The Bader Show

Iowa's Kennedy Blades names Women's College Wrestler of the Year!

2:05 - The 8 finalists for Women’s College Wrestler of the Year

3:00 - And the winner is….. Kennedy Blades, University of Iowa

4:25 - Kennedy’s reaction to winning

6:40 - Going from Olympics to college

8:50 - Kylie Welker from rival to teammate

11:30 - Decision to go down to 68kg

16:30 - Traveling with college team vs traveling internationally

18:40 - Iowa coaching influences

22:00 - Being a role model

24:30 - Kennedy Blades’ all-time favorite wrestler

28:30 - Kennedy Blades will be at the US Open on April 24-25

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Vince Robinson won an NCAA title as a freshman at NC State #thebadershow

0:30 - Transfer Portal News!

1:50 - Harvey Twisters

5:48 - Getting hooked on wrestling

8:15 - Losing state finals in 9th grade

11:15 - Harvey Twisters can change lives

13:30 - Recruiting to NC State

16:00 - Adjusting to college life

17:30 - Two T-bone steaks before U23, whoops!

21:00 - Expectations for start of last season

24:00 - 2025 NCAA Championships

29:00 - Winning semifinals then cutting weight

32:15 - Wrestling Troy Spratley in the finals

35:38 - Watching clip vs Spratley in the finals

38:15 - Backflip celebration

41:40 - Got a tattoo sleeve right before NCAAs (close up look at it)

44:00 - Vince Robinson all-time favorite wrestler

45:44 - Wins and whoopins

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Wyatt Hendrickson just upset Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson in the NCAA finals. It was one of the greatest upsets in NCAA history.

1:15 - Shaved the mustache

2:15 - 2022 NCAAs, over confident

6:20 - 2023 NCAAs

8:48 - Rate of improvement in a world class program

10:50 - Roles have reversed vs Coach Taylor

12:20 - Controlled chaos

14:40 - Zero focus on Gable or Kerkvliet

17:00 - Being an “iPad kid” ignoring the environment

19:00 - Approach for Gable and Kerkvliet

20:50 - Wyatt during Hamiti’s final

24:20 - Mindset to beat Gable Steveson

25:40 - Gable crowding Wyatt before the match

28:55 - Watching the final takedown over Gable Steveson

31:50 - The gravity and history of the upset

34:15 - Cinderella Story and the President of the United States

36:30 - Life changed overnight

38:30 - Merchandise forthcoming

39:20 - Wyatt will be at the US Open, eyes 2028

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Sammy Sasso recently retired from college wrestling. He was a 2x NCAA runner up for Ohio State who suffered a gunshot wound in 2023. He made a comeback this season but wasn't able to get back to his prime form.

1:10 - Back in the wrestling room

2:30 - Progression from PT to wrestling

5:30 - The nerve damage was the toughest part

7:45 - Belief he will be back

10:25 - Getting back in the Buckeye line up

11:45 - Deciding to hang it up

13:38 - Freestyle in the future?

17:05 - Having good perspective

18:20 - Tough times

19:35 - Reflecting on time in the hospital

22:30 - NCAA Championships

24:10 - Watching Mendez win NCAAs

26:00 - Sasso wants to coach college

27:26 - Sasso’s coaching attributes

29:40 - Struggle and growth

32:12 - All time favorite

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2x NCAA Champion and U20 World Champion David Carr joins the show after his recent win over reigning Olympic silver medalist Daichi Takatani of Japan.

1:58 - Nate Carr story

5:35 - First NCAA’s as a fan

6:30 - 1st NCAA Championships

9:50 - Target on back, being scouted

11:55 - Adversity presents you to yourself

13:03 - The Keegan O’Toole rivalry

23:40 - Freestyle only focus now

26:45 - Prepping for Takatani

27:45 - David Carr vs Daichi Takatani

38:15 - US Open and beyond 

39:20 - All-time favorite

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2022 World Team member and 2018 NCAA Champion Seth Gross joins the show to talk about his upcoming match against Austin DeSanto at FloWrestling Night In America on February 26.

1:50 - Seth Gross update, Mat Pack wrestling club

4:30 - Teaching new kids vs college kids

8:36 - Seth’s unorthodox style

11:40 - Seth’s training, like mma fight camp

14:05 - College vs senior level, patience

19:15 - Austin DeSanto

21:10 - Watching 2023 vs DeSanto

32:00 - Lee vs Ono

35:40 - Injury right before 2024 Olympic Trials

37:15 - Seth Gross’ all-time favorite wrestler

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In the fifth episode of The Dual we start with the Hawkeyes finally pulling even with Iowa State for the first time all dual, knotted 16-16. It all comes down to heavyweight where Heropoulos of Iowa State is up from 190 and Iowa's Sidlinger is just coming off of a football bowl game for the Hawkeyes. Winner take all with the dual meet on the line!

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Austin Gomez was an All-American at Wisconsin, and NCAA runner-up and Michigan and wrestled in the Olympics for Mexico. He joins the show to talk about his transition to Mexico, beating Nick Lee at the Olympic Qualifier and his upcoming bout with Bryce Andonian at FloWrestling Night In America.

1:15 - Wrestling for Mexico

6:00 - RBY and Team Mexico

7:47 - First Olympic memories & Olympic qualifier

15:46 - Nick Lee match

26:56 - Olympic Experience

31:10 - Gomez will wrestle Bryce Andonian on Feb. 26

36:55 - Austin Gomez’s all-time favorite wrestler

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Bader and Reid dive back into the series as things start to heat up in the dual meet. We get some background on so many of the wrestlers who grew up competing and training together in the Iowa wrestling circuit. Many of them became friends in little league and remain close to this day.

On the mat, Iowa State lead Iowa 16-5 but Iowa had big hitters taking to the mat in Marty Kistler, Ricco Chiapparelli and Duane Goldman who all won at least one NCAA title for the Hawkeyes. On the other side for Iowa State were Mike Van Arsdale and Eric Voelker who both won at least one title for the Cyclones.

Iowa uses three straight victories with two major decisions to bring the dual meet to a tie score as they move to the final match of the evening.

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Former head coach at Iowa State Jim Gibbons and 2x NCAA Champion for the Iowa Hawkeyes Royce Alger are in studio guests to give first hand accounts of all the action and drama that went down on that fateful night in 1986 in one of the most epic dual meets to ever take place!

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