The Hawkeye Wrestling Club has announced 2016 Olympian Dan Dennis as its next head coach. The news came in a tweet earlier this morning.

2x NCAA All American and 2016 Olympian @DanielDennisUSA will join the Hawkeye Wrestling Club as coach, press release to follow. ?? pic.twitter.com/tM2ZqWJu9i

— Hawkeye Wrestling Club (@HWC_wrestling) April 14, 2020

In addition to being an Olympian, Dennis was an NCAA finalist and two-time All-American. He will join the HWC after having been the head coach at the RTC South in Chattanooga, TN.

This won't be the first time Dennis has returned to Iowa City after an extended absence. He left the sport after falling in the 2010 NCAA finals but made an improbable return to the sport a few years later

Dennis' run to the 2016 Olympic team was less than traditional, and his unique approach to the sport will be interesting to follow as Dennis takes over at the Hawkeye Wrestling Club.

For more background on Dan Dennis, check out our film, Dan Dennis: Wild Man Episode 1 and Episode 2.