In his first appearance on Baschamania, Penn State’s Levi Haines joins the show fresh off a World Team Trials win to talk about his dominant performance, what it means to be heading to Final X, and how it felt getting revenge on Dean Hamiti. We break down Levi’s incredible first three years at Penn State — including three Big Ten titles, a 73–4 record, and finishes of 2nd, 1st, and 3rd at the NCAA Championships. Levi opens up about leadership, faith, gratitude, and the elite culture inside the Penn State and NLWC room, plus his thoughts on social media, NIL, and who’s the better outdoorsman — him or Josh Barr.

TIMESTEAMPS

• 01:00 - Winning the World Team Trials
• 05:00 - Beating Hamiti in the Finals
• 07:00 - Opposing David Taylor
• 11:15 - Placing 1st, 2nd & 3rd at NCAA’s
• 16:45 - Learning The Most From Loss
• 18:00 - Moving Up Two Weight Classes
• 19:00 - Winning 3 Big Ten Titles
• 21:00 - Winning Team Titles vs Individual Titles
• 24:00 - The Depth at Penn State
• 28:40 - The Penn State Coaches & Leadership
• 31:00 - Having No Off Switch
• 35:00 - Importance of Family
• 39:15 - Stepping Up into Leadership
• 42:00 - Penn State Culture & Gratitude
• 47:00 - Growing in His Faith
• 49:00 - Plans for Social Media
• 53:30 - Perspective Heading into Final X
• 54:30 - Rapid Fire Fan Questions