Pankil Chander

Wilkes Wrestling ColonelCast

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Over 70 years of wrestling excellence, and over 900 dual meet wins includes countless stories and pieces of history. The ethos of Wilkes University Wrestling was coined by longtime coach and National Wrestling Hall of Famer, John G. Reese and it goes like this, “Victory Goes To Those Who Are Willing To Pay The Price”. Associate Head Men’s Coach, Pankil Chander welcomes guests of the past and present that have paid the price and left an indelible impact on the Colonel’s storied wrestling program and the Wilkes University community alike.

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Episode 5: 2x NCAA All-American & 2025 NCAA Finalist, Cam Butka '25 29.07.2025 50:13

Wilkes Wrestling ColonelCast – Episode 5: NCAA Finalist Cam Butka '25 In this episode of the Wilkes Wrestling ColonelCast , we feature Cam Butka '25 , a two-time NCAA Division III All-American at 197lbs and the 2025 NCAA Division III Championships finalist. Butka recently graduated from Wilkes with a Bachelor's in Biochemistry and will be pursuing a PhD in Chemistry at the University o...

Episode 4: 2015 DIII NCAA Champion, Matt Grossmann '18 09.03.2025 29:26

2015 NCAA DIII Champion at 133lbs and 2018 Wilkes Alumnus, Matthew Grossmann joins the ColonelCast to discuss his wrestling journey, path to a national championship, coaching on staff with the Colonels post-grad, and more! Grossmann became the 11th Individual National Champion in Wilkes program history and first since 1975 as a freshman in 2015 when he captured the 133-pound weight class title to...

Episode 3: National Runner-Up & 2025 National Wrestling Hall of Fame - PA Chapter Inductee, Rick Mahonski '77 13.02.2025 38:45

Rick Mahonski '77 joins the ColonelCast to discuss his journey through wrestling that led to him being named into the 2025 class of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame with a Lifetime Service to Wrestling honor. He earned a 112-pound PIAA state title for Williamsport High School before going on to wrestle for Wilkes University from 1974-77, securing an NCAA runner-up fi...

Episode 2: 2x All-American, Anthony Dattolo '12 27.01.2025 44:52

Anthony Dattolo joins the ColonelCast to discuss his transformational journey through wrestling to the national stage, the positive impact of the Wilkes Wrestling culture and system, transitioning to coaching at NYU, and more! Dattolo was inducted into the Wilkes Athletics Hall of Fame in 2024. The 2012 graduate of Wilkes was a two-time NCAA DIII All-American and 2012 national finalist. Drop a rev...

Episode 1: Coach Al Zellner '72 & Jon Laudenslager '99 09.01.2025 1:05:43

The kickoff episode of the Wilkes Wrestling ColonelCast features two alumni and two of just six head coaches in the storied history of Wilkes University Wrestling in Coach Alan Zellner and current Director of Wrestling, Jon Laudenslager! Alan Zellner sits down with his former wrestler and Assistant Coach, and now current Director of Wrestling, Jon Laudenslager to chat about their journey's through...