Bill Zadick won four high school state titles in Montana. Zadick was a two-time NCAA All-American and 1996 NCAA champion at 142 pounds for the University of Iowa. He won the gold at the World Championships in 2006 at the age of 33 in the 145.5 pound freestyle division in Guangzhou, China. He also placed 7th in the World in 2001. Zadick recently retired from competition and is currently the Resident Coordinator and Assistant National Coach at USA Wrestling.
Brandon Slay won an Olympic gold medal in 2000 in Sydney, Australia at 167 pounds. Slay recorded a stunning defeat of Russian Bouvaisaa Saitiev by a score of 4-3 in overtime in the pool round. Saitiev is considered one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of the sport, winning Olympic gold in 1996, 2004, and 2008 and won an amazing six world titles. A native of Amarillo, Texas, Slay was a two-time NCAA runner-up for Pennsylvania University and is now on staff at USA Wrestling as the Resident Freestyle Coach.
“On the Mat" is a presentation of the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum and can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 PM Central time on AM 1650, The Fan. Feel free to e-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with any questions or comments about the show.
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