Tom Brands is easily rated as one of the top intensity wrestlers this sport has ever seen. His work ethic has rarely, if ever, been matched on the mat. In college, Brands was a force for the Iowa Hawkeyes, capturing the "Gablesque" mentality of the sport by constantly attacking and putting pressure on his opponents. Tom Brands was a four time All-American and three time NCAA national champion in college. He built off his collegiate success and competed for the U.S. in freestyle. Brands won the Gold medal at both the World Championships in 1993 and at the Olympics in Atlanta in 1996.He continues today as the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeye program to lead the new generation of Iowa wrestlers.
Spencer & Austin: Wrestletown, USA
Feb 29, 2024
Spencer Lee and Austin DeSanto wrestled in the Pennsylvania high school state finals as juniors and seniors, splitting the two matches. Spencer went to Iowa and DeSanto to Drexel. After getting kicked off the team at Drexel for behavioral issues, Spencer was the driving force in recruiting Austin to Iowa.
TERRY: The Film
Mar 30, 2020
TERRY Brands: The Film chronicles the decade long Olympic journey of legendary wrestler Terry Brands, offering unprecedented access inside the life and mind of one of the sport’s most iconic and enigmatic figures. This retrospective examination of Terry’s successes and failures is set against the exhilarating backdrop of the 2015 US Open in Las Vegas as Terry guides protege and Olympic hopeful Anthony Ramos in his second year of international competition.
2022-2023 Iowa Hawkeyes Coverage
Oct 3, 2022
Coverage of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 2022-2023 NCAA wrestling season.
Black and Gold
Sep 6, 2016
A Flo original premium episode, Black and Gold follows Tony Ramos, Brent Metcalf and Tom Brands as they prepare for the Freestyle World Championships in Uzbekistan.
The Program: IOWA
Sep 7, 2016
The past two seasons the University of Iowa has found itself behind a Penn State program that is coming on strong. Cael Sanderson and the Penn State Nittany Lions have compiled a group of blue chip recruits in a strong state and are regarded by many as a school that could be on top for a while. The Iowa Hawkeyes have a long tradition of winning and here we get to see how the Tom Brands and Terry Brands are getting their Iowa wrestling team ready to get back on top.
