The Bader Show

Miguel Rodriguez joins the show to talk about Dunia Sibomana and how they met. Dunia was attacked by chimpanzees, came to the US and won a state title in New York as an 8th grader. 0:01 - Miguel watched the film 0:04 - Long Beach 0:05 - Isaiah Bird 0:09 - Long Beach wrestling 0:12 - Meeting Dunia 0:17 - If he stays in LB we can help him 0:20 - Have to have a sense of humor 0:23 - Dunia’s wrestling...

Maryland head coach Alex Clemsen has brought the program to a solid place. This year they beat Pittsburgh, Virginia and most recently got their first B1G win since 2016.  0:02 - Falling in love with coaching 0:07 - Job shadow Brian smith 0:14 - What Alex told the program from the start 0:16 - COVID and terrible timing for Maryland 0:19 - Gaining Momentum 0:23 - Beating Purdue 0:25 - ‘We gotta get...

Oklahoma State's Luke Suerber joins the show after a big upset win over top ranked Rocky Elam of Missouri. 0:01 - Intro to wrestling 0:04 - Getting hooked 0:06 - The dad-coach relationship 0:09 - Setting goals 0:12 - Luke loves to follow wrestling 0:15 - Oklahoma state 0:17 - Just kept getting bigger 0:23 - 197 this year 0:28 - Big upset 0:32 - Wins and whoopins 0:44 - Joke time Learn more about y...

Steve Brown was an NCAA All-American at Central Michigan and the last person to beat Jordan Burroughs in folkstyle He started working with MMA fighters after college and through those connections met some people in Hollywood. He then became a stuntman and has developed into one of the top fight coordinators in the world and has worked on some of the biggest films, including 300, Roadhouse the Avat...

Northwestern's #4 ranked heavyweight Lucas Davison joins the show. 0:01 - Dad was a wrestler 0:04 - Ttaking lumps early on 0:08 - Fargo success 0:12 - Self dialog and reflection 0:14 - Jimmy Kennedy hates “I CANT” 0:17 - Recruiting process 0:21- College expectations 0:23 - Moving up t0 285 0:30 - Preparing to beat the top heavyweights 0:35 - Joke Time 0:37 - Wins and whoopins Learn more about your...

4x NCAA qualifier Micky Phillippi of Pitt joins the show to talk about his journey through wrestling and finishing up his 7th year of NCAA wrestling. 0:01 - Western PA, first wrestler in family 0:03 - Some natural athleticism, good not great at first 0:05 - Dad passed away 0:07 - Having success and turning the corner 0:13 - Recruiting process 0:19 - Taking the extra years 0:23 - NCAA tournament ta...

NDSU's Jared Franek joins the show to talk about his journey through the sport, staying at home for college and aspirations for this season. 0:01 - Soccer and wrestling from the start 0:02 - Afraid of losing 0:05 - Wrestling becoming the thing 0:07 - Training situations 0:09 - Fargo memories 0:13 - Recruiting 0:15 - Roger kish 0:17 - NCAA championships 0:23 - Joke Time 0:25 - Wins whoopins Learn m...

Mitchell Mesenbrink grew up in an incredible wrestling environment. He takes us through his journey in the sport and his recent announcement that he will be entering the transfer portal. 0:01 - Early years and Arrowhead 0:04 - Askren Wrestling Academy 0:06 - Developing technique 0:08 - having a skill for it  0:09 - Thinking about wrestling  0:11 - Cal Baptist 0:15 - Setting up for sustained succes...

Purdue's Kendall Coleman joins the show today to talk about his journey through the sport. 0:01 - Introduction to wrestling, didn't like wrestling at first 0:06 - Harvey twister 0:09 - Setting Goals 0:12 - High school accomplishments 0:15 - Choosing Purdue 0:16 - Didn't know how good he was 0:18 - COVID 0:19 - Shortened season 0:21 - NCAA Championships 0:25 - Wins and whoopins Learn more about you...

Cornell and ASU will be wrestling tonight. Both head coaches, Mike Grey and Zeke Jones, joined the show today to talk about their teams, the dual and the current issue of medical forfeits and length of season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zane Richards wrestled for Team USA in World Cup at 57kg, he joins the show to talk about his growth as a wrestler and experience at the World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nebraska head coach Mark Manning joins the show to talk about his journey in the sport, his coaching career and coaching the great Jordan Burroughs. 0:00 — Mark Manning joins the show. 1:00 — Introduction to wrestling. 4:00 — ‘Farming is a grind. 6:00 — Wrestling takes hold. 7:30 — ‘I was a wrestling geek. 10:00 — Transferring to Nebraska-Omaha 12:00 — Mike Denney’s legacy. 17:00 — Wrestling choic...

Kyle joins Bader in studio and we get the rundown on Klingman's introduction into wrestling and his never ending thirst for knowledge of the sport. 0:01 - Klingman poured all his time into studying wrestling 0:05 - Saturday night slam - Klingman's start in wrestling 0:10 - 2008-2009 terrible years, but necessary 0:14 - Flo vs Tack 0:17 - The merger 0:21 - The decoy 0:23 - Bader Hamilton 0:26 - The...

Mike Grey joins the Bader Show to talk about Cornell's recent trip to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite and get na update on Yianni Diakomihalis . 0:01 - Learning as a coach 0:01 - Treating CKLV as individual tournament 0:06 - Finding the balance to train hard and injury free 0:09 - Cornell at CKLV 0:14 - Julian Ramirez 0:20 - Vito Arujau 0:23 - daton and rby 0:24 - Yianni's schedule 0:30 - Peaking...

Mark Churella was a 3x NCAA Champion at Michigan, his son Ryan was an NCAA runner-up for the Wolverines. Mark started and today Ryan helps him run the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite. 0:01 - Mark Churella's intro to wrestling, 0:05 - Mark coached at UNLV 0:07 - Ryan Churella's intro to wrestling 0:10 - Making a big jumps quickly 0:13 - Mark told them how to be successful, doing it was up to them 0:28...

Minnesota 2x All-American Pat McKee joins the show following his pin at the All-Star Classic 0:00 — Does Patrick McKee have an off-season?  3:30 — Overcoming injuries. 4:30 — Folkstyle vs Freestyle. 6:00 — Wrestling after college. 10:00 — All-Star Classic. 12:00 — Changing opponents. 14:00 — Event atmosphere. 16:00 — All-Star breakdown. 25:00 — ‘This is my year.’ 29:30 — The road travels through S...

UNI 2x All-American Parker Keckeisen and UNI assistant coach Lee Roper join the show as in-studio guests one day before the NWCA All-Start Classic. 0:01 - Roper meeting Parker 0:04 - UNI vs Wisc when Parker was a kid 0:08 - Initial plan for Parker from Roper 0:13 - COVID 0:17 - Working construction 0:20 - Parker found new level, got good at decision making 0:22 - Mental work for roper, advice from...

Two time cadet world medalist Alara Boyd joins the show. 0:00 — Alara Boyd joins the show. 1:00 — Boyd bombs! 2:00 — Introduction to wrestling.3:00 — An aggressive child. 6:00 — Early success. 8:00 — Who’s Alara Boyd? 10:00 — Wearing a back brace. 11:00 — Training in Wisconsin. 13:00 — World medals. 15:00 — International travel. 17:00 — McKendree University. 19:30 — National championships. 21:00 —...

Two time NCAA All-American Bernie Truax of Cal Poly joins the show. 0:00 — “We want Bader” 1:00 — Introduction to wrestling. 5:00 — Developing a passion. 8:00 — Football ends; full-time wrestling begins. 9:30 — Choosing Cal Poly. 11:00 — Self belief. 13:00 — Crazy semifinal ending. 14:00 — Silencing the critics. 14:30 — Reaching out to colleges. 16:00 — Why Pitt? 17:00 — Getting better, fast! 20:0...

Campbell head coach Scotti Sentes joins the show. 0:03 - Freestyle & preseason 0:07 - Campbell's first competition 0:10 - Battle at the Bragg 0:21 - Continuing the build at Campbell 0:25 - Campbell, not Campbellsville 0:28 - Thinking outside the box  0:33 - The peaking process 0:36 - Loving to win vs hating to lose 0:38 - Making problems bigger than they need to be Learn more about your ad choices...

2000 Olympic gold medalist and Pennsylvania RTC head coach Brandon Slay and University of Pennsylvania head coach Roger Reina join the show. 0:01 - Adventures in Kazakhstan  0:08 - 2 silver medals in Kazakhstan 0:13 - Upenn preseason 0:18 - Uptick in program and goals  0:21 - Jordan Burroughs 0:28 - Importance of par terre 0:30 - Keystone Classic Palestra "House of wrestolng" 0:33 - Palestra 0:35...

Josh Schamberger brings lots of events to Iowa. He brought the World Cup in 2018 and they are bringing it back again in 2022. This year they are changing the format at include women's freestyle alongside the men. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2016 Olympian, 2012 undefeated NCAA Champion and current Arizona State assistant coach Frank Molinaro joins the show. 0:01 - Intro to wrestling at 4, Shore Thing 0:03 - All in on wrestling in 9th grade 0:05 - Wrestling Jordan Burroughs in state finals 0:09 - Deciding on Penn State 0:11 - Cael coming to Penn State 0:19 - Nearly retired 0:20 - Sick and tired of being sick and tired 0:23 - Changing t...

Team USA men's freestyle head coach Bill Zadick joins the show to talk about the recent World Championships where USA came away with the team title. 0:00 — Trick or treat. Bill Zadick joins the show. 2:30 — Acclimation camp. 3:30 — Yianni breaks the streak. 8:00 — Incremental growth. 10:00 — Jordan Burroughs wins #7. 15:00 — Zain Retherford’s undergarments. 18:00 — Individual coaches. 19:30 — Davi...

2022 Michigan All-American Will Lewan joins the show. 0:00: Will Lewan joins the show. 1:00: Introduction to wrestling. 4:00: Izzy Style 8:30: Introduction to the world. 11:30: Limping to a World title. 13:00: Recruiting process. 15:00: Choosing Michigan. 16:30: COVID nationals. 20:30: Razor thin wins. 24:00: Mental barriers. 27:00: All-Star Classic. 30:00: Sweat it out. 33:30: Wins and whoopins....