Tim Hartung - Assistant Head Coach - Staff Directory

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Tim Hartung

Title:
Assistant Head Coach
Email:
Phone:
(515) 294-2657

Tim Hartung, who has coaching experience at three different NCAA Division I title contending schools and owns an impressive competitive resume, was the first hire of Iowa State head coach Cael Sanderson when constructing his new staff. Hartung, who served as Sanderson’s training partner for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, has made a major ISU impact, including work with the upper weights.

Hartung’s contributions to Iowa State’s Big 12 championship and NCAA runner-up 2007 season cannot be understated. Hartung worked every day with 184-pounder Jake Varner, who finished his freshman season with a 29-7 record and a runner-up NCAA finish. Heavyweight freshman David Zabriskie exceeded all expectations, clinching Iowa State’s first outright conference team title in 25 years when he beat Oklahoma State’s Jared Rosholt in the league tournament’s final match.

Hartung’s success as a coach comes after a sterling collegiate and international career as a competitor. Hartung was a two-time national champion and three-time All-American at 197 pounds while wrestling for Minnesota from 1996-99. As a senior at Minnesota, Hartung posted an undefeated (39-0) season and became the first Gopher in 51 years to win back-to-back NCAA titles. He was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Year in 1999. Hartung ranks fifth for the most career wins in Gopher history with 133 and third in career pins with 48. He also holds the school record for consecutive falls with eight and is tied for fourth in career dual meet wins with 66. He ranks ninth in career win percentage at a .864 clip (133-21).

Internationally, Hartung was an alternate on the 2004 U.S. Olympic team. He was a 2002 World Team member, winning the U.S. Open that year.

Hartung was runner-up at the World Team Trials in 2003, placing third at the 2003 U.S. national meet, fourth at the 2001 U.S. national meet and finished seventh in 2000 at the U.S. Open, all in freestyle.

Hartung was a member of the Gopher staff for five seasons (1999-2004). His responsibilities included strength coordinator (1999-2000), marketing and promotions coordinator (2000-02), and development coordinator (2002-04). Minnesota won three Big Ten (2001-03) and two NCAA titles (2001-02) while he was on staff.

Hartung, a native of Durand, Wis., graduated with a B.S. in kinesiology with an emphasis on sports administration in 1999. He also received an M.E.D. with an emphasis in sports administration from Minnesota in 2002. Hartung married his wife Lindsey in August 2007.