
On TDR: Stutzman, Dannen, Borschel, Slay, Smith, Hipps
April 9, 2010
Scott Casber, Takedown Radio
takedownradio.com
Hello wrestling fans. it's been a bit crazy this week for sure.
We'll do our best to get down to it this week from our Brute adidas
studios of TDR in Des Moines, Iowa.
Joining us:
John Stutzman- Head Coach Bloomsburg (PA)- The
Bloomsburg University wrestling team advanced two wrestlers to Friday's
action at the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling championships in Omaha,
NE. Matt Moley and Rick Schmelyn while Nate Graham was eliminated. All
in all a good year for Bloomsburg.
Troy Dannen- University of Northern Iowa Athletic Director. A
few days ago Brad Penrith was released as Head Coach of the Panthers.
Interested Coaches should listen to this interview to find what Dannen
is looking for in a new head coach for his program. Long been rumored
that the wrestling program would be cut, Dannen has stated to me that
this will not happen at UNI. Dannen is looking to grow the program and
its performance on a national level.
Jay Borschel won his first NCAA title becomes one of 19 Iowa
wrestlers, in school history, to post an undefeated season record
(37-0). He ends his Iowa career with a 98-10 record, winning the 2010
Big Ten and 2009 Midlands titles at 174. The Marion, IA, native is a
two-time all-American, three-time NCAA qualifier and three-time Big Ten
and Midlands place winner. Borschel went 62-3 in dual matches and 21-1
in Big Ten duals, scoring 265 team points in dual competition. He led
the team in collegiate wins (37), dual wins (23), collegiate and dual
winning percentage (1.000) and fastest fall (0:13) this season.
Borschel is a three-time academic all-Big Ten selection, earning a spot
on the NWCA Division I all-academic team in 2008 and the Dean's List in
2009. He was also named Division I Outstanding Wrestler at the 2010
NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Iowa's three NCAA wrestling champions -
seniors Brent Metcalf and Jay Borschel, and redshirt freshman Matt
McDonough - have been named winners of the Mike Howard Most Valuable
Wrestler Award for the 2009-10 season.
Brandon Slay- Olympic Champion and USA's resident Coach will
update us on the efforts of our US Athletes as they prepare for the
U.S. Open on April 23-24 in Cleveland, Ohio. The excitement grows as
decisions are made as to who will win a coveted US Open title. Slay won
a gold medal at 76 kg/167.5 lbs. at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney,
Australia. He upset Olympic and World Champion Bouvaisa Saitiev of
Russia in the pool competition in Sydney. Saitiev has gone on to win
three Olympic gold medals.
Brian Smith- Head Coach of the University of Missouri- Smith
was able to coach Max Askren to an NCAA Championship this year. With
Askren's back issues and change of practice schedule, Coach Smith had
to step outside the box of what he expected from his team. The extra
effort paid off in one of the most emotional wins in Missouri history.
Andrew Hipps- InterMatwrestle.com joins us to discuss the
coaching landscape and what he thinks will be the needed assets of the
next head coach at the University of Northern Iowa.
The Meeks Brothers Wrestling Team/Family will join us in
studio for this show. Keith Meeks will join us with his 2 sons John and
Blake. Blake has signed with the University of Nebraska to wrestle for
Coach Mark Manning. John will complete his sophomore year at Des Moines
Roosevelt and has already captured 2 state titles and looks for his 3rd
next season. Keith has developed a wrestling program and club called
Project impact in Des Moines. Targeting at risk kids and those with
behavioral problems the system works to teach kids that its easier to
steer away from problems and turn toward wrestling.
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