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Luke Lilledahl on Ono, AA'ing, His True Freshman Year, & Freestyle Plans

Published March 26th, 2025 by Justin Basch

Great chatting with Penn State's Luke Lilledahl on today's show!

Luke just wrapped up his true freshman season with a 3rd place finish at NCAA's. Prior to starting college, Luke won both Cadet & Junior World Gold!

0:01 - Winning Another World Title Before The College Season
4:14 - The Hunger For More Gold, The Fun in Competing
05:30 - Pressure of Being a Highly Touted Recruit
09:00 - Adjusting to College
11:40 - Bouncing Back from Losses & Defeat
13:30 - Losing at NCAA’s
16:22 - Being a Part of the 10 AA Team
19:00 - Making the Jump from High School to College
21:49 - Making Improvements From This Year to Next Year
24:06 - Getting the Nickname “Lightnin”
26:15 - Importance of Play Wrestling
28:35 - World Champ Ono being in the Room
32:30 - Being Teammates with Ono Next Year
38:12 - Who’s Taken on Mentor Role
41:15 - Penn State Culture
44:20 - Biggest Takeaway from Freshman Season
48:00 - Fan/Listener Q&A
58:00 - What’s Coming Up/Closing The Show

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