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American University head coach Jason Borrelli sits down to see his program's AthletorIQ development score for the first time. He's not satisfied being #4. We break down how development scoring works, what the first-takedown data really says (86% win rate at 2026 NCAAs), and what Borrelli looks for in recruits that data can't measure. 🔗 Recruitable: Your step-by-step playbook for today's recruiting process, from first contact to signing day: https://www.athletorlive.com/product/recruitable Free resources: 📊 Find out your recruiting tier: https://recruitable.athletorlive.com/quiz 🏟️ Find a college to wrestle at: https://recruitable.athletorlive.com/database ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 - Introduction 1:52 - Why Wrestling Needs to Be Data-Driven 4:28 - Development Scoring Explained 7:11 - American's #4 Ranking Revealed 14:55 - Recruiting with Data: The 85-150 Band 33:38 - "A Little Bit of Delusion" in Overperformers 42:54 - First Takedown Wins 86% of NCAA Matches 45:05 - Rapid Fire: Best Shoe, Books, Mt Rushmore, Magic Wand 📋 ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jason Borrelli is the head coach at American University and previously Stanford's all-time winningest coach with 122 dual wins across 13 seasons. We show him AthletorIQ's development scoring system live and break down what it reveals about his program. Borrelli shares how he identifies recruits in the 85-150 band on the big board, why "a little bit of delusion" separates overperformers, and what one change he'd make to grow the sport. 🎙️ ABOUT ATHLETOR PODCAST The Athletor Podcast brings you conversations with the coaches, athletes, and minds shaping wrestling. Subscribe for new episodes weekly. 🔗 CONNECT YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXjsj-4x50ZVLOvSjaUEM9A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athletor.live/ X: https://x.com/athletor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/athletor.live/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@athletor

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Jason Borrelli on Data-Driven Recruiting and Development at American

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