Returning Guest Manny Rivera rejoins the show to talk about his experiences at the Senior World Championships.

Manny Rivera is a former D1 Head Coach at CSU Bakersfield. In college, he was a D1 All American in 2008 and 3-time NCAA National Qualifier for the University of Minnesota.

Grant Leeth rejoins the podcast to share his experiences these last few months, from being in the car when Koll was asked to interview for UNC, designing a comfortable shoe for professionals, to getting hired as the first Head Coach for a brand new division 1 school in Texas.

Grant Leeth is the new Head Coach for Tarleton State University, the first D1 school in Texas. Leeth has spent the last three years as a Stanford assistant coach.

Before coaching at Stanford, Leeth was an All-American at Mizzou, finishing 6th in the nation at 149 pounds in 2018.

In high school, Leeth was a 3-time Missouri State Champion out of Kearney High School.

Tye Monteiro is a Freshman wrestling 184 at Stanford University. In high school, Monteiro was a three-time state placer. He wrestled at Garces and Bakersfield High Schools.

In this episode, we talk about Tye’s transition into college wrestling, his experiences at Stanford so far, and his wrestling journey before college.

Brian Navarro is the commentator for the California State Tournament as well as numerous other wrestling events including the Clovis-Buchanan dual, Doc B, and the Battle for the Belt.

Navarro has been a part of the Temecula Valley wrestling program for over 30 years. In this conversation, he shares with us his favorite wrestling moments, including commentating when two Temecula Valley wrestlers made the state finals.

Nick Coco rejoins the podcast as we discuss D3 wrestling, the wrestling scene in New York, and ways in which we can bridge the gap between the west coast and the east coast.

Nick Coco is the Head Coach for Hunter College, located in New York. He is also a wrestling mindset coach.

Resident Athlete for Penn RTC

U23 National Champion

3-time NCAA Qualifier

Pennsylvania State Champion

Our conversation with Zapf goes from his experience as a University of Penn athlete, to weight management, and how easy it is to have your identity become tied to the outcome of a wrestling match. We get an inside look at how Zapf has been able to use his experience as an NCAA competitor to now having fun competing on the freestyle circuit.

We talk about our favorite duals, what happened with Sammy Sasso, and the Coleman Scott coaching change.

Nick Coco is the Head Coach for Hunter College, located in New York. He is also a wrestling mindset coach.

Our wrestling conversation is filled with strategies on how to get wrestlers and parents to buy into your team's culture, as well as the benefits that wrestling has long term on your life. We also delve deep into coaching and wrestling philosophy.

NCAA qualifier for Cal Poly transfers to San Francisco State

Lawrence wrestled at Fresno State before the program got dropped. He then transferred to Cal Poly.

After graduating from Cal Poly this year, he entered the transfer portal and was recruited by a number of programs. He recently committed to wrestle for D2 San Francisco State University for his final year of eligibility.

Brock Zacherl is an assistant coach for Clarion University. In college, he was a 4x national qualifier for Clarion.

In this episode, we talk about his coaching philosophy, weight management, and being accountable for your wrestling and your life.

McCade Ford is in his 9th season as an Assistant Coach at the University of Wyoming.

Coach Ford wrestled at the University of Wyoming where he was an NCAA qualifier and helped the Cowboys win the Western Wrestling Conference title.

Ford was also a two-time National Junior College All American for Northwest College before coming to Wyoming.

In high school, he was a two time Utah State champion.

Ebed and Stephen Jarrell are the co-founders for Iron Faith Grappling, located in Rhode Island.

Ebed was a two-time national qualifier for Drexel University. Stephen was a D3 national finalist for Johnson and Wales University and was an assistant coach for Sacred Heart University.

Rancho Bernardo Head Coach, Joe Terriblini, joins the show to talk about San Diego wrestling and the Rancho Bernardo wrestling team.

Eric Thompson

Assistant Coach for Arizona State University

Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Coach prior to ASU, worked with Kyle Snyder and David Taylor

He has also coached at M2 Training Center and Lock Haven University

In college, he was a three-time NAIA National Champion at Heavyweight for Grand View University, and was named NAIA Wrestler of the Year in 2012.

Went to high school at Waverly-Shell Rock High School in Iowa, where he was a Two-time Iowa State Champion, and was rated the top Heavyweight Recruit in the class of 2008 by Intermat. He was a part of two state championship teams at Waverly-Shell Rock, and was a Junior Nationals Freestyle Champion in 2008.

Fan of the Week: Tristen Lorraine

Returning guests Manny Rivera and Carlo Franciotti talk all things wrestling.

Juan D is our fan of the week. Please reach out to us through the DM on our social media and we will hook you up with a Simple Man Podcast T Shirt!

Assistant Wrestling Coach at Cal Baptist University (since 2022). Previously coached at Bucknell, University of Ohio, and Virginia Tech. Three-time NCAA qualifier for Edinboro. Wrestled out of Timberlane Regional High School in New Hampshire.

Our fan of the week is Brian Navarro. Brian, thank you so much for your review and thank you for what you do for California wrestling and for being a great commentator. We got a Simple Man Wrestling t-shirt for you!

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California National Team Coach, and Granite Wrestling Club Head Coach talk about club wrestling in California, Granite Hills, and Fargo.

This is Justin Martin's second year as a California National Team Coach. He wrestled at Grand Canyon University and Clackamas Community College.

Timmy Box has been the Head Coach of Palomar College since 2021. He is a Beach Wrestling World Team Member. In 2019, he won a World Silver Medal.

In college, he wrestled for CSU Bakersfield and the University of Northern Colorado.

In high school, he was a two-time state placer for Bakersfield High School and was on their last state championship team.

We interview Oklahoma wrestling coaches Cam Sykora and Austin Marsden while they are on the road back from a recruiting visit to talk about their coaching move from NDSU to Oklahoma.

We find out about their thoughts on transfer portal, NIL, and all things Oklahoma.

Manny Rivera is a former D1 college Head Coach at CSU Bakersfield. He was a 2008 D1 All American for the University of Minnesota. In this episode, Manny Rivera reflects on his wrestling and coaching career as we talk about life, coaching philosophy, and old wrestling stories.