Such a tremendous honor! Thank you 🙌! We appreciate everyone’s support over the years and we look forward to continuing grow our Podcast and DIII Wrestling.
#D3Nation
#GroWrestling
Huge shoutouts to these DIII 🔨’s!!! Returning National Champions Jaritt Shinhoster and Nate Lackman will be placing at the prestigious Midlands wrestling tournament. Shinhoster will be going for 🥇 after knocking off 2 top 20 D1 Opponents. Lackman is going for 5th 🏅!
#D3Nation
Last nights award winners 🏆:
Head Coach of the year: Brian Anderson 🔴
Assistant Coach of the year:
Wabash Coaching Staff
@wabashwrestling
🔴
Most outstanding wrestling:
Bradan Birt
@MillikinWrestle
🔵⚫️⚪️
Most falls for the tournament and year:
Kaleb Reeves
@KohawkWrestling
🦅
Tough news, please share and support!
Coy Spooner is a 2x All American and 2023 NCAA Finalist for
@cga_wrestling
On May 5, 2023 he was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. He is currently undergoing Chemo.
#SpoonerStrong
Good morning and good luck to all as you begin your seasons! We have a pretty big story that will be dropped soon 👀 you don’t want miss this… stay tuned!
#D3Nation
As we continue our mission to
#GrowD3Wrestling
we partnered with
@the_rudis
to celebrate our 3rd season of the podcast!
For the first time you can support the show by getting
#D3Nation
Apparel. Store is live and open for a week.
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Developing Story‼️
🎙Good morning D3 wrestling fans! Big time story to wrap up week 1 of the season. We share the details on our rokfin channel. We made it free to view, want everyone to be able to listen. Check it out and please share.
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It’s finally here! After a 2 year layoff NCAA DIII Nationals is back starting at 12 ET! We will keep you posted here but other ways to follow/watch:
🤼♂️:
🎥:
Enjoy a great weekend of wrestling!
#D3Nation
#GroWrestling
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We are officially into year 3 of the
#D3Nation
podcast! Excited to continue our promotion of D3 wrestling, the biggest Division in the NCAA.
We start season 3 with a great interview with Ursinus HC
@josephmjamison
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Episode 81
🎙Happy Holidays! We have a great listen for you today. Luther HC Dave Mitchell joins the show to discuss his tenure at Luther, the Gator Boot Duals, and more. Check it out today.
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This is 100% true! D3, D2, NAIA, JUCO... you can compete at the highest level and be successful no matter what division you continue your career in after high school.
Just one of many examples...
#mindsetmatters
Wrestling in the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) all I ever heard was how much better the next athlete at these other divisions were than I was.
I kept Wrestling after graduating from college to prove that ‘Wrestling is Wrestling’ regardless of divisions
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#D3Nation
Episode 84
🎙️Fun interview with 4x All American
@slothwrestler
He is currently the graduate assistant at DII West Liberty, they’re currently ranked 4th in the country in DII and won their 3rd straight conference title.
🔗
4x All-American Guy Patron
@DuhawkWrestling
into the U23 finals at 87 KG in Greco.
Patron will transition well to Greco, was dangerous with throws throughout college!
U23 finals pairings
82 kg - Tommy Brackett (UA) vs. Jake Hendricks (Pennsylvania RTC)
87 kg - Guy Patron (Dubuque WC) vs. Cameron Caffey (UA)
97 kg - Michael Loyola (UA) vs. George Hooker (UA)
130 kg - Zach Schrader (UA) vs. Lee Herrington (Nebraska Golden Eagles WC)
149 Brett Kaliner gets it done
@DuckWrestling
🦆! He’s your 149 NCAA National Champion and He’s the first NCAA National Champion in program history!
#D3Nation
🥇
NCAA Championships Committee has recommended expanding the field from 180 to 210 and adding a 7th region for the 2024-2025 season. Still a few other approvals necessary, but this is likely to happen.
The launch of this podcast has been amazing! We released 25 episodes so far and have had some amazing content! We have reached over 350 followers and have over 5k listens! We’re just getting started 😎! Thanks for the support everyone!
#D3Nation
#GroWrestling
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Episode 48🚨
🎙 Great show to get the school year started right! Loras Head Coach TJ Miller is our featured guest this week. Fun conversation about his career at Wartburg, the rise of the Duhawks program, and more. Check it out today!
🔗
Good Morning
#D3Nation
Fans!
We are excited to announce the launch of D3 Nation
@TheRokfin
page! The podcast will continue to stream for free on all platforms and will produce premium DIII content for our subscribers. Please follow and share.
#GoD3
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#D3Nation
Episode 18🚨
🎙The story of Ryan Epps! This was a great conversation. No surprise why Epps was so successful over his career. Incredible mindset and work ethic! Listen to it today.
🔗
3x All American and
#2
ranked 149 Brett Kaliner of Stevens Institute of Technology will be competing in the undercard of the THWC Card this weekend!
He will take on RS-Sr Josh McClure of UNC. Undercard bouts will be free on the Fite facebook page livestream.
#D3Nation
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Episode 73
🎙Our next episode features
@UWECWrestling
Head Coach Tim Fader! We were really looking forward to this episode and it did not disappoint. A must listen, Coach Fader is the definition of a transformational coach.
🔗
🚨NWCA Nationals Update🚨
Brackets are now live on Floarena! Ten seeded wrestlers at each weight and everyone else was drawn in randomly. Going to be a great event
@nwcawrestling
@d3wrestle
!
#D3Nation
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Happy Thanksgiving from D3Nation! Thanks for all the support as always. We will be dropping an episode next week recapping a ton of events, upsets and great performances! Have a great day everyone, enjoy your families and friends. 🦃🍽🏈
#HappyThanksgiving
To DIII: This is not the news we wanted to hear but seemed inevitable. The timing makes it even harder to accept.
The good news is we have seen a successful blueprint to compete thanks to the RTC cards.
We can find a way to showcase DIII and the amazing talent.
#GrowD3
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#D3Nation
Episode 30🚨
🎙We are back! We are starting off the new year with a great episode. Grand View University Head Coach
@NickMitchell_GV
joined the show. Before GVU, he was a wrestler and coach at Wartburg. He was a 3x AA for the Knights.
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Heller circles to close out the final seconds. Shinhoster falls to Heller by 7-5 decision.
What a tournament for Shinhoster as he goes 4-1 against Division I competition to finish as the runner-up at 184 pounds in the 58th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships
#D3Nation
Episode 3 is dropping tomorrow at noon!
Our guest was the 2020 DIII Most Dominant Wrestler and
@d3wrestle
Wrestler of the Year, Troy Stanich.
Check out a sneak peak below. Stanich talks about his bonus point path to 3rd in 2018 which helped Stevens take 4th at NCAAs.
Returning National Champion Cornell Beachem killing it on the football field to start the year! He had 22 carries for 131 yards, 8 receptions for 131 yards and 81 yards on returns to help lift MSJ past BW 31-28 in their season opener.
@msjwrestling
@MSJ_CoachMason
😎
#D3Nation
Should be a wild team race finish tonight folks! Here’s where we’re at
@wartburgwrestle
🟠⚔️ is up 79-78 over
@wabashwrestling
🔴⚪️ as we head into the final session later tonight at 8:00 PM ET! Wabash has more finalists (3 to 1)… 😬 tune in later!
#D3Nation
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For the first time ever, another DIII program wins NWCA National duals.
Since
#MatMayhem
existence only Augsburg and Wartburg have been crowned Dual Champs.
Congrats to
@UWL_Wrestling
for winning the title! Eagles are 6-1 on the season now.
#D3Nation
#d3wrestle
#NWCA
With Classes starting up the season is right around the corner! Best of luck to everyone this year. Gennaro has been busy transitioning into his new job and Anthony has been busy with camps. We have some great guests lined up as we start the school year! Stay tuned 😎
#D3Nation
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Episode 61🚨
🎙This is a long one but worth the listen! We talked with each coach that crowned their first NCAA Champ in program history.
@jasonmbryant
was busy making that call on Saturday night! Congrats to the programs and the champs.
🔗
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#D3Nation
Episode 16🚨
🎙Excited to release the story of Coach Danny Song! He shares a lot of wisdom on pursuing goals and always striving for more... never be satisfied. Plus, a powerful DIII testimonial at the end of episode. Check it out today!
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#D3Nation
Episode 71
🎙
@CoachDeRoehn
is back at Lakeland! He is ready to go and build the program up after a one year hiatus from DIII Wrestling. Was the HC at UW-Oshkosh and UW-Platteville. Great conversation with a passionate coach.
🔗
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#D3Nation
Episode 68
🎙New Penn College of Tech. HC Pankil Chander joins the show to talk about his journey from Long Island ➡️Head Coach.
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🔗 Don’t forget, get your gear orders in! Every purchase will help
#GrowD3Wrestling
285 DIII National Champion Jake Evans of Waynesburg University set the All-Time Career Wins record for College Wrestling with 180 career wins! That will be a tough one to break.
#JacketUp
🐝
#D3wrestle
🤼
#D3Nation
#GroWrestling
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Episode 41🚨
🎙Starting off May with a good show! 157 NWCA Champ
@davidhholli
joined the podcast to discuss his 1st season at Wartburg and more. A short listen but a good one.
📸 Courtesy of Wartburg Athletics
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Episode 66
🎙Kicking off June with a great show. 3x AA Sam Braswell just wrapped up a stellar career for Averett and took 2nd at U23 Greco Trials. Had fun chatting with this beast!
🔗
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has been listening. After 4 episodes we are currently over 500+ listens! We will have more episodes and D3 content coming your way. We have some awesome guests lined up, stay tuned!
#D3Nation
Link for episode 4:
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Episode 60🚨
🎙First episode we will be releasing is about the biggest storyline, the Team Race. Wartburg and Wabash were in a epic battle that came down to one point. We chatted with both Eric Keller and Brian Anderson to recap it all.
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Congratulations to these individuals for winning NCAA Titles 🥇🏆 and Congratulations to
@AuggieWrestle
for winning their 15th 🏆 NCAA Title! What a year and what an exciting weekend. We will have a full recap out soon.
#D3Nation
#GroWrestling
We finished a perfect 3-0 at today’s Desert Duals at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas!
#FearTheBird
NCC: 24
Wartburg: 14
NCC: 44
Buena Vista: -1
NCC: 21
Alvernia: 18
The Wartburg dual was No. 1 vs. 2 in the national rankings, & our first win over Wartburg in program history.
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#D3Nation
Episode 19🚨
🎙Great conversation with new Cornell College Head Assistant Coach Matt McDonough. We talk about a lot and we can tell he is fired up to be back in Iowa ready to take on a new challenge.
🔗
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Episode 5🚨
🎙2x All-American Eddie Smith,
@smithedd16
, shares his thoughts on his career, representing Loras the last 4 years, his future plans and more!
⬇️Check it out today⬇️
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More quarterfinal results:
D2: Newberry over Upper Iowa 25-18
-Newberry won 6/10 with 2 pins, 1 MD.
D3: RIT (NY) over Coe 27-15
-RIT had 2 pins, 1 FF in first 5 matches. Coe was the
#1
seed.
NAIA: Grand View over Cumberland, 43-6
-GV won 8/10 with 4 pins, 2 TFs.
#MatMayhem
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#D3Nation
Episode 19🚨
🎙We are closing out September with a solid show! New
@CornellRamsWR
Head Assistant Coach
@McDominate17
joined the podcast to talk about his new position and much more!
- Episode dropping tomorrow at 12 PM!
ICYMI: 📰
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#D3Nation
Episode 87
🎙️✌🏻 feature. Catch up on some of the storylines from the D3 championships before D1’s get going tomorrow! Also hear from Augsburg HC Tony Valek and his thoughts on the Auggies championship performance.
🔗
Had the opportunity to meet up with
@Leblanc2R
and see what he is building
@CitadelWrestle
Coach Leblanc started his coaching career
@RedDragonPride
and his brothers wrestled at Cortland. Watch the full interview on our rokfin channel.
#NextDogUp
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#D3Nation
Episode 92
🎙️Finish up your week by tuning in to our latest episode! Current Air Force Assistant Coach and 3x All American at Cornell College Chris Heilman joined the show to talk about his incredible wrestling journey.
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After dropping episode 15 we now have over 2K plus listens on the podcast 🔥🔥🔥! Thanks for all the support and thanks for listening!
We have more awesome guests lined up for the upcoming weeks. Please leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.
#D3Nation
#GroWrestling
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Episode 20🚨
DIII
#1
wrestler at each weight class was highlighted last week in the
@FloWrestling
article below.
125-157 weight class preview coming out later today where we discuss the top returning wrestlers.
A lot of talent returning for the 2020-21 season!
College wrestling practices can officially start up around the country today.
I decided to put together an article about the DIII preseason
#1
ranked wrestlers as programs kickoff their seasons!
⬇️Check out the full 📰 on⬇️
@FloWrestling
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#D3Nation
Episode 31🚨
🎙Super pumped to release our conversation with Waynesburg University Head Coach Ron Headlee! Been the head man for the Jackets the last 13 years. 6x
@PAC_Athletics
Coach of the Year has had an incredible run.
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Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 🎅 D3 Nation! Hope everyone has a great day! We’re grateful the constant support! We have awesome guests lined up 🎙 the next few weeks stay tuned.
#D3Nation
#GroWrestling
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#D3Nation
Episode 74
🎙D3 wrestling continues to grow, Saint Vincent College HC Dom Nania is ready to roll and is no stranger to being a part of new programs. He was a standout athlete at D2 Wheeling Jesuit before getting in the coaches corner.
🔗
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#D3Nation
Episode 15🚨
🎙Our conversation with
@GeneralsWrestle
Head Coach Nathan Shearer is now live. A great conversation with one of the best in the business. Check it out today!
🔗
#GoGenerals
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#D3Nation
Episode 37🚨
🎙Kicking off March with a solid show. Jan Rosenberg is the featured guest this week. We talk about the Coe Wrestling program, how he made his way to Iowa from the Garden State & his All American performance in 2016.
🔗
The
#2
Knights use a fast start and pull off a couple of key upsets to win the 🏆 2024 NWCA National Duals over
#1
Augsburg.
Big wins by 141 Romero and 157 Meeker for Wartburg. Will see this match again in a couple of weeks at the annual “Battle of the Burgs” Dual.
#D3Nation
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Episode 17🚨
🎙Tomorrow we share the wrestling story of
@ArmyWP_Wres
Associate Head Ned Shuck!
@Coach_Shuck
is going into the 3rd season with the Knights but has a lot of DIII roots.
Coaching stops at Augsburg, Heidelberg, & UW-Whitewater.
#ChasingGreatness
#BHAW
Busy day for the podcast! We got some great interviews in and are excited to release two episodes recapping some amazing storylines that took place at the DIII NCAA Championships.
Stay tuned 👀
#D3Nation
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Episode 49🚨
🎙Having a tough week? This conversation should pick you up! Fun show with UW-Lax AA Grant Zamin. He is now at North Central College as a GA and training to compete on the senior level circuit at 70 KG.
🔗
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#D3Nation
Episode 38🚨
🎙
@nwcawrestling
DIII Nationals this weekend!! We welcome back
@jasonmbryant
to breakdown the field and discuss some of the top entries at each weight plus the epic team race
@NAIA
Championships from last weekend.
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🚨New Episode🚨
Our first guest on D3 Nation is 3x National Champion and senior level athlete Nazar Kulchytskyy!
Fun conversation with a great wrestler and individual.
Follow Nazar’s journey
@NazarKulchytsky
& on IG
@nazar_cool_chiski
🎙
#D3Nation
Please take sometime and read this post.
@WrestlingMuskie
deserves better… it’s a smaller DIII school in Ohio that has had some tough wrestlers over the years. Hopefully the administration steps up and does the right thing.
#GoMuskies
#D3Nation
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#D3Nation
Episode 63🚨
🎙 RIT Head Coach Jason Bovenzi joins the show! We discuss his tenure at RIT and the Tigers historic season. We also talk about his hall of fame career and the chaos that took place during and after the 157 NCAA Final.
🔗
In the final bout at FS JR Nationals,
down goes
#1
Chase Horne (GA)! 😮
Ben Kawczynski (WI) is your 285 LB Champion after a convincing 12-4 win! He is headed to DIII U of Wisconsin-La Crosse next year. 🛑
#FARGO