Iowa vs. Penn State dual meet to air on CSTV on February 5

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Eric Handler (CSTV)
02/02/2005


CSTV TO TELEVISE CLASH OF TWO WRESTLING POWERS FEBRUARY 5 WHEN #9 IOWA TAKES ON #19 PENN STATE    NEW YORK, January 31, 2005 - Two of the most successful college wrestling programs of all time will face off on national television when #9 Iowa visits #19 Penn State on CSTV: College Sports Television's NCAA Wrestling on CSTV Saturday, February 5 (1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT).     Jason Knapp will handle play-by-play duties, while Olympian Ken Chertow, a three-time All-American and Academic All-American while wrestling at Penn State, will provide color commentary.     Iowa which has captured more NCAA team titles (20) and produced more NCAA All-Americans (203) than any other college wrestling program over the past 31 years, while Penn State has claimed 94 NCAA All-Americans and ranks fifth in NCAA team championship points during that same period.  Iowa will enter the match against Big Ten rival Penn State with a 6-4 overall record, while the Nittany Lions currently sport an 8-7 slate.    The Hawkeyes are led by Alex Tsirtsis (ranked #11 nationally at 141 pounds), Ty Eustice (#5 at 149), Joe Johnston (#7 at 157), Mark Perry (#4 at 165) and Paul Bradley (#5 at 184).  The Nittany Lions counter with Adam Smith (#16 at 125), Bryan Heller (#20 at 133), Dewitt Driscoll (#20 at 141), Nathan Galloway (#13 at 157) and Eric Bradley (#6 at 184).    CSTV's Remaining NCAA Wrestling on CSTV Schedule (all times ET)    Thursday, February 10 Oklahoma State at Nebraska  10 p.m.  Saturday, February 12 Ohio State at Michigan  5 p.m.   Sunday, February 20  Illinois at Minnesota   7 p.m.   Sunday, February 20  Ohio State at Penn State  9:30 p.m.   Tuesday, March 7   Big Ten Championship  10 p.m.     CSTV is a multi-media company that consists of the first-ever 24-hour college sports television network, College Sports TV; the leading college sports online network, CollegeSports.com; and the first ever 24-hour college sports radio network, SIRIUS College Sports Radio.  Through its numerous platforms, CSTV provides more live college sports games, events, news, information, analysis and broadband content, and reaches more college sports fans, than any other company.    College Sports TV, voted the No. 1 emerging cable network in a recent Beta research study, televises regular season and championship event coverage from over 35 men's and women's sports across every major collegiate athletic conference, as well as many NCAA and NAIA Championships.     CollegeSports.com, the most-trafficked college sports Web site, and its network of more than 170 official athletic sites are the No. 1 online source for college sports broadband content, news, information, scores and analysis.  SIRIUS College Sports Radio broadcasts a comprehensive package of college football and basketball games from teams representing 16 conferences, including the Big Ten, Big 12, BIG EAST, Pac-10 and SEC, in addition to Notre Dame.      CSTV was co-founded by President and CEO Brian Bedol, Chairman Steve Greenberg and Executive Vice President Chris Bevilacqua. Bedol and Greenberg co-founded Classic Sports Network, which they sold to ESPN.  It is now ESPN Classic.  Bevilacqua is a former senior executive with Nike Inc., where he headed the company's successful foray into the college market.