Coach Reina returns to the podcast to share an incredible story from a rock climbing expedition during the summer of 2023.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Bo Bassett is a high school phenom. He's won 3 Super 32 titles and is a multiple-time world medalist. Enjoy!Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Bryan Medlin is the head coach of the Illinois RTC.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Jason Nolf joins the podcast to talk about his retirement, battling Kyle Dake, and his early years at Penn State.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Rob Eiter is a 1996 Olympian and former head coach at Penn.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Donnie Vinson is the head coach at the University of Buffalo. Previously, Donnie was the associate head coach at Cornell.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Rollie Peterkin is a friend of the program, a co-creator of the audio documentaries, and a graduate of the Wharton Business School. Rollie was a Fargo champ and a 4x NCAA Qualifier for Penn. Enjoy!Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Matt Gentry is a 2x Olympian and the first NCAA champion in Stanford wrestling history. This past summer, Matt was named head coach at the University of Chicago.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Ben Askren joins the show to discuss his new sports psychology book, Extreme Balance. Buy the book now on Amazon!Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Dan Gable is a 15x NCAA D1 Champion coach. As a wrestler, he was a 2x NCAA champ for Iowa State, 1971 World Champ and 1972 Olympic Gold Medalist. Enjoy!Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Kendall Cross is an Olympic Gold Medalist and 2x Olympian.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

In this episode, Coach Medlin and I preview the 2024 Paris Olympics.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

This episode is the first episode of a new series - The Beat the Streets National Full Circle Series - where we interview Full Circle scholarship recipients. This episode is with Jessica Kemgne. Enjoy!Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Clint Matter is the founder and chair of BTS Philly. Clint wrestled for Penn in the mid-1990s, graduated from Wharton, and went on to have a successful career on Wall Street.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Paul Glynn is the VP of sales at Stryker. He was an Iowa state champion and wrestled for Dan Gable and the Hawks in the 80s.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Jered Cortez is an Illinois legend. A 4x state champ and 2x Fargo champ, Jered went on to wrestle at Penn State. Enjoy!Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Johnni DiJulius is one of the top wrestling clinicians in the country. He wrestled for Tom Ryan at Ohio State and was as 3x Ohio State Champion. He's also an avid BASE Jumper. Enjoy!To book a clinic with Johnni - contact Johnni on Twitter or Instagram.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Mike Zadick is an Olympian, world silver medalist and multiple-time All-American for Iowa. He's currently fundraising for his non-profit, Benchmark Wrestling, to build a stand-alone wrestling facility in Augusta Montana. You can donate to the cause here: https://www.benchmarkwrestling.org/Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Matt Hickey is the Chief Revenue Officer at Securiti. Matt grew-up wrestling on Long Island and competed collegiately at Hofstra under coach Tom Ryan.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Rock Harrison is a wrestling analyst for ACC and ESPN.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Ben Reiter is the Executive Director of Beat the Streets National.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Frank Popolizio is the founder and head coach of the Journeymen Wrestling Club.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Neil Erisman is the head coach of the Little Rock Arkansas wrestling team.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Henry Cejudo is an Olympic Gold medalist and one of four double champs in UFC history.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

This interview is with Terry Brands and was recorded for the audio documentary The Henry Cejudo Experiment. Enjoy!Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Pat Smith is the first 4x NCAA champion in division one history. He's been instrumental in growing wrestling in Arkansas and now runs a wrestling academy near Little Rock. Enjoy!Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

ABOUT THIS EPISODERich Tavoso is a Wall Street legend and the former Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets, Head of the Global Arbitrage & Trading. Rich wrestled at Princeton and has been a mentor to many wrestlers on Wall Street. Enjoy!Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

ABOUT THIS EPISODEMike Powell is the Executive Director of Beat the Streets Chicago. Prior to that post, Coach Powell was a HOF coach for OPRF, winning multiple team titles and top 10 national rankings. Enjoy!Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Trent Hidlay is a 3x All American for North Carolina State. He’s a U23 World Silver Medalist and one of the pound-for-pound best collegiate wrestlers on the planet. Enjoy!Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

ABOUT THIS EPISODEHaley Augello is a former Olympian (2016) and World Team Member (2017) for the red white and blue. Haley recently announced her comeback and is training with Izzy Style in Chicago.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

ABOUT THIS EPISODEEarl Smith is the site editor for Intermat. He’s one of the leading experts on high school and NCAA wrestling. Enjoy!Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

ABOUT THIS EPISODESeth Gross is an NCAA champion, 2x NCAA finalist, and former World Team Member. He’s currently the Assistant Coach at Wisconsin. Enjoy!*PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s business, The Wrestling Consultant. When should a Sophomore plan on calling and talking to a college wrestling coach? Wh…

ABOUT THIS EPISODEDavid Taylor is the 2023 World Champ and 2021 Olympic champ. He’s the most decorated international wrestler in Penn State history with 3 world titles, and is aiming to become a 2x Olympic champ next summer in Paris at the 2024 Olympics. Enjoy! *PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s business, T…

Logan Stieber is a 4x NCAA Champion for Ohio State. He’s also a World Champ and multiple-time World Team Member. Logan is currently the assistant coach at Ohio State. Enjoy!*PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s business, The Wrestling Consultant. When should a Sophomore plan on calling and talking to a college…

ABOUT THIS EPISODEPat Cummins is a former 2x All American for Penn State and a UFC veteran. He famously fought Daniel - DC - Cormier on a week’s notice at UFC 170. He did all of this despite being a walk-on! Enjoy!PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s business, The Wrestling Consultant. When should a Sophomore …

This deep-dive episode covers all of the upsets and news from Week 2 of the college season. We cover Vito’s loss, Ohio State’s big win, and news from Iowa. Enjoy!Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis deep-dive episode covers the IHSA’s cancellation of the 1995 IHSA state wrestling tournament. This highly controversial decision has been talked about for years within Illinois circles and we’re excited to share this story with our larger audience.*PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s bu…

Zain Retherford is the 2023 World Champion. He’s a former 3x NCAA champ and 2x Hodge Award Winner for Penn State’s Cael Sanderson. Enjoy!Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Jon Reader is the associate head coach for Wisconsin. As a wrestler, he was an NCAA champ and 3x All American for Iowa State. Reader was coached by Bobby Douglas, Cael Sanderson and Kevin Jackson.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

ABOUT THIS EPISODEJim Gibbons is the executive producer of The Dual, a docuseries on the historic dual between Iowa and Iowa State in February 1986. The Dual will be available for streaming in mid-November. Jim is also a commentator for the Big 10 Network and is a former NCAA champion wrestler and coach for Iowa State. In 1987, his cyclones ended D…

Myles Amine is a 2023 World Bronze medalist, 5x All American for Michigan, and an Olympic Bronze Medalist. In this episode, we talk about Myles’ recent performance at the 2023 World Championships. We also talk about Austin Gomez’s transfer to Michigan. (Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers Are Warriors).PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCA…

Bryan Medlin joins the show to recap the 2023 World Championships. Coach Medlin is the personal coach for Zane Richards and head coach of the Illinois RTC. Enjoy!*PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by CauseMatch. Fundraise smarter, and widen your donor base and inspire larger gifts with peer-to-peer fundraising provided by CauseMatch. Go t…

ABOUT THIS EPISODEBrent Metcalf is the Assistant Coach at Iowa State, where he’s been for the past seven years. As a wrestler, Brent was a 3x NCAA finalist and 2x NCAA champ for Tom Brands and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers Are Warriors).*PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s busines…

ABOUT THIS EPISODERob Koll is the head coach of UNC. He was previously the head coach at Stanford and Cornell, where he built a dynasty coaching the likes of Kyle Dake, Yianni D, Gabe Dean and Vito Arujua. Coach Koll was an NCAA champ and 4x All American for UNC back in the 80s. *PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague M…

ABOUT THIS EPISODEJohn Heffernan is the head coach at St. Ed’s in the Cleveland area. St. Ed’s is one of the most storied high school programs in the country, winning 11 national titles and 35 Ohio state titles since 1978. As a wrestler, John was an Ohio state champion and 2x All American for Iowa. *PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by Ca…

ABOUT THIS EPISODEChris Perry is the assistant coach at Oklahoma State. As a wrestler, Chris was 2x NCAA Champion for the Cowboys. He’s also the nephew of the great John Smith and brother to Mark Perry - 2x NCAA champ from Iowa.Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

ABOUT THIS EPISODEDoug Schwab is the head coach at UNI. As a wrestler, Coach Schwab was an NCAA champion for Iowa and an Olympian in 2008. Doug’s Olympic teammates include Daniel Cormier, Ben Askren, and Henry Cejudo. Enjoy! (Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers Are Warriors)PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is presented by CauseMatch. Fundraise smarter, a…

ABOUT THIS EPISODETeague Moore is an NCAA champion for Oklahoma State. He’s a 3x All American and former PIAA state champ. Teague wrestled internationally for the Gator Wrestling Club before becoming the head coach at both Clarion and American. Today, Teague owns a wrestling consultancy business for kids and parents looking to wrestle in college. E…

ABOUT THIS EPISODEHardell Moore is a 2x All American for Oklahoma State, is the founder of the Oklahoma Wrestling Academy, and currently serves as the director for Team Oklahoma. He’s also a TV commentator for ESPN+ for Oklahoma State home duals. Hardell was previously on the podcast via episode 178. Enjoy!*PRESENTING SPONSORThis Episode is present…

Mark Angle is a 3x All-American and 5x Fargo champion. He was one of the dominant lightweight wrestlers in the late 1990s, battling the likes of Michael Lightner and Doug Schwab. Mark wrestled for Clarion and was a 1x PIAA state champ. His Uncle Kurt Angle was an Olympic Gold Medalist and WWE star. *This Episode is presented by CauseMatch. Fundrais…