Kevin Dresser was named Iowa State’s first Director of Men’s and Women’s Wrestling on April 16, 2026 following a fruitful 38-year coaching career at all levels of the sport, including a nine-year stint leading the Cyclone men from 2017-2026.

Dresser, a two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year (2019, ’24) recipient and two-time National Wrestling Coaches’ Association Coach of the Year (2016, '19), rejuvenated the program he took over in February 2017 and has brought Cyclone wrestling back into the national conversation. He was announced as the eighth head coach in program history on Feb. 20, 2017.

On Nov. 30, 2025, Dresser led Iowa State to its first dual win over Iowa in 21 years. Fan support has been crucial to Dresser's revival of the program and Cyclone fans are once again turning out in droves to watch wrestling in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State is one of three schools in the country, and the only in the Big 12, to average 5,000-plus fans per dual in each of the last four seasons.