November 2, 2006

BLACKSBURG - Virginia Tech's new wrestling coach, Kevin Dresser, will be interviewed on Blue Ridge Live with Roland Lazenby Friday Nov. 3 at 2:05 p.m.

Blue Ridge Live With Roland Lazenby airs on Fox Radio WPIN 810 AM, "The Big Signal," from 2 to 4 p.m. weekdays and can be heard across the New River Valley as well as much of Western Virginia and Southern West Virginia.

The interview will later be accessible on the internet at blueridgelive.com, the website for the show.

Dresser is a familiar name in the New River Valley as he has been the head coach at Christiansburg High School for the past 10 seasons, winning the last five Group AA state titles and claiming second place three times. Prior to his stint in Christiansburg, he led Grundy High to eight titles in as many years.

A native of Humboldt, Iowa, Dresser was a two-time high school state champion at Humboldt High School. He graduated from the University of Iowa, where he won a national title in 1986 at 142 pounds. Dresser was a two-time All-American (placing fourth in 1985 at 142 pounds), as well as a two-time Big 10 champion. For his performance in 1986, he was given the Mike Howard Award, given to the most valuable wrestler for the Hawkeyes.

Lazenby teaches communication at Virginia Tech and is a former wrestling coach himself, at Blacksburg High School.