Short Time Wrestling Podcast

Florida native Arelys Valles took over the women's program at Brewton-Parker College in Mount Vernon, Georgia in April. In a few short months, Valles, who was still actively competing at the senior level this spring, is now running her own team. At the 2018 NWCA Convention, we caught up with the young coach to talk about her goals with coaching, her unique background in wrestling with her Cuban he...

Joe Williamson carved out a place in wrestling media lore with his behind-the-scenes, man of the people type of coverage videos during his time with Flowrestling. Now setting out on his own to promote the sport, Joe talks about the relationship with his wife and young son and how wrestling brought them together and how international travel with his late father Jack was some of the best memories he...

Over the past month, Mat Talk Online has collected a handful of stories and conducted a pair of interviews to try to encapsulate what Mike Duroe meant to his athletes. On this special episode of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, you'll hear first-hand from two of his former athletes who are now coaching, a Cornell College three-sport athlete impacted by Duroe's presence and a former Division I ath...

Hofstra head wrestling coach Dennis Papadatos was giving us a hard time about when the last time he was on the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, so we caved to the pressure and talked with the head man at the Long Island school. Papadatos talks about the roster limits, Hofstra wrestling history and the legislation for football this year regarding redshirts and how it could be a positive thing for wres...

Keynote speech by Andy Barth at the NWCA Awards Keynote on Saturday, August 4, 2018 from the NWCA Convention in Daytona Beach, Fla. 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 Apple Podcasts. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Ne...

Episode 454 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast with Stevens Tech head wrestling coach Joe Favia. Coming off a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championships, Favia and his Ducks are trying to contend for an NCAA team title. Favia talks about why he's at the NWCA Convention, the newest hire with Scott Delvecchio joining the staff and the backstory of him getting the job at his alma mat...

Keynote speech by Joe Savino at the NWCA Opening Keytone on Friday, August 3, 2018 from the NWCA Convention in Daytona Beach, Fla. 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 Apple Podcasts. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Net...

Keynote speech by Austin Shanfelter at the NWCA Honors Luncheon on Friday, August 3, 2018 from the NWCA Convention in Daytona Beach, Fla. 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 Apple Podcasts. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podc...

Back at home for another episode of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, featuring Wyoming Seminary head wrestling coach Scott Green. Green, who cut his teeth wrestling in New York, has lead Wyoming Seminary the last eight years and has built upon the foundation laid by former coach John Gordon. No, "Sem" is a prep powerhouse battling longtime power Blair Academy each year for the National Preps crow...

North Carolina State Chairman Ed Duncan talks about the rise of wrestling in his state and how the local college programs aren't just producing talent at the senior and college level, but they're impacting the quality of wrestling at the age-group levels as well. There's 12 four-year college programs in the state and Ed explains why he feels the state is more or less a sleeping giant. The Short Ti...

Gary Mayabb, the Manager of Greco-Roman programs for USA Wrestling, is the next guest on the Short Time Podcast. Mayabb, a longtime high school coach and NCAA official is in his second year in the position and he talks about the importance of this event and how the shift in schedule has impacted it. He also touches on Greco's future in Final X style events and why it's important to show a dual pat...

Earl Smith of TheOpenMat.com joins Short Time to talk about his first trip to Fargo, the folks he's gotten to meet and greet for the first time in person and his own wrestling background. He'll explain the Washington Nationals flat-brim hats and of course, whether or not he's related to John Smith. And there's plenty of Manassas Park stuff too - GO COUGARS! The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is...

Olympic official Zach Errett of Indiana stops by the media table for another episode of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast from #Fargo2018. Errett has an interesting tie to Fargo, which he'll explain early in the show. We'll then get into a discussion on how the tournament has an international importance in regards to upgrading officials and training. Errett will also touch on situations at the Olym...

USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender joins the Short Time Wrestling Podcast to talk about his start in Fargo as an events guy with USA Wrestling a while back. Bender talks about the success of our age-group levels, the importance of the event and goes into some feedback and thoughts about the Final X Series. The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Clothing. A...

Catching up with Oklahoma State's Daton Fix after beating Arizona State's Brandon Courtney decisively in two matches to earn the spot on the Junior World Team. Fix is the returning Junior World Champion and he talks about coming off his Final X experience and the opportunity to compete at the Junior Worlds again. He'll also allude to where we'll see him wrestle this coming season for the Cowboys....

Flowrestling's Willie Saylor makes his triumphant return to Fargo after a two-year hiatus in which he covered some other verticals for FloSports. Now back full-time on the wrestling scene, Saylor talks about the importance of the event, why numbers are going up and the impact the media and the rules have had on the event. The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Cloth...

Kristie Davis has nine World medals and two golds to her credit. Now the Emmanuel College women's coach talks about the depth and development of women's wrestling and what it meant to her to be inducted recently into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member. Davis is the second woman to receive the honor from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. The Short Time Time Wrestling P...

USA Wrestling's tech guru Dave Mathews has spent a lot of time in Fargo. A longtime coach with Team Georgia, he's now working full-time with the NGB on a number of technical projects as an app developer. He shares some of his responsibilities and grill him on some Team Georgia history. The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Clothing. And if you haven't already, leav...

Cornell's Andrew Berreyesa stops by the media table for a quick shot on what he's doing coaching with Team New York after wrestling in Fargo during his active years for his home state of Nevada. 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 Apple Podcasts. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensiv...

Steve Saxlund was a three-time NCAA Division II champion at North Dakota State. He's been active in the Fargo community since graduation and is also a partner at a campus-area bar and grill called Herd and Horns, which has become a popular spot for wrestling coaches and fans as the USA Wrestling Cadet and Junior Nationals return to the city each year. Saxlund makes his first appearance on Short Ti...

Mike Vecchione has been working a career in stand-up comedy for nearly 20 years. Originally from Ohio, Vecchione wrestled in Florida in high school, finishing second in the state before walking on at Penn State under coach Rich Lorenzo. While the wrestling career in college lasted just one year, Vecchione has been seen wherever fine comics are found. He explains the similarities to life on the roa...

Episode 438 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast rocks out the first interview with the first head wrestling coach in the history of Little Rock, Neil Erisman. The Kansas native and Oklahoma State alum has spent the last several years on staff at North Carolina with fellow former Cowboy Coleman Scott. With a brand new program to lead, Erisman talks about what it was like to go through the process,...

Host Jason Bryant updates listeners and contributors of the network on what's coming up this summer from a show perspective and some of the projects being undertaken with the Almanac site and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. 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 Apple Podcasts. JOIN THE TEAM A...

Danny Irwin picked a prime time to take over as the head wrestling coach at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, West Virginia. The Indiana native and Manchester alum spent most of his career in Division III coaching at Wabash. With WJU founding coach Sean Doyle now in administration, Irwin is now leading the #CardinalCulture. On Episode 437 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Irwin will talk...

The rise of women and girls in wrestling has been well-documented. From the first U.S. team sent to compete at the World Championships to Helen Maroulis' historic Olympic gold, the participation and acceptance continues to grow. On Episode 436 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we'll talk with Joan Fulp and Andrea Yamamoto, two members of USA Wrestling's Girls High School Development Committee....