NCAA All-American Gavin Drexler | From the Lowest Seed to the Podium

Gene Zannetti talks with North Dakota State NCAA All-American Gavin Drexler about taking fourth at the U23 World Trials and rediscovering how to wrestle free when the pressure of placement is removed, how going up a weight to 149 as the lowest seed with the most losses of any All-American that year taught him that giving full effort matters more than the outcome, wrestling through a banged-up knee at nationals and reframing it as one more thing to overcome rather than an excuse, and how seven to eight years of pre-match routines and positive affirmations gave him the ability to override doubt with the work he had already put in.Timestamps:5:52 - Wrestled free with no expectations at U23 World Trials10:59 - Lowest seed with the most losses of any All-American11:44 - Doing all the right things but still not competing to his capability14:14 - Dennis Hall's Greco fundamentals built his hand-fighting foundation21:45 - Chose North Dakota State on gut instinct25:13 - Big 12 breakthrough: avenged a loss and punched his ticket to nationals29:06 - Lost his first match at nationals, let it go, rode the backside to All-American35:55 - Biggest lesson: you have control over what you feed yourself🎯 This episode is sponsored by:🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.comUse code MINDSET for 15% off your order💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.comUse code MINDSET25 for a special discountPlease LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes.If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts.For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected]🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/Wrestling Mindset Social MediaInstagram: / wrestlingmindsetFacebook: / wrestlingmindsetTwitter: / wrestlingmindse🎧 Listen to our podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.