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Sam Herring & Jude Swisher
The Home Mat Advantage Wrestling Podcast, created in 2019 by teenagers Jude Swisher (16) and Sam Herring (14), is made up of several different shows:
- the HMA Podcast and HMA interviews are hosted by Sam Herring and Jude Swisher.
- the HMA Fantasy Podcast is hosted by Jacob Hewgley, Seth Gross, and Jack Mueller.
Tune in weekly for high-level wrestling content like amateur and senior level analysis and interviews!
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In this episode, Sammy and Jude break down the upcoming RUDIS 3/16 Supermatch with matches such as Hildebrant/Gross, Retherford/Green, and Snyder/Cox. Be sure to tune in to the match tonight @6:30 pm to catch all the action!
Sam and Jude are back at it again with the 40th episode of the podcast! Tune in to get the latest updates on the state of HMA.
HMA #39: NIL Talk Sam and Jude are finally back for a great discussion on the NIL, answering your questions, and much more! Stay tuned for more content soon!
The NCAA Champions Marathon was a multiple part interview series featuring several of the 2021 NCAA Champions. Tune in for the interview with Nick Lee of Penn State.
The NCAA Champions Marathon was a multiple part interview series featuring several of the 2021 NCAA Champions. Tune in for the interview with Austin O'Connor of North Carolina.
The NCAA Champions Marathon was a multiple part interview series featuring several of the 2021 NCAA Champions. Tune in for the interview with Aaron Brooks of Penn State.
The NCAA Champions Marathon was a multiple part interview series featuring several of the 2021 NCAA Champions. Tune in for the interview with AJ Ferrari of Oklahoma State.
The NCAA Champions Marathon was a multiple part interview series featuring several of the 2021 NCAA Champions. Tune in for the interview with Carter Starocci of Penn State.
The NCAA Champions Marathon was a multiple part interview series featuring several of the 2021 NCAA Champions. Tune in for the interview with Eric Thompson of Penn State.
Welcome back to the HMA Interview podcast! We are excited to have the famed host of the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast and director of the National Wrestling hall of fame’s etched in stone series on the Smith family join us for the 56th interview.
On this episode of the Home Mat Advantage Wrestling Podcast, Jude sits and talks with 2018 World Champion David Taylor about his recent match with Jordan Burroughs.
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On this episode of the Home Mat Advantage Wrestling Podcast, Jude Swisher and Jack Mueller recap the action from the January 9th Flo Card and preview the upcoming January 14th David Taylor vs. Jordan Burroughs card.
Episode 36 might have been the most fun episode of HMA. With all hosts at Jude's house, it made for an easy, relaxed recap. Cornell commit, Erik Gibson also joined the episode. Make sure to watch the video!
On the 55th edition of the Home Mat Advantage Interview Podcast, newly hired UT Chatt coach, Hunter Gamble joined Sam to talk all things wrestling. They covered the growth of wrestling in the southeast, the early days of #Knarkill, and some of his regrets from college. One of the best episodes yet!
Yianni joins the HMA crew for the third time to talk all things wrestling. From what's the best format of wrestling to his reactions to the cancellation to the UWW World's.
On this episode of the Home Mat Advantage Wrestling Podcast Jude sits and talks with 2x NCAA Champion Vincenzo Joseph about his life, his college career, and his goals for the future!
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On this episode of the Home Mat Advantage Wrestling Podcast, Sam and Jude recap the weekend of wrestling, including the Flo 195 lbs 8-Man challenge, and set their predictions for the upcoming Burroughs vs. Valencia card. No questions this week, we'll get them next time!
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After their interview with Rick Durso of the Franklin & Marshall Diplomats, Jude came to Sam with the idea to make a complete list of the worst college wrestling mascots.
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Welcome back to the HMA Interview podcast! We are excited to have 65kg star and Olympic hopeful, Evan Henderson join us today for the 52nd interview. Before we roll the episode, let me fill you in on the latest at HMA Wrestling. First and foremost, we have just published our first ever merchandise order, and it is live on our site at HMAWrestling.com/Shop. Purchasing our Compound Sportswear gear is the best way to support support HMA to keep on producing content.
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Welcome back to the HMA Interview podcast! We are excited to have Senior Nationals champ and sophomore from Northern Colorado, Andrew Alirez join us today for the 51st interview. Before we roll the episode, let me fill you in on the latest at HMA Wrestling. First and foremost, we have just published our first ever merchandise order, and it is live on our site at HMAWrestling.com/Shop. Purchasing our Compound Sportswear gear is the best way to support HMA to keep on producing content.
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Welcome back to the HMA Interview podcast! We are excited to have the first ever NCAA All-American for Franklin and Marshall, Rick Durso join us today for the 50th interview. Before we roll the episode, let me fill you in on the latest at HMA Wrestling. First and foremost, we have just published our first ever merchandise order, and it is live on our site at HMAWrestling.com/Shop. Purchasing our Compound Sportswear gear is the best way to support HMA to keep on producing content. HMAWrestling.com/shop | WrestlersAreWarriors.com | HMAWrestling.com
Beat the Streets live Sept 17! NLWC on September 19! Sam and Jude break down the events and give their thoughts on the matchups.
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Rebecca Roper and Tony Rotundo join us for the 3rd episode of the Wrestle Like a Girl Podcast hosted by HMA Wrestling. Rebecca gives us a rundown on the Empowerment Camp that she's began through the Dan Gable Museum. Episode and Camp sponsored by Tony Rotundo (wrestlersarewarriors.com)
The HMA crew is back after a long break away from the mic. Jack and Seth are both wrestling in the upcoming Beat the Streets event! In this episode, the guys chat about BTS and the upcoming NLWC vs CKWC event live on Rokfin!
We also shamelessly plugged Jacob's new channel on Rokfin, Mat Geeks! Help him out and follow Mat Geeks on Rokfin for ACC specific coverage!
On the 49th edition of the Home Mat Advantage Interview Podcast, Jude sits down with his coach, NCAA All-American, and Penn State Alumni, Mark McKnight to discuss Mark’s experience coaching, some excellent tips for parents and coaches alike, Mark’s interactions with some famous NCAA coaches, as well as an intriguing story about climbing a mountain with Cael Sanderson and Tom Brands in Rio De Janeiro.
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On the 48th edition of the HMA Interview Podcast, Adam Coon joins the show to give us an insight on what his training looked like during this summer, his experience with his success in several different sports, and his future goals and plans.
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On the 48th edition of the HMA Interview Podcast, Adam Coon joins the show to give us an insight on what his training looked like during this summer, his experience with his success in several different sports, and his future goals and plans.
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On the 47th edition of the HMA Interview Podcast, Maya Nelson joins the show to give us an insight on what her training looked like during this summer, her struggles with injuries throughout her career, and her opinions on the growth of women's wrestling.
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On the 46th edition of the HMA Interview Podcast, Sammy Sasso joins the show to give us an insight on what his training looked like during this summer, his upbringing in the Lehigh Valley, and what his last couple years at Ohio State looked like.
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On this episode of the Home Mat Advantage Wrestling Podcast, Jude sits and talks with NCAA All-American and 3x AA Kyle Shoop of Lockhaven. Be sure to leave us a 5-star review wherever you hear this show!
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On this episode of the Home Mat Advantage wrestling podcast, Jude sits and talks with 3x AA and NCAA finalist Ethan Lizak of the PRTC! Please be sure to leave us a 5-star review wherever you listen to the show.
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Dan Ward of Ward Wrestling Live sits and talks with HMA cohost Jude Swisher about his wrestling story, the creation of HMA, and everything in-between! We thought that this would be a very interesting listen for all those who don't actually know Jude Swisher and his story, so be sure to listen and leave a 5-star review.
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On this episode of Home Mat Advantage, Sam visits Jude in State College, PA, and the duo record their first ever in-person episode! They discuss Sam’s busy summer, Reno Worlds, and hypothesize on future Flo Card matchups.
The HMAF crew is joined by Host of Ward Wrestling Live, Dan Ward, and CoFounder of HMA, Jude Swisher, to discuss the matches they would like to see on upcoming pro wrestling cards!
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On this episode of Home Mat Advantage, Jude sits and talks with Greco world team member Joe Rau about his wrestling story! This episode was a ton of fun, be sure to share and leave a 5 star review.
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On this episode of Home Mat Advantage, Mason Beckman sits and talks with Greco wrestler Ryan Mango!
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On August 2-3, World of Wrestling and FloWrestling are partnering up to bring the nation's top high school wrestlers to Tulsa, OK for one of the best training opportunities of the year. With Oklahoma RTC Head Coach, Eric Guerrero leading the camp and many of the best college wrestlers coming in as clinicians, this camp promises to pay dividends in these wrestler's growth. Sam brought on some of the top high schoolers coming as well as Coach Guerrero to talk about the camp itself.
In this episode, Jack, Jacob, and Earl dive into the matches that went down on the Flo card, talk about their top pound-for-pound wrestlers in the world, and get into their favorite women's wrestlers.
If you're listening, make sure to leave us a rate and review on Apple Podcast! Also, go watch some women's wrestling!
Sam & Swisher are back in studio to talk some wrestling! On this episode, they break down the recent FloWrestling event and their thoughts regarding the production itself.
On this Home Mat Advantage Interview, Mason Beckman brings on 2x world team member, Jenna Burkert to discuss her career and how we can grow the sport of women's wrestling. Jenna also drops some big news towards the end regarding her training.
Listen in as the boys are back at it with a lighter slate of topics. Jacob, Jack, Seth, and Earl talk through some of the big moves that have gone down on the senior circuit, the upcoming Flo card, and have an argument on who is the best college wrestler of all time. If you think the only names are Cael and Dake, you're wrong...
The boys sit down to discuss the second semifinal matchup. Tune in to see which year will make the finals opposite 2018!
The first semifinal matchup is a CRAZY one folks. Some of the best matchups we've seen over the course of the tournament bring forth a great dual with a shocking result. Tune in and let us know what you think!
28:31 - 197 Pounds
33:08 - 285 Pounds
36:30 - 125 Pounds
40:45 - 133 Pounds
52:37 - 141 Pounds
1:00:27 - 149 Pounds
1:08:45 - 157 Pounds
1:16:20 - 165 Pounds
1:21:30 - 174 Pounds
1:26:55 - 184 Pounds
3x NCAA Champion, Greg Jones, joins the show to give his take on the last quarter-final matchup. Tune in to hear insight on this dual from an all-time great!
25:15 - 125 Pounds
29:21 - 133 Pounds
34:40 - 141 Pounds
38:24 - 149 Pounds
44:22 - 157 Pounds
49:00 - 165 Pounds
56:32 - 174 Pounds
1:03:40 - 184 Pounds
1:10:32 - 197 Pounds
1:16:58 - 285 Pounds
In the third quarter-final matchup of the tournament, the #2 2013 squad takes on the #10 2007 squad. Tony Ramos joins the gang to help break down these epic matchups.
12:50 - 197 Pounds
17:20 - 285 Pounds
20:20 - 125 Pounds
27:38 - 133 Pounds
38:15 - 141 Pounds
44:00 - 149 Pounds
48:30 - 157 Pounds
57:35 - 165 Pounds
1:02:50 - 174 Pounds
1:07:48 - 184 Pounds
In the second quarter-final of the NCAA Champion Duals, the crew dives into some great match-ups between recent legends. Listen in to hear the explosive conversation between some opinionated wrestling nerds!
18:05 - 174 Pounds
21:18 - 184 Pounds
24:31 - 197 Pounds
28:33 - 285 Pounds
34:13 - 125 Pounds
40:15 - 133 Pounds
46:20 - 141 Pounds
54:54 - 149 Pounds
1:03:30 - 157 Pounds
1:11:10 - 165 Pounds
In the first quarter-final matchup of the tournament, 2x NCAA Champ Joe Dubuque joins the crew to give his take on all of the studs he wrestled alongside in 2005. We have great conversation and Joe's insight into these guys is unmatched.
8:10 - 125 Pounds
12:27 - 133 Pounds
18:16 - 141 Pounds
25:30 - 149 Pounds
29:18 - 157 Pounds
37:12 - 165 Pounds
44:44 - 174 Pounds
48:45 - 184 Pounds
28:20 - 197 Pounds
1:06:09 - 285 Pounds
Tune in for a match-up between two great, recent teams. The #6 2017 Champs vs the #11 2019 Champs promises to be a fun one!
3:58 - 285 Pounds
9:45 - 125 Pounds
17:55 - 133 Pounds
22:05 - 141 Pounds
30:10 - 149 Pounds
36:53 - 157 Pounds
41:36 - 165 Pounds
47:57 - 174 Pounds
54:01 - 184 Pounds
57:22 - 197 Pounds
On the latest interview of Home Mat Advantage, Jude sits down with long-time friend and coach Ken Chertow for an excellent interview, discussing Ken's successful high school, collegiate, and Senior level career, Ken's highly successful camp system, and proper nutrition. Ken's website: https://www.kenchertow.com/ Check out our website: www.hmawrestling.com Send us emails! hmatadvantage@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @hmawrestling
Check out #3 2014 take on #14 2004 in a thrilling dual that comes down to one point!
10:43 - 197 Pounds
16:38 - 285 Pounds
21:20 - 125 Pounds
29:42 - 133 Pounds
33:28 - 141 Pounds
41:00 - 149 Pounds
47:35 - 157 Pounds
54:14 - 165 Pounds
59:44 - 174 Pounds
1:09:50 - 184 Pounds
Ben Askren vs Ed Ruth, enough said...
3:27 - 184 Pounds
6:47 - 197 Pounds
10:00 - 285 Pounds
15:53 - 125 Pounds
21:21 - 133 Pounds
25:57 - 141 Pounds
33:51 - 149 Pounds
40:47 - 157 Pounds
46:55 - 165 Pounds
54:30 - 174 Pounds
In the most anticipated dual of the first round, the #2 2013 Champions take on the #15 2011 Champions. Burroughs vs Dake headlines the stacked dual.
10:36 - 174 Pounds
17:27 - 184 Pounds
22:11 - 197 Pounds
27:22 - 285 Pounds
31:15 - 125 Pounds
35:49 - 133 Pounds
42:07 - 141 Pounds
46:13 - 149 Pounds
51:42 - 157 Pounds
57:16 - 165 Pounds
The fourth matchup of the tournament is #5 2016 vs #12 2010. Check it out!
2:47 - 285 Pounds
4:50 - 125 Pounds
10:20 - 133 Pounds
16:43 - 141 Pounds
20:24 - 149 Pounds
23:25 - 157 Pounds
25:19 - 165 Pounds
29:27 - 174 Pounds
33:46 - 184 Pounds
36:25 - 197 Pounds
The third matchup of the tournament will see the #4 2018 Champs take on the #13 2009 Champs.
5:36 - 165 Pounds
13:47 - 174 Pounds
18:39 - 184 Pounds
23:58 - 197 Pounds
27:38 - 285 Pounds
32:54 - 125 Pounds
41:30 - 133 Pounds
47:10 - 141 Pounds
53:40 - 149 Pounds
1:05:20 - 157 Pounds
And we're back for our 39th interview on the podcast. This week: Julia Salata of WLAG joins Jude and Sam with some special news for the future of both Home Mat Advantage and Wrestle Like A Girl. Apologies for the poor audio, there were PLENTY of technical difficulties in this episode.
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The second matchup of the tournament will see the #8 2015 Champs take on the #9 2006 Champs. Tune in to see who moves into the quarter-finals to face the top-seeded 2005 crew!
5:10 - 174 Pounds
10:53 - 184 Pounds
18:25 - 197 Pounds
22:15 - 285 Pounds
29:20 - 125 Pounds
34:07 - 133 Pounds
39:03 - 141 Pounds
43:46 - 149 Pounds
50:57 - 157 Pounds
55:24 - 165 Pounds
In our first matchup of the tournament, the top-seeded 2005 Champs take on the last-seeded 2008 Champs. Tune in to see who moves into the quarter-finals!
12:31 - 174 Pounds
16:25 - 184 Pounds
21:38 - 197 Pounds
27:32 - 285 Pounds
34:06 - 125 Pounds
42:00 - 133 Pounds
48:41 - 141 Pounds
53:45 - 149 Pounds
59:57 - 157 Pounds
1:07:00 - 165 Pounds
For the first time in a couple months, Sam and Jude get back together to chop it up, talking everything from which Rocky movie was the best to what is so special about the 133 weight class.
Our man Jack Mueller has compiled a list of 32 of the best wrestlers in the last twenty years to not win a national title. Multiple criteria such as multiple-time finalist, 4x All-American, competition faced, injuries, etc. were used in the making our list. Many have talked about the best guys to never win a title, but it’s finally time to decide who the HMA crew thinks is actually the best to never win!
Tune in below to hear opinions from Jacob, Jack, Seth, Sam and our special guest, the Assistant Coach at UNI, Lee Roper on the last bit of the bracket.
Mason Beckman and Tony Rotundo sit down to chat with the CEO and founder behind Gro Wrestling and one of the biggest pioneers for wrestling media at the beginning of FloWrestling.
The HMA Fantasy crew welcomes Earl from The Open Mat onto the show! Tune in to hear Earl's depth of wrestling knowledge, some wild upsets, and Jack feeling a tad bit salty.
Tune in as Jacob, Jack, and Seth talk through the first round of their "Best to Never Win a Title" bracket. Some great matchups bring out the arguments and upsets!
5:52 - Hazewinkel vs LeBlanc
9:46 - Poeta vs Trenge
20:59 - Sorenson vs Simmons
27:53 - Percival vs Gilman
44:15 - Caldwell vs Jordan
48:17 - Coon vs Amuchastegui
56:12 - Tannenbaum vs Hamlin
1:01:51 - Snyder vs Green
1:09:17 - McMullan vs Kolodzik
1:12:51 - Fleeger vs Storley
1:16:35 - Lewis vs Palmer
1:22:01 - Ness vs Sanders
1:26:54 - Moore vs Manotti
1:31:09 - Port vs Brester
1:39:35 - Graff vs Marion
1:47:00 - Jordan vs Lewnes
The finals are here! Come join the HMA crew for the finals of our first series! The dream teams collide with the help of David Taylor and Matt McDonough!
0:00 -Introductions
9:02 -125: Spencer Lee vs Nico Megaludis
22:25 -133: Tony Ramos vs Roman-Bravo Young
30:55 -141: Montel Marion vs Nick Lee
46:40 -149: Brent Metcalf vs Zain Retherford
57:15 -157: Derek St John vs Jason Nolf
61:25 -165: Alex Marinelli vs David Taylor
71:00 -174: Jay Borschell vs Ed Ruth
83:25 -184: Phil Keddy vs Bo Nickal
89:45 -197: Nathan Burak vs Quentin Wright
97:56 -285: Bobby Telford vs Anthony Cassar
#3 Ohio State faces off against #2 Iowa in the most hyped dual yet with 2x NCAA champ, Matt McDonough and Ohio State graduate, Johnni DiJulius.
Listen in as Jacob, Seth, and Jack hash out their predictions for next year's NCAA's. We know it's super early, but why not talk college wrestling???!?!?
2:40 - 125 Pounds
6:10 - 133 Pounds
12:20 - 141 Pounds
18:45 - 149 Pounds
21:46 - 157 Pounds
32:12 - 165 Pounds
35:11 - 174 Pounds
36:08 - 184 Pounds
43:42 - 197 Pounds
51:48 - 285 Pounds
13 Wisconsin faces off against #1 Penn State. PSU will attempt to end UW’s Cinderella story. Featuring Jack Mueller and Jordan Conaway
6:40 - Team lineup previews
9:25 - 285 Pounds
14:42 - LANDMINE #1
17:22 - 125 Pounds
20:45 - LANDMINE #2
24:01 - 133 Pounds
33:57 - 141 Pounds
43:30 - 149 Pounds
50:21 - 157 Pounds
59:18 - 165 Pounds
1:06:47 - 174 Pounds
1:10:24 - NWCA All-American Opinions
1:14:25 - 184 Pounds
1:20:46 - 197 Pounds
Tune in to hear stories from Seth and Jack's wrestling careers, their mindsets/goal setting habits growing up, and more!
2:05 - Dillon Danis Twitter explosion 6:20 - Staying in shape during the quarantine 11:56 - Wrestling weight conversations 20:45 - Plans after Olympics 23:30 - How were your wrestling parents? 33:43 - Goal-setting and mindset as a young wrestler 1:05:32 - What other colleges were you considering? 1:22:22 - College wrestling stories
HMA Fantasy Wrestling brings you the best of the decade dual tournament based off of Flo Wrestling Radio Live’s recent series on individual athletes. This new project brings together wrestling minds from all over the country to decide which college wrestling team can claim the title of the best team of the decade. Prepare for pandemonium, excitement, and of course- entertainment.
HMA Fantasy Wrestling brings you the best of the decade dual tournament based off of Flo Wrestling Radio Live’s recent series on individual athletes. This new project brings together wrestling minds from all over the country to decide which college wrestling team can claim the title of the best team of the decade. Prepare for pandemonium, excitement, and of course- entertainment.
HMA Fantasy Wrestling brings you the best of the decade dual tournament based off of Flo Wrestling Radio Live’s recent series on individual athletes. This new project brings together wrestling minds from all over the country to decide which college wrestling team can claim the title of the best team of the decade. Prepare for pandemonium, excitement, and of course- entertainment.
For the second quarter-final bout, the HMA crew brings on NCAA champion, Seth Gross, for the second time as well as NCAA finalist, Jack Mueller to break down Wisconsin vs Cornell.
HMA Fantasy Wrestling brings you the best of the decade dual tournament based off of Flo Wrestling Radio Live’s recent series on individual athletes. This new project brings together wrestling minds from all over the country to decide which college wrestling team can claim the title of the best team of the decade. Prepare for pandemonium, excitement, and of course- entertainment.
HMA Fantasy Wrestling brings you the best of the decade dual tournament based off of Flo Wrestling Radio Live’s recent series on individual athletes. This new project brings together wrestling minds from all over the country to decide which college wrestling team can claim the title of the best team of the decade. Prepare for pandemonium, excitement, and of course- entertainment.
On episode three, the HMA crew brings on NCAA Champion and Wisconsin wrestler, Seth Gross, to break down Badger's showdown against Oklahoma State as well as Minnesota wrestler and NCAA All-American, Sean Russell, to dive into the Fighting Scott's dual between the Cornell Bears.
HMA Fantasy Wrestling brings you the best of the decade dual tournament based off of Flo Wrestling Radio Live’s recent series on individual athletes. This new project brings together wrestling minds from all over the country to decide which college wrestling team can claim the title of the best team of the decade. Prepare for pandemonium, excitement, and of course- entertainment.
On episode three, the HMA crew brings on FloWrestling employee, David Bray, to break down Ohio State vs Oklahoma as well as Minnesota wrestler, Brayton Lee, to dive into the Gopher's showdown with the Fighting Illini.
On this episode of Home Mat Advantage Wrestling Podcast, Jude sits and talks with 3x NCAA Champion Nazar Kulchytskyy. They talk about life in quarantine, Nazar's INSANE journey from Ukraine, and his upcoming goals for the 2021 Olympics. Shoutout to our sponsor Tony Rotundo/https://tonyrotundo.smugmug.com/WRESTLERS-ARE-WARRIORS Shoutout to the sponsor of this episode: M2 Training Center Online Learning Membership: https://m2trainingcenter.com/ Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @hmawrestling
HMA Fantasy Wrestling brings you the best of the decade dual tournament based off of Flo Wrestling Radio Live’s recent series on individual athletes. This new project brings together wrestling minds from all over the country to decide which college wrestling team can claim the title of the best team of the decade. Prepare for pandemonium, excitement, and of course- entertainment.
On episode two, the HMA crew brings on the face of FloWrestling and Mizzou alumnus, Mark Bader, to break down Missouri vs Michigan and also dove into the Iowa/Arizona State dual. Enjoy!
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HMA Fantasy Wrestling brings you the best of the decade dual tournament based off of Flo Wrestling Radio Live's recent series on individual athletes. This new project brings together wrestling minds from all over the country to decide which college wrestling team can claim the title of the best team of the decade. Prepare for pandemonium, excitement, and of course- entertainment.
On episode one, the HMA crew brings on the face of FloWrestling, Christian Pyles to break down VA Tech vs Nebraska and also Lehigh alumnus, Mason Beckman for the Lehigh vs PSU dual. Enjoy!
On this episode of Home Mat Advantage Wrestling Podcast, Jude sits and talks with 4x NCAA qualifier and NCAA All American Brock Zacherl. This episode is incredibly memorable! Shoutout to our sponsors: M2 ONLINE VIRTUAL LEARNING MEMBERSHIP: https://m2trainingcenter.com/ Tony Rotundo/https://tonyrotundo.smugmug.com/WRESTLERS-ARE-WARRIORS Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @hmawrestling
After Mason Beckman's hit article on the success of the NC State Wolfpack, he brought the man responsible for it all on the show. Coach Popolizio went in deep detail on how he took to the program to where it is now.
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On the 34th edition of the Home Mat Advantage Interview Podcast, Brayton Lee of the Minnesota Gophers joins Sam for an incredible episode. They cover Brayton's upbringing in the Red Cobra club with Chad Red Jr & Sr, as well as his relationship with the staff in Minneapolis, and the recent effect of the coronavirus on his career. Enjoy!
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On the 33rd episode of the Home Mat Advantage Interview Podcast, Sam is joined by 7x Senior World Team member, 2x WCWA National champion, and 2x World Silver medalist to discuss her upbringing with Nick Purler, her experience at King University, and her move to the Hawkeye Wrestling Club.
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On one of the biggest interviews of the Home Mat Advantage Interview Podcast, 5x World and Olympic champion, Jordan Burroughs, joins Sam for the longest interview yet. Jordan walked through his storied career bit by bit.
The 31st episode of the Home Mat Advantage Interview Podcast was straight pandemonium. JDJ and B$ went all over the board. Definitely one of the most entertaining episodes yet.
On the fourth episode of Jacob Hewgley's HMA Fantasy brings on Dysen Gould of PA Power, Jude Swisher, and Brock Zacherl of Clarion University to dive into the fantasy of the NCAA brackets.
On the third episode of Jacob Hewgley's HMA Fantasy brings on Dysen Gould of PA Power, Jude Swisher, and Brock Zacherl of Clarion University to dive into the fantasy of the NCAA brackets.
On the second episode of Jacob Hewgley's HMA Fantasy, Dysen Gould of PA Power joins him to dive into the fantasy of the NCAA brackets.
On the 30th episode of the Home Mat Advantage Interview Podcast, Doug Schwab joined Sam for an incredible interview. Doug is a high school state champion in Iowa, 3x All-American for the University of Iowa, 2008 Olympian, and he is currently the head coach at UNI.
On the first episode of Jacob Hewgley's HMA Fantasy, Dysen Gould of PA Power joins him to dive into the fantasy of the NCAA brackets.
On this episode of the Home Mat Advantage Interview Podcast, Jude sits down with Joey Mckenna for a great conversation about Freestyle wrestling, the coronavirus, and the debut of the new Scraplife Ascend Ones.
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On the 30th edition of the Home Mat Advantage Podcast, Tony, Mason, Jude, and Sam all get together for a wild show. They cover recent events like Pan-Ams, Olympics getting postponed, and more!
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On the 28th edition of the Home Mat Advantage Interview Podcast, Mason Beckman brings fellow Lehigh star, Jordan Kutler, on the show for an awesome interview!
On the 29th edition of Home Mat Advantage, Sam and Jude recap the last year of memories and experiences from their rollercoaster ride with HMA.
On the 27th edition of the Home Mat Advantage Interview Podcast, Mason Beckman debuts his interviewing with NCAA champion, Darian Cruz. Darian explains what it was like to grow up in the Lehigh Valley as a wrestler, being a part of the Lehigh program and much more! HMAWrestling.com
On the 26th edition of the Home Mat Advantage Interview Podcast, Yianni Diakomihalis jumps on the show for the second time. Yianni covered a lot of topics including his brother, Greg's, fifth New York High School state title, the Pan Am Championships, and the future of his career.
On the 25th episode of the HMA Interview Podcast, Tony Ramos joins Sam for an awesome interview. Tony shares his coaching philosophy at UNC and covers the stories of his wrestling career.
On this wild episode of HMA, Sam and Jude invite their friends Jacob Hewgley and Dysen Gould on to recap some of the action from this past weekend and to preview the upcoming week.
0:05- Introductions
3:15- PSU/tOSU Recap
53:55- Jude leaves and a recap of last weekend continues
1:02:55- Iowa/OK State Preview
1:22:55- Dysen leaves and a preview of Minnesota/Nebraska begins
1:29:50- UNI/Wisconsin Preview
1:38:57- J'den Cox to 97kg
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On this episode of HMA, Sam and Jude invite Jacob Hewgley back on for another breakdown of the upcoming PSU/OSU dual.
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On this interview on Home Mat Advantage Jude sits and talks with Anthony Cassar, NCAA Champ and Olympic hopeful.
On this much-anticipated episode of Home Mat Advantage, Sam and Jude invite special guest (and Iowa fan) Jacob Hewgley on the show to preview the upcoming PSU vs. Iowa match. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @hmawrestling Send us emails: hmatadvantage@gmail.com HUGE thanks to our sponsor Tony Rotundo/https://tonyrotundo.smugmug.com/WRESTLERS-ARE-WARRIORS
On the 25 edition of Home Mat Advantage, Mason Beckman and Sam Herring talk straight straight college wrestling.
On the 24th edition of the Home Mat Advantage, Sam and Jude breakdown all the action that took place at the Southern Scuffle and Ken Kraft Midlands Open. Brought to you by HMAWrestling.com and WrestlersAreWarriors.com
HMA Interview #23 is the longest interview yet. UNI Assistant coach, Lee Roper, hops on the showoff an amazing interview. Lee talks about the beginning of his wrestling career, his adversities in wrestling and coaching, and how he was able to overcome those adversities. Watch this video here: https://youtu.be/zjXqr5QeckI
On the 23rd edition of Home Mat Advantage Podcast, Sam & Jude recap all of the action that took place in Fort Worth, Texas last weekend. Recorded Dec 24th/
On the 21st edition of the HMA Interview Podcast, Sam is joined by the head coach of Little Rock, Neil Erisman. Neil has coached on many levels at a myriad of schools, including his alma mater, Oklahoma State.
For the 20th edition of Home Mat Advantage's Interview Podcast, Rebecca Roper joins Sam Herring to chat about her experiences in wrestling as a kid, her relationship with her husband, Lee Roper, who is the head associate coach at the University of Northern Iowa, as well as her job at the Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa.
On this episode of Home Mat Advantage, Jude sits and talks with Olympic official Sammy Julian and learns about officiating at the highest level! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @hmawrestling Shoutout to our sponsor Tony Rotundo/https://tonyrotundo.smugmug.com/WRESTLERS-ARE-WARRIORS
On this episode of Home Mat Advantage, Mason Beckman joins Sam Herring for his first of many appearances on the show. They recap the Cliff Keen Las Vegas which took place this past weekend.
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For the first time in HMA history, we have a joint interview. On HMA Interview #19, Sam joins head coach at Wyoming Seminary, Scott Green, and his protégé, Beau Bartlett. Beau moved to Kingston, PA in 7th grade to wrestle and learn from Coach Green. Tune in to hear the development of their relationship.
On this episode of Home Mat Advantage, Jude sits down with his coach David Taylor for a lengthy interview! They discuss the M2 Training Center, his college career, and his overseas competition. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @hmawrestling Shoutout to our sponsor Tony Rotundo/https://tonyrotundo.smugmug.com/WRESTLERS-ARE-WARRIORS
On Home Mat Advantage Interview #16, Sam sits down with Seth Gross to discuss his youth wrestling all the way up to his showing at the Bill Farrell. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @hmawrestling Shoutout to our sponsor Tony Rotundo/https://tonyrotundo.smugmug.com/WRESTLERS-ARE-WARRIORS
On this episode of Home Mat Advantage, Sam and Jude briefly recap the 2nd week of NCAA college wrestling, including PSU vs Navy, the Journeymen Collegiate Classic, and Ohio State vs Stanford. Later they are joined by special guest Eli Herring to talk about fantasy wrestling and answer your questions.
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On HMA #20, Sam & Jude discuss Adam Gusky's book about weight cutting, their fantasy wrestling teams, and answer some of your questions!
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On the 14th episode of Home Mat Advantage Interview Podcast, Kyle Snyder joins Sam for an amazing edition of HMA.
Having interviewed Mark McKnight, Jude interviews another 1/3 of his coaches at M2: Eric Thompson.
They talk about Eric's growing up in Iowa, his transition to Grandview University, his coaching experience at the NLWC and at the youth and highschool level, and wrap it up with some delightful Mark McKnight stories.
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On this episode of Home Mat Advantage, Jude talks with NCAA All American, Pan American Champion, now youth/highschool wrestling coach, Mark McKnight.
Michaela Beck joins Sam for HMA Interview #11 to talk her growth in Beat the Streets, her decision to move to Iowa City, and her future in the sport.
On this episode of Home Mat Advantage, Sam talks Who's Number One with FloWrestling's Willie Saylor!
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On this episode of Home Mat Advantage Sam and Jude wrap up the UWW World Championships recap and then answer two week's worth of questions! Sorry about Jude's audio, don't really know why it sounds like he's talking through a walkie-talkie. Shoutout to Tony Rotundo with wrestlersarewarriors.com for sponsoring us and our goals!
On this episode of HMA Sam and Jude talk about the first 7 days of the World Championships. No questions this week, but they will all be answered soon! Shoutout to Wrestlersarewarriors.com for sponsoring our podcast.
On HMA Interview #9, Sam chats with Mike Mal about his wrestling, his coaching, how he got to FloWrestling, and some beach wrestling talk.
Today on Home Mat Advantage, Jude talks with 2x NCAA finalist Bryce Meredith about all sorts of things.
On episode 7 of HMA Interview Podcast, Sam sits down to chat with head coach at the NJRTC, Reece Humphrey. Reece talked about growing up wrestling in a family with a huge wrestling background, wrestling at Ohio State, his time wrestling on the freestyle scene, a whole lot on the NJRTC level, and even some beach wrestling.
NCAA All-American, Sean Russell talks about growing up wrestling in GA, being a part of the first ever WNO, & his transfer to the University of Minnesota
Sam gets to hear about Yianni growing up in the sport of wrestling, his college life, his recent freestyle events, and his relationship with his brother, Greg.
On Interview #4, Sam and Jude get to sit down and chat with Bo Nickal about growing up in Texas, his experience at PSU, his future in MMA, and more!
On this episode of HMA, Sam and Jude were able to pick the brain of Forrest Molinari about her wrestling, the growth of women's wrestling, and some HWC talk
Episode 16 is the second episode this week. On this episode, Johnni DiJulius joins HMA once again to chop it up with Sam and Jude
On this episode of HMA, Sam and Jude are joined by Cliff Fretwell and basically ramble for an hour and twenty minutes!
On this episode of HMA, Sam and Jude discuss the Kyle Dake controversy, preview the Yasar Dogu, and answer some excellent questions from Instagram and Twitter.
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On this episode of HMA Sam and Jude are joined by the Wrestling Nomad for the discussion of Final X: Lincoln.
This weekend at Final X Rutgers, Jude and Sam finally met in person! Hear them talk about the insane wrestling at the RAC, the experience of being press at a huge event, and listen to special guest Eli Herring talk about chicken wings! Stay tuned for our Final X Lincoln preview coming up later this week.
On this episode of HMA Sam and Jude discuss the excellent lineup for Final X Rutgers and answer some banger questions!
On this episode of HMA, Sam and Jude are joined by a special co-host and Flowrestling journalist, Mark Bader! They discuss youth wrestling, the shifting highschool weightclasses, and answer some great questions!
On this episode of HMA, Sam and Jude discuss the past weekend of wrestling at the World Team Trials! If you like this episode, listen to our others on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and many more platforms. Stay tuned for next week, a very special interview is coming up!
This episode of HMA Sam and Jude preview the WTT, give some predictions, and answer some great questions! Follow us on Twitter: @HMA_Pod Email us! HMatAdvantage@gmail.com
00:00 Introduction 1:00 How did Johnni and Sam meet? 3:00 Johnni and Bryce Meredith went on a trip to Europe 14:00 Sam's favorite college teams to watch 16:00 Johnni's early career in wrestling 19:00 Loving wrestling 30:00 Johnni's High school career 42:00 Johnni describes the difference in wrestling overseas 45:00 Johnni describes Tom Ryan and Tervell Dlagnev 47:00 Johnni lets it loose, talking about school, skydiving, stress, risks, and more 58:00 One ending piece of wisdom from Johnni 60:00 Conclusion
On this episode of HMA, Sam and Jude discuss the Beat the Streets event, possible future matchups, and some handy takes on "postseason" strength and conditioning! Order of Show: 0:00 Introduction 0:01 Recap Busiello/Aragona from BTS 0:04 Recap Mueller/Piccininni from BTS 0:06 Recap Green/Ashnault from BTS 0:08 Recap Snyder/Randhawa, Cox/Brucki, & Gwizdowski/White from BTS 0:10 Recap Suriano/Colon from BTS 0:17 Recap Taylor/Foster from BTS 0:21 Recap Diakomihalis/Punia from BTS 0:29 Recap Askren/Burroughs from BTS 0:33 Possible BTS matchups for the future 0:38 Questions from Listeners
Order of Show: 0:0- Introduction 0:50- 57kg US Open Recap 10:30- 61kg US Open Recap 17:20- 65kg US Open Recap 25:00- 70kg US Open Recap 32:35- 74kg US Open Recap 38:38- 79kg US Open Recap 43:03- 86kg US Open Recap 49:54- 92kg US Open Recap 54:20- 97kg US Open Recap 57:18- 125kg US Open Recap 60:00- Questions from Listeners
On this bonus episode of HMA, Jude and Sam interview Olympian, Dan Dennis and hear some special news regarding the future.
On this Episode we discuss how to help your children love wrestling, the transition from folkstyle into freestyle and greco, and more!
On episode 3 we converse about the coming events in the freestyle season, and we answer some GREAT questions from listeners.
On episode 2 we discuss our 2020 team race predictions, Jude's impression of NHSCA for the first time, and answer our listener's questions.