Reception for new UNI wrestling coach at Gable Museum

Well, if Doug Schwab isn't the new head wrestling coach at UNI those at the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum will need to write a new press release.

The institute is scheduling a reception for the new head wrestling coach Thursday at 7 p.m. UNI has a press conference scheduled for noon Thursday to announce the new coach.

The Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum has a busy week in store, highlighted by a special reception for the new Northern Iowa Wrestling Coach. The Gable Museum will host a gathering at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 13. Doug Schwab, a former University of Iowa NCAA champion, is reportedly the next head wrestling coach at UNI. The event is free and open to the public."We want to have a large turnout at the Gable Museum to show our support for the program -- and to show our new coach and athletic director that we are serious about wrestling at UNI," said Ty Kimble, president of the UNI Wrestling Booster Club. "Let's get this thing started off with a bang and moving in the right direction from day one."A native of Osage, Iowa, Schwab was a 2008 Olympian and a three-time All-American. He is currently an assistant coach at the University of Iowa.The Gable Museum will also host all the weigh-ins for the Northern Plains Regional, a last chance qualifier for the World Team Trials held in Council Bluffs, Iowa, next month. The wrestling tournament will be held at Young Arena on May 14-15.

"We want to have a large turnout at the Gable Museum to show our support for the program -- and to show our new coach and athletic director that we are serious about wrestling at UNI," said Ty Kimble, president of the UNI Wrestling Booster Club. "Let's get this thing started off with a bang and moving in the right direction from day one."

A native of Osage, Iowa, Schwab was a 2008 Olympian and a three-time All-American. He is currently an assistant coach at the University of Iowa.

The Gable Museum will also host all the weigh-ins for the Northern Plains Regional, a last chance qualifier for the World Team Trials held in Council Bluffs, Iowa, next month. The wrestling tournament will be held at Young Arena on May 14-15.

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