Comcast Replay of Zalesky Press Conference - Oregon State University Athletics

Comcast (CNW 14) will replay the Jim Zalesky press conference on Tuesday April 26 at 9:00pm in the Portland, Corvallis and Eugene areas. It will become available for Comcast ON DEMAND on April 27

The former Iowa head coach was formally introduced as the new head coach of Oregon State’s wrestling team at a news conference at Valley Football Center on the OSU Campus in Corvallis. Zalesky, who coached three national championship teams while at Iowa, was greeted by close to 100 Beaver fans and wrestlers as he and OSU Director of Athletics Bob De Carolis answered questions from reporters and the public.

Zalesky compiled a 127-34 dual meet record at the University of Iowa, serving as head coach from the 1997-98 season through the 2005-06 season; he was twice named National Coach of the Year. His teams won NCAA titles in 1998, 1999 and 2000, and the Hawkeyes finished second in 2001 and 2004. Zalesky’s teams captured three Big Ten team titles and his wrestlers won 10 NCAA individual titles and 45 All-American honors.

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