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NCAA champion and two-time U.S. world teamer Tony Ramos goes On The Mat

Three-time NCAA All-American, two-time U.S. world team member and current North Carolina assistant coach Tony Ramos joins the show this week. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

Show Segments
0:32 - The Show Pony - Leading off with the Gilman quote
2:25 - What are Gilman's Top 10 quotes?
4:00 - David Taylor's out of Final X
5:30 - Pat Downey is now our world teamer
7:45 - Could the timing of the announcement impact weight class moves?
12:15 - Seth Gross to Wisconsin
14:30 - Where is Kyle Dake? How about Dieringer!
16:00 - Talking 61kg and Tony Ramos
18:45 - Looking at the Junior World Team
22:00 - Tony Ramos Interview
1:14:00 - Post-interview chatter

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Two-time Olympian, World silver medalist and former Maryland head coach Kerry McCoy goes On The Mat

Kerry McCoy, a dominant three-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion joins On The Mat this week. McCoy recently stepped down as the head coach at the University of Maryland. A New York native, McCoy was an Olympian in 2000 and 2004 as well as a 2003 World silver medalist. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

Show Segments
0:32 - The Navigator, Andy Hamilton
0:40 - Recapping the trip Andy and Kyle took to North Carolina
5:00 - Why the NCAA Championships come to tobacco road
11:30 - We went to Ohio State, too
13:00 - You get pumped talking to Duke's Glen Lanham
16:00 - A stop in the Hoosier State
19:00 - We were actually in Kasper's Korner
19:30 - Kerry McCoy Preview
20:00 - World Team Trials Challenge Tournament things
32:20 - Kerry McCoy Interview
1:29:20 - Post-interview thoughts

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NCAA champion and NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee Chair Matt Valenti goes On The Mat

Matt Valenti, a two-time NCAA champion and the current Associate AD of Student Development at Penn joins On The Mat this week. In addition to his duties in athletic administration, Valenti is also the chair of the NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

Show Segments
1:00 - Previewing the show with Matt Valenti.
1:40 - Are we gurus?
5:00 - The power of Andy's historical knowledge, via Pat Downey?
6:20 - Video Review
12:00 - World Team Trials chatter
18:30 - Who's going up, who's going down for the Olympic year?
19:45 - Women and Greco chatter
24:30 - Matt Valenti Interview

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U.S. Open champion and four-time All-American Cody Brewer goes On The MatNew Virginia Tech assistant coach, four-time NCAA wrestling All-American, 2015 NCAA champion, and recent U.S. Open champion Cody Brewer is next up On The Mat. Jay Snow, the coach of Mississippi's lone high school team, Ocean Springs, also joins the program. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guests and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling. 

Show Segments
0:30 - Andrew "Excalibur" Hamilton.
0:45 - Tracking down Jay Snow, the coach of the only H.S. wrestling program in Mississippi.
4:45 - Previewing the show's guests, Jay Snow and Cody Brewer.
6:00 - Chatting Beat The Streets
15:00 - Top 5/Top 20 guys all-time out of the current crop of world champions
18:55 - Jay Snow Interview & Ocean Springs H.S. wrestling
42:00 - Kyle thinks Andy can last longer than 10 seconds against J'den Cox
43:00 - He did not qualify - comparing baseball to wrestling? Or croquet?
47:20 - Cody Brewer Interview
1:14:00 - Inspiring guests

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Two-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis goes On The Mat

Fresh off a second NCAA Division I Championship and a U.S. Open championship, Cornell sophomore Yianni Diakomihalis joins On The Mat. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

Show Segments
0:40 - Kyle doesn't like when we miss a week
1:00 - Here's why Yianni D is on the show
3:00 - The youth movement and the mental path
10:00 - The medal drought at 65/66kg in men's freestyle.
12:00 - The U.S. Open mixing the weight class order
15:00 - "The Beck" situation
18:00 - Greco side of things
22:00 - The process on the women's side
26:50 - Yianni Diakomihalis Interview
1:00:00 - Recap and closing the show (yes, there's more after the interview)

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Duke head coach Glen Lanham goes On The Mat

With no scholarships, Duke head coach Glen Lanham has one of the must unique positions in college coaching. Recently, the Blue Devil wrestling program has seen All-Americans Conner Hartmann, Jacob Kasper and Mitch Finesilver come through the program. Get some backstory on Lanham, as well as a Kasper's Korner segment. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

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Two-time NCAA champion and Iowa State assistant coach Brent Metcalf

Current Iowa State assistant coach Brent Metcalf join On The Mat. Metcalf, a Michigan native, was a three-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion at Iowa. He made four of U.S. World teams in freestyle and just finished his second year on staff in Ames. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

Show Segments
0:40 - Who are two people who have been in Andy's kitchen.
2:00 - Wrestling Jenga with Penn State and the rest of the contenders
11:00 - Touching on the guest, Brent Metcalf
15:00 - Great rivalries in college wrestling
19:00 - Barometer on how guys do at the next level
23:00 - Stalling
34:00 - Brent Metcalf Interview

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National champion Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers

One of Rutgers' two NCAA Division I champions, Anthony Ashnault, joins On The Mat to talk about his championship at 149 pounds as he and Nick Suriano won the school's first NCAA individual wrestling championships. Join Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman as they talk to our guest and topics related to the recent happenings in and around wrestling.

Show Segments
0:41 - Our own John Mellencamp
1:21 - How about Rutgers?
3:50 - Mekhi Lewis - who was surprised?
6:30 - When was the last time you saw an epic comeback?
11:00 - Scouting and video playing a role today
13:30 - Recapping the D1 tournament
19:00 - Some Gable Museum Renovation video stuff
20:45 - Drew Foster plug
24:00 - Spencer Lee things
26:00 - Yianni stuff
27:00 - And then there's Cassar
27:40 - Who's on Andy's radar for next season?
30:00 - Scoring heavies
35:00 - Anthony Ashnault Interview

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National champion and Clovis H.S. assistant coach Adam Tirapelle

Past 2001 NCAA champion Adam Tirapelle, an Illinois alum, joins On The Mat with Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton. Tirapelle coaches high school wrestling with his father Steve at California powerhouse Clovis.

Show Segments
0:22 - Welcome
1:00 - Andy talks about the past Big Ten championships
3:45 - Going back to 2001
6:20 - Adam Tirapelle, one of the brightest minds in wrestling.
7:20 - Live mailbag items - Scott Honecker and Mike DeRoehn.
11:00 - Livestock shows?
13:00 - The Bull looking strong
14:30 - Checking in on D2 and D3
19:30 - A man and his toilet is a special relationship
21:00 - The 2019 guest list is strong, focused and energized
22:00 - Adam Tirapelle Interview and bracket preview

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and is hosted by the Director of the Dan Gable Museum, Kyle Klingman, and Trackwrestling Content Manager Andy Hamilton.

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Olympic bronze medalist Nate Carr goes On The Mat

Nate Carr, a 1988 Olympic bronze medalist, goes On The Mat to talk about his career and the people around him and his famous family in wrestling. There's also a new Kasper's Korner segment. Note: This show was recorded prior to the Division I conference weekend.

Show Segments
0:40 - Andy Hamilton's voicemail?
2:20 - Lost mailbag - Mike Ritchey at Southern Oregon
6:25 - Statistical discussions coming back - Larry Quisel's record
13:30 - Kasper's Korner
34:00 - Grand View wins eighth title in a row
39:00 - When programs get added
41:00 - Nate Carr Interview

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and is hosted by the Director of the Dan Gable Museum, Kyle Klingman, and Trackwrestling Content Manager Andy Hamilton.

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