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    On Takedown Radio: Clayton, Lorenzo, Pinto, McElrath, Roshar

    Hello wrestling fans. I will be on a USO tour and absent from the Brute Adidas studios for the November 1st edition of TDR. Regulars Steve Foster, Jeff Murphy, Chris Arns will take over the helm of the starship TDR. God Speed!

    Guests included for this special Hour and a half show include:

    9:05 Mike Clayton- Head Coach of Stevens Academy. Mike Clayton enters his second season leading the Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team after being named head coach in August of 2007. A former top assistant at the United States Military Academy and four-year letter winner and NCAA Division I Qualifier at the United States Naval Academy during the 1990's, Clayton led the Stevens wrestling program back to prominence in his first season, 2007-08, and was named the 2008 NWCA Division III Rookie Coach of the Year. First match of the year is today against Roger Williams College at 1:00 PM

    9:20 Rich Lorenzo- Former Head Coach of the Nittany Lions, Rich Lorenzo wrestled for Penn State under one of the great wrestlers of all time, Coach Bill Koll. Rich was a late bloomer as a wrestler taking 4th in the nation his senior year. Rich declined the invitation to head the program until the AD challenged him. Lorenzo took over the program and coached from the 1979 season through 1992. In that 14 year span he coached 53 All-Americans and 5 national champions. His teams placed in the Top 10 for 11 years and they were in the top 3 for three of those years. The new wrestling facility at Penn State is named in his honor. He also had the coolest afro of any coach in NCAA Wrestling History. 853 353 0255 cell/backup

    9:40 Charlie Pinto- Charlie wrestled for the Terps of Maryland under Pat Santoro, Charlie wrestled at 141 all 5 years compiling a record of (RS Senior year) he was 50 and 25. Charlie wrestled with and through injuries that kept him sidelined but his spirit remained strong. Charlie was an inspiration to his fellow teammates and helped to re-energize the Terps program under then new head coach Pat Santoro. Charlie is the embodiment of the modern day gladiator now working for Bearingpoint Mgmt and Technology Consulting Firm in Virginia.

    10:05 Lynn McElrath- Vice-President of the Cyclone Wrestling Club. Lynn is one of the strong contingent of women in wrestling clubs these days. She serves on many committees and supports the clubs overall mission of providing funding for ISU athletes in training and competition on the national and international level. Check out the Club site at http://cyclonewrestlingclub.org/1.asp?page=1.asp

    10:20 Maureen Roshar- Wildrose Casino and Resort in Clinton Iowa

    This weeks show ends early (10:35 AM) as due to Iowa State Football.

    We do appreciate you listening and hope you enjoy the show. Know of someone who deserves to be recognized? Let us know. Email Scott Casber at Svideoman@aol.com. Thanks to all of our sponsors who make this show possible. We would not be able to promote this sport without them.

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