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On Episode 68 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we give you a quick rundown of the champions at the U.S. Greco-Roman World Team Trials, talk with Illinois Cadet Duals coach Kerry Boumans about the state's performance at the USA Wrestling Cadet Freestyle & Greco-Roman National Duals and we visit with the new head coach at NAIA Williams Baptist College in Arkansas. Greco-Trials Six members of the U.S. World Team were set on Friday, June 13 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. Spenser Mango, RaVaughn Perkins, Andy Bisek, Jordan Holm, Caylor Williams and Robby Smith all won the right to represent the United States at the World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in September. Who stood out? Mango was impressive in making his seventh straight World Team, while experience ruled the day with Bisek, Holm, Williams and Smith all making their second straight World Team. Perkins had a breakthrough performance at the U.S. Open and carried it over into the Trials. Cadet Duals Team Overtime coach Kerry Boumans talks about what's made Illinois so dominant in the freestyle and Greco-Roman scene at the age-group levels. The former U.S. National Team member explains the depth, the dominance and the drive behind Team Illinois. Williams Baptist Coach Kerry Regner A Pennsylvania native, Kerry Regner bucked the Division I college scene to train in Greco-Roman at the U.S. Olympic Education Center at Northern Michigan. After his Greco career came to a close, he got into coaching, working as a graduate assistant at Clarion before taking his first head coaching job at the brand new NAIA program at Williams Baptist College. Regner talks about his career at Northern Michigan, his foundations with the Angry Fish Wrestling Club, the attraction to coaching at a brand new program and what his thoughts are on the new Greco-Roman National Team Coach, Matt Lindland. The Short Time Wrestling Podcast is presented by Flipswrestling.com.

A three-time NCAA Division I All-American and two-time champion, Iowa alum Brent Metcalf was one of the most dominant forces in recent memory on the college mats. After winning the 2014 U.S. World Team Trials in Madison, Wisconsin at the beginning of June, he earned a spot on his third U.S. World Team. Metcalf defeated Jordan Oliver in two straight matches to earn the spot on the men's freestyle team at 65kg. He answers our questions and your questions in Episode 67 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, presented by FlipsWrestling.com Some of the questions Brent Metcalf answers in this edition of Short Time: Coming through high school, you were on some monster teams at Davison. So monster, there were three eventual NCAA Division I Champions on it with Paul Donahoe, Jon Reader and yourself. What was it like coming through such a terrific program and how much of an influence did Roy Hall have in your development? Your older brother Chase was killed in a car accident back in 2005. It's been almost nine years, how much do you think about him and what are you doing to make sure his memory lives on? How do you feel about the state of American wrestling right now? We've got a new national team coach and a great system of regional training centers. What do you think could be improved? Growing up, you weren't just a freestyler, you wrestled both freestyle and Greco-Roman. If there was a scenario where you didn't make a World Team, would you consider giving Greco a shot? Listener Questions AUDIO QUESTION from Jeff Zannetti in Edison, N.J. Dylan Ryan in Durham, N.C.: "Who are your favorite college wrestlers to watch" Oscar Brisceno in San Bernadino, CA: With your collegiate success and now freestyle success, do you believe our country should focus more on freestyle at the high school and college level to assure us better results at the Olympic level? Thanks Paul Daft in Birmingham, AL: How much better did your wild turkey taste than a store bought one? Do you still plan on competing internationally after the 2016 Olympics? If not, do you plan on coaching? Follow Brent on Twitter @BHMetcalf Want to ask a guest a question for an upcoming episode of Short Time? Be sure to follow us on Twitter @theopenmat and keep an eye out for the Call to Action with our upcoming guests.

Dan Gable, the namesake of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa takes time with Kyle Klingman and goes On The Mat. Gable talks about the recent golf Dan Gable Celebrity Golf Outing in Waverly, Iowa on Friday, June 6. The tournament went along with the Glen Brand Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame weekend. Gable talks about the struggles wrestling has faced on the Olympic level and what the sport has done to change how it's viewed worldwide and domestically. He also talks about his reaction to the IOC bringing wrestling back in the Olympic Games. On The Mat is a presentation of the NWHOF Dan Gable Museum and is produced by 1650thefan.com. On The Mat is part of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast series. Short Time is sponsored by Flipswrestling.com Below is a list of celebrities who played in the 15th annual Dan Gable Celebrity Golf Tournament: Nick Ackerman—NCAA wrestling champion Mike Allen—Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa John Alt—Kansas City Chiefs Ed Banach—1984 Olympic wrestling champion Tavian Banks—Jacksonville Jaguars Larry Biittner—Chicago Cubs Casey Blake—Cleveland Indians Pete Bush—Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa Craig Clemons—Chicago Bears Don Denkinger—Major League umpire Jared DeVries—Detroit Lions Tim Dwight—Atlanta Falcons Don Eddy—Chicago White Sox Mike Eischeid—Oakland Raiders Joel Greenlee—Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa Ryan Hannam—Seattle Seahawks Eric Keller—Wartburg head wrestling coach Bruce Kimm—Chicago Cubs Bruce Klosterman—Denver Broncos Bob Kratch—New York Giants Gary Kroeger—Saturday Night Live Matt Kroul—New York Jets Jim Miller—10x NCAA team champions at Wartburg Mike Morris—Minnesota Vikings Derek Pagel—New York Jets Bobbi Petersen—UNI volleyball coach Mack Reiter—Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa Sage Rosenfels—Miami Dolphins Matt Roth—Miami Dolphins Doug Schwab—UNI head wrestling coach Jed Smith—UNI strength coach Mike Stensrud—Houston Oilers Greg Stokes—Philadelphia 76ers Tolly Thompson—NCAA wrestling champion Matt Wagner—Seattle Mariners Don Wengert—Oakland A’s Chuck Yagla—1980 Olympian

As the co-host of one of the nation's most popular sports radio shows, Mike Golic can formulate an opinion on just about everything. The former NFL lineman has been working with Mike Greenberg on ESPN's Mike & Mike for almost 15 years. Golic wrestled and played football in college at Notre Dame. While centering on the main sports news of the day, Golic will find places to insert wrestling notes when relevant. He was recently in Waverly, Iowa for the 15th annual Dan Gable Celebrity Golf Tournament in conjunction with the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and the Glen Brand Iowa Hall of Fame Weekend as the featured celebrity. Older brother Bob was an All-American at heavyweight at Notre Dame. Golic answers a number of topics about wrestling, his involvement in the sport and how much it might take for the fanbase to expand. Topics discussed on Episode 66 of Short Time include: He discusses wrestling and football while in college and what could happen if college wrestling goes to a one-semester sport. Golic's interest in being part of the broadcast team for ESPN's production of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. How involved he would be if Notre Dame were in a position to reinstate wrestling. What it was like jumping on to the wrestling mat after competing earlier in the year on the football field, being in shape for football compared to wrestling and how he struggled to find workout partners. Commenting on the Twitter rants of some wrestling fans about NBA superstar LeBron James and his cramps during the NBA finals. What the common fan is going to need to do in order to not just watch wrestling but to understand wrestling. He also fields the question about who is favorite wrestler was growing up and who he likes to watch now. Follow Mike Golic on Twitter at @espngolic  Short Time is sponsored by FlipsWrestling.com

Tony Ramos is just months removed from winning an NCAA Division I championship at 133 pounds for the University of Iowa. The three-time All-American and two-time finalist wasn't even sure he was going to compete this season. But then while watching the U.S. Open in April, his fiancee talked him into competing. The end result was a spot on the 2014 U.S. Men's Freestyle World Team, which will compete at the World Championships in September in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Ramos talks about how he got started in wrestling, having another Iowa Hawkeye Brent Metcalf on the team with him and what he's going to have to do to prepare to be reach the podium at the World Championships. Ramos even answers YOUR questions. It's all coming up in Episode 65 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, presented by FlipsWrestling.com Tony Ramos on the Web Tony Ramos on Twitter Some of the questions covered in this edition of Short Time are:  What's your story with how you first got exposed to the sport and why you decided it was the sport for you? You had said in the post-tournament interview you weren't sure you were even going to compete. You were considering taking the year off. You said it was your fiancee who kinda put the idea into your head. Explain that conversation and what followed. After the finals, I talked with Izzy Martinez. He's been talking you up since you were in middle school and he'd said there were always doubters. First, what has your relationship with Izzy been like throughout the years and why do you think people have been doubting you? Your junior year, you pinned Jordan Conaway in the Iowa Penn State dual. That's the loudest I've ever heard any arena in all my years of covering a variety of sports. Describe that moment. Listener Questions Hans Rockwell in Boardman, Oregon: He asks "If you could wrestle anyone who was not a wrestler and time isn't a factor, who would it be and why?" Cody Arnold in Tracy, Minn asks: It seems like there was talk about you being a small 133-pounder and Matt McDonough was a big 125. Was a change in weights ever discussed? Once he graduated, did you consider the move down to 125 or had you grown out of the weight?  

Simpson College alum Nick Ackerman made a statement about the power of wrestling and its ability to accept all comers. The 2001 NCAA Division III champion is a double amputee, losing the bottom half of both of his legs before he was two years old. Ackerman joins On The Mat hosts Kyle Klingman and Doug Van Gelder and talks about his wrestling career, what it was like wrestling with a perceived handicapped and what he's doing now with American Prosthetics & Orthotics. Ackerman is now working for the company that made his prosthetic legs growing up. He'll be playing in the Dan Gable Celebrity Golf Tournament hosted by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Dan Gable Museum on Friday, June 6. Today Show with Evan Light & Nick Ackerman Al Nacin was the first four-time All-American at Iowa State University. A native of Burbank, Illinois, Nacin wrestled for coach Harold Nichols at ISU and finished his career with 109 wins. Nacin talks about the pressure to win an NCAA title his senior year and what it was like going through Iowa State. Nacin will be induced into the Glen Brand Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame and is playing in the Dan Gable Celebrity Golf Tournament as well. For more information on the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Dan Gable Museum, go to NWHOF.org Short Time is presented by Flipswrestling.com

I want to explain a little bit about what this show is, it’s format, the medium of podcasting and how you, the listener and wrestling fan, can fully grasp how much versatility there is in the platform. When I started Short Time in November of 2013, I got a lot of questions about “what is a podcast” and “I can’t listen because I don’t have an iPod.” I’ll dispel a few misconceptions and show you how ANYONE can have access to the Short Time Wrestling Podcast and it’s network of shows, which includes On The Mat, produced by 1650thefan.com in cooperation with the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. First off, any piece of audio or video on the internet is NOT a podcast. The “POD” in podcast is commonly misapplied to be synonymous with iPods. That’s not exactly true, although there is a lot of consumption of podcasts on Apple products like the iPod. The “POD” generally means portable, on-demand. I think some of you out there might be familiar with the on-demand concept with DVR, TiVO and subscription services like Netflix. What the podcasting technology does is when you subscribe to a show, you will get the show downloaded to whatever program you use to listen automatically through RSS syndication. When we say programs, we mean things like iTunes. I’ll explain that a bit deeper in a moment. Podcasts are becoming a much more widely used platform. ConverseDigital reported consumption of podcasts have grown 163 percent from 2006 to 2012. Now in 2014, those numbers are surely rising. So now that I’ve kind of told you a little bit about what a podcast is, here’s how you can make the format suitable to your listening habits. While you can listen on audio.theopenmat.com in your browser, there are things out there called podcatchers or podcast apps. For those of you with smartphones, these are programs like iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Spreaker, iTunes and Tune In Radio. On iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad, there’s a standalone app called “Podcasts.” So when you’re on the Short Time website, you’ll see a menu at the top of the page that says “how to listen” – under that menu are direct links to services you can subscribe to. We’re not going to force you to use one specific platform, but I will say I encourage iTunes, Sticher, Spreaker and iHeartRadio moreso right now, because those programs give me the ability to see how many times a program gets downloaded or streamed. I’m awaiting to see if TuneIn and Swell.am are about to roll out some measurement statistics. If you’re on the website on a smartphone, the menu is at the top right and you can go right to a link and it will prompt you to download or use their app. MOST podcasting apps are free. There are some paid versions like Pocket Casts, but you don’t need to spend money to listen to Short Time. A subscription is free. So the most basic is on your computer with iTunes, which is both a Mac and PC program. You click on any of the iTunes links on the Short Time page and the browser will launch the web page with the Short Time show page. You can click “View in iTunes” and the iTunes application will launch and you can click the “Subscribe” link. You can also do this by going to theopenmat.com/itunes On an iOS device, the clickable iTunes link will launch the Podcasts app (if you have it installed, it’s free in the App Store). On Android devices, the most common program used is called Stitcher Radio. You can quickly access the Stitcher link at audio.theopenmat.com/gotosticher. If you’re on a computer, the link will take you to the show page and it will give you the option to listen. For mobile consumption, you can download the app on the Apple App Store or on Google Play. iHeartRadio is also a popular streaming audio program. If you go to audio.theopenmat.com/iheartradio, you’ll be taken to a page where you can listen directly on the web or use the app, also available for free across multiple devices,

Two individuals who have a vested interest in the growth of wrestling are Jeff Waters and Al Bevilacqua. Waters is the President of the Board for the United States Wrestling Foundation, a group aimed at generating funds to help grow wrestling at all levels. Waters talks about what the USWF was founded for, what organizations they work with and how they've helped start college wrestling programs at all levels. Find more information on the United States Wrestling Foundation at USwrestlingfoundation.com. Bevilacqua has been involved in wrestling for over six decades. He's attended 57 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships is a Hall of Fame coach from Long Island. Bevilacqua founded the National Registry for Wrestling, a compilation of wrestling fans and people who have an affinity for wrestling. The goals behind it are to inform the wrestling fanbase about media opportunities to grow the sport by extending the reach of wrestling. Sign up at www.nr4w.com Short Time is presented by FlipsWrestling.com

Sage Karam has two loves -- wrestling and racing. While his senior year on the mats at traditionally tough Nazareth Area (Pa.) High School didn't go as he wanted, Karam accomplished the first goal in his dream, racing at the Indianapolis 500. The 19-year-old didn't just race at the historic Brickyard, he finished ninth. Normally not happy with a ninth-place finish, Karam was satisfied because it was his first Indy 500, a race he'd dreamed about winning since he first attended the race 11 years ago. Karam talks about what it was like to go through the qualifying process, having a makeshift senior prom in the garage at the track and what his overall experience at the Indy 500 was like. Karam has a bright future ahead of him on the track and he breaks it all down in episode 63 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast. Even country music icon Reba McIntyre thinks so! Congrats to @sagekaram for placing 9th at the Indy 500!!! So proud of you!!! http://t.co/6TrPcySRiu— Reba McEntire (@reba) May 25, 2014 Links SageKaram.com @SageKaram on Twitter Short Time is presented by Flipswrestling.

Kyle Klingman, the current Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum keeps his thumb on the pulse of wrestling. It's not just his job, but it's his passion. As subscribers to Short Time know, Kyle hosts "On The Mat" on 1650thefan.com in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls region of Iowa on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. Central. Due to Chicago Cubs baseball, which is aired on the station, there was no show on May 28. So we catch up with Kyle for a Short Time/On The Mat cooperative and talk about topics in college and international wrestling. It's a bit of a reunion, as Short Time host Jason Bryant teamed with Klingman in 2008-09 at the Wrestling 411 project. Among those topics discussed in this episode: Thoughts about the open Division I head coaching jobs at Eastern Michigan, Northern Colorado and Penn. Opinion on the recent hire Purdue made by picking up Nebraska assistant coach Tony Ersland to be its new head coach. Recapping the choices for coaches at West Virginia, Campbell, Air Force, Navy and VMI. The NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee report, which recommends the Big 12 no longer serve as an automatic qualifier with just four teams. The U.S. World Team Trials coming up in Madison, Wisconsin and the separate Greco-Roman Trials in Daytona Beach, Florida. The upcoming Dan Gable Celebrity Golf Tournament featuring host of ESPN's Mike & Mike in the morning, Mike Golic. It's all in Episode 62 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast. The Short Time Wrestling Podcast is presented by FlipsWrestling

Mike Novogratz, the Principal and Director of Fortress Investment Group has a lot of money. This guy's net worth is in the billions, that's with a b. But Novogratz has remained close to the sport he loves. As a state high school runner-up in Virginia, he went on to Princeton and eventually found his way into the starting lineup for the Tiger wrestling squad. But Novogratz would take his tenacity he learned from wrestling to Wall Street where he would eventually land at one of the top hedge funds in the country. A fixture on business-related television networks, Novogratz rolls with the bears and the bulls, but he's still a Tiger wrestler. Novogratz sits as the Chairman of the Board for Beat The Streets New York and has been instrumental in building up the annual BTS Gala events into wrestling spectacles, drawing national attention in busy Manhattan. Novogratz talks about the genesis of the Beat The Streets event, his role as Team Leader for the U.S. Freestyle team from 2008-2012 and what he loves the most about wrestling and wrestling people. It's all in Episode 61 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast. The Short Time Wrestling Podcast is presented by FlipsWrestling.

After spending nearly 20 years as a Division I assistant and balancing a competitive career on top of it, Sammie Henson finally became a head wrestling coach. West Virginia Athletic Director Oliver Luck named Henson the new head coach at West Virginia on May 19. Henson brings an impressive resume to Morgantown and as he says, the time was right. Henson talks about what he needs to work on with West Virginia and what it's going to be like to work with Luck. Henson also talks about other coaching positions around the country, including his former Olympic teammate Cary Kolat taking the job at Campbell. He also talks about his NCAA final win over Eric Akin, which still gets talked about 20 years later and how much Henson would like to see his alma mater, Clemson, bring back its wrestling program. It's all in Episode 60 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast. The Short Time Wrestling Podcast is presented by FlipsWrestling.

Kyle Klingman and Jason Bryant host a special web edition of On The Mat with new U.S. Greco-Roman National Team coach Matt Lindland. Lindland was a World and Olympic silver medalist in Greco-Roman and he talks about his plans for USA Wrestling now that he's at the helm. The original broadcast of On The Mat was not aired due to Chicago Cubs baseball. On The Mat will have Nick Ackerman in a future edition of the show.

One of the most colorful personalities in all of wrestling, 2009 World Silver medalist and 2012 U.S. Olympian Jake Herbert is our guest on Episode 59 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast. As talkative as Herbert is, there's no surprise we went nearly an hour with him, talking about a variety of topics including what the right age to start kids wrestling, how he benefitted from a community-oriented high school program at North Allegheny High School and the importance of freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling as a way to improve on folkstyle. Herbert talked about some of the battles growing up, his alleged loss to Matt Storniolo while at the lake and what wrestling can do to make college duals matter. He wasn't done yet. Herbert went on to discuss the hiring of Bruce Burnett as the new U.S. National Freestyle Coach, the push to make the 2015 World Championships a spectator success in Las Vegas, what FILA has done to improve and what else they can do and the U.S. Open format. There's literally dozens of topics discussed and it's all in Episode 59 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast. The Short Time Wrestling Podcast is presented by FlipsWrestling.

When Joey Butler was 10, he went to his father Joe after a wrestling tournament and asked why some kids were using the same pairs of wrestling shoes. The elder Butler explained to his son about how some kids weren't as fortunate with money to afford a pair of wrestling shoes to compete with. So Joey had an idea, donate his used wrestling shoes to kids who needed them. What started with just a few local clubs has gone national ... and even international. Wrestle In My Shoes has the support of several high profile wrestlers around the country. Short Time talks with both Joe and Joey Butler about how the program started, how many shoes the non-profit distributed the first year and the mission and goal behind starting such an adventure. You can find out more information on Wrestle in My Shoes by going to: Wrestleinmyshoes.com Facebook.com/wrestleinmyshoes @wrestleinmyshoe It's all in Episode 58 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast. The Short Time Wrestling Podcast is presented by FlipsWrestling.