Tim Hartung

Position: Assistant Coach Experience: Second Season Alma Mater, Year: University of Minnesota, 1999

Tim Hartung is in his second season as assistant coach for the University of Iowa wrestling team.

Hartung, who earned the 1999 Big Ten Medal of Honor, won two NCAA and three Big Ten titles for the University of Minnesota (1996-99). The three-time all-American at 197 pounds was a member of the Gopher staff for five seasons (1999-2004). His responsibilities included strength coordinator (1999-2000), marketing and promotions coordinator (2000-02), and development coordinator (2002-04). Minnesota won three Big Ten (2001-03) and two NCAA titles (2001-02) while he was on staff.

As a senior at Minnesota, Hartung posted an undefeated (39-0) season and became the first Gopher in 51 years to win back-to-back NCAA titles. He was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Year in 1999, and still holds the longest win streak in Minnesota history (58).

Internationally, Hartung was an alternate on the 2004 U.S. Olympic team. He was a 2002 World Team member, winning the U.S. Open that year.

Hartung, a native of Durand, WI, graduated with a B.S. in kinesiology with an emphasis on sports administration in 1999. He also received an M.E.D. in 2002 with an emphasis in sports administration from the University of Minnesota.