The Ice Hour: Division III Wrestling

Kevin Lake's decision to attend Manchester as a student-athlete hinged on two things -- his sister and his father. While Lake considered himself an average wrestler, the legacy of his football-playing father and athletic prowess of his twin sister led Lake to wrestle at the Indiana school. On Episode 26 of The Ice Hour, Lake, now the head wrestling coach at his alma mater, explains his journey coaching all around the country at the Division I, Division III and private sector led him back to the only job he'd leave Los Angeles for. Hear about the goals Lake has for his Manchester Spartans wrestling program and how he is enjoying the life again as a Division III wrestling coach. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

Loras coach T.J. Miller knows Division III and he knows the Iowa Conference. The three-time All-American and 2007 NCAA Division III champion has his Loras College Duhawks ranked fifth in the country and unbeaten on the season. On Episode 26 of The Ice Hour, Miller will talk about his wrestling career at Wartburg, why he left Iowa to coach high school in Louisiana and how he ended up back in Division III. Miller is the son of longtime Wartburg head coach Jim Miller. The younger Miller explains what it was like wrestling for his dad and how much he calls on him today for advice. He'll also go into the landscape of the Iowa Conference and whether or not he's surprised about the Duhawks' success in just Miller's second year as the head coach. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

Baldwin Wallace University head wrestling coach Jamie Gibbs wrestled in Division III as an athlete and made his way back after spending time as a Division II head coach. On Episode 24 of The Ice Hour, Gibbs talks about his role in creating a winner at Baldwin Wallace, the school's role in hosting the Division III Championships this year in Cleveland and how Northeast Ohio will be a perfect setting for the NCAA Division I and Division III Championships. Baldwin Wallace set a school record for dual wins last season with 22 and is off to an 11-1 start in 2017-18. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

Nathan Shearer, the head wrestling coach at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia joins The Ice Hour for Episode 23 to talk about his program and the recent NCAA Division III Wrestling regional realignment. Shearer wrestled at Ohio Northern and had a stint as the head coach at Heidelberg before landing at W&L. Now the chair of the NCAA Division III Wrestling Committee, Shearer also breaks down the regional alignment, the committee's role and what changes we can expect as more and more teams are coming into Division III. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

Entering his second season as the head wrestling coach at Alma College in Alma, Michigan, Jeremiah Tobias has been there and done that. He'll talk about it on Episode 22 of The Ice Hour. As an athlete, Tobias had high aspirations coming out of Manchester High School in Michigan as a four-time state champion. He went to the University of Michigan and spent his time fighting for time in the starting lineup, but opportunities to represent the Maize and Blue beyond open tournaments and an occasional spot start were limited. When his athletic career ended, a coaching career began, first at the University of Wyoming, then to Division II Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina. Finally, Tobias settled back in his native Michigan where then-Alma head coach Todd Hibbs gave him a call. A few years later, Hibbs is in administration and Tobias is leading his own program, this time at the Division III level. What's he like about coaching in Division III, what about the opportunity for growth in Michigan and the story of how an Alma alum and Arkansas businessman has changed the course of the small college's athletic landscape forever. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

TCNJ head coach Joe Galante is next up on The Ice Hour where he gets to talk about the impact of this program's namesake, Dave Icenhower. Episode 21 visits with Galante to talk about his journey from Ocean City, New Jersey, to Rider and then to TCNJ where he finished his competitive career as a two-time Division III All-American and a 2007 Division III finalist. TCNJ's wrestling tradition goes back over four decades as the Lions have produced at least one All-American every year since 1971. The program also clipped the 700-win plateau earlier this wrestling season. It's pork roll, jug handles and Jersey tornado chatter on the latest episode of The Ice Hour. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

After 48 years, the only wrestling coach King's College has ever known, Ned McGinley, announced his retirement in January. On Episode 20 of The Ice Hour, coach McGinley recaps what led him across town to the small Division III school and what's kept him motivated over the years. Coach McGinley also talks about some of his peers, how he and the school measure success and what it was like to have an athlete win an individual NCAA championship. It's hard to encapsulate 48 years in 45 minutes, but here's a taste. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Soundcloud | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

In 1997, Lonnie Morris started a wrestling program just a few miles from where he wrestled collegiately. With a 23-1 record in duals this season, Johnson & Wales has gone from nothing to the nation's third-ranked Division III wrestling program, all under the watchful eye of Coach Morris. On Episode 19 of The Ice Hour, Morris talks about the foundation of the program from its start, to now the schools' 20th year with wrestling and 300 dual meet wins. It's not just a cooking school, right? Learn about the dynamic of Rhode Island's college wrestling scene, starting with Johnson & Wales. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Soundcloud | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

On February 2, Augsburg College's Si Melby Hall will host the annual Battle of the Burgs, a wrestling dual between the host Auggies and rival Wartburg. With Augsburg and Wartburg winning every NCAA Division III championship since 1995, the two programs have set a standard across the sport of wrestling, not just Division III. On Episode 18 of The Ice Hour, we'll talk with the architects of each of the programs -- Augsburg AD and former coach Jeff Swenson and retired Wartburg coach Jim Miller. Both will talk about their relationship, the foundation of the rivalry, how it appeared in the New York Times and some fun stories poking one another. The Battle of the Burgs takes place February 2, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Soundcloud | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

Episode 17 of The Ice Hour heads to Springfield, Mass., where we'll talk with Springfield College head wrestling coach Jason Holder. The Pride have a long tradition of wrestling success, which dates back over 100 years. As one of the oldest wrestling programs in the nation and believed to be the oldest current Division III program, Springfield just set another milestone, 1,000 all-time dual meet victories. We'll talk with Holder, who is just the third coach in the past 60 years. Doug Parker coached there for 35, followed by Darryl Arroyo's 21 years. Holder, in his sixth year, is also pursuing his doctorate and teaching at the school. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Soundcloud | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

A two-time NCAA Division III champion and member of the Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame, Duane Bastress has seen his share of success on the mat. Now in his fourth year as the head coach of his alma mater York College in Pennsylvania, Bastress is finally ready to have a season that's consistent. On Episode 16 of The Ice Hour, we'll visit with Bastress and talk about the hurdles created in his first year by a nationally publicized hazing scandal that shut down the program for a few weeks, then eventually clearing that situation to find out his position was elevated to a full-time one. Bastress spent some time in Mixed Martial Arts after his competitive career ended at York, but coaching called him back after previous coach Tom Kessler stepped down after over 20 years leading the Spartans. It's been joked that this is Bastress' fourth first year as a head coach. We'll check out what's brewing in Central Pennsylvania on The Ice Hour. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Soundcloud | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

We get a fun cross-section of coaches on Episode 15 of The Ice Hour: A Division III Wrestling Podcast presented by MyHouse Sports Gear. We're on location at the Auggie-Adidas Open at Augsburg College in Minneapolis where we catch up with Eric Van Kley, the head wrestling coach at Central College, UW-Eau Claire head coach Tim Fader and Luther College head coach Dave Mitchell. Van Kley, who also serves as an administrator at Central, talks about the growth of Division III wrestling, Fader breaks down the growth of his program and the hurdles he's leapt in the past two years and Mitchell is just generally being a cool dude with good things to say about Division III, tournament formats and the upcoming nationals. L-LU-LUT ... nevermind. We'll leave the chants to the students. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Soundcloud | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

Episode 14 of The Ice Hour, a Division III wrestling podcast, is with two of the newest coaches in Division III, Scott Legacy at Castleton University and Tommy Owen at Averett University. Legacy is a longtime high school coach in Vermont, leading Mt. Anthony Union to 28 consecutive state championships. He was hired as the head wrestling coach at Castleton last winter and the Spartans are heading into their first season as an active Division III squad. Owen, most recently an assistant coach at Division I SIU Edwardsville, was hired October 7 to be the new head coach at Averett in Danville, Va. Owen previously had a stint in Virginia, coaching with Joe Russell at George Mason University. it's Owen's first head coaching job and he's a newbie when it comes to the world of Division III wrestling. Both coaches share their past experiences and look forward to guiding their programs forward in a new challenge for each coach. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

One topic that's got Division III wrestling coaches in a tizzy is the 2016-17 realignment situation. Well, realignment is a term used loosely as there was only minimal changes in the six-region qualification system with a big point of contention centering around the West Region, with only 11 active teams. On Episode 13 of The Ice Hour, we'll talk with Brian Anderson, the head wrestling coach at Wabash, Bryan Brunk, the head wrestling coach at Messiah and Tony Valek, assistant wrestling coach at Augsburg to talk about the key factors, points and players that impacted the lack of full change. New teams were added to existing regions with minimal teams shifting and no new teams entered the West Region, where perennial power Augsburg resides. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | Google Play Music | iHeartRadio | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

With the Division III wrestling championships heading back to La Crosse, Wisconsin for the 2016-17 season, it makes sense that The Ice Hour talks with UW-La Crosse head coach Dave Malecek. Malecek is in his 11th year in La Crosse and was an NCAA Division I All-American in 1994 for the University of Northern Iowa. He's coached numerous All-Americans and Division III champions during his tenure. Malecek talks about the nuances of his name, hosting the Division III championships again at the La Crosse Center and also chimes in just a bit on the Division III realignment kerfuffle. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

On Episode 11 of The Ice Hour, a Division III wrestling podcast, we'll catch up with the new head wrestling coach at the University of the Ozarks, LeRoy Gardner. A three-time All-American at Wartburg and a 2003 NCAA Division III champion at heavyweight, Gardner previously coached at the U.S. Naval Academy Prep School in Rhode Island and the club program at the University of Houston-Downtown. Garnder's backstory involves discovering wrestling late, never placing at the Minnesota state tournament, making a Junior World team in Greco-Roman, a tour of duty in Afghanistan and marrying an accomplished judoka from Uzbekistan. It's a great background story, for sure. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

Episode 10 of The Ice Hour talks with 2013 Elmhurst graduate and Division III champion. Rau's not exactly a rags-to-riches story, but only a one-time state qualifier in Illinois in high school, he moved on to nearby Elmhurst College, where he earned three All-American medals including a national championship. Just one year removed from college, Rau made the U.S. World Team in Greco-Roman and recently won the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at 98kg. Unfortunately, Rau missed out on qualifying for the Olympic Games. He talks about the struggles in defeat after a heartbreaking junior season and an even tougher shot at Olympic qualification. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | Google Play Music | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

Episode 9 of The Ice Hour, a Division III wrestling podcast visits with Messiah College head wrestling coach Bryan Brunk. Brunk was voted the NWCA Division III Coach of the Year and the D3wrestle.com Coach of the Year after leading the Falcons to a second-place finish at the 2016 NCAA Division III Championships in Cedar Rapids. Messiah picked up two more program-bests, two champions for the first time in school history and six All-Americans for the first time. Brunk talks about the culture of the program, a mid-tenure regime change that turned the team on its head and some great stories amongst his past wrestlers. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

On Episode 8 of The Ice Hour, we'll visit with Jim Brown, the founder and mind behind Wrestling For Live, a non-profit organization with numerous goals about getting kids to participate and become fans of wrestling. Brown, a resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, home of the 2016 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships, has helped thousands of kids attend wrestling matches around the country. Find out how you can contribute to his cause at WrestlingForLife.org. Our second guest is two-time Division III All-American Jesse Gunter from Baldwin Wallace University. Gunter aims for another shot at the podium and an elusive national championship, but Gunter has to do all this while legally blind. Gunter explains the team component of BW's OAC championship season as well as fighting through some of the questions surrounding his sight. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

Wartburg head wrestling coach Eric Keller has his team rolling. The top-ranked Knights are unbeaten and fresh off a sixth-straight NWCA National Duals championships. On Episode 7 of The Ice Hour, we'll talk with Keller about his path to Division III, the rivalry with Augsburg and how he's been able to recruit the right wrestlers to the program. Keller will also talk about the regional configuration for qualifying for the national championships, Cedar Rapids as a host, the shades of Chris Ortner's face, and the 182-match win streak within the Iowa Conference. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

Cornell College's Dick Simmons has become quite used to running and coordinating wrestling tournaments. On Episode 6 of The Ice Hour, Simmons previews what fans should expect for the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships that will be coming to Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March 11-12. Simmons, currently the Associate Director of Athletics and Compliance at Cornell, will also be inducted into the Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame the same weekend. We'll talk with Simmons about his rise from head athletic trainer to administration and how much wrestling and Cornell's proud wrestling history, has helped shape his career. Simmons is also recovering from hip replacement surgery, so give him some love on Twitter @CCRamatc. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | Android | RSS JOIN THE TEAM 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.

Wabash junior Riley Lefever enters his third year of college wrestling with a bit of a target on him. Already a two-time Division III champion, Lefever had a recent win over Division I All-American Kenny Courts of Ohio State. On Episode 5 of The Ice Hour, we'll talk with Lefever and Erik Wince, the head wrestling coach at the first-year program at Greensboro College in North Carolina. Lefever breaks down why he picked Wabash to wrestle with his two older brothers, while Wince talks about developing, recruiting and building a program from the ground up. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by MyHouse Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | Android | RSS Contribute And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a contributor today.. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of patronage. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a contributor. How much you give is solely up to how much you believe it's worth to you. 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.

Jim Gruenwald wrestled in the Olympics twice. Andy Vogel's been an assistant coach, head coach as well as an Associate Athletics Director. Both will join Episode 4 of the Ice Hour, a Division III Wrestling Podcast. Gruenwald competed for coach Ben Peterson at Maranatha Baptist while Vogel wrestled at Messiah. Now the head coach at Wheaton College in Illinois, Gruenwald's entering his seventh year of rebuilding the program which as a proud wrestling tradition and hosts one of the monster Division III tournaments each season, the Pete Willson Invitational. Vogel is in his ninth year at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. He's entering this season with his biggest roster ever and he and Gruenwald will explain the process of building a roster and a team his school and administration can get behind. Vogel has also run d3wrestle.com for nearly a decade and when we talk about marketing your Division III program, Vogel will talk about the growth of his website and both coaches will talk about their marketing efforts to grow interest organically around campus and with alumni. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | Android | RSS Contribute And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a contributor today.. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of patronage. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a contributor. How much you give is solely up to how much you believe it's worth to you. 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.

On Episode 3 of The Ice Hour, we'll visit with former Division III athlete and coach Mike Fusilli, My House Sports Gear's Pete Rogers, a former Division III wrestling coach and the new head wrestling coach at Case Western Reserve, Danny Song. Our first segment talks with Fusilli and Rogers, both of whom coached at the Division III level. Fusilli competed at Ithaca and was a three-time All-American and a Division III champion, while Rogers competed in Division I at Ohio State and coached at the Division III level at Lakeland College. Fusilli oversaw Binghamton's transition from a Division III program to a Division I program. Song joins Case Western Reserve after several coaching stints at Division I programs, most recently the U.S. Naval Academy. As a wrestler at Brockport and Merchant Marine, Song is well versed in Division III. He also spent time on staff at the University of Iowa. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | Android | RSS Contribute And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a contributor today.. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of patronage. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a contributor. How much you give is solely up to how much you believe it's worth to you. 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.

On Episode 2 of The Ice Hour, we'll again talk with University of Dubuque head wrestling coach Jon McGovern as we get an update from the National Wrestling Coaches Association Convention in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. McGovern is the President of the Division III Coaches Association and he'll give us an update on the topics being discussed at the convention from a Division III angle. We'll also be joined by Ryan Birt, the new head coach at Millikin in Illinois. The Big Blue, as Millikin is called, cut wrestling in 2008 but the school is bringing back the program for the 2015-16 season. We'll chat and see what he's got in store and his goals for the resurrected program. The Ice Hour is proudly sponsored by My House Sports Gear. Find them online at shop.myhousesportsgearonline.com. Contribute And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, consider becoming a contributor by going to www.patreon.com/mattalkonline. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of patronage. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a contributor. How much you give is solely up to how much you believe it's worth to you. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn.com 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. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | Android | RSS

The inaugural episode of The Ice Hour hits with our discussion on Division III wrestling with Jon McGovern, the head coach at the University of Dubuque and the President of the Division III Coaches Association and Mike Moyer, the Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association. Episode 1 will talk about the plans to try to bring back wrestling programs at Knox College and Yeshiva. We'll also get a breakdown from Moyer about the strategic plans the NWCA has to launch new wrestling programs at the Division III level. There's also an All-Star Dual in the works for Division III and McGovern and Moyer will talk about how that process is going. The idea is to create an All-Star Classic type of match with Division III to be held during the Super 32, the largest preseason high school wrestling tournament in the country, which is set for Halloween weekend in Greensboro, N.C. Our discussion concludes with chatter about the Division III championships held last season in Hershey, Pa., as well as the upcoming Division III championships which will be coming back to Cedar Rapids in March of 2016.SUBSCRIBE TO THE ICE HOUR iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | Android | RSS Contribute And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, consider becoming a contributor by going to www.patreon.com/mattalkonline. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of patronage. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a contributor. How much you give is solely up to how much you believe it's worth to you. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn.com 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.

This is a short introductory episode to The Ice Hour, a podcast focusing on the promotion of Division III college wrestling. Each month, we'll talk news and topics relevant to Division III wrestling with coaches, athletes and administrators. The Ice Hour is sponsored by My House Sports Gear, shop online by going to shop.myhousesportsgearonline.com