Iowa Assistant Coach Tonya Verbeek has been selected to the United World Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Verbeek is the most decorated wrestler in Canadian history with three Olympic medals at 55 kg. She won Silver in 2004, Bronze in 2008 and Silver in 2012. Her Silver in 2004 was the first Olympic medal in Canadian women’s wrestling history.
Verbeek won bronze in 2005 and 2009 and silver in 2011 at the World Wrestling Championships and was an eleven time Canadian National Champion.
Verbeek was named as an assistant coach for the Iowa Women’s Wrestling program in July of 2022.
Verbeek was the women’s and men’s National Team coach for Canada from 2019-2021 and an assistant coach from 2013-2019.
She was awarded the Petro Canada Coaching Excellence Award in 2019.
Originally from Grimsby, Ontario Canada, Verbeek was named Ontario Athlete of the Year in 2005.
She has an undergraduate and masters degree from Brock University.
Congratulations Coach Verbeek for being named for the prestigious honor of being inducted into the United World Wrestling Hall of Fame.
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
