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On Episode 14 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, Jason Bryant catches up with head coach coach Kevin Dresser to talk about the postseason team awards and upcoming competition. Before getting into the team awards discussion, we still keep talking about the whole eating of turkeys after Jeremy Johnson's interview on last episode. Coach Dresser offers some encouraging rationale behind why the big bird is consumed. Coach Dresser will also talk about the freestyle and Greco-Roman competition coming up with the U.S. Open and the University Nationals. Coach Dresser also discusses his upcoming induction into the Roanoke Valley Wrestling Hall of Fame. Contribute And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, consider becoming a patron by going to www.patreon.com/mattalkonline. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of patronage. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a pat

On Episode 13 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, Jason Bryant catches up with volunteer assistant coach Jeremy Johnson. An Ohio native and two-time All-American at Ohio University under coach Joel Greenlee, Johnson came to Blacksburg after finishing his student teaching in December. He was instrumental in helping Ty Walz earn All-American honors at heavyweight. Johnson talks about what life has been like in Blacksburg, how much fun it's been and what his future will hold in coaching, teaching or wherever it leads. A reminder, you can always go back and listen to the show at www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and they can subscribe using iTunes on your computer or Apple device by going to www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com/itunes. There are also links on the show page about how you can listen via other apps like Stitcher and Spreaker. We’re also happy to let you know the Android and iOS apps are available. Go to www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and check the HOW TO LISTEN menu and you'll see links rig

The wrestling season has come to a close and on Episode 12 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, host Jason Bryant and head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser break down the individual performances at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis and look forward to the future. Coach Dresser also has a clinic and a fundraiser for Hokie Wrestling in Virginia Beach this weekend as the NHSCA National Championships take place at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, just blocks from the oceanfront. I'd like to include a personal note to all the fans of Virginia Tech wrestling who listen to this show regularly -- THANK YOU. As coach Dresser explains at the end of Episode 12, Virginia Tech was one of the first programs to jump on board with the Mat Talk Podcast Network. The relationship goes back to when he was coaching at Grundy and I was a high school student at Poquoson. Coach Dresser took a leap of faith on this project and I feel it's been a success. Virginia Tech has become the model program for which s

On Episode 11 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, coach Kevin Dresser gives us a rundown of the ACC tournament and the Hokie draws at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. A reminder, you can always go back and listen to the show at www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and they can subscribe using iTunes on your computer or Apple device by going to www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com/itunes. There are also links on the show page about how you can listen via other apps like Stitcher and Spreaker. We’re also happy to let you know the Android and iOS apps are available. Go to www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and check the HOW TO LISTEN menu and you'll see links right to the specific apps. It's also available on the sidebar of the homepage. Follow @mattalkonline on Twitter for updates and nuggets of information about Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling and all the other shows that are part of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. You can also check out our network home page at www.mattalkonline.com.

The home slate is finished for the Virginia Tech Hokie wrestling team and on Episode 10 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, coach Kevin Dresser recaps the finale and looks towards the last two duals of the season. Virginia Tech will head to Chapel Hill on Friday, February 20 to take on North Carolina before heading up to Long Island to take on the host Pride of Hofstra University on February 22 at noon. After those duals, the ninth-ranked Hokies will hang around snow-covered Blacksburg to prepare for the ACC Championships, which take place on March 8 at Pittsburgh. Coach Dresser talks about sending off the seniors and the opportunity to wrestle three duals at the Moss Arts Center. He also gives Hokie Nation an update on the status of Austin Gabel at 184 pounds. We'll also poke some fun at Coach Dresser's age ... he placed fourth at the NCAA Division I Championships 30 years ago. A reminder, you can always go back and listen to the show at www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and they can subscribe using

On Episode 9 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser takes a look back at the very first wrestling dual held at the Moss Arts Center. That dual was an 18-16 win over rival Virginia. The Hokies now prepare for two duals over the weekend as they welcome nationally-ranked Pittsburgh on Friday, February 6 at 7 p.m. and then on Sunday, February 8 at 2 p.m. against N.C. State. Coach Dresser points to some of the promising performances against Virginia and some of the not-so-promising ones. We'll get a timetable on when we could see Devin Carter back in the lineup and he also comments on Nick Brascetta's return. Brascetta will join the show in the second half to talk about his matriculation to Virginia Tech, when he got started wrestling, what it's been like to sit out this year with an injury and some of the special moments wrestling brings, like winning a Midlands title and earning All-American status. He'll also throw a teammate under the bus, not literally, of course! A reminde

Episode 8 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling catches up with head coach Kevin Dresser and 149-pounder Sal Mastriani in Ames, Iowa. The Hokies wrapped up an Iowa swing where they would defeat Northern Iowa but fall to No. 13 Iowa State at the Hilton Coliseum as part of a Beauty and the Beast production along with a women's gymnastics meet. Coach Dresser will discuss the ups and downs of the dual, address the Devin Carter "tweak," while Mastriani will talk about his season, his move to 149 pounds and how he feels the team needs to respond after the loss. A reminder, you can always go back and listen to the show at www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and they can subscribe using iTunes on your computer or Apple device by going to www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com/itunes. There are also links on the show page about how you can listen via other apps like Stitcher and Spreaker. We’re also happy to let you know the Android and iOS apps are available. Go to www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and check the HOW T

Joey Dance captured the championship at 125 pounds at the 52nd annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Evanston, Illinois on December 30. The Hokies finished fifth as a team and now will ride back to the Commonwealth for the Virginia Duals on January 9-10 at the Hampton Coliseum. Dance and head coach Kevin Dresser will talk about all things Midlands and look towards the Duals on Episode 7 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling. Dance talks about what he did to bounce back after his loss to Penn State's Jordan Conaway and coach Dresser gives a quick assessment of the performances at the Midlands where 141-pounder Devin Carter also reached the finals.  A reminder, you can always go back and listen to the show at www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and they can subscribe using iTunes on your computer or Apple device by going to www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com/itunes. There are also links on the show page about how you can listen via other apps like Stitcher and Spreaker. We?re also happy to let you know the An

It's time for the holidays, but for Virginia Tech wrestling coach Kevin Dresser, that means only a few days before action kicks back up. On Episode 6 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, Dresser recaps the wild 20-15 loss to No. 4 Penn State and goes down the individual performances. He'll also talk about the newest addition to the coaching staff, two-time heavyweight All-American Jeremy Johnson. Coach Dresser will also look forward to the 52nd annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, set for Dec. 29-30 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. A reminder, you can always go back and listen to the show at www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and they can subscribe using iTunes on your computer or Apple device by going to www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com/itunes. There are also links on the show page about how you can listen via other apps like Stitcher and Spreaker. We’re also happy to let you know the Android and iOS apps are available. Go to www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and check the HOW T

A third-place performance and three second-place individual performances highlighted Virginia Tech's trip to the 33rd annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. / / On Episode 5 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, we talk with Hokie head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser about the individual performances in Vegas and we also visit with sophomore heavyweight Ty Walz, who was one of the surprise runners-up. / / Coach Dresser also looks ahead towards Penn State on December 19 and talks about the latter part of the schedule with the three February duals at the Moss Arts Center. / / The visit with Walz was an engaging one, as he told the story about how he started wrestling in the eighth grade, the keys to beating Michigan's Adam Coon and Ohio State's Nick Tavanello and some of the reasons why he chose to wrestle at Virginia Tech. / / A reminder, you can always go back and listen to the show at www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and they can subscribe using iTunes on your computer or Apple device by going to www.

David Hoffman came to Virginia Tech from the Hill School in Pennsylvania. After a stellar high school career that culminated with a couple of National Prep championships and a runner-up finish at the USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle National Championships, Hoffman headed to wrestle for then-coach Keith Mourlam at Virginia Tech. / / Hoffman then stuck around when Tom Brands took over the post for two years and finished his career as an All-American at 141 pounds. After a six-year run as an assistant coach at Bucknell under former Hokie assistant Dan Wirnsberger, Hoffman came back to Blacksburg to join Kevin Dresser's staff. / / On Episode 4 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, we'll talk with Hoffman about his career in wrestling and what drove him to coaching and also ask him about what he picked up along the coaching years at Bucknell. / / We'll also do a quick recap of the tri-meet against Gardner-Webb and North Dakota State and look ahead to the big match with No. 4 Ohio State on November 23 at Cassell Coli

The season is here and Virginia Tech wrestling prepares to open up its wresting schedule with a home dual on November 8 against Division II Newberry College and one day later, the Hokies will bring the Hokie Open to campus at Rector Fieldhouse.It's a jam-packed show today on Episode 3 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling. We'll talk with sophomore 125-pound All-American Joey Dance about his match with Missouri's Alan Waters at the NWCA All-Star Classic. We'll also meet up with senior 149-pounder Devin Carter who competed in the undercard against Penn's C.J. Cobb. Carter also has an interesting take on one of the experimental rules used at the All-Star Classic.We wrap things up talking with coach Kevin Dresser about this weekend's upcoming action and we also look forward to November 16 where Virginia Tech will host Gardner-Webb and North Dakota State at Cassell Coliseum.A reminder, you can always go back and listen to the show at www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and they can subscribe using iTunes on your comp

On Episode 2 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, we talk with associate head coach Tony Robie. The Pennsylvania native was a two-time All-American for Edinboro and then went on to coaching positions at his alma mater, West Virginia and Michigan before landing the head coaching position at Binghamton.  After one year at Binghamton, Robie came to Blacksburg to join Kevin Dresser's staff. With a wealth of experience, Robie was a natural fit for the program. Robie discusses the relationship he and Dresser have with the way they operate the program.  Other than his resemblance to Dan Henderson, Robie speaks on a number of topics including the upcoming Hokie Open, the season's kickoff dual a day earlier against Division II Newberry College and the intrasquad match on October 30, just two days before the Hokie football game against Boston College. So make sure you take that half day, get to Blacksburg if you're coming in from out of town and make a weekend out of it.  Robie also touches on Joey Dance's upcoming parti

It's the first episode of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, released just in time for National Podcast Day. Yes, National Podcast Day is September 30 and we couldn't think of a better time to launch this Virginia Tech wrestling-specific show where we'll talk with coach Kevin Dresser and his staff about all things related to the Hokie Wrestling Program.You can listen to Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling at insidevirginiatechwrestling.com, hokiesports.com and coming soon, we'll give you links to where you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Spreaker or any of your favorite podcasting applications. On today's episode, we'll get a quick refresher on who coach Kevin Dresser is and how he ended up at Virginia Tech and we'll get right into the lineup discussion and what you can expect to see on the mats at Cassell Coliseum this season.Joey Dance will compete at the NWCA All-Star Classic on November 1 in Philadelphia. Dance's appearance will be the fourth time a Hokie wrestler has participated in the event. Sean Gray wres