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Hi Friends 👋

Welcome to Week #7 of the Wrestling Snacks newsletter.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you enjoyed a wonderful day with family and friends. I want to express my gratitude for all of you being apart of this journey with me. I’m thankful for the wrestling community and the support you give by opening my emails and reading the newsletter.

A few comments before we get into the goods. When was the last time you saw a Penn State wrestler during the Cael & Co. era regress throughout their college career? And who’s excited for the Iowa vs Iowa St. (Cy-Hawk) dual this Sunday, November 26th? Mark your calendars and be sure to watch the match on ESPN at 1pm (MST). This is coach Dressers best team to date and I’m thinking they’ll walk away with the win! Iowa St. has lost the past 18 consecutive duals to the Hawkeyes.

Let’s GO 💪

News Bites

• ⭐ 2023 NWCA All-Star Classic Wrestling Results:

  Men’s Folkstyle

  • 125 Matt Ramos (Purdue) MD Anthony Noto (Lock Haven), 10-2

  • 133 Connor Mcgonagle (Lehigh) DEC Sam Latona (Virginia Tech), 7-5

  • 141 Lachlan Mcneil (North Carolina) DEC Josh Koderhandt (Navy), 4-2

  • 149 Shayne Van ness (Penn State) DEC Kyle Parco (Arizona State), 5-1

  • 157 Nolan Hertel (Wisconsin-La Crosse) DEC Nick Novak (St. Cloud State), 3-1

  • 165 Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State) DEC Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin), 8-2

  • 174 Carter Starocci (Penn State) MD Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech), 11-0

  • 184 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) DEC Bernie Truax (Penn State), 7-5

  • 197 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) MD Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State), 11-2

  • 285 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) TF Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force), 18-2

  Women's Freestyle

  • 116 Samara Chavez (King) VFA Sydney Petzinger (North Central), 8-4

  • 130 Alexis Janiak (Aurora) VSU Sarah Savidge (Life), 10-0

  • 136 Adaugo Nwachukwu (William Penn) VPO1 Yele Aycock (North Central), 11-7

  • 160 Marlynne Deede (Iowa) VPO1 Latifah Mcbryde (Life), 8-3

• 🤼‍♂️ Bill Farrell Memorial Results:

  Men’s Freestyle

  • 57: Spencer Lee (USA) VPO1 Nicholas Megaludis (USA), 7-4

  • 65: Kaleb Larkin (USA) VSU1 Paul Kolodzik (USA), 16-5

  • 74: Jason Nolf (USA) VSU Alex Marinelli (USA), 11-0

  • 86: Trent Hidlay (USA) VPO1 Alexander Dieringer (USA), 2-1

  • 97: Michael Macchiavello (USA) VPO Jacob Warner (USA), 4-0

  • 125: Nicholas Gwiazdowski (USA) VPO Christian Lance (USA), 7-0

  Women’s Freestyle

  • 50: Miyu Nakamura (JPN) VSU Erin simone Golston (USA), 10-0

  • 53: Karla lorena Godinez gonzalez (CAN) VPO Alisha sue Howk (USA), 5-0

  • 57: Himeka Tokuhara (JPN) VPO1 Xochitl citalli Mota pettis (USA), 12-4

  • 62: Ana paula Godinez gonzalez (CAN) VSU1 Katerina sheila Lange (USA), 15-4

  • 68: Mallory maxine Velte (USA) VPO Alexandria junis Glaude (USA), 4-0

  • 76: Yelena ivanovna Makoyed (USA) VPO1 Skylar allison elizabeth Grote (USA), 9-5

• 🚬 Fun Fact: Bill Farrell was a cigarette model and was ‘The Marlboro Man’ in one of their ad campaigns before he revolutionized the wrestling shoe business:

• 📺 ESPN Platforms to Feature More Than 200 Collegiate Wrestling Events During 2023-24 NCAA Season.

• 😲 Iowa State shuts out Wisconsin 42-0.

Snacks

This week's snacks come from Max Murin: Brown RTC Athlete and 2X NCAA All-American for the University of Iowa 🐤.

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.