200 Degrees

Episode 11: Matt Randone

Matt Randone is a certified Performance Coach at Richmond Elite Performance in Davenport Iowa, as well as the Head Coach of Big Game Girls Wrestling Club.  A former wrestler, Matt was a 2016 State Champion for Davenport Assumption High School.  He went on to wrestle for the number 1 D3 team in the country, Loras College where he was a 4 year starter and ranked in the country. After graduating, Matt coached at Loras College for a year as a volunteer assistant, and following that he became the Head Assistant at UW Platteville!  Now graduated and done competing in wrestling Matt has found a passion for giving back to athletes as well as starting to train on the MMA scene! 

Episode 10: Adrian Yañez

Adrian Yañez (born November 29, 1993) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). With an MMA record of 17-6, he’s won Performance of the night 4 times in the UFC.
Extremely grateful a rising star like Adrian took time out of his day to talk to us. Tune in to hear Adrian’s story, MMA talk, and our predictions for UFC 314: Volkanovski v.s. Lopes.

Episode 9: Logan Storley

Tune in as we chat with MMA stud Logan Storley on wrestling, fighting, weight-cutting, and our predictions for some main card fights for UFC 314: Volkanovski V.S. Lopes.
Logan Storley is an American professional mixed martial artist and folkstyle wrestler. He currently competes in the welterweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). He is a former interim Bellator Welterweight World Champion. As a folkstyle wrestler, he was a four-time NCAA Division I All-American for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and a six-time South Dakota State Champion as a high schooler, also winning a Fargo Title. With some notable wins, including over Joaquin Buckley, Michael Venom Page, and Neiman Gracje, Logan looks forward to his next fight on June 12th against Masayuki Kikuiri Will in the Welterweight semifinal in Nashville.

Episode 8: Anthony Echemendia & Yonger Bastida

Anthony Echemendia is a former Cuban citizen who defected from Cuba and made his way to the United States. In High School, he was an undefeated Arizona State Champion, 2019 Fargo Champion in freestyle and Greco, Who’s Number 1# Champion, Senior Freestyle Medalist (Silver & Bronze), back-to-back Cuba Junior Freestyle National Champion, & won three-straight Cadet freestyle Cuban national titles. After transferring from Ohio State, Anthony earned a 2024 5th Place All-American finish and was a Big12 Champion.
Yonger Bastida is also a Cuban-American wrestler for Iowa State, winning the Pan-American Junior Gold Medal at 92 kg, & Bronze at the U23 World Championships. He is a 3x NCAA National Qualifier, with a 5th Place finish for Iowa State in 2022, and a Big12 title in 2024.

Episode 7: Bo Bettinson

Bo Bettinson is the current head coach at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. He is a former assistant coach at Montana State University Northern and Waldorf University, and was a 4x NAIA National Tournament Qualifier for Waldorf University, going 105-43. Reigning from Reno Nevada, Bo was a 3x State Placer and 2x State Champion for Reno High School (1,1,3), going 173-17.

Episode 6: Kyven Gadson

Kyven Gadson is a 3x Iowa High School State Finalist, 2x Iowa High School State Champion. Cadet ASICS Folkstyle National Champion, High School State Champion in Greco and Freestlye. For Iowa State, he was 3x Big 12 Champ, 3x NCAA All-American (6, 4, 1), and NCAA National Champion at 197 pounds in 2015.
He also was a 2x U.S. Open Champion, 2019 PanAm Silver Medalist, 2019 World Cup Bronze Medalist, 2021 Olympic National Team member, & 5x USA National Team Member. Kyven currently coaches at Myriad Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Ames, Iowa.

Episode 5: Grant Leeth

Grant Leeth is a former Division 1 All-American wrestler and current head coach at Tarleton State University. Grant takes us through his wrestling experience, and how he is helping build Tarleton State’s wrestling program into Texas’s first ever Division 1 program. Please consider donating using the link below and be a catalyst for Texas wrestling!
Grant Leeth- 4x Missouri High School State Finalist, 3x Missouri High School State Champion, 2x NCAA National Tournament Qualifier, 6th Place All-American finish in 2018. Current Men’s and Women’s Head Coach at Tarleton State University. Former Stanford Assistant Coach. Founder of Heilung Footware.
Tarleton State Wrestling- https://tsuwrestling.netlify.app
Donation portal for Texas Collegiate Wrestling Foundation- https://donorbox.org/tarleton-state-wrestling
Instagram- @heilungshoes
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Episode 4: The Lara Brothers

Quick sauna session and chat with Fort Dodge heroes Cayd and Triston Lara. We recap on this year’s NCAA tournament, and discuss their high school and college wrestling experiences.
 
Cayd Lara- 4x Iowa High School State Place Winner, 2x Finalist (7,8,2,2) for Ft. Dodge High School, former University of Northern Iowa wrestler, Big 12 All-Academic team.
 
Triston Lara- 4x Iowa High School State Placer (4,2,1,1), 3x Finalist, 2x State Champion for Ft. Dodge High School. Former University of Northern Iowa wrestler, NCAA National Tournament Qualifier.

Episode 3: Jens “Lil Evil” Pulver

Jens Pulver is the former first UFC Lightweight Champion, NJCAA wrestling All-American, 2x Washington state High School State Champion, and current UFC commentator. Undefeated in boxing and kickboxing, the UFC legend is currently coaching wrestling as an assistant at Pleasant Valley High School. We sit down in the sauna with Jens at +200° and talk wrestling, fighting, mindset, and more. Keep up with Jens and his content! YouTube- Ufcfightpass Kick.com/ufc @jenspulver instagram

Episode 2: Austin “Ace” Cullor

Austin “Ace” Cullor is an ultramarathon runner, Certified Personal Trainer, former collegiate athlete, and fitness enthusiast. We sit down with Ace in the sauna at +200° and discuss his running journey, diet/exercise, and more.