Brent Metcalf
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July 20, 1986 Flint, Michigan, United States |
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| Weight | 143.3 lb (65 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hawkeye Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Tom Brands and Terry Brands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National finals | 2010, 2013, 2014 World Team member | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brent Metcalf (born July 14, 1986) is an American amateur wrestler currently competing in the international circuit for the United States of America.
As a prep wrestler, Metcalf went undefeated with a career record of 228-0, won four consecutive Michigan state titles, and earned six junior national titles. After originally committing to Virginia Tech, Metcalf would ultimately transfer to the University of Iowa following his redshirt year, to follow coach Tom Brands, who was switching head coaching positions from Virginia Tech to the University of Iowa also. Due to Virginia Tech's desire not to release him, Metcalf was forced to sit out the entire 2006–2007 season. In the fall of 2007, as sophomore, Metcalf finally began his collegiate wrestling career. During the course of his first competitive season, he captured the Big Ten and National Championships at 149 lbs.
Metcalf joined past Iowa State star Cael Sanderson and Penn State star David Taylor as the only sophomores to win the Dan Hodge Trophy as the best collegiate wrestler in the United States. He was also named the Jesse Owens Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year, beating out athletes in more high profile sports like football and basketball. Metcalf was additionally named Outstanding Wrestler of the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments, and honored as Big Ten Wrestler of the Year.
Raised in Davison, Michigan, Brent Metcalf is the son of Tom and Lynn Metcalf. His mother was an all-state gymnast and state champion in track and field. Metcalf is currently a sociology major at the University of Iowa. He was high school teammates with 3x All American and 1x National Champion Paul Donahoe and 3x All American and 1x National Champion Jon Reader, all coached under Roy Hall. His older brother, Chase Metcalf, was also a very successful wrestler, but lost his life in a car accident in his university years. Roy Hall's son Chase Langdon Hall was named after Brent Metcalf's brother Chase Metcalf. Metcalf married Iowa City native Kristin Metcalf (née Knipper).
Metcalf finished his prep career with a 228-0 career record, tallying 156 pins. A four-time state individual champion, Metcalf also led his team to four consecutive state titles. As a senior, he was named Michigan's "Mr. Wrestler" in 2005, was selected as second-team ASICS all-American (behind rival Dustin Schlatter), Wrestling USA all-American and a Wrestling USA scholastic all-American.
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