AMES — Iowa State head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser is re-shaping his coaching staff after the dismissal of associate head coach Mike Zadick.

Zadick, a three-time All-American at Iowa and a 2008 U.S. Olympian, worked with Dresser at Virginia Tech before coming with him to Iowa State.

“There isn’t a better guy to teach wrestling technique than Mike, but we had some significant differences of opinion and it is best that we part ways,” said Dresser. “Mike was given the opportunity to run our practice room and have substantial input on all elements of the program. At the end of the day, however, I’m the leader of this program and our staff has to be aligned and unified.”

Dresser, assistant coach Derek St. John and volunteer assistant coach Brent Metcalf will handle Zadick’s responsibilities in the short term. Dresser has begun a national search to fill the full-time assistant coaching position.