Jason Chamberlain, 2X All-American, VHS tapes, old-school, stubborn sport, and more…

Hi 👋

Welcome to Week #29 of the Wrestling Snacks newsletter.

The Olympic Trials were bananas. In just three wrestlers—Burroughs, Taylor, and Gilman—not making the U.S. Olympic Team, we lost a combined total of 12 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

It’s hard watching some of the older guys not make the team. That’s the process though, it’s a new era and these young bucks are hungry.

Let’s GO 💪

News Bites

• The 2024 United States Olympic Team:

  Men's Freestyle: 57 kg: Spencer Lee, 65 kg: Zain Retherford, 74 kg: Kyle Dake, 86 kg: Aaron Brooks, 97 kg: Kyle Snyder, 125 kg: Mason Parris

  Women's Freestyle: 50 kg: Sarah Hildebrandt, 53 kg: Dominique Parrish, 57 kg: Helen Maroulis, 62 kg: Kayla Miracle, 68 kg: Amit Elor, 76 kg: Kennedy Blades

  Greco-Roman: 60 kg: Dalton Roberts, 67 kg: Ellis Coleman, 77 kg: Kamal Bey, 87 kg: Payton Jacobson, 97 kg: Josef Rau, 130 kg: Adam Coon

• 2024 Olympic Team Trials Championship Results

• Two-Time All-American Wyatt Hendrickson Enters Transfer Portal

• Donnie Vinson named Head Wrestling Coach at Buffalo

• Zach Tanelli to Join Virginia Tech Staff

• Ben Bennett Promoted to CMU Head Coaching Position

• Ohio State Coach Tom Ryan Hospitalized After Car Wreck

• UWW Suspends Officials Involved In Chamizo - Bayramov Bout

• 2024 US Open Wrestling Championship Brackets And Schedule

Snacks

This week's snacks come from Jason Chamberlain: 4X HS State Champion, Junior World Team Member, 3X Pac-12 Champion, 2X NCAA All-American and NCAA National Runner-up (Boise State). University World Team Member, U.S. Open Champion, Senior World Team Trials Finalist and Pan American Champion.

Below are some excerpts from our conversation, along with key takeaways and tips that can be applied to improve yourself as a Coach, Athlete, or wrestling Parent.