Dinerpod #25: Beau Pingleton-Terre Haute North Wrestling

Red Velvet sits down with Terre Haute North head wrestling coach Beau Pingleton as the Patriots kick off the 2025-26 season!

From getting cut from middle-school basketball three straight years to building one of the Wabash Valley’s strongest programs, Coach Beau shares his unlikely journey into the sport that changed his life.

In this episode we talk:

Why wrestling is the ultimate mix of individual accountability and team energy.

A loaded TH North squad with 9 returning starters, including state qualifier Griffin Osburn and multiple semi-state threats.

The explosive growth of wrestling in Vigo County – over 80 kids in the youth program and full middle-school teams for the first time ever.

How Indiana’s weight-management rules have completely changed (and improved) the sport.

Breaking down Conference Indiana’s gauntlet, the monster 11-team sectional, and what it really takes to punch a ticket to Gainbridge Fieldhouse under the lights.

The difference between folkstyle, freestyle, and the hot new “Real American Freestyle” league that has everyone buzzing

Coach Beau's OCD match-day routines and why staying calm is the real superpower on the bench.

If you love gritty underdog stories, high school wrestling, or just want to understand why this sport hooks kids for life, this is the episode for you. Let’s go Patriots – season is HERE!

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