Beyond the Mat: How Big Game wrestling Club is Building Champions – and Character
By Tristan Warner, World-Today-News.com
(Iowa City, IA) – For Dylan Carew, wrestling isn’t just about takedowns and escapes. ItS about building a foundation for life, fostering genuine relationships, and remembering the joy that sparked a passion in the first place. Growing up in the shadow of the legendary dan Gable-era Iowa Hawkeyes, Carew always envisioned a future in coaching. But a career cut short by injury led him on a path to create something truly unique: Big Game Wrestling Club.
What began with a handful of wrestlers in Montana, thanks to a pivotal partnership with the Degen family (including former Iowa state all-American Jarrett Degen), has blossomed into a multi-location powerhouse with clubs now thriving in North Liberty and Bettendorf, Iowa. But Big Game is far more than just a wrestling academy. It’s a beliefs.”I needed to heal and get away from some things that were bothering me about the way my career ended,” Carew explained,reflecting on his initial move to Montana. That reset allowed him to build a program centered on holistic development, one that prioritizes the athlete as a person first.
The club’s name, “Big Game,” isn’t a reference to high-stakes
