Kaleb Larkin | The Bader Show (Ep. 464)

Kaleb Larkin is a redshirt sophomore at Arizona State University. He is taking college wrestling by storm and is currently ranked #2 at 149.

0:45 - Wrestling in first home dual at ASU

2:00 - Early years during his dad’s Sunkist practices

4:00 - Dad as his youth coach and work arounds to that

6:00 - Valiant Prep

7:30 - Kaleb didn’t fall into love with wrestling until 11th grade

10:50 - Getting into ASU room and wrestling at Bill Farrell were big

12:00 - Training a lot without competing a lot

14:00 - Thinking about wrestling when off the mat

15:20 - Knowing the positions and not being stressed

16:15 - Wrestling hard in positions that matter

18:35 - When Kaleb started to beat his dad, a Hodge Trophy winner

22:00 - Injuries

23:30 - Kaleb likes college wrestling and longer matches

24:50 - Wrestling Lachlan McNeil at National Duals

26:00 - Never pressure to win, just pressure to wrestle hard

31:40 - CKLV on the horizon

32:30 - Attending NCAAs in the past

33:27 - Adam Satiev is his all-time favorite wrestler

34:30 - Wins and whoopins

36:35 - Optimum level of arousal

37:45 - Kaleb is big for 149