Dan Gable
Since 1997, WIN has annually named its Coach of the Year by Dan Gable.
Dan Gable is arguably the greatest coach the sport has ever produced. As a wrestler, the native of Waterloo compiled a 118-1 record and won two NCAA titles (1969 and 1970) before capturing the 1972 Olympic gold medal in freestyle. As a coach, he led the Iowa program for 21 years (1977-97) and produced 15 team championship, 45 individual titlists and 144 All-Americans.
The following is a list of the all-time winners of the award.
| Year | Name |
| 2011 | Cael Sanderson, Penn State |
| 2010 | Tom Brands, Iowa |
| 2009 | Mark Manning, Nebraska |
| 2008 | Tom Brands, Iowa |
| 2007 | Brian Smith, Missouri |
| 2006 | Mike Denney, Nebraska-Omaha |
| 2005 | Rob Koll, Cornell |
| 2004 | Jim Miller, Wartburg |
| 2003 | John Smith, Oklahoma State |
| 2002 | Bobby Douglas, Iowa State |
| 2001 | J Robinson, Minnesota |
| 2000 | Greg Strobel, Lehigh |
| 1999 | Jim Zalesky, Iowa |
| 1998 | Tom Borrelli (Central Michigan) and J Robinson (Minnesota) |
| 1997 | Lars Jensen (San Francisco State) and Mark Johnson (Illinois) |
