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Lindbergh legend, now Grand View Viking, Audrey Scherer stops by to tell us all about her college wrestling experience so far. Reese is lucky to have so many friends that have went off to college to wrestle. These friendships will help with her transition to college wrestling next year. And yes, Audrey was putting down a plate of sushi while recording. A girls gotta eat, right? 
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We've been looking forward to this interview since we started the podcast! We all know Nicks wrestling background. We'll list his amazing accomplishments below. But in this episode we're going to focus more on how PWA (Purler Wrestling Academy) came to fruition. There's so many good things that I could write here about Nick and the PWA family.  I wanted to write something from my perspective. The wrestling parents perspective.
The amount of gratitude my family has for Nick and PWA is immeasurable! The lessons that they teach go far beyond the mat. In a world where mediocrity seems to be rewarded, PWA demands 100% effort. Not only because that is what it takes to win on the mat, but that's what it takes to win at life. PWA took my cheerleader and turned her into a wrestling machine! She holds herself accountable, gives everything in life her all, is a leader on and off the mat, she's hyper focused and goal driven. Most of which is due to her attending PWA! Because of all of that, she's already gotten scholarship offers to wrestle in college!!!
 Nick, on behalf of all of the parents and wrestlers, THANK YOU! Thank you for all that you do to have such a positive impact on our children! We're forever grateful!!!

A little about Nicks stellar wrestling career
College Wrestling

• 1994 NCAA All-American / Oklahoma State University
• 1994 Big 12 Champion
• Member of 3 Division I National Championships teams
• Member of the 1994 Dual Team National Champions / OSU Cowboys
• Nick’s impressive winning % earned him a spot on Oklahoma States’ All-Time top 20 list for over a decade
• Espoir National finalist
• University Nationals finalist
• 1993 Olympic Sports Festival Champion
• US Open freestyle All-American
• Member of the 1994 ALL-STAR TEAM

High School Wrestling

• 3X MO high school state champion
• Nick lost only 2 matches in his high school career
• 2X Junior National Champion
• Upon graduation, Nick was ranked #1 in the Nation for his weight class
• 1988 Member of the Asics DREAM TEAM
• Voted as Outstanding Wrestler of the “Dapper Dan” Dream Team Classic
• Cadet Pan American Games bronze medalist

Coaching

• Head Coach of the 4X Tulsa National Champions…Purler Wrestling Academy

Other

• Member of the Missouri Wrestling Association Hall of Fame
• Member of the Missouri Wrestling Hall of Fame

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We had the pleasure of having the Greco superstar Will Scherer on today. What an amazing young man Will is. His list of accomplishments is impressive. U23 All-American, Fargo All-American, state medalist 2022, 2nd at Northern Plains, 1st in Greco state in 2024 and Southeast plains champion! Whew! Will literally travels the world training Greco!  Give this one a listen to hear Will's unique story!

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You'd be hard pressed to find a high school wrestling coach with with the pedigree the Rocky has. His list of achievements is nothing short of AMAZING! North Point High School and Purler Wrestling Academy are truly blessed to have this guy on staff. Of all the things that makes Rocky a great coach, there's one thing that stands out. He truly cares about the individual he's coaching. Boy or girl, doesn't matter. He only wants to help them improve and succeed. Super excited to hear his story. Check out some his stats below!

MMA
12-1 professional MMA record

Jiu-Jitsu

• 3x Missouri jiu-jitsu state champ
• 2015 blue belt runner up IBJJF worlds
• 2016 world master champ

Wrestling

• 3x Louisiana state placer
• 1x Louisiana state champion
• 2004 NAIA national finalist at Lindenwood
• 2x team captain at Lindenwood

You can watch one of Rockys MMA fights here
https://youtu.be/bhKa_x8FIv8?si=znYSp8tHSS4aGcMU

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Coach and Taylor stopped by for a visit on this rainy day. You can probably hear the rain on the studios metal roof in the background. Coach Jesse Freise attended Timberland High School here in Wentzville. Coach Freise was an accomplished wrester at Timberland, placing as high as 2nd at the state tournament his senior year. Coach Freise went on to wrestle at Lindenwood University before coming back to to Timberland to be a teacher and ultimately becoming the girls wrestling coach. One of his star athletes, Taylor Reiter, joined us today as well. Taylor was a standout wrestler for Timberland High School in the 100 lb class. Taylor was a 3X state qualifier and 2X state placer. She placed 6th her junior year and made it all the way to 2nd her senior year!

A huge thank you to Coach Freise for all that you do for girls wrestling!

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Back for the summer, Caroline was gracious enough to stop by for a chat. Most of us remember Caroline as the dominate wrestler from Liberty High School.  If you've ever  watched her wrestle, then you know what I mean by dominate! Her senior year at Liberty in 2023 she placed 2nd at state. Also in 2023 she place 1st in both Missouri state  freestyle and Greco. Now she's a sophomore at North Central College.  As a freshman she  competed in the 191 pound weight class. She tallied a record of 19-7 with 4 pins and 4 technical falls. Here's something crazy, she didn't even wrestle until her junior year!!! Let's hear the story of how that went down

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Our buddy Scott Geno, One Nation Nutrition owner, stopped buy to talk supplements with the girls. Scott has been a huge fan and supporter of Reese since she started her fitness journey.  Always getting her the supplements she needs along with quality advice. 
A few things about Scott that you should know-
-Proudly served our country in the Army
-Dedicated family man
-Top notch human being
-Frequently wears a fanny pack

If you're looking for a supplement store that get you what you need, AND DELIVERS,  One Nation is your place! Shop local, support a veteran owned business and support those that support us!

https://onenationsupps.com/

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Anna is a sophomore at Francis Howell and of course attends Purler Wrestling Academy. She is quite an accomplished wrestler for only being a sophomore. 2nd at state in 2023 for high school and 1st in freestyle and Greco at the state meet just recently. Lets learn all about Anna and see where she's headed to next to kick some butt!

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This week the girls have Meghan Menke, North Point State qualifier and Mo Bap commit, on for some girl talk. What do the girls have to differently compared to the boys? EVERYTHING! From the singlets to the weight cutting, the list goes on and on. If you have a young lady interested in wrestling and they have some "girl questions" this may be a good podcast for them to listen to.

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Even if you've never met Coach AJ, you've seen him. He's the guy in the Purler jacket at every tournament. You can't miss him, he's the guy that's always smiling and looks like there's no place he'd rather be at then a wrestling tournament supporting his athletes.  You can always find him giving a pep talk or some good coaching before a match. He literally seems to be at every tournament, even when he's not coaching.  And the athletes love him for that!! You have no idea how many times I've heard "there's Coach AJ, I'll be right back". Or "I talked to Coach AJ, I feel better now". To be honest, I'd only met him a few times, and very briefly. But the way he has the admiration and respect of the wrestlers, I knew he had to be a special coach. 

Thank you Coach AJ for all that you do for the sport of wrestling! PWA, it's athletes and parents are blessed to have you in their corner!

COLLEGE WRESTLING

• 3x National Qualifier at Missouri Baptist
• Regional Runner-Up

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

• Parkway West High
• 2x MO Class 4 State Qualifier
• MO Class 4 District Champ

COACHING

• Hazelwood West Assistant Coach 2016-2019
• Hazelwood West Head Coach 2019-2022
• Purler Wrestling Academy Coach 2016-Present