Articles & Blog Posts | Weighing In
Articles & Blog Posts | Weighing In
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from Weighing In 10/18/23 2:31 PM
After 17 years enhancing Princeton's wrestling team, Coach Chris Ayres was been announced as Stanford’s next wrestling coach.
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from Weighing In 09/11/23 5:22 PM
For over 50 years, Mike Denney was in and around the sport of wrestling, teaching the next generations of wrestlers and coaches. A seven-time national championship winning coach at the Division II level, Denney announced his retirement this past spring after serving the last 12 years at Maryville Un...
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from Weighing In 08/31/23 11:28 PM
Joining the program today is Jody Strittmatter, a four-time college wrestling All-American and founder of the elite Young Guns Wrestling Club in Pennsylvania. Strittmatter was a two-time Division II national champion at Pitt-Johnstown before transferring to Iowa where he finished second and third at...
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from Weighing In 08/19/23 9:26 PM
Joining the program today is Poway High School head wrestling coach John Meyers. Meyers took over the California powerhouse wrestling program in the spring of 2018 after the retirement of Hall of Fame coach Wayne Branstetter. Meyers was named the CIF coach of the Year in 2022.  Join Kyle Klingm...
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from Weighing In 08/07/23 3:53 PM
After four days at the NWCA Convention in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Andy Hamilton is back with a report along with a handful of interviews. Some of the topics discussed in Florida were NIL, changing the season, a shift in the recruiting calendar as well as the growth of women’s wrestling. Some of th...
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from Weighing In 07/13/23 5:09 PM
Eight-time 16U & Junior National Champion Sean Hage of Georgia goes On The MatSean Hage of Georgia is a unicorn in American wrestling. He won two 16U (then Cadet) championships and then won six Junior National Championships to become one of two wrestlers to ever become eight time champions in t...
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from Weighing In 07/05/23 3:43 PM
Olympian and two-time World silver medalist Kayla Miracle goes On The Mat Indiana native Kayla Miracle has been a steady competitor for Team USA going back to her days at the age-group levels. A two-time Senior world silver medalist, Miracle has represented the USA Wrestling at 12 (soon to be 13) ti...
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from Weighing In 06/27/23 5:51 PM
Rider University head wrestling coach John Hangey goes On The MatRider University head coach John Hangey joins the program to discuss all some of the recent rule changes coming to college wrestling. Hangey is also the NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee Chair. He also gives a perspective from a mid-major...
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from Weighing In 06/09/23 4:42 AM
Longtime wrestling writer and W.I.N. Magazine editor Mike Finn joins Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton in-studio to discuss living arrangements, Final X and general wrestling topics. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling on the flagship podcast of Trackwrestlin...
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from Weighing In 05/31/23 3:13 PM
The Audio Hall of Fame Medal of Courage recipient and former U.S. National Team Member Richard Perry Connecticut native Richard Perry has had a trying five years, but before he suffered an accident at Camp Pendleton in California when the U.S. national team was there training, Perry was a member of ...
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from Weighing In 05/22/23 10:04 PM
The Audio USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender is next up On The Mat. Bender will discuss the happenings at USA Wrestling heading into Final X. Bender will also be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in earl...
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from Weighing In 05/09/23 9:40 PM
U.S. Open Champion Chance MarstellerChance Marsteller is coming off a championship at the U.S. Open at 79kg and he’s earned the right to face Jordan Burroughs at Final X. The winner at Final X will represent the U.S. at the World Championships in Belgrade in September. Marsteller, a Pennsylvania nat...
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from Weighing In 03/28/23 8:08 PM
North Carolina’s Austin O’Connor became just the second multiple-time NCAA wrestling champion in school history with his second championship earlier this March in Tulsa. O’Connor finished the season undefeated and was a Dan Hodge Trophy finalist. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk abo...
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from Weighing In 03/14/23 10:48 PM
Shane Sparks joins the show to talk about all things Tulsa. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling on the flagship podcast of Trackwrestling.com from FloSports. Show Segments  0:30 – Hambone is the word for Andy. 1:22 – There’s a TON of stuf...
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from Weighing In 02/27/23 9:07 PM
Iowa football and wrestling commit Ben KueterThere’s a lot of buzz surrounding the dynamic Ben Kueter. An Iowa recruit for both football and wrestling, Kueter became the state’s 32nd four-time state champion on February 18. Kueter won the U20 (formerly known as Junior) World Championship back in Aug...
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from Weighing In 02/13/23 9:32 PM
Michigan native Adam Coon is back! After making a run at trying to hook up with an NFL team, the 2018 World Silver Medalist is coming back to wrestling full-time and training with the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club. The three-time All-American from Michigan joins the show this week. Join Kyle Klingman an...
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from Weighing In 12/06/22 5:13 AM
Seven-time World and Olympic Champion Jordan Burroughs Seven-time World and Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs is on the program today. You really don’t need to know much more than that. Well, he’s talking about the upcoming World Cup coming to Coralville, Iowa on December 10-11 with men’s and women’...
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from Weighing In 11/22/22 6:32 PM
Olympic silver medalist and PINnacle Wrestling School’s Brandon Paulson Anoka, Minnesota native Brandon Paulson is a wrestling-lifer. One of the brains behind one of the most successful youth and high school wrestling clubs in the country (PINnacle Wrestling School) along with Jared Lawrence, Paulso...
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from Weighing In 11/10/22 6:28 PM
Terry Steiner has led USA Wrestling’s women’s program since its welcome into the Olympic family. Heading into next month’s World Cup in Coralville, Team USA has a shot to take on the juggernaut Japanese on home soil for the first time since the 2003 World Championships. Josh Schamberger of the Iowa ...
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from Weighing In 10/28/22 6:34 PM
One of the early trailblazers for women’s wrestling, Afsoon Johnston emigrated from her native Iran and fought for a place in the sport of wrestling in California. The first woman in U.S. history to win a medal at the women’s wrestling world championships, Johnston has been an advocate for wrestling...
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from Weighing In 10/09/22 8:11 PM
Newly crowed women’s freestyle world champion Dominique Parrish is this week’s guest. Parrish was a four-time WCWA All-American at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. Parrish won gold at 53kg in Belgrade, Serbia after making her first Senior world team. She’s a native of Scotts Val...
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from Weighing In 10/07/22 9:57 PM
Longtime Rider wrestling coach Gary Taylor passed away last month. After 39 years at the helm, he handed the keys to the Rider program to his longtime assistant coach John Hangey. On today’s episode of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we’ll talk with John Hangey as he enters his sixth year as the h...
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from Weighing In 09/28/22 8:11 PM
World & Olympic champion and Morgan State head coach Kenny Monday New Morgan State head wrestling coach Kenny Monday joins the show to talk about his new role as the Baltimore-based HBCU is relaunching its wrestling program in 2023-24. Monday was a three-time All-American and 1984 NCAA champion...
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from Weighing In 09/05/22 3:35 AM
Israel “Izzy” Martinez was one of the top high school wrestlers coming out of Illinois in the early part of the 2000s. Martinez won an NJCAA championship as a freshman at North Idaho College and then enrolled at Iowa, but his Division I career didn’t develop like the expectations that followed his s...
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from Weighing In 08/23/22 8:04 PM
Doug Brooker’s journeys around the globe involve baseball diamonds and wrestling circles Doug Brooker has spent decades covering wrestling, but doing it behind a wall of monitors. A longtime producer, Brooker worked for Iowa Public Television for 30 years and was the go-to guy when it came to wrestl...
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from Weighing In 08/08/22 5:40 PM
It’s been a while since Kyle and Andy sat down and hit record, but that’s just what they’ll do as they recap some of the summer happenings - the U17 World Championships, Junior & 16U Nationals and the NWCA Convention
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from Weighing In 06/06/22 5:39 PM
Brian Fox of the Mississippi Wrestling Foundation is helping to try to get Mississippi to complete that circle on getting the sport of wrestling fully integrated into the last state that doesn’t have an official state wrestling tournament. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the ...
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from Weighing In 05/16/22 8:50 PM
A new college wrestling tournament will hit the schedule in December as Soldier Salute will kick off just before New Year’s at Coralville, Iowa’s Xtreme Arena. The event is the brainchild of Josh Schamberger, the President of the Iowa City/Coralville Visitors & Conventions Bureau and a big-time...
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from Weighing In 04/26/22 4:36 PM
Michigan head wrestling coach Sean Bormet is coming off a program-best second-place finish at the NCAA Division I Championships as the school capped it’s 100th season on the mats. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling on the flagship podcast of Trackwrestling...
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from Weighing In 04/07/22 5:02 PM
NC State’s five-time All-American Hayden Hidlay finished up his college career a few weeks ago in Detroit at 174 pounds. Now he’s taken the shoes off from competitive wrestling and will turn his focus to coaching, starting out with a new role at his alma mater. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton ...
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from Weighing In 03/16/22 8:32 PM
Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Oregon won its sixth NJCAA national wrestling championship a couple weeks ago in Council Bluffs, Iowa and head coach Josh Rhoden is on the program to talk about it. The title is the Cougars’ fourth in a row and fifth since 2011. The first national title wa...
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from Weighing In 02/18/22 7:22 PM
Four-time All-American and two-time NCAA Division I Champion Travis Lee joins Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman on the latest episode of On The Mat. Lee became the first Hawaiian to become an All-American at the NCAA Division I level when he finished seventh in Albany in 2002. In 2003 in Kansas City, ...
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from Weighing In 01/28/22 5:15 PM
Mark Schwab goes On The Mat Two-time UNI All-American and longtime coach Mark Schwab goes On The Mat.  Schwab had a successful career as an assistant coach at UNI, Purdue and Minnesota before a head coaching stop at Buena Vista. As a wrestler, Schwab’s prowess was tough to match.  Schwab w...
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from Weighing In 01/18/22 6:39 AM
Eric Juergens was a four-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion for the University of Iowa from 1998-2001. Juergens is the co-owner of Young Guns, which has locations in Pennsylvania and Iowa. Juergens handles the Midwest location while former teammate John Strittmatter coordinates things in P...
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from Weighing In 12/31/21 5:20 AM
Jim Miller goes On The Mat Jim Miller won 10 NCAA Division III titles as the head coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. Jim is in studio on Episode 639 of On The Mat. Miller is now the Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. Coach Miller […]
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from Weighing In 12/02/21 5:58 PM
Khash Saghafi joins Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as On The Mat returns now that the college wrestling season is here. Saghafi is currently the President of Liberty Home Mortgage in Ohio, but he was a former wrestler at Oklahoma State. Kyle’s been wanting to get Khash on the show for a while. List...
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from Weighing In 09/27/21 4:05 PM
Purdue assistant coach Leroy Vega Indiana native Leroy Vega as an animal on the mat as a four-time NCAA Division I qualifier and three-time All-American at the University of Minnesota. Vega had a couple of short coaching stops before landing at Purdue a couple seasons ago as the volunteer assistant ...
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from Weighing In 09/09/21 5:38 PM
Terry Steiner, the current U.S. National Women’s Freestyle Coach, will come On The Mat to talk about the Olympic Games and the upcoming U.S. World Team Trials, which are set for Lincoln, Nebraska on September 11-12, 2021.Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling ...
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from Weighing In 08/25/21 4:15 PM
U.S. National Men’s Freestyle Coach Bill Zadick Bill Zadick, recent inductee into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and the current U.S. National Men’s Freestyle Coach, will come On The Mat to talk about the Olympic Games and the upcoming U.S. World Team Trials, which are set for Lincoln, Nebraska...
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from Weighing In 08/17/21 9:40 PM
Andy Hamilton is back from TokyoThe only guest that matters this week is co-host Andy Hamilton. It’ll be a full Tokyo breakdown as Andy’s back from Japan and the Olympic Games.Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling on the flagship podcast of Trackwrestling.com...
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from Weighing In 07/12/21 4:15 PM
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from Weighing In 04/22/21 4:38 PM
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from Weighing In 04/10/21 5:24 PM
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from Weighing In 03/22/21 3:18 AM
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from Weighing In 03/03/21 4:42 AM
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from Weighing In 02/23/21 4:54 PM
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from Weighing In 02/17/21 6:32 PM
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from Weighing In 01/23/21 9:14 PM
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from Weighing In 01/13/21 2:02 AM
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from Weighing In 01/05/21 9:42 PM
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from Weighing In 12/23/20 2:23 AM
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from Weighing In 12/15/20 1:51 AM
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from Weighing In 12/08/20 1:40 AM
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from Weighing In 11/30/20 8:28 PM
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from Weighing In 11/24/20 5:52 PM
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from Weighing In 11/09/20 6:26 PM
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from Weighing In 10/26/20 5:48 PM
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from Weighing In 09/28/20 10:03 PM
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from Weighing In 09/22/20 3:20 AM
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from Weighing In 08/23/20 5:10 AM
Derek Kraus is battling to try to make the playoffs in the NASCAR Truck Series. The recent high school graduate talks about his time on the wrestling mats in his native Wisconsin.
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from Weighing In 08/15/20 3:51 AM
Anthony Holman, the NCAA's Managing Director of Championships, comes back On The Mat to talk about the state of NCAA wrestling right now.
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from Weighing In 08/08/20 9:50 PM
An institution in Oregon, Marc Sprague has led one of the most successful wrestling clubs in the country. Find out more about him On The Mat.
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from Weighing In 08/01/20 8:56 PM
Get introduced to the new head wrestling coach at The Citadel, Ryan LeBlanc.
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from Weighing In 07/25/20 5:32 PM
Big things are happening with the Pennsylvania RTC. Kyle and Andy catch up with 2000 Olympic champion Brandon Slay to talk about it.
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from Weighing In 07/18/20 8:37 PM
Clarissa Chun goes On The Mat with Trackwrestling's Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman.
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from Weighing In 06/05/20 2:12 PM
The current events of the day dominate the conversation with USA Wrestling Developmental Coach Kevin Jackson.
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from Weighing In 04/14/20 5:49 PM
Mike Moyer and Justin Tritz are the latest guests ON THE MAT with hosts Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton.
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from Weighing In 03/29/20 9:03 PM
Ohio State head wrestling coach Tom Ryan and McKendree head women's wrestling coach Sam Schmitz go On The Mat.
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from Weighing In 03/20/20 8:09 PM
Nick Mitchell led Grand View to its ninth straight NAIA wrestling national championship.
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from Weighing In 03/05/20 9:50 PM
David Taylor is primed to get back on the mat and he goes ON THE MAT this week with Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton.
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from Weighing In 02/28/20 9:28 PM
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from Weighing In 02/22/20 9:08 PM
Two-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee of Iowa goes Seven Minutes with Trackwrestling.
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from Weighing In 02/21/20 7:33 AM
Anthony Holman of the NCAA and Joe De Sena of Spartan Race go On The Mat with Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton.
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from Weighing In 02/13/20 10:49 PM
John Clark has quietly gotten Sacred Heart's program on the way back to respectability.
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from Weighing In 02/10/20 5:02 PM
Rider head wrestling coach John Hangey goes On The Mat with Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman.
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from Weighing In 02/03/20 10:29 PM
Seven Minutes is a series of interviews with top wrestling coaches and athletes. Most of the question-and-answer sessions last roughly seven minutes. Hence the name. All-American Josh Hokit of Fresno State is in his senior season where he plays football and wrestles for the Bulldogs. Hokit placed fi...
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from Weighing In 01/31/20 2:36 PM
Northern Iowa head coach Doug Schwab goes On The Mat Northern Iowa head wrestling coach Doug Schwab goes On The Mat this week. Schwab, an Iowa native, was a three-time All-American at the University of Iowa and won the 141-pound individual title as a sophomore in 1999. He's currently in his 10th sea...
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from Weighing In 01/29/20 5:12 AM
Who is the greatest two-sport athlete of all time? Stephen Neal's name should be near the top of the list. Neal placed fourth in the 189-pound bracket at the 1994 California State Wrestling Championships. He attended California State-Bakersfield and placed fourth at the NCAA championships as a fresh...
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from Weighing In 01/25/20 4:51 AM
Seven Minutes is a series of interviews with top wrestling coaches and athletes. Most of the question-and-answer sessions last roughly seven minutes. Hence the name. Two-time All-American Evan Wick of Wisconsin is in his junior season with the Badgers. Full Story: https://www.trackwrestling.com/Port...
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from Weighing In 01/24/20 5:15 PM
Dan Gable goes On The Mat Dan Gable returns to On The Mat. He's won a lot of stuff. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk wrestling from around the globe each week via Trackwrestling's flagship podcast, On The Mat. Show Segments 0:34 – Daily Warrior Andy Hamilton. Kyle loves Smooth...
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from Weighing In 01/20/20 5:50 PM
Two-time All-American Nick Piccininni of Oklahoma State is in his senior season with the Cowboys. Full Story: https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPlayer.jsp?TIM=1579323441948&twSessionId=rwnecatujr&videoId=178911135 Subscribe to Seven Minutes and listen anytime Apple Podcasts | Stitc...
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from Weighing In 01/17/20 5:31 PM
On The Mat returns for the year 2020 as today's guest is the Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association Mike Moyer.
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from Weighing In 01/11/20 12:04 AM
Two-time All-American Hayden Hidlay of North Carolina State is ranked second in the nation at 157 pounds after a fourth-place finish at the 2019 NCAA Championships and a runner-up finish in 2018. Full Story: https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPlayer.jsp?TIM=1578700340669&twSessionId=ksdeonvte...
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from Weighing In 01/07/20 6:55 PM
2019 Year in Review: Workhorses and Show Ponies It's a clip show! Check out the best (and maybe worst) comments and quotes of the year with the 2019 Year in Review from On The Mat. Subscribe to On The Mat and listen anytime Apple Podcasts | Stitcher Radio | Spreaker | Spotify | i...
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from Weighing In 12/18/19 8:22 PM
Northern Colorado head coach Troy Nickerson joins On The Mat Troy Nickerson, a four-time All-American and 2009 NCAA champion at Cornell, currently leads the Bears of the University of Northern Colorado. He'll come On The Mat this week, his first appearance on the show since June 2014. Join Andy Hami...
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from Weighing In 12/15/19 9:51 PM
Ohio State head wrestling coach Tom Ryan led the Buckeyes to an NCAA team title in 2015 and was a two-time All-American for the University of Iowa under Dan Gable. Full Story: https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPlayer.jsp?TIM=1576445464762&twSessionId=rzfhoanptv&videoId=1871642132 Subscr...
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from Weighing In 12/15/19 9:38 PM
Joe Johnson says he was destined to be an entrepreneur since he was five years old. He has three older brothers who all wrestled and all own their own businesses. Johnson was given the nickname ‘Bulldozer' at five years old because of his low center of gravity and because he would wear down hi...
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from Weighing In 12/11/19 10:00 PM
Olympian Andy Hrovat joins On The Mat Andy Hrovat, a multiple-time All-American at Michigan and U.S. World Team and Olympic Team member, joins On The Mat this week to lend his insight to the Russian wrestling system and the potential impact the recent WADA recommendation might have on Russia moving ...
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from Weighing In 12/09/19 5:12 AM
Two-time All-American Jack Mueller enters his senior season ranked second in the nation at 125 pounds after a runner-up finish at the 2019 NCAA championships. You can listen to the entire interview above or read the transcript below. Full Story: https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPlayer.jsp?TIM=15...
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from Weighing In 12/03/19 8:32 PM
Presbyterian head coach Mark Cody joins On The Mat Mark Cody, the Director of Wrestling and the head men's wrestling coach at the new program at Presbyterian College comes on the show to talk about his new position and post in South Carolina. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our ...
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from Weighing In 11/26/19 7:50 PM
Arizona State assistant coach Chris Pendleton joins On The Mat Arizona State assistant coach and two-time NCAA champion Chris Pendelton joins On The Mat to talk about his competitive career, his coaching career and the things going on in Tempe. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to ou...
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from Weighing In 11/23/19 3:01 PM
Three-time All-American Jaydin Eierman is taking an Olympic redshirt in 2020 and will wrestle his senior season at the University of Iowa after beginning his career at Missouri. Full Story: https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPlayer.jsp?TIM=1574473286087&twSessionId=ygvltgqrao&videoId=176...
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from Weighing In 11/19/19 5:34 PM
Wisconsin head coach Chris Bono goes On The Mat Now in his second year at the helm at the University of Wisconsin, head wrestling coach Chris Bono has the Badgers sitting near the top of the rankings and has a renewed energy building in Madison. Doug Waggoner of Quant Wrestling will also join the sh...
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from Weighing In 11/11/19 4:22 PM
USA Wrestling's Gary Abbott goes On The Mat For over 30 years, Gary Abbott has worked at USA Wrestling in Communications. As the Director of Communications and Special Projects, Abbott has overseen media relations for the company since it was based in Oklahoma. In 2020, Abbott will be honored by the...
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from Weighing In 10/26/19 12:55 AM
U23 World Team coaches Mike Zadick and Nicole Tyson go On The Mat The U23 World Championships are coming up in Budapest, Hungary and U.S. U23 World Team Coaches Mike Zadick and Nicole Tyson join the show to talk about it. Zadick was a three-time All-American at the University of Iowa and a 2006 worl...
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from Weighing In 10/25/19 11:44 PM
Stanford University star Gabriel Townsell will represent the United States at the U23 World Championships, which will be LIVE on Trackwrestling. Full Story: https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPlayer.jsp?TIM=1572044273004&twSessionId=lkhxzdoktc&videoId=1691681132 Subscribe to Seven Minute...
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from Weighing In 10/18/19 6:02 PM
Michigan alum Alec Pantaleo and Missouri's Jaydin Eierman go On The Mat Three-time Alec Pantaleo of Michigan and two-time Jaydin Eierman of Missouri join the show this week to talk about their careers and their opportunity to represent Team USA at the U23 World Championships later this year in Budap...
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from Weighing In 10/18/19 5:55 PM
Cornell University star Max Dean will represent the United States at the U23 World Championships, which will be LIVE on Trackwrestling. Dean will take an Olympic redshirt year after placing eighth at the NCAA championships as a freshman and runner-up as a sophomore. Full Story: https://www.trackwres...
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from Weighing In 10/16/19 4:53 PM
Michael Child of Houston, Texas, was part of the state championship wrestling team at Midwest City High School in Midwest City, Oklahoma, before returning as an assistant coach at his alma mater for nearly 10 years. He lettered in football and wrestling at Colorado State University where he was a tw...