Takedown Radio Report (12-03-09)

Posted on | December 3, 2009 | No Comments

Hello again wrestling fans- What a week its been. The Sooners and Cowboys Tie in their first meeting! What a battle. Bedlam is Back! ISU and Iowa Sunday? I can hardly wait. We return to the Brute adidas home studios for our first show of December.

Join Steve Foster and I for a in depth look at the Sunday battle that waits: ISU V. Iowa

This week on TDR-

9:05 Brian Cimons of Grapplers Quest-World Series of Grappling is heading to Vegas. This Huge event is scheduled for Dec 12th. Many MMA and Wrestling greats will compete. For total information visit Grapplersquest.com

9:20 Kevin Jackson- ISU Head Coach-as the Cyclones head man, this is Jackson’s first taste of the intrastate rivalry since he competed for ISU. To this point he has been remarkably reserved outside of the room and in comments about the meet. Will that demeanor change the day before? Jackson was introduced as ISU’s head wrestling coach on April 30, 2009. Jackson wrestled at Iowa State for only one season, his senior year in 1987. During his only season at ISU, he was named captain of the team and helped lead the team to a national title. He finished his collegiate wrestling carrier with a 30-3-1 record. In 1992, Jackson won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games. Since 1992, Jackson has coached for team USA at three summer Olympics including being the head coach for the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

9:20 Andy Hamilton- Writer/Reporter for the DM Register and Iowa City Press- Citizen. Andy is “the” wrestling insider and joins us for the interview with Jackson and will offer some of his insightful questions and great point of view.
Hour 2 Guests- Joining us in studio former Cyclone Head Coach Jim Gibbons

10:05 Jeff Murphy joins us for our semi regular Kemin Report. What is going on in the wrestling world? Hopefully Jeff will have some answers.

10:20 Inside with Jim Gibbons- In 1986, Jim Gibbons took over the reins of the Cyclone wrestling squad at age 26. Gibbons wrestled at ISU for Dr. Harold Nichols and earned All-America status three times, including the 1981 NCAA individual title at 134 pounds. Following his collegiate career, Gibbons served as an assistant coach at his alma mater for two years before taking over the head coaching duties. During his seven years as the Cyclone skipper, Gibbons’ squads claimed one Big Eight crown and captured the NCAA title in 1987. He also coached seven individual NCAA champions while compiling a 96-32-1 career coaching mark. After winning the NCAA Championships in 1987, Gibbons was named national coach of the year. He was named Big Eight Coach of the Year in 1991. Gibbons retired from coaching after the 1992 season.

10:40 Randy Lewis- He had to petition his way in to the 84 Olympics in order to challenge for Gold and win he did. One of the greatest. After winning three high school state titles in South Dakota, he was a four-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion at the University of Iowa. A two-time Olympian, and 1984 Olympic champion in Los Angeles, At Iowa, he was a four-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion. Was member of 1980 Olympic team but President Jimmy Carter’s boycott prevented the U.S. team from traveling to the Games in Moscow. Won gold medal at 136.5 pounds in freestyle wrestling at 1984 Olympics, outscoring his first four opponents 52-4 to advance to the final, where he crushed Japan’s Kosei Akaishi 24-11 in 4:52. Was second in the 1988 Olympic trials to John Smith, who wound up winning a gold medal. Was 1990 Pan Am champion.

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