Indiana University Athletics
Goldman Inducted to National Wrestling Hall of Fame
5/3/2016 5:22:00 PM | Wrestling
Indiana’s 24-year head coach recognized for Lifetime Service to Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Colorado Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame has announced their class of 2016 inductees. Indiana head coach Duane Goldman is among the seven inductees who will be recognized at The Honors Banquet on Saturday, May 7 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Goldman received the induction for his Lifetime Service to Wrestling, according to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's board of directors. This distinction is given "in recognition of years of dedication to the development of leadership and citizenship in the youth through the sport of wrestling."
Since his arrival at Indiana University prior to the 1992-93 season, Goldman has accumulated 281 dual wins with a .622 winning percentage over 24 seasons. Under Goldman's tutelage, the Hoosiers have produced two NCAA Champions (Joe Dubuque, 2005 and 2006; Angel Escobedo, 2008), three NCAA finalists, and 28 NCAA All-American selections from 18 award-winners.
This year, Goldman led a turnaround season for Indiana. The Hoosiers snapped a 36-dual losing streak in the Big Ten with a historic win against Minnesota, and they posted their highest Big Ten dual win total since the 2009-10 season. Indiana earned two NCAA qualifiers, Nate Jackson and Elijah Oliver, and Jackson battled to a fifth-place finish and his first All-American selection.
Goldman's outstanding leadership extends to the classroom, where the Indiana wrestling team has excelled since Goldman's appointment. From 2001 to 2014, Indiana received eight NWCA All-Academic team honors, in addition to 20 NWCA Scholar-Athlete honors amongst 10 honorees. The Hoosiers have also earned 122 Academic All-Big Ten honors amongst 57 wrestlers.
The honor is Goldman's third hall of fame induction of his career. On Sept. 5, 2009, Goldman was officially inducted into the University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame. In 2008, he entered the Glen Brands Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Goldman served as an assistant under former Indiana head coach, and current Michigan head coach Joe McFarland before being elevated to the top spot in 1992. Prior to arriving in Bloomington, he spent a year as an assistant at Army. Goldman also served as an assistant coach for Team U.S.A. at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
As a collegiate wrestler, Goldman dominated under the tutelage of legendary head coach Dan Gable at the University of Iowa. In his four years as a Hawkeye, Goldman accumulated a 132-10 career record, won four Big Ten Championships and finished as a four-time NCAA All-American. After three consecutive second-place finishes, he won the NCAA Championships in his final season at 190 pounds.
After winning NCAAs, Goldman went on to compete extensively on the international level as a member of the U.S. National Team. He won a gold medal at the Pan-American Championships in 1987 and was a member of the 1987 World Cup Team that took bronze in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Goldman has won two Canadian Cup Championships, placed second in the Cerro Pelado Tournament, in Cuba, and medaled in various tournaments throughout Europe.
Along with all these accomplishments, he earned a fifth-place finish at the renowned Tbilisi Tournament in the former Soviet Union. In addition, he served as an alternate on the U.S. Olympic team in 1988. In the same year, he spent a season with the Martiyny Club de Lutte in Martigny, Switzerland, where he both competed and coached.
The Colorado Springs, Colo., native resides in Bloomington with his wife, Patricia. They have three children—Aphten, Garret, and Avery—who have been heavily involved with Indiana Wrestling from a very young age. Garret will graduate this semester after wrestling in the Indiana singlet for the last five years.
Goldman received the induction for his Lifetime Service to Wrestling, according to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's board of directors. This distinction is given "in recognition of years of dedication to the development of leadership and citizenship in the youth through the sport of wrestling."
Since his arrival at Indiana University prior to the 1992-93 season, Goldman has accumulated 281 dual wins with a .622 winning percentage over 24 seasons. Under Goldman's tutelage, the Hoosiers have produced two NCAA Champions (Joe Dubuque, 2005 and 2006; Angel Escobedo, 2008), three NCAA finalists, and 28 NCAA All-American selections from 18 award-winners.
This year, Goldman led a turnaround season for Indiana. The Hoosiers snapped a 36-dual losing streak in the Big Ten with a historic win against Minnesota, and they posted their highest Big Ten dual win total since the 2009-10 season. Indiana earned two NCAA qualifiers, Nate Jackson and Elijah Oliver, and Jackson battled to a fifth-place finish and his first All-American selection.
Goldman's outstanding leadership extends to the classroom, where the Indiana wrestling team has excelled since Goldman's appointment. From 2001 to 2014, Indiana received eight NWCA All-Academic team honors, in addition to 20 NWCA Scholar-Athlete honors amongst 10 honorees. The Hoosiers have also earned 122 Academic All-Big Ten honors amongst 57 wrestlers.
The honor is Goldman's third hall of fame induction of his career. On Sept. 5, 2009, Goldman was officially inducted into the University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame. In 2008, he entered the Glen Brands Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Goldman served as an assistant under former Indiana head coach, and current Michigan head coach Joe McFarland before being elevated to the top spot in 1992. Prior to arriving in Bloomington, he spent a year as an assistant at Army. Goldman also served as an assistant coach for Team U.S.A. at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
As a collegiate wrestler, Goldman dominated under the tutelage of legendary head coach Dan Gable at the University of Iowa. In his four years as a Hawkeye, Goldman accumulated a 132-10 career record, won four Big Ten Championships and finished as a four-time NCAA All-American. After three consecutive second-place finishes, he won the NCAA Championships in his final season at 190 pounds.
After winning NCAAs, Goldman went on to compete extensively on the international level as a member of the U.S. National Team. He won a gold medal at the Pan-American Championships in 1987 and was a member of the 1987 World Cup Team that took bronze in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Goldman has won two Canadian Cup Championships, placed second in the Cerro Pelado Tournament, in Cuba, and medaled in various tournaments throughout Europe.
Along with all these accomplishments, he earned a fifth-place finish at the renowned Tbilisi Tournament in the former Soviet Union. In addition, he served as an alternate on the U.S. Olympic team in 1988. In the same year, he spent a season with the Martiyny Club de Lutte in Martigny, Switzerland, where he both competed and coached.
The Colorado Springs, Colo., native resides in Bloomington with his wife, Patricia. They have three children—Aphten, Garret, and Avery—who have been heavily involved with Indiana Wrestling from a very young age. Garret will graduate this semester after wrestling in the Indiana singlet for the last five years.
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