Brent Metcalf
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| Iowa Hawkeyes | |
| DOB | July 20, 1986 (age 25) |
| Hometown | Davison, Michigan Davison, Michigan Davison is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Flint. The population was 5,536 at the 2000 census. Davison is located within Davison Township, but is administratively autonomous.... |
| Major | Sociology |
| Height | 5'8" |
| Weight Class | 149 lbs. |
| Career History | |
| High School | Davison High School |
| Colleges | Virginia Tech (2005–06) Iowa University of Iowa The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees... (2006–Present) |
| Awards and Highlights | |
| 2010 National Champion, 149 lbs. 2009 NCAA runner-up, 149 lbs. 2008 National Champion, 149 lbs. 2008 Dan Hodge Trophy Recipient 2008 NCAA Tournament Outstanding Wrestler 2008 Jesse Owens Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year 2008 Big Ten Wrestler of the Year 2008 Big Ten Tournament Outstanding Wrestler 2009 Big Ten Tournament Outstanding Wrestler |
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Brent Metcalf (born July 14, 1986) is an American amateur wrestler
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
currently competing in the international circuit for the United States of America.
As a prep wrestler, Metcalf went undefeated with a career record of 228-0, won four consecutive Michigan state titles, and earned six junior national titles. After originally committing to Virginia Tech, Metcalf would ultimately transfer to the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
following his redshirt year, to follow coach Tom Brands, who was switching head coaching positions from Virginia Tech to the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
also. Tom Brands and Metcalf both switched to the same schools. Due to Virginia Tech's desire not to release him, Metcalf was forced to sit out the entire 2006-2007 season. In the fall of 2007, as sophomore, Metcalf finally began his wrestling career. During the course of his first competitive season, he captured the Big Ten and National Championships at 149 lbs.
Metcalf joined past Iowa State star Cael Sanderson
Cael Sanderson
Cael Norman Sanderson , is considered one of the greatest American amateur wrestlers of all time. A 2004 Olympic champion in Athens, Greece, he went undefeated in four years of college wrestling at Iowa State University , winning four consecutive NCAA titles...
as the only sophomore to win the Dan Hodge Trophy
Dan Hodge Trophy
The Dan Hodge Trophy is awarded to the outstanding college wrestler of the year. The trophy is given each season to the nation's best college wrestler by W.I.N. Magazine and Culture House. It is the wrestling equivalent to the Heisman Trophy...
as the best collegiate wrestler in the United States. He was also named the Jesse Owens Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year
Big Ten Athlete of the Year
The Big Ten Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year award is given annually to the man voted as the top male athlete in the Big Ten Conference.-History:...
, beating out athletes in more high profile sports like football and basketball. Metcalf was additionally named Outstanding Wrestler of the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments, and honored as Big Ten Wrestler of the Year.
Personal
Raised in Davison, Michigan, Brent Metcalf is the son of Tom and Lynn Metcalf. His mother was an all-state gymnastGymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
and state champion in track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
. Brent is currently a sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
major at the University of Iowa. He was high school teammates with 3x All American and 1x National Champion Paul Donahoe and Current ISU wrestler and 2x All American Jon Reader, all coached under Roy Hall.
His older brother, Chase Metcalf, was also a very successful wrestler, but lost his life in a car accident in his University years. Roy Hall's son Chase Langdon Hall was named after Brent Metcalf's brother Chase Metcalf.
Brent married Iowa City native Kristin Metcalf (née Knipper).
High school
Metcalf finished his prep career with a 228-0 career record, tallying 156 pins. A four-time state individual champion, Metcalf also led his team to four consecutive state titles. As a senior, he was named Michigan's "Mr. Wrestler" in 2005, was selected as second-team ASICS all-American (behind rival Dustin SchlatterDustin Schlatter
Dustin Schlatter was the 2006 NCAA Division 1 Wrestling National Champion and a three-time NCAA All-American at 149 pounds for the University of Minnesota...
), Wrestling USA all-American and a Wrestling USA scholastic all-American.
A two-time FILA Junior World national champion, Metcalf captured the Most Outstanding Wrestler award in 2004 and was named the Outstanding Wrestler at 2005 Junior Freestyle Nationals. He defeated Pennsylvania wrestler Matt Dragon in the finals. He also wrestled Dragon in the Dapper Dan beating him in a 8-7 win. A six-time Junior National champion, he was also three-time Junior National Greco-Roman and Freestyle champion en route to earning double Most Outstanding Wrestler awards in 2005. He completed his senior season as a 2005 Dave Schultz High School Excellence regional award winner. Metcalf was also a cadet greco-roman national champion and freestyle runner-up.
2005 - 2006
After committing to coach Tom Brands at Virginia Tech, Metcalf used the 2005-2006 season as his redshirt year.2006 - 2007
On April 9, 2006, past NCAA Champion and former Iowa Hawkeye Tom Brands was named the head coach of the Iowa Wrestling program. Shortly after Brands accepted Iowa's offer, the five Virginia Tech wrestlers requested to transfer to Iowa pursuant to the NCAA’s "one-time transfer exception." Virginia Tech chose not to grant their release, and despite their issuing a lawsuit against Virginia Tech, the wrestlers were unable to successfully transfer without losing one year of eligibility.During this season of lost eligibility, Metcalf competed in both folkstyle and freestyle competitions. He competed unattached in three open college tournaments, winning all three en route to compiling a 14-0 record at 149 pounds. He won Omaha's Kaufman-Brand Open, an event that included a number of top Division I teams.
2007 - 2008
Metcalf entered the 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championships as the number one seeded wrestler in the 149 pound weight class. He had only one loss on the year getting pinned in a spladle in the first period by NC State wrestler Darrion Caldwell during the dual meet. He won the 2008 NCAA wrestling championships by defeating Bubba Jenkins from Penn State 14-8. He gave up the first two takedowns in the first period before coming back for the victory. He had defeated Jordan Burroughs of Nebraska in the semi-finals 6-3. (Burroughs went on to take third place and win the 157 lb championship the following year.) He also defeated returning All American Lance Palmer of Ohio State in the quarterfinals. For his efforts he was named the tournament's most outstanding wrestler. For his achievements Metcalf was named the winner of the 2008 Dan Hodge TrophyDan Hodge Trophy
The Dan Hodge Trophy is awarded to the outstanding college wrestler of the year. The trophy is given each season to the nation's best college wrestler by W.I.N. Magazine and Culture House. It is the wrestling equivalent to the Heisman Trophy...
, awarded annually to the nation's best college wrestler.
2008 - 2009
Metcalf entered the 2009 NCAA Wrestling Championships with an unblemished 37-0 record and again garnered the number one seed for the 149 pound weight class. He lost in the finals to Darrion Caldwell of North Carolina State 11-6. Caldwell went to do a celebratory backflip and Metcalf pushed him out of the air. Both parties issued apologies after the incident.2009 - 2010
Metcalf went undefeated during the regular season at 149 lb. Brent then lost to Lance Palmer from Ohio State in the Big 10 Championships due to an end of the match scramble. Metcalf would avenge this by defeating Palmer 3-2 in the NCAA Finals to capture his second NCAA title.Metcalf finished his collegiate career with a record of 108-3 (.973), which is tied for the 4th highest winning percentage in NCAA wrestling history.