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Greg Kerkvliet is a UWW Cadet World Gold medalist, originally from Minnesota. He started his collegiate career at Ohio State but transferred to Penn State before ever taking the mat for the Buckeyes.

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Wyatt Hendrickson | The Bader Show (Ep. 439)

Mar 26, 2025

Wyatt Hendrickson just upset Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson in the NCAA finals. It was one of the greatest upsets in NCAA history.


1:15 - Shaved the mustache

2:15 - 2022 NCAAs, over confident

6:20 - 2023 NCAAs

8:48 - Rate of improvement in a world class program

10:50 - Roles have reversed vs Coach Taylor

12:20 - Controlled chaos

14:40 - Zero focus on Gable or Kerkvliet

17:00 - Being an “iPad kid” ignoring the environment

19:00 - Approach for Gable and Kerkvliet

20:50 - Wyatt during Hamiti’s final

24:20 - Mindset to beat Gable Steveson

25:40 - Gable crowding Wyatt before the match

28:55 - Watching the final takedown over Gable Steveson

31:50 - The gravity and history of the upset

34:15 - Cinderella Story and the President of the United States

36:30 - Life changed overnight

38:30 - Merchandise forthcoming

39:20 - Wyatt will be at the US Open, eyes 2028