Cael Norman Sanderson (/ ˈ k eɪ l / KAYL; born June 20, 1979) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler who is the current head coach of Penn State's wrestling team. As a wrestler, he won an Olympic gold medal and was undefeated in four years of college wrestling at Iowa State (159–0), becoming a four-time NCAA Division I ...

On April 17, 2009, Penn State named national wrestling legend Cael Sanderson as its 12th head wrestling coach and immediately the nation looked East.

Jan 20, 2025 · Penn State wrestling will try to earn its 12th NCAA Championship in 14 years under Cael Sanderson. Could this be their best team yet?

Jan 21, 2025 · The top-ranked Nittany Lions took care of the Cornhuskers with a 31-7 win to improve to 8-0, but Penn State coach Cael Sanderson said his guys “didn’t wrestle great” but “wrestled well ...

Feb 22, 2024 · There it was, Penn State wrestling on its invincible home floor on a Friday night in the middle of winter. Against a hated rival. Could the unthinkable actually be happening? The No. 1...

Aug 8, 2024 · Here's what you need to know about Sanderson and his career as a wrestler and a coach at Penn State: Sanderson earned a gold medal in the 84-kg freestyle at the 2004 Athens Olympics in...

Nov 13, 2024 · At Rec Hall, when Penn State’s 125-pound freshman Braeden Davis takes the mat to begin the competition, and the lights flash back on and the crowd roars, 45-year-old Sanderson appears seemingly from nowhere on the sideline.

Dec 17, 2024 · At the conclusion of No. 1 Penn State Wrestling’s 54-0 beatdown of No. 26 Wyoming this past Sunday, legendary coach Cael Sanderson picked up his 250th career dual meet victory. This season marks the 19th year Sanderson has been prowling the mat as the head coach of a Division I program.

Dec 15, 2024 · The win was Cael Sanderson’s 250th career victory as a head coach – 44 of them coming at Iowa State and the other 206 at Penn State. But in typical Sanderson fashion, he wasn’t even aware of the milestone and was focused on the team.

Nov 11, 2024 · Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson enters his 16th season as the helm of the Nittany Lions. Their season gets started against Drexel.