On Deck with Ben Askren #16: Brandon Slay on His Career in Wrestling

On this episode of On Deck, Ben Askren is joined by 2000 Olympic Champion Brandon Slay. For the past four years, Slay has served as the executive director of the Penn Regional Training Center. An alum of the University of Pennsylvania, Slay was a 2x All-American and NCAA Finalist for the Quakers. Askren and Slay talk his wrestling career from its beginning to the present, from Brandon's personal experience developing as an athlete forged in the Texas panhandle, to the ways he's transitioned into a coach, helping to develop some of the greatest wrestlers of the current generation. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 2:40 Slay's Wrestling Genesis 4:20 Early Start to International Career 8:45 Choosing Penn for College 13:25 Reviving the Penn Program 15:45 Joe Williams 19:55 2000 Games 24:30 Awarded Gold After the Games 35:34 Making a Career in Wrestling Follow Wrestling: https://therudis.com/wrestling-news-m... Stay connected with RUDIS: Website: https://therudis.com/ Instagram:   / the_rudis   Twitter:   / the_rudis   Facebook:   / rudiswrestling   The Way: A RUDIS Wrestling Podcast: https://therudis.com/wrestling-news-m... Subscribe to the RUDIS newsletter here: https://therudis.com/my-account/