The Iowa men’s gymnastics team welcomes two young assistant coaches this season in Michael Heredia and Ben Ketelsen, head coach JD Reive announced on Tuesday.
The two new coaches will be the only assistants to serve under Reive this season.
Ketelsen isn’t new to the program. A former Hawkeye, Ketelsen earned four letters while competing at Iowa from 2007-11. He served as a team captain his junior and senior year, reached the finals of the Big Ten championship meet, and qualified for nationals.
Ketelsen served as a volunteer assistant coach under Reive following his graduation in 2011.
Heredia had a collegiate career at Nebraska and Oklahoma. He graduated in the spring of 2012 but brings experience into the Iowa program. He was a member of the national runner-up Sooner squads in 2011-12 and also earned All-American status on the vault as a senior.