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CODY
SANDERSON 7th yr @ Penn State 15th overall Iowa State ‘00 ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH
Sanderson graduated from Iowa State in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in pre-medicine. His wife, Sarah, was a standout gymnast at Iowa State. The couple has two sons, Kade and Mason; and a daughter Tylar Ann.
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THE SANDERSON FILE Birthday: Birthplace: Hometown: Alma Mater: Spouse: Children:
August 8, 1976 Provo, Utah Heber City, Utah Iowa State, ‘00 Sarah Tylar Ann, Kade, Mason
COACHING EXPERIENCE * * * *
2009-Pres.: Associate Head Coach, Penn State 2006-’09: Associate Head Coach, Iowa State 2004-’06: Head Coach, Utah Valley State 2001-’03: Administrative Assistant, Iowa State
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5 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
As an athlete, Sanderson was a two-time national finalist at 133 pounds, advancing to the NCAA title bout in 1999 in the Bryce Jordan Center and in 2000 in St. Louis. He ended his stellar Cyclone career with 116 wins, including a 33-3 mark his senior year. He also claimed the Big 12 title as a senior and helped spur ISU to a National Runner-Up finish at the NCAA Championships in 2000.
Cody Sanderson is entering his seventh year as Penn State’s Associate Head Coach.
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Sanderson served as associate head coach at Iowa State during brother Cael’s three-year run as a mentor of the Cyclones. Prior to joining Cael in Ames, Iowa, Cody was the head coach at Utah Valley State (now Utah Valley University), where he started the school’s wrestling program from scratch in 2003. Sanderson’s efforts helped create the nation’s first Division I wrestling program started from scratch in 30 years. Prior to beginning the program at UVSC, Cody served as administrative assistant at Iowa State from 2001-03.
4 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Cody Sanderson is heading into his seventh season as the Associate Head Coach of the Penn State wrestling program. Sanderson, who played a major role in the Iowa State wrestling program’s rapid ascent as Big 12 powerhouse and NCAA team title contender, is the oldest brother of Penn State head coach Cael Sanderson and a former head coach himself. Sanderson is in his 15th year as a collegiate coach.