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Episode 459 of Airey Bros Radio features KC Rock , Head Wrestling Coach at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University , following one of the biggest seasons in program history. Coach Rock joins ABR LIVE after leading Embry-Riddle Wrestling to a 4th place finish at the 2026 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Championships with TWO individual national champions — Yoshiya Funakoshi...

Coach Dustin Dimit returns to Airey Bros Radio after leading Rowan University Men’s Track & Field to the 2026 NCAA Division III Indoor National Championship. In Episode 458, we dive deep into Rowan’s historic national title run, the culture behind one of the top NCAA DIII track & field programs in the country, and what it takes to build a championship-caliber team year after year. Coach Di...

On episode 457 of Airey Bros Radio, we sit down with Coach Jeremy Provence, Head Track & Field and Cross Country Coach at Jacksonville State University. Coach Provence shares his journey from growing up on a rural Arkansas farm to becoming a Division I head coach, building programs at the University of the Ozarks, North Alabama, and now Jacksonville State. We talk recruiting diamonds in the ro...

On Episode 456 of Airey Bros Radio, we’re stepping back onto the oval and going Belly to Belly with Coach Cash Kunkel, Head Men’s & Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field Coach at University of the Ozarks. In his first season leading the program, Coach Kunkel has already made an immediate impact — rebuilding culture, developing athletes, and setting the foundation for long-term success at...

On Episode 455 of Airey Bros Radio, we go Belly to Belly with Coach Gary Towne, Head Cross Country Coach at Chico State University — one of the most dominant programs in NCAA Division II history. For nearly 30 years, Coach Towne has built a championship culture that speaks for itself: 170+ All-Americans 22 straight CCAA Men’s Titles 25+ NCAA Championship Appearances Multiple National Champions Eli...

On Airey Bros Radio Episode 454, we went belly-to-belly with Coach Vinny Barber, Head Wrestling Coach at the University of Lynchburg, as he builds a brand-new NCAA Division III wrestling program from the ground up. After leading the University of the Ozarks to conference championships, national rankings, and All-Americans, Coach Barber now takes on a new challenge — turning Lynchburg Wrestling int...

Tonight on Airey Bros Radio Episode 453, we go stride-for-stride with one of the fastest-rising minds in collegiate distance running — Coach Jake Reed, Assistant Distance Coach and Head Men’s Distance Recruiter at Northern Arizona University (NAU). After building a powerhouse at the University of Lynchburg — producing 4 NCAA National Champions, 33 All-Americans, and multiple NCAA Championship team...

🎙️ On Episode 452, we’re stepping back on the mat and going belly-to-belly with Coach Nathan Rankin, Head Wrestling Coach at the University of the Ozarks. In just his first season, Coach Rankin made an immediate impact: 🏆 SLIAC Conference Champions 🏆 SLIAC Coach of the Year 🏆 5 Individual Conference ChampionsA former All-American, Academic All-American, and 110+ match winner, Rankin is building...

On Episode 451, we’re stepping on the track and lacing up the spikes with Coach Jacob Simms, Director of Cross Country & Track & Field at Montreat College. Since taking over in 2022, Coach Sims has led Montreat to national prominence in the NAIA, including: ✅ Women ranked as high as #3 in the nation ✅ AAC Conference Championships ✅ Multiple NAIA All-Americans & National Qualifiers...

Today on Airey Bros Radio Episode 450, we step back on the mat with Coach Billy Gordy, Head Wrestling Coach at Andrew College, one of the fastest-rising programs in the NJCAA and NAIA wrestling landscape. In just TWO seasons, Coach Gordy has: Built a program from the ground up Produced NJCAA All-Americans Achieved a Top 15 national finish Qualified all 10 weight classes for nationals Won a distric...

Tonight on Airey Bros Radio Episode 449, we go belly-to-belly with Coach Dave Malecek, Head Wrestling Coach at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse—one of the premier NCAA Division III wrestling programs in the country. Coach Malecek just wrapped up his 20th season leading UWL Wrestling, highlighted by a 2nd place finish at the 2026 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships, tying the best finish...

Airey Bros Radio Episode 448 features Coach Bob DeVries, Head Cross Country & Track & Field Coach at New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU), diving into over 30 years of sustained success in NCAA Division II cross country. Coach DeVries has built one of the most unique and consistent distance programs in the country — producing NCAA All-Americans, national contenders, and multiple top-10 f...

Episode 447 of Airey Bros Radio features Coach Travis Floeck, Director of Cross Country and Track & Field at Colorado Mesa University. With over 20 years of coaching experience—including 14 years at the NCAA Division I level with Idaho and Oregon State—Coach Floeck brings elite-level insight into building championship programs, developing All-Americans, and recruiting high-character student-at...

Episode 446 of Airey Bros Radio features Josh Nolan, Head Wrestling Coach at Northern State University, breaking down his first season leading the Wolves wrestling program in NCAA Division II. In year one, Nolan led Northern State to an 8–5 record, Top-25 NWCA ranking, and NCAA D2 All-American finish from Rudy Lopez (149 lbs)—a strong foundation for one of the rising programs in the Northern Sun I...

Texas State Track & Field just made history — and we’re going BELLY TO BELLY with the man behind it. On Episode 445 of Airey Bros Radio, we’re joined by John Frazier, Director of Track & Field & Cross Country at Texas State University, fresh off a historic Sun Belt Indoor Championship sweep — winning both the men’s and women’s titles for the first time in program history. Coach Frazier...

Welcome back to Airey Bros Radio — your #1 resource for college wrestling, cross country, and track & field programs across the country. On Episode 444, we went belly to belly with Coach Mark Fairley, Head Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Coach and Head Distance Coach at Taylor University. Fresh off the 2026 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships, Coach Fairley breaks down Taylo...

Airey Bros Radio Episode 443 features Matt Roe, Head Coach of Butler University Track & Field and Cross Country, for a deep dive into one of the most respected NCAA Division I distance running programs in the country. Originally streamed live on March 5, 2026, this episode explores how Coach Roe has built Butler into a consistent force in Big East cross country and track & field, developin...

On Episode 442 of Airey Bros Radio, we went belly-to-belly with Washington State University Wrestling Head Coach Phil Burnett, the leader behind one of the fastest-rising programs in the NCWA. Coach Burnett shares his unconventional path into wrestling and coaching, how he helped build WSU Wrestling into a Varsity Club national contender, and why the program’s foundation is built on the ABCs: Atti...

Originally streamed live on February 23, 2026, this episode of Airey Bros Radio features one of the most respected distance coaches in college athletics — Oklahoma State Director of Track & Field / Cross Country, Coach Dave Smith. Fresh off another national championship season, Coach Smith joins us to break down what it takes to keep Oklahoma State Cross Country and Track & Field among the...

Presbyterian College cross country has a new leader — and he’s building something fast. In ABR Episode 440, Airey Bros Radio sits down with Robert “Bus” Baker, the new Head Cross Country Coach at Presbyterian College (Big South Conference) , to talk coaching at a cross-country-only Division I program, creating buy-in after a mid-November coaching change, and building a system that turns consistenc...

In ABR Episode 439, Airey Bros Radio sits down with Devin Fahey, Head Cross Country Coach at Cerro Coso College (3C2A) , after one of the most impressive first-year JUCO coaching seasons in California community college cross country. In Year 1, Fahey led Cerro Coso to program-first milestones, including their first team score, a conference podium finish, a SoCal Regional appearance, and the progra...

Dr. Bill Schindler joins Airey Bros Radio (ABR 438) for a deep-dive conversation that connects Jersey Shore wrestling culture to ancestral nutrition, anthropology, and real-world health. Bill is Jersey Shore bred — a Red Bank Regional wrestler who went on to compete at Ohio State and The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) — before becoming a leading voice in ancestral food systems. He’s the author of Ea...

Episode 437 of Airey Bros Radio is now LIVE on all podcast platforms — originally streamed on ABR YouTube on Feb 3, 2026. We’re joined by Jim Giunta, Founder / President & Chairman of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) — the governing body that’s helped create college wrestling opportunity for thousands of athletes across the U.S., Canada, and beyond. In this conversation, Ji...

Liberty Wrestling is entering a new chapter — and Airey Bros Radio is going belly-to-belly with the new Head Wrestling Coach of Liberty University, Chris Williamson. Coach Williamson returns to Lynchburg after six seasons under legendary coach Jesse Castro, during a run that included NCWA team titles, All-Americans, national champs, and elite academic standards. Before coming back, he built Corner...

Texas wrestling is on the verge of a major shift — and Coach Grant Leeth is right in the middle of it. In Episode 435 of Airey Bros Radio, we go belly-to-belly with Coach Grant Leeth, head wrestling coach at Tarleton State and a key part of the Texas Collegiate Wrestling Foundation, to talk about building a program with national ambition — and what it could mean for the first NCAA Division I wrest...