After six months on the job, assistant coach Jared Frayer and his family has settled into Blacksburg living. As a past Olympian, Frayer had the role of coaching another new hire, Frank Molinaro, at the U.S. World Team Trials in Lincoln, Nebraska. On the final episode of the third season of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, Frayer opens up about why football games are important to recruiting, being a Buccaneers fan, his relationship with Molinaro and how he goes back with new assistant coach Tyler ...
Sep 28, 2017•35 min
After six months on the job, assistant coach Frank Molinaro and his family has settled into Blacksburg living. With two kids and another on the way, Molinaro compares the start of the 2017-18 preseason with his experiences at Penn State and Rutgers. Molinaro also talks about fall in Southwest Virginia, Hokie football and his relationship with Tony Robie and Jared Frayer. We also get a coaches perspective on what Tyler Graff will bring to the room. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW iTunes | Stitcher | Spreak...
Sep 26, 2017•32 min
The school year has arrived and Tony Robie is looking to make sure Hokie Nation is engaged and ready to go for the future. As we enter September, we've got our new staff settling in and a donor drive up and rolling. Robie will break down how Frank Molinaro, Jared Frayer and Tyler Graff are adjusting to their new digs, while Ty Walz moves from athlete to coach but maintaining his training at the Southeast Regional Training Center. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio |...
Sep 01, 2017•28 min
Tony Robie is hot on the recruiting trail as July 1 has come and gone. He's also had a chance to fire up the grill and celebrate the Fourth as Hokie wrestlers returned to campus for the upcoming wrestling camps hosted by Virginia Tech. We'll talk with Robie about some of the early stories on the road, the newest addition to the Southeast Regional Training Center, and some upcoming nuggets from the 2017-18 wrestling schedule. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Goog...
Jul 06, 2017•24 min
Ty Walz ended his career as a three-time Division I All-American for the Hokie wrestling program, just the third in the school's history. Walz will now move into a coaching role as the volunteer assistant coach as well as continue wrestling with hopes of making World and Olympic teams in the future representing the Southeast Regional Training Center. Today, we'll talk to Walz about his cut down to 97kg (213 pounds), why he's choosing to go the same weight as World and Olympic champion Kyle Snyde...
Jun 06, 2017•29 min
Olympian Frank Molinaro comes to Blacksburg as a four-time All-American and past NCAA wrestling champion. In August of 2016, Molinaro represented the U.S. at the Rio Olympic Games, finishing fifth at 65kg in men's freestyle. On the latest episode of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, Molinaro talks about his rise to prominence in international wrestling, his desires to coach long-term, life at Penn State, similarities with his alma mater and Virginia Tech as well as the infamous "I choose down" mat...
May 12, 2017•38 min
The offseason churns forward but we're going to take a pause and introduce new assistant wrestling coach Jared Frayer to Hokie Nation on the latest episode of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling. A two-time All-American at Oklahoma and a 2012 Olympian for Team USA, Frayer is a Florida native with coaching stops at his alma mater, Harvard, Iowa, and Wisconsin. After time away from coaching, Frayer got lured back and this time, it was to Blacksburg. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | ...
Apr 27, 2017•30 min
It's time for Tony Robie to officially take the lead on the latest episode of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling. With Coach Robie now officially the head coach, he made sure to fill out his staff with two notable names with Olympic credentials. Coach Robie hired 2016 Olympian Frank Molinaro and 2012 Olympian Jared Frayer to join the Hokie wrestling staff after former assistants Mike Zadick and Derek St. John left Blacksburg to follow former coach Kevin Dresser to Iowa State. We'll recap the postsea...
Apr 10, 2017•36 min
With Kevin Dresser now at Virginia Tech, Tony Robie has been labeled as Virginia Tech's interim head wrestling coach. As the Hokies closed out the season ranked fourth in the nation, Robie now has to lead the Hokies into the postseason and that begins with this weekend's ACC tournament in Raleigh. We'll chat with Robie about his role, the level of responsibilities and what's changed and then we'll go weight-by-weight to expand on what the postseason chances are for the Hokie wrestling squad. SUB...
Mar 01, 2017•42 min
The Virginia Tech Hokies are the ACC regular-season wrestling champions for the third year in a row after beating 8th-ranked NC State 20-14 in Blacksburg on Saturday, February 11. On this episode of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, coach Kevin Dresser will recap the Hokie wins over NC State on Saturday and South Dakota State on Sunday. We'll then look at some of the key matchups with the Hokies dual with visiting Nebraska on Sunday, February 19 at Cassell Coliseum in the NWCA National Duals Champ...
Feb 14, 2017•33 min
The final two "regular season" home duals are set for Virginia Tech wrestling. The Hokies will wrestle for the ACC regular season championship on Saturday, February 11 at 7 p.m. at Cassell Coliseum against eighth-ranked NC State. Coach Kevin Dresser's squad will then circle back and face No. 16 South Dakota State on Sunday, February 12 at 12:30 p.m. Afterwards, they'll await their opponent as the Hokies are set to host an NWCA National Duals Series match against a Big Ten opponent. Coach Dresser...
Feb 10, 2017•29 min
Coach Kevin Dresser recaps the Virginia Duals National College Division Championship which saw the Hokies improve to 11-1 on the season. Dresser talks lineup, some individual performances and some things to look forward to with the upcoming home duals with Pittsburgh and Virginia at Cassell Coliseum. We'll also get into a discussion about what the Virginia Duals can do to remain a quality college event and how that parlays into the National Duals and who might be coming to Cassell on February 19...
Jan 19, 2017•32 min
Catching up with Kevin Dresser as the team treks across Virginia to the 37th annual Virginia Duals. We'll recap the wins over Princeton and North Carolina and then get into the lineup discussion moving into the end of the season. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | Soundcloud | Google Play Music | iOS App | Android App | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER to...
Jan 12, 2017•17 min
Virginia Tech closed out its 2016 with a win in Parkersburg, W.Va., against rival West Virginia. The site was Parkersburg High School, the alma mater of 197-pound Hokie All-American Jared Haught. Coach Kevin Dresser talks about the "early season" performance, and the performances of a number of Hokies at the Cleveland State Open. Is there a chance we'll see David McFadden? Hokie Nation has been buzzing about the possibility. Coach Dresser also breaks down some of the top individual performances ...
Dec 20, 2016•30 min
With a recap of the Hokies performance at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Kevin Dresser returns on the latest episode of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling. Coach Dresser keys on Joey Dance's victory in Las Vegas, Ty Walz closing the gap on Connor Medberry and what Jared Haught and Zack Zavatsky have to do to make sure they don't give their opponents too much respect. Zavatsky picked up a win over returning NCAA champion Myles Martin in the semifinals of the CKLV only to get teched in the fin...
Dec 08, 2016•36 min
It was a mixed bag of results for the Virginia Tech Hokies this past weekend. On this episode of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, we'll catch up with head coach Kevin Dresser after Sunday's 23-19 loss to No. 5 Missouri in Columbia. Coach Dresser will analyze the individual performances and talk about what went right, what went wrong and what the No. 6 Hokies need to do heading into the Thanksgiving break and the upcoming Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. We'll also get an insight into the perfor...
Nov 21, 2016•27 min
The wrestling season is here for Hokie Nation as Season 3 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling rolls on with Episode 2, recapping the Hokies' win in Cassell Coliseum over Edinboro and VMI. We'll also look at some of the performances from the younger athletes at the Southeast Open and look forward to the first Moss Arts Center dual of the season as No. 24 Chattanooga comes into town on November 13 at 1 p.m. Following the Moss dual, the Hokies will have a stiff test, heading to Northern Iowa and Miss...
Nov 08, 2016•35 min
Two-time All-American Ty Walz is getting ready for the season and getting ready for the NWCA All-Star Classic on Episode 37 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling. Walz is set to make his second appearance at the annual kickoff event, but this time, it's in his native Cleveland. We talk to Walz about the Cavaliers, the Indians, Stipe Miocic, but really nothing about the Browns, because they're awful. We'll also get into a discussion about a recent trip to the Olympic Training Center with Mike Zadick,...
Oct 26, 2016•31 min
On Episode 36 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, Hokie wrestling coach Kevin Dresser will break down the schedule and give fans a quick look into what to expect this season in Blacksburg. This is the final episode of season two and the Hokies have renewed the show for a third season. With that comes more chatter and we'll dive deeper into the lineup in future episodes, but as of now, Coach Dresser will give a little and keep a little when it comes to what he expects to do this season. Ty Walz wi...
Sep 27, 2016•32 min
Episode 35 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling starts gearing up for the preseason with assistant coaches Tony Robie and Derek St. John. Coach Robie talks about the successful summer camps run at Virginia Tech as well as two upcoming open mat workouts prior to home football games in Blacksburg. Robie also addresses his courtship by former coach and current friend Lou Rosselli, who recently took the head coaching job at Oklahoma. We'll then circle back with Derek St. John, who's moved on to the sta...
Sep 12, 2016•27 min
Episode 34 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling visits with head coach Kevin Dresser as he vacations in Iowa following a busy summer and a trip to the NWCA Convention in Florida. Coach Dresser will look into the discussions at the NWCA Convention about moving the season so it finishes up in April. With the new hirings of full-time assistants Mike Zadick and Derek St. John to the Hokie wrestling staff, we take a look back on Coach Dresser's hiring dating back to his days as a high school coach in Gr...
Aug 03, 2016•31 min
Episode 33 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling talks new full-time assistant coach Mike Zadick in Fargo, N.D., at the USA Wrestling Cadet & Junior Nationals. Zadick talks about his first year in Blacksburg, why he's now a full-time assistant and how much being out of his comfort zone helped him with the position. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | Google Play Music | iOS App | Android App | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based re...
Jul 21, 2016•29 min
Episode 32 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling talks with seniors Austin Gabel and Nick Brascetta. We'll get a quick update from coach Kevin Dresser to kick off the show, then we let Nick and Austin take shots at each other. Both wrestlers have a career that dates back to both of them wrestling one another back when the two were kids in Colorado. Gabel finally gets a chance to retort on Brascetta's "airhead" comment from last season and he piles on when it comes to Brascetta's early-season "frost ...
Apr 21, 2016•53 min
Kevin Dresser returns to Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling for Episode 31 where we'll recap the 2016 NCAA Division I Championships that took place March 17-19 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Hokies finished fourth with 82 points and in the process became the first team from the ACC to come home from the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships with a team trophy. The Hokies also produced a school-record six All-Americans and graduate just one placing senior, Nick Brascetta, who became...
Mar 24, 2016•36 min
Episode 30 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling again features head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser as the Hokies wrapped up the regular season with a 24-11 victory at Michigan. Virginia Tech finished the season with a No. 3 ranking in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll, the highest in program history. The Hokies now prepare for the ACC Championships at Virginia on March 6. At the time of the recording, the ACC seeds weren't released, but by the time the show was over, they were released. The...
Mar 01, 2016•27 min
In a spirited Episode 29 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, Hokie head coach Kevin Dresser recaps the team's victory over N.C. State and looks ahead to the National Duals matchup with Michigan. But much of the discussion centers around the decision to send Virginia Tech to No. 8 Michigan instead of to No. 2 Iowa for the final weekend of the season. Coach Dresser sounds off on the process and directs some of the angst towards Iowa City. It's time to let the sparks fly! Virginia Tech will wrestle ...
Feb 17, 2016•38 min
With a dual against No. 3 N.C. State looming on February 12 in Raleigh, Virginia Tech wrestling coach Kevin Dresser breaks down the dual and recaps the action from wins over Pittsburgh and Edinboro. The Hokies will be at full strength for the first time since their early season loss to Penn State. It's the biggest ACC dual in Hokie history. Check out Episode 28 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling to hear the breakdown. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | Soundcloud | iOS App | And...
Feb 10, 2016•36 min
On Episode 27 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser recaps the Hokies performance at the 2016 Virginia Duals in Hampton. The Hokies went 3-1 but fell in the championship final to Iowa State 16-14. Coach Dresser talks about the lineup situation, injuries and what to expect in the upcoming Moss Arts Center duals against Northern Iowa and North Carolina on January 15-16 in Blacksburg. Tickets are still available and you can get them at artscenter.vt.edu. SUBSCRIBE TO...
Jan 12, 2016•28 min
Episode 26 visits with Hokie 184-pound redshirt freshman Zack Zavatsky. Ranked in the top 15 by three of the major rankings services, Zavatsky is coming off a nice tournament in Las Vegas beating All-Americans Blake Stauffer of Arizona State and Willie Miklus of Missouri. A native of Latrobe, Pa., Zavatsky talks about the transition from high school to college, winning a state championship in Pennsylvania and dealing with the pending competition for the starting spot with teammate Austin Gabel. ...
Dec 23, 2015•32 min
Back in studio as Episode 25 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling catches up with Hokie head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser on the recruiting trail. Well, since we can't really discuss what recruits exactly, the discussion will center around the Hokie performances at the recent Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Ty Walz captured the school's first-ever individual title at the event and the team finished sixth with just seven wrestlers entered. Joey Dance also reached the finals, falling to returning...
Dec 09, 2015•27 min
