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    On Takedown Radio this week

    During the weeks of the 2008 Olympic Game we join with all nations to salute and recognize humanity. We do so each and every week of the year Live from our Brute Adidas studios. This week we're joined in studio by Pella Iowa's Central College Head Coach Eric Van Kley.

    We're pleased to welcome longtime TDR supporter Xtreme Couture as a special sponsor of the show. Randy and his wife Kim, Val and Scott Haney have been a very important part of the success of Takedown Radio and will help propel TDR to the next level. More on that later....

    This weeks TDR guests include:

    9:05 Rande Stottlemyer- Hd Coach at Pitt. Twenty-eight years at the helm of one of the most history-rich wrestling programs in the East is no small accomplishment. Pitt's head wrestling coach, Rande Stottlemyer, has done it the old-fashioned way: a dedication and commitment to one's principles and beliefs and a good day of hard work.

    9:20 Kim Parrish- "the Judge" joins us to discuss his incredible book "Cowboy Up". Parrish's book chronicles a year in the lives of the Cowboys of Oklahoma State d their coach John Smith. This may be the best wrestling book you'll ever read. Hands down. Tune in and find out why.

    9:40 Steve Garland- Hd Coach of the Cav's of Virginia. Garland, Former Cavalier All-American is in his second season as head wrestling coach at Virginia. A master motivator and recruiter, Garland has worked diligently to push the Cavaliers among the nation's elite. He has reeled in a top 25 recruiting class for the 3rd straight year. How he do that? LOL Tune in and find out.

    9:50 Deanna Gilbert- WWE Sunday night at Billy Joe's Larry Cotlar to host

    10:05 Richard Jensen- The reluctant star of a recent ESPN feature, Jensen spent 17 years wrestling with an opponent he seemingly couldn't beat -- until he scored the biggest escape of his life.

    Jensen, a former methamphetamine addict and ex-convict whose recovery reconnected him to a sport that gave his life stability. He relives his harrowing ordeal with us, where he's at now with his recovery and what he plans to do with his sobriety. An inspirational story indeed. Our thanks to Iowa City Press Citizen Journalist Andy Hamilton, Josh Rhoden and the good folks at Clackamas CC Athletics and to the producers of ESPN: Outside the Lines who saw the much larger picture. thanks guys. This is what wrestling is all about.

    10:20 Pete Peterson joins us to take a better look at what it takes to open a new gym and training facility and to invite listeners to join him, his family and friends at their open house at Round Kick Gym in Urbandale, Iowa.

    10:40 Harvey Man beck- The President of the Penn State Wrestling Booster Club joins us to discuss 100 Years of Nittany Lion Wrestling, the club and their impressive look back in their new book.

    10:50 Amy Williams- Wild Rose Resort and Casino

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