Former Hawkeye wrestler Mike Zadick is in his third season as strength training coach for the University of Iowa wrestling team. He served as volunteer assistant coach for the Hawkeyes for two seasons (2005-06). In 2007, Zadick helped coach Mark Perry to Big Ten and NCAA titles. The Hawkeyes also crowned three all-Americans.

Zadick was a three-time all-American (2000-02) at Iowa, winning the 149-pound Big Ten title in 2002. He was the 2007 U.S. Senior Freestyle champion and won a silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, in July.

Zadick’s other international accomplishments include a silver medal at the 2006 World Championships (60 kg/132 pounds) in Guangzhou, China at 60kg/132 pounds, and runner-up finishes at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team trials (60kg/132 pounds) and U.S. Nationals, and the 2005 World Team Trials challenge tournament.

Mike and his older brother, Bill, are part of Iowa’s tradition of brothers competing for the Hawkeyes. Bill was a two-time all-American for the Hawkeyes, winning a Big Ten and NCAA title at 142 pounds in 1996. Bill also served as Iowa’s volunteer assistant coach for the 2003 and 2004 seasons.

A native of Great Falls, MT, Zadick earned a bachelor’s degree in sports studies from the University of Iowa in 2004.

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