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Star-Studded Lineup On TakeDown Radio

TakeDown Radio Lineup Announced: Strobel, Guerrero, Reyes, Hellickson, Kolat Lined Up What a weekend we had at our host university Iowa State for USA Wrestling’s World Team Trials. Great Job Nick Britton! My thanks to my PA announce partner, Ms.…

Mike Zadick: Grappling With Misfortune

Grappling with misfortune Amid crazy ’05, Zadick prepares for Trials By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen After five months of misfortune, missed flights, missing luggage and missed time on the mat, Mike Zadick stopped searching for the message behind the…

Unheralded Hawk Shines At World Team Trials

Unheralded Hawk shines Fuller third; Fullhart reaches Team Trials final series By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen AMES — While popular conversations about Iowa’s heavyweight situation centered around the guy leaving and the guy coming in last summer, Ryan Fuller’s…

UNI Coach, Williams Make World Team

UNI coach defeats Mocco Ex-Hawkeye Williams also among World Team qualifiers By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen AMES — Throughout the first seven years of his freestyle wrestling career, Tolly Thompson collected more patience than accolades. For years, he wore…

Bono Wrestles His Way To Worlds

By DAN McCOOL REGISTER STAFF WRITER Ames, Ia. – Chris Bono won wrestling matches in Hilton Coliseum competing for Iowa State, but nothing quite as big as Sunday’s bout. With family and fans wearing “Chris Bono Wrestling “T-shirts and cheering…

Thompson Tops Mocco for US World Team Spot

AMES — Northern Iowa assistant coach Tolly Thompson earned a spot on his first United States World freestyle team Sunday at the U.S. World trials at Hilton Coliseum. Thompson of Janesville beat NCAA champion Steve Mocco of Oklahoma State at…

Quotes from the Champs: World Team Trials

U.S. World Team Trials champions quotes 6/19/2005 Maggie Hendricks and Tricia Turley/USA Wrestling Men’s Freestyle Quotes 55 kg Sammie Henson, St. Louis, Mo., Sunkist Kids On his age: “I feel about 22. It’s so much better now. You hear the…

Quotes from World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

U.S. World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champions quotes 6/18/2005 Maggie Hendricks and Tricia Turley/USA Wrestling Men’s Freestyle Quotes 55 kg Eric Akin, Lincoln, Nebraska, Sunkist On competing as a veteran: “It’s fun. I still have the ability and drive. To…