About this episode
In his first appearance on Baschamania, Penn State’s Levi Haines joins the show fresh off a World Team Trials win to talk about his dominant performance, what it means to be heading to Final X, and how it felt getting revenge on Dean Hamiti. We break down Levi’s incredible first three years at Penn State — including three Big Ten titles, a 73–4 record, and finishes of 2nd, 1st, and 3rd at the NCAA Championships. Levi opens up about leadership, faith, gratitude, and the elite culture inside the Penn State and NLWC room, plus his thoughts on social media, NIL, and who’s the better outdoorsman — him or Josh Barr. TIMESTEAMPS 01:00 - Winning the World Team Trials 05:00 - Beating Hamiti in the Finals 07:00 - Opposing David Taylor 11:15 - Placing 1st, 2nd & 3rd at NCAA’s 16:45 - Learning The Most From Loss 18:00 - Moving Up Two Weight Classes 19:00 - Winning 3 Big Ten Titles 21:00 - Winning Team Titles vs Individual Titles 24:00 - The Depth at Penn State 28:40 - The Penn State Coaches & Leadership 31:00 - Having No Off Switch 35:00 - Importance of Family 39:15 - Stepping Up into Leadership 42:00 - Penn State Culture & Gratitude 47:00 - Growing in His Faith 49:00 - Plans for Social Media 53:30 - Perspective Heading into Final X 54:30 - Rapid Fire Fan Questions