WIN’s Volume 32 Issue 2 is out NOW!
WIN’s Volume 32 Issue 2 is out now!
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Inside this issue, you will find full coverage from the Super 32 Challenge, including feature stories, notes, quotes and Rob Sherrill’s breakdown of the annual event compared to this past summer’s Junior Nationals in Fargo.
You will also find an updated set of WIN Magazine/Spartan Combat High School Boys Rankings for the 2025-26 season, also by Rob Sherrill.
On the collegiate front, be sure to check out WIN’s latest updated preseason DI men’s rankings as well as the updated accompanying Tournament Power Index (TPI), which projects each team’s NCAA-point scoring totals based on the individual rankings.
This issue also features, columns, and Q&As from the following WIN writers: Dan Gable, Zach Even-Esh, John Klessinger, Wes Littlefield, WIN founder Mike Chapman, WIN Publisher Bryan Van Kley and WIN Editor Tristan Warner.
Plus, like every issue, WIN is perfect for active wrestlers and coaches….in the November issue, Gold-Certified Pennsylvania USA Wrestling men’s director Kyle Martin breaks down the nuances of the elbow-pass setup and WIN’s Zach Even-Esh provides a training template for wrestlers to stick to old-school, strength-focused training methods.
Lastly, check in with the USA Wrestling State Associations in Iowa, Florida and South Dakota for the latest news and updates within their states.
V32I1 WIN Magazine Features
Page 34 – COMPLEMENTING THE GRIND
WIN contributor Wes Littlefield spoke to several wrestlers of varying age levels, experience and gender to determine what role hobbies outside of the sport play in the makeup of a wrestler.
Page 38 – ALL EYES ON THE PRIZE
The inaugural National Duals Invitational, sponsored by Paycom, is all but set to unveil an unprecedented format for collegiate competition in which teams compete for prize money.
Page 42 – A WRESTLING FAMILY FORCE
Bill X. Barron’s RMN Events Outwest Feature shares how Arizona sisters Daynah and Daphney Gomez, who train at budding powerhouse Valiant Prep, have grown on and off the mat.
Page 46 – THE BEST WRESTLER
Ivan Delchev Ivanov and Georgi Ivanov’s “The Best Wrestler” are looking to be more than a club or technique system but a full-fledged movement which works to build champions on and off the mat.
V32I2 USA Wrestling Coach’s Corner Features
Page 12 – PURPOSE UNEARTHED
Pennsylvania’s Kyle Martin once planned a career shoveling gravel, but the avid learner and Ph.D. holder found his calling as teacher and coach.
Page 13 – STRENGTH IN THE STRUGGLE
Illinois native Liz Short, who once forewent surgery so she could wrestle with a torn ACL, teaches wrestlers to embrace setbacks and persevere.
Page 14 – A SOFT PLACE TO LAND
Paul Rademacher, a former wildland firefighter, learned to stay calm in the chaos and passes on those lessons to his Indiana Tech wrestlers.
Page 15 – PINNING DOWN PERSPECTIVE
Oklahoma’s Wes Harding learned over time not to push his wrestlers too hard or too far while teaching them to believe in their abilities.
