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MorWrestling

100 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings

A wrestling podcast hosted by Dylan Morrison and Zakk Rolfe featuring wrestlers and coaches in NY sharing their stories and wrestling news out of the Empire State.

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#100 D3 NCAA Recap w/ Grygas, Malenfant, and Samson

March 19, 2024 21:38 - 1 hour - 40.6 MB

Milestone Episode!!! Zakk and I are back to recap the 2024 D3 NCAA's. I was fortunate enough to have gotten a media pass to attend the NCAA's in Wisconsin and what better way to spend episode 100 than to bring on three of our All-Americans on for this episode!!

#99 PJ Duke - Minisink Valley

March 04, 2024 02:20 - 26 minutes - 14.6 MB

Do I need to give an introduction for this guest? Ironman Champ, 2x Super 32 Champ, Fargo Champ, 3x NYS Champ PJ Duke. PJ is a great ambassador for wrestlers across the nation but especially in New York. Hours before recording the podcast PJ and Elijah Diakomihalis ran a clinic in the Albany area. The high school junior is committed to wrestle for Penn State. I don't know how I top this episode for upcoming episode 100 but if you enjoyed the episode give it a share!!

#98 NCAA D3 Wrestling Mideast Regional Preview

February 27, 2024 21:53 - 30 minutes - 16 MB

Jumped on the mic for another preview episode this time with Alfred States Coach, Justin Signorelli and St John Fishers Coach, Ryne Morrison for a preview of the upcoming Mideast Regional Tournament at R.I.T. Without seeing seeds or entries I was going off what the NWCA had for the latest Mideast rankings. We are brainstorming ideas for the approaching episode 100!! Feel free to message or tweet at us on Twitter or Facebook @MorWrestling

#97 NYSPHSAA Championships Recap

February 27, 2024 21:45 - 58 minutes - 30 MB

Zakk and I are back for a recap of the recent NYSPHSAA Championships in Albany! We appreciate everyone who listened to the preview episodes it helped create a big buzz on the weekend.

#96 NYSPHSAA Championships 160lbs-285lbs Preview Pt 2

February 20, 2024 02:45 - 1 hour - 32.1 MB

Its NYSPHSAA Championships week and Zakk and I have 2hrs worth of bracket previews to give you!! 101lbs-152lbs was on episode 95 and this episode is 160lbs-285lbs!! See you all in Albany!!

#95 NYSPHSAA Championships 101lbs-152lbs Preview Pt 1

February 19, 2024 02:08 - 1 hour - 38.6 MB

Zakk and I are back behind on the mic fresh off the bracket release for the upcoming NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships. We previewed each bracket from 101-152lbs. Next episode will be 160-285lbs. If you enjoyed the episode be sure to share!!

#94 NYSPHSAA State Qualifier Recap

February 13, 2024 23:13 - 24 minutes - 12.8 MB

A much needed recap of the State Qualifiers from this past weekend. I soloed the show but wanted to give a brief recap of each sections qualifier or the returning NYS place winners for each section leading into next weeks episode. Next weeks episode will be the NYSPHSAA Preview show!! Stay tuned!!

#93 Stephen Hart - Buffalo State Women's Wrestling Coach

February 07, 2024 16:43 - 38 minutes - 20.9 MB

An overdue episode with Coach Hart. Since the announcement was made in September, I've seen Hart and Kellen Devlin up and down the east coast recruiting future Bengal wrestlers. Coach Hart talks about the future of Buffalo State Women's Wrestling from recruitment to facilities. Instagram- buffstwomenswrestling

#92 NYSPHSAA Girls Freestyle Wrestling Talk

October 20, 2023 20:33 - 46 minutes - 27.1 MB

The big news this week in NYS has been the talk of NYSPHSAA APPROVING Freestyle wrestling for our Girls Wrestling Championships. Social Media was flooded with questions. What does this mean for NY? Zakk and I brought on 2 members of the NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Committee to further answer questions that have been asked this week.

#91 Tarleton State Wrestling W/ Grant Leeth and Jimmy Overhiser

October 16, 2023 18:32 - 41 minutes - 24.2 MB

Head Coach Grant Leeth and BREAKING NEWS --> Associate Head Coach Jimmy Overhiser join the podcast to further discuss Tarleton State Wrestling and the full scope of the situation. The NCWA and The Texas Collegiate Wrestling Foundation (TCWF) are thrilled to welcome Coach Grant Leeth as the new leader for Tarleton State University's NCWA Intercollegiate wrestling program. The establishment of this new team, chartered just last month, marks a significant development in Tarleton State's skyro...

#90 Alfred State Wrestling Season Preview

September 27, 2023 21:52 - 56 minutes - 27.1 MB

Episode 90?! Its been 4 years since bringing Coach Justin Signorelli on for an episode to talk about the Ox Gang down at Alfred State. Along with Coach Signorelli coming on, I also brought on Zach Levey. Levey, who is a transfer student and now one of the leaders heading into his first full season at Alfred State. If you've enjoyed this episode give it a share on social media!

#89 SUNY Cortland Wrestling Season Preview

September 26, 2023 02:41 - 1 hour - 37.9 MB

We brought on Coach Tommy Prairie and 2x NCAA qualifier Jayden Cardenas to preview the Red Dragons 2023-24 season. This is episode two of the 2023-24 season previews. If there's a college you want to hear from leave us a message on social media.

#88 St John Fisher Wrestling Season Preview

September 15, 2023 15:57 - 50 minutes - 25 MB

We brought Coach Ryne Morrison back on for an episode to preview the Cardinals 2023-24 season. Also with Coach Morrison we also brought on team leader Josh Maslyn. We are looking forward to bringing on and highlighting several more college programs in NY this fall leading up to the season. If there's a college you want to hear from send us a message on FB or "Twitter".

#87 Zoe Griffith and Emily Sindoni

July 28, 2023 16:10 - 24 minutes - 13.6 MB

A much overdue episode with Emily Sindoni and Zoe Griffith, two of NY's top girl wrestlers. Sindoni and Griffith just competed at Fargo where Griffith was a 16u Womens Freestyle National Champ at 138lbs and Emily Sindoni was a runner up in JR Womens Freestyle at 127lbs. Sindoni is a recent graduate of Tioga and Griffith just finished her sophomore year at Gouverneur. Sindoni ends her high school career a 2x NHSCA National Champ, 2x Fargo Runner Up and a NYS Girls State Champ. Griffith...

#86 Joe Uccellini - Curby Training Center

July 02, 2023 15:25 - 56 minutes - 30.7 MB

A long overdue episode with Coach Joe Uccellini of the Curby Training Center. We are two weeks away from Fargo and Joe is between training camps at the Curby Training Center in Troy NY preparing Team NY.

#85 Coach Vutianitis - Presbyterian Women's Wrestling Coach

May 03, 2023 20:36 - 1 hour - 65.9 MB

NY native Brian Vutianitis has an interesting story from starting wrestling in 8th grade to now the head coach for the D1 Presbyterian Women's Wrestling Program. Brian started his journey at Warwick Valley under coach John Canty. He then wrestled in college at SUNY Cortland under Brad Bruhn and Ryan LeBlanc before getting into coaching at his own club, Vision Wrestling Club then Coker College before landing as an assistant at Presbyterian for the Men's and Women's Programs. Twitter- @Coach...

#84 Jeff Blatnick NY-USAW Freestyle/Greco State Championships Info

May 03, 2023 15:23 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB

I brought on Team NY's Head Freestyle Coach, Kris Harrington and Team NY's 14u Coach, Chris Adams to discuss the upcoming state tournament in Binghamton. Registration closes Friday morning!!

#83 Anthony Noto - Lock Haven 2023 NCAA All-American

March 20, 2023 19:55 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB

Two days after stepping on the podium at the D1 NCAA Wrestling Championships, Anthony Noto jumps on MorWrestling for a rundown. Anthony was a 4x NYS Champ for Honeoye Falls Lima in Section 5. Noto began his college career at NC State before transferring to Lock Haven where he has won 2 MAC Conference Titles and recently took 4th at the NCAA's as just a sophomore. If you've enjoyed this episode give it a rate and review on Apple Podcasts and a share on social media!!

#82 Cam Catrabone - Williamsville North

March 12, 2023 19:27 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

Cam makes a return to the podcast after winning his 1st NYS Title and having his video of doing a "Shoey" go viral on social media. We talk about the highs and lows of the sport of wrestling as well as what Cam's been up to since we last had him on back on Episode 49.  If you've enjoyed this episode give it a rate and review on Apple Podcast and please share the podcast!! 

#81 Ousmane Duncanson - Tioga

March 07, 2023 21:21 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

Just 10 days off winning his 2nd NYS Title, Ousmane Duncanson joins Dylan for an episode on MorWrestling!! Ousmane is also apart of the 3 other state titles at Tioga this year, NYSPHSAA Football Champs, NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Wrestling Champs, NYSPHSAA Wrestling Team Champs. 

#80 NYSPHSAA Championships Recap

March 02, 2023 03:18 - 1 hour - 80.4 MB

The 2022-23 NYSPHSAA Season is in the books!! Zakk and Dylan are back with the NYSPHSAA Championships Recap episode of this past weekends state championship tournament in Albany.  Give it a listen and a share! If you've enjoyed this episode, give it a rate and review on apple podcast!! 

#79 NYSPHSAA Championships Preview

February 20, 2023 05:02 - 2 hours - 114 MB

Cue the Motley Crue and Foo Fighters the NYSPHSAA Championships are here!! Zakk and Dylan jump on the mic for a lengthy episode previewing each weight in the D1 and D2 brackets.  If you've listened to the whole episode please give it a share on social media!! 

#78 Steve Hart - Starpoint Wrestling Coach

January 31, 2023 02:56 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

Just 2 days from leading his Starpoint Spartans to a NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Title, Coach Hart jumps on the podcast to talk about the rise his program has gone through.  His team has really bought in from losing in the semis last year to knocking off Minisink Valley this year.  It takes a village to do what Starpoint has done, and they certainly have a village behind them.   Be sure to follow Starpoint on Twitter  @StarpointWrest2 If you've enjoyed this episode, give it a rate and review on Ap...

#77 Chris Adams NY-USA Wrestling National Team Coach

January 19, 2023 16:35 - 27 minutes - 15.6 MB

Chris Adams jumps on MorWrestling for the first time since episode 61 when we were on the road back from Fargo with a recap. Chris talks about the upcoming NY-USA Wrestling Folkstyle State Championships in Utica as well as the importance of getting into Freestyle and Greco from an early age.  Chris is the 14u National team coach and the co director for the NY-USAW Youth division. 

#76 Southern Tier Memorial Tournament Preview

January 12, 2023 06:06 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB

Seeds are out for the 1st annual Southern Tier Memorial Tournament. This tournament is similar to what the Jeff Reese was back in the early 2000's. Zakk and Dylan jump on the mic to run through the weights and discuss some of the top wrestlers at each weight. 

#75 A 2022 MorWrestling Year In Review and Windsor Christmas Tournament Recap

December 31, 2022 21:19 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

On the last episode of 2022 I take a look back at the 20+ guests I brought on over the past 12 months as well as a brief recap of the Windsor Christmas Tournament that was held this week.   Remember to follow us on social media,  FB and Twitter- MorWrestling  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpYJTlHxwjAw4YALDJY7HQ

#74 Windsor Christmas Tournament Preview

December 27, 2022 05:41 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MB

Zakk and Dylan are back with a preview episode! Fresh off the seeds being released we jump into the weights to discuss some potential matches. 

#73 Adam Greene - Utica University Men's Head Wrestling Coach

December 06, 2022 16:26 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MB

New York native, Adam Greene has been hired as the first head coach of the men's wrestling team at Utica University.  On September 22nd, Utica University announced the addition of three new sports, Men's and Women's Wrestling.  Within 24 hours of the announcement, I brought on Athletic Director David Fontaine to discuss the additions to the university which you can listen to on Episode 67.  Adam Greene comes to Utica with roots in NY both at the high school and college levels. in high school,...

#72 NCAA Wrestling - Opening Weekend Preview

November 04, 2022 01:17 - 32 minutes - 30 MB

For the first time since March, Zakk and Dylan are back on the mic!! This weekend is the opening weekend of NCAA Wrestling competition and MorWrestling is here to fill you in on our NY programs!!  In this episode we discuss a few of the tournaments that are going on this weekend and talk about some of the key returners from out NY programs.  For more updates on the NCAA wrestling season be sure to follow us on social media, Twitter- @MorWrestling Facebook- MorWrestling 

#71 Carlene Sluberski - D'Youville University Women's Wrestling Head Coach

October 11, 2022 19:26 - 26 minutes - 24 MB

Carlene Sluberski joins the podcast to talk about her path through women's wrestling. Carlene is the first female to place at the NYS Wrestling Championships placing 2nd in 2009. She went on to win a Junior National title in Fargo before her competitive career at Northern Michigan and Brock University. Carlene also made 2 national teams for USA wrestling. Her coaching career has brought her to the University of Cumberlands to University of Providence to Eastern Oregon and now she made her wa...

#70 Sam Recco - SUNY Brockport Wrestling Head Coach

October 11, 2022 17:05 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

The newest head coach for the Brockport State Golden Eagles, Sam Recco!! Recco takes the reins from the legendary coaches of Don Murray and Bill Jacatout. Sam who is a 2012 NYS Champ for Section 5's Lydonville HS comes back to Rochester area after spending his collegiate career at Edinboro and coaching at General McLane HS, Lincoln College and Edinboro. Having a NY and Section 5 native at the helm is just what SUNY Brockport needs!! We are just under a month until the Golden Eagles take the ...

#69 Jon Loew - Cornell Wrestling

October 05, 2022 18:09 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

Jon Loew is a 2022 NCAA All-American for the Cornell Big Red. In high school Jon wrestled in Nassau County at Wantagh where he was a NYS Champion. Jon was a 2020 NCAA qualifier who had to miss out on the NCAA Tournament for Covid and as an IVY leaguer he had to sit out for the 2020-21 NCAA season.  Jon is one of 3 returning NCAA All-Americans for the Big Red this year. 

#68 Jason Bryant - International Podcast Day

September 30, 2022 18:53 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

Who better to bring on for International Podcast Day than Jason Bryant! Jason Bryant is a hall of fame sportswriter, broadcaster and announcer. He's announced 6 World Championships, 2 Olympic Games and over 30 NCAA Championships. Jason founded the Mat Talk Online network which you can find his Fargo Almanac and NCAA Preview guides. He is a big reason I got into podcasting, he's a mentor and a friend.  If you've enjoyed this episode, please leave a rate and review on Apple Podcast.

#67 David Fontaine - Utica University Athletic Director

September 23, 2022 14:47 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MB

Just 24 hours after announcing the additions of Men's and Women's Wrestling programs at Utica University, David Fontaine comes on for an episode to further discuss the decision.  Utica adding both programs will make 332 Men's and Women's Wrestling Teams added since 2000 and 12 in NY since 2013.  With NYSPHSAA announcing the emerging sports status for girls wrestling at the high school level this is exciting to help build the sport at both levels.  Mr. Fontaine further talks the decision in a...

#66 Kevin Ward - Army West Point Wrestling Head Coach

September 06, 2022 19:36 - 36 minutes - 33 MB

Kevin Ward is entering his 9th season at the helm of Army West Point Wrestling. During his time at West Point, Ward and the Black Knights snapped a 17 win-less drought against rivals, Navy. Ward welcomed Scott Green to staff last season and recently added assistants Taylor Venz and Ian Parker. The Black Knights have quite the schedule lined up, with B1G dual as they host the Iowa Hawkeyes in November.  Go Army, Beat Navy!!  Check out what America's Team is up to down at West Point.  Insta...

#65 John Stutzman - University at Buffalo Wrestling Head Coach

September 01, 2022 00:57 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

John Stutzman is going into his 10th year as the head coach of University at Buffalo. Before taking the helm at his alma mater, Stuzman spent 11 years at Bloomsburg, 8 as a head coach. During his time at Bloomsburg, Stutzman had 3 NCAA All-Americans and led his huskies to a top 15 ranked team in the country. While at Buffalo, Stutzman has brought the Bulls to new levels. Last year the Bulls went 12-6 and 7-2 in MAC duals finishing 4th at the MAC tournament.  Instagram- ubbullswrestling  Fa...

#64 Catching up on NY Wrestling w/ Kyle Windover

August 25, 2022 04:12 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

I've realized it's been far too long since I've posted an update/recap kind of episode after the past 7 episodes have been interviews.  After listening to the Bloodround Wrestling Podcast I knew I needed to do an episode right away, plug in Kyle Windover.  Kyle is an assistant coach at Chatfield High and an assistant club coach in Colorado, but his roots are in Lowville NY where he wrestled over 10 years ago.  I enjoyed bringing on someone new to talk wrestling from a different perspective. ...

#63 Connor Lapresi - Ferrum Women's Wrestling

August 11, 2022 01:47 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

Connor Lapresi is about to begin his first season as the head coach of Ferrum Women's Wrestling. Connor is one of the most energetic individuals I know in the sport of wrestling. He tells his journey of moving to Lansing NY to further his development in the sport of wrestling and as well as the connections he's made. Lapresi who is a NY state champ and a Cornell wrestling alum has a very positive outlook on the sport of wrestling serving on team VA's staff for Cadet Freestyle/Greco Duals and...

#62 Ryne Morrison - St John Fisher Wrestling

August 04, 2022 15:49 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

Ryne Morrison is the new head coach of St John Fisher Wrestling. A program that hasn't been around in 38 years. The return of the wrestling program is boosted by a $400,000 gift from alumnus and trustee William J. Pellicano ’80 and Tracy Pellicano to create a state-of-the-art wrestling room. Known as the Joseph Pellicano Wrestling Pavillion.  You can follow St John Fisher Wrestling on social media,  Instagram- fisher_wrestling Facebook- St John Fisher Wrestling Twitter- SJFC_Wrestling 

Ep 61 Fargo Recap On The Road

July 23, 2022 16:54 - 18 minutes - 17 MB

A 20-hour car ride from Fargo ND calls for a highway episode. The quality of this episode isn't the greatest as the mic was passed around our rental car as we head East on I-90. A car with Coach Chris Adams, Coach Lewis Cucchiara, Tyler Ferrara and Myself(who covered the NY-USAW social media pages over the week). Brief recap of our week but looking forward to bringing others on the show in the next few weeks. 

#60 Heath Macaluso NY-USA Womens Director/Head Coach

July 08, 2022 01:32 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

Heath Macaluso the father of Mia and Sofia Macaluso, he joins the podcast from Madrid, Spain. Heath is out at the Grand Prix with Sofia as she competes in a busy summer of wrestling. Heath and Sofia will be flying back to the states just in time to make the flight to Fargo ND for the 16u/Junior National Championships. Heath is the NY-USA Womens director and head coach. If you've like this episode give it a rate and review on Apple Podcast as well as a share on social media.  Thanks for tun...

#59 Kris Harrington -Tioga Wrestling

June 13, 2022 01:24 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB

Great to have Tioga Wrestling's Kris Harrington on for episode 59.  Coach Harrington holds a lot of titles and is very involved with our sport. He is the head coach for Tioga, Head Freestyle coach for Team NY, and is the Spartan RTC director.  While coaching for Lansing and Tioga, Harrington has coach 8 NYS Champs, 20+ NYS Place Finishers and has won the last 3 NYSPHSAA Team Titles.  We talk about what to expect for this year's Fargo team to his alma mater of Brockport State and his career o...

#58 Troy Seymour -Oswego State Assistant Coach

June 06, 2022 02:59 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MB

Troy Seymour is the assistant coach at Oswego State, a SUNY school in New York. Troy was a 2x NYS place winner in high school and NHSCA Junior National Finalist. Troys wrestling began in a rich wrestling program at Peru HS in northern NY his journey led him to Wyoming Seminary, North Carolina State, and finally Oswego State where he has been for the past 7 years.  Instagram- oswegowrestle  Facebook- Oswego State Wrestling  Twitter- @OswegoWrestle  If you've enjoyed this podcast be sure t...

#57 Mike Grey - Cornell Wrestling Head Coach

March 29, 2022 22:59 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB

Mike Grey is the David Dunlop '59 Head Coach of Wrestling for the Cornell Big Red. Coach Grey just finished his 1st season as head coach where his team finished 7th at NCAA's with Yianni Diakomihalis winning his 3rd NCAA Title, Vito Arujau finished 3rd and Jon Loew finished 7th.  Cornell was also the Ivy League Champs and brought the E.I.W.A Title back to Ithaca.  Mike Grey talks about his first year at the helm as well as what he has learned from Rob Koll and the coaching tree of Cornell as...

#56 NYSPHSAA Championships Recap

March 05, 2022 02:03 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MB

Zakk and I are back with a NYS Wrestling Recap after a great weekend of wrestling at the MVP Arena in Albany. We run through the weights talking about some upsets, guys that made runs as well as other fun facts of the tournament.   If you've enjoyed this episode, please give it a share on social media and a rate and review on apple podcast.  Twitter- MorWrestling  Facebook-MorWrestling

#55 Double Champs & M.O.W's Carter Baer and Kole Mulhauser

February 28, 2022 22:27 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

The 2022 D1 189lb NYS Champ and MOW Kole Mulhauser and 2022 D2 160lb Champ and MOW Carter Baer make an appearance fresh off their titles over the weekend. I've watched these two grow up from 99lb middle-schoolers to some of the best wrestlers in the state and even the country.  Having Kole on was long overdue, like Baer he has had a lot of success in HS and getting into all of that might be for another episode. The two friends have been training together for years at the Grainhouse Wrestling...

#54 NYSPHSAA Championships Preview

February 23, 2022 02:27 - 1 hour - 76.6 MB

Zakk and Dylan are back for what was planned as a quick preview. Zakk covered the D1 weights and Dylan the D2 weights. This was the first time the duo has done an episode since last summer, so it was a tad longer.  These are by no means our predictions but things you might expect or facts of each weight.  I hope you enjoy the episode, and we hope to see everyone in Albany!! 

#53 Section 3 Talk With fanofitsince98

February 16, 2022 03:24 - 1 hour - 60.5 MB

Ever been on the CNYwrestling.com forum and seen an awesome in-depth preview or recap written by fanofitsince98? The man behind the account is Jacob Smith.  Jacob has spent 6+ years blogging Class, Sectional and State Tournaments for section 3 wrestling. Jacob came on the show to talk about the recent Section 3 Championships as well as what to expect for the NYS Championships next weekend. We also explain the details behind the team score change which led to Indian River being crowned Sectio...

#52 Matt O'Rourke (WNY Athletics/Wrestling Roundtable)

February 09, 2022 03:51 - 1 hour - 67.6 MB

On this episode of MorWrestling's podcast we bring on Matt O'Rourke of WNY Athletics and host of Wrestling Roundtable podcast.  Matt is a section 3 native coming from a wrestling family and school with a rich wrestling history. Now Matt puts out wrestling content for WNY Athletics as well as Wrestling Roundtable which has a section 6 wrestling focus.   On this episode we talk about some of the studs we may see in Albany in two weeks at the NYSPHSAA Championships as well as some of the blue b...

#51 Khaled Dassan 'LETS WIN'

February 04, 2022 23:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MB

On this episode of MorWrestling's podcast Dylan brought on Khaled Dassan of KD Wrestling. KD is a young coach who is growing his club into one of the best in the country.  Not only does he have 10 #1 ranked wrestlers in their respective states coming to his club to train but multiple NCAA AA's or Champs coming to practice or show technique as well.  His club is growing to the point that he will soon have a KD Wrestling Training Center that will attract the best wrestlers in the northeast.  ...