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    • Oct 18, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 367 EPISODES

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    Stanford head wrestling coach Chris Ayres – OTM672

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 75:56


    After 17 years enhancing Princeton's wrestling team, Coach Chris Ayres was been announced as Stanford's next wrestling coach.

    Maryville’s Mike Denney, seven-time national championship winning coach – OTM671

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 64:51


    For over 50 years, Mike Denney was in and around the sport of wrestling, teaching the next generations of wrestlers and coaches. A seven-time national championship winning coach at the Division II level, Denney announced his retirement this past spring after serving the last 12 years at Maryville University in Missouri. Denney won seven titles […]

    Jody Strittmatter of Young Guns Wrestling Club – OTM670

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 72:57


    Joining the program today is Jody Strittmatter, a four-time college wrestling All-American and founder of the elite Young Guns Wrestling Club in Pennsylvania. Strittmatter was a two-time Division II national champion at Pitt-Johnstown before transferring to Iowa where he finished second and third at the Division I championships. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as […]

    Poway H.S. (Calif.) head coach John Meyers – OTM669

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2023 73:07


    Joining the program today is Poway High School head wrestling coach John Meyers. Meyers took over the California powerhouse wrestling program in the spring of 2018 after the retirement of Hall of Fame coach Wayne Branstetter. Meyers was named the CIF coach of the Year in 2022.  Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they […]

    Recapping the NWCA Convention – OTM668

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 69:58


    After four days at the NWCA Convention in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Andy Hamilton is back with a report along with a handful of interviews. Some of the topics discussed in Florida were NIL, changing the season, a shift in the recruiting calendar as well as the growth of women's wrestling. Some of the interviews we'll […]

    Sean Hage of Georgia, 8-time champion at 16U and Junior Nationals – OTM667

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 63:01


    Eight-time 16U & Junior National Champion Sean Hage of Georgia goes On The MatSean Hage of Georgia is a unicorn in American wrestling. He won two 16U (then Cadet) championships and then won six Junior National Championships to become one of two wrestlers to ever become eight time champions in the event we now know […]

    Kayla Miracle, Olympian and two-time Senior world silver medalist – OTM666

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 59:06


    Olympian and two-time World silver medalist Kayla Miracle goes On The Mat Indiana native Kayla Miracle has been a steady competitor for Team USA going back to her days at the age-group levels. A two-time Senior world silver medalist, Miracle has represented the USA Wrestling at 12 (soon to be 13) times. That total includes […]

    John Hangey, Rider Head Coach and NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee Chair – OTM665

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 67:14


    Rider University head wrestling coach John Hangey goes On The Mat Rider University head coach and NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee Chair John Hangey joins the program to discuss some of the recent rule changes coming to college wrestling. He also gives a perspective from a mid-major position on the transfer portal and NIL. Rider University […]

    W.I.N. Magazine editor Mike Finn – OTM664

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 43:16


    Longtime wrestling writer and W.I.N. Magazine editor Mike Finn joins Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton in-studio to discuss living arrangements, Final X and general wrestling topics. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling on the flagship podcast of Trackwrestling.com from FloSports.   Show Segments  0:30 – Andy's gone […]

    Overcomer Richard Perry set to receive Hall of Fame’s Medal of Courage – OTM663

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 61:32


    The Audio Hall of Fame Medal of Courage recipient and former U.S. National Team Member Richard Perry Connecticut native Richard Perry has had a trying five years, but before he suffered an accident at Camp Pendleton in California when the U.S. national team was there training, Perry was a member of the national team who […]

    USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender – OTM662

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 63:08


    The Audio USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender is next up On The Mat. Bender will discuss the happenings at USA Wrestling heading into Final X. Bender will also be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in early June. Join Kyle Klingman and […]

    U.S. Open Champion Chance Marsteller – OTM661

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 88:01


    U.S. Open Champion Chance MarstellerChance Marsteller is coming off a championship at the U.S. Open at 79kg and he's earned the right to face Jordan Burroughs at Final X. The winner at Final X will represent the U.S. at the World Championships in Belgrade in September. Marsteller, a Pennsylvania native, was a two-time All-American at […]

    Two-time NCAA Champion Austin O'Connor of North Carolina – OTM660

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 88:59


    North Carolina's Austin O'Connor became just the second multiple-time NCAA wrestling champion in school history with his second championship earlier this March in Tulsa. O'Connor finished the season undefeated and was a Dan Hodge Trophy finalist. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling on the flagship podcast of […]

    Award-winning wrestling broadcaster Shane Sparks of the Big Ten Network – OTM659

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 75:31


    Shane Sparks joins the show to talk about all things Tulsa. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling on the flagship podcast of Trackwrestling.com from FloSports.   Show Segments  0:30 – Hambone is the word for Andy. 1:22 – There's a TON of stuff to consume in the […]

    Four-time Iowa H.S. state champion and U20 world champ Ben Kueter – OTM658

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 61:10


    Iowa football and wrestling commit Ben KueterThere's a lot of buzz surrounding the dynamic Ben Kueter. An Iowa recruit for both football and wrestling, Kueter became the state's 32nd four-time state champion on February 18. Kueter won the U20 (formerly known as Junior) World Championship back in August. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as […]

    World Silver Medalist Adam Coon – OTM657

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 86:11


    Michigan native Adam Coon is back! After making a run at trying to hook up with an NFL team, the 2018 World Silver Medalist is coming back to wrestling full-time and training with the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club. The three-time All-American from Michigan joins the show this week. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as […]

    Seven-time World & Olympic Champion Jordan Burroughs goes On The Mat – OTM656

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 78:29


    Seven-time World and Olympic Champion Jordan Burroughs Seven-time World and Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs is on the program today. You really don't need to know much more than that. Well, he's talking about the upcoming World Cup coming to Coralville, Iowa on December 10-11 with men's and women's freestyle combined at one event for the […]

    Olympic silver medalist Brandon Paulson of PINnacle Wrestling School – OTM655

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 85:38


    Olympic silver medalist and PINnacle Wrestling School's Brandon Paulson Anoka, Minnesota native Brandon Paulson is a wrestling-lifer. One of the brains behind one of the most successful youth and high school wrestling clubs in the country (PINnacle Wrestling School) along with Jared Lawrence, Paulson hasn't spent much time away from wrestling mats during his life. […]

    U.S. National Women’s Freestyle Coach Terry Steiner – OTM654

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 79:14


    Terry Steiner has led USA Wrestling's women's program since its welcome into the Olympic family. Heading into next month's World Cup in Coralville, Team USA has a shot to take on the juggernaut Japanese on home soil for the first time since the 2003 World Championships. Josh Schamberger of the Iowa City/Coralville Conventions and Visitors […]

    Women’s wrestling pioneer Afsoon Johnston – OTM653

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 91:27


    One of the early trailblazers for women's wrestling, Afsoon Johnston emigrated from her native Iran and fought for a place in the sport of wrestling in California. The first woman in U.S. history to win a medal at the women's wrestling world championships, Johnston has been an advocate for wrestling and girls wrestling and championing […]

    Women’s freestyle world champion Dom Parrish – OTM652

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 70:44


    Newly crowed women's freestyle world champion Dominique Parrish is this week's guest. Parrish was a four-time WCWA All-American at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. Parrish won gold at 53kg in Belgrade, Serbia after making her first Senior world team. She's a native of Scotts Valley, California.  Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as […]

    Rider head coach John Hangey remembers the late Gary Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 62:45


    Longtime Rider wrestling coach Gary Taylor passed away last month. After 39 years at the helm, he handed the keys to the Rider program to his longtime assistant coach John Hangey. On today's episode of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we'll talk with John Hangey as he enters his sixth year as the head coach […]

    Kenny Monday, new Morgan State head coach and World & Olympic champion – OTM651

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 78:04


    World & Olympic champion and Morgan State head coach Kenny Monday New Morgan State head wrestling coach Kenny Monday joins the show to talk about his new role as the Baltimore-based HBCU is relaunching its wrestling program in 2023-24. Monday was a three-time All-American and 1984 NCAA champion at Oklahoma State. He climbed the podium […]

    Izzy Martinez of Izzy Style Wrestling on the development of club wrestling – OTM650

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 70:00


    Israel “Izzy” Martinez was one of the top high school wrestlers coming out of Illinois in the early part of the 2000s. Martinez won an NJCAA championship as a freshman at North Idaho College and then enrolled at Iowa, but his Division I career didn't develop like the expectations that followed his stellar high school […]

    Doug Brooker talks on his lifetime of producing wrestling for television – OTM649

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 68:24


    Doug Brooker's journeys around the globe involve baseball diamonds and wrestling circles Doug Brooker has spent decades covering wrestling, but doing it behind a wall of monitors. A longtime producer, Brooker worked for Iowa Public Television for 30 years and was the go-to guy when it came to wrestling on television. Brooker also was on […]

    Recapping the summer events with Kyle and Andy – OTM648

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 54:07


    It's been a while since Kyle and Andy sat down and hit record, but that's just what they'll do as they recap some of the summer happenings - the U17 World Championships, Junior & 16U Nationals and the NWCA Convention

    Brian Fox working to bring a wrestling state championship to Mississippi – OTM647

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 66:18


    Brian Fox of the Mississippi Wrestling Foundation is helping to try to get Mississippi to complete that circle on getting the sport of wrestling fully integrated into the last state that doesn't have an official state wrestling tournament. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling on the flagship […]

    Think Iowa City’s Josh Schamberger brings the Soldier Salute to Coralville’s Xtream Arena – OTM646

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 65:05


    A new college wrestling tournament will hit the schedule in December as Soldier Salute will kick off just before New Year's at Coralville, Iowa's Xtreme Arena. The event is the brainchild of Josh Schamberger, the President of the Iowa City/Coralville Visitors & Conventions Bureau and a big-time fan of wrestling and wrestling events. Join Kyle […]

    Michigan head coach Sean Bormet goes On The Mat – OTM645

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 66:30


    Michigan head wrestling coach Sean Bormet is coming off a program-best second-place finish at the NCAA Division I Championships as the school capped it's 100th season on the mats. Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling on the flagship podcast of Trackwrestling.com from FloSports.  Show Segments0:40 – Andy […]

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    NC State's Hayden Hidlay goes On The Mat – OTM644

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 77:25


    NC State's five-time All-American Hayden Hidlay finished up his college career a few weeks ago in Detroit at 174 pounds. Now he's taken the shoes off from competitive wrestling and will turn his focus to coaching, starting out with a new role at his alma mater.  Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk […]

    Clackamas head coach Josh Rhoden goes On The Mat – OTM643

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 82:02


    Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Oregon won its sixth NJCAA national wrestling championship a couple weeks ago in Council Bluffs, Iowa and head coach Josh Rhoden is on the program to talk about it. The title is the Cougars' fourth in a row and fifth since 2011. The first national title was won back […]

    Two-time NCAA champion Travis Lee – OTM642

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 62:57


    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, […]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 99:04


    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 […]

    Eric Juergens goes On The Mat – OTM640

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 101:51


    Eric Juergens was a four-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion for the University of Iowa from 1998-2001. Juergens is the co-owner of Young Guns, which has locations in Pennsylvania and Iowa. Juergens handles the Midwest location while former teammate John Strittmatter coordinates things in Pennsylvania. Juergens tells some stories about his time in Iowa as […]

    Hall of Fame coach Jim Miller goes On The Mat – OTM639

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 61:14


    Jim Miller goes On The Mat Jim Miller won 10 NCAA Division III titles as the head coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. Jim is in studio on Episode 639 of On The Mat. Miller is now the Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. Coach Miller […]

    Khash Saghafi goes On The Mat – OTM638

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 97:25


    Khash Saghafi joins Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as On The Mat returns now that the college wrestling season is here. Saghafi is currently the President of Liberty Home Mortgage in Ohio, but he was a former wrestler at Oklahoma State. Kyle's been wanting to get Khash on the show for a while. Listen and […]

    Purdue assistant coach Leroy Vega goes On The Mat – OTM637

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 44:39


    Purdue assistant coach Leroy Vega Indiana native Leroy Vega as an animal on the mat as a four-time NCAA Division I qualifier and three-time All-American at the University of Minnesota. Vega had a couple of short coaching stops before landing at Purdue a couple seasons ago as the volunteer assistant for coach Tony Ersland.Join Kyle […]

    U.S. Women’s Freestyle National Team Coach Terry Steiner – OTM636

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 80:19


    Terry Steiner, the current U.S. National Women's Freestyle Coach, will come On The Mat to talk about the Olympic Games and the upcoming U.S. World Team Trials, which are set for Lincoln, Nebraska on September 11-12, 2021.Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling on the flagship podcast of […]

    U.S. National Men’s Freestyle Coach Bill Zadick – OTM635

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 71:37


    U.S. National Men's Freestyle Coach Bill Zadick Bill Zadick, recent inductee into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and the current U.S. National Men's Freestyle Coach, will come On The Mat to talk about the Olympic Games and the upcoming U.S. World Team Trials, which are set for Lincoln, Nebraska on September 11-12, 2021.Join Kyle […]

    Andy Hamilton recaps the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – OTM634

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 75:17


    Andy Hamilton is back from TokyoThe only guest that matters this week is co-host Andy Hamilton. It'll be a full Tokyo breakdown as Andy's back from Japan and the Olympic Games.Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling on the flagship podcast of Trackwrestling.com, part of FloSports. Show Segments0:34 […]

    New Bellarmine head wrestling coach Ned Shuck – OTM633

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 70:55


    Ned Shuck goes On The MatThe newest head coach to be hired in Division I is Ned Shuck at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. Shuck was most recently at Army West Point as an assistant coach under Kevin Ward. Prior to that, Shuck was a Division III head coach at UW-Whitewater and Heidelberg after a […] The post New Bellarmine head wrestling coach Ned Shuck – OTM633 first appeared on Mat Talk Podcast Network.

    Olympic Trials finalist Joey McKenna of the Pennsylvania RTC – OTM632

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 57:08


    Joey McKenna goes On The Mat Joey McKenna’s had an up-and-down path through senior-level wrestling. From reaching Final X to not qualifying for the World Team Trials to reaching the Olympic Trials finals, he’s got an interesting path. A three-time NCAA All-American at Stanford and Ohio State, McKenna now represents the Pennsylvania RTC. Join Kyle […] The post Olympic Trials finalist Joey McKenna of the Pennsylvania RTC – OTM632 first appeared on Mat Talk Podcast Network.

    North Carolina head coach Coleman Scott – OTM631

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 89:24


    North Carolina head coach Coleman Scott goes On The MatColeman Scott was a four-time All-American at Oklahoma State and a 2012 Olympic bronze medalist in London. In 2021, he coached his first individual champion at North Carolina as Austin O’Connor won the 149-pound title, becoming the Tar Heels first NCAA champion since 1995. Join Kyle […] The post North Carolina head coach Coleman Scott – OTM631 first appeared on Mat Talk Podcast Network.

    Maryville head coach Mike Denney – OTM630

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 90:09


    Maryville head wrestling coach Mike Denney reflects on the UNO series on Trackwrestling and the 10-year anniversary of the program being dropped after winning a third straight NCAA Division II championship. Denney shares some stories about the process before, during and after.Join Kyle Klingman and Andy Hamilton as they talk about the world of wrestling […] The post Maryville head coach Mike Denney – OTM630 first appeared on Mat Talk Podcast Network.

    Mizzou head coach Brian Smith – OTM629

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 72:49


    Missouri head coach Brian Smith goes On The Mat Brian Smith and his Missouri Tigers are fresh off their 10th straight conference championship and ninth Mid-American Conference title. Coach Smith joins the show to talk about Missouri qualifying all 10 wrestlers to the Division I Championships the third weekend in March as well as setting […] The post Mizzou head coach Brian Smith – OTM629 first appeared on Mat Talk Podcast Network.

    Don Bosco head coach Tom Hogan goes On The Mat – OTM628

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 69:48


    Tom Hogan goes On The Mat Wartburg All-American and Gilbertville (Iowa) Don Bosco High School head wrestling coach Tom Hogan is next On The Mat. Hogan recently led Don Bosco to yet another 1A Iowa high school state championship, but now Hogan will step away from coaching at the respected Gilbertville school. Join Kyle Klingman […] The post Don Bosco head coach Tom Hogan goes On The Mat – OTM628 first appeared on Mat Talk Podcast Network.

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    Journeymen’s Frank Popolizio goes On The Mat – OTM62

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 65:27


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    Overcomer Training Center’s Mark Fong and Minnesota three-time All-American Mack Reiter – OTM626

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 90:54


    Nebraska head coach Mark Manning – OTM625

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 82:30


    Iowa State’s Austin Gomez – OTM624

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 54:06


    Oklahoma State Recruiting Coordinator Tyler Caldwell – OTM623

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 83:50


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