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Episode Synopsis
Kaleb Larkin is a redshirt sophomore at Arizona State University. He is taking college wrestling by storm and is currently ranked #2 at 149.
0:45 - Wrestling in first home dual at ASU
2:00 - Early years during his dad’s Sunkist practices
4:00 - Dad as his youth coach and work arounds to that
6:00 - Valiant Prep
7:30 - Kaleb didn’t fall into love with wrestling until 11th grade
10:50 - Getting into ASU room and wrestling at Bill Farrell were big
12:00 - Training a lot without competing a lot
14:00 - Thinking about wrestling when off the mat
15:20 - Knowing the positions and not being stressed
16:15 - Wrestling hard in positions that matter
18:35 - When Kaleb started to beat his dad, a Hodge Trophy winner
22:00 - Injuries
23:30 - Kaleb likes college wrestling and longer matches
24:50 - Wrestling Lachlan McNeil at National Duals
26:00 - Never pressure to win, just pressure to wrestle hard
31:40 - CKLV on the horizon
32:30 - Attending NCAAs in the past
33:27 - Adam Satiev is his all-time favorite wrestler
34:30 - Wins and whoopins
36:35 - Optimum level of arousal
37:45 - Kaleb is big for 149
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0:45 - Wrestling in first home dual at ASU
2:00 - Early years during his dad’s Sunkist practices
4:00 - Dad as his youth coach and work arounds to that
6:00 - Valiant Prep
7:30 - Kaleb didn’t fall into love with wrestling until 11th grade
10:50 - Getting into ASU room and wrestling at Bill Farrell were big
12:00 - Training a lot without competing a lot
14:00 - Thinking about wrestling when off the mat
15:20 - Knowing the positions and not being stressed
16:15 - Wrestling hard in positions that matter
18:35 - When Kaleb started to beat his dad, a Hodge Trophy winner
22:00 - Injuries
23:30 - Kaleb likes college wrestling and longer matches
24:50 - Wrestling Lachlan McNeil at National Duals
26:00 - Never pressure to win, just pressure to wrestle hard
31:40 - CKLV on the horizon
32:30 - Attending NCAAs in the past
33:27 - Adam Satiev is his all-time favorite wrestler
34:30 - Wins and whoopins
36:35 - Optimum level of arousal
37:45 - Kaleb is big for 149
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