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Alex Van Krevelen was recently hired as the next Head Wrestling Coach at Saint John's University. He spent 5 years as the Head Coach of Shakopee, leading the Sabres to 4 State Tournament berths. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Coach at Prior Lake. He's always had the energy - and he's ready for the new opportunity!

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Matt Veroeven won the 285AA State Championship this year. He had one of the most exhilarating State Tournament runs of any wrestler this year, and says all of the hard work was worth it.

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Bennett Berge is a 5x MN State Champ, a U20 World Medalist, and a D1 All-American. He's headed down to Oklahoma State to chase a National Title with the Cowboys!

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This is the final episode of the J Robinson tribute series, and we have three very unique perspectives on the J Robinson era impact, including:

- Mary, a former Administrative Assistant at the University of Minnesota

- Brett Pfarr, a 2x All-American at the University of Minnesota

- Tom Ryan, who is a National Champion Head Coach at Ohio State, and 2x All-American at Iowa in 1991 and 1992

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In Part 2 of our J Robinson Tribute Series, we transition from the beginning of the J Rob Era in the late 1980's, to the early 1990's with 1991 National Champion and former U of M Assistant Coach Marty Morgan. We head into the early 2000's and explore the National Championship teams with former Gopher team Captain and Assistant Coach, Joe Russell. 2x NCAA D1 All-American Mack Reiter joins to talk about the Minnesota-Iowa rivalry and J Rob's impact as a coach. We close out with "the voice of wrestling" - Jason Bryant - on J Robinson as a leader, innovator, and promotor of the sport of wrestling.

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This series is a tribute to J Robinson ("J Rob"), longtime wrestling coach at the University of Minnesota. We open the series with the story of his hiring at the University of Minnesota, his immediate impact on the program, and the stories that underline his legacy.

Our guests include:

- Brett Rasmussen (2x National Tournament Qualifier)

- Dave Dean (NCAA Finalist and 2x All-American)

- Jeff Balcom (2x National Tournament Qualifier)

Listen back to J's wrestling story with Ryan and the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast: #93 J Robinson – 3x NCAA Champion Coach | Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast

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3 seniors from Zumbrota-Mazeppa on their wrestling careers and favorite wrestling memories.

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Follow Alex on Twitter @AlexVandenhout1 or email him at Avandenhouten@postbulletin.com!

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