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.

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01:00 - Winning the World Team Trials05:00 - Beating Hamiti in the Finals07:00 - Opposing David Taylor11:15 - Placing 1st, 2nd & 3rd at NCAA’s16:45 - Learning The Most From Loss18:00 - Moving Up Two Weight Classes19:00 - Winning 3 Big Ten Titles21:00 - Winning Team Titles vs Individual Titles24:00 - The Depth at Penn State28:40 - The Penn State Coaches & Leadership31:00 - Having No Off Switch35:00 - Importance of Family39:15 - Stepping Up into Leadership42:00 - Penn State Culture & Gratitude47:00 - Growing in His Faith49:00 - Plans for Social Media53:30 - Perspective Heading into Final X54:30 - Rapid Fire Fan Questions