Awards: 1:30 pm
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Honoring: Cornell University Head Coach and former Team Excel wrestler Rob Koll
It is an honor to induct Rob Koll into the 2009 Excel Wrestling Hall of Heroes. Koll is Cornell University's Head Coach of 17 years. He has taken the "Big Red" to one of the top spots in the country over the past several years. Last year they placed second at the National Dual meet championships with wins over Iowa State, Ohio State and the University of Michigan. Currently Cornell University is ranked 3rd nationally by WIN Magazine.
Koll has followed in his father's footsteps. Bill Koll was a legendary coach, serving at the helm at Cornell College, Iowa State Teachers College before moving on to the Head Coaching position at Penn State University. Koll has done amazing things with the Cornell program receiving several "Coach of the Year" honors recently. Many believe he has literally set a new standard in wrestling among Ivy League univesities.
Wrestling-wise, Koll was unstoppable, one of few wrestlers to ever defeat such opponents as Dave Schultz and Kenny Monday. In college at the University of North Carolina, Koll won three conference titles for North Carolina and took home the NCAA championship at 158lbs in 1988. He was the most winning wrestler in North Carolina history as UNC's first four time NCAA All American. He went on to train and compete internationally with Team Foxcatcher out of Newtown Square, PA. He and Coach Knight were teammates and became good friends wrestling together in the early 90's. Koll won the Pan American Championships, along with two World Cup titles, wrestled on the US World Team and placed 5th in the 1989 Tokyo World Championships and was a 1992 US Olympic alternate.
Later in his career, he made one more run, wrestling for Team Excel. Rob wrestled for Team Excel's Olympic level club throughout 1997 and 1998, winning by tech fall over 4 x NCAA Champion Pat Smith at the World Team trials in 1998, not to mention several great wins over other young and upcoming greats. Koll finally unlaced his shoes at the age of 33 years with his longtime friend Steve Knight in his corner.
On behalf of the Excel Wrestling Board of Directors, it is an honor to welcome Coach Koll back to Iowa and we look forward to hearing his inspirational message at this year's Excel Hall of Heroes Banquet on November 15th.
- Information: The afternoon will begin with a social hour at 12 noon and lunch following at 1pm. All funds raised from the Iowa Team EXCEL Fall Tribute Luncheon go toward supporting financial need scholarships for wrestlers in the Iowa Excel Junior Olympic Program.
Please contact the Excel Wrestling office for table sponsorship, individual and group ticket info at 515.331.4419
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Excel Wrestling's 2009 Train Extreme Preseason Camp
Two Locations:
| Western Iowa -
Guthrie Center High School, Guthrie Center, Iowa |
Central Iowa -
Waukee Prairieview School, Waukee, Iowa |
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When:
Guthrie Center High School,
November 3rd, 4th, 5th |
Waukee Prairieview School,
November 10th, 11th, 12th |
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Camp Information:
Excel Wrestling's 2009 Train Extreme Preseason Camp will focus primarily on offense and defense on the feet. Our philosophy within the framework of Excel Wrestling and the belief of our coaches is... Matches are won "ON THE FEET". Coach Knight and the clinician staff will work on short offense, low and middle level shots, front headlock situations, scoring defensively, and a lot of “Live Wrestling”. Find the edge at Excel Wrestling's 2009 Train Extreme Preseason Camp!
This year's Camp Theme - "Equipping Champions For Life"
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Featured Clinicians:
 Nick Mitchell wrestled for Wartburg College where he was a three-time Iowa Conference champion and three-time NCAA Division III All-American. Individually, he finished second at the national championships once and was third twice, and was a part of the 1999 national championship team. He begins his second season as Head Coach at Grand View University in Des Moines, IA. Last season he lead the Vikings to an eighth place finish at the NAIA National Championships, with three All Americans and an NAIA National Champion. We look forward to having Coach Mitchell at both Excel Fall Training Camps this year.
 Clint Manny is the Head Coach for Simpson College. He finished his own career at Simpson as the most winning wrestler in Simpson College wrestling history. He was a three time Division III NCAA All American at 149lbs and an Iowa High School State Champion for Winterset HS prior to moving on to the college level. He begins his second season as Head Coach leading the Simpson Storm this year. Over the past three decades, the Simpson wrestling program has crowned 36 Division III NCAA All Americans and placed in the top 10 four times in the past 12 years. We look forward to having Coach Manny with us this year at the Excel Train Extreme Preseason Camp.
 Steve Knight has been a member of the US National Teams Coaching Staff for the past 13 years along with coaching on the US Freestyle Circuit for the New York Athletic Club. He served on the US Olympic Staff in 2000 and 2004. He has coached in World Cup competition and two World Freestyle Championships. He also led the US team to a Gold Medal finish at the 2004 Pan American Championships. This fall, he will again coach the US team at the 2009 Pan American Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Steve is a 2x Iowa HS State Champion, ISU Big 12 Champion, NCAA American and US Pan American Gold Medalist at 62kgs. He enters his 15th year working as Head Coach and Executive Director of Excel Wrestling, USAW Junior Olympic Program.
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