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Iowa State Wrestling Hit with Probation and a $25,000 Fine over Booster Contact
The NCAA said booster Chris Perry made impermissible contact with two transfers, leading to a $25,000 fine and one year of probation.
- On Tuesday, the NCAA placed the Iowa State University men's wrestling program on one year of probation and fined it $25,000 following impermissible recruiting contact with two prospective student-athletes in spring 2025.
- According to NCAA findings, Cyclone Regional Training Center assistant Chris Perry made impermissible contact with the athletes before they entered the transfer portal. Then-head coach Kevin Dresser was unaware of the recruiting violations.
- Penalties include a two-year disassociation from Perry, recruiting bans during notification-of-transfer windows for 2026-27 and 2027-28, and a 10% regular-season suspension for Dresser, now the director of men's and women's wrestling.
- The Iowa State athletics department stated on Tuesday it accepted responsibility for the infractions, cooperated fully with the investigation, and will use the incident as a teaching moment for coaches across all sports.
- Dresser will miss the Cyclones' duals against Bucknell on Nov. 1 and Utah Valley on Nov. 6 to serve his suspension, while former assistant Brent Metcalf begins his tenure as head coach following an earlier leadership transition.
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Iowa State Booster Served 2-Year Ban After Getting Wrestling Coach Suspended With Shady Recruiting
The Iowa State wrestling team was dealt NCAA sanctions related to impermissible recruiting violations on Tuesday. As a result of the findings, one booster has been forced to disassociate with the program for two years. In addition to that disassociation, the former coach has been suspended. He will miss time in his new role as […]
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Iowa State wrestling hit with probation and a $25,000 fine over booster contact
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State's men's wrestling program has been placed on a year of probation and fined $25,000, among other penalties, after the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions ruled that a booster had impermissible contact with two…
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