Nico Megaludis was a 4x All-American and NCAA Champion at Penn State. He went on to have a solid senior level career and just retired after the US Open last weekend.

0:55 - Feeling of retirement

1:55 - Nico’s first match ever

5:00 - Nico’s amazing coaching and training situations

10:00 - Cael to PSU caught Nico’s eye

13:50 - Cael’s “cheesy” daily speech, are actually meaningful

17:55 - The year Penn State red shirted everyone

21:50 - Pressure of never having won it going into senior year

26:20 - Nico knew this would be his last year competing

29:50 - Nico has trained with Jack Forrest a bunch

34:10 - Nico’s favorite wrestler of all-time

36:30 - Favorite/memorable/good/bad matches over a career

42:45 - Talking through competitors: Delgado, Gilman, Gross, Nahshon,

45:00 - Spencer Lee, teammate and then competitor

52:00 - What is Nico most proud of from his career

53:45 - Nico punished himself with a workout after losing at Nittany Lion Open

56:40 - What wrestling has taught Nico

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