Matt McDonough Season HOF

Years Lettered: 2010-13

Two-time National Champion, winning at 125 pounds in 2010 and 2012… three-time All-American (2010, 2011, 2012), finishing as the NCAA runner-up in 2011… two-time Big Ten Champion (2011, 2012) and two-time Big Ten runner-up (2010, 2013)… Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2010… was fifth Hawkeye to earn freshman honor… led Iowa to the 2010 NCAA and Big Ten team titles… four-time Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honoree… posted a 122-9 career record, including a 29-2 mark in Big Ten action… his .931 career winning percentage ranked 11th in program history… had 40 career falls, eight technical falls and 35 major decisions… went 37-1 as a freshman, 27-2 as a sophomore, 36-1 as a junior and 22-5 as a senior… 100th career win came in 2012 NCAA finals… three-time Mike Howard Most Valuable Wrestler recipient… won two titles and notched a runner-up finish at the Midlands Championships… posted a 36-1 record inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena… two-time John & Dorothy Sill Award honoree, which is presented to the most dedicated wrestler, on and off the mat… two-time Dan Gable Most Pins Award recipient… two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2012, 2013)… NWCA Division I Scholar All-American in 2012… Iowa’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award receipient in 2012… member of the 2010 Junior World team at 60kg and the 2014 Senior Freestyle National Team at 57kg… Bronze Medalist at the 2014 University World Championships at 57 kg.