Short Time Wrestling Podcast

An enigmatic presence around the sport of wrestling, Iowa native Jay Borschel recently left Division I coaching to start up a wrestling club near his hometown of Marion, Iowa. On Episode 166 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Borschel will talk about his journey through college coaching with the dynamic between Drew Pariano and Matt Storniolo at Northwestern, being able to head back to Iowa with...

Wrestling brings us some great stories and often times those stories get overlooked by the bigger schools and bigger programs. In Division III this year, there as an incredible story of the bonds that wrestling brings. It was between RIT's Brad Mayville and Messiah's Chris Williamson. This story is being told by RIT assistant coach Jason Bovenzi, who himself was a three-time Division III All-Ameri...

On Episode 164 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we'll have a chat with Brooks Wheelan, a stand-up comic and an alum of Saturday Night Live. Brooks' brother Brett is a coach in Iowa and Brooks grew up competing in the sport and still loves it to this day. I'll talk with Brooks about his time in Iowa, growing up battling guys like Charlie Falck, Mack Reiter, Ryan Morningstar, and Moza Fay. We'll...

The U.S. Open is set for May 7-9 in Las Vegas and like clockwork, there's some new rules we have to get acquainted with. U.S. Wrestling Officials Association President Rick Tucci becomes the first guest to make multiple appearances on the Short Time Wrestling Podcast as Tucci will explain the new Greco-Roman rules passed on April 30 by United World Wrestling. This interview was initially conducted...

In just two years, Ferrum College went from reinstating its Division III wrestling program to becoming the newest school to offer women the chance to wrestle in college. On Episode 162 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, head coach Nate Yetzer will talk about the school's decision to start a women's wrestling program and also further develop wrestling on campus with an NCWA club program. Yetzer e...

Matt Oliver decided to take a chance on a Division II college after he won a New Jersey high school state wrestling championship. When Oliver's career ended as a Division II All-American for Newberry College, he pondered what was next. Enter a call from an old Newberry teammate luring him away from the Boardwalk on the New Jersey Shore to the flat lands of Chanute, Kansas. Then came another opport...

Central Oklahoma senior Chris Watson has battled through injuries his entire career. As a senior, Watson was, for the most part, injury free as he went 42-0 and captured the 165-pound NCAA Division II championship. Then something went a bit wonky. Watson's arm doubled in size and started changing color. A trip to the doctor would come back negative, but then came a second and the diagnosis that Wa...

[powerpress] So what more can be written about Dan Gable? That's exactly what Scott Schulte set to find out as he recently released a book penned with Gable called "A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable." On Episode 159 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, I'll have a chat with Schulte, a self-professed storyteller by trade and mild-mannered editor of an Iowa weekly newspaper in his...

[powerpress] It'd been 12 years since an unseeded wrestler had reached the NCAA Division I championship finals. Back then, they only seeded to 12. With the field now seeded at 16, having an unseeded wrestler reach the finals is less likely. No one told West Virginia true freshman Zeke Moisey. Despite coming in with 13 regular-season losses, Moisey reached the championship finals at 125 pounds befo...

Only four people in the history of Division I college wrestling have won four individual national titles. Prior to 2015, that list was only three. Ohio State's Logan Stieber won his fourth championship last month to join Pat Smith, Cael Sanderson and Kyle Dake in the exclusive club. On Episode 157 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, I'll talk with the one they call Logie Bear about the Ohio State...

Unfortunately, this is the second Short Time episode in the same week that deals with a threatened college wrestling program. On Monday, March 30, Cleveland State University announced it was going to discontinue funding of the wrestling program effective after the 2015-16 season. The move would make way for men's lacrosse to enter the varsity athletics picture. Several things didn't make sense as...

Pat Timm spent 15 years as the head coach at Division II Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. When Timm decided it was time to step down, he wanted to make sure he was going to leave the program in good hands and help the search for a new head coach. Then the administration decided to nix that idea, announcing just days after the close of the Division II wrestling season and two we...

Back in studio after the lengthy postseason travel. Episode 154 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast talks with the nation's top big man, two-time NCAA Division I heavyweight champion Nick Gwiazdowski of N.C. State. Gwiazdowski became a three-time All-American at the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. His second title was a 7-6 win over Michigan's Adam Coon. Gwiazdowski is one of the mos...

NCAA Division I Wrestling Champions Press Conference on March 21, 2015. 149-pound champion Drake Houdashelt of Missouri 157-pound champion Isaiah Martinez of Illinois (7:24) 165-pound champion Alex Dieringer of Oklahoma State (15:00) 174-pound champion Matt Brown of Penn State (19:42) 184-pound champion Gabe Dean of Cornell (25:40) 197-pound champion Kyven Gadson of Iowa State (30:18) 285-pound ch...

NCAA Coach Press Conference with Cornell's Rob Koll, Iowa's Tom Brands, Minnesota's J Robinson, Missouri's Brian Smith and Ohio State's Tom Ryan. Hey folks, the Short Time Wrestling Podcast is now available as a standalone app for your Apple iOS devices and Android platforms. That's right, go to www.mattalkonline.com/iosapp to download the FREE app for your iPhone or iPad and if you want to head o...

NCAA Athlete Press Conference with Iowa's Bobby Telford, Minnesota's Dylan Ness, Missouri's J'Den Cox, Ohio State's Logan Stieber and Oklahoma State's Alex Dieringer. Hey folks, the Short Time Wrestling Podcast is now available as a standalone app for your Apple iOS devices and Android platforms. That's right, go to www.mattalkonline.com/iosapp to download the FREE app for your iPhone or iPad and...

On Episode 153 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we check in with Ben Askren about the Flo Premier League V event with two bouts and the big winner from the Missouri Border Brawl from Union Station in St. Louis on Tuesday night. Jaydin Clayton beat Kaid Brock in the featured high school match of the night. Clayton talked with Richard Immel of USA Wrestling following the match. Four-time All-Ame...

On Episode 152 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, I'll preview the now-release Mat Talk Online Division I Wrestling Championship Fan Guide, which is for sale now. I'll also go on a little rant about why the Division III Wrestling Championships is one of the five most-exciting wrestling tournaments in the world, and then I'll do some interviews. Augsburg won the school's 12 NCAA Division III Wres...

Hey folks, the Short Time Wrestling Podcast is now available as a standalone app for your Apple iOS devices and Android platforms. That's right, go to www.mattalkonline.com/iosapp to download the FREE app for your iPhone or iPad and if you want to head over to the Google Play store and get the app for your Android devices, go to www.mattalkonline.com/androidapp . On Episode 151 of the Short Time W...

Hey folks, the Short Time Wrestling Podcast is now available as a standalone app for your Apple iOS devices and Android platforms. That's right, go to www.mattalkonline.com/iosapp to download the FREE app for your iPhone or iPad and if you want to head over to the Google Play store and get the app for your Android devices, go to www.mattalkonline.com/androidapp . The 58th annual NAIA National Cham...

Hey folks, the Short Time Wrestling Podcast is now available as a standalone app for your Apple iOS devices and Android platforms. That's right, go to www.mattalkonline.com/iosapp to download the FREE app for your iPhone or iPad and if you want to head over to the Google Play store and get the app for your Android devices, go to www.mattalkonline.com/androidapp . Some notable firsts and a crazy st...

Hey folks, the Short Time Wrestling Podcast is now available as a standalone app for your Apple iOS devices and Android platforms. That's right, go to www.mattalkonline.com/iosapp to download the FREE app for your iPhone or iPad and if you want to head over to the Google Play store and get the app for your Android devices, go to www.mattalkonline.com/androidapp . Episode 148 of the Short Time Wres...

Iowa Central just captured its first NJCAA national championship in five years on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. On Episode 147 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we'll chat with head coach Luke Moffitt about how the team went from a disastrous 1-4 start in the opening round to coming back and taking the championship on the second day. Moffitt will also talk about the dynamic of junior college wr...

Technology always changes the way people do things. In wrestling, it's no different. On Episode 146 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, I'll talk with two people who are trying to change the sport for the better -- one with scoring and the other with information. Jack Moses launched the Takedown App, an iPad app aimed at saving, preserving and streamlining the scoring of dual meets and team data....

Press conference with coaches and athletes from the championship finals of the EAS Sports Nutrition/NWCA National Duals in Iowa City.   Interviews with Iowa head coach Tom Brands and 174-pounder Mike Evans. Championship comments from Missouri coach Brian Smith and 141-pounder Lavion Mayes and 184-pounder Willie Miklus.  Want an ad-free version of the show AND the best in wrestling news from around...