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Gabrielle Lord-Klein
The opportunity lost for athletes at the NAIA National tournament doesn’t take away from the real achievements and growth from this season.
Flavia Weedn said, and I quote, “If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.”
There were close to 200 women ready to take the mats in search of a title at the 2020 NAIA National Invitational last weekend. Women from 28 programs across 13 states—that’s who this is for, them, their coaches, families and fans.
In the first part of the show we’ll hear about the NAIA, and then in the second part we’ll hear more about the season from 8 different head coaches: Lee Miracle (Campbellsville), Joey Barang (Menlo), Joel Gibson (Southern Oregon), Ashley Sword (Life), Carlene Sluberski (Providence), Nicole Tyson (Oklahoma City), Kevin Corbett (Lyon) and Aaron Meister (Wayland).
Minutes
(0:00 -1:00) Intro
(1:00- 8:45) About the NAIA: Gabby + Coaches Ashley, Carlene & Nicole
(9:00 - 1130) Campbellsville + Coach Lee Miracle
(11:30 - 18:50) Menlo + Coach Joey Barang
(18:50 - 25:00) Southern Oregon + Coach Joel Gibson
(25:00 - 32:35) Wayland + Coach Aaron Meister
(32:35 - 39:22) Lyon + Coach Kevin Corbett
(39:25 - 46:32) Life + Coach Ashley Sword
(46:32 - 51:52) Providence + Coach Carlene Sluberski
(52:52-53:25) Outro
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Tell the World!
Cara Romeike is starting Utah’s first all-girls high school wrestling team.
She’s also teaching physics. So, if you’re into science, she might have some things to share with you.
28 minutes of gold: In this episode Cara talks about how she got into wrestling, her development through college, what it’s like trying to find a job as a high school girls wrestling coach & some thoughts on sanctioning girls wrestling.
0:00 - 01:00: Introduction.
01:00-09:00: How Cara started wrestling and why she kept coming back. "Everyone's kinda just as scared as you."
09:00-14:00: College. And all its life lessons.
14:00-20:00: Finding a job as a girls high school wrestling coach.
15:00-24:00: Sanctioning girls wrestling & more opportunities for women.
24:00-27:00 Starting Utah's first all-girls high school wrestling team & teaching physics.
27:00-29:00: Closing remarks & the best outro!