#272 Zain Retherford – 3x NCAA Champ and 2x Hodge Trophy Winner

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Zain Retherford is a 3x NCAA champion for Penn State, 2x Hodge Trophy winner and a 2x National Team member.  He’s one of the most dominant college wrestlers of all time.  Now, he’s focused on making the 2022 World Team.  In this episode we cover: 

-Zain’s early years

-Doing 1k push-ups in a single night

-Cael Sanderson and being recruited by Penn State

-The 2012 Cadet World Championships

-Wrestling Jason Nolf

-The 2016 Olympic Trials

-2019 Final X vs Yianni

-Zain’s tactic for reducing performance anxiety

-Zain’s favorite book

Please enjoy! (Picture: Tony Rotundo)

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–Keyword: Wrestle

–Number: 224-54

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Presented by Spartan Combat, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers – past and current – MMA fighters and titans of industry.  New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.