Jackson wants to bring back robes
Redshirt sophomore Kyven Gadson walks out before his match sporting his father’s old wrestling robe with his name on the left arm and Gadson’s father, Willie, on the right, during the third day of the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 23, 2013, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. Gadson finished the tournament sixth at 197 pounds.
March 25, 2013
ISU coach Kevin Jackson took to Twitter to gauge public opinion of an idea he had to bring back the cardinal and gold robes for the wrestling team to wear.
“99% yes,” Jackson (@CoachKJ_ISU) tweeted March 25, 2013. “So many I can’t retweet them all. I gotta bring them back now. Thanks for the feedback.”
The robe made its return on March 23 at the NCAA Wrestling Championships when Kyven Gadson wore one before his matches. The robe he wore had “Kyven” embroided on the left sleeve while “Willie,” the name of his late father, was embroided on the right.
The ISU wrestling team wore robes in the 1960s and 70s.
