1990 Graduate

Dan Beermann, is a 1990 graduate and during his career at Norwalk High School was a four-sport athlete participating in baseball, track, football and wrestling. The term perseverance and never-give- up attitude is arguably the best way to describe Dan’s high school career in which his greatest achievements came on the wrestling mat but not before being able to permanently break into the varsity starting lineup until his junior year. During that year he compiled a 33-5 record, captured a conference championship and qualified for the state tournament in which he would earn a 5th place finish. Dan’s senior season however would culminate in an even more impressive performance. He would complete his senior season with a 40-1 record, another conference championship, and another state tournament qualification. But unlike his junior season Dan would reach the pinnacle of the tournament winning a state championship in very dramatic fashion becoming Norwalk’s third individual state champion at that time. He completed his career with an overall record of 74 wins and 7 losses and his 91% winning percentage is the second best percentage in Norwalk Wrestling history. After graduation Dan continued his wrestling career at the University of Northern Iowa and was able to break in to the starting lineup his junior year at 134 pounds and became the full-time starter his senior year. Again he made the most of those two seasons earning a trip to the NCAA National Wrestling Championships his senior year by winning the NCAA West Regional qualifying tournament. He is the only former Norwalk wrestler to ever compete in the NCAA Division I National Championships. Dan currently resides in Norwalk and serves as a youth wrestling coach for the Norwalk Youth Wrestling Club. Dan has three daughters Lexie, Sadie and Macy.