Snacks

This week’s Snacks brings you edition #2 of the NCAA Legends series.

In this edition, we focus on the list of wrestlers who have won three NCAA Division I National Titles. Below, I’ve compiled a list of these athletes, organized chronologically by the first year they claimed a title.

3X NCAA National Champions

This group of wrestlers has collectively won 53 World and Olympic medals, including 16 Olympic medals, 27 Senior World medals, 1 U23 World medal, 6 Junior World medals, and 4 Cadet World medals.

• Olympic Medals: 🥇6, 🥈6, 🥉4 (16 total)

• Senior World Medals: 🥇11, 🥈6, 🥉10 (27 total)

• U23 World Medals: 🥇1 (1 total)

• Junior World Medals: 🥇5, 🥉1 (6 total)

• Cadet World Medals: 🥇3, 🥉1 (4 total)

Growth Bite

This week's Growth Bite comes from the book Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin.

In Extreme Ownership, the concept "There are no bad teams, only bad leaders" emphasizes that the success or failure of a team is ultimately the responsibility of its leader. Willink and Babin illustrate this idea through a Navy SEAL training exercise where two boat crews compete in grueling races. One team consistently loses, while another dominates. When the struggling team’s leader is replaced with the winning team’s leader, the previously failing team suddenly starts performing at a high level.

The key takeaway is that strong leadership sets the tone for a team's culture, mindset, and performance. Effective leaders take ownership of challenges rather than blaming their team, inspiring them to rise to the occasion through clear guidance, accountability, and an unshakable commitment to success.

Community Treat

This week's Community Treat comes from Jordan Burroughs again, as he takes to Twitter to poke fun at all the Transfer Portal madness that unfolded in the week following the NCAA Championships.