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Pat Christenson has spent the last 19 years as the President of Las Vegas Events, which has helped bring major sporting events and such to Las Vegas. He’s been a key person behind the bid process for the NCAA championships for Las Vegas in all sports. He was also instrumental in the 2008 Olympic Trials and 2015 World Championships coming to Las Vegas.As a wrestler, Christenson won the 1976 NCAA Division I championship at 167 pounds as an unseeded senior for the University of Wisconsin. He’s got long relationships in the sport and he’s using that to springboard a new podcast series supported by the the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and USA Wrestling called Etched in Stone, a podcast that’s aimed at telling compelling and interesting stories about the 179 Distinguished Members of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. That podcast launches on November 17.Christenson talks about the project and the idea behind it, who’s involved and why Mark Churella is the lead-off series in the first season.Listen to Etched in Stone on your favorite podcatcher starting November 17. LEADING OFFWhat you know already is USA Wrestling held the U23 and UWW Junior Nationals in Omaha this past weekend. All the results are on FloArena, all the recaps you can find on TheMat.com or via my daily wrestling newsletter at mattalkonline.com/news. Jordan Burroughs beat Zahid Valencia, highlighting a seven-bout card on Flowrestling on Saturday. Word already circulating that David Taylor and Mr. Burroughs will meet at some point in December. Again, those results on Flo. WHAT YOU DON’T KNOWCollege wrestling is actually going on some places around the country. Adrian College hosted an invitational over the weekend, which it won. It also hosted a women’s open. Host Adrian won the men’s invitational and had three champs, while Indiana Tech had three and Thomas More two. On the women’s side, Adrian and Indiana Tech had four champs each with UW-Stevens Point also picking up one gold. The Citadel became the first Division I school to take to the mats this season, beating St. Thomas of Florida 54-0 in their opener. The Bobcats are a first-year NAIA program in Miami Gardens, Florida. Other scores over the weekend saw Concordia (Neb.) beat Dakota Wesleyan 34-6 and Brewton-Parker edge first-year Montreat 25-21. Those both in the NAIA. For the college scores, I’d recommend you go to trackwrestling.com and click “Seasons” and click the appropriate year and division of your choice for quick access to the matches we do have this season. That isn’t a complete list, but guess what, since we’ve got this section at the beginning of the show, that’ll be where Short Time Shots kinda sits ahead of these interviews, so you get your news here, your reviews here, your previews and interviews on the back half!As always, you can support this network, its shows and its projects at mattalkonline.com/jointheteam or rokfin.com/creator/mattalkonline and I’d like to thank you for spending your time with me, because you’ve always got time, for Short Time!Support the Show and the Mat Talk Podcast Network Patreon | RokfinGet educated, stay informed Daily Wrestling News, delivered every day, free.The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear.And if you haven't already, leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts.SUBSCRIBE TO SHORT TIMEApple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSSShort Time Wrestling Podcast: Episode 631 - November 16, 2020

Fantasy wrestling has become a thing. Tony and Todd aim to bring the wrestling fans who host their own leagues information on the top scorers and favorable schedules as well as talking some general wrestling news while they're at it. It's for all your major decisions.  ALSOThe 2021 Virginia Duals have been canceled. I’ll breakdown a bit of information as to what led to it. Don’t yet have a presser about it, but it’ll be out when I get a chance to write it. I also talk about Friday The 13th movies, #WillieTrials and how to get your wrestling news each morning.OUTSTANDINGReggie Wilson became the first wrestler in NJCAA history to win multiple outstanding wrestler awards. Representing Triton at 167 pounds, Wilson garnered the award in 1983 and followed it up with another outstanding performance, winning the 177-pound title in 1984, beating Joe Rigous of Bucks County in the finals.As always, you can support this network, its shows and its projects at mattalkonline.com/jointheteam or rokfin.com/creator/mattalkonlineSupport the Show and the Mat Talk Podcast Network Patreon | RokfinGet educated, stay informed Daily Wrestling News, delivered every day, free.The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear.And if you haven't already, leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts.SUBSCRIBE TO SHORT TIMEApple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSSShort Time Wrestling Podcast: Episode 630 - November 13, 2020

One half of the pair behind the Michigan-based, alcohol-induced Bloodround Wrestling Podcast. Tommy Baranoski spent most of his wrestling career trying to come from behind the shadow of his sister's wrestling credentials. Now Baranoski has done fine in the year of our Lord Gable in podcasting. In all seriousness, Baranoski and co-host Kevin Claunch have taken the discussions we have as fans at bars at the NCAAs annually to the podcast form and they’ve done it for over 300 episodes, a milestone often not seen in podcasting, especially with guys who spend half their shows inebriated talking about the greatest sport in the world. Also: I chime in on the news of the day, mainly how we’re all paying attention to a little trial going on in the Travis County 261st district down in Texas.Check out Stalemates Show’s first recap of #WillieTrials at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMfOpNEWTyQAs always, you can support this network, its shows and its projects at mattalkonline.com/jointheteam or rokfin.com/creator/mattalkonlineSupport the Show and the Mat Talk Podcast Network Patreon | RokfinGet educated, stay informed Daily Wrestling News, delivered every day, free.The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear.And if you haven't already, leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts.SUBSCRIBE TO SHORT TIMEApple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSSShort Time Wrestling Podcast: Episode 628 - November 8, 2020Show artwork photo by Larry Slater

Pat Hogan was a 2006 New Jersey state wrestling champion. He and his wife Amanda have recently released a new children's book, Wrestling the Alphabet. Today, I talk with Pat about the idea behind the book, the selection process for who is included and what they hope to get out of this project.  Before talking with Hogan, I break down what’s awesome about wrestling in Iowa, pandemic or no pandemic, after the recent Hawkeye Wrestling Club Showdown Open.Pre-order Wrestling the Alphabet at wrestlingthealphabet.comAs always, you can support this network, its shows and its projects at mattalkonline.com/jointheteam or rokfin.com/creator/mattalkonlineROCKIN’ WRESTLING FACT DROPFAMILY TREEDave Orndorff, the father of former Utah Valley wrestler Tanner and current Ohio State wrestler Tate Orndorff, was an NJCAA runner-up at unlimited in 1983 prior to his Division I career. He competed for what was then known as Ricks College in Idaho. The school is currently known as BYU-Idaho and eliminated all sports at the end of the 2001-02 athletics calendar. You might have also seen a Ricks College shirt in Napoleon Dynamite. Rulon Gardner, by the way, is another famous alum.Dave came back in 1986 after serving his LDS mission to finish third at unlimited and pick up the most falls award along the way.Support the Show and the Mat Talk Podcast Network Patreon | RokfinGet educated, stay informed Daily Wrestling News, delivered every day, free.The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear.And if you haven't already, leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts.SUBSCRIBE TO SHORT TIMEApple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSSShort Time Wrestling Podcast: Episode 627 - November 4, 2020

Jacob Hewgley is the host of the Mat Geeks podcast. The Mat Geeks media organization is devoted to providing exclusive coverage of ACC wrestling. Hewgley works as a high school math teacher and wrestling coach in North Carolina. Hewgley decided to start Mat Geeks because he felt the ACC was not receiving the attention it deserves from the major wrestling media outlets. All of the Mat Geek's content can be found on the Mat Geeks Rokfin page!

Brian Reinhardt serves as the host of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast, a podcast that covers the back-to-back ACC Champion NC State Wolfpack wrestling team. Brian has been with NC State Athletics since graduating from West Virginia University in 1999. He has been the communications contact for all of Pat Popolizio's nine seasons with Wolfpack Wrestling in Raleigh, N.C., and he is the reigning, defending, undisputed SID of the Year having won the most recent award from the NWMA. The #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast debuted in October of 2017, and when it started it was the first podcast produced by NC State Athletics and NC State was the first school to host their own podcast devoted to college wrestling.  Support the Show and the Mat Talk Podcast Network Patreon | RokfinGet educated, stay informed Daily Wrestling News, delivered every day, free.The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear.And if you haven't already, leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts.SUBSCRIBE TO SHORT TIMEApple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

Brian Reinhardt serves as the host of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast, a podcast that covers the back-to-back ACC Champion NC State Wolfpack wrestling team. Brian has been with NC State Athletics since graduating from West Virginia University in 1999. He has been the communications contact for all of Pat Popolizio's nine seasons with Wolfpack Wrestling in Raleigh, N.C., and he is the reigning, defending, undisputed SID of the Year having won the most recent award from the NWMA. The #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast debuted in October of 2017, and when it started it was the first podcast produced by NC State Athletics and NC State was the first school to host their own podcast devoted to college wrestling.Support the Show and the Mat Talk Podcast Network Patreon | RokfinGet educated, stay informed Daily Wrestling News, delivered every day, free.The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear.And if you haven't already, leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts.SUBSCRIBE TO SHORT TIMEApple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS

Audio from the USA Wrestling Zoom Press Conference on October 21, 2020 discussing the decision not to send a team to the World Championships in Serbia in December.