Mount Pleasant — Jake Kadel has officially been named the head coach of the Iowa Wesleyan wrestling program, the institution has announced.
Kadel, a New London, Iowa native, led the Iowa Wesleyan women to a 13th place finish at the NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Invitational earlier this year.
Under his watch, the Tigers also earned their first individual national champion in Adaugo Nwachukwu — who won the 136-pound national title.
Kadel spent last year as an assistant coach, subsequently earning the interim tag following the departure of Shawn Contos.
Before Iowa Wesleyan, Kadel spent one year as an assistant at St. John’s Jesuit High School and Academy in Toledo, Ohio.
Prior to that, he was a wrestling instructor for the Hard Drive Performance Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.