Feature Friday: head wrestling coach Dylan Peters

Indianola, Iowa -- After finishing his first season as head coach of the Simpson wrestling program in 2019-20, two-time NCAA Division I All-American Dylan Peters headlines our latest Feature Friday segment.

In what city/state did you grow up in?

• Denver, Iowa

What college(s) did you attend?

• The University of Northern Iowa

Favorite professional sports team(s)?

• Minnesota Vikings

Favorite athlete?

• Georges St-Pierre

Items you can't live without?

• A fishing pole and Mountain Dew.

Favorite vacation spot?

• My family has a time share in Branson, Missouri, so we would spend a week there every summer.

Favorite spot on campus?

• Sitting mat side in Hopper Gymnasium during duals.

Favorite thing about Simpson?

• The coaches and people that work there. They are constantly trying to make Simpson a better place.

Family?

• My wife, Haley, and our Bernese Mountain Dog mix, Bonnie.

What would you be doing if you were not coaching?

• Running my own CrossFit gym.

Best athletic moment?

• Becoming a two-time NCAA Division I All-American at UNI.

Who would play you in a movie?

• Cole Sprouse

One thing people don't know about you?

• I have a scar on the back of my head from being thrown off a horse into a barbed wire fence.

Hobbies outside of coaching?

• Fishing

Role model(s) and why?

• Doug Schwab – His ability to give so much of his time to his athletes, family and friends is something I constantly try to work towards.