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Dusty Rhodes

Dusty Rhodes

  • Class
    1997
  • Induction
    2020
  • Sport(s)
    Wrestling
Dusty Rhodes '97
Wrestling
Osage, Iowa

A 1997 Wartburg graduate, Dusty Rhodes wrestled for the Knights from 1994-97, compiling a career record of 94-23 as a three-time All-American and two-time Iowa Conference champion at the 134-pound weight class. During his senior season in 1997, Rhodes tallied a record of 39-5 with 12 major decisions, earned the IIAC MVP, and went on to win the national title at 134 lbs. Rhodes was a member of three consecutive Wartburg conference championship squads and was a vital piece of the Knights' first national championship team in 1996, taking sixth place at the national meet in his respective weight class. Dusty has spent the last 17 years as the Mason City High School wrestling head coach and guidance counselor, residing in Mason City, Iowa with his wife Molly and children, Jace and Hale.
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