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Hunter Gandee is just days past completing the eighth grade. Already, the Temperanceville, Michigan resident is making headlines, but not about his wrestling ability, but about his recent 40-mile walk while carrying his seven-year-old brother Braden on his back. Gandee was making the walk to Ann Arbor's Bahna Wrestling Complex to raise awareness for his brother's condition, cerebral palsy. The "Cerebral Palsy Swagger" made national headlines and even drew the attention from that "other" wrestling group, the WWE. Gandee talks about how the idea started, the family's interest in wrestling, how much assistance the University of Michigan wrestling program offered and what he hopes to achieve with the Cerebral Palsy Swagger. What is cerebral palsy? According to the Mayo Clinic:Cerebral palsy is a disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture that is caused by an insult to the immature, developing brain, most often before birth. Signs and symptoms appear during infancy or preschool years. In general, cerebral palsy

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-TrialsSix 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 DualsTeam Overtime coach Kerry Bouma

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.comSome 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

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 spor

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.comTony Ramos on the WebTony Ramos on TwitterSome 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?

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 Read More +

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.comShort 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, 2014LinksSageKaram.com@Sage

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 NCA

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

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.

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

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.comFacebook.com/wrestleinmyshoes@wrestleinmyshoeIt's all in Episode 58 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast.The Short Time Wrestling Podcast is presented by FlipsWrestling.

Heading into his light heavyweight tournament final in Bellator on May 17, Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal talks about how much he still enjoys wrestling.Originally from Plano, Texas, Lawal was a late bloomer in the sport, eventually becoming a three-time Division II All-American at Central Oklahoma under coach David James. Lawal used his last remaining year of eligibility in 2003 and finished third at the NCAA Division I championships for Oklahoma State. Lawal would go on to win three U.S. Open Championships and make the U.S. World Team in 2005.After leaving wrestling after finishing second at the 2008 Olympic Trials, Lawal began an MMA career. He started out in Japan and competed in a few different promotions before landing in Bellator.He's now training with Ricardo Liborio at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Fla.He speaks highly of young up-and-coming Olympic hopefuls like Tyrell Fortune and talks about his admiration for some of freestyle wrestling's big names including Jordan Burroughs, Kyle Dake and David T

Coming out of Lyndhurst, N.J., as a high school senior, Donny Pritzlaff didn't picture Rutgers as a place he'd wind up. After finishing his career as a two-time NCAA champion and four-time All-American at Wisconsin, Pritzlaff's slow road back to New Jersey was put into motion.Pritzlaff recently returned to the Garden State, hired as the Associate Head Coach at Rutgers after coaching stops at Hofstra, Wisconsin and Michigan.Pritzlaff talks about his circuitous route back to New Jersey, the plans he and the coaching staff at Rutgers have as they move into the Big Ten and what fans can expect to see on the mats in New Jersey this coming season.It's all in Episode 56 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast.The Short Time Wrestling Podcast is presented by FlipsWrestling.

Coming out of Lyndhurst, N.J., as a high school senior, Donny Pritzlaff didn’t picture Rutgers as a place he’d wind up. After finishing his career as a two-time NCAA champion and four-time All-American at Wisconsin, Pritzlaff’s slow road back to New Jersey was put into motion. Pritzlaff recently returned to the Garden State, hired as the Associate Head Coach at Rutgers after coaching stops at Hofstra, Wisconsin and Michigan. Pritzlaff talks about his circuitous route back to New Jersey, the plans he and the coaching Read More +

After a storied wrestling career that saw him win two NCAA Division I Championships at Lock Haven, Cary Kolat went on to make a U.S. Olympic Team and win two World medals. For the last four years, Kolat was an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina and served as the Associate Head Coach the past two years. But when the Division I head coaching jobs started opening up, Kolat decided it was time to move.But instead of going for open jobs in the Big Ten and Big 12, Kolat took the post at Campbell, a small university in Buies Creek, N.C., with very little wrestling tradition.What made Kolat pick Campbell and what plans does he and his administration have? Find out on the Episode 55 of Short Time.The Short Time Wrestling Podcast is presented by FlipsWrestling.Subscribe with iTunes, Listen on Stitcher or use RSS for podcasting program

For years, coaches Jim Jackson and Scot Davis were super competitive with one another. Davis, then coaching at Owatonna, and Jackson, at Apple Valley, led two of Minnesota's top high school wrestling programs. They went after each other with ferocity.Jackson stepped away from Apple Valley two years ago, while Davis left Minnesota for a year to coach in Kalispell, Mont. Davis returned and took the reigns at Eden Prairie High School and a year later, he added his former rival Jackson to his coaching staff. They've quickly become the odd couple of Minnesota wrestling.The Short Time Wrestling Podcast is presented by FlipsWrestling.Subscribe with iTunes, Listen on Stitcher or use RSS for podcasting program

In this episode of Short Time ...... we get an update on some of the coaching moves around the country as Campbell will soon announce 1997 World silver medalist Cary Kolat as the program's next head coach.LINK: Kolat expected to be announced as new Campbell head coachWe also get an update from the recently completed Asian Senior Championships held in Astana, Kazakstan last week. There were strong showings by Iran, Japan and Kazakhstan.LINK: Asian Senior Wrestling ChampionshipsOur guest is Rick Tucci, President of the U.S. Wrestling Officials Association. Tucci has officiated dozens of World and Olympic Championships and has been an integral part of training American officials for the past 40 years. Tucci and host Jason Bryant discuss some of the nuances in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling rules and talk about different scenarios and how they will, or should, be called this international season.The Short Time Wrestling Podcast is presented by FlipsWrestling.Subscribe with iTunes, Listen on Stitcher or use R

As a 17-year-old, California high school sophomore Aaron Pico decided to forego high school competition and focus strictly on training in freestyle wrestling. Now a represented athlete and sponsored by Nike, Pico recently won his second U.S. FILA Junior National Championship by dominating the field in Las Vegas at 66kg/145.5 pounds.Pico visits Short Time to talk about his decision to train full-time, leaving high school wrestling behind, traveling the world with coach Valentin Kalika and what he expects to do on the senior level as he eyes the Olympic Games in 2016 and 2020. The Short Time Wrestling Podcast is presented by FlipsWrestling.Subscribe with iTunes, Listen on Stitcher or use RSS for podcasting program