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Tom Brands, Troy Nickerson, Darrion Caldwell among guests on TDR this week

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Takedown Radio - This week from 9 to 11 AM

Troy Nickerson - Cornell Universities 2009 NCAA Champion and EIWA Wrestler of the Year at 125 pounds. Three time All-American Troy Nickerson won the 2009 NCAA championship at 125 pounds last Saturday night with a 2-1 tie breaker win over Paul Donahoe of Edinboro. Nickerson previously placed third and second in 2007 and 2006 respectively. The Big Red finished in fifth place as a team.

Darrion Caldwell - a junior from Rahway, N.J., won NC State's fifth individual national championship in wrestling Saturday night in St. Louis, with a dramatic upset of No. 1 seeded Brent Metcalf of Iowa. He was also named the NCAA Championship's Most Outstanding Wrestler, giving him the claim to the title as America' top amateur college wrestler.

Iowa Head Coach Tom Brands - Brands joins us to discuss the season. The Margin of victory was the closest since 1999 as the Hawkeye Wrestlers repeat and earn the 2009 NCAA Championship, their 22nd.
2009 Big Ten winter Academic all-Conference team was greatly enhanced by Hawkeye wrestlers. The nine Hawkeye wrestlers break the previous school record of seven honorees. They are: Jay Borschel, Nick Kolegraff, J.J. Krustinger, Dan LeClere T.H. Leet, Brent Metcalf, Joe Moore, Blake Rasing, Ethan Sebert

Jeff Murphy, Bob Selby will help us wrap up the NCAA season and we'll talk with Twin Cities MMA promoter Nick Gambst about his coming Brutaal MMA Event at Hilton Coliseum on April 11th.

Join us for our first two hours from 9 AM to 11 AM Saturday and then stay the day for the balance of the broadcast for AAU wrestling Live from Vets auditorium for 2 big days.
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