User:M40ander/Matt Anderson (disambiguation)

Matt Anderson (Matthew Douglas Anderson) was born May 11, 1980 in Shenandoah Iowa. Matt won the 1997 and 1998 Iowa State Wrestling Championships at 140 and 145 pounds. He also won a Junior National Championship in Greco Roman Wrestling in 1998 at 154 pounds. Matt was recruited to wrestle for the University of Iowa at 157 and 165 pounds. He finished 3rd at the 2001 Big Ten Championships and twice finished 3rd at the Midlands Championships. Much of his collegiate career was plagued by concussions and a torn ACL. After college, matt moved to Pinedale, Wyoming, to train in the Wind River Mountain Range for the 1040 mile 2007 Iditarod Sled Dog Race across Alaska. Although favored to be rookie of the year, a storm on rainy pass delayed his team and he finished in 40th place, taking 12 days and 45 minutes to complete the race. After Iditarod, Anderson returned to his hometown to receive the Key to the City of Shenandoah for completing the race. In the fall of 2007 Anderson moved to Grand Junction, CO to train for road cycling races. In 2008, his first year cycling, Matt progressed from USA cycling category 5 to 2. During 2009 he started his cycling season with the pro 1/2s at the start line of the Tour of Murrieta alongside disgraced 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis, but abandoned the race after a crash.

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