#75 Interview: Jody Strittmatter, Wrestling Champ, Coach, Club Co-Founder

In the Spaniard’s home area, the name Jody Strittmatter means many different things: Wrestling champ at state and Division II national levels; All-American at Iowa; family man who has teamed with his brothers both as an athlete and coach; and now Co-Founder/Coach/Director of Young Guns, one of America’s premier wrestling clubs. What emerges in particular from this talk is two familiar four-letter words: HARD WORK. Jody cites the examples of his diligent mother and his dairy farmer father and uncle as helping form his own aim to outwork other world-class competitors. Even if it meant that highest of sacrifices all through high school and college—never drinking soda!