Apr 27, 2015
Matt Oliver decided to take a chance on a Division II college
after he won a New Jersey high school state wrestling championship.
When Oliver's career ended as a Division II All-American for
Newberry College, he pondered what was next.
Enter a call from an old Newberry teammate luring him away from the
Boardwalk on the...
Apr 19, 2015
Central Oklahoma senior Chris Watson has battled through injuries
his entire career. As a senior, Watson was, for the most part,
injury free as he went 42-0 and captured the 165-pound NCAA
Division II championship.
Then something went a bit wonky. Watson's arm doubled in size and
started changing color. A trip to the...
Apr 13, 2015
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So what more can be written about Dan Gable?
That's exactly what Scott Schulte set to find out as he recently
released a book penned with Gable called "A Wrestling Life: The
Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable."
On Episode 159 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, I'll have a
chat with Schulte, a...
Apr 10, 2015
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It'd been 12 years since an unseeded wrestler had reached the
NCAA Division I championship finals. Back then, they only seeded to
12. With the field now seeded at 16, having an unseeded wrestler
reach the finals is less likely.
No one told West Virginia true freshman Zeke Moisey.
Despite coming in with 13...
Apr 6, 2015
Only four people in the history of Division I college wrestling
have won four individual national titles. Prior to 2015, that list
was only three. Ohio State's Logan Stieber won his fourth
championship last month to join Pat Smith, Cael Sanderson and Kyle
Dake in the exclusive club.
On Episode 157 of the Short Time...