200 Degrees

Episode 20: Miguel Secor

Miguel Secor is a certified personal trainer, gym owner, and entrepreneur. With over a decade of experience in strength and conditioning, personal training, and life coaching, Miguel is driven by a deep passion for helping individuals unlock their full potential—both physically and mentally. Holding a B.A. and M.A. in Exercise Science, Miguel has dedicated his career to guiding athletes and clients of all levels through personalized training, expert coaching, and relentless support.
Located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Miguel has worked with professional and Division I caliber athletes across a wide range of sports, including football, softball, rugby, baseball, volleyball, soccer, and golf. Whether it’s building strength, improving performance, or developing a tougher mindset, Miguel believes that doing hard things is the key to getting better. His training philosophy goes beyond physical fitness—it’s about forging resilience, discipline, and confidence through hard work.
Triston and Trace hop in Miguel’s new sauna to hear discuss his story, mindset, and strength training business.

Episode 21: Nashon Garrett

Nashon Garrett is a former American freestyle and Folkstyle wrestler. Nashon is a 4x All-American (3,2,5,1), 2x Finalist, and Division 1 National Champion while competing for Cornell University. In high school, Nashon was a 2x state champion in California, in addition to winning the 2018 Final X.
Garrett, known for his dynamic wrestling style and resilience, shares insights into his journey from a late start in wrestling to becoming a four-time All-American and World Team member. He discusses the challenges and triumphs of his career, including his experiences at the Olympic Trials and his commitment to faith and personal growth. Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of the mindset and dedication required to excel at the highest levels of competition. Garrett's story is one of perseverance, passion, and the relentless pursuit of excellence.
Since hanging up the shoes after the U.S. Open, Nashon tells us about his exciting new career path: Competitive Evolution. A coaching, mentorship, and mindset training program created by Nashon himself, Nashon’s true goal is simple; to bring value and serve others. Through deep study and reflection on the principles and universal laws of the world, Nashon continues to redefine and reframe commonly overlooked components of competition and life, to help you better succeed, understand yourself, and further your inner peace and clarity.

Episode 19: Davis Baxter

Davis Baxter is a former Colorado State Place Winner, Division 3 wrestler, and current founder and CEO of Scout Lease, a fast-scaling apartment locating business. Finding the perfect apartment in a desirable area can be tricky. For no cost at all to you, Scout Lease will lock you into the best apartment, in your ideal area, at your budget, FAST. If you are in the Denver or Charlotte areas, be sure to use Scout Lease's free service to get into your perfect living space.
 
mFellow sauna savant and Augustana Alumni, Davis Baxter, and I hiked to the top of Scout's Lookout, located in beautiful Zion National Park, Utah.  Davis took the leap and quit his 9-5 and started his own successful apartment-locating business. We talk many different facets of entrepreneurship, making the jump into business, grinding, procrastination, context switching, team building, and how lessons from wrestling are helping build a successful business! Gotta give this one a listen if you're a small-business-owner or want to learn more about us and what we do and how we got here!
 
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Episode 18: Kyle Driscoll

Kyle Driscoll is a professional MMA fighter, personal trainer/nutritionist, and wrestling coach. A former Division 1 wrestler boasting a professional record of 12-3, Kyle currently fights in the UFC and reigns from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Tune in as we chat with Kyle about his UFC journey, wrestling/fighting, and his growing online personal training/nutrition business.

Episode 17: Jake Gervase

Jake Gervase is former NFL player and Iowa Hawkeye. Currently living in Austin, Texas, Jake is currently working as a realtor and owns a rental business with his brother. Jake played for the Los Angeles Rams from 2019-2022, winning a Super Bowl Ring with a win over the Bengals in 2022. Gervase was also a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes for five seasons, joining the team as a walk-on and redshirting his true freshman season. As a redshirt senior, he led the Hawkeyes with 89 tackles, seven passes broken up, and four interceptions and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference. Gervase finished his collegiate career with 153 total tackles and seven interceptions in 44 games played.
Tune in as we jump in Jake's new sauna at 200 Degrees to talk about Jake's incredible story of perseverance, adversity, determination, and more. We discuss his journey, work ethic, philosophy, business, mental health, and more.

Episode 16: Joey McKenna

Joey McKenna is an American Freestyle and graduated Folkstyle wrestler who currently competes at 65 kgs. A former 3x Division 1 All-American (3, NQ, 3, 2) standout from Ohio State and Stanford University, Joey is coming off a championship run from the U.S. Open, and is gearing up for the Pan-Ams and Final X. In Freestyle, Joey is a 2x Pan American Champion, multiple-time Grand Prix medalist, and a U23 World medalist and U.S. National Champion.

Episode 15: Wes Hand

Wes Hand is the current Head Wrestling Coach at Pleasant Valley High School and former University of Iowa wrestler. While competing for the Hawkeyes (1997-2001), Hand posted a 102-32 career mark at heavyweight. Wes was a two-time All American for the University of Iowa at Heavyweight where he was an NCAA National Runner-up and Big Ten champ in 2000 and placed eighth in 1998. The University of Iowa won an NCAA team title in all five years of Hand’s career as a Hawkeye (1996-2000). After college, Hand was an Assistant Coach at Virginia Tech and at the University of Iowa. Originally from Tama, Iowa, Hand was a 1995 2A state champ at Heavyweight. for South Tama High School.
Tune in to Hear Wes's wrestling story; how he got started, his perspective on the sport, the Brock Lesner match, and his coaching experience and future plans for the PV Spartans.

Episode 14: Mike Mal

Mike Malinconico is a former Division 1 wrestler (Oklahoma State/Syracuse), RTC coach (Poway), former content producer for Flo Wrestling, and currently works as a Social Media Manager for The Smart Fit Method.
Tune in as we hear Mike’s wrestling journey, how he got involved with Flo, and what he’s up to now. We also break down the weights and make our predictions for the 2025 U.S. Open in Las Vegas.
Be sure to subscribe to Mike’s page @mikemalinconico , & his podcast “The Athletor Podcast”, available on Spotify, YouTube, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 13: Cody Caldwell

Cody Caldwell is a former D1 Wrestler for the University of Northern Iowa and the Assistant Coach at South Dakota State University. Since 2017, he’s coached 45 National Qualifiers and 13 All-Americans for the Jackrabbits. As a collegiate wrestler, Caldwell was a four-year starter and team captain at the University of Northern Iowa. The Waverly, Iowa, native qualified for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in 2014 at 174 pounds. In high school, Cody was a 3x State Champion for Waverly-Shell Rock and a Fargo All-American.

Episode 12: Landon Williams

Landon Williams is the current Head Wrestling Coach at Central College. In high school, Landon was a 4x Iowa State Qualifier, 3x State Placewinner, and dominated his way to a State Title his senior year ( SQ, 3,3,1) for Davenport Assumption. Landon was also a 2x USA Folkstyle All-American for Young Guns Wrestling Club. In college, Landon was a 4-year member of the Wartburg Knights wrestling program. During his time at Wartburg he won 4 team national titles and two individual titles. In 2012, his sophomore campaign, he won his first NCAA national title at 165 lbs. with a win over Coe College's Nick LeClere. In his final season as a Knight, Williams capped off the year with a pin in the 174 lbs. national final against Anthony Bonaventura of Waynesburg to secure his second national title. He finished his career with a 135–15 record and as a 2x team captain, 2x NCAA champion, 3x NCAA all-American, and 4x NCAA team champion. Williams began his coaching career at Wartburg College following his graduation in 2014 for one season. Then after a stint coaching high school wrestling at Holy Cross in Louisiana, Williams would return to Wartburg in 2019 to coach under head coach Eric Keller. During his time at Wartburg, Williams would help the Knights return to the top of the NCAA wrestling world by winning the 2022 NCAA team title, the programs first since 2018. In his final two seasons at Wartburg the program would finish as back to back National Runner-ups. In his coaching career at Wartburg, Williams was a part of the 2022 NCAA team national championships, 3 NCAA team national runner-ups (2015, 2023–2024), and helped coach 6 individual national champions and 42 all-Americans.