In an unexpected move, Capital University drops wrestling without notifying coaches and wrestlers before doing so.  Find out what you can do to show your disapproval!    Capital University in Columbus Ohio announced on March 16, 2001 that they are dropping the wrestling program.  Capital which is an NCAA Division III school, has offered wrestling as a varsity sport since 1957.  It seems that one of their reasons for dropping the team is due to the inconsistency and the lack of success of the team.  Yet, the wrestling team has been the only team so far this year that sent anybody to Nationals.      Capital is also just finishing up a new "Capital Center" on their campus.  In the brochure to get support and funding, they mentioned wrestling.  I just want to say that I am glad I did not support the University by sending any funds because I would have been one VERY upset individual if I went money and they discontinue the program before it's even finished.    The drop of the program came as a shock to everybody including the coaches and wrestlers as nobody knew about it until they had a meeting last Thursday to tell them about it.  One reason why they may not have told anybody may be due to the fact that they didn't want any calls and or emails...well, let's make sure they hear from EVERYBODY now!!!    Although the decision seems to be final, we can still send emails and phone calls to Capital University's Athletic Director and President to show our disapproval.  PLEASE be sure to email and/or call BOTH of these individuals.  We want to tie up their phone lines and emails with calls supporting the sport of wrestling and disapproving their decision to drop the program.    Athletic Director: Roger Welsh (614) 236-6528 (His email address doesn't work so please send it to his secretary at dfelicet@capital.edu    You can also send in faxes to (614) 236-6178    Also please MAKE SURE that the Board of Trustees hears your voices as well!!!  Both the Athletic Director and President can (and probably will) simply sweep all your emails and letters under the floor but we want the Board of Trustees to know that there are a lot of people opposed to the dropping of the program, AND the manner in which they did it.  I have actually received email back from a member who told me he will inquire about this and bring it up the next time he is at Capital.  If we can get everybody to send email and/or call, they will know how much interest there is in saving this program. Please also make sure they know that you are writing to them because they are on the Board of Trustees at Capital University and let them know what is going on!  Tell them you support wrestling and Capital Wrestling.  I have listed contact information on as many as I could find.  If you know how to contact any of these people, please let me know.  Also, please notify me if any of these are incorrect.    Capital University's Board of Trustees  Jerome Bahlmann  Senior VP & General Counsel,   Battelle Memorial Institute    Loren Beck  Retired VP, Browning-Ferris Industries    Dr. Richard A. Boyd  Retired State Superintendent,  Missippi Department of Education    Dorothy R. Brownley  Executive VP, Huntington Bancshares  41 South High St. HC3413, Columbus, OH, 43287  (614) 480-4531     Michael O. Davis  Plant Controller/CPA, Loctite Corp.    Roger Davis  Retirede VP, AT & T    Dr. A. Williard Emch  Retired Surgeon    Dr. Robert E. Fraas  Professor of Forensic Science,  Eastern Kentucky University  (859) 622-1982  CHEFRAAS@ACS.EKU.EDU    Dennis J. Fruedeman  President, Doctors Hospital    Dr. Thomas Hamilton  VP, EEX Corp.  EX Corporation  2500 CityWest Blvd. Suite 1400  Houston, TX 77042     The Rev. Dr. Frederick Hasecke  Senior Pastor, Trinity English Lutheran Church  fhasecke@aol.com    Janice Haueisen  VP/Owner, Sterling Research Group, Inc.  600 First Avenue North  St. Petersburg, FL 33701    The Rev. Janice Hite  Pastor, Redeemer Lutheran Church    The Rev. Colleen Kamke  Pastor, St. Thomas Lutheran Church    The Rev. J. Lowell Knauff  Retired Pastor, Hope Lutheran Church    Dorothy Martin  Professor, Lansing Community College    David Milenthal  President, Lansing Community College    James Miller  Senior VP and Director,  Cincinnati Financial Corp.  6200 South Gilmore Road  Fairfield, OH 45014    Angela Pace  News Anchor, WBNS-TV  WBNS-10TV  P.O. Box 1010  Columbus, OH 43216    Leon Pace  Project Coordinator, IBM Corp.    The Rev. Timothy P. Philabaum  Pastor, Zoar Lutheran Church  314 E. Indiana Avenue  Perrysburg, OH 43551    The Rev. David Risch  Retired Pastor    The Rev. James R. Stuck  Bishop, Indiana-Kentucky Synod,  Evangelical Lutheran Church in America  911 E 86th St, Ste 200  Indianapolis, IN 46240-1840  (314) 253-3522  RJWEILER@aol.com    Connie G. Weinman  Compliance Counsel,  Bremer Financial Services, Inc.    The Rev. Paul Richard Williams  Pastor, St. John/St. Paul Lutheran Church  282 W Bowery St.  Akron, OH 44307    Robert J. Woodward Jr.  Executive VP - CIO, Nationwide Insurance Companies  Nationwide One  Nationwide Plaza  Columbus, Ohio 43215-2220    The Rev. Peter Zieg  Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church  2319 Irlo Drive  Kissimmee, Florida 34741  Home: (407) 847-3035  Work: (407) 847-4204  pete@zieg.com     Edwin L. Zumstein  President, Zumstein, Inc.  524 North Water Street  P.O. Box 700  Lewisburg, OH 45338    Dr. Daniel A. Felicetti  President, Capital University  (614) 236-6908  dfelicet@capital.edu