WATERLOO, Iowa-- The Wartburg wrestling 2003 NCAA National Championship team will be inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa on Saturday, June 11, 2016.

The Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa is located inside the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa.

The 2003 Wartburg College wrestling team will be the fourth team inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa. The Knights won the Division III NCAA tournament with a record-setting performance in Ada, Ohio. Wartburg set the record for points at the NCAA DIII tournament with 166.5 points. Every member of the team earned All-American honors, including three NCAA champions and three runner-ups. It was the third of 10 NCAA championships during Jim Miller's tenure as head wrestling coach.
 
The starting line-up was Heath Ropp (125 1^st at 125), Ozzie Saxton (2^nd at 133), Wil Kelly (1^st at 141), Bart Mehlert (3^rd at 149), Kevin Bratland (2^nd at 157), Ryan Sturm (4^th at 165), Mark Sturm (6^th at 174), Sonny Alvarez (2^nd at 184), Alain Djoumessi (3^rd at 197), and LeRoy Gardner (1^st at 285). Assistant coaches were Eric Keller, Dave Malecek, Nick Mitchell, Steve Walker, and Matt Walker.

A banquet honoring all inductees and award winners will be held at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo on Saturday, June 11. For more information contact the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum at (319) 233-0745 or dgmstaff@nwhof.org.

The Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa was established in 2002 to honor the people who have made an impact on the sport on a national level, or who have done extraordinary work in the State of Iowa. The hall recognizes native-born Iowans, and those who achieved their fame while wrestling or coaching for an Iowa school.

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