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Team Kansas finished with five All-Americans in 16U Greco and two in the Junior division. Hear from the All-Americans. Special shout-out to Zeke Witt on his second finals appearance in a row.

University of St. Mary head coach Chuck Kearney joins the program. Kearney was a rare three-time Junior National finalist in high school in Oregon. The names mentioned in this interview are impressive. Coach Kearney has rubbed shoulders with some of the most recognized names in the sport.

Noah Mathis jumps on to talk about his All-American performance in the Freestyle competition at Fargo 2024

Hear from Olympic Styles Director James Bilby on the progress of the boys team going into the final day of Freestyle

Women's Director Travis Phippen joins the program along with four of the six All-Americans from Fargo 2024 

Listen from Team Leader and Head Coach Travis Phippen on the Day 1 recap. With three in the semis and four others still alive, it was a good day for Team Kansas!

Hear from USAWKS Chair, Will Cokeley as Fargo 2024 is almost here

Labette Community College was the site of the Fargo prep camp for boys. Hear for coaches and athletes on how training has been going and what expectations are for Fargo 2024.

Kevin Klemm has a rich and deep history with some of the best to ever do it from the Sunflower State. This interview brings up names and situations that any wrestling enthusiast will be interested in hearing about. (1:07:31)

Olympic Styles Director for the boys, James Bilby, joins the program to catch us up on happenings this spring and summer and to let us know how Fargo-prep is going. (19:20)

Hear from a variety of coaches and athletes live from the 2024 Girls Fargo-Prep Camp (37:14)

Hear from USAWKS Girls Olympic Styles Director Travis Phippen on successes this spring and summer and how preparations are going for Fargo 2024 (12:46)

From Wichita Heights to UNK to the Gopher RTC, Daniel DeShazer has seen his share of success. At last weekend's US Open in Ft. Worth, the 2011 Heights grad qualified for the 2024 Olympic Trials by placing in the top five at the Open. DeShazer finished in fourth-place at 57 KG

USAWKS Olympic Styles Director James Bilby jumps on to recap Fargo 2023

Head Coach Clint Slyter joins the program for a comprehensive Fargo recap for the U16 and Junior boys

Hear from the 2023 Greco AAs. :10 - Kaiden Powell, 1:30 - Jonathan Romo, 3:38 - Sean Carroll, 5:37 - Torin Forsyth, 8:00 - Brayden Hill, 11:30 - Johnny Leck

Head Coach Travis Phippen gives his recap on the Girl's team from Fargo 2023

U16 AAs Milan Colvin and Brayden Hill talk about their tournaments and Coach Klein give the final freestyle report

Ezekiel Witt jumps on after his fifth-place match in the Junior 106 pound division at Fargo 2023

Ken Kepley has built the Pratt Community College program into a winner year after year. Part of that success is built on his tireless involvement in Team Kansas from coaching teams to conducting practice sessions across the state is impressive.

Dusty Spalding is in rare company, the Emporia High grad was a four-time State Champion, Fargo Champion, and NCAA D1 wrestler for the University of Nebraska. In recent years, he has brought his talents and experience to Team Kansas.

Seaman High Head Coach Jordan Best will be part of the Team Kansas contingent at Fargo as a Pairings Official. 

Forth Hays State University Head Coach and Fargo staff member Erik Wince joins the program. Coach Wince is a valuable asset to Team Kansas with his history and experience.

Nikki Moore joins the podcast. Coach Moore has done it all from the youth level through the Senior level. The Baker University grad is on girls Fargo staff and looking to help her charges achieve the type of success that she grew accustomed to when she was earning All-American honors for Team Kansas.

The 2023 Fargo-prep camp was held on the campus of Labette Community College in Parsons. The Cardinal program is headed by Jeff Vesta, who is one of the most decorated Team Kansas athletes ever with six All-American finishes. He has led the Labette program for nine years and is excited about hosting the Fargo-prep camp to show off the new facilities and to do his part to give back to USAWKS. 

USAWKS Olympic Styles Director, James Bilby joins the program. A lot goes in to preparing for and competing in Fargo and Coach Bilby gets it done with efficiency and professionalism.

Coach Scott Rieck has re-joined the Team Kansas staff after may years with the program as a competitor and coach. 

Longtime Team Kansas athlete and coach, Travis Phippen joins the program. He will serve as Head Coach of the Team Kansas Girls 16U and Junior teams

Longtime Team Kansas athlete and coach Clint Slyter kicks off the pre-Fargo podcast episodes. Coach Slyter is the Head Coach of this year's 16U and Junior contingent that will be competing at Fargo 2023 

With Junior Greco... that's a wrap! Hear from Team Leader James Bilby in addition to our three Junior Greco AAs

Team Kansas finished with three AAs in U16 Greco. Hear about their performances as well as from Jason Storm on the performance of Team Kansas in the Junior Girls division.

We catch up with Danny Grater to give us a recap of the Junior Freestyle competition where Team Kansas finished with three All-Americans. Easton Taylor, All-American at 138, also joins in.

USAWKS Team Leader James Bilby joins along with the three AAs for Team Kansas in U16 FS... Sam Watkins of Hoxie, Brayden Hill of Garden City, and Milan Colvin of Rose Hill

The Girls U16 competition is finished and Team Kansas had a strong performance, led by now 3X Fargo AA, Olivia Steen. The 2X State Champion for Bonner Springs will be a Junior this fall.

Coach Storm returns to give a recap of the U16 Girls competition. All-American Olivia Steen joins to talk about her third-place performance. The 2X State Champion and rising junior at Bonner Springs is now a 3X Fargo AA.

Newton's Nick Treaster is making his final preparations for the World Championships. He will represent Team USA at the 2022 U17 Greco-Roman World Championships in Rome.

The excitement is building... Fargo 2022 is fast approaching. Jason Storm leads the contingent of girls and James Bilby the boys. Listen in on the accomplishments of Team Kansas this spring and summer and what the expectations are for the Big Dance in Fargo!

USAWKS State Chairman Will Cokeley checks in to update us on the upcoming Fargo trip and other items of note

The Kansas Wrestling Community was shocked to hear the news of the passing of 2022 Dodge City High School grad and North Dakota State University recruit Damian Mendez. Coach Tate Lowe checks in to reflect on his impact. If you are interested in helping with medical and funeral expenses, please visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/damian-mendez-medical-funeral-related-expenses?qid=5d0fbd4ec691ef014f5318e28397a02d

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Aaron Meister joins this special edition of AirTime. The coach of the new program at Friends University knew Olympic Champion Tamyra Mensah Stock before she was a household name when he was her coach at Wayland Baptist University in Texas.

Listen in as Junior Greco AA Jared Simma and Team Leader James Bilby give their input after the conclusion of the Junior Greco competition... and that a wrap from Fargo 2021!

16U Greco Recap. All-Americans Ezekiel Witt, Nick Treaster, and Sebastian Lopez join in along with Team Leader James Bilby. Special guest Jace Koelzer jumps on as well. He is the last Fargo National Champion for Team Kansas on the guys side.

Olivia Stean joins the program after her 6th place finish in Junior Girls competition. Earlier in the week she finished in third-place in 16U. Team Leader Jason Storm also joins in the give a recap.

Hear from our Junior FS All-Americans, Dylan Elmore and Jared Simma. Team Leader James Bilby also jumps on to give his thoughts on Freestyle and the outlook as Greco begins.