Athletics - Iowa State University Alumni Association

Athletics

ISU alumni in athletics...

Nawal El MoutawakelBeth Bader (’97 exercise and sport sci), LPGA golfer
Matt Blair (’74 phys ed), retired Pro Bowl NFL linebacker
Glen Brand (’50 civil engr), Olympic gold medalist, wrestling
John Cooper (’62 phys ed), former Ohio State University head football coach
Troy Davis (attended, ’96 soc), 1996 Heisman Trophy runner-up
Nawal El Moutawakel (’88 phys ed), first Arab woman, first African woman, and first Muslim woman to win Olympic gold and 2016 Olympics coordination commission chair (the first woman ever to chair the Olympics coordination commission)
Dan Gable (’71 phys ed), Olympic gold medalist and noted collegiate coach, wrestling
Ron Galimore (’81 speech comm), first black U.S. Olympic gymnast
Fred Hoiberg (’95 finance), former NBA player and current Iowa State men's basketball head coach
Jeff Hornacek (’86 accounting), retired NBA all-star
Kevin Jackson (attended, ’91 human sci), Olympic gold medalist, wrestling, and current Iowa State wrestling head coach
Yobes Ondieki (’86 marketing), first man to run 10,000 meters in under 27 minutes
Ben Peterson (’72 architecture), Olympic gold medalist, wrestling
Cael Sanderson (’01 art and design), Olympic gold medalist, wrestling, first-ever undefeated four-time NCAA wrestling champion, and current Penn State head wrestling coach

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