{"id":86272,"date":"2025-03-23T09:15:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T14:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/david-taylor-on-wyatt-hendrickson-beating-gable-steveson-you-gotta-believe\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T09:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T14:15:24","slug":"david-taylor-on-wyatt-hendrickson-beating-gable-steveson-you-gotta-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/david-taylor-on-wyatt-hendrickson-beating-gable-steveson-you-gotta-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"David Taylor on Wyatt Hendrickson beating Gable Steveson: \u2018You gotta believe\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Taylor<\/strong> mapped out a plan for Wyatt Hendrickson<\/strong> when he decided to spend his final collegiate season at Oklahoma State<\/strong><\/a>, It was to have his best national tournament.<\/p>\n

And boy, did Hendrickson have one heck of a weekend. The Cowboys heavyweight stunned two-time champion and 2021 Olympic Gold Medalist Gable Steveson (Minnesota)<\/a> 5-4 in the final match of the night.<\/p>\n

Taylor almost couldn\u2019t believe what he saw from the coaches corner. But it was a plan a year in the making that saw Hendrickson overcome two foes who have had his number.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat was one of the greatest matches I\u2019ve ever seen in my entire life,\u201d Taylor said<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s almost like, surreal in the corner to think they \u2018We have a chance here, right? We got a chance here.\u2019 And Wyatt came over (and I said) \u2018go get it.\u2019 you know? (Think about Dean Hamiti) beating two separate national champions to win, right? Wyatt beating two separate national champions to win. I think that\u2019s our staff, all of everybody in our program and the things that we\u2019re trying to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hendrickson beat defending champion Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) in the semis before knocking off Steveson. Trailed 4-2 with 40 seconds left, Hendrickson finally got in on a shot and managed to battle through Steveson\u2019s sprawl to take him down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think this is a sport where, you know, everyone\u2019s got a chance,\u201d Taylor said.<\/a> \u201cYou just gotta believe. You gotta believe, you know? I mean, it\u2019s easy to get caught up in what you can\u2019t do it. Honestly, not one time this year he talked about when he got there, you know, it was just, let\u2019s just become a better wrestler \u2026 He was great, but he was pretty sloppy, made a lot of mistakes, you know, that\u2019s what cost him in these tournaments. I told him to get here. I said, I have a plan for you \u2026 And I think this whole year, I mean, he bought into that, and I think that\u2019s a big deal for them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The improvements were astounding for Hendrickson. As Taylor noted, as an Olympic Gold medalist himself, couldn\u2019t even keep up anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis summer, when I was training I was able to wrestle, and back then I could still wrestle a little bit, you know, And then, you know, he got in shape,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cAnd he cleaned things up and you get a 260 pound guy like that that\u2019s motivated, with that kind of athleticism, (with that technique) \u2026 Anything can be possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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