He was replaced by Jim Zalesky, who had wrestled for Gable in the early eighties and had been his top assistant at Iowa for several years. Zalesky picked up right where Gable left off by winning the 1998 Big Ten and National championships.
Jim Zalesky replaced him; he had competed against Gable in the early eighties and was Gable's primary aide at Iowa for many years. Zalesky continued Gable's success by securing the 1998 Big Ten and National titles.