Headlocks & Lateral Drops

H&LD E53 w/ Trevor Kittleson: Coach Kittleson talks about the decision to take the head coach position at University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He talks through the process of getting to know the team and getting ready for the upcoming season. Assistant coach Dan Olsen will be competing at the World Team Trials along with another athlete at Platteville this weekend. The team will be working in the dark. There’s no better team mantra for Coach K than Swing the Axe!

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H&LD E52 w/ Cruse Aarhus: How hard is 75 Hard: Midway report (00:01:42). Immortal Athletics Fargo results (00:52:40). How close are the States to adopting the European model of club athletics (00:59:30). NIL discussion (01:07:38). World Team Trials Predictions (01:17:11).

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75 Hard – Andy Frisella Insta: @andyfrisella

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H&LD E51 w/ Drew Foster: Having all his friends in wrestling and finding success early (00:01:40). No hard feelings from Drew (00:04:06). Father Pugh and dust in the room (00:05:40). Ball drill (00:14:30). Pugh calling the shots (00:20:50). Breaking down the wall and becoming a National Champion for UNI (00:28:00). He didn’t do it alone (00:31:15). Shifting a culture (00:35:00). Bulking to 92 kilos for World Team Trials (00:45:25). Looking to lead the college ranks after competitive career (00:50:00). Encouraging kids to follow their own interests (00:54:45).

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H&LD E50 w/ James Wimer: Starting young and never looking back (00:01:45). College wrestling was always the goal (00:05:30). Deciding to take redshirt after making National Semifinals (00:09:45). Making the jumps to National Champion (00:11:55). Securing a National Title with his high school teammate (00:16:30). Huntin and fishin (00:23:15). Find the love (00:26:10).

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H&LD E49 w/ Eric Thompson: Wrestling was in his blood and was the runt of the fam (00:05:00). Being Tolly-trained (00:10:39). Done with wrestling (00:14:15). Not knowing he was on a 52-match win streak (00:21:15). Feeling the love (00:27:00). Helping the next generation (00:34:10). Watching NLWC crush it at the Olympics (00:36:00). What’s in the water at State College (00:42:05). Just developing BETTER wrestlers (00:45:00). Put a premium on training rather than matches (00:51:30).

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H&LD E48 w/ Haley Augello: Starting as her brother’s practice partner (00:01:50). Finding great support from her coaches and father from the start (00:05:00). Decision to take an Olympic redshirt and why that was so crucial to her growth (00:12:22). Haley’s Olympic experience (00:20:40). Finding her way to Tar Heel Wrestling Club (00:29:45). A love for the Asian cultures (00:37:38). When small sacrifices suddenly feel large (00:40:30). Predicting a women’s Olympic team title (00:50:00). Transitioning to coach at Beat the Streets Chicago (00:54:00). The coaching curve (01:04:33). Haley’s advice (01:07:28).

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H&LD E47 w/ Dave Zabriskie: Two starts to the sport (00:02:20). Needing the redshirt year to develop (00:19:50). Learning a hard lesson at the National Tournament (00:25:57). His toughest opponent in the Iowa State room wasn’t either of the two Olympic Champions (00:35:40). Only football experience was in NFL (00:43:10). Senior level adjustments (00:53:40). Joining Elevation Fight Team (00:55:00). Colorado School of Mines (01:00:00). Strongman training (01:05:45). Acting career (01:09:32). Come early. Be on time. Work Hard. Stay late. (01:17:29).

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H&LD E46 w/ Becka Leathers: Rough housing with her brother and some professional wrestling (00:01:50). The decision to leave Oklahoma City University after winning a National Title (00:07:30). Decision to join Tar Heel Wrestling Club and a summer of 1,000 leg laces (00:10:05). Stepping away from competition as the number 2 wrestler in the country (00:14:25). Recipe for success on and off the mat (00:19:50). Olympic excitement and predictions (00:31:35). Becka gives her parting advice (00:37:00).

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H&LD E45 w/ Western Wyoming Community College Head Coach Art Castillo AND Assistant Coach Dillon Karajanis: Dillon found singlets were a little uncomfortable and Art has been at it for 37 years (00:02:36). 5th in the state of Wyoming to All-American status (00:04:30). From workout partner to head coach for 13 years (00:08:10). Starting late didn’t matter when he bought in (00:12:10). Advantages to the junior college route (00:17:30). Your books are a priority in the Rock (00:31:15). One for the record books in 10 All-Americans in 2021 (00:37:10). Establishing relationships and continuing to learn (00:44:25). How the team takes advantage of the great outdoors of Wyoming (00:52:25). Full effort and don’t identify with winning and losing (00:55:35).

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H&LD E44 w/ Mark Rial: Starting at the local YMCA (00:02:40). Dodger Tradition (00:05:05). Transitioning to 3 different head coaches at UNI (00:10:00). 2008 Nationals and Olympic Trials (00:15:28). Overcoming the disappointment of not making the Olympic team (00:21:40). Influence of Olympic Champion Momir Petkovic (00:22:55). Having fun coaching the schoolboys and cadets (00:29:45). Bringing stability back to Buena Vista University (00:32:25). Slow down and appreciate where you are at and what you have (00:38:45).

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