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A view of leadership and character development through the eyes and actions of a world-class athlete. SUMMARY For NCAA Division I heavyweight wrestling champion and newly commissioned 2nd Lt. Wyatt Hendrickson '24, what happens on the mat informs how he manages conflict, planning, strategy and tactics, and most importantly, his development as a leader.   SHARE THIS EPISODE LINKEDIN  |  FACEBOOK   WYATT'S TAKEAWAYS  - Wyatt's journey exemplifies leadership and perseverance.  - The Air Force Academy provided a strong foundation for Wyatt.  - Pivotal moments can change the trajectory of one's life.  - Tattoos can tell a personal story and hold deep meaning.  - Winning the NCAA title was a culmination of hard work and strategy.   - Mindset and planning are crucial in wrestling and leadership.  - Family support plays a significant role in personal success.  - Mastering the basics is essential for excellence in any field.  - Call signs reflect identity and values in the military.  - God's plan often unfolds in unexpected ways.  Adversity can lead to personal growth and resilience.  - Mental strength is crucial in competitive sports.  - Reaching out for help is essential for overcoming challenges.  - Building a strong foundation in skills is vital for success.  - Wrestling teaches valuable life lessons about failure and perseverance.  - Enjoying the journey is as important as achieving goals.  - Hard work is the only path to success; there are no shortcuts.  - Self-motivation is key to personal and professional growth.  - Doing little things right builds good habits and character.  - Faith and gratitude play a significant role in success.   CHAPTERS 00:00:  Introduction to Leadership and Perseverance 02:07:  The Journey to the Air Force Academy 05:56:  Defining Moments and Personal Growth 09:57:  Tattoos and Their Significance 14:03:  The NCAA Championship Experience 18:03:  Mindset and Training in Wrestling 22:05:  Call Signs and Identity 26:00:  Family Background and Support 27:06:  Overcoming Adversity in Wrestling 30:40:  The Mental Game of Wrestling 35:15:  Building a Strong Foundation 38:01:  Lessons from Wrestling and Military 40:34:  Training for the 2028 Olympics 42:08:  Finding Joy in the Journey 44:42:  Navigating Sponsorships and NIL 47:03:  The Importance of Doing Little Things Right 50:48:  Self-Motivation and Purpose 54:02:  Closing Thoughts and Gratitude     ABOUT WYATT HENDRICKSON BIO 2nd Lt. Wyatt Hendrickson '24 is a wrestler known for his remarkable collegiate career and service in the United States Air Force. He gained national attention in 2025 by winning the NCAA heavyweight championship, defeating Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson in a dramatic upset. Early Life and High School Career Hendrickson comes from Newton, Kansas, and is the son of Todd and Lynnette Hendrickson. At Newton High School, he was a standout wrestler, becoming a two-time Kansas state champion and a three-time finalist. He earned All-American honors in freestyle, Greco-Roman, and folkstyle wrestling, and won national titles at the NHSCA Senior Nationals and FloNationals.  Collegiate Wrestling Career Air Force Academy Initially hesitant about a military path, Wyatt was persuaded by his father to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy. There, he became one of the most dominant heavyweight wrestlers in NCAA history. He was a five-time NCAA qualifier, two-time Big 12 champion, and two-time NCAA All-American, finishing third nationally in both 2023 and 2024. He led the nation in pins for three consecutive seasons and was twice named the NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler. He concluded his Air Force career with a 103–11 record, becoming the program's all-time leader in pins.​ Oklahoma State University Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wyatt had an extra year of eligibility. As a member of the Air Force's World Class Athlete Program, he was allowed to delay active-duty service to pursue Olympic training. This enabled him to transfer to Oklahoma State University for the 2024–25 season. Fulfilling a childhood dream, he joined the Cowboys and went undefeated (27–0), culminating in his victory over Gable Steveson in the NCAA finals. Personal Life and Military Service Wyatt holds the rank of second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and is pursuing an MBA at Oklahoma State University. His unique journey from a small-town Kansas wrestler to NCAA champion and military officer exemplifies dedication and perseverance.​ MORE ON WYATT HERE:   CONNECT WITH WYATT INSTAGRAM  |  LINKEDIN     ALL PAST LBL EPISODES  |  ALL LBLPN PRODUCTIONS AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR PODCAST PLATFORMS     FULL TRANSCRIPT SPEAKERS:  Guest, 2nd. Lt. Wyatt Hendrickson '24  |  Host, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Naviere Walkewicz '99             KEYWORDS Leadership, perseverance, Air Force Academy, wrestling, NCAA champion, personal growth, mindset, tattoos, family support, call signs, wrestling, adversity, mental strength, Olympic training, leadership, self-improvement, Air Force Academy, sponsorships, NIL (Name, Image, Likeness), personal growth   GALLERY       The Long Blue Line Podcast Network is presented by the U.S. Air Force Academy Association & Foundation    

People choose to uproot their lives and move to the US for many reasons, and on this episode we hear one immigrant's story. Elvin Kibet came to America for opportunity--and that opportunity inspired her to give back to her new home by serving her country in the US Army and its World Class Athlete Program unit. Elvin shared her story in author Joanna Garten's book "All in Stride: A Journey in Running Courage and the Search for the American Dream" and talked with us about her journey from a rural village in Kenya where she ran about 5K every day to get to school, to life in the United States as a new mother and Olympic hopeful. Follow Elvin on Instagram and Facebook! Also on today's episode we have news about the International Testing Agency's doping program at Paris, and word about the Paris 2024 bronze medals already falling apart. We're now less than 500 days from Milan-Cortina 2026, and that organization is looking for volunteers! See the qualifications and apply here. Our TKFLASTANIs continue to be busy after Paris 2024. We've got updates from: Samantha Bosco Dennis Connors Kenny Bednarek Paul Kamphuis Kikkan Randall Jayson Terdiman   We're nominated for a Women in Podcasting Award! Winners are selected by popular vote, so we need your help! Vote by October 1 to help us win Best Sports Podcast!   For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com. Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on items purchased through those links. *** Keep the Flame Alive: The Olympics and Paralympics Fan Podcast with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown. New episodes released every week and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. Also look for our monthly Games History Moment episodes in your feed.   Support the show: http://flamealivepod.com/support Bookshop.org store: https://bookshop.org/shop/flamealivepod   Hang out with us online: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flamealivepod Insta: http://www.instagram.com/flamealivepod Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/flamealivepod Facebook Group: hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/flamealivepod Newsletter: Sign up at https://mailchi.mp/ee507102fbf7/flamealivepod VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348          

Elvin Kibet was born and raised in a small village in Kenya, not far from Iten, a town internationally recognized as a hotbed of elite running. Kibet's focus growing up, however, was school; she was determined to excel. And she did. But that wasn't enough to earn her the scholarship she wanted. There was, however, another way. Kibet's two older sisters, Sylvia and Hilda, were both internationally competitive professional runners by the time she finished high school. Their advice: if you want to earn a scholarship and choose your own major (in Kenya, your area of study is chosen for you), you need to run. This set Elvin Kibet on a journey to earn a running scholarship to a US university, which she did. And it was through this process, that she also discovered not only a talent for running fast and racing, but also a love of the sport. Post college, Kibet continued to pursue her racing dreams, ultimately earning a position in the World Class Athlete Program, or WCAP. WCAP is part of the US Army, so in addition to being part of a professional running team, Kibet also became a soldier. Here, as a member of WCAP, Kibet also became the first athlete in the program to ever get pregnant. She faced in unknown future because the Army had no pregnancy policy for members of WCAP. But now because of Elvin Kibet, they do. Kibet's story is highlighted in the new book All in Stride: A Journey in Running, Courage, and the Search for the American Dream, by Johanna Garton, which also features the story of her husband, US Olympian Shadrack Kipchirchir, as well as US Olympian Samantha Schultz. Undoubtedly after hearing Kibet's story here, you will be inspired to read the book. This episode covers Elvin Kibet's running journey, from Kenya to the US; through college, to her first years as a professional runner to WCAP, and through to today, as she navigates the joys and empowerment she's discovered in motherhood. Kibet tells her story in terrific detail, with particularly fascinating insights into the process of emigrating to a new country and the challenges of becoming a professional runner, both in Kenya and the US. Keep Up with Elvin Kibet Instagram: @elvinjkibet Read All in Stride: A Journey in Running, Courage, and the Search for the American Dream Publisher page: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538184592/All-in-Stride-A-Journey-in-Running-Courage-and-the-Search-for-the-American-Dream Keep Up with All in Stride Author, Johanna Garton Instagram: @johannagartonbooks Music Credits Cormac O'Regan, of Playtoh penguinmusic, via Pixabay Coma-Media, via Pixabay Lidérc Bell, via Pixabay Rockot, via Pixabay SergePavkinMusic, via Pixabay RoyaltyFreeMusic, via Pixabay Ways to Connect and Engage with Women's Running Stories Instagram: @womensrunningstories Instagram: @over50sub20_5k_project Facebook: facebook.com/WomensRunningStories Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/444164966663627 Website: womensrunningstories.com Email host Cherie: clouiseturner@gmail.com Women's Running Stories is a proud member of the Evergreen network: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nevada natives Billy Sullivan and Justus Scott have a shared journey on their path to the Army's World Class Athlete Program.

We'd love to hear from you about this episode.Swimming is one of our most popular recreational activities. It is a healthy, low-impact movement that we can continue throughout life.Aside from being a lot of fun, swimming is a great way to enhance health and wellness holistically. The mental health benefits of swimming include a release of endorphins and serotonin, an active form of mindfulness, lower stress and anxiety, and an overall sense of increased happiness. Simply hearing flowing water can induce a flood of neurochemicals, making us happier and healthier and lowering stress levels. While aquatic therapies are standard for physical rehabilitation, more evidence shows successful management of mental and emotional challenges such as PTSD, addiction, and various anxiety disorders. Welcome to Episode Forty-One of The Nature of Wellness Podcast.  In this episode, we sat down with Soldier, Medic, and Paralympic swimmer Elizabeth Marks. Injured in Iraq, Ellie discovered her love for swimming as part of her rehabilitation. After a few years, she was named to the Army's World Class Athlete Program and began competing at the International level as part of Team USA.  Ellie received the 2016 ESPY Pat Tillman Award, a 2017 induction into the Army Woman's Hall of Fame, the 2023 Soldier for Life award, and the 2024 Military Times Soldier of the Year award. She is a 12x World Record Holder, 16x American Record Holder, 2x Paralympic Games Record Holder, and 1x World Championships Record Holder.  We talk to Ellie about her journey through adversity, how "doing hard things" helped her effectively manage the multiple adversities associated with traumatic injury, how sport has allowed her to thrive in all areas of her life, and how "success is a team sport." She shares the importance of "choosing your family" as a support system, how challenges can help us determine who we can and should be, and how our values factor impact our trajectory.We couldn't wait to "dive right in" with this unbelievable human. Please subscribe, rate, and leave a review anywhere you listen to this podcast.We appreciate you all. Be Well-NOW Ellie's Team USA Profile: https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=93c33c50d09bd4562&q=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/elizabeth-marks-858203&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiw2NfpoqWGAxXQF1kFHfoFDdYQFnoECAAQAg&usg=AOvVaw0Q0Afaq0G9La_KXXMbKZ6B&fexp=72519171,72519168Fisher House Foundation Website: https://fisherhouse.org/US Olympic and Paralympic Committee: https://www.usopc.org/DoD Warrior Games: https://dodwarriorgames.com/Invictus Games Foundation: https://www.invictusgamesfoundation.org/ * The unbelievable Shawn Bell produces the Nature of Wellness Podcast, making us sound so good.** The NOW theme song was penned, performed, produced, and provided by the dynamic duo of Phil and Niall Monahan. *** This show wouldn't exist without our amazing guests and all of you who listen. Please like, subscribe, follow, and review to help us get these important messages out to more folks who can benefit from them. Thank you all.

Sagen Maddalena has a literal shot at gold this summer at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Maddalena is a two-time Olympic shooter and will compete in two air rifle events at the summer games. She grew up in Groveland, California. She was homeschooled in the small mountain town and was introduced to her sport through a 4-H gun safety class. She got hooked and went on to become an eight-time All-American collegiate shooter at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. That led to a career as a sharpshooter in the U.S. Army and these days, Sgt. Sagen Maddalena is a member of the elite World Class Athlete Program, which allows members to train and compete in sports on an international level while representing their country. You might think shooting is a sport of perfectionists. Maddalena says perfectionism actually works against her as an athlete. "I think that's one of the things that makes me so good at it is is that I've put in a lot of hours of work and discipline. I've been stubborn to make sure I follow that discipline and that work ethic to be as I can be without being perfect. Having that mentality that would be overwhelming," Maddalena says. On this 'Dying to Ask': Few people guess Maddalena's sport correctly. The sport they think she does. How to achieve mental clarity and avoid the pitfalls of perfectionism. How Maddalena is inspiring kids in small towns to dream big.

Johanna Garton is a three-time author with her most recent book; All in Stride, released this month. Her book details the gripping and inspiring stories of elite runners Elvin and Shadrack. Beginning with their upbringing in Kenya, Garton follows the runners through their journeys to the United States, competing for Division One universities, their romance during college, and ultimately their service as U.S. soldiers and professional runners. More than just a running story, All in Stride takes readers behind the scenes to explore the difficulties Elvin and Shadrack faced, including adjusting to an entirely new culture in the U.S., bigotry and intolerance, the stresses and joys of global competitions like the Olympics, joining the U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program, and discovering the ever-changing landscape of what it means to be an American. Woven through the narrative is the story of Samantha Schultz, who competed in the sport of modern pentathlon for the U.S. Army.  Sammy's journey involved several obstacles including poor coaching, overtraining, the intense pressure to make the Olympic team and a dive into disordered eating, a condition that plagues so many young female athletes. In this conversation we discuss: - Johanna's background and early introduction to running - The stories of Shadrack & Elvin - The story-writing process - The challenges of "making it" as a professional runner And so much more. Find out more about ALL IN STRIDE Buy direct from Johanna Buy on Amazon Johanna's Instagram Join us at the Sydney Marathon Run Club on the 28/4/24 You can find us here: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@strongerstride⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sophielane⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lydia_mckay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our latest Youtube video⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discount Codes: TAILWINDSTRONG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tailwindnutrition.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 15% off Tailwind's premium Hydration and Rebuild products! STRONGERSTRIDE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.solemechanics.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  for 15% off Vivobarefoot shoes ⁠⁠ STRONGER15 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://skorcha.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 15% of Skorcha Sunscreen

Today we're talking with Johanna Garton, author of the new book All in Stride, which is about the US Army's World Class Athlete Program and two runners who were part of it, Elvin Kibet and Shadrack Kipchirchir. Also featured in the book is TKFLASTANI Samantha Schultz, who becomes friends with Elvin during their Army duty. Sammy gets to know Johanna as well and opens up to her about her struggles with body image and disordered eating. Learn more about Johanna at her website. Get your copy through our bookshop.org storefront! Purchases made through this link will help the show earn money to bring you the most fun coverage from Paris 2024. So much news is coming out of Paris! Torch relay boat parades, flame luggage and cauldron location, volunteer kit, the Opening Ceremonies on IMAX, a food sponsor for the Australian Olympic Committee (what will you be eating for your Opening Ceremonies party?) and more! Louis Vuitton is having a temporary exhibit of sport at its workshops in Asnières. Register online for LV's 30-minute guided visit. Speaking of licensing deals, the International Olympic Committee and eight National Olympic Committees have signed a deal with Warner Brothers for Looney Tunes-branded Olympic products.  In news from TKFLASTAN, we hear from: Rower Kristi Wagner Bobsledder Bree Walker Former biathlete Clare Egan Curler John Shuster - Team Shuster will be competing in the World Men's Curling Champs from Mar. 30 to Apr. 7! Figure skating analyst Jackie Wong, who was on NPR's Here and Now. Former cross-country skier Kikkan Randall, whose documentary KIKKAN is now on YouTube.   For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com. Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! Photo courtesy of Johanna Garton/Roger Charlie. *** Keep the Flame Alive: The Olympics and Paralympics Fan Podcast with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown. New episodes released every week and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. Also look for our monthly Games History Moment episodes in your feed.   Support the show: http://flamealivepod.com/support Bookshop.org store: https://bookshop.org/shop/flamealivepod   Hang out with us online: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flamealivepod Insta: http://www.instagram.com/flamealivepod Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/flamealivepod Facebook Group: hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/flamealivepod Newsletter: Sign up at https://mailchi.mp/ee507102fbf7/flamealivepod VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348              

Army Reserve Captain Sarah Beard talks about serving her country as well as competing on the world's stage through the Army's World Class Athlete Program.

Army Reserve Captain Sarah Beard talks about serving her country as well as competing on the world's stage through the Army's World Class Athlete Program.

When life threw John Register a curveball that would make most people give up, he turned it into a stepping stone for something greater. Sit back and be inspired by the incredible journey of this combat veteran and Paralympic silver medalist, as he shares with us the indomitable spirit that drove him to redefine the possible after a life-altering injury. John's insights on shifting focus from limitations to possibilities, underscored by his reflections on the Constitution's role in his life as a black American, offer a piercing look at resilience and the human spirit.Our conversation with John is one for the books, tracing his path from aspiring to join the Army's World Class Athlete Program to facing the stark realities of military service in Operation Desert Shield. As a 31 Charlie, John's knack for boosting soldier morale even in the bleakest moments, coupled with the cultural exchanges that broadened his worldview, is a story of adaptability and growth. Learn how a mindset shift post-injury led John from helplessness to optimism, allowing him to embrace a "new normal" and later stand tall on the Paralympic stage.Finally, we explore the power of community and mastermind groups in propelling us forward, highlighting John's efforts in creating support programs for fellow veterans and the significance of planning for life's transitions. His platform, "JR's 90 Days Friends," and the impact of leading through storytelling are all part of the tools he offers to others striving for success. Engage with us in this episode to discover how John Register's story is not just about overcoming adversity but about thriving through change and personal evolution. Contact Thad - VictoriousVeteranProject@Gmail.comThanks for listening!

Get ready to embark on a captivating journey as we sit down with Kamal Bey, the reigning US champion of Greco wrestling at 77 kilograms. We delve into his astounding journey, navigating through his initial multi-sport athlete days in Illinois, right up to his passion for Greco Roman wrestling that has led to remarkable success in the sport. Alongside this, Kamal recalls his upbringing within a competitive family, particularly under the influence of his boxer father. This episode provides an intimate peek into Kamal's life and the perseverance needed to conquer the wrestling world.As we follow Kamal's path, we traverse through various subjects revolving around sports and personal growth. We chat about the highs and lows of high school wrestling, the transition from national to international stage, humorous recollections of youth athletics, and heavier topics such as weight management and overcoming adversity. Kamal's international success and his experience with the World Class Athlete Program unfolds, revealing his relentless determination and resilience. Our conversation with Kamal wraps up as we discuss the technicalities of Greco-Roman wrestling, his first overseas experience, and his aspirations for making all three national teams. We also get a glimpse into Kamal's travel experiences and his preference for traveling as a team. Through this episode, we explore every aspect of Kamal's life, and the undying determination it takes to thrive in the wrestling world. Tune in to this engaging episode to appreciate the true essence of resilience and determination. Support the showAppleton Tattoo Linkshttps://www.facebook.com/appletontattoohttps://www.instagram.com/mark_appletontattoo/920 Hat Co. Linkshttps://920hatco.com/https://www.instagram.com/920hatco/https://www.facebook.com/920HatCo

Ryan Epps returned from Basic Training after joining the U.S. Army to compete for its World Class Athlete Program and then he found himself winning the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. Epps will face Spencer Woods at 82kg at Final X. Epps was a three-time All-American and two-time NCAA Division III champion at powerhouse Augsburg University. The show will break down the weights at Final X in The Classic Style. Welcome back! SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Podcasts | RSS

Ryan Epps returned from Basic Training after joining the U.S. Army to compete for its World Class Athlete Program and then he found himself winning the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. Epps will face Spencer Woods at 82kg at Final X.Epps was a three-time All-American and two-time NCAA Division III champion at powerhouse Augsburg University. The show will break down the weights at Final X in The Classic Style. Welcome back! SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Podcasts | RSS

Donovan Rider was a national level Taekwondo competitor who made an ambitious decision at age 17. After earning the credit he needed to graduate, he  left high school to join the U.S. Army. There he was a member of the prestigious World Class Athlete Program. His military duty was to train and compete at the highest level, with the goal of representing the Army at the Olympics. After a great deal of success both nationally and internationally,  Donovan saw his hopes dashed by a career ending injury in the ring at the 2012 Olympic team trials. And yet… that is where his story BEGINS. Donovan applied the focus, intensity and resilience he had gained from being a top fighter into fighting his way up the business ladder. He currently operates six martial arts school/ after school programs, and is poised to open dozens more. In this inspiring interview Donovan shares:    The power of reflection and the moment that everything changes when you realize you are living a life incongruent with your vision of yourself What it was like to start up a new business with only 10k in a brand new city with no business contacts  The biggest mistakes elite performers make when identifying and training staff How personal development leads to business development, and why Donovan continues to invest 100K annually on a business coach  The “time blocks” that this ambitious entrepreneur, devoted husband and loving father uses to see continued growth in all areas of his life   If you enjoyed this podcast, please don't be shy and share it with anyone who would benefit from its content.  Visit empoweredmastery.com for more information, or contact us at info@empoweredmastery.com should you have any questions about Balanced Warrior and Empowered Mastery.

Derek Moore is certainly an accomplished wrestler. He was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler with UC Davis at the NCAA Division I Championships in 2007 when he won the 141-pound national title. He is the current head wrestling coach at California Baptist University which recently joined the Big 12. Over his career, Moore won two Pac-10 championships at his weight class. He was also crowned the Pac-10 Wrestler of the Year and UC Davis Male Athlete of the Year in 2007. Prior to CBU, Moore spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Sacred Heart University. He also served six years in the United States Army as a field artillery officer after college. During that time, he spent four years training at the Olympic Training Center with the Army's World Class Athlete Program. As a soldier-athlete, he represented the Army in World and Olympic competition and qualified for the 2012 freestyle Olympic trials at 60 kilograms.

Special Tactics Training Squadron, or STTS, is one of the premier training squadrons in the entire Air Force. Every single Combat Controller and Special Reconnaissance Airman passes through the doors of STTS, and for a good reason- it's where ST performs it's final evaluations on all candidates before they hit their unit. Maj Chris Walsh, a Special Tactics Officer, took over STTS after his stint trying out for the Olympic Bobsled team as part of the World Class Athlete Program and has worked hard to make the organization the crown jewel of the ST pipeline. He was kind enough to talk about all things STTS- where it's going, its challenges, and what he has in store for you at the end of your pipeline. Huge thanks to Maj Walsh for coming on, and make sure to follow his IG @walsh.usa . Hope you all enjoy this one and train hard!Enlisted to Officer Application:  https://www.afspecwar.com/_files/ugd/ccb394_94e4733d7cdb4f9bb9b8be6183a15ecb.pdfROTC/Academy/Civilian/Officer Application: https://www.afspecwar.com/_files/ugd/ccb394_a18f3d5ef19a4c3994ea890dbd787535.pdfDon't forget to subscribe to the Podcast on your favorite player! http://bit.ly/2OG2OlfHave a question?  Email us at info@onesready.comFollow us on Instagram http://bit.ly/2OeNoFIAs always, THANK YOU for your support; we truly appreciate it!#specialtactics #onesready #military  Collabs:18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1ReadyAlpha Brew Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADYATAC Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADYCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYEberlestock - Promo Code: OR10Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYOut of Regs Pomade - Promo Code: ONESREADYStrike Force Energy - Promo Code: ONESREADYTrench Coffee Company - Promo Code: ONESREADY

Haron Lagat coaches a group of elite runners in Colorado Springs. One of his athletes, Emmanuel Bor, ran 13:00 indoors this past season and Elkanah Kibet was fourth in NYC (2021) in addition to representing the US at worlds in 2022. Haron is an elite runner himself. He was born in Kenya, ran for Texas Tech in the mid-2000s and later joined the US Army's World Class Athlete Program. He's run 3:52 for the mile, 8:15 for the steeple, and 28:05 for 10K. The 28:05 was not planned but he was pacing the race and feeling good so why not finish! He plans to retire after the 2024 Olympic Trials Marathon. Haron has been mentored by big names in the sport of track and field. Brother Colm O' Connell, Wes Kittley, Scott Simmons, and the GOAT Eliud Kiochoge. He actually received a text message from Eliud during our talk! This was a such a fun conversation. I felt like this is a guy I would want to be friends with. Down to earth. Old school. Knows the workouts you need to hit but at the same time knows that “magic workouts” don't exist and that your mental game is just as important as what your legs can do! If you don't know too much about Haron Lagat and you aren't already a fan of Peak Running Elite I'm confident that will change after listening to this episode. ———————————————If you're enjoying the podcast and want to show your support, please rate or write a brief review on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/steadfast-running/id1457597546————————————Watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/VB1st5p-msY————————————-Support my work on Patreon or Venmo and receive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/steadfastrunningVenmo: @jonathan-mederos ————————————-Subscribe to my free newsletter:www.steadfastrunning.weebly.com—————————————Join my Strava run club:https://www.strava.com/clubs/1062468Or search for “SteadFast Running”—————————————To connect with HaronInstagram: @runlagat Website: peakrunningelite.orgEmail: haronlagat@gmail.com—————————————To connect with me (Jonathan Mederos)Instagram: @steadfast_running Twitter: @coachmederosEmail: run12795@gmail.com

Kelly Curtis is a skeleton slider who recently competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, and is the first black skeleton slider to compete for America. Kelly is a heptathlete, a sport in which she won first place in the 2011 Penn Relays. She is also a member of the United States Air Force and the World Class Athlete Program. Kelly is a lifelong competitor, from a family of notable athleticism, and is now changing the face of her sport. This episode, Dylan Taylor of ColoradoWeekendAthlete.com welcomes world class Olympic Skeleton Slider, Kelly Curtis. Follow Kelly Curtis on Instagram & Twitter: @KellyCurtisUSA

Coach P speaks with Joe Betterman of Betterman Elite Wrestling in this episode. Joe is a multi-time Greco-Roman Wrestling National Champion who was part of the Army's World Class Athlete Program.  During the conversation, Joe talks about his background, wrestling career, coaching career, and running his apparel company, Gold Medal Gear. Joe shares a wealth of coaching knowledge and wisdom that applies to several areas of life throughout the interview. So grab your pen, notepad, and let's go! You can find out more about Joe and follow his brands at the links below.  Betterman Elite Wrestling Club - Home Gold Medal Gear | Gear Made for Wrestlers by Wrestlers *** If you enjoy Coach P's Perspective Podcast, please consider doing a few things:   Subscribe and then give it a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast. Write an awesome review of what you love about the show. Please share the episode on your social media pages.    Thank You and much love! *** You can purchase Coach P's best-selling book, “Game Changing Moves” HERE. *** Be sure to connect with Coach P on his Website and Social Media for more inspirational messages:  Website:  https://coachchadparks.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachchadparks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachchadparks/ Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/coachchadparks Sponsor: MANSCAPED™ Official US website | Home Of The Lawn Mower® 4.0 | MANSCAPED US (Use the code COACHP20 for a 20% discount on all Manscaped products.)   *** Are you interested in having your company featured on the podcast? Please e-mail Coach Chad Parks at coachchadparks@gmail.com     *** Intro music by Gerald Gray, aka Twish Foaves. You can follow Twish Foaves at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twishfoaves/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristStillLives Music: https://www.reverbnation.com/twishfoaves https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ihETkx53RJujUl0nXg3gh?si=fgst7mo0TVyHZdETIoTk4g *** Champion Athletes Nutrition Website: http://champion-athletes.com/ Phone: 1-800-324-1447 https://www.instagram.com/championathletes Receive $50 off your initial program with the code: COACH P     *** Do you like shoes? Check out my friends over at Flux Footwear! https://fluxfootwear.com/?rfsn=6411829.f9ad23 Use the code COACHP10 for a 10% discount.  *** Check out Boston Scally at: https://www.bostonscally.com/ (Use the code COACHP to receive 15% off of your order) *** Check out Terra Grappl'r at: Click here to get your Terra Grappl'r shoes (Use the code COACHCP10 to receive $10 off of your order)  *** Check out the Lane Frost Brand at: https://lanefrost.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lanefrostbrand/  https://www.facebook.com/lanefrost89/ *** Want to be a high-performance athlete/human being? Start with your nutrition! See my favorite nutrition products below: Alovéa — Do Health Different (myalovea.com) https://proceller8.com/coachchadparks https://wellbuiltsupplements.com/discount/wellbuiltcp (use the code “wellbuiltcp” for a 15% discount) https://badathletics.com/ (use the code “badchad” for a 10% discount)  

Today's Story: A New Home for World Class Athletes

You'd think being an Olympic-caliber athlete is a full-time job, but that's not the case for most Olympians. With the Olympics wrapping up, here's what your favorite athletes will return home to do. ----------------Transcript------------------ Before we get started, remember US athletes do not get paid to compete in the Olympics. They receive a medal bonus, which maxes out at $37,500 for a gold medal, and can earn money through sponsorships or other benefits, but those latter avenues are not something all athletes can achieve. 1. Hilary Knight plays hockey at the Olympic level and also for her day job. Knight is one of the most accomplished women's hockey players in US history. The four-time Olympian ranks second all-time in Olympic points (26) for Team USA and plays in the PWHPA (Professional Women's Hockey Players Association) when she's not at the Olympics. The league, which has been around since 2019, consists of 125 athletes working together to build a sustainable league that will showcase their talent.   2. If you thought flying down a mountain on skis wearing a helmet and some Lycra sounded hard, try making everyone's favorite food. Ryan Cochran-Siegle won a silver in Beijing, and now he'll return to his family's maple syrup farm in Vermont. But the syrup isn't the only thing that runs in the family. Ryan's mom, Barbara Ann Cochran, took home a gold medal for the women's slalom for Team USA in 1972.   3. They're a force on the ice, but curling vice skips American Nina Roth and Brit Vicky Wright have spent two years battling another enemy, COVID. During the pandemic, the two served as hospital nurses while training for their dream of Olympic gold. 4. Tabitha Peterson had her priorities straight, first pharmacy school and then the Olympics. The pharmacist and curling team member graduated pharmacy school in 2015 and headed to her first Olympic Games in 2018. Peterson said she likes her career because she can work more hours in the summer and less in the winter to focus on curling. 5. A program that serves those who represent the US in more than one way is the World Class Athlete Program. The US Army's program allows top-ranked Soldier-athletes to perform at the international level while also serving their nation in the military. They train with the Olympics and Paralympics in their sights. Look for athletes like Army Sgt. Emily Sweeney (women's luge), Specialist Jasper Good (Nordic Combined), Army Specialist Frank Del Duca (two-person bobsled) and Specialist Benjamin Loomis (Nordic Combined) are all members of the program.

This week on the mini-pod Sgt. Justin Olsen. Sgt. Olsen is a 3X US Olympian and 2010 Olympic gold medalist in 4-Man Bobsled. And now he's the push coach for USA Bobsled and Skeleton going to his 4th Olympics. If you ever wondered how to get into push sports. This podcast is for you. Thanks to the US Army and the Army's World Class Athlete Program for having Sgt. Olsen on the podcast. And as always, thank you for your support. US ARMY www.goarmy.com Instagram: @GoArmy Facebook: GoArmy Army's World Class Athlete Program www.armywcap.com Instagram: @USArmywcap Facebook: @USArmyWCAP Tim Loves the Olympics Instagram: @tltopodcast Twitter: @tltopodcast Facebook: @tltopodcast

This week on the Mini-Pod First Lieutenant Amber English. After not qualifying for the last 2 Olympics, Amber refocused her efforts and joined the Army. And at her first Olympics, she did not disappoint. Winning the gold medal in the Women's Skeet Shooting and setting a new Olympic record with 56 hits. AMBER ENGLISH Instagram: @AmberEnglish US Army's World Class Athlete Program www.armywcap.com Tim Loves the Olympics Instagram - @tltopodcast Twitter - @tltopodcast Facebook - tltopodcast E-mail – TLTOpodcast@gmail.com

A few weeks back I spent time in Colorado getting to know Sgt. Samantha Schultz, better known to her friends and family as Sammy. Sammy's heading to Tokyo this week to compete in the modern pentathlon (!!) which comprises five different events: fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, and a final combined event with pistol shooting and cross country running. As someone whose had the privilege of interviewing a slew of athletes in her day, I have to say that Sammy's unlike anyone I've spoken with before. Sure, she's got the tenacity and diligence of many she'll compete alongside. But — she's also a Soldier in the Army. For episode 169, Sammy is telling me all about the Army's World Class Athlete program and what it's like to be a Soldier-athlete. She also shares how she got into this unique sport, what her weakest skill is, how she manages the opportunity cost of training, and what her hopes and dreams are for the future. TBH; she's opened my eyes to a world I knew nothing about. Proud to be part of your support squad as she gears up to compete on August 5 and 6! Of note: This episode is a paid partnership with the Army. SOCIAL @samanthaausa @usarmywcap @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast For more information on the Army's World Class Athlete Program, click here. Get in on the journaling challenge by signing up for the Weekly Hurdle, here. JOIN: THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP LEAVE ME A VOICE MESSAGE! Whether you just want to say hi or have a question you want to ask, I'd love to hear from you! Bonus: Your listener question could be answered in an upcoming episode of the show! P.S. No topics are off limits. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hurdle/message

“Losing my arm wasn't even the worst part. It was my kidney failure that was the worst part. But all of it together was the best thing that could've ever happened to me.” - Sgt. Michael Smith Today's guest is Michael Smith, Sgt. 1st Class US Army, Triathlete and Paralympic Hopeful.I'm going to get straight to the point and just say it -- Michael Smith is a lion! Anyone who can say what he just said in the opening quotation to this episode, can't be anything but a lion. Michael's story is one of those stories you hear and can't help but shake your head at because it just doesn't seem possible. And yet, not only is his unbelievable story true, but the lessons he shares from his journey are clearly applicable to all of us. Yes, he did lose his arm in a terrible accident but what it awoke within him mentally clearly outweighs what it took away from him physically. Somehow it had the opposite effect on Michael's outlook on life. Instead of discouraging him, it fueled his desire to be great. He doesn't hesitate to tell us the accident was the best thing that had ever happened to him. And by the end of our captivating conversation with him, I believe him. And I think you will too!(1:04) Training for the 2021 Paralympic Games…(1:53) “...the training is intense, a lot of sacrifices. I've sacrificed friendships, relationships. I mean, all types of stuff, man. And that's just what it takes for me to get to my goal.”(6:52) Using the challenges of Covid to impact training… “it's the small stuff that you have to conquer before you can expect the big gains and expect to do well on a bigger thing.”(12:39) A crazy accident and medical setbacks…(16:13) Twenty-two surgeries, multiple amputations, kidney failure, and a special Aunt...(22:34) Crawling out of the lowest point… “I came out as fast as I did, and as strong as I did because of my faith in God, my family and my friends.”(25:31) Getting to the Warrior Transition Battalion… and the mindset shift that changed everything.(29:25) Jon's mindset shift thanks to Coach Peterson…(31:20) Earning fit for duty status … “First I had to get my mind right. Once I had that, the physical part was easy.”(37:11) The difficult transition from soldier to Paralympic hopeful…(39:09) “This is my thank you for saving my life.”(44:17) “When I meet people, I want them to be like, ‘Man, I met this brother and he had me wanting to conquer the world!'”(47:13) What advice would you give to others to fuel their mindset?ReferencesWarrior Transition Battalion - websiteArmy World Class Athlete Program - websiteSwim, Bike, Run 4 Equality - FacebookGuestSgt. Michael "Dreamchaser" Smith - InstagramSgt. Smith's fav UCAN product: Tropical Orange EnergyHosts:Jon Rankin - gobemore.co | @chasejonrankinBryan Green - maketheleapbook.com | @maketheleapbookLearn More:UCAN - ucan.co | @genucanYour Personal Best Awaits

Join Dr. Lewis in a conversation with Leigh Jaynes, Olympic-Calibar World Wrestling Champion. Leigh is an Army Veteran, prestigious member of the Army’s World Class Athlete Program and currently a member of the historical New York Athletic Club. She won the bronze medal for Team USA at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in the Women’s Freestyle. And she won the bronze medal in the 2006 World Beach Wrestling Championships at the Women’s Freestyle. Club. Instagram: @leighjayneswrestlingSuccess 4 Women is broadcast live Thursday's at 2PM ET.Success 4 Women TV Show is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com).Success 4 Women Radio Show is broadcast on W4WN Radio - Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com).The podcast is also available on Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com).

Sally is a three-time National Champion and otherwise incredibly accomplished wrestler. She is a former U.S. Army psychological operations specialist and veteran of the war in Afghanistan. During her career, Sally wrestled for the Army’s World Class Athlete Program and competed for Team USA. In 2016 Sally founded Wrestle Like A Girl, a nonprofit whose mission is to empower girls and women using the sport of wrestling to become leaders in life. Support: wrestlelikeagirl.org elitemeetus.org

Terrence Jennings is a former London 2012 Olympics Bronze medalist. He is a coach in the World Class Athlete Program, an initiative of the US army that helps athletes to focus on training and represent the United States at international competition.He started to compete very young and make it to the Youth United States National Team.He is very passionate for the sport, he shares with us some important moments of his career and how he still enjoys training, coaching and watching videos to learn.He has learned from amazing taekwondo masters and coaches like Patrice Remarck and Juan Moreno, in the interview he talked about them and how they helped him to grow in taekwondo.Every taekwondo journey starts with the first classTerrence Jennings was a very active kid. So, when he saw an ad of a new local martial arts school showing a ninja turtle he was immediately attracted to the sport. And since the first class he loved all the flashy movements of taekwondo.He loved playing different sports, like football, basketball and soccer. But he mentions that in team sports there are always things that you can't control because you depend on others.Just one chance to break the boardTerrence's first instructor was very strict. When you were at a belt testing and you had to break a board you only had one chance. Terrence remembers a class partner who in his belt test failed to break the board. Everybody thought that he would have another chance, but no, the instructor made him to wait three months more to do the test again and reattempt to break the board.Terrence reflects that sometimes you don't have a second chance. And you have to do your best when you have the chance.First competitionsTerrence remembers that at first his school was more focused on point sparring.In one of his first competitions he was disqualified for excess of contact, although he was a child he felt disappointed. He thought that maybe that was not the right activity for him.After a while the school started to focus more on Olympic taekwondo and that's how Terrence was introduced in what later would be his way of life.Terrence's first competition was when he was a green belt. His parents drove him one hour to the place of the tournament in Maryland.As in many children tournaments he remembers that the only thing he did was kicking.He went to the middle of the ring and when the fight started it was just one minute of continuous kicking by both sides. No checking or feints, not moving, just kicking until the coach told him to stop.Making a teamEarly in his career he met Coach Patrice Remarck, a two time World Medalist from Ivory Coast who was studying at the University in Washington DC and started to coach in Terrence's academy Olympic style taekwondo.None of the students really know what exactly was Olympic taekwondo, they just followed the instructions of Mr Remarck.One of the strategies that coach Remarck did was to bring the team atmosphere into the dojang. With warm ups, uniforms and behaviour that gives the children that sense of being part of something bigger.Coach Remarck was very strict about earning the right to use a National Team uniform. You could not just put the USA letters in your uniform because you were not allowed to train with that dobok unless you were already a national team member.That is a great motivation, to earn the right to use your country's name in your uniform.Under coach Remarck guidance Terrence's career started to go upwards, he made it to the Junior National Team and started to compete internationally. Before ranking tournaments coach Remarck encouraged his athletes to go to international events like the French or Belgium opens in order to gain experience from fighting the best athletes in other countries.A hard decision and the London 2012 Olympic GamesAn interesting point of the interview was the decision of changing his training place pursuing his dreams.Having an elite coach was a blessing for Terrence's. It allowed him to compete internationally and to be one of the top athletes of the USA. But in order to pursue his dream of going to the London Olympics and to win a medal he had to make some difficult decisions.In a combat sport at an elite level you also need to train with partners that challenge you all the time. That was why he moved to Miami to train at Peak Performance with Coach Juan Moreno who had one of the best teams in the country.Coach Moreno even found him a job to help him to afford his stay in Miami. So he worked at a warehouse starting at 6am and then he just moved to train, every day.But hard work pays off. Under Master Moreno's guidance Terrence won a bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympics. The complete story on the interview.On the interview Terrence talked with us also about:How was his preparation for the London 2012 Olympics?What to do when referees are unfairly penalizing you?How to fight against weight cutting?How does the US Army World Class Athlete Program work?

Captain Chris Walsh is a Special Tactics officer with the 24th Air Force Special Operations Wing. A member of the Air Force's World Class Athlete Program, Chris is also a member of Team USA Bobsled and is an Olympic Hopeful for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Self-diagnosed with a need for speed Chris also competes in Endurance Road Racing Events in his downtime. Chris talks a bit about his background and his role within the Air Force's Special Operations. An avid athlete, he shares the multiple athletic pursuits he's had along the way while in the military and how he ultimately found the sport of bobsled. He explains the role and benefit of the World Class Athlete Program. What training for the “niche” Olympic sport actually requires. How he balances the demands of his career, sport and family. How a lack of fear of failure has helped him to dream and achieve big. We learn about his entrance into the world of Endurance Road Racing and what it's like to compete in a 14+ hour event. He recounts the recent injury that sidelined him and the unlikely silver lining that bought him more time as he continues his Olympic pursuit. Mentioned in the show: Books: The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander. By: Peter Blaber Chris's Racing Videos: https://youtu.be/hOnwTR28Qug https://youtu.be/jm6NaNhrDnM Follow Chris: Instagram: @walsh.usa Follow The Professional Athlete Podcast with Ken Gunter: Instagram: @the_professionalathlete Website: https://www.kengunter.com/ YouTube: Ken Gunter https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRhgjkoSiJXAbS_MIasvvzQ/ Produced By: Justin Gunter, Ken Gunter Music By: Justin Gunter, Ken Gunter

Episode 022: An Olympic Journey with Emily Sweeney Emily is from Portland, Maine and started the luge when she was 10 years old. She has competed in countless World Cup competitions and the 2018 Pyeonchang Olympics. Emily is also in the Army and is a part of the World Class Athlete Program. Follow Emily's Journey to Beijing 2022: Instagram: @ecsweens Facebook: @ecsweens Keep up to date with The Female Elite Instagram: @female.elite Facebook: @thefemaleelite Show Notes: https://thefemaleelite.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/katie-mccaffery/message

In this episode, we sit down with Megan Henry. Megan is a First Lieutenant in the Army, an MI officer (35D), and was prior enlisted as a 35F. She played Division One Field Hockey and ran track at American University, and enlisted following her graduation. Last year, she was ranked overall #1 in the United States for Skeleton, a one-man, high speed sled style Winter Olympics event. She is also a member of the Army's World Class Athlete Program. She hopes to compete in the 2020 Winter Olympics. valkyrieprojectus.com armywcap.com https://www.teamusa.org/usa-bobsled-skeleton-federation/athletes/Megan-Henry

Lt Lindy Jones qualified for the 2020 Olympic trials on her first marathon. Enjoy our conversation about running, her mental game, fast women, and things that really matter to her. Lt Jones is a part of the World Class Athlete Program for track & field and the marathon. She will continue to train for the Olympic trials in the 10k on the track this Summer.

Lt Lindy Jones qualified for the 2020 Olympic trials on her first marathon. Enjoy our conversation about running, her mental game, fast women, and things that really matter to her. Lt Jones is a part of the World Class Athlete Program for track & field and the marathon. She will continue to train for the Olympic trials in the 10k on the track this Summer.

My guest this week is Samantha Schultz, an Olympic hopeful for the coming 2020 games in Tokyo, Japan. Samantha competes and trains in the sport of Modern Pentathlon which includes fencing, swimming, equestrian (horseback riding), shooting, and running. She's part of the World Class Athlete Program in the U.S. Army and has been on the USA Modern Pentathlon National and World Teams since 2010. During her athletic career, some of her key accomplishments include being a 2020 Olympic Qualifier, a Silver Medal Winner at the 2019 Pan American Games, a 2016 Olympic Alternate in Modern Pentathlon, a 6-time US National Champion, the 2016 & 2019 Triathle World Champion (run, swim, shoot), the 2019 Biathle World Champion, and the 2012 Junior World Champion for Women's Team and Relay. Samantha currently resides in Colorado, where she was also born and raised, and she's now focused on going to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Make sure to listen to the full interview and enjoy the conversation with a truly gifted athlete..

Ep #200 - My guest this week is Samantha Schultz, an Olympic hopeful for the coming 2020 games in Tokyo, Japan. Samantha competes and trains in the sport of Modern Pentathlon which includes fencing, swimming, equestrian (horseback riding), shooting, and running. She's part of the World Class Athlete Program in the U.S. Army and has been on the USA Modern Pentathlon National and World Teams since 2010. During her athletic career, some of her key accomplishments include being a 2020 Olympic Qualifier, a Silver Medal Winner at the 2019 Pan American Games, a 2016 Olympic Alternate in Modern Pentathlon, a 6-time US National Champion, the 2016 & 2019 Triathle World Champion (run, swim, shoot), the 2019 Biathle World Champion, and the 2012 Junior World Champion for Women's Team and Relay. Samantha currently resides in Colorado, where she was also born and raised, and she's now focused on going to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Make sure to listen to the full interview and enjoy the conversation with a truly gifted athlete. If you would like to help to support Sammy on her journey to the Tokyo games, she has a page set up where you can donate. >> Please support Sammy going to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics: http://samanthakusa.com/you-can-help/ Follow Samantha Schultz on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samanthakusa/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samanthaausa/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCazOShNm0GEs39IM8IYYlaw Whether you are new to The Driven Entrepreneur Podcast or are a fan, please don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the show. Your support and your reviews help this show to attract prolific guests and to provide the best listening experience possible. Also, I love to hear from the fans and listeners. Please share your feedback, guest suggestions, or ideas for show topics with me on social media. Follow Matt Brauning on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattbrauning Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattbrauning/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattbrauning Visit Matt Brauning's Websites: www.mattbrauningpodcast.com www.fireboxbook.com Get a copy of my brand new book, "The Firebox Principle," on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Firebox-Principle-Drives-Every-Entrepreneur-ebook/dp/B07FDKK9QW  

Someone, anyone, please tell me why Party in the U.S.A. is stuck in my head. I don’t own that song, but I believe the reason for this is the fact I live in a house with three females and one of them might actually own one of the NOW music CDs. I actually own NOW, when there wasn’t a volume. NOW, Volume 1, which is not its real name, had some rock on it. It also had some sappy late 90s R&B that I fell out of favor with once I discovered how badass Phil Anselmo and Pantera was. Walk on home, boy. This is Short Time Shots, your mostly daily look at the scores and news from the world of wrestling. I’m Jason Bryant. So far, this will be 14 straight episodes. There likely won’t be one on Friday night, since I’ll be covering the Gopher dual and putting out an episode of The Guillotine Grapevine. Maybe I’ll record it on Saturday morning for you guys as you make the last mow of the season, or in some cases, the first snow shovel of the year worth it.  Dual Meets:  Unranked Illinois, fresh off getting beat by Army West Point last weekend, rebounded with a 19-14 win over border rival and 13th ranked Missouri at Francis Howell High School in St. Louis on Thursday night. Missouri did have the services of All-American Grant Leeth at 141, but were without Dylan Wisman at 184. Illinois had key wins at 125 as Justin Cardani beat Dack Punke and then three in a row from 165-184 to take the lead heading into the dual’s final two weights. Freshman heavyweight Luke Luffman prevailed 9-7 over Rodrigo Diaz to give Illinois the upset. Division II Colorado School of Mines shut down Northeastern Junior College 34-9. Also out in Colorado, Western Colorado beat Chadron State 28-13 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.  Elmhurst beat the University of Chicago 33-19 as the Bluejays benefited from three Chicago forfeits. Maroons All-Americans Steve Bonsall and Ben Sarasin were both victorious.  A couple of junior colleges picked up wins over Division III foes - Mercyhurst North East topped Pitt-Bradford 31-18, while Joliet Junior College beat MacMurray 36-18. Lincoln, which is in its first year as an NAIA member after transitioning from a two-year school to a four-year one, also beat MacMurray 34-18. In Georgia, Brewton-Parker, with a hyphen, knocked off Truett McConnell, sans hyphen, 38-12.  Nothing reported from CSU-Pueblo and Otero, Central Baptist and Oklahoma Wesleyan or the two duals out west in the California Community Colleges.  Late Wednesday: Neosho County and head coach Nick Nothern knocked off rival Labette 26-16 in Chanute. That’s action in the NJCAA in case you were wondering. The Panthers swept six bouts between 149 and 197 to take the dual.  GET A FREE MONTH OF PODCAST HOSTING WITH LIBSYN There are approximately 63 active wrestling podcasts out there, with 20 of them on the Mat Talk Podcast Network. I get asked all the time about what people need to start a podcast. One of the most important things is a podcast host. I firmly believe in quality comes at a cost and with Libsyn, my podcast host of choice, that cost is super affordable. Sign up for Libsyn, at L-I-B-S-Y-N.com and use the promo code MTO to get your first month of podcast hosting for free when you sign up. That means you get the rest of THIS month and NEXT month free. They’ve got plans as affordable as $5 a month. They’ve been the backbone of this network and if you don’t reach out to me for technical advice, at least hear me on this one – Libsyn.com, use promo code MTO and get your free month (and a half!) TAKEDOWN CANCER It's time again to think about hosting a TakeDown Cancer event at one of your home meets, tournaments or youth events. TakeDown Cancer raises money for the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund where over 91 percent of all money goes directly to research doctors and other cancer related projects. TakeDown Cancer is an all volunteer group with no paid salaries. TakeDown Cancer has raised almost $250,000. Please consider hosting an event. Go to www.takedowncancer.org for information or contact Mark Neu at mneu@shakopee.k12.mn.usLet’s TakeDown Cancer! - No one fights alone! Notables on the Docket for November 15: Super solid Friday night for wrestling: No. 3 Ohio State heads to Pittsburgh to take on the No. 15 Panthers, No. 4 Oklahoma State will have its first dual of the season as it heads to Philly to take on Drexel. No. 6 Minnesota hosts Rider at Williams Arena, I’ll be there for that one, as will BDI. No. 8 Arizona State opens its home slate against Division II Augustana (S.D.), No. 9 NC State hosts Old Dominion, which was ranked last week and fell out of the rankings despite not losing. Same thing happened to Wyoming. Binghamton faces South Dakota State in Sioux Falls, Bucknell heads to Northern Illinois, Division II Simon Fraser faces Oregon State in Tahoma, Washington and Rutgers heads to Fresno State where the Bulldogs are trying to break their own attendance record, looking for 10,000 fans in the SaveMart Center.  Notable matches from other divisions include Ithaca traveling to Stevens Institute, Manchester at Wabash, more news on them in a second, Campbellsville and the first-year program at Arizona Christian facing Embry-Riddle - not at same time, that would be unfair and there’s a doubleheader with the men’s and women’s programs with Southern Oregon going to Portland to face Warner Pacific. Tournament-wise, the Roger Williams Invitational kicks off in Bristol, Rhode Island.  FROM THE DWN: Minnesota profiles senior Carson Brolsma with the now overused Q&A segment called Seven Minutes. The Open Mat actually started that, then Trackwrestling adopted it after TOM stopped doing it. And now we have it in Minnesota. It’s like every column in every wrestling magazine being called The Inside Trip - with apologies to Brando and B-Law with The Inside Trip podcast. End snarky note.  The week will continue with posts from the early signing period. Some schools went all out on day one, while others are trickling out their early classes. While not directly linked in this section, Thursday’s releases are in the newsletter.  We’ve got a new No. 1 in Division III wrestling, mainly because the rankings in the early season released by the Division III Coaches Association are on tournament points. Loras, the preseason No. 1, didn’t lose, but slid one spot to No. 2. This is why tournament rankings are absolute crap UNTIL the postseason. Next week’s rankings, as the release says, will be dual strength. I’d have just held off the team rankings this week, since there was plenty of movement in the individual rankings. Oh, that new No. 1, by the way, the Little Giants of Wabash.  Missouri’s sports information office features alum and UFC fighter Tyron Woodley, while Penn State has an in-house feature on Creighton Edsell, an unlikely small town starter who came up with a win in last week’s dual against Navy.  Flowrestling looks at Fresno State’s drive to break its attendance record and eclipse the 10,000-fan mark in their upcoming dual against Rutgers.  The Predicament goes into the Where Are They Now with the Inside the Rivalry series. Well, where are they now and what are they all doing?  Mason Beckman makes a guest appearance with a preview of the Bill Farrell Memorial on the Home Mat Advantage at 74kg.  TheMat.com gives us the full U.S.-centric Bill Farrell preview as well.  Flowrestling borrows Tim Hands of Five Point Move for their extensive Greco-Roman preview, not paywalled.  Patch.com, a collection of like 1,200 hyperlocal news websites, features Penn State wrestling alum Rohan Murphy and his message to inmates at Suffolk County Correctional Facility. Rohan is an amazing dude. Born with no legs, he’s got a great message to share about perseverance.  The Southern Illinoisan, yes, that is the actual name of the newspaper, featured Carbondale Community High School coach Dennis Ragan and his recent induction into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame via the Illinois chapter. If that name and location lead you to connect some dots - la la la la - then you’re right. It’s Alli’s dad.  And the biggest Bud heavy advocate in wrestling, Willie Saylor, drops an interview on his MatScouts Rokfin channel that Blair Academy’s Travis Mastrogiovanni, the No. 4 recruit in the Class of 2021 is heading to Oklahoma State, where his brother Trevor has also committed.  On The Network With a big weekend upcoming, the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast with host Brian Reinhardt talks with NC State head wrestling coach Pat Popolizio, as well as Jakob Camacho, Tariq Wilson and Hayden Hidlay. Thye host ODU on Friday, the Wolfpack Duals on Saturday and the Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open on Sunday.  PA Power’s college podcast is up and out with Iowa’s Michael Kemerer and a recap of the PA-centric college scores from last week while Five Point Move talks with Jon Anderson of the Army’s World Class Athlete Program, who makes his return to competition at this weekend’s Bill Farrell. Also, Dennis Hall had numerous F-bombs edited out of the show. Dennis gets fired up.  You can get to read those stories and more from Mat Talk Online’s daily wrestling newsletter. Sign up for free at mattalkonline.com/news and get the day’s top wrestling stories from around the world delivered to your inbox for free every single morning.  The Mat Talk Online Daily Newsletter is sponsored by Resilite.  If you'd like to SUPPORT THE SHOW and all the on-demand audio offerings, free newsletters and historical research. You can support this program and the Network by making a small monthly contribution or one-time donation by going to mattalkonline.com/jointheteam.  Venmo, PayPal, Buymeacoffee.com or Patreon, but here’s the perk with a monthly Patreon contribution - you get the cool perks like branded shirts, glasses, hats, digital preview guides, shout outs on the show and even a chance to be on Short Time!  The Short Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly outfitted by Compound Sportswear

  I think I spend more time watching DIY videos on YouTube these days than I do watching anything else on the platform. Why? My home renovation, which has entered its fourth month, is nearly complete. The basement was half finished, but now, we’ll have a legit, legal guest bedroom and I’ll have a dedicated studio and office space – tucked away from everyone. In 10 years, when I’ll have two teenage girls in the house, I’m going to probably need that hideaway – or speakeasy – if you will. So it’s time to learn how to build desks, build bars and accent walls. I’m Jason Bryant, and I’m also building quite the repository of podcasts, this is just one of them, it’s Short Time Shots, a mostly daily look at the day’s scores and more from around the world of wrestling. Dual Meets: In the second head-to-head dual between teams ranked in the Top 25 this season, No. 17 North Carolina edged No. 19 Michigan by a coincidentally similar 19-17 score. Each team won five matches, but the big difference were three additional bonus points earned at 174 pounds where Clay Lautt cradled up Reece Hughes and got the fall in the first period. North Carolina’s Austin Headlee made his move up two weight classes to 157 pounds a successful one, defeating highly touted redshirt freshman Will Lewan 5-2. Michigan’s Mason Parris had a chance to give the Wolverines the win, needing a fall at heavyweight, but managed a 4-0 win over Andrew Gunning. At a sold out Saegertown High School in Northwest Pennsylvania, No. 7 Wisconsin improved to 5-0 win a 28-15 win over the host Fighting Scots of Edinboro. The Badgers picked up falls from Seth Gross at 133 pounds, Tristan Moran at 141 and Evan Wick at 165 pounds. It was a homecoming, albeit a short trip, for Edinboro’s Cody Mulligan, a Saegertown native, who fell to Tyler Dow 5-2 at 184 pounds. In Division III, Western New England jumped out to a 23-4 lead over Norwich and ended up holding off a late rally to pick up a 26-19 win. While Norwich lost, give their Instagram a follow @cadetwrestling. It’s totally worth it if they post stuff like they did tonight from their duals. Quality stuff. Bluefield, the only NAIA school in Virginia, picked up a home win over Truett McConnell 28-19. Joseph Dudley and Creed Lumpp picked up falls for the Rams at 157 and 165 to help lift Jason Waelti’s squad to the win. The Muskegon Duals are going on in Michigan and the club team from Grand Valley State picked up wins against Trine and Olivet, while Niagara Community College picked off the first-year NAIA program at Rochester (Mich.) and host Muskegon. Late Thursday: Division II San Francisco State, led by head coach and past three-time Northwestern All-American Jason Welch, spoiled Vanguard’s first home dual in 39 years as the Gators topped the Lions 39-11. Vanguard is coached by California native and former UNI Panther Caleb Flores. In Ashland, Oregon, No. 2 Menlo topped Southern Oregon 32-12 as the pair of women’s teams in the NAIA’s Cascade Conference did battle. Had one correction to make, Cerritos beat Palomar last night, not Rio Hondo. Santa Ana had the 29-18 win over Rio Hondo out in California. I also said “Fresno State” instead of Fresno City. Meh, it was after midnight. PROMO CODE WARNING I’ve recently posted on Twitter about the number of wrestling podcasts currently out in the wild. There’s about 63 active shows with 20 of them on the Mat Talk Podcast Network. I want people making good decisions when it comes to choosing a podcast hosting company. If you’re going to jump into podcasting. Let me help. Here’s step one: Choose the right hosting company. There’s stuff that’s free, and there’s stuff that’s good. I want you to go with what’s good, proven and reliable. Sign up for Libsyn, at L-I-B-S-Y-N.com and use the promo code MTO to get a month for free. That means you get the rest of THIS month and NEXT month free. They’ve got plans as affordable as $5 a month. They’ve been the backbone of this network and if you don’t reach out to me for technical advice, at least hear me on this one – com, use promo code MTO and get your free month (and a half!) Notables on the Docket for November 9: Journeymen Northeast Duals are taking place at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, N.Y. Division I teams in action there are Arizona State, LIU, Purdue, Sacred Heart, Buffalo, Virginia and Utah Valley. There’s also a solid mix of non-Division I schools including Division II powerhouses St. Cloud State and Pitt-Johnstown. Guess what, they aren’t avoiding each other either. In the past, power teams come to this tournament and don’t wrestle one another. Come on. Why you going to go all the way across the country and be a part of an event that showcases wrestling and NOT wrestle? Division II American International is also there along with Division III Alfred State, Castleton, Ithaca, Johnson & Wales and TCNJ. There’s also a youth club division with some of the top clubs in the Northeast. North Dakota State hosts the Bison Open, Appalachian State hosts the Mountaineer Open, the Ohio Intercollegiate Open is also floating around on Saturday, as are opens at Maryville, Oklahoma City, Millikin, UW-Oshkosh, UNC Pembroke, and Dakota Wesleyan. Invitationals are being hosted by King’s College (Pa.), Gettysburg, UW-Platteville, Mount Union, Ursinus, and Washington & Jefferson. On the women’s side, Waldorf hosts its open as well. There’s also a ton of duals – check Trackwrestling, WrestleStat, D3Wrestle and Transition Wrestling for all the relevant scores from your particular division of choice. FROM THE DWN: Travis Johnson gives a notebook-style look at the week in Division I with Penn State media day, Iowa injury updates and some things from last week. That’s on Trackwrestling.com. In India, wrestling journalist Vinay Siwach explains how a decades long land dispute between opposing groups could impact a large state wrestling championship, which could impact athletes from the region and their opportunity to compete at the Indian senior nationals. Check it out on Scroll.in. Five Point Move again with the Greco-Roman news as Spenser Mango returns with his latest blog from the Army’s World Class Athlete Program called Fort Greco. There’s a reason Five Point Move was the National Wrestling Media Association’s website of the year in 2017-18. The RUDIS Podcast with Matt Dernlan and Ben Askren recap the Princeton Open and they also discuss the impact of true freshmen on college wrestling. Minnesota Public Radio previews the inaugural season of Augsburg University’s women’s wrestling team. There’s some hammers in that wrestling room. There’s no other women’s wrestling programs in Minnesota. That also doesn’t stop Augsburg from launching a program. That’s in stark contrast to what the administration is doing 45 minutes south in Northfield at St. Olaf College. They still haven’t responded to interview requests. A longtime wrestling coach in New Jersey, Russ Riegel, passed away at age 89. Riegel coached Hunderton Central to 533 wins in his 35 years as the school’s head coach. Read about it at NJ.com. From The Washington Post, Liz Clarke profiles Mya Kretzler, a Kansas wrestler who spent four years working to get girls wrestling sanctioned in Kansas. Continuing with the women’s and girls wrestling news, Ferrum’s Talum Smith was honored by Wrestle Like A Girl last week with the Afsoon Roshanzamir Johnston Courage Award. She’s got a great story, as the Franklin News-Post outlines. Ferrum SID Gary Holden gets called into duty with this feature. Bloody Elbow’s Ed Gallo goes into a wrestling breakdown with the 2019 World Championships. He starts with Gadzhimurad Rashidov of the Russian Federation. Bryce Villa of The Open Mat gives us a look into five things to watch in Division II wrestling this weekend. Bryce has been putting in the time to cover D2 wrestling for TOM. Big props. By the way, there’s a ton of news out there on Jim Jordan, the Republican congressman from Ohio and past NCAA wrestling champion involving the Richard Strauss case. A handful of links will be included in the newsletter, but it’s not a topic I care to discuss on the show. You want wall to wall political coverage of this topic, I’d implore you to look elsewhere. On the Network Chad Dennis of The MatBoss Podcast returns with Episode 40 featuring NCAA champion, World Teamer and Pittsburgh head wrestling coach Keith Gavin. The PA Power Podcast with hosts Jeff Upson and Eric Knopsnyder return with Episode 55 as the pair recaps the PA Power preseason tournament, The Surge! You can get to read those stories and more from Mat Talk Online’s daily wrestling newsletter. Sign up for free at mattalkonline.com/news and get the day’s top wrestling stories from around the world delivered to your inbox for free every single morning. The Mat Talk Online Daily Newsletter is sponsored by Resilite. Short Time Shots is sponsorless. Want to contribute? Got a product or something you want some added exposure for? Give me a shout OR If you'd like to SUPPORT THE SHOW and all the on-demand audio offerings, free newsletters and historical research AND you want to get some of that cool Compound gear, you can support this program by making a small monthly contribution to the network going to mattalkonline.com/jointheteam The Short Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly outfitted by Compound Sportswear. 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It’s Tuesday, so that means all the rankings in the world are now available in Division I wrestling. Flowrestling, Trackwrestling, AWN, WIN, The Open Mat, InterMat, the society for the reintroduction of feral cats and Nipsey Russell’s House of Hustle have all released their college rankings. They come out Monday or Tuesday, you know where to go for them, so I won’t bog down the show with notes about them here. I will say, I do despise tournament rankings being used for dual meet promotion. You wrestle duals, use dual meet rankings. Several of them are also out there – pick one. Starting off the show with a rant rather than a rub, this is Short Time Shots, a mostly daily look at the scores and more from around the world of wrestling. I’m Jason Bryant. Limited night in duals, so we’ll just throw out what we’ve got before it gets too late and my kids wake back up. My wife’s still in China, which means I’m still in survival mode. I love my kids, but you really do lose all sense of personal time when you’re watching them solo. Tonight, it was the Little Mermaid Live. Under the Sea, take it from me … there’s some messed up lyrics in Disney films. Minnesota Beer of the Night: And you know the NCAA Division I Championships are coming to Minneapolis this year. So with that in mind, when relevant, I’ll give you my Minnesota beer of the night. Tonight, it’s Pixel Bot, a New England IPA that’s 7.6% ABV, but a smooth 11 IBUs. If you don’t know what that means, it means its not bitter and has a bit of a kick. It’s by Tin Whiskers Brewing Company in St. Paul. Dual Meets: It was a men’s-women’s Division III doubleheader in Naperville, Illinois on Tuesday night as North Central College picked up a pair of wins over MacMurray College. On the women’s side, the Cardinals won the first dual meet in school history with a 27-21 win. Of the seven matches contested, North Central won six. On the men’s side, North Central used four forfeits to win comfortably 47-6. In Little Rock, Division II Ouachita Baptist won a pair of duals, first topping host Arkansas Baptist, an NJCAA school, 40-6, then beating NAIA Central Baptist 36-17. Arkansas Baptist upended Central Baptist 24-14. That’s the extent of Tuesday’s scores.  PROMO CODE WARNING: I posted on Twitter today about the number of wrestling podcasts currently out in the wild. There’s about 63 active shows with 20 of them on this here Mat Talk Podcast Network. I want people making good decisions when it comes to choosing a podcast hosting company. There’s stuff that’s free, and there’s stuff that’s good. I want you to go with what’s good. Sign up for Libsyn, at L-I-B-S-Y-N at Libsyn.com and use the promo code MTO to get a month for free. That means you get the rest of THIS month and NEXT month free. They’ve got plans as affordable as $5 a month. They’ve been the backbone of this network and if you don’t reach out to me for technical advice, at least hear me on this one – Libsyn.com, use promo code MTO and get your free month (and a half!) From the DWN: The first NWCA Division I Coaches Poll of the regular season was released on Tuesday, with the only real movement happening as a result of Virginia Tech’s 29-10 win over Missouri. The Hokies jumped up five spots to No. 11, while Missouri slid four spots from No. 9 to No. 13. The NJCAA rankings came out and Western Wyoming comes in as the No. 1 team to start the year. The Mustangs are followed by NIACC, Clackamas, Harper and Ellsworth. Expect traditional powers Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and Iowa Central to creep up there as the season moves on. Johnson & Wales swept the New England Wrestling Association awards this week as Gabriel McDaniel was named Wrestler of the Week, while Hayden Brown was Rookie of the Week. Both won titles at the Ithaca Invitational – McDaniel at 141, Brown at 133. McDaniel was also named com Wrestler of the Week as well. The Air Force Academy’s Randy Meneweather was named Co-Big 12 Wrestler of the Week after winning the Cowboy Open going 5-0 with four falls at 165 pounds in the Elite Division. He shares the award with Fresno State’s Jacob Wright, who went 3-0 in duals in San Diego, which is Spanish … nevermind. Virginia Tech’s B.C. “I’m seriously named after a headache powder” LaPrade was named ACC Wrestler of the Week. He wrestled at New Kent in Virginia, which is in my home district, the Bay Rivers. One time, I was walking into a dual at Tabb High School a few days before the Virginia Duals. B.C.’s dad comes up to me and goes “Didn’t I meet you in Fargo?” I said you have to be more specific. He said “It was at the Turf.” I say again, sir, you have to be more specific. Turf reference #2 this year. Ohio State’s Luke Pletcher and Purdue’s Kendall Coleman were Big Ten Co-Wrestlers of the Week. Both won the Michigan State Open. Pletcher’s title included a win over No. 1 Dom Demas of Oklahoma, while Coleman slayed three ranked foes en route to the title. The Predicament released Inside The Rivalry, Chapter 7, Part 3, which is never confused with Leonard Part 6 – although I don’t think we can reference films like that anymore. Anyway, this feature focuses on Mario Galanakis. It’s been a pretty good series to read. com has broken down the individual schedule for two-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee. I mean, this might be the first time I’ve seen something like this posted, ever. Keeping with that Iowa theme, Cody Goodwin of the Des Moines Register checks in with his Week 1 Redshirt Report. Cody won last year’s NWMA Journalist of the Year Award. I still have to send him his mug. North Carolina made a coaching move, adding Jordan Oliver to the staff as a volunteer assistant and also elevating Tony Ramos to Associate Head Coach. Oliver’s move to Carolina was confirmed a bit ago, but him joining the staff officially is news to some. Transition Wrestling, an outfit aimed at promoting women’s college wrestling, released its weekend recap. I’ll be leaning more on what Gabby Lord-Klein is doing with Transition Wrestling to keep up with the women’s scores since I won’t be tracking down things for my now-retired college wrestling scoreboard. Of note there, Texas Wesleyan earned its first ever women’s college dual win, defeating Schreiner 24-14. I’ll do a better job at getting the women’s scores, in the Shots score section as the season moves on. The Times of India, which if you don’t know, produces some pretty wild stories about what’s going on in Indian wrestling, features the 2020 medal hopes, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia. The story goes into the backstory of the Phogats, which was highlighted in the movie Dangal. Five Point Move outlines the rise of Spencer Woods of the Army’s World Class Athlete Program as he won his first senior-level gold medal in Greco-Roman in Sweden over the weekend. Yahoo reports Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will portray Mark Kerr in an upcoming film. Kerr, known widely as a pioneer in MMA, was a four-time NCAA qualifier at Syracuse and a 1992 NCAA champion. HBO did a documentary on Kerr in 2002 called The Smashing Machine. Kerr was 10th at the 1994 World Championships at 100kg in Istanbul in men’s freestyle. Flo also touched on Willie Saylor leaving the company. It’s on the FRL podcast feed, which is free, however the link to the show is part of the Flo Pro, and as I said in a previous show, the show and newsletter doesn’t link to content behind paywalls. I’m an equal opportunity denier as well. On The Network Episode 55 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast, the only school-hosted team show on the Mat Talk Podcast Network gets an NC State recap as well as some insight from Kellen Devlin, who won The Battle at The Citadel over the weekend. You can get to read those stories and more from Mat Talk Online’s daily wrestling newsletter. Sign up for free at mattalkonline.com/news and get the day’s top stories from around the world in wrestling delivered to your inbox for free. On the Docket for November 6: West Virginia Tech from the NAIA will take on Division II West Liberty as the Danny Irwin era begins at West Liberty. Tangent Warning: Hopefully the kids who got left stranded by whatever the hell Wheeling University, formerly Wheeling Jesuit, all found homes to compete this year. Irwin led Wheeling Jesuit to a second place finish at last year’s Division II championship before the wheels on the bus came falling off and the school slashed tons of academic and athletic programs – but never officially announced it. Their wrestling room was left in literal shambles. Sean Doyle and Danny Irwin and staff had a good thing going there. There’s something to be said about poor leadership at a school, with a CC: to our friends down at St. Olaf. Fontbonne, a new Division III program in Missouri, will wrestle its first dual in school history as it heads north to Lincoln, Neb., to take on Nebraska Wesleyan. Division II Davenport heads across Michigan to take on Division III Alma. Graceland takes on Central Methodist in the NAIA school’s first dual in school history, while down in North Carolina, the Nick Soto era begins at St. Andrews as the NAIA Knights head to Belmont Abbey to take on the Division II Crusaders. California: Three duals out west as Chabot hosts Fresno City, Cerritos hosts Palomar and Santa Ana will host Rio Hondo, which is one of two Roadrunners that I know of in college wrestling. The other is at CSU Bakersfield. Meep Meep! I’d love to do more with the NJCAA but the schedule compilation is just too brutal. The Mat Talk Online Daily Newsletter is sponsored by Resilite. Short Time Shots is sponsorless. Want to contribute? Got a product or something you want some added exposure for? Give me a shout OR If you'd like to SUPPORT THE SHOW and all the on-demand audio offerings, free newsletters and historical research AND you want to get some of that cool Compound gear, you can support this program by making a small monthly contribution to the network going to mattalkonline.com/jointheteam T

Kat and Alex talk with John Register about how to stay present rather than "chippy", how to keep evolving into the next steps into your journey, meeting President Obama, listening for "echoes" in your life and so, so much more. BIO Athletics have been Register’s passion since he began swimming competitively at the Oak Park, Ill., YMCA. He then moved on to baseball and football. He eventually started competing in track and field, the sport that earned him a scholarship to the University of Arkansas. There he became a four-time All-American – once in the NCAA long jump, once in the 55-meter hurdles and twice on the 4×400 meter relay teams. He was part of four national championship track teams under coach John McDonnell.The All-American Razorback qualified for the Olympic trials twice, once in the 110-meter hurdles in 1988 and again in 400-meter hurdles in 1992. He was on his way to competing as a member of the 1996 Olympic team when a misstep over a hurdle caused a serious injury leading to the amputation of his leg. After 18 months of rehabilitation and training, he competed on the 1996 Paralympic team as a swimmer. He was soon fitted with a running prosthesis and earned a silver medal in the long jump at the 2000 Paralympic Games, setting the American long jump record. He also placed fifth in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes.Register completed his bachelor’s degree in communications in 1988 and then enlisted in the U.S. Army. As a Desert Shield and Desert Storm veteran, Register continued to pursue athletics in the Army’s World Class Athlete Program, winning nine gold medals in the Armed Services Competition and two World Military Championships.In 2003, he accepted a position with the U.S. Olympic Committee in Colorado and created the Paralympic Military Program, which uses sports to assist wounded service members. He also works as an inspirational speaker.Join John every Saturday morning and hear guest share their stories on the inspirational podcast, "Life's New Normal" and empower each listener to overcome the adversity in their lives.Inspired Communications International John on FacebookSend us your questions, comments, episode ideas or your very own Dare to be Human stories to hello@daretobehumanpodcast.com, join the conversation on our facebook or leave us a message at 518-212-7886! We record at The Mopco Improv Theatre in Schenectady, NY where you can come visit us sometime! Original music by Mark S. MerittLogo by Derek Walker

Episode 5 features Hive Gold Athlete and world-class wrestler Jenna Burkert. Jenna, who is 26, is remarkably energetic and forthcoming. She talks with host David Willey about mental toughness, fear and unstoppability. Burkert started wrestling when she was 6 years old, before there was even a path for girls into the sport. Jenna created her own path and went on to become a national champion and qualify for several world championships. And, that’s not it, thanks in part to her; Women’s wrestling became an Olympic sport in 2004. Now women’s wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. There are currently 58 college teams and an even bigger push to add more collegiate and high school programs across the country. Jenna is not only an elite wrestler but is also a Unit Supply Specialist based in Colorado Springs, and is part of the Army’s World Class Athlete Program. Even if you’ve never wrestled or watched wrestling, you will come away from this conversation feeling inspired to knock down whatever obstacles stand between you and your goals, whatever they may be.  

Sally Roberts of Wrestle Like a Girl shares “How the world of sport can teach girls that the world is theirs.”   Sports came out of a tough choice to either participate in a sport after school or go to Juvenile Detention. Sally choose wrestling as an outlet for her anger, getting along with the opposite gender and how to walk with confidence. Confronting challenges head-on was a way to not give others power. You may see gender but what you need to see is we are all athletes As a physical & emotional outlet for her depression joined the military During her time in Afghanistan became impacted by how little girls enamored American women. Created Wrestle like a Girl to be an advocate for lil girls Teaching the sport of wrestling to show women the world is theirs Working with high schools to bring more sanctioned opportunities for girls to wrestle. There needs to be a culture shift that girls can wrestle girls OR equality that girls can wrestle regardless. Has found that the opportunity generates the interest. Spreading the word through empowerment camps. Teaching safeguards to let female athletes know what their rights are. https://www.wrestlelikeagirl.org/   Help Wrestle Like a Girl bring wrestling to Division 1 colleges. Sign this petition- https://www.change.org/p/ncaa-demand-more-ncaa-universities-add-female-wrestling-programs Sally Roberts is a former elite wrestler, Army soldier, sport psychology consultant and founder of Wrestle Like A Girl™ nonprofit organization. Sally was a resident at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center for eight years during which she was a 3-time national champion, 2003 World Cup Champion, 2003 & 2005 World Bronze Medalist, and a 2008 Olympic Alternate. She served 6 years in the Army as a Special Operations soldier where she volunteered for deployment in Afghanistan. She was also a member of the Army’s prestigious World Class Athlete Program and represented both the U.S. Army and Team USA in elite athletic competitions. She earned a B.A. in Psychology from University of Colorado - Colorado Springs and a Master of Arts degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from University of the Rockies. She has a certification in nutrition from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. In 2016, Sally founded the nonprofit organization Wrestle Like A Girl, Inc.® on the premise that girls can do anything and that through sport can realize their full potential. Sally received the 2016 Women in Sport Award on behalf of United World Wrestling and the International Olympic Committee. She is a board member of USA Wrestling, the United States Olympic Committee Youth Development Working Group, and the Association for Applied Sports Psychology. She is an athlete ambassador for TrueSport, the grassroots organization for the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Sally spoke at the United Nations ‘Global Good’ summit and participated in the Global Goals World Cup activist soccer tournament on Team Sports Equality Enforcers promoting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Sally and Wrestle Like A Girl were featured on Megyn Kelly’s Today show and named USA Wrestling ‘Woman of the Year’ for 2018.  

Our guest on the 29th episode of the Kill the Quit podcast is Megan Henry! Currently a member of Team USA Skeleton, Megan is in the process of making the 2020 USA Winter Olympic team. Not only is Megan an elite Skeleton athlete, but she is also an Army soldier.  Mark Zinno and Megan discuss her recruitment into the Army, her time in the Army and the World Class Athlete Program, balancing a life of Army and athletics, how she originally got into the unique sport of Skeleton, explains the sport in detail, her Olympic goals, and more. 

Cody Mattern started fencing at age 15 after, believe it or not, an argument with his brother. After only training for two years he became the Junior National Epee Champion, a feat he repeated the following year. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, placing 22nd in Individual and 6th in Team. Next, Cody took part in the US Army’s World Class Athlete Program from 2005 to 2012; that final year he was part of the Men’s Epee Team that won the World Championships. After all these competitive successes, Cody retired to coach epee full time at the Northwest Fencing Center in Beaverton, Oregon. Tune in today to hear of Cody’s journey from teenaged fencing wonder to coach, USAFencing Board Vice President, and Vice Chair of the USOC Athletes Advisory Council.

One of my favorite parts of podcasting in the Veteran space is learning about what Veterans are doing in their communities and their industries. This week we hear from Army Veteran Sally Roberts, founder of Wrestle Like a Girl. Sally was a resident at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center for eight years during which time she was a 3-time national champion, 2003 World Cup Champion, 2003 & 2005 World Bronze Medalist and a 2008 Olympic Alternate. She served six years in the Army as a Special Operations soldier where she volunteered for deployment to Afghanistan. She was also a member of the Army’s prestigious World Class Athlete Program and represented both the U.S. Army and Team USA in elite athletic competitions. Sally joins the podcast to share her experience in the Army and her efforts with Wrestle Like a Girl, advocating for girls and women across the United States to be afforded opportunities to participate in wrestling.

Omaha-native boxer Steven Nelson, who will be competing in the 'Next Generation 4 Professional Boxing' at the Ralston Arena this Saturday, joins OSI to talk about the preparation for this weekend's event, and talks about his professional career up to this point.

Sally Roberts has been there, done that. On Episode 289 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Roberts, a two-time World bronze medalist, talks about her new non-profit organization, Wrestle Like A Girl, a group focused on growing females in sport and life. A native of Washington, Roberts found wrestling as a way to keep herself out of trouble -- like real trouble. Wrestling prior to the world of Cadet and Junior Championships in Fargo and in an era where college wrestling for women was still in its infancy, wrestling led her to World Championships as well as a career in the Army's World Class Athlete Program. Roberts explains what WLAG is about, who else is involved and how they are looking to empower girls all over the country and the world through wrestling and sports. For more information on Wrestle Like A Girl, check out their website at WrestleLikeAGirl.org, on Twitter @wrstlelikeagirl or Facebook at Facebook.com/WrestleLikeAGirl. The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Clothing. And if you haven't already, leave a rating and a review on iTunes. SUBSCRIBE TO SHORT TIME iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | SoundCloud | Google Play Music | iOS App | Android App | 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. GET DAILY WRESTLING NEWS! You like wrestling news, right? Of course you do. Did you know you can sign up for FREE to subscribe to the Mat Talk Online DAILY WRESTLING NEWS e-mail newsletter that's published EVERY morning with the previous day's top news stories from outlets all around the globe. It's free and it's a great way to start your wrestling day. Almanac Time! Get the Cadet & Junior Nationals All-American Almanac, a 241-page digital download. It's available now and if you use the promo code "JB" you'll save $5 off the cover price. It's got every All-American EVER in Fargo (and the locations that were before Fargo) and every breakdown by year and state. Oh, you know this guy who says he placed at Juniors? Fact check him or her quickly by buying one now! 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.

Air Force 1st Lt. Cale Simmons discusses how the World Class Athlete Program, twin brother, and military training helped him on his journey to the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Sgt. Elizabeth Marks is more than merely fit for duty. She is a testament to service. On Wednesday night, the biggest names in sports were introduced to her story. Marks, a combat medic and member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete program of Fort Carson, Colorado, was presented with the Pat Tillman Award for Service during the ESPYs. The awards show, which recognizes grand sports achievements, aired on ABC. Marks is the first active-duty Soldier to receive the award. She was awarded for using swimming to recover from debilitating hip injuries she received in Iraq in 2010. Marks has not only parlayed her newfound sport to great heights — last week she was named to the 2016 U.S. Paralympic swim team that will compete later this year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She has also inspired hordes of her fellow Soldiers. Intro by Pablo Villa.  I have been honored to know Sgt. Marks for a while and she graciously is allowing me a few moments to interview her. Please check out creating life's new normal at a special time of 12:00pm Eastern to hear this amazing young lady. About the host John Register: Paralympic Silver Medalist | International Speaker | Author | American Long Jump Record Holder | Gulf War Veteran | Disability Rights Advocate | Amputee | and Home-made Waffle Lover.  Showing businesses, military service members and college students how to create life’s new normal. Click HERE to book John to speak for your organization. 

Episode 181 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast features Spenser Mango, the man who's owned Greco-Roman's lowest weight on the U.S. stage since 2008. The Missouri native and member of the Army's World Class Athlete Program made his eighth-straight U.S. World or Olympic team after topping Jesse Thielke in the Greco-Roman best-of-three finals split between Las Vegas and Ithaca, N.Y. Mango talks about his journey into Greco-Roman wrestling after choosing that route after nearly attending Division II Truman State. Mango went to Northern Michigan and helped launch a revival in the Greco-Roman wrestling landscape. Then Mango joined the Army, where half of the 2015 U.S. World Team, comes from. Mango overcame childhood tragedy, losing his father in an unsolved shooting when he was young and now is building a family of his own. Will 2015 be different for Mango, who is searching for his first World-level medal? What's going to be the difference? Shop, drop and roll Mat Talk Online has now launched an affiliate store through Amazon.com. So if you're looking for wrestling shoes, movies, books or digital downloads, check out mattalkonline.com/store today. And if you haven't already, head to www.mattalkonline.com/getshorttime to leave a rating and a review on iTunes. The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly sponsored by Flipswrestling. Share your attitude and be heard at Flipswrestling.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 SHORT TIME iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | SoundCloud | iOS App | Android App | RSS