Menlo College in Atherton, California is starting a wrestling program for the 2001-02 school year.  The school will  sponsor both men and women's programs and will compete at the DIII or NAIA  level. Keith Spataro has been named Head Coach and will be actively  searching for assistants in the coming months.  At some point the men and  women's program will be separated and a coach will be appointed to the women's program.      Menlo College is a small private college in Atherton, California between San  Francisco and San Jose, in the heart of Silicon Valley.   The athletic  program sponsors 16 men and women's sports and has a dual affiliation with  the NCAA Division III and NAIA.         In addition to our strong athletic program, Menlo ranks as one of the top  business specialty colleges in the country.   Students can choose to major in management, mass communications, or liberal arts.   Within each of these  majors are special interests to include our new sports management program.   Menlo College students have that rare opportunity to get an education that prepares them for today's market place and with that get it in a very  personalized setting.   Class size is approximately 15-20 students per  class.  Moreover, with Silicon Valley right at our doorstep there are many  opportunities for internships and future employment with a degree from Menlo College.       We are very excited about this new venture and hope that it can fulfill its  promise.  There are several things needed to get the program of and running  and they are.    1.  Although we will be fully funded in the next school year, the start up  costs will be extremely high; therefore, we are asking for donations to help  offset the cost of purchasing equipment (singlets, headgear, warm-ups, mats,  etc.)  In a time when wrestling programs are being dropped all over the country we are starting one and with that being said we want to make sure that it starts off strong and money will be a big asset.  If you care to  donate to the program please make your tax deductible contribution to Menlo  College Wrestling and send it to Athletic Director Keith Larsen  @ 1000 El   Camino Real -- Atherton, California  94027.      2.  We will need to put together a schedule, so any interested parties please  contact Keith Spataro @ (650) 875-9232.  We will primarily stay on the  West coast; however, we would like to make an out of state run that would be  approximately 1 week in duration.  During that time we would like to have several dual meets and maybe finish with a tournament.  The states that we would be most interested in visiting would be Iowa, Illinois, Pennsylvania,  New York, North Carolina, Colorado, but would be open to others if we could  guarantee some competition dates.  Please let me know if there is any   interest.    If you have any questions or inquiry about  the program please contact me, Keith Spataro (KSpataro @aol.com) @ (650)  875-9232 or Athletic Director, Keith Larsen @ (650) 543-3851 or klarsen@menlo.edu.