College Sports Television has begun 19 airings of ASU/Sunkist International Open through late Decemb

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
11/12/2003


College Sports Television (CSTV), which created two different one-hour shows from the ASU/Sunkist Kids International Wrestling Open, will air action from this international event 19 times through late December.    The CSTV coverage of the ASU/Sunkist Kids International Open began Tuesday, November 11 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time with coverage of the men's freestyle competition. There will be five airings of that event during the next week.    The second show, which will focus on the men's Greco-Roman and women's freestyle competition, will begin its broadcast schedule on Tuesday, November 18 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time. This show will have eight airings through November 26.    In December, both the men's freestyle show, as well as the men's Greco-Roman and women's freestyle show, will be aired a number of times.     These shows are part of the U.S. Olympic Pursuit series of programs, which will feature major Olympic sports competitions on a regular basis.    To follow when the broadcasts will be aired again, you can visit the CSTV webpage (www.cstv.com) and click on the TV schedule link.    The ASU/Sunkist Kids International Open was originally held at Arizona State Univ. in Tempe, Ariz., October 24-25. Many talented international wrestlers competed in the three Olympic styles of the sport: men's freestyle, men's Greco-Roman and women's freestyle. This event, in its 19th year, is the traditional kickoff of the new wrestling season.    The broadcast team for the championships is play-by-play announcer Craig Hummer and color commentator Kendall Cross, a 1996 Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling.    Among the finals matches to be featured in men's freestyle is the 60 kg battle between Michael Lightner and Yero Washington, the 66 kg match between Chris Bono and Mark Schwab and the 120 kg match between Steve Mocco and World champion Melvin Douglas. Numerous interviews of athletes and features on the competition will also be included in this show.    Included in the Greco-Roman finals matches on the show will be the 60 kg bout between Joe Warren and Alex Pashkov, the 96 kg match with Karim Gaber and R.C. Johnson and the 120 kg match with Olympic champion Rulon Gardner and Kevin Hoy. A special demonstration on Greco-Roman wrestling will also be included.    The women's competition finals coverage will feature the 48 kg battle between Patricia Miranda and Clarissa Chun and the 63 kg match between Sara McMann and Shannon Samler. An in depth feature on Sara McMann is included in this broadcast.    College Sports Television is a new national cable network that features college and Olympic sports programming. According to the CSTV web page "CSTV will cover the rivalries, the passion, the human stories and everything else that makes the world of college sports a great place to be. And we will do it with a passion. We will cover something that matters to every college sports fan. The cable industry will discover one huge, united audience made up of a wide variety of consumer segments. The CSTV mission is to become the place to go for college sports, no matter the reasons why college sports are important to you, CSTV is where you want to be."    Viewers that wish to learn if their local cable provider offers CSTV can visit the web page (www.cstv.com) and search for listings in your area. If your current cable provider does not offer CSTV, there is a program on the web page that allows you to e-mail your cable provider to request the station. In addition, visitors to the web page can also sign an on-line petition seeking CSTV on their local cable provider. Since wrestling is one of the sports that will be covered on CSTV, the wrestling community is encouraged to visit the webpage and contact their local cable provider.    The CSTV web page also offers extensive coverage of college sports news, featuring the most popular college sports, including wrestling.      COLLEGE SPORTS TELEVISION SCHEDULE FOR ASU/SUNKIST KIDS INTERNATIONAL    Tue, Nov. 11 at 9:00 pm - US Olympic Pursuit - 2003 Sunkist International Freestyle Wrestling Open  Wed, Nov. 12 at 5:00 am - US Olympic Pursuit - 2003 Sunkist International Freestyle Wrestling Open  Tue, Nov. 18 at 9:00 pm - US Olympic Pursuit - 2003 Sunkist International Wrestling Open - Greco-Roman  Wed, Nov. 19 at 5:00 am - US Olympic Pursuit - 2003 Sunkist International Wrestling Open - Greco-Roman    The Sunkist broadcast will air a total of 19 times. For the complete dates and times of the broadcast on CSTV, visit http://www.cstv.com/wrestling_index.htm