{"podcast":{"title":"Athletor Podcast with Mike Mal","slug":"athletor-podcast-with-mike-mal-6041450","podcast_index_feed_id":6041450,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/da037340/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://athletorlive.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/36476592/36476592-1676437096728-d35a539f137d3.jpg","author":"The Athletor Podcast with Mike Mal","episode_count":178,"summary":"Welcome to \"The Athletor Podcast with Mike Mal\" where we delve into the world of college and youth wrestling. Join Mike, the head coach of Poway RTC, as he sits down with guests from all levels of the sport, including high school, club, college, and senior-level coaches and athletes. Each week, Mike will bring you insightful discussions on the latest in college and youth wrestling, including training techniques, strategy, and everything in between. You'll hear from some of the biggest names in the sport, who will share their stories and offer their unique perspectives.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T04:18:46.432279+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/athletor-podcast-with-mike-mal-6041450"},"episode":{"title":"Half a Million or Olympic Dreams — That's the Choice These Kids Face\" | Athletor Podcast Ep 172","slug":"half-a-million-or-olympic-dreams-that-s-the-choice-these-kids-face-athletor-podcast-ep-172","published_at":"2026-05-27T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/athletor-podcast-with-mike-mal-6041450/half-a-million-or-olympic-dreams-that-s-the-choice-these-kids-face-athletor-podcast-ep-172","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/athletor-podcast-with-mike-mal-6041450","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athletor/episodes/Half-a-Million-or-Olympic-Dreams--Thats-the-Choice-These-Kids-Face--Athletor-Podcast-Ep-172-e3jv165","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO8375814097.mp3","summary":"UPenn assistant coach Darian Cruz sits down with Mike to talk about what the data says about Ivy League wrestling at the NCAA tournament, why coaching at Penn means competing with Wall Street for your athletes' attention, and how a post-COVID conversation led him to represent Puerto Rico on the international stage. Guest: Darian Cruz — 2017 NCAA Champion (Lehigh), 2024 Paris Olympian (Puerto Rico), UPenn Assistant Coach Topics: Ivy League vs EIWA NCAA performance, conference scoring data, student-athlete culture at UPenn, competing for Puerto Rico, overtime rule changes, Japan training trip","meta_description":"UPenn assistant coach Darian Cruz sits down with Mike to talk about what the data says about Ivy League wrestling at the NCAA tournament, why coaching at…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3143,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/athletor-podcast-with-mike-mal-6041450/episodes/half-a-million-or-olympic-dreams-that-s-the-choice-these-kids-face-athletor-podcast-ep-172/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/athletor-podcast-with-mike-mal-6041450/half-a-million-or-olympic-dreams-that-s-the-choice-these-kids-face-athletor-podcast-ep-172.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}