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Bader and Bray talk with 2020 Senior Nationals champion Kendrick Sanders as he builds toward the Olympic Trials.
Order of Show
0:01 Kendrick Sanders’ start in wrestling
0:05 When Kendrick Sanders found Greco
0:08 Sanders wants to hit the biggest possible throws
0:09 Kendrick’s first few Greco practices
0:11 Why Greco came naturally to Sanders
0:12 Kendrick Sanders had no idea what a legend Coach Sheldon was
0:14 When wrestling became a bigger priority to Kendrick
0:18 How expectations around Fargo changed Kendrick’s experience
0:21 Kendrick’s folkstyle wrestling experience
0:23 The disappointing state tournament Kendrick’s freshman year
0:24 Sanders’ recruiting process
0:30 When Sanders moved from Purdue to Greco training
0:34 Choosing Greco was hard because it was a break from the normal path
0:36 When full time Greco started leading to results
0:38 Sanders’ insane bomb in the Dave Schultz finals in 2012
0:43 Sanders’ weight class changes over the years
0:45 Kendrick’s reaction when the Olympics were postponed
0:48 Dealing with injuries
0:50 Sanders’ thoughts on his win at Senior Nationals
0:54 Sanders’ projection for G’angelo Hancock vs Alan Vera
0:58 Kendrick Sanders’ wins & whoopins
1:01 Kendrick’s final word