The Sunkist Kids, one of the world's most successful wrestling clubs, has announced the addition of two new professional staff members.     1996 Olympic silver medalist Townsend Saunders of Phoenix, Ariz. has been named Executive Director of the Sunkist Kids. Tim Gressley, also of Phoenix, has been named Director of Operations and Development.    The Sunkist Kids, based in Phoenix, Ariz., has featured many of the world's best amateur wrestlers in men's freestyle, men's Greco-Roman and women's freestyle wrestling over the last three decades.    "I am excited about bringing Townsend Saunders and Tim Gressley into our organization," said Sunkist Kids Founder Art Martori. "I believe they have the qualities that will represent the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club very well."    The addition of Saunders and Gressley are included in a plan for the Sunkist Kids to accelerate its activities within wrestling and reach new levels of achievement. "We are pushing forward into a new era for the Sunkist Kids, by expanding what we do," said Martori.    Saunders claimed the Olympic silver medal at 68 kg (149.75 pounds) at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. He was also a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team in Barcelona, Spain, placing seventh in his weight class. He competed for the Sunkist Kids throughout his international career, and was among the best wrestlers in the world.    "The Sunkist Kids Wrestling has been actively helping athletes acheive their dreams for 25 years," said Saunders. "The club is widely recognized around the world within the wrestling community.  I am honored to be associated with this club.  It is my goal to continue to help more athletes fulfill their World and Olympic dreams."    Saunders is also serving as the assistant wrestling coach at Arizona State Univ., a Div. I wrestling power which is also his alma mater. Saunders was a two-time NCAA All-American for the Sun Devils, including a NCAA runner-up performance. Prior to transferring to Arizona State, Saunders was a NCAA Div. II champion for Cal-State Bakersfield.    Saunders received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Arizona State, and earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. He is married to Patricia Saunders, a four-time World champion women's wrestler with the Sunkist Kids, and they have two children: daughter Tassia and son Townsend III.     His wrestling career began in Sierra Vista, Ariz., and he graduated from Torrance High School in California, where he was a state runner-up. At Cal-State Bakersfield, he was recruited and coached by Sunkist Kids athlete Tim Vanni. He later followed Vanni to Arizona State, where he competed for ASU head coach Bobby Douglas, another elite Sunkist Kids coach. His first event competing for the Sunkist Kids was at the 1987 Sunkist Kids International Open.    Saunders won a gold medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia. He also captured gold medals at the 1991 and 1995 Pan American Games. Saunders was a member of the 1993 and 1995 U.S. World Teams, which claimed the World Team Title for the United States.    Gressley has also been involved in wrestling for most of his life, competing for 14 years from youth programs to college. He has had over 10 years of coaching experience on the elementary, middle school and high school levels, as well as three years at Arizona State.    "I feel very privileged to have the opportunity to work with Art Martori and the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club," said Gressley. "I am dedicated to continuing the rich tradition the Sunkist Kids have established over the past 25 years.  Having a career in wrestling has been a life-long dream come true. My goals are to bring forth and implement new ideas that will directly benefit the organization and the athletes as a whole."    For the past four years (1997-2001), Gressley worked for the Gila River Indian Community in the Tribal Government Branch of Higher Education. He was the Director of the Williams-Gateway Project, which is a college level program that provides support services to Native American students at the ASU East campus.      Gressley is a graduate of Arizona State, receiving a bachelor's of science degree in Biology in 1994. He also earned a Masters of Education in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona Univ. in 1997. He has a 4 1/2 year-old daughter named Emily.    A native of Arizona his entire life, Gressley is a graduate of Chandler High School, where he was a three-time state high school runner-up. He won numerous state and regional titles in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, and also captured four AAU National titles. He received an athletic scholarship to Arizona State and competed for head coach Bobby Douglas, but had his wrestling career end abruptly due to a severe shoulder injury. He maintained his passion for the sport through his coaching career.     Among the projects that Saunders and Gressley are managing for the club is the creation of the new Sunkist Kids web page, an expansion of the Sunkist Kids Wrestling School and the development of the Sunkist Kids International Open into one of the world's most prestigious and dominant wrestling events. The Sunkist Kids also have committed to an improvement of services to the Sunkist Kids athletes, which include many of the nation and the world's best wrestlers in all three styles.