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Back Points
by Will Marlow
Back Points is the podcast where top wrestlers and coaches reveal their secrets about how they won state championships in high school wrestling. Each episode features an interview with a wrestler or a coach who has won a state title, and talks about their wrestling journey.
Episodes
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Episode 27: Victor Jackson
In this episode of Back Points, the great Victor Jackson discusses his wrestling career, as well as how his team succeeded in winning a state title against intense competition.
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Episode 26: Steve Keleher
In this episode, 3x State Champion Steve Keleher discusses his journey in wrestling.
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Episode 25: Tass Robertson
In episode #25, we hear from Tass Robertson, who was a state champion as well as the coach of many state champions from Grundy High School.
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Bubba Jenkins Returns to Back Points
Back Points is sponsored by Buddy Lee Jump Ropes, so go get your jump rope from Buddy Lee! Use the promo code backpoints20 for 20% off your order! (buddyleejumpropes.com). Today's episode is the first ever repeat guest, as we brought back Bubba Jenkins, who is fresh off his win over Lance Palmer…
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Jackson Turley, 4x State Champion at St. Christopher's (2016-2019)
Back Points is sponsored by Buddy Lee Jump Ropes, so go get your jump rope from Buddy Lee! Use the promo code backpoints20 for 20% off your order! (buddyleejumpropes.com). Today's episode is with Jackson Turley, who talks about his journey from a youth wrestler, to a 4x state champion and 1x...
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Mark Strickland, 2x State Champion from Great Bridge HS
Back Points is sponsored by Buddy Lee Jump Ropes, so go get your jump rope from Buddy Lee! Use the promo code backpoints20 for 20% off your order! (buddyleejumpropes.com). Today’s episode is with Mark Strickland, who talks about beginning his wrestling journey as an eight grader, and becoming a…
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Tim Foley, UVA All-American
Back Points is sponsored by Buddy Lee Jump Ropes, so go get your jump rope from Buddy Lee! Use the promo code backpoints20 for 20% off your order! (buddyleejumpropes.com). Today’s episode is with Tim Foley, who tells the story of going from the state finals in Virginia, to becoming an…
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Bubba Jenkins, 2004 State Champion, Cox High School
Back Points is sponsored by Buddy Lee Jump Ropes, so go get your jump rope from Buddy Lee! Use the promo code backpoints20 for 20% off your order! (buddyleejumpropes.com). Today's episode is with Bubba "Bad Man" Jenkins, who tells the story of an amazing journey from Cox High School, where he was…
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John Hanrahan, 2x State Champion, Falls Church HS, 1977 & 1978
Back Points is sponsored by Buddy Lee Jump Ropes, so go get your jump rope from Buddy Lee! Use the promo code backpoints20 for 20% off your order! https://buddyleejumpropes.com/ Today's episode is with John Hanrahan, a 2x state champion from Falls Church High School, the veteran World Champion…
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Charley Schollaert, 1990 State Champion, Yorktown High School
Next up is Charley Schollaert, the 1990 state champion from Yorktown High School (my alma mater). Charley talks about his wrestling career that started that started in the 2nd grade, and culminated with winning the state finals by pin. Enjoy the episode!
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Buddy Lee, 1977 State Champion, Highland Springs HS
Today’s episode is with the one and only, Buddy Lee. Buddy Lee has a long list of accomplishments: he’s an entrepreneur and inventor, who has sold millions of jump ropes worldwide. He’s a Marine. He’s an Olympian. And before all of that took place, he was a state wrestling champion from Highland...
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Bruce Fowler, 1997 State Champion, Great Bridge High School
Today we are speaking with Bruce Fowler, who won the state tournament for Great Bridge High School in 1997. Bruce talks about why he thinks Coach Steve Martin is a great man, one of the books that most influenced him, how Great Bridge built such a dominant program, and he also talks about one…
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Blake Roulo, 2010 State Champion, Matoaca High School
In today’s episode of Back Points, we sit down with Blake Roulo, the Head Coach of the Averett University Cougars, who describes a fascinating wrestling journey that includes: Getting pinned 10 times in a row in at the holiday duals in middle school, Losing an important friendship over a...
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Andrew Abrams, 1998 State Champion, Herndon High School
Next is Andrew Abrams, the 1998 130-pound state champion from Herndon High School. Andrew was described by his teammate Matt Gallagher in episode #8 of Back Points as part of the unstoppable “three headed monster” that was comprised of himself, Peter Bakke, and Andrew Abrams. Andrew opens up…
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Brandon Rushing, 1995 State Champion, Lee High School
Next up! Brandon Rushing, the 1995 state champion for Lee High School in Fairfax, now known as "Lewis High School." Brandon is also an entrepreneur who owns and operates Branding Rushing Law & Garden Care for the last 25 years.
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Roman Perryman, 2007 State Champ, Robinson High School
Roman Perryman has an amazing wrestling journey to share, and he opens up about the high points and low points of his life, which include winning the state tournament his freshman year in his own high school gym, Robinson High School in Fairfax. He talks about being a 4x all-state wrestler,...
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Beau Tillman, KS State Wrestling Champ (1996-1997-1999)
We’re here with Beau Tillman, a 3x state champion (and 4x state finalist) from Kansas, who is now working with Winning Mindset, a group dedicated to helping wrestlers reach their highest possible level of performance. Beau talks about what it was like being coached by his father, the role of...
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Rob Chevez, 1993 State Champion, Pine Crest HS
Rob Chevez won the 1993 state championship his senior year in high school in Florida. He started wrestling as a freshman in high school, won third in the state as a junior, and after high school he went on to wrestle at American University, where he won the conference his senior year. He talks...
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Dalton Henderson, 2012 State Champion, Ocean Lakes High School
Today's episode features Dalton Henderson, the 2012 state champion for Ocean Lakes in Virginia Beach. Henderson was also recently named the Head Coach for the storied Colonial Forge High School in Stafford Virginia. Coach Henderson tells us today about his journey to a state title, including the...
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Matt Gallagher, 1999 State Champion, Herndon High School
Matt Gallagher was a 4x state placer (winning in 1999), 4x regional champ, and a 3x district champ. In this episode he talks about: being a professional rollerblader at age 15, the role of the Beltway Bandits in preparing him for high school, his challenges with cutting weight, and we watch his...
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David Bragg, 2020 State Champion (6A, Virginia)
We’re here today with David Bragg, the 120 pound state champion from Oscar Smith High School – he spends 20 minutes talking to us about his journey to a title! Let’s roll!
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Bryan Hazard, Coach of 4x State Champion Robinson Rams
Coach Bryan Hazard started coaching the Robinson Rams in Fairfax, Virginia in 1996, and since 2010 the team has finished either first or second in the state of Virginia eight times. Today, he will share about: What he thinks wrestlers should focus on in the off-season, Why you should never have a...
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Donald Motley, Coach of 2020 6A VA State Champs, Oscar Smith HS
Coach Donald Motley became head coach of Oscar Smith High School wrestling team in 2014, and six years later he led them to their first ever state championship, with three individual champions.
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Chris Marshall, 2x State Champion (Virginia and PA)
Chris was a 2x state champion, first as a Virginia AAA state champion in 1993, and then he moved to Pennsylvania, where he won another state title. He then went on to wrestle for Michigan State, where he was a 2x All American. He now coaches as the head coach for his alma mater, TC Williams in...
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Paul Bjorlo, 1999 Virginia State Champion, South Lakes High School
Paul Bjorlo won the Virginia State AAA Wrestling tournament in 1999 for South Lakes High School. He went on to wrestle for UVA, where he won an ACC title. He talks about the mental component of losing his sophomore year, and how that fueled his victory as a junior, and he also spoke of the...
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Stacy Woodhouse, 2x Virginia State Champion, Great Bridge High School
Stacy Woodhouse wrestled for Great Bridge High School in the 1990s, where he was a 3x state finalist and 2x state champion. He talks about the many coaches in the Great Bridge room, including Steve Martin, Wayne Martin, and Billy Martin. He talks about getting a scholarship to American University...
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Wade Schalles, 2x NCAA and PA State Champ
Wade Schalles wrestled for Clarion University, where he was a 2x NCAA champion in 1972 and 1973, and he won the outstanding wrestler award in 1972. He holds Guinness world records for the most pins of any wrestler, and also for the wrestler who pinned the greatest number of world champions. He is...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Back Points is the podcast where top wrestlers and coaches reveal their secrets about how they won state championships in high school wrestling. Each episode features an interview with a wrestler or a coach who has won a state title, and talks about their wrestling journey.
HOSTED BY
Will Marlow
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Back Points is the podcast where top wrestlers and coaches reveal their secrets about how they won state championships in high school wrestling. Each episode features an interview with a wrestler or a coach who has won a state title, and talks about their wrestling journey.
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