Short Time Wrestling Podcast

Gary Abbott, the Director of Communications and Special Projects at USA Wrestling joins Short Time on Episode 241 to talk about women's wrestling and National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Gary breaks down the history of U.S. women's wrestling on the international level and the early years of the World Championships. With the Rio Test Event all finished, we have a quick look at what we can expect...

Notre Dame College's Joey Davis is closing in on history. On Episode 240 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Davis talks about his undefeated career thus far and what it's been like going through college without a loss and eyeing a fourth Division II championship. A two-time state champion from Compton, Calif., Davis chose Notre Dame College, a now nine-year-old program just outside of Cleveland,...

National champion wrestler and coach Jim Gibbons joins the Short Time Wrestling Podcast for Episode 239. Gibbons is seen and heard with his broadcast partner Tim Johnson on the Big Ten Network and also does work with ESPN for wrestling commentary. He's known for some trademark phrases like laces up, among others. We'll talk with Gibbons about his early start in wrestling, his career at Iowa State...

Cary Kolat finally won his first dual as the head wrestling coach at Campbell University. On Episode 238 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Kolat talks about his Camel wrestlers breaking a 21-match losing streak and what the program is doing to come from the bottom of the Division I totem pole. Kolat will break down some things the program has had to jump through in his first two years in Buies...

Three-time World Champion Adeline Gray returns to the Short Time Wrestling Podcast for her third appearance and she'll talk about her experience at the Pro Wrestling League in India that took place over a three week span in late December. Gray, a five-time World medalist, just turned 25 and she'll also talk about the projects she's working on to spread the word of wrestling, not just women's wrest...

Despite being the only program to earn individual national championships since becoming a four-year institution, Anderson University in South Carolina announced on January 6 it would be dropping its wrestling program. On Episode 236 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we had a chance to talk with Anderson University Athletic Director Bill D'Andrea to try to get to the bottom of why. D'Andrea cite...

The NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals finished up last weekend in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Josh Rhoden's Clackamas Community College wrestling team claimed one of the five team championships. On Episode 235 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Rhoden talks about his team's victory in Fort Wayne, but also talks about the history of the Clackamas program, some of its notable alumni and the highs a...

Episode 234 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast features USA Wrestling's Richard Immel. We'll talk a bit about Richard's background in wrestling and how he ended up in Colorado Springs handling numerous duties in communications and broadcasting. We will also recap the Southern Scuffle, talk about Kyle Snyder's return to college wrestling and a few of the hot topics in wrestling. With the Olympics...

Blistering through the Midlands was what you might have expected Andrew Long to do -- maybe four years ago. After a series of incidents, some of which included jail time, it appeared the two-time All-American's time on the wrestling mat was done. But enter Grand View University, an NAIA program in Des Moines, Iowa and another, and perhaps final chance, for Long. On Episode 233 of the Short Time Wr...

With the 53rd Ken Kraft Midlands set to kick off on December 29, Episode 232 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast visits with Denny McCabe, one of the original champions from the first event back in 1963. McCabe won what was then known as the Western Suburban YMCA Open in La Grange, Ill., at 190 pounds. One of four champions from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale), it ended up being the high...

Just in time for Christmas, Episode 231 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast brings the return of Chael Sonnen. The always verbose Sonnen had an itch to talk about the U.S. Nationals and a couple of topics in wrestling and we're going to scratch it, just in time to hit the egg nog. An All-American at Oregon and an MMA fighter and now TV and podcast personality covering combat sports, Sonnen is stil...

The dual meet season leads to a lot of results where A beats B, B beats C, C beats D and D beats A. That's really nothing new in wrestling, but on Episode 230 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we'll talk with Lehigh head wrestling coach Pat Santoro as the Mountain Hawks are fresh off a 30-7 win over No. 8 Oklahoma in Norman. Coach Santoro is in his eighth year as the head coach at Lehigh. He ex...

With the main portion of the college wrestling season already a month and a half gone, one college division's season is over. In California, they wrestle a community college system in the fall. That season wrapped up on December 12 as the Panthers from Sacramento City College won its third California Community College state championship, outdistancing Fresno City College, Cerritos and Palomar. On...

We go back north of the border and visit with Canadian heavyweight Korey Jarvis on Episode 228 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast. Yes, our obsession with our wrestling neighbors to the north continues with Jarvis' story in trying to find time to chase his Olympic dream. A native of Elliot Lake, Ontario (we had to look it up, too), Jarvis explained his rocky wrestling road to the Univesity of Gue...

Can you believe Nahshon Garrett wasn't even going to head to college? No, he wasn't planning on not wrestling, he didn't really have plans to go to college at all. On Episode 227 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Garrett talks about his development in wrestling and what ultimately led him to believe he could perform in Division I wrestling. A native of Chico, Calif., Garrett keeps a pretty even...

We head North of the Border for Episode 226 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast where we'll chat with Vang Ioannides and Tamara Medwidsky about the Canadian Wrestling Team Trials that were held in Strathcona County in Alberta. Having never covered a true Canadian wrestling event, this was on my wrestling bucket list and the staff and Wrestling Canada Lutte were great in their hospitality and givin...

Episode 225 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast visits with Tommy Rowlands, a four-time All-American at Ohio State University and a 2007 U.S. World Teamer in men's freestyle. Rowlands has been doing various things in and around wrestling since he got out of coaching, but his two most recent happenings involve the new wrestling apparel company, The Rudis, and his new podcast with 2008 Olympian and...

Episode 224 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast ventures outside of wrestling to identify how a small, grassroots organization has blossomed to over 400 member leagues in 18 countries. That organization is the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. Yes, it's roller derby. Why on earth would anyone try to compare the non-P.C. world of women's roller derby to college an international wrestling? It's...

The cure for that Thanksgiving hangover will come on November 29 as Madison Square Garden in New York City will host its fourth Grapple at the Garden event. On Episode 223 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we'll visit again with the Director of Sports Events for MSG, Dylan Wanagiel to talk about this year's event. With 22 colleges in attendance and a number of local youth and high school athlet...

Episode 222 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast heads on the road, about 45 minutes east of the Twin Cities for a dual between the Air Force Academy and Division III UW-La Crosse. Why is this noteworthy? We've got some familial battles ongoing with the Malecek family. Air Force won the dual 29-3, but for Air Force heavyweight Marcus Malecek, it was an opportunity to wrestle in his high school gym...

Wrestling fans who follow the world of mixed martial arts should know the name Charlie Brenneman. Known as "The Spaniard," Brenneman had a number of fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championships and has also held titles in various regional promotions. On Episode 221 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Brenneman will talk about his new book, Driven: My Unlikely Journey from Classroom to Cage and b...

American novelist John Irving has penned 14 books. Two of his most famous are The Cider House Rules and The World According to Garp. In 1996, Irving wrote a memoir called The Imaginary Girlfriend, which outlines much of his wrestling and writing career as well as his foray into coaching and officiating. On Episode 220 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Irving recalls his time growing up wrestlin...

One of the most amazing spectacles in college wrestling history came and went in front of an NCAA-record 42,287 fans at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City as No. 4 Iowa knocked off No. 1 Oklahoma State 18-16 on Saturday, November 14. On Episode 219 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast captures some sounds from Kinnick as well as the post-match press conferences with Tom Brands and John Smith. We'll also...

The Grapple on the Gridiron is set to have some great fall weather in Iowa on November 14. We've talked with Tom Brands, now we'll get the other perspective from Oklahoma State head coach John Smith on Episode 218 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast. Coach Smith, who's seen and done just about everything there is to do in wrestling, jumped at the chance to wrestle Iowa in an outdoor dual at Kinnic...

The Grapple on the Gridiron is coming to Kinnick Stadium on November 14 in Iowa City. On Episode 217 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Iowa coach Tom Brands talks about how excited he is for this dual and what his team has to do to prepare. Brands, fresh off Iowa's media day last Thursday, also talks about the goals for this team this season and the keys to replacing a guy like Bobby Telford at...