Bader and Bray catch up with Olympic silver medalist and new North Carolina Assistant Coach Jamill Kelly.

Order of Show

0:01 Jamill Kelly’s, impressions of Senior Nationals and his new role at UNC

0:03 Starting a coaching job during a pandemic

0:06 Jamill Kelly’s start in wrestling

0:11 Jamill would make gains every time he wrestled an opponent

0:12 Kelly’s high school wrestling program

0:14 When Jamill Kelly started thinking about wrestling in college

0:15 Jamill went to Lassen Community College without ever visiting

0:17 The process of getting better at Lassen

0:20 Did Jamill think he’d go Division 1 after Lassen?

0:23 Getting some big wins at open tournaments led to being recruited

0:26 Being in the Lassen room was a lot like being in a D1 room

0:27 The adjustment period at Oklahoma State

0:29 When Jamill Kelly finally knew he could compete with anyone

0:32 Being Cary Kolat’s training partner for the 2000 Olympics

0:36 Being around for Kolat’s brutal Olympics

0:38 The practice match with Terry Brands that helped Jamill decide to compete after college

0:40 Jamill was the equipment manager at Oklahoma State

0:41 The quad from 2000-2004

0:43 When Jamill learned to control the things that were controllable

0:45 How the new weights changed Jamill’s approach

0:46 Jamill’s first world team experience in 2003

0:51 Jamill’s down time after the World Championships

0:54 The 2004 Olympic Trials and Olympics experiences

1:07 Jamill’s Olympic medal came at an incredibly condensed weight

1:08 Jamill Kelly’s wins & whoopins

1:10 Jamill’s iconic facial expression