Takedown Wrestling Club — Est. 2009
Forged
On The Mat.
Spring Invitational — March 22, 2026 · Midfield Athletic Center
// What Wrestling Demands
The Dark
Unknown
Every wrestler who ever stood on a podium first stood in a room that broke them quietly. This is what the sport asks before it gives anything back.
01 /
The Room Costs You
Five AM. The mat is cold until bodies warm it. There is no music, no mirror, no applause. Just the sound of breathing that hasn't earned its rhythm yet. You pay in repetition before you ever pay in results.
02 /
The Weight Is Real
Every pound matters. Every class has a ceiling and a floor. Learning to live inside those limits — cutting, climbing, holding — teaches a discipline that bleeds past sport into every room you walk into.
03 /
The Opponent Is You
Before you face anyone across the mat, you face the version of yourself that wants to stop. Wrestling is the only sport where quitting happens in private, invisible to everyone but the only person it matters to.
Practice Intensity
6×
Weekly sessions per competitive athlete
Youth divisions train four days. Junior and senior competitors run six, including early-morning live-wrestling sessions before school. Weekends are for film review and drilling.
5AM
First whistle
// The Mentors
They Walked
This Path
Every coach at Takedown competed at a high level. They know what the mat costs. They also know what it pays.
NCAA D1 — 3× All-American
Marcus Delgado
Head Coach / Founder
Marcus wrestled four years at Penn State before a decade coaching at the high school and club level. He built Takedown from a single room and twelve kids into a regional powerhouse. His philosophy: technique outlasts strength, and character outlasts both.
47 state qualifiers coached
USAW Level 3 Certified
Renata Osei
Youth & Junior Development
Renata competed internationally for eight years before transitioning to coaching. Her specialty is teaching young wrestlers to love the process before they chase results. She runs the 5 AM youth program and has guided six athletes to state podiums in the past three seasons.
6 state podiums, last 3 seasons
CSCS / Former NAIA Champion
Brett Calloway
Strength & Conditioning
Brett won the NAIA 174 lb title in 2014 and spent five years in MMA before finding his calling in strength coaching. He designs the conditioning programs that separate Takedown athletes in the final period when everyone else is running on empty.
112 lb avg strength gain per athlete/season
// The Transformation
Before
& After
Records don't lie. Neither does the mat. Here's what two years inside this room does to a wrestler.
73%
of athletes improve win percentage in year 2
18
state qualifiers in the 2024–25 season
9
college scholarships earned since 2020
340+
active members across all age divisions
Jordan Vasquez
Junior — 138 lb
State Qualifier — 2025
"I was ready to quit after my first season. Coach Delgado told me quitting happens in private and so does the work that prevents it. I stayed. The mat gave it back."
— Jordan Vasquez
Tyler Nwosu
Senior — 160 lb
State Placer — 3rd, 2025
"The 5 AM sessions felt impossible for the first month. Then they became the best part of the day. That's when you know the room has you."
— Tyler Nwosu
Amara Okafor
Youth — 95 lb
Regional Qualifier — 2025
"My daughter came home crying after her first tournament. She came home grinning after her second. Something changed in that room between those two dates."
— Parent of Amara Okafor
The Next
Test
The page has been building to this. You've seen what the room costs and what it pays. You've seen who walks these athletes through it. You've seen what two years inside this program does to a record. Now the only question is whether you're ready to answer it.
// Competitor Registration
What to Expect
Bracketed Competition
All divisions run double-elimination brackets. Every wrestler is guaranteed a minimum of two bouts regardless of outcome.
Awards Through 3rd Place
Hardware goes three deep in every weight class. Team trophy awarded to the top-scoring club.
USAW Sanctioned
Official results submitted to USA Wrestling. Points count toward state ranking and scholarship consideration.
Open to All Clubs
Takedown members and outside clubs welcome. Youth, Junior, Senior, and Open divisions running simultaneously.
Entry Fee
$45 per competitor
Takedown club members receive a $10 discount. Spectator admission $10 at the door.