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Hosted by Hall of Fame wrestling broadcaster, announcer, and journalist Jason Bryant, Short Time brings you the most relevant topics in wrestling with news, reviews, previews and interviews with the top names from Olympic-level, college and high school wrestling. Short Time is produced by the Mat Talk Podcast Network at mattalkonline.com.

Jan 22, 2019

An Oregon native, Sam Schmitz said his introduction to women's wrestling wasn't a stellar one. Years later, Schmitz is now the head wrestling coach at McKendree University in Illinois where he coached the Bearcats to the school's first NWCA National Duals title in Louisville, Kentucky a few weeks ago. On Episode 491...


Jan 18, 2019

Spotsylvania (Va.) Athletics Director Bill Swink has coached for decades. An inductee into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for Lifetime Service to Wrestling in Virginia in 2016, he's now working on a proposal aimed at reducing forfeits, improving competition and creating valuable dual meet schedules that help the...


Jan 14, 2019

At the Virginia Duals, Liberty's 52-year-old Jeff Lester competed once again for the Flames. A wrestler at Liberty in the 1980s when the school was competing in Division II, Lester is making the most (and maybe more), of his last year of eligibility. I talk to the oldest wrestler in Virginia Duals history just after the...


Jan 10, 2019

Arizona State wrestling Director of Operations Maddie Schossow joins the Short Time Wrestling Podcast to talk about her role with the program and the growing presence of women in and around Division I wrestling programs. The Iowa native talks about her journey from Southeast Polk, to the University of Iowa and then...


Jan 8, 2019

Longtime college wrestling forum personality, small college wrestling coach and all-around wrestling junkie Aaron "The Swayz" Sweazy joins the program to talk about the NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals and some of the things he's been watching around the country this year.

Sweazy is also a patron of the Mat Talk...