the smile that says oh yeah, i forgot to tell you i was offered a position and hired thru usa wrestling… surprise !!
Director of Social Media PA USA Wrestling - Madison Hollenbeck
(yes, i’m still working for edinboro wrestling AND intermat. did i mention i love wrestling?)
@BrianEntin
everyone is judging for the roommates not calling right away, but put yourself in their shoes. if you saw a man dressed in all black, after hearing crying, would your immediate reaction be to call 911 or hide until you made sure you didn’t hear anything?
insanely elated to announce that i accepted a position with
@InterMat
today. i have loved following and being involved in this sport for as long as i can remember. thank you,
@EarlBSmith20
for this opportunity!
“you’re so obsessed; it’s kind of weird.”
“so you’re a singlet chaser?”
“do you even know anything about wrestling?”
“she doesn’t even belong here.”
“she doesn’t have the team’s best interest.”
“i bet she sleeps her way to get to the top.”
“she doesn’t deserve to be here.”
had the absolute pleasure meeting aaron brooks this weekend (
@pennstateWREST
).
my grandma has become quite the avid wrestling fan since of how involved i’ve become, and well brooks just happens to be her all time favorite now.
she told me before i left last week that if i got
WOWW 🚨 The Olympics are starting with a BANG!‼️
USA's Amit Elor draws the 1 seed in the first round!
It will be last year's 68kg World Champ vs last year's 72kg World Champ in the OPENING ROUND. 🤯
wrestling has changed my life. literally. living a dream that most thought was too out there. living a dream i never thought i would achieve. the support i am surrounded by and the role models i have is unreal. ❤️
#NationalGirlsAndWomenInSportsDay
i cannot express this enough.
stay the f*** away from our small school studs.
worry about developing your current team to the standards of the small school guys!
One of the ugliest things at the NCAA tournament is the talk of big schools poaching small school studs. I can't tell you how much I hate it.
My values say 'stay loyal' - and you can debate that.
But my advice, which is grounded in logic (not feelings), is that in a sport with
i love that pyles says it’s so cool that d2 and d3 are representing at 157 tonight… but like when does flo ever give a shit about wrestling that isn’t d1 🤣🤣🤣
ok dude ok
how many times do i say d3 and d2 wrestling is just as important as d1⁉️
entering the manager/director of operations portal today…
i am looking for a new home with new wrestling family/athletic department openings 🥹
i am so heartbroken but it’s such a bittersweet feeling for me. i gave edinboro my everything, but i’m ready to give my everything
TW: suicide
oh, september. how bittersweet it is to see you. september is suicide prevention month. september 10, today, is suicide prevention day. i post about this month every september for as long as i’ve been confortable. so, here we meet again. i’ll forever try to help
best 2/3 finals are set for 4pm 🔥
57 kg: luke lilledahl vs. jax forrest
61 kg: marcus blaze vs. ben davino (cael hughes missed weight)
65 kg: bo bassett vs. aden valencia
70 kg: pj duke vs. kannon webster
74 kg: ladarion lockett vs. beau mantanona
79 kg: zack ryder vs. gabe
WHAT’S BETTER THAN ONE DEGREE?! TWO DEGREES
Madison Hollenbeck, B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies ❤️🤍
and i’m coming back for one more… i’ll be returning back to the boro to obtain my masters 👏🏼👏🏼
boro built🤘🏼🤘🏼 thanks for giving me the most interesting and non traditional
forever indebted to
@Carrchamp
because he told me i was his favorite and he liked my shoes…
i think this means we’re like best friends now, right?
david is one of the nicest humans i’ve ever talked to 🥹💙
the man who started a fire in me in this wrestling world 11 years ago.
i quite literally wouldn’t be here without my uncle giving me a yes to taking wrestling stats 11 years ago. a man who stepped up in roles for me that i needed filled.
my biggest supporter. my biggest
after all that stressing and wanting to give up, i got through it after 5 years.
big shoutout to myself because i made it 🥳🥳
Madison Hollenbeck, A.S. in Preschool Education
(1 degree down, 2 more to go)!!
life has been really heavy lately.
i haven’t felt this many emotions in almost 4 years. a lot has happened in 6 months that i can’t even explain. i couldn’t tell you why it happened. i couldn’t tell you how it happened. it’s a beautiful example of how life is so fast.
i have
i don’t think i will ever stop posting about this day…
as a first generation college student, attending edinboro has meant so much to me as i aim to establish a goal of receiving higher education within my family. edinboro has offered me so many opportunities to succeed and
today i moved out of my first apartment in edinboro. today i said goodbye to edinboro.
edinboro you kept things interesting for me. i met my favorite person ever, mckenna. i fell in love with wrestling harder than ever. i cried a lot of tears. i laughed until i had tears, too.
i just got done standing for 14 and a half hours, but i’m watching history being made this weekend so can i really complain? 🇺🇸✨💪🤼♂️
#olympicteamtrials
my biggest influence. rachel gallardo. the woman who inspires me to always work hard. the most dedicated woman who pushes me to be the best version of myself. inspiring others to be their best selves, believing in everyone she meets. the woman who lights a fire in me every day.
“we believe girls can do anything - especially wrestle.” -
@WrstleLikeAGirl
i am beyond excited to share with those who are not already aware, that i will be assisting general mclane girls wrestling with their junior high and high school programs.
#WrestlingShirtADayinMay
day 13
➡️ scotsman wrestling club (my club)
@CradleGearUSA
preparing my girls for freestyle states this weekend in state college so it felt appropriate to start the week out with scotsman ❤️🔥💪🤼♂️
best. weekend. ever.
wrestling has changed my life. grateful to be surrounded by the greatest support system.
also, in case you forgot… GROW WOMEN’S WRESTLING ❤️🔥💪🤼♂️
i would rather be in a hotel room in fargo, but here i am in a hotel room in harborcreek… 5:45 a.m. tomorrow morning i am going under the anesthesia for a 2-3 hour surgery to alleviate some of my endometriosis!
feeling good but internally screaming, crying, and throwing up!
STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVICE:
please be mindful of what you’re posting on all social medias. what’s in the background? what’s in the reflections? what’s on the table? make sure there is nothing offensive/inappropriate that someone can zoom in on.
screenshots last forever.
i was expressing the other day that i’ve lately been connecting with the man upstairs more.
this is the nicest thing men have ever done for me. 🥹❤️
(you know it’s mail from a wrestling team when it’s covered in mat tape)
the olympics come every 4️⃣ years.
if you would have told me 4️⃣ years ago i’d be working at the olympic team trials, i would have never believed you.
let this be a sign to never give up on your goals.
where do you want to be in 4️⃣ years?
see you in 2028 ✨🇺🇸💪🤼♂️
Edinboro has announced that
@GoldSchopping
, who was a 3x NCAA All-American for
@BoroWrestling1
in 2013-2015, will return as Head Assistant Coach. Schopp has been in the Big Ten with Purdue for the past 7 years.
With high school participation numbers booming,
@madisonhollenb
enlists some notable members of the women's wrestling community to help debate - Folkstyle vs Freestyle for HS girls:
Folkstyle vs Freestyle for High School Girls??? - Women - InterMat
#WrestlingShirtADayInMay
day 19
➡️
@PAUSAW_
@SpartanCombat_
pa usa states day 3 ended this morning and 3 hours later, i am home!
looking forward to next weekend when i have no wrestling 🤣🤣🤣 (can you believe that?)
first day of 16th grade (2 more semesters until my bachelor’s)
champion shirt = champion mindset day (shoutout
@YianniD_LGR
)
72 days until the official
@NCAAWrestling
wrestling season starts 🥳
another heavenly birthday.
another day missing you.
another day trying to figure out why this is how it’s suppose to be.
another day i’ll never forget.
💙
wrestling is a very important sport to very few in my family.
so happy to be supporting one of my favorite men
@coachstreich
(my uncle) and
@CoachGarvey
with
@PsbWrestle
tonight, even from a screen.
D3 WRESTLING IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS D1 WRESTLING.
senior night looks different six years apart… 🥹
my uncle,
@coachstreich
, has consistently stepped up for me when i needed him, filled shoes he didn’t need to fill, and for that, i am forever grateful.
#borobuiltforever
🫶
An adult in her mid 20s, single, day off of work, no traveling for wrestling, all my friends live out of town… and I am making a rubber band ball… I love being an adult ❤️
i won’t lie…
my first article with intermat came out and
@EarlBSmith20
told me to call him when i get a chance…
i wanted to throw up and cry at the same time, but some of the best critiques i’ve ever received.
Advice for anyone in wrestling media:
If someone politely comes to you with valid critiques or questions. Be humble enough to discuss it, take it under consideration, and work on it.
If they come at you hurling insults. Ignore them and blow them off. It's not worth your energy.
happy birthday,
@allysonschwab
!! i’m super thankful for allyson. she has continued to be in my corner since we met over a year ago and helps me navigate the wrestling world as best i can. she’s become a close friend.
#WPT
she’s the ultimate hype woman. i love her. she’s a great
september is suicide prevention month, and that’s really important to me-
to those of us who have struggled with the ideations, to those of us who have faced the loss of someone we love, to those of us who struggle in silence- i am with you ♥️
#SuicidePreventionMonth
if i had a dollar every time someone said “wE cAn WrEsTle” or “yOu CaN wReStLe Me” when men find out what i do for a living
i’d be so rich i wouldn’t have to work
and with that… the first PIAA sanctioned girls wrestling season comes to an end…
i will walk through fire for every girl who wants the opportunity to step out on a mat and succeed.
❤️🤍❤️🤍❤️🤍🤼♂️🤍❤️🤍❤️🤍❤️
grown ass men who pray for children’s downfall especially in wrestling are NOT good for this sport.
i would LOVE to see these men tell these children to their face everything they say on social media.
thumb warrior slime balls.
every. single. one.