Waterloo, Iowa native Chuck Yagla will be inducted this weekend into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Yagla was a state runner-up for Waterloo Columbus High School in 1972 at 145 pounds. He went on to the University of Iowa where he was a three-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion, winning the Outstanding Wrestler award as a senior in 1976 at 150 pounds. A member of two world teams, Yagla was a 1980 Olympian and unfortunately did not have the opportunity compete in Moscow, Russia due to then President Carter's boycott of the Summer Games. Yagla was one of top wrestling officials in the nation for several years, working the NCAA Division I tournament for 13 years before recently ending his officiating career.
Clarissa Chun won the women's freestyle division at 105.5 pounds last weekend at the World Team Trials in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Chun placed fifth in the 2008 Olympics and won the 2008 world title. A native of Hawaii, Chun was a US Nationals champion in 2006 and a three-time University Nationals champion. She attended Missouri Valley College.
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