Conqu'ring Heroes 111 - Ryan Bertin & April Fronzoni Bertin

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Michigan, College, Sports, Ncaa, Jon Jansen, Wolverines, Football

4.8 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

This weekend, Michigan Athletics officially welcomes the newest Hall of Honor class, so we are continuing our conversations with the inductees by catching up with a husband and wife going into the Hall of Honor together. First, former Wolverine wrestler Ryan Bertin details his outstanding career in the Maize and Blue, which included a pair of individual national championships (1:00). Then, his wife April Fronzoni Bertin discusses her amazing career with Michigan Field Hockey, including a Big Ten Player of the Year award and the 2001 National Championship (13:00).

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0:00.0	The Hall of Honor ceremony will be tomorrow, which is Friday, November 3rd here in Ann Arbor,
0:06.1	plus an on-field recognition at Saturday's game against Purdue.
0:10.6	Today's guest is a married couple.
0:13.5	Ryan Bertine of Michigan Wrestling, two-time NCAA champion at 157 pounds, and two-time team
0:20.3	captain who finished 142 and 21 in his career
0:23.7	and his beautiful bride, April 13 of Michigan field hockey, three-time All-American Michigan's
0:31.4	first ever Big 10 field hockey player of the year, part of the 2001 National Championship Field Hockey Team.
0:39.2	The Bertines coming up next on Conquering Heroes.
0:45.5	Welcome to your one-stop podcast for all things, Michigan Athletics.
0:50.4	Updates on every team on campus and interviews with players and coaches are all on the way.
0:55.7	This is Conquering Heroes.
0:57.8	Here's your host, John Chanson.
1:00.3	Join now by a member, a new member of the Hall of Honor at Michigan Athletics.
1:06.9	Just a reminder, it was established in 1978.
1:10.3	We induct new members every single year, and there's some uniqueness to this class.
1:16.7	Ryan Burton now joins me from the wrestling program, and we'll get into what makes Ryan
1:22.5	and his induction so unique in just a few minutes, but I mentioned he was in the wrestling program, competed in the early 2000.
1:30.0	Two-time NCAA champion, 157-pound champion in 2003 and 5.
1:36.7	Big 10 titles, All-American.
1:39.6	I mean, I'll go down the list, but I want to bring him in right now.
1:42.4	Ryan, thanks for joining me.
1:44.9	How excited were you?
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