Jordan sits down with Justin Grant, a Lincoln High School product from Tallahassee whose wrestling journey has taken him all over the country and onto the world stage.

Justin shares how getting caught on the cafeteria roof in sixth grade landed him in the wrestling room, and what he learned wrestling for Coach Mike Crowder at Lincoln. He walks through a college path with more turns than most: two Division I programs, Ellsworth and Indian Hills, and Brewton-Parker, where injuries and a skin infection outbreak cut both of his seasons short.

Those setbacks led him to beach wrestling. Justin explains how the sport works, how a Crowder lesson helped him win the 80 kg title at the Carolina Beach Nationals, and what it was like representing the U.S. at the Beach Wrestling World Championships in Greece, where he finished 13th in the world rankings.

Plus, Justin drops some big news: at 26, he has one more year of college eligibility, and he’ll be using it at New College of Florida while serving as the program’s graduate assistant coach.

Chapters

• 00:00 Wrestling Beginnings and Influences
• 03:40 High School Wrestling Journey
• 05:46 College Wrestling Experience
• 10:58 Coaching Philosophy and Culture Building
• 12:10 Transition to Beach Wrestling
• 15:01 International Competition in Greece
• 17:48 Returning to Coaching and Competing
• 22:06 Advice for Aspiring Wrestlers