H&LD E43 w/ Jessica Medina: Seeing it through lead to a long career (00:01:00). Trying to fit in without standing out (00:03:40). Coach boycotted the women’s national tournament (00:10:00). Difference between being the World Team representative and not (00:14:20). First female coach at the Illinois High School State Tournament (00:19:35). Transitioning from college head coach to USA Women’s Developmental Coach (00:28:07). Another all women’s wrestling event on the horizon? (00:34:55). Excitement around the Pan-American Championships and our up and coming female wrestlers (00:42:15). Closing the gap at the Junior level (00:49:30). Coaches build core values and train them to be their own coach (00:53:00).

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H&LD E42 w/ Tervel Dlagnev: Transfers and FCA Truth & Technique (00:00:34). Learning to play mercy (00:04:20). Start of video study (00:09:00). The Kamaru Usman connection (00:18:20). The t-shirt slogans don’t help you (00:23:30). Training with Tolly Thompson (00:25:50). The original RTC (00:29:00). Receiving Olympic medal 7 years later (00:34:19). Would give up last two World teams to avoid his back injury (00:37:40). The decision to accept Nebraska Wrestling Training Center job and uniting the state (00:44:35). Village Inn All-American Burger (00:51:40). Love what you’re doing and be courageous (00:55:10).

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H&LD E41 w/ Bart Mehlert: A family tradition, but no records were discussed (00:01:00). For the love of the sweat (00:02:26). Recruiting after junior college (00:07:45). “I was going to get back points or your shoulder was going to break.” (00:11:00). Different styles of coaches but always gave them respect (00:13:35). Helping hometown kids from Kindergarten all the way through high school (00:20:08). Community supports the long-standing success at Union (00:23:05). Sights set on Traditional State Title and Girls wrestling (00:25:50). Huntin’ and Fishin’ (00:30:25). Go buy your kid a chocolate milk after practice (00:33:00).

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H&LD E40 w/ Nate Engel: News and Notes – lots of coaching and athlete movement and a couple events in June (00:00:36). Coach Engel found the sport was for anyone (00:06:11). Ivanov’s guinea pig (00:11:15). Joining WCAP (00:16:30). Loving recruiting (00:19:00). Recruits do your research (00:25:15). Stanford’s return (00:28:00). Joining the Oregon State staff (00:31:05). Expectations for Colorado’s own Grant and Hunter Willits (00:36:45). The DAM RTC (00:42:45). Keep the sport fun and love your children (00:53:00).

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H&LD E39 w/ LeRoy Gardner: Football and Basketball player turned wrestler (00:02:30). Being a little brother was best training for wrestling (00:11:10). Jim Miller talks national titles to secure Gardner (00:27:15). Not stopping to ask if he belonged (00:37:25). Working camps to becoming a coach for Navy (00:43:46). Running a college program while being on the other side of the world as a Navy Reserve (00:54:30). Coaching in Houston sparked a desire LeRoy didn’t know he had (01:06:38). Adding women’s wrestling to University of Ozarks (01:11:05). Meeting his wife at Junior Worlds (01:17:50). River Valley Wrestling Club supporting the Olympic movement in Arkansas (01:26:30). Importance of Charlotte Fowler making the Olympic Team Trials (01:29:30). Your job at any level is to get them to the next step wanting more (01:35:10).

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H&LD E38 w/ Josh Kindig: Not winning a match for 3 years (00:00:50). Learning to love to compete no matter the outcome (00:07:30). Chasing down the competition and not shying away (00:15:40). Dad didn’t make it all about him (00:20:45). Focusing on yourself. No talk of opponent (00:24:00). Love for the color orange (00:25:45). Simplifying life and learning to put in a hard day’s work (00:31:00). Giving it his best shot despite knowing the seriousness of his injury (00:38:00). Nastiest duck of all-time is 2 all day every day (00:41:05). KinUdig a RETURN (00:59:00). Tony Ramos joining some Cowboys in North Carolina (01:01:00). Choosing to be a club coach (01:03:40). Where he found his skills (01:16:20). The definition of intensity goes in different categories (01:21:10). Trusting your coach is like having insurance (01:25:20). Compete to better yourself (01:26:20). Stanford is BACK (01:31:21).

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H&LD E37 w/ Andrew Hochstrasser: US Women will be putting the World on notice (00:00:34). The benefits of a late start and putting forth the effort (00:04:40). Catfishing Nebraska (00:08:55). Trick or treat (00:14:00). Learning curve through college (00:20:00). Continuing to listen and learn at the Senior level (00:24:30). Team Hoch through and through (00:27:50). Helping a kid he never coached (00:36:00). The decision to join Sons of Atlas (00:37:30). The focus on the technique (00:40:15). Learn to love the sport in your own way (00:44:10).

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H&LD E36 w/ Jim Sanford: Fort Dodge City League Champ (00:01:00). From JV to State Finalist (00:05:10). 16th Ave Fort Dodge builds champions (00:06:35). Chuck Patton was the alpha (00:11:40). The move to Colorado (00:21:25). Coaching the Deagueros and leading Adams City to a Colorado State Title (00:24:40). Allowing the wrestlers to teach their peers (00:39:20). Colorado State University wrestling dropped (00:41:45). Excited to see the growth of women’s wrestling (00:46:40). Colorado wrestling making gains over the years (00:49:45). Pulled out of the stands to ref (00:53:50). Dodger, Panther, Eagle, Lobo…it always stays a part of you (00:59:55). West Gym should be on your bucket list and Doug Schwab is the best coach in the nation (01:02:20)! Overcoming cancer and realizing how fortunate he is (01:04:13). The growth of wrestling media and finding his way to Twitter (01:16:15). The sport will do more for you than you can do for the sport (01:26:00).

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H&LD E35 w/ Travis Mercado: Getting picked up by his shirt and told to wrestle (00:01:15). Cal State Fullerton club experience (00:08:45). Coaching transition from high school to college women’s wrestling (00:21:50). Being named the first ever head coach of Colorado Mesa Women’s wrestling team (00:28:55). Starting from ground zero (00:35:10). The ins and outs of having 15 qualifiers for 10 weight classes in NCAA women’s wrestling (00:44:20). Building a team to climb to the top of women’s wrestling (00:50:55). Coach’s take on how to continue to grow women’s wrestling (01:05:45). Being the only women’s college wrestling program in Colorado and having Colorado sanction girls’ high school wrestling (01:12:00). Coach Mercado says the split is good (01:22:40). Give girls and women the chance (01:35:41).

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H&LD E34 w/ Ike Anderson: Wrestling was his path to leave South Carolina and earn college degree (00:00:35). Found coaches who believed in him (00:05:35). Joe DeMeo having an eye for Greco talent (00:08:40). Discipline wins the day (00:10:20). Failing and the importance of having a team that believed in him (00:11:35). Once an Olympian always an Olympian (00:13:55). A story I’m not supposed to share (00:18:55). Role as a National Team coach and how he transitioned to a high school coach (00:25:00). If you were a carpenter how many tools would you have in your toolbox? (00:32:55). Trust the process and learn how to get up from defeat (00:41:11).

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