FloWrestling stopped by the University of Illinois to visit their team and returning NCAA Champion Lucas Byrd as they prepare for the 2025-2026 wrestling season.
Braeden Scoles: Confidence And Experience
Oct 21, 2025
Braeden Scoles explains how confidence can come and go and how important it can be to success. He lost in the blood round last year and is looking to improve on that performance.
0:25 - Getting into wrestling and his first match
1:30 - Committing to wrestling
3:25 - Adjusting to college wrestling
4:20 - Confidence and getting it back
5:40 - Wrestling well and then injury
6:15 - Losing in OT in the blood round
7:30 - Wrestling friend Matt Bianchi first round at National Duals
9:30 - Trip to the Russian caucuses, amazing training opportunity
10:55 - Don’t get too caught up in the day-to-day
