Brent Metcalf was born on July 14,1986 and is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler.
19 Facts About Brent Metcalf
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Brent Metcalf joined Cael Sanderson and David Taylor as the only sophomores to win the Dan Hodge Trophy as the best collegiate wrestler in the United States.
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Brent Metcalf was named the Jesse Owens Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year, beating out athletes in more high-profile sports like football and basketball.
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Brent Metcalf was additionally named Outstanding Wrestler of the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments, and honored as Big Ten Wrestler of the Year.
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Brent Metcalf's mother was an all-state gymnast and state champion in track and field.
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Brent Metcalf was high school teammates with 3x All American and 1x National Champion Paul Donahoe and 3x All American and 1x National Champion Jon Reader, all coached under Roy Hall.
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Brent Metcalf's older brother, Chase Metcalf, was a very successful wrestler, but lost his life in a car accident in his university years.
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Brent Metcalf graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in sociology.
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Brent Metcalf defeated Pennsylvania wrestler Matt Dragon in the finals.
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Brent Metcalf completed his senior season as a 2005 Dave Schultz High School Excellence regional award winner.
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Brent Metcalf was a cadet Greco-Roman national champion and freestyle runner-up.
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Brent Metcalf won Omaha's Kaufman-Brand Open, an event that included a number of top Division I teams.
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Brent Metcalf entered the 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championships as the top-seeded wrestler in the 149-pound weight class.
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Brent Metcalf had only one loss on the year, getting pinned in a spladle in the first period by NC State wrestler Darrion Caldwell during their dual meet.
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Brent Metcalf gave up the first two takedowns in the first period before coming back for the victory.
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Brent Metcalf defeated returning All American Lance Palmer of Ohio State in the quarterfinals.
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Brent Metcalf then lost to Lance Palmer from Ohio State in the Big 10 Championships when Brent Metcalf, down by one considering riding time, failed to finish a deep single and was put to his back late in the third after a wild scramble.
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Brent Metcalf lost in final wrestler from Russia Ilyas Bekbulatov.
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Brent Metcalf is the first American this decade to make the Yarygin finals twice.