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from Mat Talk Online 02/02/23 12:00 PM
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from Mat Talk Online 02/01/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/31/23 5:20 PM
How all the Division I wrestling teams fared in this week's dual meet competition, formatted in a How The Top 25 Fared breakdown. Rank Team Record Wins This Week Losses This Week 1 Penn State (11-0) #2 Iowa 23-14 2 Iowa (12-1) #1 Penn State 23-14 3 Michigan (9-2) Maryland 44-5 #6 Ohio State 23-15 [&...
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from Mat Talk Online 01/30/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/27/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/26/23 5:42 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/25/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/24/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/23/23 4:08 PM
How all the Division I wrestling teams fared in this week's dual meet competition, formatted in a How The Top 25 Fared breakdown. Rank School Record Wins this Week Losses this Week 1 Penn State (10-0) #3 Michigan 30-8, #20 Michigan State 34-6 2 Iowa (12-0) #11 Nebraska 33-6, #16 Wisconsin 19-18 (c) ...
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from Mat Talk Online 01/23/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/20/23 3:20 PM
Back in 2008, I wrote my annual report breaking down the best wrestlers who didn't qualify for the NCAA championships. This ended up being the final year of the old qualification system based on historical data. The allocation process was based on the number of wrestlers who reached the Round of 12 ...
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from Mat Talk Online 01/20/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/19/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/18/23 8:00 PM
The MatStats boys research the conference qualifiers. They inform the viewers how you qualify for the Men’s & Women’s NCAA & NAIA national championships. The gang also does a statistical dive into the inordinate number of defaults in the placement bouts in the NCAA Men’s (D1, D2, & D3...
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from Mat Talk Online 01/18/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/17/23 9:57 PM
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, ...
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from Mat Talk Online 01/17/23 9:44 PM
HAMPTON, Virginia (January 20, 2023) — No frills, is just the way Dennis Whitby would have wanted it.  Bull Island Grappling and its founders have announced the creation of the WHIPS Foundation to honor the memory of former wrestler, coach and friend Dennis Whitby Jr., a New Jersey native...
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from Mat Talk Online 01/16/23 4:39 PM
How all the Division I wrestling teams fared in this week's dual meet competition, formatted in a How The Top 25 Fared breakdown. Rank Team Record Wins this Week Losses this Week 1 Penn State (8-0) 2 Iowa (10-0) #11 Northwestern 27-9 3 (tie) Iowa State (10-2) Utah Valley 31-9 3 (tie) Michigan (7-0) ...
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from Mat Talk Online 01/16/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/13/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/12/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/11/23 6:53 PM
Looking back at the first part of the season as Episode 103 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast rolls on with head coach Pat Popolizio and host Hayden Hidlay.  Show Segments 1:00 – Coach Popolizio is always happy to see Hayden.  1:50 – First semester recap from Coach Popolizi...
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from Mat Talk Online 01/11/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/09/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/07/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/06/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/05/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/04/23 3:13 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/03/23 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/31/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/30/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/28/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/23/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/22/22 7:35 PM
Why is the NWCA Multi-Divisional National Dual Meet Championships so important? Because that's where the teams are. The MatStats Posse explains why this dual meet tournament is so important. This is even though the fan favorite NCAA Men's D1 teams are not involved. MatStats contends the Multi-Di...
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from Mat Talk Online 12/21/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/19/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/17/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/16/22 10:14 PM
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 Surviv...
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from Mat Talk Online 12/16/22 8:43 PM
Wolfpack wrestling is coming off a trip to Las Vegas and the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and now another challenge awaits as the Pack will head to New Orleans, Louisiana on December 19-20 for the Journeymen Collegiate Duals, which features nine Top 25 teams in the 12-team field. Join host Hayd...
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from Mat Talk Online 12/16/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/15/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/14/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/14/22 4:08 AM
How all the Division I wrestling teams fared in this week's dual meet competition, formatted in a How The Top 25 Fared breakdown.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/12/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/10/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/08/22 4:38 PM
UWW WORLD CUP INFORMATION: http://worldcupcoralville.com/  Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody talks with MatTalkOnline’s and UWW PA announcer Jason Bryant to discuss this weekend’s Men’s and Women’s Freestyle Wo...
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from Mat Talk Online 12/07/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/06/22 11:38 PM
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 Virgini...
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from Mat Talk Online 12/06/22 5:23 AM
A quick look at the results of dual meet competition for the Division I wrestling programs in a newspaper style “How The Top 25 Fared” format. Rank Team Record This Week 1 Penn State (3-0) WON #18 Lehigh 24-12, WON Rider 37-3 2 Iowa (6-0) WON #7 Iowa 18-15, #21 Penn 26-11 3 Ohio State [&...
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from Mat Talk Online 12/06/22 5:13 AM
Seven-time World and Olympic Champion Jordan Burroughs Seven-time World and Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs is on the program today. You really don’t need to know much more than that. Well, he’s talking about the upcoming World Cup coming to Coralville, Iowa on December 10-11 with men’s and women’...
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from Mat Talk Online 12/05/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/02/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 12/01/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/30/22 4:07 PM
We move into December with Episode 101 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast. Host Hayden Hidlay will talk with NC State head wrestling coach Pat Popolizio on the happenings in and around the program before getting with the show’s featured interview, 197-pounder Isaac Trumble. Show Segments 0:45- We...
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from Mat Talk Online 11/30/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/29/22 9:12 PM
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...
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from Mat Talk Online 11/28/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/27/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/25/22 12:00 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/23/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/22/22 6:32 PM
Olympic silver medalist and PINnacle Wrestling School’s Brandon Paulson Anoka, Minnesota native Brandon Paulson is a wrestling-lifer. One of the brains behind one of the most successful youth and high school wrestling clubs in the country (PINnacle Wrestling School) along with Jared Lawrence, Paulso...
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from Mat Talk Online 11/21/22 5:44 PM
A quick look at the results of dual meet competition for the Division I wrestling programs in a newspaper style “How The Top 25 Fared” format. Rank Team Record This Week's Results 1 Penn State (1-0) 2 Iowa (4-0) WON Army West Point 28-13, Buffalo 35-7, Sacred Heart 35-6 3 Missouri (1-1) ...
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from Mat Talk Online 11/21/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/20/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/19/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/18/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/17/22 6:41 PM
It’s spanned five years, two hosts, dozens of guests, but just one head coach. We’ve finally made it to the milestone 100th episode of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast. Host Hayden Hidlay speaks with head coach Pat Popolizio to celebrate the mark and talk about the start of the season before getti...
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from Mat Talk Online 11/17/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/16/22 8:00 PM
The MatStats boys talk about the NWCA All-Star Match coming back on 11/22/22.  They discuss the history of this classic.  MatStats also uses the NWCA All-Star Match as a control group for possible team scoring changes and how much they are needed for the fans and to promote more action and...
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from Mat Talk Online 11/16/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/15/22 10:25 PM
Bout at the Ballpark presented by Kubota will return to Globe Life Field for the second straight year. The event will feature competition with NCAA ranked Oklahoma State (11) and Michigan (5) on Friday, February 3, 2023. The event will feature a new format this year, with one wrestling mat placed on...
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from Mat Talk Online 11/14/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/11/22 5:52 PM
Josh Schamberger is the President at the Iowa City/Coralville Area Conventions and Visitors Bureau. On December 10-11, Coralville’s Xtream Arena will host a wrestling first – the men’s and women’s freestyle World Cup – at the same time. Check out the GearUP campaign I’ve joined on with i...
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from Mat Talk Online 11/11/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/11/22 6:32 AM
Grand View is in the midst of two of the longest win streaks in college sports history. The Grand View dual meet win streak currently sits at 116 wins in a row and the NAIA win streak sits at 143 dual meet wins in a row. Updated 11/11/22. THE OVERALL STREAK Streak Date Opponent Division […]
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from Mat Talk Online 11/10/22 6:28 PM
Terry Steiner has led USA Wrestling’s women’s program since its welcome into the Olympic family. Heading into next month’s World Cup in Coralville, Team USA has a shot to take on the juggernaut Japanese on home soil for the first time since the 2003 World Championships. Josh Schamberger of the Iowa ...
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from Mat Talk Online 11/10/22 3:27 PM
It is a busy week for the Purdue Wrestling crew with the Clarion Open last Sunday, National Signing Day on Wednesday, and the home opener against Rider coming up next Sunday and we break it all down.  The Boilermakers brought home six championships, a first place team finish, seven finalis...
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from Mat Talk Online 11/10/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/09/22 9:16 PM
Josh Schamberger is the President at the Iowa City/Coralville Area Conventions and Visitors Bureau. On December 10-11, Coralville’s Xtream Arena will host a wrestling first – the men’s and women’s freestyle World Cup – at the same time.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/09/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/07/22 2:45 PM
A quick chart on the week that was in Division I college wrestling with how all the Division I teams fared in dual meet competition.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/07/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/06/22 12:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/04/22 11:00 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/03/22 11:00 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/02/22 5:32 PM
Episode 99 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast will get a recap of the U23 World Championships with Trent Hidlay’s performance, a wrestle-off recap and then looking ahead to the annual early-season dual with App State. Host Hayden Hidlay will also introduce Pack fans to new Sports Information Dire...
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from Mat Talk Online 11/02/22 4:22 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 11/01/22 11:00 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 10/31/22 11:00 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 10/28/22 6:34 PM
One of the early trailblazers for women’s wrestling, Afsoon Johnston emigrated from her native Iran and fought for a place in the sport of wrestling in California. The first woman in U.S. history to win a medal at the women’s wrestling world championships, Johnston has been an advocate for wrestling...
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from Mat Talk Online 10/28/22 3:03 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 10/27/22 7:52 PM
Two guests are featured in Episode 53, Northern Michigan University Assistant Coach Parker Betts and Pan-Am Championships gold medalist Jamel Johnson. Betts provides perspectives on several topics surrounding the NMU program, including the status of Benji Peak and the school's three recent U20 World...
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from Mat Talk Online 10/27/22 6:45 PM
The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference held the second of two wrestling media days on October 25. Episode 722 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast joins media day! The second KCAC wrestling media day featured the nine women’s programs with the men’s media day already taking place on October 20 (Ep...
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from Mat Talk Online 10/27/22 11:00 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 10/26/22 11:00 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 10/25/22 5:38 PM
Joe Kania wrestled in New Jersey for powerhouse Bergen Catholic. He jumped into wrestling coverage with the newspapers in New Jersey. After a couple of stops in the NFL with social media marketing and a stint at FloSports, Kania launched FantasyFightLeague.com, which focused on fantasy sports games....
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from Mat Talk Online 10/25/22 2:00 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 10/24/22 6:39 PM
Master interview videos from the Loose Moose in Mankato, Minnesota from the 100th birthday celebration of legendary Minnesota State wrestling coach Rometo “Rummy” Macias on October 17, 2022.
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from Mat Talk Online 10/24/22 11:00 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 10/22/22 4:26 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.