Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast): Recent Episodes
Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)
Bryan Medlin joins the podcast to talk about the NCAA tournament, the upcoming freestyle season, as well as the late passing of the great Saitiev.
Coach Reina returns to the podcast to share an incredible story from a mountaineering expedition during the summer of 2023.
Bo Bassett is a high school phenom. He's won 3 Super 32 titles and is a multiple-time world medalist. Enjoy!
Jason Nolf joins the podcast to talk about his retirement, battling Kyle Dake, and his early years at Penn State.
Donnie Vinson is the head coach at the University of Buffalo. Previously, Donnie was the associate head coach at Cornell.
Rollie Peterkin is a friend of the program, a co-creator of the audio documentaries, and a graduate of the Wharton Business School. Rollie was a Fargo champ and a 4x NCAA Qualifier for Penn. Enjoy!
Matt Gentry is a 2x Olympian and the first NCAA champion in Stanford wrestling history. This past summer, Matt was named head coach at the University of Chicago.
Ben Askren joins the show to discuss his new sports psychology book, Extreme Balance. Buy the book now on Amazon!
Dan Gable is a 15x NCAA D1 Champion coach. As a wrestler, he was a 2x NCAA champ for Iowa State, 1971 World Champ and 1972 Olympic Gold Medalist. Enjoy!
This episode is the first episode of a new series - The Beat the Streets National Full Circle Series - where we interview Full Circle scholarship recipients. This episode is with Jessica Kemgne. Enjoy!
Clint Matter is the founder and chair of BTS Philly. Clint wrestled for Penn in the mid-1990s, graduated from Wharton, and went on to have a successful career on Wall Street.
Paul Glynn is the VP of sales at Stryker. He was an Iowa state champion and wrestled for Dan Gable and the Hawks in the 80s.
Jered Cortez is an Illinois legend. A 4x state champ and 2x Fargo champ, Jered went on to wrestle at Penn State. Enjoy!
Johnni DiJulius is one of the top wrestling clinicians in the country. He wrestled for Tom Ryan at Ohio State and was as 3x Ohio State Champion. He's also an avid BASE Jumper. Enjoy!To book a clinic with Johnni - contact Johnni on Twitter or Instagram.
Mike Zadick is an Olympian, world silver medalist and multiple-time All-American for Iowa. He's currently fundraising for his non-profit, Benchmark Wrestling, to build a stand-alone wrestling facility in Augusta Montana. You can donate to the cause here: https://www.benchmarkwrestling.org/
Matt Hickey is the Chief Revenue Officer at Securiti. Matt grew-up wrestling on Long Island and competed collegiately at Hofstra under coach Tom Ryan.
This interview is with Terry Brands and was recorded for the audio documentary The Henry Cejudo Experiment. Enjoy!
Pat Smith is the first 4x NCAA champion in division one history. He's been instrumental in growing wrestling in Arkansas and now runs a wrestling academy near Little Rock. Enjoy!
ABOUT THIS EPISODERich Tavoso is a Wall Street legend and the former Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets, Head of the Global Arbitrage & Trading. Rich wrestled at Princeton and has been a mentor to many wrestlers on Wall Street. Enjoy!
ABOUT THIS EPISODEMike Powell is the Executive Director of Beat the Streets Chicago. Prior to that post, Coach Powell was a HOF coach for OPRF, winning multiple team titles and top 10 national rankings. Enjoy!
Trent Hidlay is a 3x All American for North Carolina State. He’s a U23 World Silver Medalist and one of the pound-for-pound best collegiate wrestlers on the planet. Enjoy!
ABOUT THIS EPISODEHaley Augello is a former Olympian (2016) and World Team Member (2017) for the red white and blue. Haley recently announced her comeback and is training with Izzy Style in Chicago.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEEarl Smith is the site editor for Intermat. He’s one of the leading experts on high school and NCAA wrestling. Enjoy!
ABOUT THIS EPISODESeth Gross is an NCAA champion, 2x NCAA finalist, and former World Team Member. He’s currently the Assistant Coach at Wisconsin. Enjoy!*PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s business, The Wrestling Consultant. When should a Sophomore plan on calling and talking to a college wrestling coach? When should a Junior plan their official campus visit? Can they plan an unofficial visit? Does a Senior need to complete NCAA Eligibility Center registration if they have not taken an official visit? The Wrestling Consultant can answer these and many more questions for you. Set up a consultation today!
ABOUT THIS EPISODEDavid Taylor is the 2023 World Champ and 2021 Olympic champ. He’s the most decorated international wrestler in Penn State history with 3 world titles, and is aiming to become a 2x Olympic champ next summer in Paris at the 2024 Olympics. Enjoy! *PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s business, The Wrestling Consultant. When should a Sophomore plan on calling and talking to a college wrestling coach? When should a Junior plan their official campus visit? Can they plan an unofficial visit? Does a Senior need to complete NCAA Eligibility Center registration if they have not taken an official visit? The Wrestling Consultant can answer these and many more questions for you. Set up a consultation today!
Logan Stieber is a 4x NCAA Champion for Ohio State. He’s also a World Champ and multiple-time World Team Member. Logan is currently the assistant coach at Ohio State. Enjoy!*PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s business, The Wrestling Consultant. When should a Sophomore plan on calling and talking to a college wrestling coach? When should a Junior plan their official campus visit? Can they plan an unofficial visit? Does a Senior need to complete NCAA Eligibility Center registration if they have not taken an official visit? The Wrestling Consultant can answer these and many more questions for you. Set up a consultation today!
ABOUT THIS EPISODEPat Cummins is a former 2x All American for Penn State and a UFC veteran. He famously fought Daniel - DC - Cormier on a week’s notice at UFC 170. He did all of this despite being a walk-on! Enjoy!PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s business, The Wrestling Consultant. When should a Sophomore plan on calling and talking to a college wrestling coach? When should a Junior plan their official campus visit? Can they plan an unofficial visit? Does a Senior need to complete NCAA Eligibility Center registration if they have not taken an official visit? The Wrestling Consultant can answer these and many more questions for you. Set up a consultation today!
This deep-dive episode covers all of the upsets and news from Week 2 of the college season. We cover Vito’s loss, Ohio State’s big win, and news from Iowa. Enjoy!
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis deep-dive episode covers the IHSA’s cancellation of the 1995 IHSA state wrestling tournament. This highly controversial decision has been talked about for years within Illinois circles and we’re excited to share this story with our larger audience.*PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s business, The Wrestling Consultant. When should a Sophomore plan on calling and talking to a college wrestling coach? When should a Junior plan their official campus visit? Can they plan an unofficial visit? Does a Senior need to complete NCAA Eligibility Center registration if they have not taken an official visit? The Wrestling Consultant can answer these and many more questions for you. Set up a consultation today!
Zain Retherford is the 2023 World Champion. He’s a former 3x NCAA champ and 2x Hodge Award Winner for Penn State’s Cael Sanderson. Enjoy!
Jon Reader is the associate head coach for Wisconsin. As a wrestler, he was an NCAA champ and 3x All American for Iowa State. Reader was coached by Bobby Douglas, Cael Sanderson and Kevin Jackson.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEJim Gibbons is the executive producer of The Dual, a docuseries on the historic dual between Iowa and Iowa State in February 1986. The Dual will be available for streaming in mid-November. Jim is also a commentator for the Big 10 Network and is a former NCAA champion wrestler and coach for Iowa State. In 1987, his cyclones ended Dan Gable’s streak of consecutive NCAA team titles and became the first Iowa State team to win an NCAA team title in a decade. (Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers Are Warriors).*PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s business, The Wrestling Consultant. When should a Sophomore plan on calling and talking to a college wrestling coach? When should a Junior plan their official campus visit? Can they plan an unofficial visit? Does a Senior need to complete NCAA Eligibility Center registration if they have not taken an official visit? The Wrestling Consultant can answer these and many more questions for you. Set up a consultation today!
Myles Amine is a 2023 World Bronze medalist, 5x All American for Michigan, and an Olympic Bronze Medalist. In this episode, we talk about Myles’ recent performance at the 2023 World Championships. We also talk about Austin Gomez’s transfer to Michigan. (Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers Are Warriors).PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s business, The Wrestling Consultant. When should a Sophomore plan on calling and talking to a college wrestling coach? When should a Junior plan their official campus visit? Can they plan an unofficial visit? Does a Senior need to complete NCAA Eligibility Center registration if they have not taken an official visit? The Wrestling Consultant can answer these and many more questions for you. Set up a consultation today!
Bryan Medlin joins the show to recap the 2023 World Championships. Coach Medlin is the personal coach for Zane Richards and head coach of the Illinois RTC. Enjoy!*PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by CauseMatch. Fundraise smarter, and widen your donor base and inspire larger gifts with peer-to-peer fundraising provided by CauseMatch. Go to https://lp.causematch.com/wrestling-clubs-demo/ to schedule your first peer-to-peer fundraising campaign.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEBrent Metcalf is the Assistant Coach at Iowa State, where he’s been for the past seven years. As a wrestler, Brent was a 3x NCAA finalist and 2x NCAA champ for Tom Brands and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers Are Warriors).*PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s business, The Wrestling Consultant. When should a Sophomore plan on calling and talking to a college wrestling coach? When should a Junior plan their official campus visit? Can they plan an unofficial visit? Does a Senior need to complete NCAA Eligibility Center registration if they have not taken an official visit? The Wrestling Consultant can answer these and many more questions for you. Set up a consultation today!
ABOUT THIS EPISODERob Koll is the head coach of UNC. He was previously the head coach at Stanford and Cornell, where he built a dynasty coaching the likes of Kyle Dake, Yianni D, Gabe Dean and Vito Arujua. Coach Koll was an NCAA champ and 4x All American for UNC back in the 80s. *PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s business, The Wrestling Consultant. When should a Sophomore plan on calling and talking to a college wrestling coach? When should a Junior plan their official campus visit? Can they plan an unofficial visit? Does a Senior need to complete NCAA Eligibility Center registration if they have not taken an official visit? The Wrestling Consultant can answer these and many more questions for you. Set up a consultation today!
ABOUT THIS EPISODE John Heffernan is the head coach at St. Ed’s in the Cleveland area. St. Ed’s is one of the most storied high school programs in the country, winning 11 national titles and 35 Ohio state titles since 1978. As a wrestler, John was an Ohio state champion and 2x All American for Iowa.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Chris Perry is the assistant coach at Oklahoma State. As a wrestler, Chris was 2x NCAA Champion for the Cowboys. He’s also the nephew of the great John Smith and brother to Mark Perry - 2x NCAA champ from Iowa.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Doug Schwab is the head coach at UNI. As a wrestler, Coach Schwab was an NCAA champion for Iowa and an Olympian in 2008. Doug’s Olympic teammates include Daniel Cormier, Ben Askren, and Henry Cejudo. Enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers Are Warriors)
PRESENTING SPONSOR This Episode is presented by CauseMatch. Fundraise smarter, and widen your donor base and inspire larger gifts with peer-to-peer fundraising provided by CauseMatch. Go to https://lp.causematch.com/wrestling-clubs-demo/ to schedule your first peer-to-peer fundraising campaign.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Teague Moore is an NCAA champion for Oklahoma State. He’s a 3x All American and former PIAA state champ. Teague wrestled internationally for the Gator Wrestling Club before becoming the head coach at both Clarion and American. Today, Teague owns a wrestling consultancy business for kids and parents looking to wrestle in college. Enjoy!
* PRESENTING SPONSOR This Episode is presented by CauseMatch. Fundraise smarter, and widen your donor base and inspire larger gifts with peer-to-peer fundraising provided by CauseMatch. Go to CauseMatch.com/Wrestling to schedule your first peer-to-peer fundraising campaign.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Hardell Moore is a 2x All American for Oklahoma State, is the founder of the Oklahoma Wrestling Academy, and currently serves as the director for Team Oklahoma. He’s also a TV commentator for ESPN+ for Oklahoma State home duals. Hardell was previously on the podcast via episode 178. Enjoy!
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Mark Angle is a 3x All-American and 5x Fargo champion. He was one of the dominant lightweight wrestlers in the late 1990s, battling the likes of Michael Lightner and Doug Schwab. Mark wrestled for Clarion and was a 1x PIAA state champ. His Uncle Kurt Angle was an Olympic Gold Medalist and WWE star.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE B.J. Futrell is the newly announced assistant coach at Northwestern. BJ was previously an assistant at Penn under coach Roger Reina. As a wrestler, BJ is one of the best to come out of the great state of Illinois. He was a 5x kids state champ, 2x high school state champ and a 2x All American for Illinois. He was also a National Team member at both the university and senior levels. As a kid, BJ competed for the famed Harvey Twisters wrestling club. Enjoy!
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Sean Bormet is the head coach at the University of Michigan. Since taking the job in March 2018, Coach Bormet has led Michigan to a Big 10 title (2022) and an NCAA team trophy (2nd in 2022). Before coaching at Michigan, Coach Bormet ran and owned the Overtime School of Wrestling - one of the first wrestling academies. As a wrestler, Sean was a 2-time All American for Michigan, losing to Pat Smith in the 1994 NCAA finals. Enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers Are Warrios).
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Ryan deep-dives the 1987 NCAA tournament. (PIC: NWHOF)
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Tom Ryan is the head coach at Ohio State. * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mike Zadick is a former Olympian, 3x NCAA All-American for the University of Iowa and World Silver Medalist.
* PRESENTED BY THE FROG NINJA WRESTLING CLUB’S SUMMER CAMPS This episode is brought to you by the Frog Ninja Wrestling Camp taking place July 11-13 in Oxford, PA. If you live in PA and the surrounding areas, check out this camp! Register now. Link: https://www.frogninjawrestlingclub.com/
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jason Potter is the Head Coach at St. Charles East High School. Coach Potter led St. Charles East to the IHSA 3A state title this past February. As a wrestler, Coach Potter was a 2x Illinois state champ. Coach Potter also coached Ben Davino to a U17 World Team spot this past spring, and Domenic Munaretto to a U17 World Title last summer. Enjoy!
* PRESENTED BY THE FROG NINJA WRESTLING CLUB’S SUMMER CAMPS This episode is brought to you by the Frog Ninja Wrestling Camps, taking place June 27-29 (Lancaster, PA) and July 11-13 (Oxford, PA). If you live in PA and the surrounding areas, check out these camps! Register now at www.frogninjawrestlingclub.com.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Bryan Medlin - head coach of the Illinois RTC - is back to recap Final X.
* PRESENTED BY THE FROG NINJA WRESTLING CLUB’S SUMMER CAMPS This episode is brought to you by the Frog Ninja Wrestling Camps, taking place June 27-29 (Lancaster, PA) and July 11-13 (Oxford, PA). If you live in PA and the surrounding areas, check out these camps! Register now at www.frogninjawrestlingclub.com
Michael Macchiavello is the 2023 US Open Champion and is competing at Final X on Saturday, June 10. Mike was an NCAA champion for NC State. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY THE FROG NINJA WRESTLING CLUB’S SUMMER CAMPSThis episode is brought to you by the Frog Ninja Wrestling Camps, taking place June 27-29 (Lancaster, PA) and July 11-13 (Oxford, PA). If you live in PA and the surrounding areas, check out these camps! Register now at www.frogninjawrestlingclub.com
ABOUT THIS EPISODEDavid Carr is an NCAA champion for Iowa State. He’s also a 4x All-American and a U20 Junior World Champ. David is the son of Nate Carr - Olympic Bronze Medalist and NCAA Champion for Iowa State in the 1980s. Enjoy this one!
ABOUT THIS EPISODERob Waller is a legendary coach from Pennsylvania. For over fifty years, he’s run the Rob Waller All-American wrestling camp and club. Coach Waller is a PA hall of famer, as is his son Robbie Waller who was a PIAA state champion and an NCAA champion for Oklahoma. Enjoy!
ABOUT THIS EPISODECharlie Brenneman is a public speaker, author, and former UFC fighter. As a wrestler, Charlie was a 2x PIAA runner-up and was an NCAA qualifier for Lock Haven. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY THE FROG NINJA WRESTLING CLUB’S SUMMER CAMPSThis episode is brought to you by the Frog Ninja Wrestling Camps, taking place June 27-29 (Lancaster, PA) and July 11-13 (Oxford, PA). If you live in PA and the surrounding areas, check out these camps! Register now at www.frogninjawrestlingclub.com
ABOUT THIS EPISODEMyles Amine is a 5x All-American for Michigan and Olympic Bronze Medalist. This is Myles’ second time on the podcast. Check out episode #359 for our first interview with Myles. *PRESENTED BY THE FROG NINJA WRESTLING CLUB’S SUMMER CAMPSThis episode is brought to you by the Frog Ninja Wrestling Camps, taking place June 27-29 (Lancaster, PA) and July 11-13 (Oxford, PA). If you live in PA and the surrounding areas, check out these camps! Register now at www.frogninjawrestlingclub.com
ABOUT THIS EPISODEDaniel Cormier is a 2x Olympian, two-division UFC champion, and is currently the commentator for the UFC along with Joe Rogan and Jon Anik. *PRESENTED BY THE FROG NINJA WRESTLING CLUB’S SUMMER CAMPSThis episode is brought to you by the Frog Ninja Wrestling Camps, taking place June 27-29 (Lancaster, PA) and July 11-13 (Oxford, PA). If you live in PA and the surrounding areas, check out these camps! Register now at www.frogninjawrestlingclub.com.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode, host Ryan Warner and Rollie Peterkin recap the making of the Henry Cejudo Experiment. *PRESENTED BY THE FROG NINJA WRESTLING CLUB’S SUMMER CAMPSThis episode is brought to you by the Frog Ninja Wrestling Camps, taking place June 27-29 (Lancaster, PA) and July 11-13 (Oxford, PA). If you live in PA and the surrounding areas, check out these camps! Register now at www.frogninjawrestlingclub.com
ABOUT THIS EPISODEKendall Cross is the 1996 Olympic gold medalist and former NCAA champion for Oklahoma State. This interview is from the Henry Cejudo Experiment (Henry Cejudo documentary) and focuses on Kendall’s role in watching Henry at Fargo and training with Henry at the OTC. (Photo: Tony Rotundo)*PRESENTED BY THE FROG NINJA WRESTLING CLUB’S SUMMER CAMPSThis episode is brought to you by the Frog Ninja Wrestling Camps, taking place June 27-29 (Lancaster, PA) and July 11-13 (Oxford, PA). If you live in PA and the surrounding areas, check out these camps! Register now at www.frogninjawrestlingclub.com
Henry heads to Beijing to wrestle in the 2008 Olympic Games. The Henry Cejudo Experiment is a six-part audio documentary podcast that chronicles the rise of Henry Cejudo’s wrestling career, featuring over 30 never-before-heard interviews from Henry’s friends, family, and biggest competitors. The Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with the biggest names in the sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries, such as the Henry Cejudo Experiment, The Smiths, Escape from Englewood, and Slaying Saitiev. With over 850 5-star Apple Podcast reviews, Wrestling Changed My Life is one of the most listened-to wrestling podcasts in the country.
Reeling from the death of his father, Henry heads to his first World Championships. The Henry Cejudo Experiment is a six-part audio documentary podcast that chronicles the rise of Henry Cejudo’s wrestling career, featuring over 30 never-before-heard interviews from Henry’s friends, family, and biggest competitors. The Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with the biggest names in the sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries, such as the Henry Cejudo Experiment, The Smiths, Escape from Englewood, and Slaying Saitiev. With over 850 5-star Apple Podcast reviews, Wrestling Changed My Life is one of the most listened-to wrestling podcasts in the country.
Henry has one of the best high school seasons of all time, while his relationship with Coach Terry Brands gets rocky. The Henry Cejudo Experiment is a six-part audio documentary podcast that chronicles the rise of Henry Cejudo’s wrestling career, featuring over 30 never-before-heard interviews from Henry’s friends, family, and biggest competitors. The Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with the biggest names in the sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries, such as the Henry Cejudo Experiment, The Smiths, Escape from Englewood, and Slaying Saitiev. With over 850 5-star Apple Podcast reviews, Wrestling Changed My Life is one of the most listened-to wrestling podcasts in the country.
After enduring one of the most challenging seasons of his career, Henry attempts to make his first Olympic team. The Henry Cejudo Experiment is a six-part audio documentary podcast that chronicles the rise of Henry Cejudo’s wrestling career, featuring over 30 never-before-heard interviews from Henry’s friends, family, and biggest competitors. The Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with the biggest names in the sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries, such as the Henry Cejudo Experiment, The Smiths, Escape from Englewood, and Slaying Saitiev. With over 850 5-star Apple Podcast reviews, Wrestling Changed My Life is one of the most listened-to wrestling podcasts in the country.
The experiment begins as Henry moves to Colorado Springs to live at the Olympic Training Center. He picks up a new coach in Terry Brands.The Henry Cejudo Experiment is a six-part audio documentary podcast that chronicles the rise of Henry Cejudo’s wrestling career, featuring over 30 never-before-heard interviews from Henry’s friends, family, and biggest competitors. The Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with the biggest names in the sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries, such as the Henry Cejudo Experiment, The Smiths, Escape from Englewood, and Slaying Saitiev. With over 850 5-star Apple Podcast reviews, Wrestling Changed My Life is one of the most listened-to wrestling podcasts in the country.
Henry rises from the roughest of beginnings to become one of the best high school wrestlers in the country.The Henry Cejudo Experiment is a six-part audio documentary podcast that chronicles the rise of Henry Cejudo’s wrestling career, featuring over 30 never-before-heard interviews from Henry’s friends, family, and biggest competitors. The Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with the biggest names in the sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries, such as the Henry Cejudo Experiment, The Smiths, Escape from Englewood, and Slaying Saitiev. With over 850 5-star Apple Podcast reviews, Wrestling Changed My Life is one of the most listened-to wrestling podcasts in the country.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEChael Sonnen is a former wrestler, UFC veteran and is the host of his award-winning Youtube show. In this episode, we talk about the newly proposed NCAA rules, NIL updates, Gable Steveson returning, and our new Henry Cejudo audio documentary: The Henry Cejudo Experiment. All 6 episodes of the Henry Cejudo audio documentary go live on April 24 on this podcast! Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY THE FROG NINJA WRESTLING CLUB’S SUMMER CAMPSThis episode is brought to you by the Frog Ninja Wrestling Camps, taking place June 27-29 (Lancaster, PA) and July 11-13 (Oxford, PA). If you live in PA and the surrounding areas, check out these camps! Register now at www.frogninjawrestlingclub.com
ABOUT THIS EPISODEBryan Pearsall is the Associate Head Coach at Penn. Bryan wrestled at Penn State and was there before and after the great Cael Sanderson. Enjoy this one!*PRESENTED BY THE FROG NINJA WRESTLING CLUB’S SUMMER CAMPSThis episode is brought to you by the Frog Ninja Wrestling Camps, taking place June 27-29 (Lancaster, PA) and July 11-13 (Oxford, PA). If you live in PA and the surrounding areas, check out these camps! Register now at www.frogninjawrestlingclub.com.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEGray Maynard is a UFC legend and 3x All-American for Michigan State. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY THE FROG NINJA WRESTLING CLUB’S SUMMER CAMPSThis episode is brought to you by the Frog Ninja Wrestling Camps, taking place June 27-29 (Lancaster, PA) and July 11-13 (Oxford, PA). If you live in PA and the surrounding areas, check out these camps! Register now at www.frogninjawrestlingclub.com.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEDustin Schlatter is an NCAA champion for Minnesota - the school’s first true freshman champion. He was also a 3x All-American and was the 2009 US World Team Member. As a high schooler, Dustin was one of the most highly touted recruits of all time - winning 4 Ohio state titles and multiple Fargo double titles. He also had two legendary battles with Brent Metcalf. After wrestling, Dusting coached for over 15 years at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota RTC. Enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo)*PRESENTED BY THE FROG NINJA WRESTLING CLUB’S SUMMER CAMPSThis episode is brought to you by the Frog Ninja Wrestling Camps, taking place June 27-29 (Spooky Nook, PA) and July 11-13 (Oxford, PA). If you live in PA and the surrounding areas, check out these camps! Register now at www.frogninjawrestlingclub.com
ABOUT THIS EPISODETroy Letters is an NCAA champion for Lehigh and a former coach at Penn State. Troy was a coach at Penn State before and after Cael arrived. Enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo)*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help every Chicago youth say that wrestling changed their life by donating to Beat the Streets Chicago. PRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEStephen Abas is back on the show! Stephen is a 3x NCAA champion, an Olympic silver medalist, and is widely considered one of the best American wrestlers of all time. Stephen shares stories on Cael Sanderson, wrestling Teague Moore, and his take on the state of college wrestling. Enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo)PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help every Chicago youth say that wrestling changed their life by donating to Beat the Streets Chicago. PRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store. PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help every Chicago youth say that wrestling changed their life by donating to Beat the Streets Chicago. PRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEJason Nolf was a three-time NCAA champ for Penn State. Under Coach Cael Sanderson’s tutelage, Jason was also a four-time NCAA finalist. At the PIAA state tournament, Jason won three state titles. He’s currently training for a spot on the US Olympic Team at 74kg, where he’ll battle the likes of Jordan Burroughs and Kyle Dake.*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help every Chicago youth say that wrestling changed their life by donating to Beat the Streets Chicago. PRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAndy Hrovat was a 2008 Olympian and 3x All American for the University of Michigan. In high school, Andy wrestled for the legendary St Eds program. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help every Chicago youth say that wrestling changed their life by donating to Beat the Streets Chicago. PRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEChris Campbell is a former Olympic Bronze Medalist, World Champion and 2x NCAA Champion for the University of Iowa. Chris was Dan Gable’s first national champion. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help every Chicago youth say that wrestling changed their life by donating to Beat the Streets Chicago. PRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
Ryan recaps a wild weekend of wrestling from the Tulsa Airport. Enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers are Warriors)*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Tickets are now available for the NCAA Watch Party taking place Saturday March 18 at Fatpour Tapworks in Wicker Park (Chicago). Tickets are $25 and all proceeds go to support Beat the Streets Chicago. Click here to purchase tickets: https://events.bigonioninc.com/e/2023-wrestling-championships-with-beat-the-stree-2/tickets PRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEHelen Maroulis is an Olympic Gold Medalist, 3x World Champion and 8x world and olympic medalist. In this episode, Helen talks about her new documentary - HELEN|BELIEVE - which follows her incredible journey from suffering a severe in-match concussion in 2018, to the 2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS. Enjoy! (photo: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)WATCH THE DOCUMENTARYExperience Helen Maroulis' gripping battle with self-doubt, PTSD, and her insatiable pursuit to get back to the #Olympics after a career-ending injury rocked her world. HELEN| BELIEVE will be in theaters nationwide March 30, with an exclusive intro from Producer Chris Pratt and outro from the gold medalist herself. Tix at https://hubs.la/Q01D8Xqz0PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Tickets are now available for the NCAA Watch Party taking place Saturday March 18 at Fatpour Tapworks in Wicker Park (Chicago). Tickets are $25 and all proceeds go to support Beat the Streets Chicago. Click here to purchase tickets: https://events.bigonioninc.com/e/2023-wrestling-championships-with-beat-the-stree-2/tickets PRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEJim Heffernan was an NCAA champion and 4x All American for Dan Gable at the University of Iowa. He coached at the University of Illinois for 29 years - 12 of which he was the head coach. Enjoy! (Photo/Illinois Sports Information)*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Tickets are now available for the NCAA Watch Party taking place Saturday March 18 at Fatpour Tapworks in Wicker Park (Chicago). Tickets are $25 and all proceeds go to support Beat the Streets Chicago. Click here to purchase tickets: https://events.bigonioninc.com/e/2023-wrestling-championships-with-beat-the-stree-2/tickets PRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEMatt Valenti was a member of the 2023 NCAA seeding committee. In this episode we talk about the seeds, as well as Matt’s career at Penn where he was a 2x NCAA Champion. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Tickets are now available for the NCAA Watch Party taking place Saturday March 18 at Fatpour Tapworks in Wicker Park (Chicago). Tickets are $25 and all proceeds go to support Beat the Streets Chicago. Click here to purchase tickets: https://events.bigonioninc.com/e/2023-wrestling-championships-with-beat-the-stree-2/tickets PRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEJordan Blanton is a 3x All American for the University of Illinois. In this episode we break-down the 2023 NCAA brackets. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Tickets are now available for the NCAA Watch Party taking place Saturday March 18 at Fatpour Tapworks in Wicker Park (Chicago). Tickets are $25 and all proceeds go to support Beat the Streets Chicago. Click here to purchase tickets: https://events.bigonioninc.com/e/2023-wrestling-championships-with-beat-the-stree-2/tickets PRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEDonovan Panone is the author of the book How to Succeed (and Fail) as a Wrestling Parent. Donovan is also the owner of Level Up Wrestling Club based out of Marietta Georgia. Enjoy!BUY DONOVAN’S BOOKhttps://www.amazon.com/How-Succeed-Fail-Wrestling-Parent-ebook/dp/B0BTRXCPVH?ref_=ast_author_mpb PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Tickets are now available for the NCAA Watch Party taking place Saturday March 18 at Fatpour Tapworks in Wicker Park (Chicago). Tickets are $25 and all proceeds go to support Beat the Streets Chicago. Click here to purchase tickets: https://events.bigonioninc.com/e/2023-wrestling-championships-with-beat-the-stree-2/tickets PRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEScrewy Louie Lazzari is a New Jersey wrestling historian, wrestling official and former high school and college coach. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Tickets are now available for the NCAA Watch Party taking place Saturday March 18 at Fatpour Tapworks in Wicker Park (Chicago). Tickets are $25 and all proceeds go to support Beat the Streets Chicago. Click here to purchase tickets: https://events.bigonioninc.com/e/2023-wrestling-championships-with-beat-the-stree-2/tickets PRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEChase Pami is a former NCAA runner-up for Cal Poly, and is currently the head coach / owner at Gold Rush Wrestling Academy in Las Vegas. Enjoy! (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Tickets are now available for the NCAA Watch Party taking place Saturday March 18 at Fatpour Tapworks in Wicker Park (Chicago). Tickets are $25 and all proceeds go to support Beat the Streets Chicago. Click here to purchase tickets: https://events.bigonioninc.com/e/2023-wrestling-championships-with-beat-the-stree-2/tickets PRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODENick Ackerman was the 2001 Hodge Trophy Winner, after he won the 2001 NCAA Division III title. Nick is the only D3 wrestler to win the Hodge. Enjoy this one!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODECole Konrad was a 2x NCAA champion and 3x finalist for the Minnesota Gophers. In college, Cole had an epic rivalry with Steve Mocco which we cover in detail. After wrestling, Cole was Brock Lesnar’s main training partner and went on to capture the first Bellator Heavyweight Title. Cole retired from MMA with a 9-0 record. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEKenny Monday is an Olympic Gold Medalist, a World Champion, and an NCAA Champion for Oklahoma State. Currently, he's the head coach at Morgan State University. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEMichael Kemerer is a 5x All American for Iowa. He was a PIAA state champion at Franklin Regional, where his teammate was Spencer Lee. He’s a Spartan Combat RTC athlete and will be competing at this year’s 2013 US Open at 78kg. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEBryan Medlin joins the show to recap the Zagreb and Yarygin Tournaments. *PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBATThis episode is presented by Spartan Combat. Shop the Kyle Dake and Yianni D shoes now at SpartanCombat.com. PRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODENancy Schultz Vitangeli is the widow of the late great Dave Schultz. Dave was an Olympic and World Champion, as well as a 6x World Medalist. After Dave’s passing, Nancy was the Executive Director of the Dave Schultz Wrestling Club for many years and in 2018, was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. This episode was originally released in September of 2019. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEOriginally released in June of 2020, Assembly Fall was our second-ever audio documentary.Dubbed as the biggest upset in Illinois history, Matt Kucala defied the odds and pinned the previously unbeaten Eric Tannenbaum at the 2001 IHSA state finals. Assembly Fall takes an in-depth look at that match and answers the question: is it the biggest upset in state history?DIRECTORS’S TAKEIf you were a wrestling fan in 2001, you'll never forget where you were when you heard about the Tannenbaum-Kucala match. But most know almost nothing about the Tannenbaum and Kucala stories, as well as what happened in the hours and minutes leading up to that fateful match. Our mission with ‘Assembly Fall’ was to bring Eric and Matt’s stories to life. Most important, we wanted to show just what it takes to achieve something incredible, and how to respond after your lifelong goal is ripped from your hands - as it was for Tannenbaum. We also set out to answer the age-old question - is this the biggest upset in finals history?Assembly Fall, I hope, answers these questions and shows a behind-the-curtain look at this incredible match. This episode was produced by Ryan Warner and the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast. For more information, please visit WrestlingChangedMyLife.com.
ABOUT THIS EPISODERoyce Alger is a 2x NCAA champion for the University of Iowa, wrestling under the legendary Dan Gable. Royce was also a world silver medalist in 1990. This interview was recorded on September 17, 2020 for The Smiths and has not previously been released. The focus of this conversation is Royce’s relationship with John and Pat Smith. Enjoy!
ABOUT THIS EPISODECory Baze was an All American for Oklahoma State in the 1980s. He was also John Smith’s roommate, which is the topic of this conversation. This interview was recorded on August 12, 2020 for The Smiths. Enjoy!
ABOUT THIS EPISODEDavid Mirikitani is the host of Weighing In and Mat Chat - both of which are USA Wrestling podcasts. David is also a member of the NJCAA hall of fame for his time as a coach and wrestler at St. Louis Meramac. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAdam Wheeler is an Olympic Bronze Medalist in Greco from the 2008 Beijing Games. He and Henry Cejudo were the only men to medal at the 2008 Games. Enjoy this one!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEMax Nowry is a 3x Greco World Team Member. He’s a former Illinois State Champion and is currently a member of the Army WCAP wrestling team. Enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers Are Warriors)*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEGabe Dean is a 2x NCAA Champion for Cornell. He’s the founder of My Storage and in this episode Gabe talks about the challenges facing college wrestling. Enjoy! (Photo: Rich Immel)*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEMatt Sencenbaugh is the founder of WrestlingIQ. Matt wrestled at Stanford before moving into software engineering. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEDylan Carew is the Head Coach of Big Game Wrestling Club. Dylan was a two-time state champ for Iowa City West under Mark Reiland and went on to wrestle at the University of Iowa for Tom and Terry Brands. Enjoy! (Photo: Andy Hamilton/Flo)*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBATThis episode is presented by Spartan Combat. The Kyle Dake and Yianni Diakomihalis wrestling shoes are now available for pre-order. Shop six different designs at SpartanCombat.com.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mike Sheets is a 2x NCAA Champion and 4x All American for Oklahoma State. In 1988, he was an Olympic Trials runner-up to Mark Schultz. Mike also battled World and Olympic Champion Dave Schultz, beating the legend twice during the 1982 season before losing to Dave in the NCAA finals. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY ATHLETIC GREENSThis episode is presented by Athletic Greens. Get a free, one-year supply of Vitamin D droplets plus five free travel packs when you go to AthleticGreens.com/WCML
ABOUT THIS EPISODEEekeeluak Avalak is an Inuit wrestler, who this summer, became the second Nunavut athlete to win a medal at the Canada Games. He’s joined in this episode by his coach, Chris Crooks. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. All donations made before Giving Tuesday (November 29) will be matched at 100%. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEStephen Abas is an Olympic Silver Medalist, 3x NCAA Champion and 3x World Team Member. He’s no doubt one of the best wrestlers of all time. It was an honor to have Stephen on the podcast. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. All donations made before Giving Tuesday (November 29) will be matched at 100%. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Brett Penager is the founding partner of Chiro One Wellness Centers. He previously worked at USA Wrestling and was a scholarship wrestler at Wisconsin. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY ATHLETIC GREENSThis episode is presented by Athletic Greens. Get a free, one-year supply of Vitamin D droplets plus five free travel packs when you go to AthleticGreens.com/WCML
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Franklin Gomez is a three-time Olympian for Puerto Rico and the 2009 NCAA champion for Michigan State. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY ATHLETIC GREENSThis episode is presented by Athletic Greens. Get a free, one-year supply of Vitamin D droplets plus five free travel packs when you go to AthleticGreens.com/WCML
ABOUT THIS EPISODEBryan Medlin is the Head Coach of the Illini RTC. He recently coached Zane Richards to a 2-0 weekend at the World Cup, where Team USA beat Iran in the finals. In this episode we break-down all of the action from men’s freestyle.*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. All donations made before Giving Tuesday (November 29) will be matched at 100%. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODETim Cysewski is the Director of the Midlands Tournament. For 20 years he was the Head Coach at Northwestern. Twice he led the Cats to the NCAA team podium, taking fourth in 1990 and 2007. Before Northwestern, Tim wrestled for the legendary Dan Gable at the University of Iowa where he was a one-time All American.*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. All donations made before Giving Tuesday (November 29) will be matched at 100%. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODELuke Becker is a former NCAA champion and is the Head Assistant Coach at Minnesota. Enjoy!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. All donations made before Giving Tuesday (November 29) will be matched at 100%. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEDarrion Caldwell is a former NCAA champion for North Carolina State. He beat Brent Metcalf in one of the most legendary NCAA finals of all time. After wrestling, Darrion fought MMA professionally with Bellator. Enjoy folks! (Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers Are Warriors)*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. Donate now at BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY ATHLETIC GREENSThis episode is presented by Athletic Greens. Get a free, one-year supply of Vitamin D droplets plus five free travel packs when you go to AthleticGreens.com/WCML
ABOUT THIS EPISODEBen Askren is a 2x NCAA Champion and a 2x Hodge Trophy Winner. On the international scene, Ben represented Team USA at the 2008 Olympics. In MMA, Ben won multiple world titles for Bellator and ONE. Recently, Ben released his memoir, Funky, which dives into Ben’s journey from a chubby 5th grader just getting started in wrestling to his climb to the top of folkstyle wrestling. I loved this book and hope you do as well. Enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers are Warriors)*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. All donations made before Giving Tuesday (November 29) will be matched at 100%. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODEJoe Russell is the Manager of Freestyle Programs for USA Wrestling. He was the Head Coach at George Mason, and was an assistant coach at Minnesota from 1996-2011. During that time, the Gophers won three NCAA team titles. Enjoy this one!*PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGOThis episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. All donations made before Giving Tuesday (November 29) will be matched 100%. Donate now! -LINK: BTSChicago.Org/DonatePRESENTED BY QUANTThis episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store. (Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers Are Warriors)
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Gene Mills is a 2x NCAA champion, Olympian and pioneer of the pinning hold, The Mills. Enjoy!
* PRESENTED BY QUANT This episode is presented by Quant Wrestling. Quant combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling by tracking and timing every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Quant takes match activities and reduces them to data, statistics, analytics and ultimately… insights. Download the Quant Wrestling app now on the Apple App Store.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Frank Popolizio is the founder of Journeymen Wrestling. He’s the organizer of the Collegiate National Duals, the Journeymen Classic and many, many other camps and events. Enjoy!
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mike Poeta is the Head Coach at the University of Illinois. As a wrestler, Coach Poeta was a 5x Fargo Champ and 2x NCAA Finalist. Enjoy this one! (Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers Are Warriors)
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Lou Rosselli is the Head Coach at the University of Oklahoma. He was a 2x All American for Edinboro and an Olympian at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Prior to Oklahoma, Lou coached at Ohio State for 10 years, where he worked with Logan Stieber, Kyle Synder and J Jaggers. Enjoy this one! (Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers Are Warriors)
* PRESENTED BY BEAT THE STREETS CHICAGO This episode is presented by Beat the Streets Chicago. Help Chicago youth experience the life-changing power of wrestling with a donation to Beat the Streets Chicago. All donations made before Giving Tuesday (November 29) will be matched 100%. Donate now! LINK: BTSChicago.Org/Donate
Bill Zadick is the National Freestyle Head Coach for Team USA. Under Coach Zadick’s leadership, Team USA has won world titles in 2017 and 2022, and also brought home three Olympic Gold Medals from the Tokyo Games. As a wrestler, Coach Zadick was a four-time Montana State Champ, an NCAA champion for Dan Gable at the University of Iowa, and a World champion in 2006 at 33 years old. After retiring in 2008, Coach Zadick joined Team USA and has been there ever since. In 2016, Coach Zadick was named Head Coach for Team USA. Enjoy! (Photo / Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers are Warriors)
Marcus LeVesseur is the first undefeated, 4x NCAA Division 3 champion in wrestling history. Marcus won his four titles at Augsburg. Befor Marcus’ time at the D3 powerhouse, he was a 4x Minnesota State Champ and was highly recruited by the University of Minnesota. After college, Marcus was a professional MMA fighter and fought three times in the UFC. Enjoy folks!
Mark Hall is the Assistant Coach at Penn and trains at the Penn RTC alongside 7x World / Olympic Champ Jordan Burroughs. At Penn State, he was a 1x NCAA champion and 3x NCAA finalist for head coach Cael Sanderson. In high school, Mark Hall was possibly the most decorated wrestler of all time, winning six state titles for Apple Valley and three age-group level world titles. Enjoy! (Photo / Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers are Warriors)
Roy Pittman is the founder and head coach of Peninsula Park Wrestling Club. Coach Pittman founded Peninsula Park wrestling program in 1970 and is still coaching. He’s coached 4 Olympians, 60k kids and multiple Fargo Junior National Champions. Among Coach Pittman’s wrestlers are Chael Sonnen, Broderick Lee, Kelsey Campbell, Anthony Amado and Matt Lindland. Enjoy!
Alex Tirapelle is the Associate Head Coach at American University. Prior to American, Alex coached at Stanford and was instrumental in the Keep Stanford Wrestling Movement. As a wrestler, Alex was a two-time All American for the Fighting Illini and a three-time California state champ. Enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo).
Joe Galli is the CEO at TTI. Joe wrestled for UNC and won an ACC title before embarking on a career in business. After spending 19 years at Black and Decker, Joe was named president at Amazon in 1999 by Jeff Bezos, was the CEO of Newell Rubbermaid and now runs the company behind Milwaukee Tool, among other power tool brands. Enjoy!
Bryan Snyder is the Associate Head Coach at Nebraska. He was a 4x All American and 2x NCAA runner-up for the Cornhuskers back in his competitive days. He’s coached Jordan Burroughs to multiple world and Olympics titles, as well as James Green. Enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo).
Jared Frayer is the Associate Head Coach at Virginia Tech. In 2012, Jared represented Team USA at the London Olympics at 66 kg. Jared made the team by beating Brent Metcalf in the Olympic Trial Finals. In college, he was a 2x All American and NCAA runner-up at Oklahoma. Enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo)
Anthony Cassar is a former NCAA champion for Penn State. In 2019, he beat Gable Steveson in the NCAA semi-finals, his second win over the Olympic champ that season. He is set to make his MMA debut this November. Pic: Tony Rotundo.
Richard Perry is a former National Team member at 86kg, a 3x NCAA qualifier and a Connecticut state champion. In August of 2018, Richard was involved in a training accident that forever shaped he and his family’s lives. Richard is joined in this interview by his wife Gina Perry, who writes for Intermat and works for Beat the Streets National. (Photo / Tony Rotundo)
David Taylor is the 2022 World Champion and 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist. In this episode David recaps his performance at the 2022 World Championships. (Pic: Tony Rotundo)
Bryan Medlin is the head coach of the Illinois RTC and is one of the most respected freestyle / greco coaches in the country. In this episode, Bryan and I break down the 2022 World Championships. Enjoy!
Kevin Dresser is the head coach at Iowa State. Before taking the role in Ames, he was the head coach at Virginia Tech. He’s been named coach of the year multiple times and is known as a program builder. Before his time coaching collegiately, Coach Dresser won 13 Virginia high school state titles, and was the 1986 NCAA champion for Dan Gable. Enjoy this one! (Picture / Flo)
Troy Nickerson is the head coach at the University of Northern Colorado. He’s been at UNC since the 2014 / 2015 season. Back in his competitive days, Troy was one of the most decorated high school wrestlers in New York history. He was the first 5x New York state champ. He was a 5x Fargo champ, and won both the OW for Greco and Freestyle at the 2004 Junior Nationals. At Cornell, Troy was a 4x All American and NCAA champ in 2009. Enjoy this one folks! (Photo / Tony Rotundo)
Ryan Coles is a professor at UConn and Martial Sutton is a wrestler for UConn’s club team. Last week a video of Professor Coles wrestling Marital in class went viral, garnering over 1.7m views. In this episode we have Professor Coles and Martial on to tell the tale. Enjoy!
Jan Rosenberg is a former Division three All American for Coe College. Back in high school, Jan was a 2x New Jersey state place winner. Today, Jan is an assistant coach at Coe and a Nurse at the University of Iowa.
Bo Nickal is a 3x NCAA champion for Penn State and a Hodge Trophy winner. He’s the hottest prospect in MMA and will be fighting on Dana White’s Contender Series on September 27. Bo was coached by Cael Sanderson and was a 4x NCAA finalist. Enjoy! (Picture: Tony Rotundo)
Charles Martelli was a 2x, undefeated Illinois State Champ in 1997 and 1998. Charles was a 3x Big 10 placer and NCAA qualifier for Michigan. He went on to write ‘How to Become a State Wrestling Champion.’ Charles is also an accomplished ultra-marathon runner, having completed two 100-mile races. Enjoy this one folks!
Andy Matter was a 2x NCAA champion for Penn State back in the 1970s, well before the Cael Sanderson dynasty took hold. He then went on to have a successful career in IT sales working for IBM. Andy’s sons, Clinton and Brett Matter, wrestled for Roger Reina at Penn in the 1990s. Brett was an NCAA champion in 2000. Clinton and Brett were instrumental in the founding of Beat the Streets Philly. Enjoy this one folks!
Jeff McGinness was a 2x NCAA champion for the Iowa Hawks, where he wrestled for the legendary Dan Gable. In high school, Jeff was a 4x, undefeated state champ. Today, Jeff is the head women’s coach at Simpson College. Enjoy this one!
Ryan Prater was the 2014 NCAA Division III champion, after winning an Illinois state title in 2007. Today, Ryan coaches with former Illini All American Jordan Blanton at the Relentless Training Center. Enjoy!
Mark Hahn is one of the most accomplished high school coaches in Illinois history. During his tenure, he led Glenbard North to a 716-153 record, a 127-0 conference record and a state title in 2011. Hahn has coached Tony Ramos, Mike Palazzo and Austin Gomez, among countless other studs. Enjoy this one folks!
Jack Griffin is an NCAA champion and two-time All American for Northwestern. Today, Jack is still at Northwestern and works in fundraising for the athletic department. Enjoy!
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Myles Amine is an Olympic Bronze Medalist and a 5x All American for the University of Michigan. His coaches include Sean Bormet, Kevin Jackson and Sergei Beloglazov. Enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo).
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Jeremy Bailer and Ben Hatta were teammates while wrestling at the University of Pennsylvania under coach Roger Reina. They were executive producers on Team Foxcatcher, and producers for the new Kurt Angle documentary, Angle. You can watch Angle this Sunday on A&E.
Luke Fickell is the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati. Last season, Coach Fickell was the consensus coach of the year and his UC squad fell to Nick Saban’s Alabama in the CFP semi-finals, marking the first time a non-power 5 school made the CFP. Back in Coach Fickell’s wrestling days, he was a 3x state champ for DeSales High School. Enjoy!
Tadaaki Hatta is a former NCAA champion for Oklahoma State. Born in Japan, Tadaaki was part of the wave of Japanese wrestlers who competed for the Cowboys in the 1960s and 1970s. After retiring, Tadaaki coached 8 Olympic teams, and for many years, was an assistant at St. Ed’s in Ohio. Enjoy!
Hooman “Mo” Tavakolian is a former Hofstra wrestler who now serves as the chief compliance officer at a Hedge Fund on Wall Street. Mo, who was born in Iran, was instrumental in bridging the gap between the Iranian and the US national teams at the 2017 world cup. For his efforts, he was named to the New York chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Mo also runs a nonprofit called Hoomanities with a mission to reinstate hope in humanity through sports. Mo has also written a book called Hoomans Hope. Enjoy! (Picture: Justin Hoch)
Zane Richards is an Illinois legend. He’s a 2x All American, 2x state champion and a 2x Fargo Champ. Most recently, Zane made the USA National Team. Enjoy this one! (Picture: Tony Rotundo)
Reece Humphrey is a 3x USA World Team Member and a 3x US Open Champion. Reece had a decorated career at Ohio State and has quickly become one of the most sought after freestyle coaches in the country after turning the NJRTC into a powerhouse. Enjoy! (Picture: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers are Warriors)
Noel Loban is a 1984 Olympic Bronze medalist for the UK. He was a 1980 NCAA champion for Clemson. Today he works with NC State and has coached at numerous D1 schools over the years. Enjoy!
Mike Powell is the executive director of Beat the Streets Chicago. Previously, Mike was the head coach at OPRF where he created a public-school dynasty. Enjoy!
Mark Manning is the head coach at the University of Nebraska. Before that, he was the head coach at UNI where he produced the number one recruiting class in the country in just his third year. This interview was recorded for the Escape From Englewood audio documentary and was just too good not to release. I love the part where Manning talks about Tony Davis wrestling a young Jordan Burroughs. Enjoy! (Picture: Tony Rotundo)
Luke Moffitt is the head coach at Iowa Central, one of the top junior college programs in the country. Coach Moffitt has led Iowa Central to seven national championships and coached UFC greats Jon Jones, Colby Covington, and many more. Before coaching, Coach Moffitt won a Big 10 title for the University of Iowa, wrestling under Tom Brands and Jim Zalesky. Enjoy! (Picture: Flo Wrestling)
Richie Lewis is a U23 world champion, and 2x NCAA qualifier for Rutgers. After wrestling, Richie transitioned to MMA and is currently 3-0 in his young professional career. (Photo: Track Wrestling)
Ryan recaps a wild trip to Central America that he took while filming an interview for an upcoming documentary.
Daylon Swearingen is the 2022 Professional Bull Riding World Champion, winning over $1 million dollars in the process. Daylon is a former wrestler and talks about how wrestling impacted his rise to bull riding stardom.
Pat Lugo is a former NCAA All American for the University of Iowa and is an Olympic hopeful, competing for the Hawkeye Wrestling Club. This episode was recorded as part of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club series. The full video interview is available to Hawkeye Wrestling Inner Circle Members. This interview was recorded in January of 2022.
Ernie Monaco is the founder and head coach of The Edge School of Wrestling, the nation’s first wrestling school. Ernie has coached a staggering 13 NCAA division one champions and 107 New Jersey state champions. Ernie has also coached 20 current college coaches.
Carl Adams was a 2x NCAA champion for Iowa State, where his teammates included the great Dan Gable and Chris Taylor. Carl went on to coach at the division one level for over 30 years. Carl is also the inventor of the ADAM Takedown Machine and has authored several books. Carl is also a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
James Green is a 2x World Medalist and 6x World Team Member. He recently retired and was hired by USA Wrestling as the National Developmental coach. (Photo: Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers are Warriors)
Angel Cejudo is a former #1 recruit in the nation and a 4x undefeated Arizona state champion. He’s the brother of Olympic gold medalist and UFC champ, Henry Cejudo. Today, Angel is the head coach at Valiant Prep, a private school that was started by NCAA champion Eric Larkin.
Ernie Jones is a legendary, hall of fame high school coach from Oklahoma. Coach Jones has coached over 121 state champs and 8 team titles during his 5+ decades of coaching. Coach Jones was Kenny Monday’s high school coach and was there to witness the epic matches between Kenny and Mike Sheets, both of which went on to win NCAA titles for Oklahoma State. Enjoy this one!
Zach Tanelli is the head coach at Columbia University. Before his coaching days, Zach was an All American for the University of Wisconsin. He grew up wrestling for the great Ernie Monaco at The Edge. Enjoy! (Picture: Tony Rotundo)
Mark Gross is a producer for CBS. He’s wrote and produced Mike and Molly, and most recently, How We Roll. Before his time in television, Mark was a stand up comedian and a former wrestler back in his home state of Nebraska. Enjoy!
Antonio McKee is a former 2x California Junior College state champion and a retired MMA fighter. Antonio has coached the likes of Aaron Pico, Chuck Liddel, Tito Ortiz and Dan Henderson out of his gym, The Bodyshop. Enjoy!
Reggie Wright is a former 2x NCAA All American for Oklahoma State. He’s also a 2x Illinois State Champion and a member of the IWCOA Hall of Fame. This interview was recorded for our latest audio documentary, Escape from Englewood, in which Reggie plays a huge role. Enjoy!
Escape from Englewood chronicles wrestling legend Tony Davis’s lifelong struggle to rise above the violent streets of Englewood, Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhood. After growing up in the legendary Harvey Twisters wrestling program, Tony Davis went unbeaten for 8 years and was regarded as the best wrestler to ever come out of Chicago. But when he was jumped by the largest gang in the city, it looked like everything he had worked for was gone.
Escape from Englewood chronicles wrestling legend Tony Davis’s lifelong struggle to rise above the violent streets of Englewood, Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhood. After growing up in the legendary Harvey Twisters wrestling program, Tony Davis went unbeaten for 8 years and was regarded as the best wrestler to ever come out of Chicago. But when he was jumped by the largest gang in the city, it looked like everything he had worked for was gone.
Escape from Englewood chronicles wrestling legend Tony Davis’s lifelong struggle to rise above the violent streets of Englewood, Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhood. After growing up in the legendary Harvey Twisters wrestling program, Tony Davis went unbeaten for 8 years and was regarded as the best wrestler to ever come out of Chicago. But when he was jumped by the largest gang in the city, it looked like everything he had worked for was gone.
Coming Monday, April 25, Escape from Englewood, our latest audio documentary!
Escape from Englewood chronicles wrestling legend Tony Davis’s lifelong struggle to rise above the violent streets of Englewood, Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhood. After growing up in the legendary Harvey Twisters wrestling program, Tony Davis went unbeaten for 8 years and was regarded as the best wrestler to ever come out of Chicago. But when he was jumped by the largest gang in the city, it looked like everything he had worked for was gone.
Urijah Faber is a UFC Hall of Famer, former WEC World Champ, and a 2x NCAA Qualifier for UC Davis. Enjoy!
Clarissa Chun is the head coach of the Iowa Women’s Wrestling Team. Coach Chun is also a two-time Olympian, Olympic Bronze Medalist and former world champion. Enjoy! (Picture The Gazette)
John Strittmatter is one of the coaches at Young Guns and a former Division 2 national champion. John has coached some of the biggest names in college wrestling, such as Spencer Lee, Jason Nolf and Max Murin. Enjoy!
Brian Smith is the head coach of the University of Missouri. Coach Smith has been at Mizzou since 1998 and during that time, he’s created a dynasty coaching the likes of Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren, Max Askren, J’den Cox and now Keegan O’Toole. Enjoy folks! (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com)
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Dominick Cruz (@DominickCruz) is a former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion. Dominick talks about his journey from wrestling in Arizona to battling Urijah Faber in the WEC to his reign as UFC champion. Enjoy!
Alex Meyer is a former All American for the Hawkeyes who is now wrapping up medical school at the University of Iowa. In this episode we talk about Alex leveraging wrestling to advance through med school and ultimately Duke for residency. (Photo/IA Wrestle)
Joe De Sena is the CEO of Spartan and Spartan Combat. He’s joined in this episode by Mike Palazzo, the head coach of Lake Highland Prep. In this episode, we talk about Joe’s recent trip to the Slovakian / Ukrainian border.
Gerry Abas is the first 4x All American in California history. He was also a 3x NCAA finalist for Fresno State. His brother Stephen Abas was a 3x NCAA champ and an Olympic Silver medalist.
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Matt Storniolo is the head coach at Northwestern, who just finished 6th in the country at the 2022 NCAAs. Enjoy this one folks!
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Spencer Lee is a 3x NCAA champ for the Iowa Hawkeyes under Coach Tom Brands. This interview was recorded as part of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club’s Inner Circle Podcast. The full video interview can be found at HawkeyeWrestlingClub.com.
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Roger Reina is the head coach at Penn, where he’s in his second stint as head coach. Coach Reina previously led Penn from 1986 - 2005.
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This episode features two interviews. The first with Stalemates as we break down the Big 10 and Big 12 championships. The second is with Journeymen Wrestling founder and CEO Frank Popolizio who talks about the upcoming International Classic. Enjoy!
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Emma Randall is the head women’s coach of the New York City Regional Training Center, where she coaches the undergraduate women’s wrestlers at Columbia, who compete through the NYCRTC. Before that, Emma coached at Beat the Streets New York and was on the USAW National Team Staff. Enjoy!
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David Taylor is an Olympic Champion, World Champion and 2x NCAA Champion for Cael Sanderson at Penn State. In this episode, David talks about the Big 10 conference, proposed rule changes to collegiate style, coaching at M2 Training Center and winning an Olympic Gold Medal. He also talks about his rivalry with Yazdani Charati from Iran.
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Kevin Jackson is an Olympic Champion and 2x World Champion. He’s currently the assistant coach at Michigan. Enjoy!
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Kurt Backes is a two-time All American and NCAA finalist for Iowa State, where he was coached by both Bobby Douglas and Cael Sanderson. In high school, Kurt was coached by the legendary Jeff Buxton and attended Blair Academy where he was teammates with the likes of Mark Perry and Steve Mocco. After competing, Kurt coached for Mizzou, Virginia Tech and Iowa. He and Dan Gable are the only two Iowa State wrestlers who went on to coach at Iowa. Enjoy!
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Greg Warren is a stand-up comedian and former All Amerian for Mizzou. Greg has been a comedian for 20+ years and has been featured on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, the Just for Laughs Festival, and is a regular guest on The Bob and Tom Show. Enjoy folks!
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Joey Gilbert was the first 4x Illinois state champion in Class AA (the big school division). Joey won his first state title in 1986 and his last in 1989. After high school, Joey was a 2x All American for Michigan where he had a few high-scoring matches with Tom Brands. In honor of the Illinois state tournament starting tomorrow, it was only right that we brought one of the Illinois GOATs onto the show. Enjoy!
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Nick Cegelski is a former college wrestler for USC, where he helped start a club team, who runs a successful sales podcast, 30 Minutes to Presidents Club.
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Brandon Paulson is an Olympic silver medalist and a former World silver medalist. Outside of Greco, Brandon was an All American for J Rob at Minnesota. After competing, Brandon coached Jake Deitchler to a berth on the 2008 Olympic team while Jake was still in high school. Today, Brandon co-runs Pinnacle Wrestling Academy with Jared Lawrence.
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Melvin Douglas is one of the most accomplished US wrestlers of all time. He was a 2x Olympian, 6x World Team member, 2x NCAA Champ and the 1993 World Champion. He was also a World Silver Medalist (1989) and 2x World Bronze Medalist (1994, 1995). In college, Melvin wrestled for Stan Abel at the University of Oklahoma where he was teammates with Dave and Mark Schultz. Enjoy this one folks!
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Steve Sanderson is the father of Cael, Cody, Cole and Cyler Sanderson - one of the most successful families in collegiate wrestling history. Steve built a dynasty at Wasatch High School in Heber City Utah, coaching 5 teams to Top 10 national rankings. His sons have been 8x All Americans at the NCAA tournament, with Cael Sanderson being the first to win 4 NCAA titles while going undefeated. Today, Steve is still coaching. Cael and Cody are creating their own dynasty at Penn State, while Cyler and Cole are still involved in coaching in Utah. Enjoy! (Picture: Sanderson Wrestling Academy)
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Stephen Barrett is an NCAA champion for Oklahoma State. He was the first California state champion to win a division one NCAA title. After wrestling for the Cowboys, Stephen embarked on a career living abroad for Athletes in Action, which has taken him to places such as Moscow, Eastern Europe, and Mongolia. Enjoy this one folks!
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE T.J. Williams is a 2x NCAA champion for the University of Iowa and a 4x Illinois state champion. His 98-1 Iowa Hawkeye record is the best all-time Hawkeye history. This interview was originally recorded in 2020 and is being re-published in honor of Iowa wrestling Penn State tonight. Enjoy!
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Conor Beebe is a 4x Illinois state champion and a 4x NCAA qualifier for Central Michigan University. After competing, Conor coached at Gardner Webb and Northwestern, before opening the Beebe Trained wrestling academy in Pinellas Park, Florida. Enjoy! (Photo: Northwestern University)
* HAPPY HOUR We are hosting a happy hour this Friday (1/28) from 4-7 pm at The Vine in Coralville Iowa, right before Penn State wrestles Iowa. Enjoy free drinks, food and merch! We are co-hosting the Happy Hour with the great and powerful Stalemates.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Ira Lubert is the co-founder of Independence Capital Partners and is a longtime supporter of Penn State wrestling. Ira wrestled for Penn State in the 1970s before embarking on an incredibly successful business career spanning sales, private equity and real estate. Ira also played a key role in Penn State’s hiring of Cael Sanderson in 2009. This interview is one of the few that Ira has ever done. Enjoy!
* HAPPY HOUR We are hosting a happy hour this Friday (1/28) from 4-7 pm at The Vine in Coralville Iowa, right before Penn State wrestles Iowa. Enjoy free drinks, food and merch! We are co-hosting the Happy Hour with the great and powerful Stalemates.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Tom Brands is the head coach of the University of Iowa wrestling team where he’s won 4 NCAA team titles. Tom is a 3x NCAA champ for legendary coach Dan Gable and the 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist. Tom was also the 1993 world champion. This interview was recorded back in October as part of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Podcast series. You can watch the full video version of the episode on the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Inner Circle portal or the HWC’s Rokfin channel.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jason Bryant is a hall of fame broadcaster and sports announcer. He’s announced the Olympics, World Championships, NCAAs and countless other events. In the late 1990s he founded Mat Talk and re-launched the company as the Mat Talk Network in 2014. Since, he’s hosted and produced thousands of podcast episodes on the great sport of wrestling. Jason is a pioneer, a mentor and a friend. Enjoy!
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Donnie Vinson is the Associate Head Coach at Cornell. He joined the Big Red this summer after coaching at NC State since 2017. As a wrestler, Donnie is one of the few to beat Kyle Dake in college. At the 2012 NCAAs, Donnie was an All American for Binghamton, placing 3rd at 149. Enjoy!
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Joey McKenna is a 3x All American, an NCAA finalist and an Olympic Trials finalist. In college he wrestled for both Stanford and Ohio State. He currently wrestles for the Penn RTC. As a high schooler, Joey wrestled for the legend, Jeff Buxton, at Blair Academy. While at Ohio State, Joey was a part of those legendary Buckey teams, led by Tom Ryan, that challenged Penn State’s dominance of the late 2010s. Enjoy!
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Quintroy Harrell is the legendary head coach of the Harvey Twisters, one of the most successful wrestling clubs in Illinois history. The Twisters were founded in the early 1980s by Don Whitted and by 1984, Quint was named head coach. The Twisters have achieved unprecedented success, winning 20+ IKWF team state titles, placing numerous wrestlers on Division 1 college programs, with Twisters wrestlers winning six NCAA Division One titles and representing the USA on two Olympic teams. Coach Quint retired in 2021 and this interview was recorded at his home in the South Chicago Suburbs.
This interview is heavily focused on the early years of the Twisters and was recorded as part of my research process for the Tony Davis audio documentary that airs this spring. Most of the Tony Davis commentary has been removed as it needs a bit of context to resonate. That said, what remains is the first known interview Coach Quint has ever given. Enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Brandon Wright is the CEO of Wright Way Wrestling. He was a 2x Indiana State Champ (4x finalist) and a 2x NAIA national champion for Grandview. Brandon was also a Fargo Cadet National Champ as a high schooler. Brandon’s father, Tim Wright, was the first 4x NCAA champ in any sport, when he won four NCAA Division Two wrestling titles in the 1980s. To listen to our interview with Tim, check out episode 229. Enjoy folks!
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mike Caruso is a 3x NCAA Champion for Lehigh and is the ‘youngest 3x champ in NCAA history’. Mike lost just one match throughout high school and college, before beginning a successful career in the insurance business. Today, the Lehigh wrestling complex is named in Mike’s honor. Enjoy folks!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Doug Schwab is the head coach at the University of Northern Iowa. He’s led the Panthers since 2010 and before coaching was an Olympian and a NCAA champ for the Hawks. This is Doug’s second time on the show. Check out episode 102 for our first podcast. Enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE John Dergo is a Big 10 champ and All American for the University of Illinois. John was also a 4x NCAA qualifier who never redshirted. In high school, Dergo was a football god. He won the national football player of the year, rushed for 3010 yards and scored 52 touchdowns as the running back for the mighty Morris. There is even a book written about Dergo’s high school heroics: The Dergo-Oh Game. As a wrestler, Dergo was a 2x Illinois state champ. Today, John lives in Charlotte and works in business. Enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Lee Pritts is the assistant coach at Arizona State. Lee has been coaching D1 wrestling for over 19 years. As a wrestler, Lee was an All American for Eastern Michigan in 1996. Really enjoyed this one folks, hope you do as well.
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Dan Dennis is the Head Coach for the Hawkeye Wrestling Club. He was a 2x All American for the University of Iowa, wrestling for head coach Tom Brands and Olympic Bronze medalist Terry Brands. During Dennis’ senior year, he placed 2nd at the NCAA Division 1 wrestling tournament. In 2016, Dan became an Olympian, beating former Hawkeye Tony Ramos in the finals of the Olympic Trials.
This interview was recorded for the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Podcast, which is a video podcast, available exclusively to Hawkeye Wrestling Club Inner Circle members. Watch the full episode now on the Inner Circle Portal.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Frank Popolizio (@jmenwrestling) is the owner of Journeymen wrestling and the man behind the National Collegiate Duals taking place this December 20 and 21 on Rokfin. Frank is the older brother of Pat Popolizio, who has been on the podcast and currently coaches at NC State. Enjoy folks!
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Bill “Mr. Z” Zimmerman is a legendary Pennsylvania high school wrestling coach. From 1961 - 1994, Mr. Z coached at Harriton High School and was known for his impeccable leadership and competitive spirit. Mr. Z is 90 years old and is joined by three of his former wrestlers: Bill Pincus, Tom Remillard and Mike Gretz. This past spring, Mike started a scholarship in Mr. Z’s legacy which has raised nearly $100k to date. The scholarship benefits a wrestler who meets the financial need criteria in the Lower Merion District. Enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jon Fitch is an MMA legend, having achieved the #2 world ranking in the UFC and tallying over 32 wins in a career that spanned 18 years inside the cage. Today Jon hosts the podcast Jon Fitch Knows Nothing, and has authored two books: The Weight Cut Bible and Failing Upwards. Enjoy!
* PRESENTED BY QUANT WRESTLING This episode is presented by Quant Wrestling, an app that provides detailed analytics on the sport of wrestling. Download the Quant app now in the Apple and Google stores. Use the discount code WCML to get your first month free.
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Joe Kania is the founder and CEO of Fantasy Fight League. Go to FantasyFightLeague.com to play now!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Dennis Hall is one of the most decorated American Greco wrestlers of all time. He won a world championship in 1995, beating four former world champions along the way. In 1996, Dennis won a silver medal at the Olympics. Domestically, Hall was a 10x US National Champion. At the 2004 Olympic Trials, he was involved in one of the longest wrestling matches of all time, where he defeated training partner Brandon Paulson to make the 2004 Olympic Team. In this episode we cover: -The 1995 World Championships -Losing to the Cuban in ‘93 and why that match was the turning point in his career -Turning down a scholarship to wrestle at the greco world championships -Training with Terry Brands -Wrestling training partner Brandon Paulson at the ‘04 Trials -Talking to John Smith at the ‘92 Olympics -Barcelona Olympics vs Atlanta Olympics
Enjoy folks!
(Photo: Lance Iversen)
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Bob Brams is a former highly-successful, world-renowned attorney whose fight against brain cancer was documented in his book ‘Forever Optimistic: Fighting Brain Cancer, Finding Your Best Path, and Leading a Life With Purpose.’ Bob wrestled in high school and college and used the principles distilled through wrestling in his ongoing battle with cancer. I can’t wait for you all to hear this episode, where Bob is joined by his wife Kim.
Buy Bob’s book: Forever Optimistic: Fighting Brain Cancer, Finding Your Best Path, and Leading a Life With Purpose
Visit Bob’s website: One Mission - Beating Brain Cancer
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Terry Brands is the associate head coach at the University of Iowa. He’s an Olympic Bronze Medalist (2000 Olympics), 2x NCAA Champion for the Hawks and a 2x World Champion. Terry and I sat down in October at Carver Hawkeye Arena to record this interview as part of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Podcast. To watch the video portion of this interview, please join the Hawkeye Wrestling Club’s Inner Circle.
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Enjoy this one! (Photo: Tony Rotundo)
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE TJ Sebolt is the owner and head coach of Sebolt Wrestling Academy (SWA), one of the top wrestling clubs in the country. Sebolt Wrestling Academy has produced the likes of Nathan Jesuroga, Drake Ayala, and Cullen Schriever. As a high schooler, TJ put together one of the most impressive careers in Iowa history, winning four state titles and losing just one match. TJ was the first Iowa high school wrestler to win over 200 matches and won a Fargo title before wrestling at Iowa State for Cael Sanderson for a season. In this episode we talk…
- Living with Montini wrestling legend Pat McCaffrey -TJ’s daily workout regiment -Battles with future Iowa Hawkeye wrestler Joey Slaton -Idolizing UNI wrestling head coach Doug Schwab -Fearing failure and how that impacted his career as a Cyclone wrestler -How a parent should work with their kid at practice -The evolution of SWA -Dan Knight and his impact on SWA -Drake Ayala and Nathan Jesuroga’s development
Enjoy this one! (Photo: Des Moines Register)
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Oscar Wood is one of the original Kings of Fargo, being the first person to win four junior greco national titles, after Alan Fried won 4 freestyle titles in the 80s. Oscar went on to wrestle at Oregon State where he was a two-time All American. In 2004, Oscar competed in the Olympics in Greco, after he won the 2004 Olympic Team Trials. Enjoy this one folks, as Chael Sonnen has been raving about getting Oscar on the podcast for months!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Tony Rotundo is one of the top wrestling photographers in the game, if not the best! He’s photographed the Olympics, World Championships and NCAAs, among many other events. He’s a gem in the wrestling world and we hope you enjoy this episode! (Photo: Tony Rotundo)
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* FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Lots of passion in this one folks! Rock Harrison (@rockreax) is an ACC and ESPN wrestling analyst. Rock wrestled at the University of Virginia, where he finished 3rd in the ACC. Prior to his time at UVA, Rock was a two-time Maryland state champion. Rock is also a D-1 official. Enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Kyle Evans is a 2x NCAA D2 NCAA champion and 4x All American for Central Oklahoma. He was inducted into the UCO Hall of Fame in 2020. At UCO, Evans was coached by the great David James where his team won the national title during Kyle’s junior year. Please enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jeremy Hunter is the assistant coach for the University of Illinois. He’s been with the Fighting Illini since the early 2000s and has coached the likes of Kyle Ott, Jimmy Kennedy, and Jesse Delgado. Prior to Illinois, Jeremy was an NCAA champion and 3x All American for Penn State. In high school, Jeremy was a Pennsylvania legend, winning four PIAA state titles. Please enjoy!
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* FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Trent and Hayden Hidlay, All Americans for North Carolina State, join the podcast to talk about their journey to Raleigh, Trent’s goals for the 2024 Olympics, Hayden’s sophomore year and how he overcame the ‘yipps’, and much more. Prior to the Hidlay’s arrival at North Carolina State, they were state champions for Mifflin County H.S. Please enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo).
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Cyler Sanderson is a 2x All American and the owner of the Sanderson Wrestling Academy. Cyler wrestled at both Iowa State and Penn State for his brothers Cael and Cody Sanderson. Please enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Travis Hammons is the head coach of the Harvey Twisters, one of the most successful youth clubs in Illinois history. Travis wrestled for the Twisters and longtime head coach, Quintroy Harrell, before winning an Illinois state title as a senior. By virtue of Travis’ state title in ‘05, he became the first Chicago Public School wrestler to win a state title in 25+ years. Two weeks later, Travis won the NHSCA senior nationals and eventually would win an NJCAA title as well. In this episode we talk about, -Quintroy Harrell and his coaching philosophy -The best Harvey Twister wrestler of all time -Travis’ quarterfinal match against Sean Reynolds - one of the most talked about quarterfinal matches in IHSA history -Being a product of your environment -How wrestling saved his life
Please enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Ben Reiter is the executive director for Beat the Streets National. Prior to his current role, Ben lived in Peru for 10 years where he was a professional MMA fighter, fighting in both Bellator and Inka FC. In college, Ben wrestled for Penn. Please enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Corey Anderson is one of the top Bellator light heavyweight fighters in the world. A UFC veteran and former D3 All American for Wisconsin Whitewater, Corey Anderson’s next fight is a semi-final fight in the Bellator Grand Prix. In this episode, we talk about UFC vs Bellator, Juco and D3 wrestling, the Ultimate Fighter reality show, and training with Daniel Cormier. Please enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Bo Bassett (@BoBassett06) is a Cadet World champion, and the pound for pound best 8th grader on the planet. This fall, he’ll be shooting to become just the 3rd wrestler to win a Super 32 high school title as a middle schooler. This past summer, Bo dominated at the 2021 UWW Cadet World Championships, winning the 45kg title by pinning his Russian foe in the finals. In this episode we cover: -Bo’s daily routine -Why Bo visualizes twice per day -Bishop McCort High School and the crazy loaded squad they’ll have next year with the likes of Sam Herring -Machine gun mindset -The 2021 World Title -Super 32
Please enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Tamyra Mensah-Stock is an Olympic Gold Medalist in women's wrestling. Tamyra is also a 2019 World Champ and a 2018 World Bronze medalist. She’s undoubtedly one of the best - if not the best - American women's wrestlers of all time. In this episode we cover -The Olympics and subsequent media circus after winning Gold -Tamyra’s early years in Katy Texas -Coach Johnny Cobb and his impact on Mensah-Stocks’ college years -The 2016 Olympic Trials -Battling Kennedy Blades at the 2021 Olympic Trials -Looking ahead to 2024
Please enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Zain Retherford is a 3x NCAA champion for Penn State, 2x Hodge Trophy winner and a 2x National Team member. He’s one of the most dominant college wrestlers of all time. Now, he’s focused on making the 2022 World Team. In this episode we cover:
-Zain’s early years -Doing 1k push-ups in a single night -Cael Sanderson and being recruited by Penn State -The 2012 Cadet World Championships -Wrestling Jason Nolf -The 2016 Olympic Trials -2019 Final X vs Yianni -Zain’s tactic for reducing performance anxiety -Zain’s favorite book
Please enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Joe Siprut is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer of Kerberos Capital Management. Prior to founding Kerberos, Mr. Siprut was a nationally recognized attorney. Mr. Siprut is a supporter and advisor to Beat the Streets Chicago, a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to empowering urban Chicago youth through wrestling.
In this episode, Joe and I talk about -Why wrestling needs a belt system -How wrestling provided Joe with the work ethic and confidence to succeed in business -Joe’s favorite books, routines, and the one rule he uses to guide his life
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, mma fighters and coaches. Talking all things amateur wrestling, womens wrestling, freestyle wrestling, NCAA wrestling, high school wrestling, college wrestling and Olympic wrestling, we release new episodes every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Tony Ramos is an NCAA champion for the University of Iowa where he wrestled for coaches Tom and Terry Brands. In high school, Tony wrestled for Glenbard North - Gold Dot Nation stand up - where he was a 3x state champion. Tony was also a multiple time National Team member. Today, Tony is the associate head coach at the University of North Carolina.
* PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. Yianni Diakomihalis’s new apparel line just dropped. Shop Yianni D shirts and singlets now at Spartan Combat. * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, mma fighters and coaches. Talking all things amateur wrestling, womens wrestling, freestyle wrestling, NCAA wrestling, high school wrestling, college wrestling and Olympic wrestling, we release new episodes every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Ed Ruth is one of the most decorated college wrestlers of all time. He won 3 NCAA titles for Penn State, finishing 3rd his freshman year. Ed also won 4 team titles under coach Cael Sanderson, where his teammates included David Taylor, Quentin Wright and Zain Retherford. After Penn State, Ed fought in Bellator while training at AKA in San Jose. Today, Ed is the assistant coach at the University of Illinois wrestling team. In this episode we cover: -Training at Blair Academy with Jeff Buxton -The first time Ed learned who Cael Sanderson was -Wrestling Casey Cunningham as a freshman -Ed’s mindset walking onto the mat -Training at AKA with Khabib and DC -BJJ and why Ed trained in the Gi vs no-gi -The University of Illinois opportunity and what Ed’s looking forward to in Champaign
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* PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. Yianni Diakomihalis’s new apparel line just dropped. Shop Yianni D shirts and singlets now at Spartan Combat. * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, mma fighters and coaches. Talking all things amateur wrestling, womens wrestling, freestyle wrestling, NCAA wrestling, high school wrestling, college wrestling and Olympic wrestling, we release new episodes every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jon Reader and Chris Bono join the podcast to talk about running the Badger 100, a 100 mile foot race along the Badger State Trail continuing onto the Jane Addams Trail between Belleville, WI and Orangeville, WI. We also talk about the training leading up to the race, Braxton Amos Junior World title and the future for the Badger Wrestling team.
* PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. Yianni Diakomihalis’s new apparel line just dropped. Shop Yianni D shirts and singlets now at Spartan Combat. * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, mma fighters and coaches. Talking all things amateur wrestling, womens wrestling, freestyle wrestling, NCAA wrestling, high school wrestling, college wrestling and Olympic wrestling, we release new episodes every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
Brandon Slay battles domestic challengers Joe Williams and Brian Dolph for a spot on the 2000 Olympic Team.
* Slaying Saitiev explores Brandon Slay’s improbable win over Russian star, Buvaisar Saitiev, at the 2000 Summer Olympics - a match that is widely considered one of the biggest upsets in Olympic wrestling history.
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
Brandon Slay and Buvaisar Saitiev wrestle at the 2000 Olympics.
* Slaying Saitiev explores Brandon Slay’s improbable win over Russian star, Buvaisar Saitiev, at the 2000 Summer Olympics - a match that is widely considered one of the biggest upsets in Olympic wrestling history.
* PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. Shop Kyle Dake merchandise at SpartanCombat.com.
* FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
Brandon’s journey for Olympic gold begins in Sydney and ends on the Today Show. Brandon and Buvaisar Saitiev reflect on their careers.
* Slaying Saitiev explores Brandon Slay’s improbable win over Russian star, Buvaisar Saitiev, at the 2000 Summer Olympics - a match that is widely considered one of the biggest upsets in Olympic wrestling history.
* PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. Shop Kyle Dake merchandise at SpartanCombat.com.
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
Buvaisar Saitiev rises from obscurity to become one of the stars of the 1996 Olympics. Brandon makes a run at his first NCAA title.
* Slaying Saitiev explores Brandon Slay’s improbable win over Russian star, Buvaisar Saitiev, at the 2000 Summer Olympics - a match that is widely considered one of the biggest upsets in Olympic wrestling history.
* PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. Shop Kyle Dake merchandise at SpartanCombat.com.
* If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
Brandon Slay becomes a dominant Texas wrestler but struggles to find his place in the competitive world of Division 1 NCAA wrestling.
* Slaying Saitiev explores Brandon Slay’s improbable win over Russian star, Buvaisar Saitiev, at the 2000 Summer Olympics - a match that is widely considered one of the biggest upsets in Olympic wrestling history.
* PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. Shop Kyle Dake merchandise at SpartanCombat.com.
* If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!
* TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest-growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Chris Dardanes is a 3x All American for the University of Minnesota. Prior to his tenure with the Gophers, Chris wrestled for Oak Park River Forest High School (OPRF) in Illinois where he was a 1x state champ. Today, Chris is the head coach at Perry High School in Perry Iowa. To hear from Chris’ high school coach, Mike Powell, checkout episode 100 and 220.
* PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. The Spartan Combat Nationals will be back for 2022! Clear your calendars for April 8-10, 2022, as Spartan Combat will be hosting national competitions in all wrestling styles (folk, free, greco and beach) in Jacksonville Florida. * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Nick Gwiazdowski is a 2x World Bronze Medalist and a 2x NCAA champion. His senior year, he had an epic showdown with Kyle Snyder. Recently, Nick moved to the Spartan Combat RTC after spending nearly a decade at North Carolina State. Please enjoy!
* PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. The Spartan Combat Nationals will be back for 2022! Clear your calendars for April 8-10, 2022, as Spartan Combat will be hosting national competitions in all wrestling styles (folk, free, greco and beach) in Jacksonville Florida. * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Matt Ghaffari is America’s most decorated greco wrestler of all time. He was a 4x world medalist, earning a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, where he fell to Russian great Alexander Karelin in overtime. Today Matt is in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. In this episode, Matt shares story after story about his rise to wrestling greatness, battling with Karelin, and a wild trip to Siberia in 1995. Please enjoy!
* PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. The Spartan Combat Nationals will be back for 2022! Clear your calendars for April 8-10, 2022, as Spartan Combat will be hosting national competitions in all wrestling styles (folk, free, greco and beach) in Jacksonville Florida. * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Bryan Medlin is the head coach at the Illinois Regional Training Center and is an assistant coach at the University of Illinois. In this episode Bryan and I recap the Olympics - specifically the men’s freestyle tournament. Please enjoy!
(Photo: Sam Janick)
* PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. The Spartan Combat Nationals will be back for 2022! Clear your calendars for April 8-10, 2022, as Spartan Combat will be hosting national competitions in all wrestling styles (folk, free, greco and beach) in Jacksonville Florida. * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Austin Gomez is an Illinois legend, winning 3 IHSA state titles and 2 Fargo national titles. After high school, Austin went to Iowa State but retired after just two seasons due to concussion-related injuries. But, he’s back and recently announced that he will wrestle for the Wisconsin Badgers. Loved this conversation. Please enjoy!
(Photo: Tony Rotundo) * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. The Spartan Combat Nationals will be back for 2022! Clear your calendars for April 8-10, 2022, as Spartan Combat will be hosting national competitions in all wrestling styles (folk, free, greco and beach) in Jacksonville Florida. * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Chance Leonard is the executive director for the new wrestling documentary, The Price of Legacy, which chronicles the wrestling tradition at Perry High School in Perry Oklahoma. The Price of Legacy has been named to four film festivals and is getting a lot of love. I really enjoyed it and hope you do as well.
To watch The Price of Legacy, click any of the following links: -Youtube -The Price of Legacy Website
(Photo: Chance Leonard)
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Olympic wrestling is here! Ryan recaps Days 1-3 of Olympic Wrestling action, including: -Lopez from Cuba winning a historic 4th gold medal -Tamyra Mensah-Stock winning Olympic Gold -Adeline Gray finishing with a Silver -David Taylor, Thomas Gilman and Helen Maroulis’ draws
Enjoy this one folks! (Photo: Rich Bender)
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Matt Azevedo is the head coach at Drexel University. He’s led the Dragons since April of 2011. Prior to Drexel, Matt coached at Cornell and Cal Poly. As a wrestler, he wrestled for both Arizona State and Iowa State. While at Iowa State he wrestled for Bobby Douglas and was teammates with Cody Sanderson, Cael Sanderon and the great Joe Heskett. As a wrestler, Matt beat Henry Cejudo in 2008 to win the US Open.
Enjoy this one folks! (Photo: Tony Rotundo)
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Today’s episode features two interviews. The first is with Gracie Figueroa, 2021 US Open Champ. Grace wrestles for Menlo College and is vying for a spot on the 2021 World Team. Gracie recently signed with Spartan Combat. Our second interview is with Illinois freshman, Danny Pucino. Please enjoy!
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* FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Uncle Chael Sonnen is back! In this episode we talk about Barstool Sports’ betting lines on the Olympics, a few legendary fargo matches involving greats such as Stephen Abas, Teague Moore and Eric Guerrero, as well as McGregor vs Poirier 4.
Chael Sonnen is a UFC legend, ESPN analyst and co-host of Ariel and the Bad Guy. As a UFC fighter, Chael battled Anderson Silva, Jon Jones and many others in a HOF-caliber career. As a wrestler, he was an All American for the University of Oregon.
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE DJ Bruce and I talk Fargo! Fargo started on Saturday and has been heating up all weekend. Please enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Logan Storley is a 4x All American for the University of Minnesota. Today, he’s a top 5 welterweight for Bellator. Logan fights for Sanford MMA, where he is coached by Greg Jones and Henri Hooft; Robbie Lawler and Michael Chandler also train at Sanford MMA. Logan is originally from Webster H.S. in South Dakota, where the great Brock Lesnar also went to high school. Enjoy this one folks!
Connect with Logan on social -@logan_storley
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE John Kuchinski is a double amputee, and is blind but is a judo man and former wrestler. Please enjoy this inspirational episode.
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mark Grey is a 3x NCAA qualifier for Cornell. He was a multiple-time, age-group and junior national champion. In high school, Mark wrestled for Blair Academy and the legendary Jeff Buxton. Mark’s older brother is Cornell University head coach Mike Grey (episode 81). Please enjoy!
Instagram: @markgrey26
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Alec Pantaleo is a 3x All American for the University of Michigan and has been lighting up the freestyle scene this summer. He just won the Poland Open and will be gunning for his first Senior World Team this fall. In college, Alec was coached by Josh Churella, Sean Bormet and now the great Sergei Beloglazov at the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club. Connect with Alec on Instagram and Twitter: @alecpantaleo.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Ivan Delchev Ivanov is a 5x Bulgarian National Champion who currently runs a wrestling academy in the Greater Omaha Nebraska / Council Bluffs Iowa (The Best Wrestler) regions. Ivan competed for the Bulgarian national team in 1993 and 1994, and before that attended sports school in Bulgaria throughout the 80’s. After competing, Ivan was a FILA Master Coach, traveling the world teaching wrestling to underserved countries. He is also the father of Georgi Ivanov, a 2016 Bulgarian Olympian who was on the Podcast on episode 149. Please enjoy!
Attend a Wrestling Class with Ivan Ivanov -The Best Wrestler
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Greg Jones is one of the best collegiate wrestlers of all time. He won NCAA titles as a freshman, junior and senior. In total, Greg lost just 4 college matches during his tenure at West Virginia. After coaching in Morgantown for the better part of a decade, Greg moved to Florida’s Blackzilians gym to teach wrestling to MMA fighters. Today, he and Henri Hooft run an elite MMA gym, where the likes of Logan Storley, Michael Chandler and many other champions train. Please enjoy!
Connect with Greg on social… -Greg Jones Instagram: @coachgjones -Greg Jones Twitter: @CoachGJones -SanfordMMA: https://www.sanfordsports.com/mma
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Tom, The Big Cat, Erikson is one of the all-time great heavyweights of freestyle wrestling. Despite never qualifying for the Illinois High School state tournament, Tom made the finals of 12 US Open Championships and was a 3x Olympic Alternate. After wrestling, Tom was one of the early pioneers of MMA, fighting in Pride 8 in front of 50k Japanese fans. Today, Tom is an assistant coach at Duke. Stories for days on this one folks. Enjoy!
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Chael Sonnen is a UFC legend, ESPN analyst and co-host of Ariel and the Bad Guy. As a UFC fighter, Chael battled Anderson Silva, Jon Jones and many others in a HOF-caliber career. As a wrestler, he was an All American for the University of Oregon.
In this episode, Chael and I breakdown current events including -Stanford hiring Rob Koll -Team USA’s training camp in Atlanta -Did Dake and JB, or Snyder and Cox interact at that Training Camp? -Team USA’s results from Poland -Predictions for Tokyo -Gable Steveson’s dominance -Cael Sanderson wrestling Les Gutches and Mike van Arsdale -Brandon Slay vs Saitiev
And...we announce our upcoming audio documentary. Enjoy it folks!
Connect with Chael on Social: -@ChaelSonnen
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Dan Gable is a 15x NCAA National Champion coach for the University of Iowa and 2x World Champion, winning the 1971 Worlds and 1972 Olympic Gold Medal. In this episode, Dan shares a story about Rick Sanders (2x Olympic Silver Medalist)that you’re not going to want to miss. Enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Johnni DiJulius is the assistant wrestling coach at Harvard - go Crimson Tide - and is a former Ohio State Buckeye. While at Ohio State, Johnni was a 4x NCAA qualifier and a member of the 2015 NCAA Championship team. He was coached by the great Tom Ryan during his stint in Columbus. Johnni is also an avid BASE jumper and has some WILD videos on his Instagram. Enjoy!
Follow Johnni on social… -Twitter: @johnnidijulius -Instagram: @johnnidijulius
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Ryan Morningstar is the assistant coach at the University of Iowa. Prior to joining the Hawks in 2012, Coach Morningstar was an assistant for Barry Davis at the University of Wisconsin and was a 2x All American as a wrestler for the Hawks. In this episode we cover...
-The Lisbon Iowa wrestling community -Tom Brands’ coaching impact -Being recruited by Coach Brands while at Virginia Tech -The 2008 Iowa Team Championship -The pain of losing in the bloodround -Recruiting Spencer Lee and Alex Marinelli -The moment coach Brands told the team about the 2020 NCAAs being cancelled -Iowa vs Penn State
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Johnny, J Rock, Johnson is the owner of RAW 241 wrestling club, based out of the Garden State, New Jersey. J Rock is one of the top youth and high school coaches in the country. He’s worked with the likes of Brett Matter, Jordan Burroughs and Darion Caldwell. J Rock’s passion for wrestling is insane and I can’t wait for you to listen to this podcast. Enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jake Deitchler shocked the wrestling world in 2008 when he qualified for the US Olympic Wrestling Team while just 18 years old. Jake went on to wrestle at the University of Minnesota before his career was cut short due to concussion related injuries. Today, Jake runs Grynd Wrestling Academy. I freaking loved this podcast folks. Please enjoy! (Picture: Tony Rotundo)
Connect with Jake: -Grynd Wrestling Academy -Instagram: @jwdeitch -Twitter: @JWDeitchler
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Nick Garone is a New York legend. A former All American for Old Dominion and a New York state champion before that, Nick has a passion for wrestling that few can match. Enjoy!
Connect with Nick on Twitter and Instagram: -Twitter: @MSGWrestling -Instagram: @xcel_worldwide
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Aaron Steed is the CEO of Meathead Movers and a founding member of the Central Coast RTC, hosted near Cal Poly. Aaron is a former wrestler turned businessman who still has an incredible passion for the sport. I’m really excited to see what transpires at the Central Coast RTC (their facility is amazing). Enjoy this one and happy Friday!
Support the Central Coast RTC: CentralCoastRTC.ORG Aaron’s Instagram: @AaronSteed
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE John Smith talks about the 1992 Olympics, Pat Smith and the beginning of his coaching career in this never before released episode. This interview was recorded in October of 2020 and is the third and final interview that we recorded with John as part of our audio documentary series, The Smiths. Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Joe Rau is a Chicago Legend. He’s a multiple time World Team Member in greco and winner of the 2016 Olympic Team Trials. He was recently involved in a controversial match in the finals of the 2021 Olympic Team Trials. Back in high school, Joe was a 1x state qualifier and went on to wrestle Division 3 at Elmhurst College. There he was a 3x All American and NCAA Champion.
Enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mississippi is the only US State without high school wrestling. Brian Fox is looking to change that. Over the past year, Brian created the Mississippi Wrestling Federation / Foundation and has been instrumental in creating a wrestling culture in Mississippi. Before Brian’s efforts, just two high schools had wrestling. Now, there are seven and we need your help to keep the momentum going. To Support Brian’s efforts, visit TupeloWrestling.Com.
Enjoy!
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE “If you solve a problem for a customer you earn more loyalty and then they come back for more,” says Doug Waggoner, CEO of Echo Global Logistics.
In this episode, host Ryan Warner talks with Doug about navigating obstacles, taking risks and how / when to use Transcendental Meditation. In this episode you’ll learn,
-How to know when it’s the ‘right’ time to start a business -If you don’t know how to do something, take the time to learn it -Everyone is a sales person in business -Doug’s process for stress management -Transcendental Meditation and Doug’s routine -What we experience is based on our beliefs -How to eradicate limiting beliefs
About Doug Douglas R. Waggoner has served as Chief Executive Officer of Echo Global Logistics since December 2006 and has been a Board member since February 2008. Prior to joining Echo, Mr. Waggoner founded SelecTrans, LLC, a freight management software provider based in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Waggoner holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from San Diego State University
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Yianni Diakomihalis is a 2x NCAA Champion for Cornell University and is one of the best freestyle wrestlers in the country at 65kg. He recently took 4th at the 2021 Olympic Trials and will be gunning for his 3rd NCAA title during the 2021/2022 season. This interview took place four days before the 2021 Olympic Trials and was recorded for Tokyo Dreams, the 5-part vlog series that we produced. One caveat, Ryan is not mic’d up for this interview, so bear with us for Ryan’s audio quality.
Connect with Yianni -Twitter & Instagram: @yiannidiako_LGR
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Tony Robie is the head wrestling coach at Virginia Tech. Prior to being named the head coach in 2017, Tony was an associate head coach under Kevin Dresser. As a wrestler, Tony competed for Bruce Baumgartner at Edinboro University. He was a 2x All American, taking second in 1997 to Iowa’s Joe Williams. Please enjoy! (Picture: Tony Rotundo) Connect with Tony -Twitter & Instagram: @ROBIEwrestling -Tony’s wrestling camps: RobieWrestling.Com
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Shane Sparks (@ShaneSparksBTN) is an award winning sports broadcaster. He’s covered wrestling for the Big 10 Network, NCAA and Track Wrestling. (Photo: Tony Rotundo) Enjoy! * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT Register for the Spartan Combat Nationals, taking place May 20-23 in Jacksonville Florida, now! REGISTER
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Tim Wright is the first NCAA 4x Champion in any sport. In the late 80’s, Tim won four NCAA D2 wrestling national crowns for Southern Illinois Edwardsville. Prior to college, Tim won two state titles for Rock Island High School, and was voted outstanding wrestler of Illinois his senior year. Tim is no doubt one of the great wrestlers in Illinois history, and all time. It was an honor to have Tim on the podcast. Enjoy! * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT Register for the Spartan Combat Nationals, taking place May 20-23 in Jacksonville Florida, now! REGISTER
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Kennedy Blades is the future of women’s wrestling. She’s a junior in high school and recently took second at the 2021 Olympic Trials. Prior to the Trials, Kennedy has been on a warpath, racking-up three Fargo National Titles, a 2019 Cadet World Team membership and numerous international tournament wins. Kennedy, along with her sister Korina, wrestle for Wyoming Seminary and are trained by Izzy Style. Enjoy! * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT Register for the Spartan Combat Nationals, taking place May 20-23 in Jacksonville Florida, now! REGISTER
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE This episode is with the great John Smith. This interview was recorded in September of 2020 and was the second of three interviews that we recorded with John as part of our audio documentary, The Smiths. This interview covers the second-half of John’s competitive career, as well as John’s perspective on Pat’s career. Enjoy! * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is brought to you Tokyo Dreams, the all-access, behind the scenes, vlog on Kyle Dake, Yianni Diakomihalis, Vito Arujua and Gabe Dean. Watch Tokyo Dreams on IGTV (@spartancombat) and Youtube. * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE The Olympic Trials were incredible, and in this episode Adam Tirapelle and I break-down some of our favorite moments including: -Kyle Dake vs Jordan Burroughs -Gable Steveson and his chances for winning gold at Tokyo -J’den Cox and what’s next for the two-time UWW World Champion -Helen Maroulis vs Jenna Burkert
Enjoy! * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is brought to you Tokyo Dreams, the all-access, behind the scenes, vlog on Kyle Dake, Yianni Diakomihalis, Vito Arujua and Gabe Dean. Watch Tokyo Dreams on IGTV (@spartancombat) and Youtube. * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Kendall Cross is a 2x Olympian and 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist. In this episode we review some of the big matches that are likely to go down at the 2020 Olympic Team Trials, including Jordan Burroughs vs Kyle Dake and J’den Cox vs Kyle Snyder. We also talk about Kendall’s experience at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Trials. Please enjoy! * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is brought to you Tokyo Dreams, the all-access, behind the scenes, vlog on Kyle Dake, Yianni Diakomihalis, Vito Arujua and Gabe Dean. Watch Tokyo Dreams on IGTV (@spartancombat) and Youtube. * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Chael Sonnen is a UFC legend, media personality and former NCAA wrestling All American. Today he runs a Youtube show (Beyond the Fight), a podcast (You’re Welcome) and is featured on ESPN’s Ariel & The Bad Guy. Please enjoy! * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is brought to you by the Spartan Combat Nationals, taking place this May 20-23 in Jacksonville Florida. Register now at SpartanCombat.com * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Buddy Lee is a US Olympian Wrestler, 2X US Marine Best Athlete and the world’s leading Jump Rope Training educator and pioneer in jump rope product technology. His time-tested system lets you experience real and lasting fitness results while helping you to reach the highest levels of physicality and mental toughness. Buddy Lee, has earned a worldwide reputation with his incredible jump rope skills and highly motivational speeches, putting on 6,000+ events in 60 countries before Presidents and national leaders, and has appeared in international TV commercials and talk shows. Buddy Lee is the president and CEO of Jump Rope Technology, Inc. (JRT), the premier organization in the field of jump rope training education for fitness and improved sports performance. He is the co-inventor of the revolutionary Swivel-Bearing Jump Rope technology and maker of the world-renowned Buddy Lee Jump Ropes®. He has been appointed as the Jump Rope Subject Matter Expert to iconic mainstream health & fitness brands such as US Olympic Teams, US Government, CrossFit, TRX, 9-Round Fitness and others. Connect with Buddy -Website -Instagram * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is brought to you by the Spartan Combat Nationals, taking place this May 20-23 in Jacksonville Florida. Register now at SpartanCombat.com * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Ryan takes this episode solo as he recaps the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Tournament. After watching damn near every match, Ryan wanted to share his highlights from the tournament. We’ll be back later this week with our regularly scheduled programming. Enjoy!
* PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is brought to you by the Spartan Combat Nationals, taking place this May 20-23 in Jacksonville Florida. Register now at SpartanCombat.com
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* TEXT THE SHOW --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
- FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Nick Hardwick is a former NFL Pro Bowl center for the Chargers. His NFL career started in 2004 and ended in 2014 as one of the most decorated centers in Chargers history. After retiring, Nick lost upwards of 60 lbs and formulated his weight-loss strategy into a program he calls Lose Like a Lineman, which helps men in their 30’s lose weight. Of course, before Nick’s NFL career, he wrestled and placed second at the Indiana State Tournament. Please enjoy!
Connect with Nick: Lose Like a Lineman Instagram: @NickHardwick
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* TEXT THE SHOW --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
- FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mike Powell is the Executive Director of Beat the Streets Chicago. In this episode - recorded at the new BTS Chicago facility - we go deep on the tremendous impact that Mike and his team is making on the wrestling scene here in the Windy City.
Donate to BTS Chicago’s Fund a Need Program.
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* TEXT THE SHOW --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
- FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Andy Hamilton is a wrestling media legend. He’s been with Track (now Flo) since 2016 and prior to that covered Iowa wrestling from both Des Moines and Iowa City. He’s a 4x recipient of the national wrestling writer of the year award. Please enjoy!
* PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is brought to you by the Spartan Combat Nationals, taking place this May 20-23 in Jacksonville Florida. Register now at SpartanCombat.com
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* TEXT THE SHOW --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
- FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Paul Bradley is a 2x All American and former professional MMA fighter. Paul wrestled under Jim Zalesky at the University of Iowa, where his teammates included Steve Mocco, Mark Perry, Izzy Style, and many more. After retiring from fighting, Paul became the assistant coach at Queens University of Charlotte. Enjoy it folks!
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* TEXT THE SHOW --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
- FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Dennis, the Godfather, DeLiddo is the former head coach at Fresno State. Dennis served as head coach from 1981 - 2005. During that time he produced 27 All Americans, multiple WAC titles, and the great Stephen Abas, who was a 3x NCAA Champion and an Olympic Silver Medalist. This conversation is a lot of fun as we recap the history of California wrestling, re-live the Lincoln McIlravy vs. Jerry Abas match, and go deep on the great Stephen Abas’ career. Please enjoy!
* NEW DOCUMENTARY! We just released our first documentary film. It’s a 7-minute film on Gabe Dean and his return to competition. Watch the film on Youtube or by clicking this link.
* PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is brought to you by the Spartan Combat Nationals, taking place this May 20-23 in Jacksonville Florida. Register now at SpartanCombat.com
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* TEXT THE SHOW --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
- FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Brandon Slay is an Olympic Gold Medalist and the Executive Director for the Penn Regional Training Center. Brandon’s run to Olympic Gold started at the US Open in the spring of 2000, where he entered the tournament as the 7th seed. In the finals, he knocked-off Joe Williams, earning a bye to the Olympic Trials finals. After making the 2000 Olympic Team by defeating former coach Brian Dolph, Slay had an incredible run at the Sydney Olympics, beating the great Saitiev in the semis, in OT! We cover all of this and more in this episode. Enjoy this one folks.
Learn more about Brandon Slay: -Brandon’s website: BrandonSlay.Com -Twitter: @CoachSlay -Instagram: @CoachSlay -Facebook: Brandon Slay
* NEW DOCUMENTARY! We just released our first documentary film. It’s a 7-minute film on Gabe Dean and his return to competition. Watch the film on Youtube or by clicking this link.
GABE DEAN’S RETURN (WATCH NOW)
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* TEXT THE SHOW --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
- FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mike Palazzo is the head coach at Lake Highland Prep high school. Since taking over the program in 2008, Lake Highland Prep has won 7 Florida state titles, crowned 2 Ironman champs and Coach Palazzo was named Flo Wrestling Coach of the Year in 2016. This guy is driven, loves wrestling and shares a ton of knowledge in this episode.
In this episode of Wrestling Changed My Life Presented by Spartan Combat, I’m joined by Joe De Sena. Joe is the CEO of Spartan Races and is making a giant push into wrestling through his brand, Spartan Combat.
Learn more about Coach Palazzo.
* NEW DOCUMENTARY! We just released our first documentary film. It’s a 7-minute film on Gabe Dean and his return to competition. Watch the film on Youtube or by clicking this link.
GABE DEAN’S RETURN (WATCH NOW)
* PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is brought to you by the Spartan Combat Nationals, taking place this May 21-23 in Jacksonville Florida. Register now at SpartanCombat.com
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* TEXT THE SHOW --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
- FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Woody Woodburn is a 2x All American - once for Oklahoma State and once for Cal State Bakersfield - who now coaches high school wrestling in Oklahoma. He’s also been a long-time camp instructor at the J Rob Camps. This episode was a lot of fun. Enjoy!
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* TEXT THE SHOW --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
- FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Rob Koll is the head coach at Cornell University. Since taking over at Cornell in the early 1990’s, Coach Koll has created a dynasty: crowning 16 individual NCAA Champions, placing at least three wrestlers on the All American stand for 17 straight years, and Cornell is one of only two schools (Iowa being the other) to finish in the top 10 every year since 2008. Before coaching at Cornell, Rob Koll was a NCAA champion for UNC and qualified for the 1990 US World Team. Coach Koll is a real master and I hope you enjoy this podcast!
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* TEXT THE SHOW --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Tim Kendall joined Facebook in 2004 when Mark Zuckerberg was just 19 years old. Tim would go on to serve as president at Pinterest and is now the CEO at Moment. Most recently, he was featured in the very popular documentary, The Social Dilemma. Back in the late 1990’s, Tim was a starter for Stanford’s wrestling team. In this episode we talk about...
-Tim’s early days wrestling -Todd Serman’s impact on the Stanford wrestling program -Why wrestling is an intellectual pursuit -Joining Facebook as one of the first 100 employees -The grind of working at a Silicon Valley start-up -Ice baths -Why Tim would recommend wrestling to a parent -Workout routines for the working professional -Advice for curbing phone addiction
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* TEXT THE SHOW --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
- FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com
ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jay Jackson shares a story about how wrestling saved his life, unlike any life-saving story that you’ve heard before. I think you’ll be blown away by this episode.
Jay Jackson is an educator, residing in California, and formerly wrestled and coached at Stanford. After wrestling, Jay developed a youth-based curriculum, teaching non-wrestlers skills to develop grit, confidence, and optimism, to name a few. Jay has also worked with Spartan Races and Beat the Streets San Francisco. Please enjoy!
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* SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by the Spartan Combat Nationals, taking place this May 21-23 in Jacksonville Florida. The Nationals features beach wrestling on day one, freestyle on day two, folkstyle on day 3 and a team duals on the final day.
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ABOUT Hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches, dropping new episodes every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.
Bonus episode time! This episode features the full Mark Branch interview, which was recorded in November of 2020 for The Smiths. Today, Mark Branch is the head coach at the University of Wyoming, but back in 93/94 he was a redshirt freshman, wrestling for the Cowboys. Enjoy!
THE SMITHS The Smiths chronicles the rise of wrestling icons, John & Pat Smith, with never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 30 friends, family and competitors.
CREDITS Executive Producers: USA Wrestling; The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Directed, written and produced by Ryan Warner Original score: Gary Lionelli Special thanks to Lee Roy Smith, Rich Bender, Jack Carnefix, Rollie Peterkin (story consultant) and the entire Smith Family.
ABOUT THE SERIES Etched in Stone, the stories of wrestling’s legends will take you inside the lives of over 170 of the greatest wrestlers in history as they share their never-before-told stories about their trials, tribulations and triumphs, competitors, coaches, teammates, and those who knew these athletes best will also weigh in on their accomplishments with their own unique perspectives.
ABOUT WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
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Bonus episode time! This episode features the full Dan Gable interview, which was recorded in August of 2020 for The Smiths. Enjoy!
THE SMITHS The Smiths chronicles the rise of wrestling icons, John & Pat Smith, with never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 30 friends, family and competitors.
CREDITS Executive Producers: USA Wrestling; The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Directed, written and produced by Ryan Warner Original score: Gary Lionelli Special thanks to Lee Roy Smith, Rich Bender, Jack Carnefix, Rollie Peterkin (story consultant) and the entire Smith Family.
ABOUT THE SERIES Etched in Stone, the stories of wrestling’s legends will take you inside the lives of over 170 of the greatest wrestlers in history as they share their never-before-told stories about their trials, tribulations and triumphs, competitors, coaches, teammates, and those who knew these athletes best will also weigh in on their accomplishments with their own unique perspectives.
ABOUT WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
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FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!
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Bonus episode time! This episode features the full Pat Smith interview, recorded in October of this past year at Pat’s wrestling academy in Arkansas. Please enjoy!
THE SMITHS The Smiths chronicles the rise of wrestling icons, John & Pat Smith, with never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 30 friends, family and competitors.
CREDITS Executive Producers: USA Wrestling; The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Directed, written and produced by Ryan Warner Original score: Gary Lionelli Special thanks to Lee Roy Smith, Rich Bender, Jack Carnefix, Rollie Peterkin (story consultant) and the entire Smith Family.
ABOUT THE SERIES Etched in Stone, the stories of wrestling’s legends will take you inside the lives of over 170 of the greatest wrestlers in history as they share their never-before-told stories about their trials, tribulations and triumphs, competitors, coaches, teammates, and those who knew these athletes best will also weigh in on their accomplishments with their own unique perspectives.
ABOUT WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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Bonus episode time! This episode features the full John Smith interview, recorded in August of this year. We have two additional John Smith interviews that we may release in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, please enjoy!
THE SMITHS The Smiths chronicles the rise of wrestling icons, John & Pat Smith, with never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 30 friends, family and competitors.
CREDITS Executive Producers: USA Wrestling; The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Directed, written and produced by Ryan Warner Original score: Gary Lionelli Special thanks to Lee Roy Smith, Rich Bender, Jack Carnefix, Rollie Peterkin (story consultant) and the entire Smith Family.
ABOUT THE SERIES Etched in Stone, the stories of wrestling’s legends will take you inside the lives of over 170 of the greatest wrestlers in history as they share their never-before-told stories about their trials, tribulations and triumphs, competitors, coaches, teammates, and those who knew these athletes best will also weigh in on their accomplishments with their own unique perspectives.
ABOUT WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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John suffers a crushing defeat in the 1985 NCAA finals before entering an age of self-discovery.
THE SMITHS The Smiths chronicles the rise of wrestling icons, John & Pat Smith, with never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 30 friends, family and competitors.
CREDITS Executive Producers: USA Wrestling; The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Directed, written and produced by Ryan Warner Original score: Gary Lionelli Special thanks to Lee Roy Smith, Rich Bender, Jack Carnefix, Rollie Peterkin (story consultant) and the entire Smith Family.
ABOUT THE SERIES Etched in Stone, the stories of wrestling’s legends will take you inside the lives of over 170 of the greatest wrestlers in history as they share their never-before-told stories about their trials, tribulations and triumphs, competitors, coaches, teammates, and those who knew these athletes best will also weigh in on their accomplishments with their own unique perspectives.
ABOUT WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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John navigates his freshman year at Oklahoma State, while his older brother, Lee Roy, attempts to make the 1984 Olympic Team.
THE SMITHS The Smiths chronicles the rise of wrestling icons, John & Pat Smith, with never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 30 friends, family and competitors.
CREDITS Executive Producers: USA Wrestling; The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Directed, written and produced by Ryan Warner Original score: Gary Lionelli Special thanks to Lee Roy Smith, Rich Bender, Jack Carnefix, Rollie Peterkin (story consultant) and the entire Smith Family.
ABOUT THE SERIES Etched in Stone, the stories of wrestling’s legends will take you inside the lives of over 170 of the greatest wrestlers in history as they share their never-before-told stories about their trials, tribulations and triumphs, competitors, coaches, teammates, and those who knew these athletes best will also weigh in on their accomplishments with their own unique perspectives.
ABOUT WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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John battles an unlikely foe before making his first run at Olympic Gold.
THE SMITHS The Smiths chronicles the rise of wrestling icons, John & Pat Smith, with never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 30 friends, family and competitors.
CREDITS Executive Producers: USA Wrestling; The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Directed, written and produced by Ryan Warner Original score: Gary Lionelli Special thanks to Lee Roy Smith, Rich Bender, Jack Carnefix, Rollie Peterkin (story consultant) and the entire Smith Family.
ABOUT THE SERIES Etched in Stone, the stories of wrestling’s legends will take you inside the lives of over 170 of the greatest wrestlers in history as they share their never-before-told stories about their trials, tribulations and triumphs, competitors, coaches, teammates, and those who knew these athletes best will also weigh in on their accomplishments with their own unique perspectives.
ABOUT WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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John leads Oklahoma State through NCAA sanctions, while Pat tries to become wrestling’s first four-time, NCAA Division 1 Champion.
THE SMITHS The Smiths chronicles the rise of wrestling icons, John & Pat Smith, with never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 30 friends, family and competitors.
CREDITS Executive Producers: USA Wrestling; The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Directed, written and produced by Ryan Warner Original score: Gary Lionelli Special thanks to Lee Roy Smith, Rich Bender, Jack Carnefix, Rollie Peterkin (story consultant) and the entire Smith Family.
ABOUT THE SERIES Etched in Stone, the stories of wrestling’s legends will take you inside the lives of over 170 of the greatest wrestlers in history as they share their never-before-told stories about their trials, tribulations and triumphs, competitors, coaches, teammates, and those who knew these athletes best will also weigh in on their accomplishments with their own unique perspectives.
ABOUT WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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Distracted and exhausted, John makes a run at the 1992 Olympics, while Pat seeks a third-straight NCAA title.
THE SMITHS The Smiths chronicles the rise of wrestling icons, John & Pat Smith, with never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 30 friends, family and competitors.
CREDITS Executive Producers: USA Wrestling; The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Directed, written and produced by Ryan Warner Original score: Gary Lionelli Special thanks to Lee Roy Smith, Rich Bender, Jack Carnefix, Rollie Peterkin (story consultant) and the entire Smith Family.
ABOUT THE SERIES Etched in Stone, the stories of wrestling’s legends will take you inside the lives of over 170 of the greatest wrestlers in history as they share their never-before-told stories about their trials, tribulations and triumphs, competitors, coaches, teammates, and those who knew these athletes best will also weigh in on their accomplishments with their own unique perspectives.
ABOUT WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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Pat navigates the shark-infested waters of NCAA wrestling, while Oklahoma State is thrown into an NCAA investigation.
THE SMITHS The Smiths chronicles the rise of wrestling icons, John & Pat Smith, with never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 30 friends, family and competitors.
CREDITS Executive Producers: USA Wrestling; The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Directed, written and produced by Ryan Warner Original score: Gary Lionelli Special thanks to Lee Roy Smith, Rich Bender, Jack Carnefix, Rollie Peterkin (story consultant) and the entire Smith Family.
ABOUT THE SERIES Etched in Stone, the stories of wrestling’s legends will take you inside the lives of over 170 of the greatest wrestlers in history as they share their never-before-told stories about their trials, tribulations and triumphs, competitors, coaches, teammates, and those who knew these athletes best will also weigh in on their accomplishments with their own unique perspectives.
ABOUT WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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John becomes a global wrestling superstar but is pushed to the brink of retirement by an unknown Cuban wrestler, Lazaro Reinoso.
THE SMITHS The Smiths chronicles the rise of wrestling icons, John & Pat Smith, with never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 30 friends, family and competitors.
CREDITS Executive Producers: USA Wrestling; The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Directed, written and produced by Ryan Warner Original score: Gary Lionelli Special thanks to Lee Roy Smith, Rich Bender, Jack Carnefix, Rollie Peterkin (story consultant) and the entire Smith Family.
ABOUT THE SERIES Etched in Stone, the stories of wrestling’s legends will take you inside the lives of over 170 of the greatest wrestlers in history as they share their never-before-told stories about their trials, tribulations and triumphs, competitors, coaches, teammates, and those who knew these athletes best will also weigh in on their accomplishments with their own unique perspectives.
ABOUT WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Pat Popolizio is the head wrestling coach at North Carolina State. He’s widely considered one of the top college coaches in the game. He’s built NC State into a perennial power, and before that, re-built Binghamton from the ground up. Awesome conversation here folks, enjoy!
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mike Eierman is one of the elite coaches in the country. His club - Eierman Elite - has produced the likes of J’den Cox and Jaydin Eierman. Mike has also coached for the University of Missouri and worked with UFC pro fighters Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren and Michael Chandler. Prior to coaching, Mike wrestled for the University of Nebraska where he was an All American (1993). One of my favorite parts of this podcast is listening to Mike talk about coaching J’den at the 2016 Olympics. Please enjoy!
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Matt Gentry is a 2x Olympian and NCAA Champion. He wrestled collegiately for Stanford and then went on to represent Team Canada at both the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. Please enjoy!
Follow Matt: Twitter: @gentrywrestling
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jason Borrelli is the Stanford Wrestling head coach. He’s been on the Cardinals’ staff since 2008, and before that, coached and wrestled at Central Michigan University. In this episode we cover Coach Borrelli’s early years wrestling, the influence of Penn State Wrestling Coach Casey Cunningham - who was an NCAA champion for Borrelli’s father at CMU - and updates from the Keep Stanford Wrestling push. To date, the Keep Stanford Wrestling team has helped raise over $12 million, which is incredible. Really enjoyed this one folks. Peace!
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TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Kellen Russell is a 2x NCAA champion and currently coaches for the University of Michigan under head coach Sean Bormet. Back in high school, Kellen wrestled for the great Jeff Buxton at Blair Academy. Enjoy it folks!
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TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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ABOUT Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Victoria Francis is a 2x World Team Member, most recently in 2019. She’s currently shooting for a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Enjoy it folks!
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TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jordan Blanton (@JBla174) is a bad man. He won 3 Illinois State titles, with his only loss coming in the IHSA state finals in 2007 against the great Mike Benefiel. During Blanton’s senior year, he won an EPIC semi-final match against Chris Spangler, before winning his 3rd state title. These matches folks - Blanton / Benefiel and Blanton / Spangler - were two of the most anticipated matches of the 2000’s for Illinois fans. After high school, Jordan won 3 All American honors for the Fighting Illini. Today, he runs his family’s business - J Blanton Plumbing - and co-owns the Relentless Training Center with fellow state champion Ryan Prater. Enjoy it folks!
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Julius Whetstone (Julius_Grit) wrestles for Niagara County Community College, and is a product of the Beat the Streets New York program. Enjoy this one folks!
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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ABOUT Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Kyven Gadson (@GadsonStrong) is a NCAA champion for the Iowa State Cyclones. In this finals bout, he pinned the great Kyle Snyder. Today, he wrestles for the Cyclone RTC (@cycloneRTC) and is aiming for a trip to Tokyo in 2021. Outside of wrestling Kyven is involved with both the Black Wrestling Association (BWA) as a board member, and the Be Rare Initiative. Learn more at KyvenGadson.Com.
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mike Bukovsky created the Montini Wrestling Dynasty. He led the Broncos to 8 Illinois team state titles, a 397-35 record and coached 3 different 4x state champions. A ridiculous resume to say the least. Today, Coach Bu leads the Montini Football program.
In this episode we talk about -Creating the dynasty -His green notebook -The 2007 showdown with the mighty Carl Sandburg -Montini’s first state title -Mikey Superman Benefiel and his match with Jordan Blanton -The legend of Pat McCaffrey -How Izzy Style - Israel Martinez - ended up at Montini -How wrestling changed his life
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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ABOUT: Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jason Welch is a California legend ladies and gents! He was a 4x California high school state finalist and 3x champ. He took his talents to the Big 10 and was a 3x All American for Northwestern. Today, he’s the head coach at San Francisco State. Enjoy it folks!
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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Hunter Gamble is the assistant wrestling coach at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. As a wrestler, he was a 2x NCAA Qualifier for Gardner Webb. Really enjoyed this wide-ranging conversation. Please enjoy!
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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Arsen Aleksanyan is a former Armenian Cadet National Team Member. In high school, he and his family immigrated to California, where he wrestled under the great John Azevedo. Arsen wrestled for Michigan State before returning to his alma mater - Calvary Chapel High School - to coach. Today Arsen is the director of events for NuWay.
TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54
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Bryan Medlin (@MedlinBryan) is the head coach of the Illinois RTC and is one of the most respected coaches in the great sport of wrestling. He’s a legend in Illinois, after creating dynasties both at Washington High School and at Fargo for Team Illinois. In total, Medlin has coached 10 national dual championship teams and 19 Fargo national championships. In this conversation we talk about Medlin’s travels to Russia, his coaching philosophy and IMAR vs. JB. Enjoy this one folks! (Photo: Ron Johnson)
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Wade Burgess (@wadeburgess) is the Chief Revenue Officer at Rev.Com. Wade was an early employee at LinkedIn and has held numerous leadership roles in his career, including being CEO of Shiftgig. Before his business days, Wade wrestled at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Please enjoy!
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Zach Bogle is our guest today. Zach is the host of the Stalemates Show, which is one of the most popular wrestling shows on the internet. Zach has an incredible talent for storytelling and video editing, which you’ll see if you check out his videos. Really enjoyed this one and hope you do as well.
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Chris Pendleton (@ChrisPendleton9) is a 2x NCAA champ for Oklahoma State. He defeated the great Ben Askren in the finals in both years. Chris went on to coach at Wyoming, Arizona State and last Spring was named the head coach at Oregon State. Fantastic conversation here folks. Enjoy! (photo courtesy of Richard Immel)
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Mike McMullan was a 4x All American for Northwestern. Today, he works in private equity, and in this conversation we talk about Mike’s experience at Wyoming Seminary, the Big 10 vs the Ivy League, and the parallels between coaching and private equity.
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Joe De Sena is the CEO of Spartan Race. He’s also a giant wrestling fan. He sponsors the Cornell RTC - now named the Spartan Combat RTC and just launched a new supplement line, Spartan Nutrition. This episode covers his story, as well as why he’s moving into the nutrition space.
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Rollie Peterkin is one of the most inspiring people you’ll meet on this podcast. He bucked a job on Wall Street to fight MMA in Peru and since has traveled to 56 countries, authored a book and hosts a podcast. Before his life as an adventurer, Rollie was a 3x NCAA qualifier for Penn. This conversation is one of my all time favorites. Please enjoy!
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Pat Christenson is a former NCAA champion and is the creator of the Etched in Stone Podcast Series - an audio documentary series profiling the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s distinguished guests. Presented by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and USA Wrestling, episode one of Etched in Stone goes live today! Listen to Etched in Stone anywhere you listen to podcasts.
In this interview, we talk about Pat’s early days at Wisconsin, training with the great Lee Kemp and creating a career in the events space in Las Vegas. We cover why the Etched in Stone Series was created and what fans can expect from the series.
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Hardell Moore (@hardell_m) is the head coach at the Oklahoma Wrestling Academy (OWA). As a wrestler, he was a 2x All American for Oklahoma State, placing second as a senior in 1998. Hardell is in the sport for the right reasons folks. He’s passing on life lessons everyday at the OWA. Please enjoy!
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Joe Gonzales was a 1984 Olympian, former NCAA champion and just the seventh American to win the prestigious Tbilisi Tournament. Joe wrestled for Cal State Bakersfield under the great Joe Seay. Though Cal-State Bakersfield was a Division Two school, they had two NCAA Division One champions in 1980: Joe and John Azvedo. Joe also had a win over Anatoly Beloglazov, an Olympic champion for the Soviet Union. After competing, Joe coached at Arizona State with Bobby Douglas. The Sun Devils won the 1988 NCAA’s, becoming the first non-Midwestern school to win an NCAA team title. Today Joe resides near Los Angeles. Please enjoy! *
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David “Magic Man” Taylor (@magicman_psu) was the 2018 World Champ and is vying for a spot on the 2021 Olympic Team. Back in college, he helped create the Penn State dynasty, winning two NCAA titles for the great Cael Sanderson (@caelsanderson). Today, he runs and owns the M2 training Center and lives in State College PA. This conversation focuses on the major turning point in David’s post-collegiate career. Please enjoy!
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Jake Herbert (@Jakeherbert84) is an Olympian (2012) and 2x NCAA champ for Northwestern. Jake now resides in Michigan and is a real estate agent, as well as a productivity coach. Trust me, you do not want to miss this episode!
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Sarah Hildebrandt (@sarhilde) is currently the #1 50kg wrestler in the US. She recently dominated the 2020 Senior Nationals, winning OW in the process. Back in 2018, she won a World Silver medal and is currently gunning for a spot on the 2021 Olympic Team. Please enjoy folks!
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Frank - Twinkle Toes - Trigg (@FRANKTRIGG) is a UFC Hall of Famer, MMA commentator and referee. Prior to his MMA days, Frank wrestled at OU and was a NCAA qualifier for Jack Spates. In this episode we talk about the early days of the UFC, Frank’s epic fights with Matt Hughes, relationship advice, and more. Enjoy!
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Cornell wrestling coach Gabe Dean is back ladies and gents! He announced his return to the mat earlier this month and just won the US Open. Gabe is set to compete in Flo Wrestling’s 8-man bracket, where he can win up to $40k, on Halloween later this month.
Listen to our first podcast with Gabe, via episode #71.
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Chris Labrecque is President of the Benefits Division of a large US Insurance Broker. He’s given talks on leadership and team cohesion. In this conversation, Chris shares his learnings from the business world, melded with his background in wrestling. Enjoy!
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Thomas Gilman is a former World Silver Medalist, 3x All American for the Iowa Hawkeyes and 2x Team USA member. In college he wrestled for Tom and Terry Brands, and now he’s wrestling under 4x NCAA Champion Cael Sanderson at the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club. Thomas is aiming for a spot on the 2021 Olympic Team. Incredible conversation here folks. Rejoice!
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Four-time Team USA Olympic Coach Bruce Burnett is our guest today. Bruce is known as one of the great coaches of all time. A brilliant tactician who developed a mastery of studying film. Bruce has been inducted into numerous hall of fames and currently resides in North Idaho. In this episode we talk about Bruce’s coaching career, John and Pat Smith, and the 1992 Olympics.
BIO: Bruce Burnett was the U.S. National Freestyle Coach for USA Wrestling from 1992-2000. During his tenure, the U.S. won World Team Titles at the 1993 and 1995 World Freestyle Championships and captured five medals at the 1996 Olympics. The 2000 Olympic squad won four medals. Burnett was named USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of the Year in 1995 and 1996 and the U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year for 1996. A North High graduate, Burnett was a two-time State Champion with a 55-3 record, winning the state meet's outstanding wrestler award in 1970. He then wrestled at the University of Idaho, where he was a Big Sky Champion and undefeated in dual meets.
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Kendall Cross is a 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He won an NCAA title and 3x All American honors for Oklahoma State in the late 80’s/1990, as well as two team titles for the Cowboys. Enjoy folks!
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Cory Cooperman is a 3x NCAA wrestling All American. He wrestled for the prestigious Blair Academy where he won 4 national prep titles. Today, Cory coaches in New Jersey where he runs Coop Trained / Apex Wrestling.
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Dan Russell is a 4x NCAA, Division 2 national champion. After wrestling, Dan authored an autobiography titled “Finish Strong: The Dan Russell Story”. Today, Dan is an ambassador for Wrestling for Peace and is based out of Amman, Jordan. To learn more about Dan, visit Battleground.TV.
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Katherine Shai is a 6x Team USA member. She comes from a storied family of wrestling greatness, as her father Lee was a 2x Olympian. Enjoy it folks!
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Ken Chertow is an Olympian from the ‘88 games and 3x All American for Penn State. After wrestling, Ken started the Gold Medal Training Camp System and has run camps across the country for over 25 years. Go to KenChertow.com to check dates and book a camp with Ken.
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Mike Amine is the CEO and president of Wealth Strategies Financial Group. He was an NCAA runner-up in 1988 and competed for a spot on the US greco team in 1992. In this conversation, we cover the influence of Mike’s late father, running a business as a former wrestler, and of course, Mike’s incredible performance at the 1988 NCAA’s. Enjoy
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Thom Ortiz is a former 3x All American for Arizona State. He spent nearly a decade coaching with Bobby Douglas at Iowa State before leading the Sun Devils as the head wrestling coach. Today, Coach Ortiz is heavily involved in the MMA community and was recently the focus of a documentary - El Viejo - which chronicles his return to the MMA cage. El Viejo is now streaming on Amazon Prime.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Vince Silva was a 2x All American for Oklahoma State in the late 1980’s. He’s the first redshirt to All-American at Oklahoma State. Today, Vince is the head coach for the Santa Ana College wrestling team and runs a PI firm. In this episode we talk about Vince’s wild ride to Stillwater, the transition from walk-on to All American, and the power of mentors. Enjoy!
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Dr. Mike Mattin is the medical director at Toledo Hospital. In this episode we talk about how changing the belief you hold about yourself, can change your life. Enjoy!
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jenna Burkert is a 3x World Team member for the Red, White and Blue. She currently resides in Colorado and represents the Army WCAP program. Enjoy this one folks!
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Reza Abedi was born in Kermanshah Iran and was a 2x Iranian national champion. Life was going great for Reza until the Iranian Revolution of 1978 took hold. Life became very different for Reza and his family after the Revolution. In 1982, Reza and 3 Iranian wrestlers defected from Iran. This is his story. In addition to the podcast, to read Reza's story, check out his book “American Wings, Iranian Roots”.
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Gil Sanchez is the last man to beat John Smith in college. It happened in November of 1986 in Lincoln Nebraska. Gil would go on to take 2nd to John at the 1987 NCAA’s. I love this conversation and hope you do as well.
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Victoria Anthony is a 2x World Team Member, 2x US Open Champ and the founder of FreeFlowGusto.com. Victoria also has an extensive background in Judo and trained with the likes of Ronda Rousey in her youth. Enjoy it folks!
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Clint Wattenberg is the director of sports nutrition at the UFC Performance Institute. Before his current post, Clint was a 2x All American for Cornell. Enjoy it folks!
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Josh Churella is the assistant wrestling coach at the University of Michigan. He’s a member of the Churella family, who combined, have earned 10 NCAA All American honors. As a wrestler, Josh was a 3x All American and multiple-time state champion.
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Barry Davis is a 3x NCAA champ for the great Dan Gable and the Iowa Hawkeyes. In 1984, Barry was the Olympic Silver Medalist. He’d then go on to coach at Iowa, as well as lead the Wisconsin Badgers for a number of years. He’s an icon. A legend. A great storyteller. Enjoy it folks!
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE One of Illinois' favorites sons, Nate Jackson is our guest today. He's currently an assistant wrestling coach for Princeton University, and is also a member of the NJRTC. Nate is actively training for the 2021 Olympics. Enjoy it folks!
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Donny Pritzlaff is the Associate Head Coach at Rutgers. Before his coaching days, he was a New Jersey legend, winning multiple state titles before signing with the Wisconsin Badgers. There, he won two NCAA titles and a bronze medal at the 2006 World Championships. Today, he and coach Scott Goodale are building the Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling team into a national power. To listen to the podcast with Scott Goodale, check episode #122.
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Nazar Kulchytskyy is a former Ukranian national champion, 3x NCAA Division 3 national champion and a staple on the US senior circuit. He recently retired (like a month ago) and joined the show to talk about his upbringing in the Ukranian system, migrating to the US and his first Fargo experience.
Nazar also just opened his training facility near Madison, WI. If you search “Team Nazar” you’ll find his website.
Enjoy it folks!
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Assembly Fall, our latest audio documentary that went live last Tuesday. You can listen via episode #145 in the feed, or by texting IHSA to 555-888.
About Assembly Fall: In a match dubbed as the biggest upset in Illinois history, Matt Kucala defied the odds and pinned the previously unbeaten Eric Tannenbaum at the 2001 IHSA state finals. Assembly Fall takes an in-depth look at that match and answers the question: is it the biggest upset in state history?
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Georgi Ivanov was a 2016 Olympian for Bulgaria. His story of coming to America is incredible. He migrated to the US as a high school senior, without knowing a soul. He then wrestled for division two powerhouse UNO and was a 2x All American before the program was dropped. After wrestling for Boise State, Georgi had a crazy experience making the Bulgarian Olympic team. Enjoy it folks!
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Assembly Fall, our latest audio documentary that went live last Tuesday. You can listen via episode #145 in the feed, or by texting IHSA to 555-888.
About Assembly Fall: In a match dubbed as the biggest upset in Illinois history, Matt Kucala defied the odds and pinned the previously unbeaten Eric Tannenbaum at the 2001 IHSA state finals. Assembly Fall takes an in-depth look at that match and answers the question: is it the biggest upset in state history?
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jordan Burroughs is arguably the best American wrestler of all time. After winning two NCAA titles for Nebraska, JB won his first world championship in 2011. He’d go on to win the 2012 Olympics, as well as subsequent world titles in 2013, 2015 and 2017. He’s one of the best to ever step on the mat - period. This interview was recorded at JB’s in-laws in Buffalo New York. Enjoy it folks!
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Assembly Fall, our latest audio documentary that went live last Tuesday. You can listen via episode #145 in the feed, or by texting IHSA to 555-888.
About Assembly Fall: In a match dubbed as the biggest upset in Illinois history, Matt Kucala defied the odds and pinned the previously unbeaten Eric Tannenbaum at the 2001 IHSA state finals. Assembly Fall takes an in-depth look at that match and answers the question: is it the biggest upset in state history?
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Trent Paulson is the assistant wrestling coach at the University of Virginia. He and his twin brother Travis were STUD wrestlers for Iowa State. Trent won a NCAA title in 2007 and made the US World Team in 2009. After coaching at Iowa State for a few years, Travis took a coaching position at Virginia and Trent followed suit. Now, they are building a really strong program at one of the great public institutions in the US, the University of Virginia. Enjoy this one folks!
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Assembly Fall, a new audio documentary that went live last Tuesday. You can listen via episode #145 in the feed, or by texting IHSA to 555-888.
About Assembly Fall: In a match dubbed as the biggest upset in Illinois history, Matt Kucala defied the odds and pinned the previously unbeaten Eric Tannenbaum at the 2001 IHSA state finals. Assembly Fall takes an in-depth look at that match and answers the question: is it the biggest upset in state history?
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Israel - Izzy Style - Martinez is the owner of Izzy Style Wrestling. He’s also the MMA coach for UFC greats Jon Jones and Holly Holm. This interview was recorded as part of our research for Assembly Fall - an audio documentary that dropped last Tuesday (go to episode #145 to listen to Assembly Fall). Izzy was best friends with the co-star of Assembly Fall, Eric Tannenbaum, and this interview focuses on Izzy’s relationship with Eric. It’s raw. It’s uncut. Enjoy it folks!
We’ll be back next week with our regularly scheduled programming!
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Assembly Fall, a new audio documentary airing next Tuesday. In a match dubbed as the biggest upset in Illinois history, Matt Kucala defied the odds and pinned the previously unbeaten Eric Tannenbaum at the 2001 IHSA state finals. Assembly Fall takes an in-depth look at that match and answers the question: is it the biggest upset in state history?
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
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Dubbed as the biggest upset in Illinois history, Matt Kucala defied the odds and pinned the previously unbeaten Eric Tannenbaum at the 2001 IHSA state finals. Assembly Fall takes an in-depth look at that match and answers the question: is it the biggest upset in state history?
DIRECTORS’S TAKE
If you were a wrestling fan in 2001, you'll never forget where you were when you heard about the Tannenbaum-Kucala match. But most know almost nothing about the Tannenbaum and Kucala stories, as well as what happened in the hours and minutes leading up to that fateful match. Our mission with ‘Assembly Fall’ was to bring Eric and Matt’s stories to life. Most important, we wanted to show just what it takes to achieve something incredible, and how to respond after your lifelong goal is ripped from your hands - as it was for Tannenbaum. We also set out to answer the age-old question - is this the biggest upset in finals history?
Assembly Fall, I hope, answers these questions and shows a behind-the-curtain look at this incredible match. This episode was produced by Ryan Warner and the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast. For more information, please visit WrestlingChangedMyLife.com.
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Airing next Tuesday, Assembly Fall. An audio documentary brought to you by Wrestling Changed My Life.
In a match dubbed as the biggest upset in Illinois history, Matt Kucala defied the odds and pinned the previously unbeaten Eric Tannenbaum at the 2001 IHSA state finals. Assembly Fall takes an in-depth look at that match and answers the question: is it the biggest upset in state history?
*Summary
On February 17, 2001, Illinois wrestling fans witnessed one of the most shocking upsets in state history as Eric Tannenbaum and Matt Kucala wrestled for the 125 lbs crown. Heading into the match, Tannenbaum 86-0 and the defending state champion. He was aiming to become the first undefeated, 4x state champ in Illinois history. Kucala had other plans.
*Director’s Take
If you were a wrestling fan in 2001, you'll never forget where you were when you heard about the Tannenbaum-Kucala match. But most know almost nothing about the Tannenbaum and Kucala stories, as well as what happened in the hours and minutes leading up to that fateful match. Our mission with ‘Assembly Fall’ was to bring Eric and Matt’s stories to life. Most important, we wanted to show just what it takes to achieve something incredible, and how to respond after your lifelong goal is ripped from your hands - as it was for Tannenbaum.
We also set out to answer the age-old question - is this the biggest upset in finals history? Was the pin a fluke? Was Eric even pinned? Did Kucala really choose top in the third period with a 1-point lead?
Assembly Fall, I hope, answers these questions and shows a behind-the-curtain look at this incredible match.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Gene Zannetti is the co-founder of Wrestling Mindset. In this episode, we rehash the core principles of Wresting Mindset, how they can be applied to the current pandemic and the notion of outcome goals vs. input goals.
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Assembly Fall, a new audio documentary airing next Tuesday. In a match dubbed as the biggest upset in Illinois history, Matt Kucala defied the odds and pinned the previously unbeaten Eric Tannenbaum at the 2001 IHSA state finals. Assembly Fall takes an in-depth look at that match and answers the question: is it the biggest upset in state history?
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Anthony Rink is a Division 3 All American for North Central College. He was a senior this year and was at the D3 nationals set to compete in his first NCAA national event when the tournament was cancelled due to CV19. I wanted to have Anthony talk about his experience and share his incredible perspective. Enjoy it!
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Assembly Fall, a new audio documentary airing next Tuesday. In a match dubbed as the biggest upset in Illinois history, Matt Kucala defied the odds and pinned the previously unbeaten Eric Tannenbaum at the 2001 IHSA state finals. Assembly Fall takes an in-depth look at that match and answers the question: is it the biggest upset in state history?
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Isaiah Martinez is the assistant coach at Oregon State. He’s a former 2x NCAA Champ and 4x NCAA finalist for the Fighting Illini. Last spring he pushed the great Jordan Burroughs to the brink at FinalX. Enjoy this one folks!
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Clay Guida is a UFC fighter with wins over Nate Diaz, Anthony Petis and RDA. He’s the former Strikeforce World Champion and is set to fight in his 30th UFC fight next weekend. Really enjoyed this one. Hope you do as well.
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Nick Gallo captured the 126-pound national championship and was named Outstanding Wrestler at the 1977 NCAA Championships. During his four years at Hofstra, Gallo recorded a 104-14 record. He was a member of the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Teams. After Nick’s wrestling career, he started working for Asics and was instrumental in signing Dan Gable and in turn, creating the Dan Gable Asics wrestling shoe.
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by the Beat the Streets Chicago Virtual Gala, which takes place on Saturday June 6 from 8-9pm. It would mean the world to me if you registered to attend the gala. No donation necessary, just come and see what we’re doing with Beat the Streets Chicago. To register, go to WrestlingChangedMyLife.com and click on the Beat the Streets tile.
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Haley Augello is a 2016 Olympian. She was also a 2013 Cadet World champ. She hails from Lockport Illinois and was a feared youth wrestler back in her day. She’s currently training for the 2021 Olympic Team Trials. Enjoy this one folks!
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by the Beat the Streets Chicago Virtual Gala, which takes place on Saturday June 6 from 8-9pm. It would mean the world to me if you registered to attend the gala. No donation necessary, just come and see what we’re doing with Beat the Streets Chicago. To register, go to WrestlingChangedMyLife.com and click on the Beat the Streets tile.
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Eric Larkin was the 2003 NCAA Champion and Hodge Trophy winner. He was a 4x All American for the Arizona State Sun Devils and never finished lower than 4th at the NCAA tournament. Eric also co-founded Valiant College Prep, a wrestling prep school. Enjoy this one folks!
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by the Beat the Streets Chicago Virtual Gala, which takes place on Saturday June 6 from 8-9pm. It would mean the world to me if you registered to attend the gala. No donation necessary, just come and see what we’re doing with Beat the Streets Chicago. To register, go to WrestlingChangedMyLife.com and click on the Beat the Streets tile.
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mike Poeta is the assistant coach for the Fighting Illini wrestling team. Prior to his current post, he ran a private academy in Chicago’s North Suburbs. As a wrestler, Mike was a 2x NCAA finalist and 3x All American. In high school, he won an incredible 3 Fargo titles and took 2nd once, meaning that he lost only one match at Fargo in 4 years. Enjoy this one folks!
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by the Beat the Streets Chicago Virtual Gala, which takes place on Saturday June 6 from 8-9pm. It would mean the world to me if you registered to attend the gala. No donation necessary, just come and see what we’re doing with Beat the Streets Chicago. To register, go to WrestlingChangedMyLife.com and click on the Beat the Streets tile.
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Randy Lewis is one of the most decorated Iowa wrestlers of all time, winning an Olympic gold in 1984 and two NCAA titles for legendary coach Dan Gable. During this episode we go straight story mode, as Randy talks about his journey to Iowa, the best Iowa teams of all time, and the best NCAA finals matches of all time.
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by the Beat the Streets Chicago Virtual Gala, which takes place on Saturday June 6 from 8-9pm. It would mean the world to me if you registered to attend the gala. No donation necessary, just come and see what we’re doing with Beat the Streets Chicago. To register, go to WrestlingChangedMyLife.com and click on the Beat the Streets tile.
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Forrest Molinari is a 2x world team member and is vying for a sport on the 2021 Olympic Team. She was fifth at both the 2018 and 2019 World Championships. She was also the 2019 and 2020 US Open champion. Originally based out of California, Forrest attended King University (Tennessee) and now lives in Iowa City, Iowa.
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by the Beat the Streets Chicago Virtual Gala, which takes place on Saturday June 6 from 8-9pm. It would mean the world to me if you registered to attend the gala. No donation necessary, just come and see what we’re doing with Beat the Streets Chicago. To register, go to WrestlingChangedMyLife.com and click on the Beat the Streets tile.
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Sunny Abe is a former national champion for Penn State. At age 17, he moved from Japan to the US without speaking English. After two years of rigorous training (8+ hours a day), he was enrolled at Penn State where he’d go on to finish 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st for the Nittany Lions. He was also an Olympian for Japan at the 96 games. Enjoy folks!
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by the Beat the Streets Chicago Virtual Gala, which takes place on Saturday June 6 from 8-9pm. It would mean the world to me if you registered to attend the gala. No donation necessary, just come and see what we’re doing with Beat the Streets Chicago. To register, go to WrestlingChangedMyLife.com and click on the Beat the Streets tile.
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Wrestling has been synonymous with Mark's life since he was 13 years old, and after becoming an NCAA Division I Wrestling Champion his senior year at Oklahoma State University, Mark began his coaching journey. He would spend several years at the D1 level before eventually moving into MMA, where he was ranked as high as 3rd in the world. He laid down his gloves in 2015 after winning his final match in the octagon at the very first UFC event held in the Philippines. Enjoy this one folks!
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by the Beat the Streets Chicago Virtual Gala, which takes place on Saturday June 6 from 8-9pm. It would mean the world to me if you registered to attend the gala. No donation necessary, just come and see what we’re doing with Beat the Streets Chicago. To register, go to WrestlingChangedMyLife.com and click on the Beat the Streets tile.
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
Steve Marianetti is a former NCAA champ and 3x All American for the Fighting Illini. He’s well known for beating Lincoln McIlravy in the 1995 NCAA finals, thus pulling off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA finals history. After college, Steve wrestled internationally and then worked as an assistant coach under legendary coach, Mark Johnson. Today, Steve is the head coach of Elmhurst college. Enjoy this one folks!
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
Nahshon Garrett is a 4x All American and former NCAA champ for the Cornell Big Red. He was on the 2018 world team and was set to compete in his first world championships before suffering a devastating injury days before the 2018 World Championships were to begin. During this episode we talk about Nahshon’s career, the peaks and valleys of his rehab after the 2018 injury and his plans for competing in the future. This episode was recorded in the winter and was originally released on Rokfin. Enjoy folks!
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
Kyle Dake is a man who needs no introduction. Two-time world champ. Four-time NCAA champ. Let’s get into it!
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat, and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
Jon Reader is the associate head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers wrestling program. This is Jon’s 2nd time on the podcast. He brought the heat as always!We talk about… -Jon’s COVID workout routine (it’s savage) -The Davison Michigan days -Visualization before Jon’s senior year
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
John Fisher is a 4x All American for Michigan, compiling an incredible 183 wins for the Wolverines. John was also the 1992 Olympic Trials runner-up, where he took John Smith to three matches. Enjoy folks!
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by the Beat the Streets Chicago Virtual Gala, which takes place on Saturday June 6 from 8-9pm. It would mean the world to me if you registered to attend the gala. No donation necessary, just come and see what we’re doing with Beat the Streets Chicago. To register, go to WrestlingChangedMyLife.com and click on the Beat the Streets tile.
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
Daniel Cormier, Eric Guerrero and Jamill Kelly join the show to tell stories about the Gator Wrestling Club (formerly an elite senior-level freestyle team that landed 3 wrestlers in the ‘04 Olympics and 2 in ‘08). We cover a shoddy trip to Russia, the first time the Oklahoma State and Iowa wrestlers trained together at the Gator compound in Louisiana and DC taking a swing at Guerrero in a sauna. This was the first time we’ve had 4 people on the podcast and I’ll admit, the audio is a little wonky at times but bear with us. This one was a lot of fun.
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
Mike Barwis is a world renowned strength and conditioning coach. After getting his start at WVU, Mike was the director of strength and conditioning at Michigan before founding his own company - Barwis Performance Centers. He’s trained olympic athletes in 40+ sports and works with the Mets and Redwings. As you can guess, Mike got his start in wrestling and has trained wrestlers for 3 decades. As you’ll see from this episode, Mike is one of the most positive and enthusiastic people you’ll ever meet.
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
West Cathcart is an Olympic hopeful in the Men’s Greco 130kg weight class. I’ve known West for years as we went to the same high school and kids club. In high school, he was a 2x Illinois runner-up before developing a penchant for greco. He attended the USOEC and after being out of the sport for a few years, he’s back and making a run at Tokyo. Enjoy this one folks!
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
Kenny Monday is one of the great wrestlers of all time. He’s a 3x Olympian, winning gold in 1988 and silver in 1992. By winning gold in ‘88, he became the first African American to win a wrestling gold medal. Kenny wrestled for Oklahoma State and won an NCAA title as a senior, after finishing 2nd as a junior and sophomore. Throughout his career, Kenny had two epic rivalries, one of which was with Nate Carr and the second was with the great Dave Schultz. We talk about both in this interview. Enjoy folks!
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Competitor Supreme - a legendary Dan Gable film from the 1990’s. You can now stream Competitor Supreme on WrestlingChangedMyLife.com. Use the promo code Gable for a free 48 hour rental.
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
Scott Goodale is the head coach of the Rutgers wrestling program. He’s a Jersey guy through and through, and grew up idolizing Rocky. After wrestling for Lock Haven, Coach Goodale coached at his high school alma mater, Jackson, where he helped build a wrestling powerhouse. In 2007 he was approached to write a 5-point plan to make Rutgers wrestling relevant. It wasn’t long after this that Coach Goodale was tapped to lead the Scarlet Knights. Great conversation here folks. Enjoy!
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Competitor Supreme - a legendary Dan Gable film from the 1990’s. You can now stream Competitor Supreme on WrestlingChangedMyLife.com. Use the promo code Gable for a free 48 hour rental.
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
Do you ever sit and wonder if the elite among us experience self-doubt? I know I do and on this episode, we talk with 2008 Olympian Andy Hrovat about a trying 14-month period of his life leading up to the 2008 Olympic trials. During that time Andy lost and regained his place on Team USA. The big takeaway for me is that we all experience self-doubt and by battling through those fears and insecurities, we become a different person in the process.
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Competitor Supreme - a legendary Dan Gable film from the 1990’s. You can now stream Competitor Supreme on WrestlingChangedMyLife.com. Use the promo code Gable for a free 48 hour rental.
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
Ben Askren is a man who needs no introduction. He’s a world champion fighter, all-time great college wrestling, business owner, podcast extraordinaire and semi-pro frisbee golfer. In this conversation, we talk about sports psychology, Ben’s Olympic run in 2007/2008, and what Ben would change if he were a D1 coach. Thank you so much for tuning in folks. Enjoy!
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SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Competitor Supreme - a legendary Dan Gable film from the 1990’s. You can now stream Competitor Supreme on WrestlingChangedMyLife.com. Use the promo code Gable for a free 48 hour rental.
ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
Brian Ferentz is the Iowa Football offensive coordinator. He’s also a former Patriots coach and NFL player. Back in high school Brian wrestled - surprise, surprise. In this episode we talk about why Iowa Football recruits wrestlers, Brian’s journey to OC at Iowa, and his philosophy on preparation. We also talk about the #1 trait amongst successful leaders.
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday.
Yianni Diakomihalis is a 2x NCAA champ and multiple time age group World Champion. He’s one of the best the US has to offer and is one of my favorite wrestlers to watch. What I think you’ll get from this podcast is Yianni’s mindset. He’s input driven and has a motto of never wasting a day. He also has an incredible level of self-belief, due in part to the work he puts in. We talk about: -His high school training plan -Winning the NCAA’s with a torn ACL -His first workout with Nahshon -The Musakaev comeback -Rebounding from the Zain match
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport.
J Jaggers is the associate head coach for Ohio State. As a wrestler, J was a 2x NCAA champ and 4x Ohio State champ. This was a super fun conversation and I hope you enjoy it. SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Gable the GOAT Part 2, which covers the life of Dan Gable from 1987-1993. Unlike our weekly show, this is a fully produced documentary podcast. You can find Gable the GOAT Part 2 in this feed (scroll to episode 109), or text “DanGable” to 555-888 and I’ll send the episode to your phone.
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport.
T.J. Williams is one of the best collegiate wrestlers of all time. He was 98-1 during his time at Iowa, winning two titles and finishing third his junior year. In high school, T.J. was a 4x Illinois state champion and was a member of the 1993 Mt. Carmel (Chicago) team that had 6 future NCAA championships on it. As a kid, T.J. was an idol of mine and I still have the headgear he signed. This was a dream interview for me. Enjoy it folks!
SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Gable the GOAT Part 2, which covers the life of Dan Gable from 1987-1993. Unlike our weekly show, this is a fully produced documentary podcast. You can find Gable the GOAT Part 2 in this feed (scroll to episode 109), or text “DanGable” to 555-888 and I’ll send the episode to your phone.
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport.
Aaron Simpson is a former 2x All American for Arizona State. After coaching for his alma mater, Aaron started training MMA and was soon fighting in the UFC. Today, Aaron coaches high school wrestling and lives with his family in the Phoenix area.
SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Gable the GOAT Part 2, which covers the life of Dan Gable from 1987-1993. Unlike our weekly show, this is a fully produced documentary podcast. You can find Gable the GOAT Part 2 in this feed (scroll to episode 109), or text “DanGable” to 555-888 and I’ll send the episode to your phone.
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport.
Dustin DeNunzio is the CEO of TDG, a 2x Harvard All American and an MIT grad. Dustin quite literally led the Harvard resurgence and helped recruit Jesse Jantzen. In this episode we talk about: --Dustin’s experience at the J Rob Camps --Being a lost kid to a straight A student --The academic rigor of Harvard --How his parents instilled a love for winning, goal setting and working hard -- Wrestling with Kendall Cross --Business and wrestling: life lessons
SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Gable the GOAT Part 2, which covers the life of Dan Gable from 1987-1993. Unlike our weekly show, this is a fully produced documentary podcast. You can find Gable the GOAT Part 2 in this feed (scroll to episode 109), or text “DanGable” to 555-888 and I’ll send the episode to your phone.
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ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport.
Mike Denney is a 7x national champion coach. Having coached for over 51 years, Coach Denney spent his first 32 years at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO). On the night of his 7th national team title, the UNO AD called Coach Denney and told him that wrestling was being cut. It was a shock to the wrestling world. Today, Coach Denney is the head coach at Maryville.
SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Gable the GOAT Part 2, which covers the life of Dan Gable from 1987-1993. Unlike our weekly show, this is a fully produced documentary podcast. You can find Gable the GOAT Part 2 in this feed (scroll to episode 109), or text “DanGable” to 555-888 and I’ll send the episode to your phone.
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Dr Eric Tannenbaum is an Illinois legend. He was a 4x IHSA finalist and 3x champ, with Eric’s only loss coming in the finals his sophomore year. After high school, Eric went to Michigan where he was a 4x All American. Today, Eric is an orthopedic surgeon. In this episode we talk about: The early days: training with Jose, Nathan and Izzy Martinez The loss that stunned assembly hall How he met Sean Bormet The Michigan experience The transition from wrestling to Med School How wrestling changed his life
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Damion Hahn is the head coach of the South Dakota State Wrestling Program. Back in high school, Damion was touted as the best high school wrestler of his time, winning 3 NJ state titles and 3 Fargo titles. He was a 2x NCAA champ at Minnesota. The Gophers also won two team titles during that time. After college, Damion coached at Cornell for 12 years. This guys has seen it all and worked with the likes of J Robinson, Rob Koll, Marty Morgan, just to name a few. In this interview we talk about The impact of his father on his early wrestling days Being recruited by virtually every college program in the country Setting the goal to be a 4x NJ state champ Winning a team title in 2001 The lateral drop that won Damian a national title in 2003 What he learned from Rob Koll Why SDSU How wrestling is a foundation for life
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James, the Iron Cowboy, Lawrence is a Guinness World Record holder and triathlete. James lives with his wife, Sunny, and their five children in Utah. After breaking several Guinness World Records, James wondered if he had truly found his mental and physical limits. He knew there was more. Experience firsthand the remarkable journey of James Lawrence during this podcast. We talk about: --The 50/50/50, where James completed 50 Ironman distances races in 50 days in 50 states --The Netflix Documentary on James --Passions, Patience and Mental warfare --How wrestling impacted his life
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Gable the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) Part 2 details the championship history of the Dan Gable led Iowa Hawkeyes from 1987-1993. During that time, Coach Gable would have to rebuild the Iowa Wrestling Dynasty. The dynasty he created. This is how he did it.
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Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport.
Gable the GOAT is an original podcast documentary presented by the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast. The documentary explores how Dan Gable – the most popular American wrestler – created a wrestling dynasty at the University of Iowa, winning 15 NCAA team titles in 21 years; he also won an incredible 21 consecutive Big 10 crowns during that same time. As an athlete, he was undefeated in high school through the last match of his collegiate career before losing to Larry Owings in one of the biggest upsets in wrestling history. Gable would rebound and win the 1972 Olympics without being scored on, and doing so, became the first American to win back to back world titles (he won the 1971 World Championships as well).
This is part one of two and starts with Gable’s competitive career and weaves into the first 11 years of his coaching tenure at Iowa, ending with the 1987 NCAA wrestling championship. Part two will go live in early January (sooner if possible).
About the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast The podcast interviews former Olympians, national champions, UFC fighters, and business leaders – anyone positively impacted by the great sport of wrestling – to learn how the sport changed their lives.
Listeners enjoy the show because it dives deep into the lives of each guest - their highs and lows, mindset, training regime and struggles.
Our mission is to explore the inspirational journeys of former wrestlers and how the sport changed their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, we take the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport.
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Brian Picklo is a 2x All American for Michigan State. His story is one of the most motivating and inspirational tales I’ve ever heard. This is a must listen. Enjoy folks!
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Matt McDonough is an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin. Prior to coaching, McDonough was a 3x NCAA finalist, 2x NCAA champ for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He carried on that great Iowa tradition of dominating at the 125lbs weight class. In this interview we talk about: Matt’s obsession with winning an NCAA title The invisible man that he used during training The cut to 125 Wrestling and life lessons Being a dad His transition into coaching
Fan of the week goes to Jude Latkovich.
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Mark Churella is one of the great college wrestlers of all time, winning 3 NCAA titles in the late 70’s for Michigan. After the 1980 Olympic boycott, Mark went into coaching before becoming the CEO of the FDI Group. In this episode we talk about: Advice for parenting wrestlers His high school workout routine The impact of Mark’s father, Bill Weick and Dan Gable Optimism, perseverance, and hard work **How wrestling changed his life
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Brian Glynn is a 2x All American for the Fighting Illini. He's currently the head coach at an elite public-school here in Illinois, Lincoln Way West. During the podcast Brian talks about His first big moment at Carver Hawkeye Going back stage with Motley Crew before the high school state finals *Advice on parenting/coach a youth wrestler
Mike Mena is the head women’s coach at Lindenwood University. Prior to that, he was a 4x All American for the Hawks and a 4x state champ in Illinois. One of the all time greats, and it was an honor to have Mike on the show. Enjoy folks.
Doug Schwab is the head coach of the UNI Panthers. He's also an Olympian (2008)and NCAA champ for the Iowa Hawkeyes. All-time great interview here folks. Enjoy!
Anthony is the cofounder and CEO of Sticker Mule. A factory guy at heart, Anthony oversees an operation that spans 16 countries in 4 continents with customers including Google, Facebook, Twitter and many of the world’s best brands. He’s determined to make Sticker Mule, already the Internet’s favorite printing company, the absolute best place to work and shop.
Mike Powell is the executive director of Beat the Streets Chicago. He’s one of the most passionate and intense people you’ll ever meet. He was a state champion and All American as a wrestler, and quickly transcended into coaching, building a statewide powerhouse program at Oak Park & River Forest (Chicago suburbs). OPRF won multiple state titles and national #1 rankings under Powell’s leadership. Team Illinois also won multiple Greco national titles under Mike and Bryan Medlin’s leadership. At the peak of his coaching career, Mike was diagnosed with a rare, autoimmune disorder that he still battles to this day. Tune in to hear this amazing story.
Fan of the week goes to Gail Rush.
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Zach Sanders is an assistant coach for the Minnesota Gophers. As a wrestler, Zach was one of the best to ever come out of the great state of Minnesota. He was a 5x high school state champ; his brother was also a 5x state champ. At the U, Zach was a 4x All American and has had a successful senior-level career. Great conversation with Zach and hope you all enjoy it.
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Phil Davis is the former light heavyweight champion for Bellator. He’s currently one of the top light heavyweight fighters in the world, regardless of the fighting organization. Prior to his fighting days, he won an NCAA title for Penn State, where he was a 4x All American. Phil is a great guy and we had a lot of fun on this podcast.
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Sam Herring is the co-founder of the Home Mat Advantage Podcast. He, along with Jude Swisher, has interviewed the likes of Kyle Snyder, David Taylor, and Lee Roper. I call Sam the Alan Fried or Cary Kolat of wrestling media because he’s a phenom. He’s only in middle school and is a leader in the wrestling media world. Sam is also a successful wrestler in his own right. Follow Sam on Twitter @samwise_2006 and listen to the Home Mat Advantage podcast at HMAWrestling.Com.
Mark Ironside is one of the great college wrestlers of all time. He's a Hodge Trophy winner, 2x NCAA champ and 4x Big 10 champ. He was also a member of 4 NCAA championship teams. After wrestling Mark founded Ironside Apparel & Promotion, a custom merchandise manufacturer based in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Mark is also the voice of Iowa Wrestling, providing play by play commentary on KXIC-AM (800).
Our fan of the week goes to Jim Couples.
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Daryl Weber won two Iowa high school state titles wrestling for Dan Mashek, the winningest Iowa High School Wrestling Coach in history, at Don Bosco HS. He then went on to wrestle at the University of Iowa under Dan Gable from ’91-’96. During his time at U of Iowa he was a three time All-American, Big Ten titlist, and NCAA Champion. After graduating from Iowa he continued to compete internationally in Freestyle through 2000. While competing internationally Coach Weber took second at the U.S. Open, won the Sunkist Open, and wrestled in over a dozen international freestyle tournaments.
Hope you enjoy this one folks!
Mark Branch is one of the few 4x finalists in NCAA wrestling history. As a freshman, he entered the nationals with a losing record (8-9) and shocked the wrestling world by winning the national crown. He’d finish 2nd as a Sophomore and Junior, and won the nationals a second time as a senior. After competing, Mark coached at Oklahoma State for 11 years. During that time, the Cowboys won 4 team titles. Mark is now the head coach at Wyoming. We talk about: --His crossroads moment: missing weight as sophomore in high school at the regionals --Changing his expectations and mindset as a college freshman --The emotional rollercoaster of an NCAA season --John Smith early into his coaching tenure --Battling Marcus Mollica --Why wrestling is the one true sport
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J Robinson is a wrestling icon. His career got started in San Diego where he won the California CIF. He then attended Oklahoma State, was an Army ranger, went to Vietnam and was a 1972 Olympian on the Greco team. Shortly after the Olympics, J moved to Iowa City and took an assistant coaching job. He’d spend the next 12 seasons at Iowa, most of which working for legendary coach Dan Gable, and helped the Hawks win 9 national titles. After taking a 2 year break from college wrestling, J became the head coach at Minnesota and created a wrestling dynasty by winning 3 NCAA titles and 6 Big 10 titles. J also owns the J Rob Intensive Wrestling Camps businesses and has spent 40+ years working with high schoolers during the summer. Enjoy this one folks!
Mark Perry Senior is a former All American for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. After retiring from wrestling, Perry Senior coached at Nebraska before returning home to Stillwater to coach the Cowboys with his brother-in-law John Smith. Mark is also the father of Chris and Mark Perry Junior, both of whom were 2x NCAA champs. Enjoy this one folks!
Stevan Micic is a 2020 Olympian for Serbia, placing 5th at the 2019 world championships. Wrestling for Michigan, Stevan is a 3x All American and 1x NCAA finalist. In high school, he was 141-0 over his final 3 seasons. Just a stud amongst studs and one of my favorite wrestlers to watch. Give it up for Stevan – the Servian Sickle – Micic.
Alli Ragan is a 3x US Open Champion and 2x World Silver Medalist. She’s been a staple on Team USA for the past 7 years and is focused on making the 2020 Olympic team. Back in high school, Alli was the 2nd female to qualify for the Illinois Boys Wrestling Tournament. Enjoyed the heck out of this conversation and hope you do as well. Give it up for Alli Ragan!
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Tom Ryan is the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Under his leadership, the Buckeyes won a national title in 2015 and have been perennial national title contenders for the better part of a decade. As an athlete, Coach Ryan wrestled for the legend, Dan Gable, and was a 2x All American for the Hawks. This is the 2nd time I’ve had the chance to interview Coach Ryan and it was one of the highlights of my running the podcast. This interview was recorded at Coach Ryan’s office in Columbus Ohio. Enjoy folks!
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Max Askren is an NCAA champion and Missouri Hall of Famer who now co-owns the Askren Wrestling Academy. In this episode we talk about Max’s early years wrestling with Ben, Troy Steiner and his HS coach. We talk about his competitive career at Missouri, as well as his take on tunnel vision, coaching tactics that drive him crazy, and how we can increase youth participation in the sport. For all past episodes please visit WrestlingChangedMyLife.com. You can also watch this episode on YouTube – just search “Wrestling Changed My Life.”
Larry Owings is a wrestling legend. As a college sophomore, he defeated Dan Gable in one of the biggest upsets of NCAA finals history,. He went on to finish 2nd as a junior and senior. After college, Owings competed on the senior level circuit before retiring. In this conversation, we talk about Owings' childhood, high school career, and the match with Gable. Enjoy folks!
Steve Orosco is the CEO and Founder of SMASH Global, an MMA events organization that pits the great sport of MMA in a black-tie, gala-like setting. After years in the cage, Steve identified an opportunity to raise the level of class and sophistication in the sport by creating entertainment events for premium clientele. With an MBA, an MS degree and extensive professional fighting experience, Orosco is uniquely equipped to lead and manage a mixed martial arts (MMA) events organization. Prior to running SMASH Global, Steve was a professional fighter, and wall street broker.
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Kevin Ward was named Army West Point's 10th head wrestling coach on Aug. 1, 2014 and has led the Black Knights ever since. Prior to Army, Ward turned a wrestling program built from scratch at Ouachita Baptist University into a national contender Ouachita. Ward was named the NCAA Division II Coach of the Year after guiding the Tigers to a fourth-place finish at the NCAAs. Ward was also a major factor in fundraising for the wrestling squad. He helped raise more than $300,000 in donations to the up-and-coming program during his four-year stint. Over his first two months at Ouachita, Ward led the renovation effort of the team’s weight room, which hadn’t been updated in nearly 30 years. An accomplished wrestler at Oklahoma State, Ward started his coaching career as a graduate assistant with the Cowboys during the 2006-07 season, while earning his master’s degree in health and human performance. He assisted legendary head coach John Smith with drill sessions and preparing the team for competitions, as well as coaching at open tournaments.
Tommy Rowlands is a 3x NCAA finalist and 2x champ for the Ohio State Buckeyes. After college, Tommy won the 2005 University World Championships and was a 6x US National Team member. After retiring from wrestling Tommy started a career in sales and co-founded Rudis. What a pleasure it was to talk to T Row, someone I’ve looked up to and followed for years. Enjoy folks!
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Josh Alber is an Illinois legend. He won 4 state titles and finished his high school career with a 177-0 record. In college, he wreslted for UNI and was a 4x NCAA Qualifier and a Midlands champion. In this chat, we talk about how Josh got involved with wrestling, his high school battles with Johnny Jimenez and Jered Cortez, and his NCAA career.
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Mike Grey is the associate head coach at Cornell, where he’s been a member of the coaching staff since 2011. As an athlete, Coach Grey was a 2x All American for Cornell and was New Jersey’s first 4x state champ. In this episode, we talk about Coach Grey’s upbringing, his family, the journey to win four NJ state titles, and what he’s learned coaching with the great Rob Koll.
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Adam Tirapelle is a true triple threat. As a wrestler he was an NCAA champion and 3x All American for the University of Illinois. He’s also the coach of California powerhouse Clovis High School, where he’s led the Cougars to 6 CA state titles. And, he’s also a business owner, as Adam is one of the founding partners at Strong Valley Wealth and Pension. Enjoy this episode and we’ll see you again next Monday for our next episode. As always, greatly appreciate everyone tuning in.
Jamill Kelly never won a state title. Nor did he All American while wrestling at Oklahoma State. Yet, in 2000 Kolat picked Kelly to be his workout partner for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and that experience lit a flame for Jamill to one day be an Olympian as well. Fast forward three years, Jamill win the 2003 World Team Trials, along the way beating four NCAA champions: Tony Davis, Chris Bono, Lincoln McIlravy and Bill Zadick. In 2004 he defended his spot and earned a silver medal in the Olympics. Today, Jamill coaches for Arizona State.
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Nate Carr is an Olympic Bronze medalist and 3x NCAA Champ for Iowa State. In this episode we talk about Nate’s rivalry with Kenny Monday, growing up in a family with 16 siblings (5 of which, including Nate, were Division 1 All Americans), and wrestling for the great Harold Nichols.
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BJ Futrell is one of the best wrestlers to come out of Illinois in the 2000's era. He won two state titles for powerhouse Mt. Carmel HS, going 85 matches without surrendering an offensive point. In college, he was a 2X All American for the University of Illinois and was ranked #3 his senior year before suffering a career-ending injury. After college, BJ competed on the international circuit for nearly 7 years and is now the assistant coach at Navy.
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Jody Strittmatter was one of Pennsylvania’s most highly coveted wrestlers coming out of Cambria Heights High School in 1996. When Mountain Cat wrestling Coach Pat Pecora out-recruited some of the most powerful NCAA Division I schools in the country and got Mr. Strittmatter to become a Mountain Cat, it turned out that the final piece of the 1999 National Championship wrestling team puzzle was in place. After red-shirting as a true freshman in 1996-97, Mr. Strittmatter burst onto the Division II wrestling scene and compiled a 44-2 overall record and an 18-1 dual meet record on his way to winning an East Region title and a National Championship at 118 lbs. in his first year of collegiate wrestling His 24 pins broke Carlton Haselrig’s previous school-record of 19 set in 1986-87, while his 37 regular season victories and his 44 total victories both broke school records in his weight class and still stand today. In most cases, that would be a season tough to top. However, 1998-99 would be even better. Mr. Strittmatter, who moved to 125 lbs., posted an impressive 43-1 overall record and a perfect 23-0 dual meet record. He won championships at the West Virginia University Open in November and the prestigious and Division I-dominated Midlands Open at Northwestern University in December. Just over two months later, Mr. Strittmatter won another regional title and was named the National Tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler after winning his second straight National Championship. In the process, Pitt-Johnstown claimed its second NCAA Division II National Championship in three years by holding off the University of Nebraska-Omaha in its home gym. In two seasons at Pitt-Johnstown, Mr. Strittmatter had an 87-3 record. His .967 winning percentage is second only behind Carlton Haselrig. Mr. Strittmatter also proved he was a true student-athlete by earning First-Team National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Academic Team honors in both 1998 and 1999 as a Biology/Pre-Medicine major. Following the 1999 season, Mr. Strittmatter took his talents to Division I national power University of Iowa and became a two-time Big-Ten Champion and a two-time All-American with a third-place finish in 2000 and a national runner-up finish in 2001. He also earned his second team national championship when the Hawkeyes won the Division I title in 2000. Mr. Strittmatter was inducted into the Cambria County Sports Hall of Fame in 2006, the District 6 Hall of Fame in 2007, and the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2010. Mr. Strittmatter, a native of Ebensburg, Pa., will marry Stephanie Blackstone this August. He, along with former Iowa teammate Eric Juergens, co-founded Young Guns Wrestling Club in 2002. Mr. Strittmatter currently runs Young Guns practices in Pennsylvania with the help of his brothers, John and Joey. Young Guns has grown to become one of Pennyslvania’s premier wrestling clubs and has gained recognition nationally.
Alan Fried is considered by many to be the best high school wrestler of all time, winning 3 Ohio State titles and 4 Junior National titles. During high school he had an encounter with the Brands’ brothers, beating both and teching Tom Brands. Once Fried got to college, he made the NCAA finals 2x for Oklahoma State before winning the NCAA crown his senior year. During college, his rivalry with Tom Brands continued, as they wrestled 7x. In this episode we talk about: --The Brands Rivalry --Wrestling John Smith in high school and taking him down! --Wrestling at OSU during a turbulent time --Training with the Hawkeye Wrestling Club after the 96 Olympics
In this episode, I sit on the other side of the table and am interviewed by Mr. Twister, Andre Morgan, who has been instrumental in helping schedule a number of interviews, most notably, Tony Davis, Bobby Douglas, Lee Kemp, Mario Morgan, and BJ Futrell. Andre is the father of Mario Morgan, who has also been on the show. Here are a few topics that we hit on: --The making of Gable the GOAT (the podcast documentary) --My journey through wrestling --Favorite interviews --How the Wrestling Changed My Life started --Next steps and plans for the future of the show
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David Katz has an incredible story. He's a rabbi in Israel and wrestled in high school, though never qualified for the state tournament. By the mid-2000's he was overweight, tipping the scales at 270. David re-discovered wrestling via Flo in 2010 and became a fan of the sport again. By 2018, he decided to lose the weight and lost 110 lbs in 6 months and still maintains his weight to this day! This episode is for anyone who needs a bit of motivation and evidence to make a change. I enjoyed this inspirational conversation and hope you do as well.
Bruce Baumgartner is one of the most successful wrestlers of all time. Baumgartner competed in high school wrestling but failed to win his state high school title and as a result was not recruited by top college wrestling teams. Instead, he attended Indiana State University where he won 86 of 87 matches during his last two years and won the NCAA championships in 1982. Baumgartner followed his NCAA championship with a gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. At the 1986 world championships in Hungary, Baumgartner defeated the top Soviet wrestler, David Gobedjishvili, becoming the first American to win the world amateur heavyweight title. In 1988 he lost to Gobedjishvili in the gold medal match at the Olympics in Seoul, settling for the silver. This defeat was followed by a series of disappointments in international competition. At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, however, Baumgartner defeated his nemesis Gobedjishvili to win the gold, becoming the first American wrestler to win three Olympic medals. His fourth medal was a bronze, earned at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
Kerry McCoy is one of the great heavyweights of all time, winning 2 NCAA titles and making 2 Olympic teams. He also earned a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships. Even more impressive are the battles he had with the likes of Stephen Neal and Artur Taymazov – both dominant heavyweights in their own right. Hope you enjoy this one folks. Peace!
Gabe Dean is a 2x NCAA champ for the Big Red and never finished lower than 3rd at the NCAA’s. As a freshman, he had a marquee win against Ed Ruth, snapping Ruth’s 84-match win streak. He’d do on to win the nationals as a sophomore and junior. He now serves as an assistant coach for Cornell. This is hands down one of my favorite podcasts. We talk about a handful of pivotal moments in Gabe’s career, and how he learned to put an emphasis on preparation over winning. Gabe is a great guy and I really enjoyed chopping it up with him.
Bobby is a retired American freestyle wrestler and coach. He competed as a featherweight at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and placed fourth in 1964. He won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1966 and 1970 world championships, respectively,[2] and retired later in 1970. After that Douglas coached several U.S Olympic teams, is one of only four collegiate coaches to win more than 400 dual meets, and he won an NCAA team national title at Arizona State. His coaching accomplishments include: 13 NCAA champions, 110 All-America performances and 68 conference titles. Douglas added to his legacy by coaching Cael Sanderson to a gold medal in the 185-pound weight class at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Douglas was named the 2004 USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of the Year. In January 2005, Douglas was honored with the Edward Clark Gallagher Award, which is presented annually to the Oklahoma State University wrestling alumnus who exemplifies the spirit and leadership eminent in the tradition of champions. He also received the 2005 Iowa State Alumni Association Impact Award.[3] In 1968, Douglas defeated Dan Gable 11–1 in a freestyle wrestling match during the Olympic Trials in Ames, Iowa, 11–1, while Gable's only defeat in folkstyle wrestling in high school and college came in the NCAA finals of his senior year at Iowa State in 1970 to Larry Owings. Douglas was inducted into the NAIS Hall of Fame in 1985, the Arizona Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1999, the Dan Brands Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Ovac Hall of Fame in 2004. In his career, he has coached many Olympians who placed in the top three in the world. He coached the Iowa State wrestling team for many years before stepping down in favor of Cael Sanderson in 2006.
Nathan "Nate" Weber is an American bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Weber joined the U.S. Army in 2005, and served with the Special Forces in Niger, Cameroon and Afghanistan. Prior to becoming a Green Beret, Nate wrestled in high school and is an avid wrestling fan.
Zack Esposito is the associate head coach at Oklahoma State and is a former national champ for the Cowboys. Zack is one of the few Cowboys to also win four NCAA team titles. Prior to OSU Zack wrestled for the prestigious Blair Academy and was trained by Ernie Monaco at the EDGE. In this episode we talk about rooming with Steve Mocco, watching John Smith drill when Zack was 12 years old and his path to becoming one of the top coaches in the game. Outstanding conversation here folks. Enjoy!
Brent Metcalf is entering his second season as a full-time assistant coach on Iowa State’s wrestling staff. It is his third season overall with the Cyclones after serving as the volunteer assistant for the 2017-18 season. Metcalf served as the National Freestyle Developmental Coach prior to his arrival in Ames. As a senior-level athlete, Metcalf was a staple in the United States’ lineup from 2010-2016. He was a part of four U.S. Freestyle World Teams (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015). Metcalf qualified for the U.S. Freestyle National Team for six straight years from 2010-16, winning U.S. Open titles in 2014 and 2015. He was also a member of the 2006 Junior World Team. Metcalf is one of the most decorated wrestlers in Iowa wrestling history. He won two NCAA titles (2008, 2010) and was three-time NCAA finalist (2008-10) in his three seasons wrestling for the Hawkeyes. A native of Davison, Mich., Metcalf won the 2008 Dan Hodge trophy, given annually to the nation’s best collegiate wrestler, and helped the Hawkeyes to three NCAA team titles (2008, 2009, 2010).
Mark Schwab is a former assistant coach, most notably at Minnesota and UNI, and currently runs a performance coaching practice. He's a master at the mental game and I think you'll see why by giving this bad boy a listen. Enjoy it and thanks for listening!
Nick Purler is the founder and head of the Purler Wrestling Acadmey. As an athlete, he was an All American for Oklahoma State and went on to found one of the O.G. wrestling academies. Nick puts out awesome content on his social channels (Purler Wrestling), and you can find information about his camps at PurlerWrestling.com.
Lee Kemp, known as one of the greatest wrestlers in United States history, was a three-time Gold Medalist in the World Championships, a four-time Gold Medalist in the World Cup of Wrestling, a two-time Gold Medalist in the Pan American Games, a seven-time national champion, and was named the United States Wrestling Federation “Man of the Year” in 1978. He was inducted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1989.
He has been featured three times in Sports Illustrated Magazine (February 1977, April 1982, May 1982). Life Magazine featured Kemp in their “1984 Olympic Preview” issue along with Michael Jordan, Carl Lewis, Edwin Moses and Greg Louganis.
Lee Kemp was born and spent his early youth in Cleveland, Ohio and later moved to Chardon, a farming community 30 miles northeast of Cleveland, where he was a 2-time Ohio state champion finishing his junior and senior years with an undefeated record of 55-0-0, with 24 pins.
Kemp attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison on a full athletic scholarship winning three NCAA titles at 158 pounds and placing 2nd as a true freshman losing on a split referee’s decision in overtime. After his freshman year Lee Kemp didn’t lose another collegiate bout posting 108 victories and one draw against collegiate competition that included a win over the legendary Dan Gable.
Chas Betts was a 2012 Olympian for the U.S. Greco team. After his amateur wrestling days came to an end, Chas transitioned to his lifelong passion – pro wrestling – and is now a rising star for the WWE under the name Chad Gable. You can watch him on Smackdown or RAW on a weekly basis. Outstanding conversation here my friends. Enjoy it!
Born in St. Louis, MO in 1971, Sammie “The Bull” Henson has become one of the most decorated and respected wrestlers in America. Sammie started his wrestling career at a young age and went on to graduate from Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, MO. Sammie was a member of the 1988 Junior World Championship team which competed in Austria and went on to wrestle at the collegiate level at both Clemson University and the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Following a decade of hard work and dedication, Sammie earned the title of World Champion in 1998 and became an Olympic silver medalist at the 2000 Sydney Games. He has served as an assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma and continues to share his expertise and passion with wrestlers across the country.
Currently, Sammie runs Bull Trained in the St. Louis Metro area. You can find camps, gear and online technique at BullTrained.com.
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Troy Steiner is the head coach at Fresno State, and spent 10 years at Oregon State from 2006-16, including the last four in the role of associate head coach.
Steiner, a native of Bismarck, N.D. and graduate of Bismarck Century High School, went on to star as a wrestler at Iowa alongside with his brother, Terry, who was a three-time All-American with the Hawkeyes (1991-93) and 1993 NCAA Division I National Champion (150-pound weight class). Both Steiner brothers were inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa on June 9, 2013.
In post-collegiate competition, Steiner was a nine-time U.S. National Team member, winning the 1992 World Cup and the 1996 Pan-American Games titles. He placed third at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1992 and 1996, and fifth in 2000.
Tony Davis is an Illinois wrestling legend. He was the first 5x IKWF state champion, and then wrestled for the prestigious Mt. Carmel Caravans, alongside teammates Joe Williams and TJ Williams. Tony won an Illinois high school state title but then was expelled and found himself living a different life. He was shot and hospitalized when Iowa Central Community College offered him a chance to wrestle collegiately. It was at this moment that Tony Davis decided to change his life. He went on to become a 2x junior college national champ, and 2x NCAA finalist, winning the NCAA’s his senior year. Ironically, Davis’ junior year ended with a loss to fellow high school and Harvey Twister teammate TJ Williams.
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Mike Thorn is a 2x All American for the Minnesota Gophers and 3x State Champion. He and his two brothers combined to win 11 Minnesota high school state titles. In this episode we talk about the transition from high school to college, the turning point in his freshman season, and the lessons learned from J Robinson. Outstanding conversation here folks. Thanks for tuning in!
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Jim Miller was NCAA Division II champion at 134 pounds for the University of Northern Iowa in 1974 and ’75 and placed second and fourth in Division I those same years.
After coaching at the high school level, Miller returned to UNI as the top assistant coach from 1983-91 when he became head coach at Wartburg. He had a career record of 413-37-2, winning 10 NCAA Division III team championships, 21 consecutive Iowa Conference championships and seven National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals championships before stepping down after the 2013 season. He coached 37 individual national champions, 147 All-Americans and 72 NWCA Academic All-Americans at Wartburg.
Born with one leg, Anthony Robles defied the odds to become a three-time all-American wrestler and the 2011 NCAA National Wrestling Champion. Proving that hard work and a strong belief in yourself can lead anyone to success, Robles now shares his philosophy to remind us all that we have the power to conquer adversity – no matter how overwhelming the odds.
When Anthony Robles was born without a right leg, doctors had no explanation for the birth defect and there was little hope he would lead a normal life. His mom, however, always told him that God made him that way for a reason and encouraged him to pursue his dream of wrestling.
At 14, Robles tried out for his school’s wrestling team and became the smallest kid on the lineup, finishing his first year in last place at the Mesa City wrestling tournament. But against all odds, Robles believed he could one day be a champion wrestler and proved to be an unstoppable force. With the support of his mother and coaches, he went from being last in the city to finishing his junior and senior years at Mesa High School as a two-time Arizona State Champion and a high school National Champion with a 96-0 record.
Despite finishing high school on top, Robles once again faced prejudice in the sport of wrestling, as no college wrestling programs believed he could excel at the next level. Through bold determination, he "walked on" at Arizona State University and made it his mission to prove to them, and the world, that anything was possible. Robles graduated from Arizona State with a degree in Business Communication and finished his college wrestling career as a three-time All-American and the 2011 NCAA National Champion. He was also awarded the 2011 NCAA “Best Wrestler of the National Tournament Award.”
Justin Folley is a 3x All American heading into his senior season at Upper Iowa University. This is a sprint episode and is quick and to the point. Justin shares how wrestling helped me through a few difficult times in high school.
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Anatoly Beloglazov is a 3x World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist for the former Soviet Union. His brother Sergei was also a World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist. In this chat we talk about the pain of missing the 1976 olympics, the daily routine that made him and Sergei successful, and the US vs. Russian training systems.
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Christian Pyles is the voice of Flo Wrestling Radio and a certified wrestling nut! He's currently the director of content at Flo Sports and travels the US and World covering wrestling.
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Dustin Myers is the owner of Old School Gym and Max Effort Muscle. He's also the strength and conditioning coach for the Ohio RTC. This guy is an animal and super motivating. We talk about how he went from lifting weights in his dad's garage to running a world-renowned gym that's known for it's no-frills, gritty atmosphere. His gym BTW, has been visited by Arnold, CT Fletcher and countless others. We also talk about how he got involved with the Ohio RTC. At the end we hit on tactical advice for working out and dieting. You're gonna love this one!
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Dave Schultz was one of the great ambassadors of wrestling. As an athlete, he was an Olympic and World Champion, 3x World Silver Medalist, and 2x World Bronze Medalist. As a coach, he led teams across the world and was respected immensely by his Russian counterparts. He even learned to speak Russian.
In this episode, Nancy Schultz Vitangeli introduces the listener to Dave Schultz and shares many stories that were new to even me.
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Coach Eric Casey joins the podcast from the depths of the Dagestanian mountains to talk 2019 Freestyle World Championships. Here we talk weight by weight previews for the freestyle tournament which gets underway tonight. Enjoy folks!
Nick Hays is not your typical Navy SEAL. After cutting weight as a wrestler, his growth was severely stunted. Standing just over 5 feet tall, he was often bullied as a kid and was laughed at when he told others of his dream to become a member of one of the worlds most elite units. Nick learned that what first seemed like a deficiency was indeed his greatest strength because it made him immune to adversity. After leaving the SEAL Teams at ten years, he began contracting in the middle east. Nick’s operating days came to an end when he ruptured a disk while preparing for an operation in Afghanistan.
Ladies and gents – what we have here are three of the most popular audio clips from the Tom Brands (#46), Dan Gable (#47) and Tervel Dlagnev (#44) podcasts, namely: --Tom Brands on John Smith and Alan Fried rivalry --Dan Gable on loss the Owings and how Owings got in his head --Tervel provides a play by play on the sequence that decided the fate of his 2012 Olympics
The ‘best of the week’ concept is something we’re going to try out for a few weeks. Enjoy and good wrestling!
This is an all time podcast. Lee is the assistant coach at UNI and co-founder of Compound Wrestling. Lee gets super vulnerable and talks about a rough patch in his life and what he did to find his passion for coaching wrestling and ultimately the lessons he's learned that he now instills in his guys at UNI. We also get into eradicating self-doubt, mental performance and the importance of relationships in life. One of my favorite conversations. Thanks for joining Lee!
Dan Gable is the winningest college wrestling coach of all time, amassing 21 Big 10 Titles in 21 years, and 15 NCAA titles during that same time. As a wrestler, he won the 1972 Olympics without surrendering a point and built a 181-1 record through high school and college, losing his last collegiate match to Larry Owings.
What an honor it was to chat with the Goat among Goats.
Tom Brands is the head wrestling coach at the University of Iow. A 1996 Olympic gold medalist and member of wrestling’s Hall of Fame, Brands is only the eighth wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. The former Hawkeye wrestler was a four-time All-American and three-time national champion (1989-92) at Iowa. He has a 218-23-1 (.903) overall and 99-10 (.908) Big Ten coaching record at Iowa, and a 234-43-1 (.844) career mark.
In 13 seasons as Iowa’s head coach, Brands has led the Hawkeyes to three NCAA and four Big Ten team titles, crowning 12 NCAA champions, 16 Big Ten champions and 72 All-Americans.
Iowa set the national collegiate dual meet attendance record of 42,287 when Iowa defeated top-ranked Oklahoma State, 18-16, on Nov. 14, 2015 at the Grapple on the Gridiron at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa has led the nation in attendance in each of Brands’ 13 seasons, setting an NCAA all-time attendance average of 12,166 in 2015-16.
Cliff Fretwell has made a career out of wrestling by running the Compound Wrestling Academy and Compound Clothing. What I love is that his background isn't that of a typical blue-chip wrestler. He got back into the sport in the early 2000's as a middle school coach, and within a year he was running a state-wide training camp for Georgia wrestlers. After uploading thousands and thousands of matches for flo back in the early days, his brand started to grow and with that came the opportunity to run Compound full-time.
Tervel is one of the most decorated heavyweight wrestlers in United States history, earning an Olympic bronze medal and earning 8 world team berths. He is now the assistant coach at Ohio State and the personal coach for World and Olympic Champion Kyle Snyder. In this episode, we talk about qualifying for the 2012 Olympics in London, his mindset during a crucial semi-final match against Artur Taymazov, and his breakdown of the Sadulaev /Snyder match.
Lincoln McIlravy is one of the most accomplished American wrestlers of all time, winning 3 NCAA titles for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and earning an Olympic Bronze Medal.
Mark Johnson arrived in Iowa City in the late 1970's. An Olympian on the 1980 Greco team, Johnson would go on to serve as Gable's GA, and then long-time assistant during the run of 9 NCAA titles for Iowa in the 1980's. Here he talks about the impact Gable had on his life.
Wrestling Changed My Life explores inspirational journeys of wrestlers and how the sport changed their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, we take the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport.
Jared Lawrence is the co-owner and head coach of the Pinnacle Wrestling Academy, which is the top wrestling academy in the state of Minnesota.
As a wrestler, Jared was an NCAA Champion, 4x All American and won two team titles during his time at Minnesota wrestling for the esteemed J Robinson.
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THIS EPISODE: Joe Heskett is a former NCAA champion, 3x NCAA finalist and 4x All American. He was on the national team throughout the early and mid 2000's. In 2007, Heskett made the World Team and placed 5th at the World champinoships. A week later, he suffered a massive heart attack and was found to have a heart condition that ultimately forced Joe to retire. Tune in for the full interview!
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Bio: Oostendorp is a two-time Iowa Conference Coach of the Year and 2009 NWCA National Coach of the Year, leading the Kohawks to a second-place finish in 2008. His teams have consistently been nationally ranked and have been picked to be part of the NWCA National Duals the past six years. Oostendorp led the Kohawks to back-to-back fourth place finishes at the 2008 and 2009 NCAA Championships, the two highest finishes in school history. Oostendorp has coached 51 All-Americans during his time at Coe. Oostendorp is a graduate of the University of Iowa, where he wrestled for legendary coach Dan Gable and graduated with a B.A. in sociology in 1993. At Iowa, Oostendorp was a four-year starter at heavyweight, where he posted an overall record of 108-26 with 40 pins. He was a two-time All-American and Big Ten Champion for the Hawkeyes, placing fifth and third in the NCAA Championships.
Oostendorp also has considerable international experience. He was a member of the United States Greco Roman National Team from 1993-1998. His redshirt freshman year at Iowa, he won the Fila Jr. Greco Roman National Championship and represented the U.S. in the Fila World Championships placing fifth. In 1995, Oostendorp won the US World Team Trials and competed for the United States in the 1995 World Championships in the Czech Republic. He was the 1996 US Greco Roman National Champion and was the Olympic alternate at 100 kilograms after placing second in the final Olympic Trials.
Mario Morgan. Rio as his Harvey Twisters teammates often called him, piled up 565 wins over an 18 year career.
A very quick, technical and high scoring wrestler, the slight built Mario had the flair for exciting moves with dramatic endings. He was always a crowd favorite with plenty of must watch matches.
Dominating at the kids level for the legendary Twisters, with 3 state titles he moved on to state high school power, Mt. Carmel. Mario had national tournament success while with the Caravan as well as freestyle and greco championships, but the state folkstyle title eluded him.
At the collegiate level he returned to dominating fashion as a 3x team and the 2011 individual 141lb NCAA national champion for the University of Nebraska (Omaha) closing his career with 29 straight wins and 130 overall. When UNO moved to eliminate the powerhouse program an hour after Mario won his title, the senior captain became the national media spokesman for the program’s fight to save wrestling.
Mario is currently starting his 9th year as a college wrestling coach for NCAA DII power, Maryville University (St. Louis) as well as their Executive Communication Specialist to the University President.
Topher Carton is the director of the Eastern Iowa Wrestling Club, was a NCAA National Qualifier for the Hawks and before that was one of the most accomplished wrestlers in Quad City history, making 4 state finals and winning 3 of them.
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Steve Mocco is the head wrestling coach at American Top Team, one of the most dominant UFC gyms in the World. As a wrestler, he is a 2x NCAA champion - once at Iowa and once at Oklahoma State - and an Olympian. In this episode, Steve talks about Oklahoma State v. Iowa wrestling, listening to sports psychology tapes over and over as a kid, and his self talk during his sophomore campaign that ended in a national championship.
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Jon Reader brings the passion, the enthusiasm and the heat on this one - just as his best friend and head coach Chris Bono did. We explore where the passion and energy comes from for Jon, how he and Bono revitalized the SDSU program and his plans for Wisconsin. We also talk about what he's learned working with UFC fighter and owner of the Askren Academy, Ben Askren.
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Jimmy Kennedy is a legend in the state of Illinois. After earning multiple All American honors at the University of Illinois, he won a US Open and made a United States World Team. Jimmy now coaches as an assistant at Northwestern. Enjoy this one folks!
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The reigning world champion and 3x world medalist J’den Cox joins the podcast for episode 33. In this conversation, we talk the 2017 Taylor match and his mentality throughout those matches, his 2020 weight class decision process, and doing 3k+ push-ups while hiking down Pike’s Peak. Just an outstanding conversation here my friends.
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Eric Guerrero is the head coach of the Oklahoma RTC. Prior to that he was a 3x NCAA champ for Oklahoma State - one of the best college wrestlers of all time - a 4x US Open champ and a 2004 US Olympian. He went on to coach at Oklahoma State under John Smith before leaving for the OK RTC.
We talk about when Eric made the mental switch to become the absolute best wrestler that he could, the transition from San Jose to Oklahoma State and what his day in the life was like training for the 2004 Olympics. We also get a little heady as we explore how wrestling changed his life. I really enjoyed this conversation.
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Paul Glynn is the Vice President for Stryker Medical and has a 20+ career as a successful business leader. Prior to that, he wrestled for the Hawkeyes under Coach Gable and was a state champion for the Bettendorf Bulldogs.
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Zain and Yianni are going to arbitration! In honor of this historical moment, I broke down the other biggest arbitration of all time - Randy Lewis v. Lee Roy Smith, which took place in 1984. Lots of bad storylines in this one - Oklahoma State v. Iowa, Randy Lewis wrestling Lee Roy Smith in 84 and John Smith in 88 for the Olympic spot, Dan Gable, etc. Enjoy!
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Former Cavalier All-American Steve Garland is serving in his 13th season as head wrestling coach at Virginia. A master motivator, recruiter and coach, Garland has worked diligently to push the Cavaliers among the nation’s elite. The results of Garland’s perseverance are evident.
In Garland’s first 12 seasons at Virginia, the Cavaliers earned 10 All- America honors and 17 ACC individual titles while qualifying 71 to the NCAA Championships and recording Top-25 team finishes at NCAAs in six of the last nine years. He also led the Cavaliers to two ACC Champion- ships, claiming the title in 2010 and 2015.
Virginia has had at least one All-American in six of the last nine sea- sons. UVA has a 146-77 dual record during Garland’s tenure, as he ranks second in dual wins in school history. The Virginia wrestling program also has been a standout in the classroom; in 2013 UVA was honored by the NWCA as one of the top academic teams in the nation.
Garland and his staff have brought in 12 straight Top-25 recruiting classes, including a program- best No. 5 ranking for the 2015 class.
Head coach Chris Bono was hired as the 16th head coach in UW history on March 24, 2018. Bono spent the last six seasons prior to being hired at Wisconsin as the head coach at South Dakota State, establishing the Jackrabbits as a national contender and a powerhouse in the Big 12, coaching three conference champions in the program's three years in the league. The Jackrabbits had their best season in the final year under Bono. Two-time All-American Seth Gross won the program's first national title at 133 pounds while the team placed 12th in the NCAA tournament, the highest finish of any Big 12 team. A four-time NCAA qualifier and three-time All-American for Iowa State, Bono ranks fifth in ISU history with 130 career wins and was the 150-pound NCAA champion as a junior. He went on to coach as an assistant at his alma mater for nine years and was named the National Wrestling Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year in 2002. In national and international competition, Bono is a two-time United States National Champion, took first at the World Cup in both 2002 and 2003 and is a three-time World Team member.
Ed Banach was a 4x NCAA finalist, 3x NCAA champ and Olympic Gold Medalist in 1984. During his college career, Ed wrestled for the Iowa Hawkeyes under legendary coach Dan Gable, during which Iowa won the NCAA championships every year. In two of those years - 1981 and 1983 - Iowa had 9 Big 10 Champions.
In this chat, Ed talks about being raised by his adopted parents, along with his twin brother Lou and brother Steve, and his journey through the Iowa program.
We talk about red flag workouts, what made Gable great and a few previously untold stories of the Iowa heydays!
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Pat Miletich - the Croatian Sensation - is a former UFC world champion and UFC HOF inductee. As a coach, he started and led the Miletich Fighting System, where former champions Matt Hughes, Robbie Lawler, Tim Sylvia and Jenz Pulver trained.
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Andy Hrovat was a member of the 23008 Olympic Wrestling Team and after that spent a year living in Ossetia, a province in Russia, which along with Dagestan, is where the large majority of the world's best wrestlers live and train. Andy developed a unique philosophy on training and problem-solving while living in Ossetia and it's fascinating. Before the Olympics, Andy was a 3x All American for Michigan and multiple-time state champion in Ohio.
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Travis Paulson, a three-time All-American at the NCAA Division I level, is in his second season as an assistant coach with the Virginia wrestling program.
Paulson joined the Cavaliers after spending eight seasons at his alma mater Iowa State. He served as an assistant coach for the Cyclones from 2009 through 2017 before being named the interim head coach at Iowa State in February after the resignation of then-head coach Kevin Jackson.
“Travis has succeeded at every level in this sport,” Garland said. “His accomplishments, both on and off the mat, and as both a coach and competitor, are impressive. But, that’s not the most exciting thing about him. What drew me to Travis was the reputation he has in the wrestling community, especially with his student-athletes.”
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Failure, struggle and setbacks are not only an inevitable part of life but a necessary step on the path to success. Jim Harshaw has learned many life lessons on the wrestling mat. Having been a Division I All American and won three ACC Championships for the University of Virginia, trained at the Olympic Training Center and competed overseas for Team USA, he has experienced significant triumph and devastating defeat. He relates those powerful lessons of failure, struggle and setback to empower his audiences to overcome their own challenges and achieve success despite their inevitable failures. Jim is a speaker, executive coach and host of the Success Through Failure podcast. You can find his TED Talk on failure and learn more about his work at:
Website: www.JimHarshawJr.com
Chris Perry is an assistant coach at Oklahoma State University During his time in the coaching ranks at Oklahoma State, Perry helped guide Daton Fix to a bronze-medal finish at 2018 Junior Worlds, oversaw a pair of national championships from 141-pounder Dean Heil in 2016 and 2017 and Alex Dieringer’s third NCAA Championship in 2016 at 165 pounds. In 2017, Perry helped guide Heil to his title, while also seeing eight total Cowboys bring home All-America honors to tie a school record and finish third at the NCAA Championships. The 2017 season also saw eight Cowboys earn Big 12 individual titles as the Pokes en route to a team title. In his first season, he saw Alex Dieringer earn his third NCAA individual title, Dean Heil win his first national championship and four other Cowboys earn All-America status. He had a key role in coaching seven Pokes to Big 12 titles and a team championship. In 2013 and 2014, Perry, a native of Stillwater, Okla., won back-to-back NCAA titles at 174 pounds under the direction of John Smith. Perry produced a dominant 122-11 career record with 59 bonus-point wins. He was a four-time Big 12 champion, the 2014 Big 12 Championship’s Outstanding Wrestler and a three-time All-American.
Sean Bormet was named the 10th head coach in the history of the Michigan wrestling program on March 27, 2018. Bormet, who spent seven years as the Wolverines' top assistant, including four as associate head coach, is the fourth U-M alumnus at the helm.
Since returning to his alma mater, Bormet has helped mentor 14 different Wolverine All-Americans, with Michigan earning 16 All-America citations -- from 10 different wrestlers -- over the last four seasons. He was in Kellen Russell's corner when Russell captured his second NCAA title and fourth Big Ten title to finish a stellar collegiate career in 2012. The Wolverines have also recorded three consecutive top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships, including a fourth-place showing in 2018.
A skilled recruiter, Bormet has contributed to six top-10 recruiting classes, including the nation's consensus No. 1 class in 2013, and will bring another heralded class to Ann Arbor next fall.
Bormet is a three-time winner of the Terry McCann Award as the USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of the Year (2006, '08, '10) and serves on USA Wrestling's Executive Coaches Council. He was a member of the coaching staff for three U.S. World Championship Teams (2006, '09, '10) as well as the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Teams and 2010 World Cup Team. Among his most decorated post-collegiate wrestlers are 2008 Olympian Andy Hrovat (84 kg), 2009 World silver medalist and 2012 Olympian Jake Herbert (84kg) and 2006 World bronze medalist Donny Pritzlaff (74kg).
Bormet was also named the 2004 USA Wrestling Developmental Coach of the Year for his coaching achievements with age-group wrestlers and programs. He coached the Illinois Junior Freestyle Team to four dual national titles (2006, '07, '08, '10) and two national freestyle titles (2007, '10). He has coached numerous age-group national champions and All-Americans as a coach for the Illinois Junior and Cadet freestyle national teams.
As the owner and founder of the Overtime School of Wrestling in Naperville, Ill., Bormet molded the training center into the nation's premiere wrestling club, producing numerous champions and All-Americans at all age levels since its opening in 2001. Alumni of the Overtime School of Wrestling include World medalists, Olympic and World team members, NCAA champions and All-Americans, USA Wrestling Junior and Cadet national champions and more than 150 Illinois and Indiana state champions.
Prior to founding the Overtime School of Wrestling, Bormet served as an assistant coach at Wisconsin (1995-99) and Michigan (1999-2000). He worked with two-time NCAA champion Donny Pritzlaff and three-time All-American Eric Jetton during his tenure at Wisconsin and All-Americans Otto Olson, Damion Logan and Andy Hrovat while at Michigan.
As a Wolverine student-athlete (1991-94), Bormet was a two-time NCAA All-American at 158 pounds, placing second as a senior (1994) and third as a junior (1993). He garnered the prestigious Gorriaran Award at the 1993 event, registering three falls in a combined 8:58. He captured back-to-back Big Ten 158-pound titles (1993, '94) and won the prestigious Midlands at 158 pounds in 1993.
Bormet posted a 125-21 career record, including a 33-2 mark as a senior, to rank 13th among Michigan's all-time winningest wrestlers. He accumulated 44 career falls, leading the team with 15 during his junior season and 14 as a senior, to list fourth on the program's all-time pins list. A two-time team captain, Bormet was twice named the Wolverines' Cliff Keen Award winner as the team's most outstanding wrestler.
Kevin Williams is one of the most disciplined people I know, and it comes from his background. He played football at Westpoint, served our country, in combat, as a squad leader in Iraq, got an MBA from Michigan and is now a successful business leader. We chat about doing the hard things, especially when you don't want to, his mindset about life, and the role wrestling had in his upbringing.
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Sergei is possibly the greatest wrestler the world has ever known. He was a two-time Olympic Champion in 1980 and 1988, a six-time World Champion and a World Silver medalist. Between 1980 and 1988 he did not lose an international competition. He has a twin brother Anatoli Belaglazov, who was an Olympic Champion in 1980 and a three-time World Champion. He wrestled for coach Granit Taropin for the former Soviet Union.
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Corey Jantzen is an actor and formerly wrestled for Harvard. Corey was a New York High School legend, winning multiple state championships and placing at the prestigious Midlands as High School Senior. Great podcast here. Have a listen.
Tyler Clark is our guest on today's episode. Tyler wrestled for both Cael Sanderson and Tom Brands in college, and before that won multiple state titles and a Cadet Freestyle National Championship in high school. He's currently a sales rep for Stryker. During the episode, we got into some of my favorite topics - handling obstacles, discipline, tracking goals and his headspace before big matches. Really enjoyed this one.
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After 15 years of addiction, hopelessness and seven years in jail Richard Jensen got clean and sober and went on a quest to become a wrestling national champion.
Rich had goals of standing at the top of the podium, something that he had dreamed of his whole life. Staying sober was not enough, he wanted to beat all odds and become the best version of himself that he could. He wanted to change his life by becoming a better person, someone he could be proud of.
Over a 10 year period of competing he became a five time All American. In 2015, he competed at the World Wrestling Championships in Athens, Greece and in 2016, he finally reached his goal of becoming a National Champion.
He has been clean and sober for over 14 years and travels the nation sharing his story to inspire others to not go down the path of destruction that he went down. His story was showcased on ESPN and won an Emmy Award in 2009.
Today he talks in depth about the dangers of addiction and uses his personal story to encourage people to make positive choices by creating a vision, making attainable goals and staying on course. His message is that everyone can Be a Champion in Life!
Tanner is the brother of host Ryan Warner. We have a lot of fun in this one, and get into some of the craziness that comes with a wrestling family. Enjoy!
Carson Beebe is a former pro-MMA fighter, D1 college wrestler and multiple time state place winner. He now coaches a youth club and is a successful financial advisor.
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Aaron Anspach is a former NCAA runner-up for Penn State, and went on to coach under Cael Sanderson as a volunteer assistant.
Brendan Buckley is the director of Beat the Streets NY.
Originally from Long Island, Brendan Buckley was an NCAA All-American for Fresno State. He is a former Division I head wrestling coach at Cal Poly and Columbia University. Under Brendan's five year guidance at Cal Poly, eight wrestlers made the NCAA Division 1 National Championships, and two were Pac-12 champions, with four runners-up. In 2012, Cal Poly had two NCAA All-Americans and placed twenty-fifth at the NCAA Championships.
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Richard Mendelson is a Ph.D. and professor at Keiser University. His studies include EQ levels amongst elite athletes and the resulting impact in the workplace. Mendelson also recently ran as a nonpartisan candidate for the District 6 member of the Broward County School Board in Florida, losing a controversial race to the incumbent.
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Tony Ramos is a former NCAA champion for the University of Iowa, and multiple World Team Member.
Mr. Carl M. Eschenbach has been a General Partner of Sequoia Capital Operations, LLC since April 2016 and focuses on infrastructure technologies, cloud and SaaS. Mr. Eschenbach also provides operating expertise to Sequoia’s portfolio companies. He served as a Strategic Advisor at Vmware, Inc. since April 1, 2016. He served as the President at Vmware, Inc. since December 2012 until March 31, 2016 and served as its Chief Operating Officer from April 2012 to March 31, 2016. He helped architect the Vmware, Inc. 's go-to-market strategy and increase its revenue from $31 million to more than $6 billion and scaled the Vmware, Inc. from 200 employees to 20,000.
Bill Lam led the University of North Carolina wrestling team for 30 years, capturing 14 ACC Titles along the way. Coach Lam now speaks to corporations with his Impact & Legacy Summit series, talking about leadership, team-building, and the power of cultivating "attitude technique". In this episode, we talk about building the UNC wrestling program from having 4 fans attending home meets to hosting the NCAA Championships, his friendship with legendary coach Dean Smith, goal setting, and a cool encounter with Michael Jordan.
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Bam Pustelnik is a former US Open champion and State Champion. He currently serves as the Athletic Director for UT High School.
Nate Gallick is a former NCAA champion and US Open champion. Currently, Nate has a successful career in mortgage lending with Wells Fargo.
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Dan Knight is a former 4x, undefeated state champion wrestler, and state champion coach for Bettendorf High School.
Shawn Charles is the former head wrestling coach at Arizona State. As an athlete, Shawn was the first 4x All American for Arizona State, a US Open Champion, and Olympic trials contender.
Jesse Jantzen was an NCAA champion for Harvard, and has since gone on to have a successful career in finance on Wall Street. We talk about Jesse's insane run through high school (4x state champion), how he stayed focused transitioning for college, monumental set backs and how he coped with those, his self talk, and how he applies his learnings from athletics to business.
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Gene Zanetti is the co-founder of Wrestling Mindset, a mindset training firm. He holds degrees in both clinical psychology and sports psychology, and graduated from the Univerity of Pennsylvania. During this episode, we talk about mental techniques we can use to get the most of our selves such as self-talk and fear setting. This is a great episode for anyone who wants to gain more mental control and quiet the internal chatter.
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Jeff Buxton is one of the elite high school coaches of our generation, lead Blair Academy's wrestling team to unprecedented heights during his 30+ year coaching tenure, including ten years as the #1 ranked high school wrestling program in the country. Coach Buxton talks about his incredibly tough childhood, how he built the Blair program, and leadership lessons that are applicable to any walk of life.
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