Four-time All-American and two-time NCAA Division I Champion Travis Lee joins Andy Hamilton and Kyle Klingman on the latest episode of On The Mat. Lee became the first Hawaiian to become an All-American at the NCAA Division I level when he finished seventh in Albany in 2002. In 2003 in Kansas City, he one-upped himself, becoming the first Hawaiian to win an NCAA Division I title. In high school, Lee made history and prevented history at the same time when he became the first wrestler from his state to win a USA Wrestling Cadet or Junior title in any style and prevented Nick Simmons from becoming the second four-time Junior freestyle national champion as well.  Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling on the flagship podcast of Trackwrestling.com from FloSports.  Show Segments0:37 - Andy loves a Mongolian barbecue. 0:40 - Baseball puns for Bout at the Ballpark. 3:50 - Attendance discussion. 8:40 - McLeod Center attendance was woefully undercounted. 12:29 - What other teams are going to be a factor?17:00 - What other stars are going to draw eyes? 20:00 - Previewing Travis Lee. 24:00 - What do we do post Jordan Burroughs?28:00 - Talking Cliff Keen. 30:00 - Travis Lee Interview54:45 - Cliff Keen Athletic55:25 - Post Show Subscribe to On The Mat and listen anytimeApple Podcasts | Stitcher Radio | Spreaker | Spotify | iHeartRadio | Google Podcasts | RSS SUPPORT THE SHOW And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content — scratch that — if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own?Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

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Two-time NCAA champion Travis Lee – OTM642

A Sports Information Director has a number of duties when it comes to promoting, covering and disseminating information about a certain sport. For Guam native Ethan Aguigui, his immersion into Virginia Tech's wrestling culture has come with a number of responsibilities and taking on the role of the team's SID has been a new challenge. On Episode 109 of Virginia Tech Wrestling, we'll sit down with Aguigui (pronounced Ah-gee-gee) prior to the Hokies' win over Duke on February 4 to see what his acclimation has been like to wrestling on the mainland and how the wrestling system is in his native Guam. We'll go through a few geography lessons, day-to-day systems and how he deals with snow coming from an island in the Pacific Ocean 7,864 miles from Cassell Coliseum. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Spotify | Google Podcasts  | RSS SUPPORT THE NETWORK And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content — scratch that — if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires. Direct Link for the Visually Impaired

Hokie wrestling SID Ethan Aguigui’s nearly 8,000-mile road from Guam to Blacksburg – VT109

Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard look at the numbers behind the growth of women's wrestling and how things work with their postseason tournaments. The crew also talks about the growth potential, how we've seen women's wrestling growing and future options for both men's and women's college tournaments.  For the video of the show, click here. About Mat Stats & State of Wrestling Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats.  It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.State of Wrestling by the NWCA is a monthly podcast by the National Wrestling Coaches AssociationApple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeartRadio | Podcast Addict | Castbox | RSS

Mat Stats 6: The Future of Women’s Wrestling is so Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades – SOW18

Coming off a much-needed and greatly-appreciated bye week, the Always Aggressive Podcast takes a close look at the Purdue wrestling team's training schedule, the NCAA individual rankings and this week's regular season finale at Northwestern.The Boilermakers did not have an event on their schedule last weekend, marking the first Super Bowl Sunday without a competition that both head coach Tony Ersland and supervisor of operations Tanner Lipsett can remember. As the show transitioned into discussions regarding the coaches' rankings and Rating Percentage Index (RPI), it triggered a discussion of scheduling practices and competition workloads for student-athletes in today's wrestling world.All eight Boilermakers who were eligible for an RPI ranking earned one in the initial poll, while seven secured top-33 rankings from the NCAA Coaches Panel.Purdue concludes the regular season Saturday, wrestling its final Big Ten dual at Northwestern. The match will air live on the Big Ten Network at 1:30 p.m. ET.In addition to Purdue's final dual, this weekend will be accompanied by state high school wrestling championships in both Indiana and Illinois. The Boilermaker staff will make trips to both tournaments, while juggling training and competition.0:00 – Much Needed Break3:00 – Rankings & RPI22:00 – Northwestern Notes26:35 – Good Luck Future Boilermakers

Northwestern’s on the horizon – AAS3E17

After a “quick” up and back to Pittsburgh where the fourth-ranked Wolfpack came home with a victory over the Pitt Panthers, host Brian Reinhardt and NC State head coach Pat Popolizio are back at home talking about the warm weekend and the upcoming closing weekend with Senior Night vs. North Carolina and the rescheduled non-conference dual with Virginia Tech.  We’ll then talk with two seniors who have spent their time in Raleigh and will be honored against North Carolina - Ohio native Matt Fields and Pennsylvania native Jarred Papcsy.  SUBSCRIBE TO #PACKMENTALITY POP-INSApple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Android | RSS SUPPORT THE SHOWAnd if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content — scratch that — if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own?Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Senior Night highlights weekend with Tar Heels, Hokies – NCS91

Sometimes we get an opportunity to put new gear to use and try to come up with new features to bring another perspective to coverage and content. Episode 698 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast is just that. With some new wireless devices used to record audio, I hit record on Augsburg co-head coach Tony Valek during the annual Battle of the Burgs dual on January 27 in Minneapolis. What this episode highlights is Valek’s coaching style just as the meet begins, during the competition and how he gets athletes ready during the moments before competing, during injury time and some interactions with the staff as they go through a heated dual meet. Set to background music, this can be consumed as a passive listening experience or listened closely to see how certain coaches are in mat side situations.  Will there be more of these? That’s dependent on the feedback. We have two so far - both coming from Battle of the Burgs. Eric Keller, Wartburg head coach, will be released soon.  Links to Follow Daily Wrestling Newsletter: https://www.mattalkonline.com/news Contribute: https://www.mattalkonline.com/contribute Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mattalkonline Rokfin: https://www.rokfin.com/creator/mattalkonline The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear: https://www.mattalkonline.com/compound Quick Subscribe: https://www.Podfollow.com/shorttime Short Time Wrestling Podcast: Episode 698 - February 11, 2022

Mic’d Up Matside with Augsburg’s Tony Valek

After mother nature interrupted the regularly-scheduled programming last week, the Always Aggressive Podcast returned to cover the last two weeks of action on-and-off the mat. Purdue head coach Tony Ersland and the crew look at dual wins over Indiana and Minnesota, the Boilermakers' outgoing seniors and a blind look at national rankings.The Boilermakers have won their last two conference duals, and three of their last four, earning a 17-16 win at Indiana and defeating No. 16 Minnesota 18-14 in Purdue's final home dual of the season. Both wins were significant from a historical perspective as the Boilermakers won their 12th straight over Indiana, while snapping a 12-dual win streak for the Golden Gophers over Purdue and earning the first win over Minnesota since 2004.Seniors Max Lyon and Devin Schroder went out of Holloway Gymnasium on an especially high note as Lyon defeated No. 22 Isaiah Salazar at 184 pounds, 4-3, while Schroder knocked off No. 9 Patrick McKee at 125 pounds, 8-3.Finally, wrestling supervisor of operations Tanner Lipsett presented Ersland and Cory Palm with an interesting exercise this week, creating blind resumes for two specific sets of rankings. The crew took a look at all the things that potentially influence rankings, and how perspectives change when you strip everything down to wins, losses and head-to-head results.0:00 – "Snowpocalypse"4:40 – Mackey Madness on a Tuesday9:15 – 12 Straight, But Not Satisfied22:00 – Seniors, Gophers, Energy, Wins, Gable42:15 – Rankings Riddles

Topping Hoosiers, Gophers highlight Purdue’s weekend – AAS3E16

Host Brian Reinhardt gets to go home this week as the squad heads to Pittsburgh - the kicker is - the Wolfpack is bussing up to Pittsburgh for a dual with the Panthers. Coach Pat Popolizio points out how much Brian sleeps along the way and how Pat will still continue to ration the cold cuts for lunch on the ride.  Before getting to the dual with Pittsburgh, Brian and Pat look back at the Pack's big win at home over Virginia. Pittsburgh starts a run of three straight solid duals to close the season with Pittsburgh, North Carolina and the re-scheduled dual with Virginia Tech. Coach Popolizio is looking forward to being able to wrestle in front of the PA native's families.    The featured interview portion of the show will highlight North Carolina native Tyrie Houghton, a mechanical engineering major who's worked his way into the starting lineup among some very accomplished upper weights. Houghton comes into the interview with a black eye, good thing it's audio.    SUBSCRIBE TO #PACKMENTALITY POP-INSApple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Android | RSS SUPPORT THE SHOWAnd if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content — scratch that — if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.   Looking to start a podcast of your own?Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires. Direct Link for the visually impaired

A long ride to Pittsburgh and homegrown heavyweight Tyrie Houghton – NCS90

Central Oklahoma has long been a player on the national stage when it comes to small college wrestling. Having won national championships in both the NAIA and NCAA Division II, the Bronchos have returned to prominence after winning the National Duals for the first time in 20 years and are ranked No. 1 in Division II. This also marks the 50th anniversary of the wrestling program. What's been the key to bringing the Bronchos, with an H, back to the top? Recorded on February 8, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. Central.  Links to Follow Daily Wrestling Newsletter: https://www.mattalkonline.com/news Contribute: https://www.mattalkonline.com/contribute Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mattalkonline Rokfin: https://www.rokfin.com/creator/mattalkonline The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear: https://www.mattalkonline.com/compound Quick Subscribe: https://www.Podfollow.com/shorttime Short Time Wrestling Podcast: Episode 697 - February 8, 2022

Todd Steidley has Central Oklahoma back atop Division II

Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling is on location in Blacksburg of all places as Jason Bryant is in Cassell getting some one-on-ones with the Hokies wrestling staff prior to the squad’s match with Duke on February 4, 2022. Yes, the match is over already, but Coach Robie will talk about the match-day preparation at this point in the season as we are about five hours away from match time and what the non-starters and starters are doing as time grows closer to the match.  Coach Robie also offers his perspective on the NC State situation and the subsequent non-conference rescheduling of the dual later this month as well as touching on his own pending induction into the Virginia Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.  SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Spotify | Google Podcasts  | RSS SUPPORT THE NETWORKAnd if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content — scratch that — if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own?Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

In Blacksburg as Coach Tony Robie takes us through match day – VT108

Brandy Green has been part of some of women's wrestling's most monumental firsts. She won a title at USA Wrestling's first Junior National championships in 2002, competed in the first U.S. Olympic Team Trials in women's freestyle and on Saturday, February 5, her school will be hosting a Division I showcase quad, highlighted by the first ever dual between Division I women's teams from Sacred Heart University and Presbyterian College. Links to Follow Daily Wrestling Newsletter: https://www.mattalkonline.com/news Contribute: https://www.mattalkonline.com/contribute Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mattalkonline Rokfin: https://www.rokfin.com/creator/mattalkonline The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear: https://www.mattalkonline.com/compound Quick Subscribe: https://www.Podfollow.com/shorttime Short Time Wrestling Podcast: Episode 696 - February 2, 2022

Limestone University women’s wrestling coach Brandy Green on her program and showcasing the sport

It's got to be the meat of the dual meet season for coach Pat Popolizio, because that's yet another consecutive week The Skip is on his own show. Join host Brian Reinhardt and head wrestling coach Pat Popolizio on Episode 89 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast as the pair talk about the last two weeks of general craziness and the upcoming dual with Virginia.  The special interview section of the program - not that coach isn't special to us - is with super senior Hayden Hidlay, a four-time All-American winding down the last two months of his exceptional and extended college wrestling career.  SUBSCRIBE TO #PACKMENTALITY POP-INS Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Android | RSS SUPPORT THE SHOW And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content — scratch that — if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Super senior Hayden Hidlay talks about his final collegiate season – NCS89

Mark Schwab goes On The Mat Two-time UNI All-American and longtime coach Mark Schwab goes On The Mat.  Schwab had a successful career as an assistant coach at UNI, Purdue and Minnesota before a head coaching stop at Buena Vista. As a wrestler, Schwab’s prowess was tough to match.  Schwab was a three-time Junior freestyle national champion and won a fourth title in Greco-Roman at the Junior level. Regarded by some as the greatest high school wrestler of all-time from the state of Iowa, the Osage native is in-studio.  Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling on the flagship podcast of Trackwrestling.com from FloSports.  Subscribe to On The Mat and listen anytimeApple Podcasts | Stitcher Radio | Spreaker | Spotify | iHeartRadio | Google Podcasts | RSS SUPPORT THE SHOW And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content — scratch that — if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own?Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

UNI All-American and four-time Junior National Champion Mark Schwab – OTM641

With just three duals left in the regular season, the Always Aggressive Podcast welcomed the Big Ten Network's Shane Sparks to this week's show. The squad covered no shortage of topics, including how Sparks became the BTN's lead wrestling personality, the overall toughness of the Big Ten Conference and some thoughts on what Sparks would do if he were ever a head coach.While bouncing through a variety of topics including Purdue's duals last weekend against Illinois and Wisconsin, Sparks' journey into broadcasting, the weekend ahead at Indiana and advice for aspiring broadcast journalists, this week's show is littered with great conversation lessons and stories.Now the host of Big Ten Wrestling and Beyond, Sparks is deeper in the conference wrestling scene than ever before and strives to keep improving his coverage of the sport.0:00 – Lighting Up Some Sparks – How it all started7:10 – Technical Difficulties Sunday10:00 – Fighting The Illini17:45 – How Do You Explain How Tough the Big Ten Is?24:30 – Rivalry Week32:00 – Shane on Tony35:00 – Cory Questions Shane41:30 – Nobody's Picking Up My Garbage

Shane Sparks jumps on Always Aggressive – AAS3E15

The top rivalry in Division III wrestling resumes on Thursday, January 27 at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis as Wartburg will visit Augsburg. The host Auggies have won 13 NCAA Division III titles while the Knights have won 14. Wartburg is riding a four-match win streak in the series.  The two schools typically meet twice during the season, the scheduled dual that rotates between home sites and the NWCA National  Duals. Due to COVID-related issues, neither team went to the National Duals in 2022.   First whistle blows on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.  Today we'll talk with co-head coach Tony Valek of Augsburg and Wartburg head coach Eric Keller about the dual, the history and the future. Links to Follow Daily Wrestling Newsletter: https://www.mattalkonline.com/news Contribute: https://www.mattalkonline.com/contribute Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mattalkonline Rokfin: https://www.rokfin.com/creator/mattalkonline The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear: https://www.mattalkonline.com/compound Quick Subscribe: https://www.Podfollow.com/shorttime Short Time Wrestling Podcast: Episode 695 - January 25, 2022

Previewing the Battle of the Burgs with Augsburg’s Tony Valek and Wartburg’s Eric Keller

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