Coaching Career
In three seasons as the head coach for ISU, Sanderson led the team to a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships and three Big 12 Conference team titles.
In 2009 Sanderson accepted the post of wrestling head coach at Penn State University (PSU), starting with the 2009-10 season. In only his second year, he coached the Nittany Lions to the 2010-11 Big Ten Championship and the NCAA Championship. This was the first Big Ten wrestling championship in the school's history and their first NCAA team title since 1953. The team posted 139 points in the Big 10 tournament with 5 individual champions (Andrew Long, Frank Molinaro, David Taylor, Ed Ruth, and Quentin Wright) The team posted 107.5 points in the NCAA tournament with one individual champion (Quentin Wright). Cornell University placed second with 93.5 points.
During the 2011-12 season, Sanderson lead the Nitanny Lions to their second straight Big Ten Title posting 149 points with three champions (David Taylor, Ed Ruth, Frank Molinaro). He went on to coach PSU to claim its second Division-I NCAA Team title in Sanderson's three years as head coach. The team posted a score of 143.5 points with three individual champions (David Taylor, Ed Ruth, and Frank Molinaro). Minnesota placed second with 117.5 points.
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