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ST133: Talking Virginia Duals with Jim Keen, Casey Graham and Mike McCormick
Published 11 years, 7 months ago
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On Episode 133 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we're in Hampton, Virginia, site of the 35th annual Virginia Duals.
The Virginia Duals was an innovation in college wrestling with the dual meet advancement concept. For the past 35 years, the Virginia Duals has put some of the best college and high school wrestling teams on the mats of the Hampton Coliseum.
What started with eight colleges and four high schools in 1981 has now become a premier destination for wrestling teams across the country. 20 colleges and 48 high schools will take to the mats in five different divisions.
Today we talk with Jim Keen, co-founder of Cliff Keen Athletic, who has long sponsored the event, Casey Graham, an Indiana alum who wrestled in the event in college and in high school and College Director Dr. Mike McCormick.
It's a look at to what the Virginia Duals is all about. Check out the event on virginiaduals.org.
Short Time will also present a new listener feedback featured called Sound Off. Listeners can go to www.mattalkonline.com/contact and leave an audio message of a topic that concerns them in wrestling, a shout out to a great performance or leave general feedback for the wrestling community. If your Sound Off file hits the right note, it could be featured in an upcoming episode of Short Time. Be sure to leave your name and location in your recording. Sorry folks, no anonymous or nameless submissions will be accepted.
And if you haven't already, head to www.mattalkonline.com/getshorttime to leave a rating and a review on iTunes.
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The Virginia Duals was an innovation in college wrestling with the dual meet advancement concept. For the past 35 years, the Virginia Duals has put some of the best college and high school wrestling teams on the mats of the Hampton Coliseum.
What started with eight colleges and four high schools in 1981 has now become a premier destination for wrestling teams across the country. 20 colleges and 48 high schools will take to the mats in five different divisions.
Today we talk with Jim Keen, co-founder of Cliff Keen Athletic, who has long sponsored the event, Casey Graham, an Indiana alum who wrestled in the event in college and in high school and College Director Dr. Mike McCormick.
It's a look at to what the Virginia Duals is all about. Check out the event on virginiaduals.org.
Short Time will also present a new listener feedback featured called Sound Off. Listeners can go to www.mattalkonline.com/contact and leave an audio message of a topic that concerns them in wrestling, a shout out to a great performance or leave general feedback for the wrestling community. If your Sound Off file hits the right note, it could be featured in an upcoming episode of Short Time. Be sure to leave your name and location in your recording. Sorry folks, no anonymous or nameless submissions will be accepted.
And if you haven't already, head to www.mattalkonline.com/getshorttime to leave a rating and a review on iTunes.
The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly sponsored by Flipswrestling. Share your attitude and be heard at Flipswrestling.com.
Want an ad-free version of the show AND the best in wrestling news from around the world? Sign up for the Daily Wrestling Newsletter presented by Resilite on Substack at https://www.mattalkonline.com/news
Links to Follow
Join the Discord: https://www.mattalkonline.com/discord
Daily Wrestling Newsletter: https://www.mattalkonline.com/news
Contribute: https://www.mattalkonline.com/contribute
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mattalkonline
The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear: https://www.mattalkonline.com/compound
Quick Subscribe: https://www.Podfollow.com/shorttime