WAVERLY, Iowa-- Seven individuals with ties to the Wartburg men's wrestling program were nducted into the 2024 class of the Battle of Waterloo Hall of Fame on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at the National Wrestling Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa.
This year the Battle of Waterloo is celebrating and recognizing the many ties between Waterloo, The Battle of Waterloo, and Wartburg Wrestling that have helped Wartburg wrestling on their way to Division III dominance while contributing greatly to the Battle of Waterloo.
Coach – Dick Walker – West High Grad and Wartburg Wrestling Coach
Battle of Waterloo Coaches
Jeff Voss – West Delaware – BOW Coach and Wartburg Wrestler and Graduate
Al Frost – BOW Coach – Nashua-Plainfield and Wartburg Assistant Wrestling Coach
Tom Hogan – Don Bosco – BOW Coach and Wartburg Wrestler and Graduate
Pat Hogan – Union – BOW Coach and Wartburg Assistant Wrestling Coach
Community Contributor
Joe Breitbach – Waterloo East Wrestler and Graduate, Wartburg College Wrestler and Assistant Coach, and Supporter of Wartburg Wrestling
BOW Founding Committee Member
Scott Becker – Wartburg Wrestler and Supporter
Many coaches and athletes that have been part of Waterloo and Wartburg wrestling have already been inducted into the Battle of Waterloo Hall Of Fame. Those include:
- Jim Miller – East Waterloo Wrestling and Wartburg National Champion Coach
- Bob Siddens – Wartburg Wrestling Coach – 1990
- Jeff Frost – Wartburg Wrestler and Battle of Waterloo Founder
- Chris Tims – Current East High Head Wrestling Coach and East and Wartburg Wrestler and Graduate
- Jamal Fox – Wartburg National Champion and West High Graduate
- Akeem Carter – Wartburg National Champion and West High Graduate
- Chris Ortner – Wartburg All-American and Assistant Coach – Waterloo Columbus State Championship Coach
Additional BOW/Wartburg Connections
- 2X Defending BOW Girls Team Champion Coach – Ali Gerbacht whose father Chad Gerbacht was an All-American on Wartburg's First NCAA DIII Team Championship.
