Interview with James Ryan

In this episode, we sit down with Jimmy Overhiser, the newly appointed head coach of the Mercyhurst University Wrestling Program, as he steps into the role following the retirement of longtime head coach Mike Wehler.Overhiser joins Mercyhurst after a successful run at Drexel University, where he served as an assistant coach during the 2024 season and helped lead the Dragons to the highest conference finish in program history with a second place finish. Prior to Drexel, he coached at Army during the 2023 season, playing a pivotal role in securing two nationally ranked recruiting classes. Earlier in his career, Overhiser was part of Reinhardt University’s (NAIA) historic run toward its first-ever national title, coaching three All-Americans along the way.A native of Bradford, New York, Overhiser is a product of Wyoming Seminary, where he was a National Prep All-American and helped capture the program’s first-ever team National Prep Championship. He also competed at Lansing High School, where he was a State Champion.At the collegiate level, Overhiser wrestled at Cornell University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture, Art, and Urban Planning while competing throughout his college career.This conversation dives into his coaching journey, leadership philosophy, recruiting approach, and vision for the future of Mercyhurst wrestling.It was an absolute blast of an episode to film with some incredible insight you won't want to miss!Want more Content? Visit our Website:https://www.theredandblackwrestling.com

On this Special Episode of the RB Show we are joined by Coach Joseph Jameson of Ursinus College. Coach Jameson was stopping by the Lion's Den and was kind enough to grace us with some of his time. In this interview Coach Jameson talks about Ursinus College, some things college coaches look for in wrestlers, and a bit about the recruitment process. Some very insightful knowledge that might help those still trying to figure out the Collegiate Journey.

It is with great honor and pride we announce our newest Guests on the Show. Please join us in welcoming national qualifier Julian Ramirez and Sal Jones, graduates from Cornell University on the RB Podcast! These 2 Gentlemen wrestled for Cornell University where they achieved tremendous success both on and off the mat. And now they are continuing that trend with their newly announced Frog Empire Wrestling Club which is a subsidiary of Empire Wrestling Academy. In this episode, Julian and Sal explain their endeavor, other BIG RED coaches who will be joining the club, as well as how Empire Wrestling Academy has helped them with starting Frog Empire. Please give a warm welcome to Julian Ramirez and Sal Jones to the Takeover!

Welcome Kosta Koufalis to the Takeover! On this new episode of the RB Show we have Kosta Koufalis of Iona Prep. Koufalis was a 3x CHSAA Sectional Finalist capping his career with a CHSAA Sectional Championship in 2024, as well as a Bronze Finish at the NYS Championships. In this episode, Koufalis shares how his wrestling journey began, how he was able to constantly improve, as well as how the Iona Prep, Empire Wrestling Academy, and the CHSAA’s faith in him helped him push to achieve his goal at the NYS Championships.

Welcome Paolo Ciatto of Iona Prep to the Takeover! Paolo was a Catholic State Champ in 2023 as only a sophomore and was the youngest in his bracket at the state tournament. Ciatto is also an all time leader for the Gaels not only in total number of wins but in pins as well. Out of 147 career matches Ciatto won 101 of them by fall. On this week’s episode Paolo talks about how his wrestling journey started, overcoming the adversity of his shoulder injury, and how previous Empire/Iona Prep Wrestlers paved the way for him. 

Welcome Sean Degl (Iona Prep) to the Takeover! Degl was a 3x CHSAA Sectional Finalist and 2x CHSAA Sectional Champion, finishing 4th in the State in 2023. During his tenure at Iona Prep he helped the Gaels to a 2nd Place Team Finish at the NYS Championships and CHSAA Sectional Team Championship Gold. In this episode Degl talks about how his wrestling journey started, the importance of mental fortitude in wrestling, as well as sharing some amazing memories along the way. This episode is definitely one for the books and we had an absolute blast filming this one.

Join us on todays episode as we are joined by Luke Griffin (Chaminade). Griffin was a 2024 CHSAA Sectional Champion at 101lbs. Tune in as recaps his scholastic career, the impact of the Chaminade coaching staff, and how his wrestling journey began!

In this video I will be addressing who I think will be walking out of the CHSAA State Tournament as your 2021 Catholic State Champ.

Rocco Demartino wrestled for Chaminade. He was a 2x CHSAA State finalist. He was a runner up in 2019 at 126lbs and won Gold at 132lbs. In this interview, Rocco talks about how his runner up finish motivated him throughout the season, and even breaking down his 2020 Finals performance.

James Ryan Competed for Monsignor Farrell from 2016-2019. James Ryan was a 3x NYCHSAA State Champ and 2019 NYSPHSAA State Champ in 2019 at 120lbs. In this interview, Jimmy talks about his unique relationship with the CHSAA Crowd and the adjustments he needed to make to walk out as a State Champ.  Want more content? Make sure to check out The RED And BLACK Wrestling Website and Youtube Channel for the interview videos. And make sure to follow The RED And BLACK Wrestling's Instagram for updates and future content uploads.