Daniel Dennis

Daniel Dennis (born September 24, 1986) is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler, who competed for the United States at 57 KG in the 2016 Olympics.

[1] Dennis wrestled collegiately for the Iowa Hawkeyes, where he was a two-time All-American,[2] including a national runner-up finish in 2010.

After his NCAA finals loss, Dennis checked out for a few years, living out of his truck and later a trailer, traveling around the Western United States while wrestling and coaching sporadically.

[3] Dennis would eventually make a return to wrestling, where he made two USA national teams (top 3 at the World Team Trials), at 61 kg in 2015 and 57 kg in 2016.

[4][5] He has also won the University Nationals Freestyle championship, the Grand Prix of Spain, the Grand Prix of Germany, and was a two-time Northern Plains regional champion.