{"id":548,"date":"2005-02-17T21:48:00","date_gmt":"2005-02-18T03:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/?p=548"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T05:00:00","slug":"mtvs-landon-named-honorary-coach-at-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/w548\/mtvs-landon-named-honorary-coach-at-wisconsin\/","title":{"rendered":"MTV&#8217;s Landon Named Honorary Coach at Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Landon From MTV&#8217;s Real World To Serve as Honorary Wrestling Coach at Wisconsin<br \/>Jen Werner\/Wisconsin Sports Information<\/p>\n<p>MADISON, Wis. &#8211; The No. 11 Wisconsin wrestling team will welcome Landon, from MTV&#8217;s The Real World &#8211; Philadelphia, to the Badger bench as an honorary coach during Wisconsin&#8217;s final home dual of the season vs. rival Minnesota. An avid wrestling fan and former grappling standout, Landon it also pleased to be joining the Badgers against Golden Gophers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have always been a Badger fan,&#8221;\u009d said Landon. &#8220;I really like their style of wrestling. They are a team with class and win or lose, they are competitors that will finish with class. Minnesota is a school that has a tradition of great wrestling, so to be able to have them at home should make this match great.&#8221;\u009d<\/p>\n<p>In high school, Landon was ranked fifth in the state in wrestling and was a state champion in doubles tennis. At Wisconsin, he was on the water skiing and wakeboarding teams. Having wrestled on the Badger&#8217;s home mats, Landon commented on the electric atmosphere of the UW Field House.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wrestled at the Field House a couple times in high school and I can definitely say that when the crowd is behind you, especially in such a close setting, it really drives you forward to hear them cheering.&#8221;\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Landon also has ties to the team beyond his love of the sport.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I grew up with (All-Americans and former Badgers) Kevin and Tony Black,&#8221;\u009d said Landon. &#8220;So I&#8217;ve always been involved with Wisconsin wrestling.&#8221;\u009d This year he can claim one more tie to the team as he hails from the same area as current 125-pound wrestler Collin Cudd.<\/p>\n<p>The action in Wisconsin vs. Minnesota is set to begin at 7 p.m. at the UW Field House. Contact the UW Athletic Ticket Office for admission details. Those unable to attend can still listen in on all the action on uwbadgers.com&#8217;s live audio feed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Landon From MTV&#8217;s Real World To Serve as Honorary Wrestling Coach at WisconsinJen Werner\/Wisconsin Sports Information MADISON, Wis. &#8211; The No. 11 Wisconsin wrestling team will welcome Landon, from MTV&#8217;s The Real World &#8211; Philadelphia, to the Badger bench as an honorary coach during Wisconsin&#8217;s final home dual of the season vs. rival Minnesota. 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