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The North Florida Wrestling ShowAuthor: Jordan Patrick-James
The North Florida Wrestling Show is your home for wrestling in the Panhandle and beyond coaches, competitors, and stories from inside the rooms that make this sport what it is.Hosted by Zane Turnipseed former head wrestling coach at North Bay Haven Charter Academy, where he spent six years building one of Bay County's most competitive programs and sent kids to the state podium the show brings a coach's eye and a wrestler's heart to every conversation. Zane knows what it takes to build a room from the ground up, compete when it matters, and develop athletes that go on to do special things. Now he's bringing that perspective to the mic.Whether you're a wrestler, a coach, a parent, or just somebody that grew up watching the sport in Northwest Florida, pull up a chair. There's always something worth talking about.s Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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One More Run: Justin Grant’s Comeback at 26
Friday, 9 October, 2026
Jordan sits down with Justin Grant, a Lincoln High School product from Tallahassee whose wrestling journey has taken him all over the country and onto the world stage.Justin shares how getting caught on the cafeteria roof in sixth grade landed him in the wrestling room, and what he learned wrestling for Coach Mike Crowder at Lincoln. He walks through a college path with more turns than most: two Division I programs, Ellsworth and Indian Hills, and Brewton-Parker, where injuries and a skin infection outbreak cut both of his seasons short.Those setbacks led him to beach wrestling. Justin explains how the sport works, how a Crowder lesson helped him win the 80 kg title at the Carolina Beach Nationals, and what it was like representing the U.S. at the Beach Wrestling World Championships in Greece, where he finished 13th in the world rankings.Plus, Justin drops some big news: at 26, he has one more year of college eligibility, and he’ll be using it at New College of Florida while serving as the program’s graduate assistant coach.Chapters00:00 Wrestling Beginnings and Influences03:40 High School Wrestling Journey05:46 College Wrestling Experience10:58 Coaching Philosophy and Culture Building12:10 Transition to Beach Wrestling15:01 International Competition in Greece17:48 Returning to Coaching and Competing22:06 Advice for Aspiring Wrestlers
