Hall of Fame
Lowell Kuecker ’75
Goodyear, Arizona
Kuecker was a four-year letterman on the wrestling team and the first Wartburg wrestler to win 100 matches. He was a four-time national qualifier and an All-American in 1975. A two-time Iowa Conference champion at 190 lbs. and a two-time conference runner-up, he was named MVP of the 1974 conference champions and team captain in 1975. Kuecker earned his master's degree from Northwest Missouri State. He taught for 35 years in Iowa, including two years at Algona and 33 years as a middle school English teacher in the Denver Community Schools. He coached high school wrestling for 18 years and middle school football for 26 years. Kuecker is now a 7th grade teacher at Liberty Elementary School District #25 in Buckeye, Arizona.
