It's SHORT TIME SHOTS … a quick look at the day's top wrestling stories. Just going with the big news for October 31 as the National Wrestling Hall of Fame has, quite literally, the honors. The National Wrestling Hall of Fame recently announced its Class of 2024, and it's an illustrious group that has made significant contributions to the sport of wrestling. The class includes Distinguished Members Tadaaki Hatta, Toccara Montgomery, Coleman Scott, and Logan Stieber. These four individuals...

Delve into the insights from Appalachian State Wrestling Media Day. Hear from Head Coach JohnMark Bentley on the team's preparation and expectations for the upcoming season. Returning NCAA qualifiers Cody Bond, Will Miller, Ethan Oakley, and Tyler Askey share their experiences and outlook as they gear up for another competitive season on the mat. We’ll touch on the schedule as App State hits some big tournaments and has some big duals on the slate as well as Coach Bentley’s take on NIL as...

It's SHORT TIME SHOTS … a quick look at the day's top wrestling stories. Here’s the good stuff for Friday, October 27. In the U23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania, Kennedy Blades and Audrey Jimenez from the United States earned silver medals in women's freestyle wrestling. Blades dominated her initial matches but lost 9-2 in the finals against UWW's Reetika in the 76 kg category. Jimenez, competing in the 50 kg category, withdrew from her finals match due to injury but still secured a...

The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference recently held a media day focusing on women's wrestling, providing a platform for coaches across the conference to discuss the upcoming season. Nate Naasz of the NWCA moderated the discussion. Representing Avila University, Zach Revier spoke about his first year on the job, followed by John Lynch from Dakota Wesleyan University and Julian Gaytan from Doane University, each sharing their outlook for their respective teams. New head coach Tim Prescott...

For the second year in a row, the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference is hosting a virtual media day for men's and women's wrestling. On October 25, the head coaches of the seven KCAC wrestling schools were hosted by Nate Naasz to talk about their squads and the upcoming season. Attending were the new KCAC Commissioner, Ted Breidenthal and the following head coaches: Avila University's Eric Mateo Bethany (Kan.) College's Mitch Houghton Friends University's Tyler Mies Oklahoma Wesleyan's...

It's SHORT TIME SHOTS … a quick look at the day's top wrestling stories. Here’s the good stuff for Wednesday, October 25. - In Albania at the U23 World Championships, the United States has secured more than one U23 World Champion in men's freestyle wrestling for the first time. Keegan O'Toole, Aaron Brooks, and Wyatt Hendrickson came away with gold medals for Team USA. O'Toole, a two-time age-group World Champion, defeated Imam Ganishov in the finals at 74 kg. Brooks dominated his finals...

Full media day press conference from October 18, 2023 at Princeton University. Head Coach Joe Dubuque, Luke Stout (Junior), and Nate Dugan (Senior) answer questions at their Media Day Press Conference. Audio used with permission by Princeton Athletics.

It's SHORT TIME SHOTS … a quick look at the day's top wrestling stories. Here’s the good stuff for Thursday, October 19. - The University of Iowa's women's wrestling team is making history as the first Division I Power Five school to introduce a women's wrestling program. Led by Head Coach Clarissa Chun, the team is set to kick off its inaugural season on November 4 against East Stroudsburg University. With a diverse roster and high expectations, the Hawkeyes are poised to make a significant...

It's SHORT TIME SHOTS … a quick look at the day's top wrestling stories. Here’s the good stuff for Tuesday, October 17. - Dylan Morrison of the MorWrestling podcast has a pair of guests on from Tarleton State to discuss what is currently happening with the future of Texas wrestling and what exactly is factual about the school’s look to start a Division I wrestling program. New assistant coach Jimmy Overhiser also makes his first public appearance as part of the budding Tarleton State program....

It's SHORT TIME SHOTS … a quick look at the day's top wrestling stories. Here’s the good stuff for Monday, October 16. - The University of Iowa's women's wrestling team recently opened its doors to Ukrainian wrestlers in need of a training facility. Due to political unrest and inadequate resources in Ukraine, the athletes were struggling to find a suitable place to hone their skills. The collaboration not only provides the Ukrainian team with top-notch training conditions but also offers an...

Zahid Valencia, a U.S. Men's Freestyle World Team member and bronze medalist at the 2023 Senior World Championships, is being recognized as an influential figure in the Hispanic community during Hispanic Heritage Month. Zahid, who is proud of his Mexican roots, sees his Hispanic heritage as more than a cultural identity, but as a foundation of family, love, sacrifice, culture, and faith. Especially active in the youth wrestling community, he strives to give back and inspire the next...

It's SHORT TIME SHOTS … a quick look at the day's top wrestling stories. - The International Olympic Committee has suspended Russia's Olympic organization due to Russia incorporating Ukrainian regions into its national sports program, however, individual Russian athletes are not outright banned. The issue of how to handle Russian athletes since the beginning of Ukraine's invasion has been inconsistent globally. Interestingly, Russia's success in sports, including 45 of 71 medals won in the...

It's SHORT TIME SHOTS, a quick look at the day's top wrestling stories. - The University of Iowa's Women's Wrestling team is set to host the inaugural Trailblazer Duals, a landmark event spotlighting women's wrestling talent across various collegiate teams. The event, a step towards elevating women's wrestling on a national stage, welcomes all four Division I schools that field women’s wrestling - host Iowa, Sacred Heart, Presbyterian and Lindenwood. The Trailblazer Duals kick off at...

In episode 735 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, the spotlight shines on retired college wrestling coach Mike Denney, whose illustrious career spans over 51 years. Coach Denney reminisces on his 32-year tenure at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), during which he clinched seven national team titles. The 2011 championship was particularly poignant as it was followed by the abrupt discontinuation of the wrestling program at UNO, a decision that sent shockwaves through the wrestling...

It's SHORT TIME SHOTS, a quick look at the day's top wrestling stories. - Starting in fall 2024, the college wrestling landscape will undergo significant changes due to conference realignments. Notable shifts include Arizona State's move to the Big 12 and Stanford's transition to the ACC. These changes are set to create exciting new matchups, such as a potential North Carolina vs. Stanford duel in the ACC, featuring former Stanford head coach and current UNC head coach Rob Koll against new...

A year ago, host Jason Bryant outlined one of the ways to renovate Division I wrestling with wholesale realignment. Much of that was dependent upon the NCAA Transformation Committee’s suggestions. That didn’t exactly put much to the sports other than its on them to figure it out. So as the chess pieces of realignment moved (read: football) based on TV rights deals, Olympic sports are now being thrown around, byproducts of those conferences chasing the almighty dollar. Today’s show will look...

One of the things Final X and the World Championships brings to the forefront is the careers of the senior-level athletes. On Episode 733 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, I’ll visit with Jack Clark and Jeff Waters of the U.S. Wrestling Foundation, a group aimed at supporting the sport in various ways, including working with the Living The Dream Medal Fund. Clark, the Executive Director, and Waters, the Chairman of the Board, will talk about the genesis of the USWF, the acronym’s past in...

We’re preparing for Final X on June 10 at the Prudential Center and USA Wrestling and Beat The Streets co-hosted a Zoom conference with World and Olympic champions Helen Maroulis and Jordan Burroughs on May 31. Maroulis, the first American woman to win an Olympic wrestling gold medal, discussed her performance at the Pan Ams, what she’s eager to see at another Final X, the documentary and her mental health. Burroughs will be competing in New Jersey for the first time since he was in college....

Beat The Streets New York’s Brendan Buckley was a Division I All-American and former Division I head wrestling coach. Wrestling’s been part of most of his life. The last several years, the Executive Director of BTSNY, has been working on developing programing and leading the charge of some of its major events, including the annual BTS Benefit, which some still call a gala, despite Buckley downplaying the “gala” aspect of it. On June 10, Beat The Streets will again partner with USA Wrestling...

The US Marine Corps Beach Wrestling National Championships are set for Carolina Beach, North Carolina on May 20. Event Director Ed Duncan is joined by master wrestling promoter Frank Lipoli of the Virginia Challenge to talk about the event, the fun in the sun and the opportunities beach wrestling brings to the sport and to the masses. For more information on the Beach Wrestling Tour of America and beach events, check out usabeachwrestling.com. Links to Follow Join the Discord:...

It’s been a long time since Short Time was up and running, but we’re back today and featuring Ryan Warner, one of the top wrestling podcasters in the game and he’s back featuring a new series, The Henry Cejudo Experiment. Warner, founder of Wrestling Changed My Life, chronicles Cejudo’s run to the 2008 Olympic gold in Beijing and what went behind his then-unlikely chance to become a guinea pig for USA Wrestling. Warner pulls back the curtain and gets into the weeds when it comes to what it...

Today, Short Time is a personal interview with someone you’ve never previously heard from, unless you happened to listen to a Hampton-based sports talk show called Contact Sports 20-something years ago. Few people had an impact on my life in sports more than Terry Daniels. Terry isn’t family, but he pretty much has been a part of it for the last 20 years. When I was in high school, Terry asked one day if I wanted to go to the wrestling match on a Wednesday in January of 1995. Some of you...

Wrestling coach, professor and English teacher Keith Manos joins Short Time to talk about some of the things he’s learned about coaching over the years and how he crafted them into books to help teachers and coaches alike. A member of the Ohio Wrestling Hall of Fame, Manos’ Wrestling Coach’s Survival Guide has been around for almost 30 years and was even used by John Smith when teaching a course on wrestling. Manos looks back at his time in the classroom and the wrestling room and outlines...

The always entertaining Frank Lipoli of the Virginia Challenge joins the show to talk about the upcoming Virginia Challenge Holiday Duals at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Frank’s background in wrestling goes back over 60 years and he’s a 2001 inductee into the Virginia Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and a recent inductee into the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame. Frank talks about the origins of the Virginia Challenge, his background with the...

Dylan Wanagiel of the Prudential Center is bringing the second iteration of the Garden State Grapple to Newark, New Jersey's Prudential Center on Sunday, December 4. With four Big Ten teams taking on four EIWA teams, it'll be eight exciting duals. Wanagiel talks about the event's origins starting as the Grapple at the Garden in New York City and how it's hopefully going to set the stage for future NCAA championship events in New Jersey and the Prudential Center specifically. Tickets:...