Skylar Grote - Two Time U Sports National Champion - Episode #22

Author: David Stark / Skylar Grote
Published: Wed 26 Feb 2020
Episode Link: None

Join Host David Stark and Producer Jordan Maslen on this week’s episode of The Athletes Podcast where they sit down with Newton, New Jersey Native, Two Time U Sports National Champion and Current Brock University Wrestler Skylar Grote. Grote talks about interesting topics including her second consecutive U Sports National Championship, US Wrestling Olympic Trails, Why “Should” is a bad word, Training with UFC fighters, Brock University’s Wrestling Dynasty. Put in your earbuds and listen to this though provoking episode brought to you by Popeye’s Supplements of St. Catherine’s..

In the episode:

0:20: US Olympic Trials

2:30: U Sports National Championship

3:45: How it felt to drop down in the U Sports rankings

5:15: Training with UFC Fighter Claudia Gadelha

9:10: Skylar’s Supportive Dad

11:25: Going to an Elite High School and Wrestling against Men

13:25: Wrestling in the NCAA

15:50: Wrestling for Brock’s Wrestling Team and its Dynasty

18:45: Decision to Wrestle in U Sports over NCAA

20:20: How to Practice with Respect in Wrestling

21:15: Living with Other Wrestlers