Former Iowa Hawkeye All American John Oostendorp has been elected to the NWCA Division III Hall of Fame.
Oostendorp will be inducted at the Honors Banquet on Friday, August 1, at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
Oostendorp has been the head coach at Coe College for twenty-four years where he was named the 2009 NWCA Division III National Coach of the Year. He is a three-time American Rivers Conference Coach of the Year
For dual meets Oostendorp has a 295-124 record since the 2001-2002 season.
Oostendorp has coached 94 All Americans and seven National Champions at Coe.
Oostendorp led the Kohawks to back-to-back fourth place finishes at the 2008 and 2009 NCAA Championships, the two highest finishes in school history.
At the 2025 DIII Wrestling Championships Coe placed 6th with four All Amercians.
Originally from Nichols, Iowa Oostendorp was the first state champion in West Liberty High School history in 1988.
At the University of Iowa Oostendorp was a four-year starter at Hwt for Dan Gable with a career record of 108-26 with 40 pins. He was a member of the 1991, 1992 and 1993 NCAA national championship teams.
Oostendorp became a two-time All American at Hwt by placing fifth in 1992 and third in 1993.
In International wrestling Oostendorp placed fifth at 100 kg at the 1989 Greco-Roman U20 World Championships.
In 1995 Oostendorp represented Team USA at the Greco-Roman World Championships. In 1996 he won a U.S. Open title and placed second at the Olympic Trials to become an Olympic Alternate.
In 2023 Oostendorp was inducted into the Glen Brand Hall of Fame of Iowa.
Congratulations to John Oostendorp for being inducted into the D-III Hall of Fame.
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
