NDSU's Jared Franek joins the show to talk about his journey through the sport, staying at home for college and aspirations for this season. 0:01 - Soccer and wrestling from the start 0:02 - Afraid of losing 0:05 - Wrestling becoming the thing 0:07 - Training situations 0:09 - Fargo memories 0:13 - Recruiting 0:15 - Roger kish 0:17 - NCAA championships 0:23 - Joke Time 0:25 - Wins whoopins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 25, 2023•34 min
Mitchell Mesenbrink grew up in an incredible wrestling environment. He takes us through his journey in the sport and his recent announcement that he will be entering the transfer portal. 0:01 - Early years and Arrowhead 0:04 - Askren Wrestling Academy 0:06 - Developing technique 0:08 - having a skill for it 0:09 - Thinking about wrestling 0:11 - Cal Baptist 0:15 - Setting up for sustained success 0:20 - Considering foregoing college? 0:21 - What fits Mitchell best? 0:23 - Maximizing technical as...
Jan 10, 2023•58 min
Purdue's Kendall Coleman joins the show today to talk about his journey through the sport. 0:01 - Introduction to wrestling, didn't like wrestling at first 0:06 - Harvey twister 0:09 - Setting Goals 0:12 - High school accomplishments 0:15 - Choosing Purdue 0:16 - Didn't know how good he was 0:18 - COVID 0:19 - Shortened season 0:21 - NCAA Championships 0:25 - Wins and whoopins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 09, 2023•30 min
Cornell and ASU will be wrestling tonight. Both head coaches, Mike Grey and Zeke Jones, joined the show today to talk about their teams, the dual and the current issue of medical forfeits and length of season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 04, 2023•38 min
Zane Richards wrestled for Team USA in World Cup at 57kg, he joins the show to talk about his growth as a wrestler and experience at the World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2022•46 min
Nebraska head coach Mark Manning joins the show to talk about his journey in the sport, his coaching career and coaching the great Jordan Burroughs. 0:00 — Mark Manning joins the show. 1:00 — Introduction to wrestling. 4:00 — ‘Farming is a grind. 6:00 — Wrestling takes hold. 7:30 — ‘I was a wrestling geek. 10:00 — Transferring to Nebraska-Omaha 12:00 — Mike Denney’s legacy. 17:00 — Wrestling choices. 24:00 — Long journey to Nebraska. 28:30 — The clouds start to lift. 30:00 — Mark Bader antagoniz...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Kyle joins Bader in studio and we get the rundown on Klingman's introduction into wrestling and his never ending thirst for knowledge of the sport. 0:01 - Klingman poured all his time into studying wrestling 0:05 - Saturday night slam - Klingman's start in wrestling 0:10 - 2008-2009 terrible years, but necessary 0:14 - Flo vs Tack 0:17 - The merger 0:21 - The decoy 0:23 - Bader Hamilton 0:26 - The top 100 0:30 - Kyle's push of women's wrestling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
Dec 14, 2022•33 min
Mike Grey joins the Bader Show to talk about Cornell's recent trip to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite and get na update on Yianni Diakomihalis . 0:01 - Learning as a coach 0:01 - Treating CKLV as individual tournament 0:06 - Finding the balance to train hard and injury free 0:09 - Cornell at CKLV 0:14 - Julian Ramirez 0:20 - Vito Arujau 0:23 - daton and rby 0:24 - Yianni's schedule 0:30 - Peaking 0:33 - Too much competition 0:39 - Ukrainians training at Cornell Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Dec 05, 2022•46 min
Mark Churella was a 3x NCAA Champion at Michigan, his son Ryan was an NCAA runner-up for the Wolverines. Mark started and today Ryan helps him run the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite. 0:01 - Mark Churella's intro to wrestling, 0:05 - Mark coached at UNLV 0:07 - Ryan Churella's intro to wrestling 0:10 - Making a big jumps quickly 0:13 - Mark told them how to be successful, doing it was up to them 0:28 - Mark on coaching his sons 0:18 - Mark was a great coach 0:23 - wrestling dozer 0:28 - Churella vs ...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Minnesota 2x All-American Pat McKee joins the show following his pin at the All-Star Classic 0:00 — Does Patrick McKee have an off-season? 3:30 — Overcoming injuries. 4:30 — Folkstyle vs Freestyle. 6:00 — Wrestling after college. 10:00 — All-Star Classic. 12:00 — Changing opponents. 14:00 — Event atmosphere. 16:00 — All-Star breakdown. 25:00 — ‘This is my year.’ 29:30 — The road travels through Spencer Lee. 32:30 — Sweat it out. 36:00 — MMA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
Nov 28, 2022•47 min
UNI 2x All-American Parker Keckeisen and UNI assistant coach Lee Roper join the show as in-studio guests one day before the NWCA All-Start Classic. 0:01 - Roper meeting Parker 0:04 - UNI vs Wisc when Parker was a kid 0:08 - Initial plan for Parker from Roper 0:13 - COVID 0:17 - Working construction 0:20 - Parker found new level, got good at decision making 0:22 - Mental work for roper, advice from kolat 0:25 - When Parker said, "my life stinks" 0:27 - Decision making 0:31 - Organizing in his bra...
Nov 21, 2022•54 min
Two time cadet world medalist Alara Boyd joins the show. 0:00 — Alara Boyd joins the show. 1:00 — Boyd bombs! 2:00 — Introduction to wrestling.3:00 — An aggressive child. 6:00 — Early success. 8:00 — Who’s Alara Boyd? 10:00 — Wearing a back brace. 11:00 — Training in Wisconsin. 13:00 — World medals. 15:00 — International travel. 17:00 — McKendree University. 19:30 — National championships. 21:00 — Olympic aspirations. 23:00 — All-Star Classic. 25:00 — Sweat it out. 27:30 — Fargo memories. 28:30 ...
Nov 16, 2022•34 min
Two time NCAA All-American Bernie Truax of Cal Poly joins the show. 0:00 — “We want Bader” 1:00 — Introduction to wrestling. 5:00 — Developing a passion. 8:00 — Football ends; full-time wrestling begins. 9:30 — Choosing Cal Poly. 11:00 — Self belief. 13:00 — Crazy semifinal ending. 14:00 — Silencing the critics. 14:30 — Reaching out to colleges. 16:00 — Why Pitt? 17:00 — Getting better, fast! 20:00 — Technical advancements. 22:00 — Making jumps. 24:00 — Mindset shift. 26:30 — Confidence. 29:00 —...
Nov 15, 2022•48 min
Campbell head coach Scotti Sentes joins the show. 0:03 - Freestyle & preseason 0:07 - Campbell's first competition 0:10 - Battle at the Bragg 0:21 - Continuing the build at Campbell 0:25 - Campbell, not Campbellsville 0:28 - Thinking outside the box 0:33 - The peaking process 0:36 - Loving to win vs hating to lose 0:38 - Making problems bigger than they need to be Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 09, 2022•46 min
2000 Olympic gold medalist and Pennsylvania RTC head coach Brandon Slay and University of Pennsylvania head coach Roger Reina join the show. 0:01 - Adventures in Kazakhstan 0:08 - 2 silver medals in Kazakhstan 0:13 - Upenn preseason 0:18 - Uptick in program and goals 0:21 - Jordan Burroughs 0:28 - Importance of par terre 0:30 - Keystone Classic Palestra "House of wrestolng" 0:33 - Palestra 0:35 - NWCA All star 0:40 - Huge strides for the program and ecosystem 0:50 - PRTC will run the Keystone Cl...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Josh Schamberger brings lots of events to Iowa. He brought the World Cup in 2018 and they are bringing it back again in 2022. This year they are changing the format at include women's freestyle alongside the men. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 07, 2022•43 min
2016 Olympian, 2012 undefeated NCAA Champion and current Arizona State assistant coach Frank Molinaro joins the show. 0:01 - Intro to wrestling at 4, Shore Thing 0:03 - All in on wrestling in 9th grade 0:05 - Wrestling Jordan Burroughs in state finals 0:09 - Deciding on Penn State 0:11 - Cael coming to Penn State 0:19 - Nearly retired 0:20 - Sick and tired of being sick and tired 0:23 - Changing the way he talked to hiimself 0:28 - Olympic Trials vs Pico, doubt creeping in 0:35 - "Don't get weir...
Nov 02, 2022•52 min
Team USA men's freestyle head coach Bill Zadick joins the show to talk about the recent World Championships where USA came away with the team title. 0:00 — Trick or treat. Bill Zadick joins the show. 2:30 — Acclimation camp. 3:30 — Yianni breaks the streak. 8:00 — Incremental growth. 10:00 — Jordan Burroughs wins #7. 15:00 — Zain Retherford’s undergarments. 18:00 — Individual coaches. 19:30 — David Taylor vs Hassan Yazdani 23:00 — No Russia. 24:30 — Dake and Synder win fourth titles. 25:30 — Mak...
Nov 01, 2022•57 min
2022 Michigan All-American Will Lewan joins the show. 0:00: Will Lewan joins the show. 1:00: Introduction to wrestling. 4:00: Izzy Style 8:30: Introduction to the world. 11:30: Limping to a World title. 13:00: Recruiting process. 15:00: Choosing Michigan. 16:30: COVID nationals. 20:30: Razor thin wins. 24:00: Mental barriers. 27:00: All-Star Classic. 30:00: Sweat it out. 33:30: Wins and whoopins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 25, 2022•39 min
Fresh off a silver medal at the 2022 World Championships, Zain Retherford joins the show for some really insightful talk about his mindset and things he has done to retrain his mind. 0:01 - Doubt crept in Zain's mind 0:05 - Brain was making up problems 0:11 - "Putting myself first" 0:15 - Mental loop, go make mistakes, have fun, seek gratitude 0:16 - Exploring more overseas 0:20- Retraining my brain 0:22 - Change your underwear 0:25 - Watching his World semifinal match 0:34 - Talking about his g...
Oct 24, 2022•45 min
2022 World Champion Dom Parrish joins the show to talk about he journey through wrestling culminating with her 2022 World gold medal. 0:01 - Taking a break after Worlds, staying in Tree Houses 0:05 - Intro to wrestling through dad 0:10 - Successful from the start 0:15 - Simon Fraser 0:20 - 4x All-American w/ no expectations 0:22 - Debated retiring after Olympic Trials 0:24 - Relocating to Sunkist Kids in AZ 0:28 - Feeling she was on a different level 0:33 - Watching her gold medal match for the ...
Oct 12, 2022•50 min
0:00: Fastest Carr? 1:00: Big family. 3:30: Introduction to wrestling. 6:30: Brother Jimmy made 1972 Olympic team at the age of 17 8:30: The Barn. 10:30: Nerves. 12:00: Purpose-driven practice. 14:30: Arriving at Iowa State. 17:00: Almost a Hawkeye. 19:30: NCAA success. 24:00: Nate Carr’s style. 26:30: Making the impossible possible. 29:30: Reaching the next level. 31:30: It got personal with Kenny Monday. 48:00: Wrestling Scott Trizzino in the sauna. 52:00: Carr-Monday Revived. 57:00: Sweat it ...
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 6 min
0:01 - Ohio State Preseason 0:04 - Learning to play wrestle 0:08 - The first time Sasso hit his sit through cradle 0:11 - Ohio state practice 0:14 - Team handball at tOSU 0:17 - Adjustments to college 0:20 - Training with Stieber and McKenna 0:24 - 2021 Ncaa finals 0:28 - Wrestling Austin Gomez at the All-Star Classic 0:36 - Sammy Sasso sweats it out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2022•41 min
Kenny Monday joins the show to talk about taking the head coaching position at Morgan State, an HBCU that is reinstating their program after 25 years. 0:01 - The job opening being created at Morgan State 0:04 - Nate Parker influenced Kenny to take the job 0:09 - Coming full circle back to Morgan State 0:11 - First steps to build a program 0:13 - My phone is blowing up 0:17 - Building a program off the mat 0:19 - Worldwide interest in Morgan State 0:22 - HBCU culture 0:24 - Assembling a coaching ...
Oct 05, 2022•48 min
2022 NCAA All-American and Big Ten Champion Austin Gomez joins the show. 1:00 — Austin retires and returns. 7:00 — Coming out of retirement. 10:00 — Entering the transfer portal. 12:00 — Moving up to 149. 16:00 — Wrestling in the B1G Championships. 18:00 — Visualizing a semifinal fall. 21:00 — Winning at B10 title. 22:30 — Performance at nationals. 25:00 — Upcoming season. 26:00 — Chasing Yianni. 28:00 — Austin is an All-Star. 29:00 — Facing Sammy Sasso — again. 30:30 — Other all-stars. 32:00 — ...
Oct 04, 2022•42 min
2022 World silver medalist Yianni Diakomihalis joins the show once again to talk about the recent World Championships and chasing his fourth NCAA title. 0:01 - Best version of myself 0:04 - Tunisia was good prep for worlds 0:09 - Yianni's improved shot recovery 0:13 - Yianni watches his Bajrang match 0:23 - Mike Grey as a cornerman 0:26 - This IS fighting, smash him 0:34 - Yianni was having some convenient success 0:36 - Preparing for Amouzadakhalili of Iran in the world finals 0:39 - Assessing ...
Oct 03, 2022•55 min
2x All-American Michael McGee of Arizona State joins the show to talk about his background and journey through wrestling. 0:00: Two-time All-American Michael McGee 1:00: Introduction to wrestling. 4:30: Developing a passion. 8:00: Having success. 15:30: Old Dominion drops wrestling. 21:30: Transferring to Arizona State. 26:00: Making the right decision. 28:00: Taking fourth at nationals. 29:00: Trophy team. 30:00: NWCA All-Star Classic. 31:30: Wrestling Lucas Byrd. 33:30: Arizona State vs Michig...
Sep 28, 2022•50 min
Amit Elor became the youngest World Champion in USA history by winning gold at the 2022 Worlds last week. She joins the show to talk about her journey in this sport and her recent historic accomplishment. 0:00: Amit Elor makes history. 2:00: Introduction to wrestling. 6:00: Developing a passion. 7:00: Having success. 10:00: Acceptance. 12:30: Meeting Valentin Kalika. 16:30: Olympic fever. 20:00: First international competition. 23:30: Visualization and dreams. 29:00: Winning 2021 Cadet Worlds. 3...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Cliff Fretwell (Ep. 332) 0:00: Georgia is on our mind with Cliff Fretwell. 1:00: Introduction to wrestling. 5:30: ‘There’s another level to this.’ 11:00: ‘We can do better.’ 15:30: ‘This is my dude.’ 19:30: ‘We didn’t know how to coach and they didn’t know how to wrestle.’ 24:00: Compound. 27:30: The Jordan Oliver shirt saga. 30:00: Save Olympic Wrestling shirts. 36:30: Elite 8 Duals. 48:00: Sweat it out. 50:00: 2022 Worlds review. 57:00: Final word. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 3 min
2x NCAA All-American at Illinois, Lucas Byrd joins the show. 0:01 - Introduction to wrestling, wrestling dummy 0:05 - Growing up with hammer, but not competing 0:07 - Finally started competing at 12 years old 0:10 - High school states 0:12 - Very competitive with his brother 0:14 - Made a greco world team 0:18 - Jacob Kasper influence 0:23 - Committed to Maryland, ends up at Illinois 0:26 - College goals 0:29 - Didn’t want to be at NCAAs 0:40 - Wins and whooping 0:42 - Wanting to transition to m...
Aug 17, 2022•47 min
