The Barn Session

We are back, after a short hiatus, with another Barn Session! We go through the results of the U20 and U23 trials results and how stacked our world teams are. We also get into the upcoming  college season and how many teams will have internal battles for those coveted spots on the starting lineup.

Big news as two-time NCAA All-American Wyatt Hendrickson joins us on the podcast to announce his commitment for his final year of college eligibility! We discuss his decision, the factors that played into it, the future of his career, and how excited he is for the upcoming season. 

We review the performances of Spencer Lee and Zain Retherford at the Last Chance Olympic Games Qualifier and begin the long conversation of what our squad will look like at the games. We also begin to dive into the hype of David Taylor's Oklahoma State coaching staff and the lineup for the Cowboys in the 2024-25 season.

This episode was recorded mere hours before the announcement that David Taylor would be the next head coach at Oklahoma State University... So while it is kind of lacking context we believe it's still entertaining to release as we discuss what we could expect to see if the hire did happen (it did). What coaches will David Taylor bring on board, what athletes follow the hype to Stillwater? This is...

We discuss the ongoing developments within the college wrestling transfer portal and how it, along with NIL, has changed the landscape of the sport forever.

Recapping the U17 and U20 Freestyle Open/WTT from this past weekend. Highlighting a few key matchups and head-scratching results. 

We look back on an exciting and earth shattering weekend of wrestling. Reflecting on watching the surge of young stars as the standard of wrestling excellence shifts in real time. Legends of the sport fall to the up-and-coming greats as we round the corner to the pinnacle of sports, the Olympics!

Today's episode we discuss the upcoming Olympic Trials and what we expect to see from the exciting matchups!

We look back at last weekends Last Chance OTT, the next level performance of top high school wrestlers against senior level competition, and how these trials qualifiers can fare against the field. We also briefly look at European OG Qualifier and what it means looking forward. Be sure to checkout TSUwrestling.org to support Tarleton State Men's and Women's wrestling program as they aim to achieve...

This episode we hand out some end of season awards to some well deserving athletes! Again, congratulations to all who competed this NCAA season, onto Freestyle/Greco! We take a quick look at the Last Chance tournament and who we think will manage to qualify for trials.

We reflect on the best three days of wrestling in the country. The highs, the lows, and who did the best in the draft amongst the bros. Congratulations to all of the All-Americans that were crowned this past weekend!

Ready for a 2 hour comprehensive preview of this year's national championships? We go through each weight with our picks/predictions and what we expect out of potential matchups. 

We are back with part 2 of our recap on the conference results. Does Keegan O'Toole take the crown at 165? Can Starocci manage to grab his 4th title? Will Keckeisen continue his undefeated season? Will the 197 champ win the hodge trophy regardless? Can Yonger Bastida cap off his hunting season with a first place finish? So many questions in this last tournament of the year!

Too much wrestling to talk about in one episode! We recap the madness that was conference weekend but only the first five weights are in this episode. Who are the front-runners going into nationals? How can anyone make sense of 125? Is 133 a sneakily deep weight?

This session we discuss the upcoming conference championships kicking off this weekend! Who will be punching their ticket to nationals? Will Penn St set a new scoring record at Big Tens? Which Big 12 team will bring home the title?

The Pan-Am OG Qualifier has come and gone and several Americans have qualified for the Olympics... but most were not representing the red, white, and blue. Will this be how the international wrestling landscape develops? We also discuss the NJCAA and NAIA nationals amidst this division 1 break before the Conference Championships.

The High School State Championships are rolling through! We look at the biggest college wrestling news from the weekend including Carter Starocci  getting injured, a limping Mizzou lineup and upsets all over the place.

As the College season winds down before the post season festivities, we take a deeper look at the high school State Championships. Nebraska gave Penn St their toughest dual yet, and it wasn't without controversy. Not to be forgotten, Kizhan Clarke has made some noise in Europe earning a Bronze medal at the Continental Championships. Lastly, what does it mean to be transparent and what is the oppos...

Nebraska and Penn St thumped Michigan and Iowa respectively, how will the Huskers manage against the seemingly unflappable Nittany Lions? As the season winds down, we begin to reflect on the anomalous figures from the season, Cole Matthews and 125 as a whole. The boys also consider who will head the programs where coaches are seeming to sunset.

Has reaction time become too ambiguous to grasp? Should wrestlers compete through concussions? Who is the consensus #2 team in the country?  Find out all of this and more in Session 12 of the Barn Session podcast!

The boys talk about the biggest duals this weekend in Penn St vs Ohio St, Iowa vs Michigan, and Ok State vs Missouri. Pan Am wrestle offs are also this weekend, the boys weigh in on those stellar matchups.

(2:30) Ohio St v Michigan Preview (13:00) Oklahoma St v Iowa St (32:50) Cornell v Missouri (45:00) Pam-Am Entries Released

(2:00) Penn St vs Michigan (18:00) Can anyone challenge Penn St in a dual? (21:40) 125 remains unpredictable (24:30) Will Penn St break the NCAA point record? (28:20) Blockhus is heating up (30:00) Henri Deglane results (34:00) How have the rule changes affected college wrestling?

(5:00) Midseason AA Picks (42:00) Duals to look for this weekend (53:00) Henri Deglane entries

The boys discuss their favorite and least favorite duals from the weekend and make the first half of their midseason All-American picks