WIN’s College and High School Preview Issue is Now Available

Updated: September 27, 2024

Shortly after coming off a disappointing loss at the Olympic Trials in April, World/Olympic champion David Taylor surprised many when he accepted the head coaching job at the legendary Oklahoma State program.

You will find a story on Taylor and much more in the College and High School Preview issue of Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine, which was printed on Sept. 26. Click here or call 888-305-0606 to subscribe to WIN Magazine.

The following is a closer look at the features that appear in this issue of WIN.

Page 26 – CHALLENGE ACCEPTED – David Taylor has quite the resume in winning NCAA titles, Hodge Trophies and World/Olympic gold medals. Now the rookie coach is looking to prove he can successfully lead Oklahoma State.

Page 27 – BREAKING DOWN WIN’S RANKINGS – The 2025 NCAAs are six months away but take a look at who could be the Top 8 All-American finishers and other notable Division I stars in Philadelphia.

Page 33 – HISTORY IN SIGHT – Penn State’s Carter Starocci explains how his strong family ties in Erie, Pa., will help the Nittany All-America become perhaps the first and only wrestler to win five NCAA titles.

Page 42 – READY FOR PRIMETIME – The recent World Team Trials, where several top preps like Marcus Blaze, P.J. Duke and Jax Forrest proved once again that today’s high school wrestlers are among the best; no matter their age.

Page 44 – RMN EVENTS FEATURE: BROCK MULDER – The young man from Iowa, who has excelled on the mat in past Rocky Mountain National events, has also helped flooding cleanup in his hometown of Rock Valley this past summer.

Page 58 – WORLD TEAM TRIALS – Competing at the 12 non-Olympic weights in Omaha, the biggest stories came from 12-time World/Olympic Team member Jordan Burroughs, as well as Brady Koontz in Greco and Areana Villaescusa in WFS.

Also, WIN Magazine has created a partnership with USA Wrestling where WIN features a special 4-page USA Wrestling Coaches Corner section in every issue:

Hall of Famer Danny Struck of Jeffersonville, Ind., has found creative ways to keep his wrestlers excited and engaged during a tough high school season.
Monica Allen of Texas provides many of the necessary resources for her wrestlers to succeed that she may have missed during her wrestling career.
In 30 years at the helm of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Mark Manning uses two rhetorical questions to guide his daily approach in bringing out the most from his wrestlers.
Girls coach Gerald Harris, a recipient of the NFHS National Coach of the Year, has navigated many obstacles in leading his high school program in Tulsa, Okla., to much success.

Meanwhile, you will enjoy the thoughts of WIN columnists like:

WIN publisher Bryan Van Kley on how wrestling deals with the NIL;
Legendary coach Dan Gable, who believes a work ethic is still important at a time college athletes receive more financial benefits;
High school coach John Klessinger on the impact of the late Pitt Johnstown coach Pat Pecora;
Strength coach Zach Even-Esh on how wrestlers need to attack their weakest areas;
WIN assistant editor Tristan Warner, who shares his experiences of interviewing both David Taylor and Carter Starocci;
High school columnist Rob Sherrill, who asks if the three-point takedown is necessary;
WIN founder Mike Chapman, who tells the story of former professional wrestler Jim Raschke in the documentary, “The Claw”;
Public address announcer Sandy Stevens on how women wrestlers must still deal with people who don’t know much about the female side of the sport;
Flowrestling’s Kyle Klingman, who shows how today’s best wrestlers answered their own questions at the World Team Trials;
WIN editor Mike Finn on how Ohio State coach Tom Ryan is still dealing with the life-threatening accident in February.