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interview setup

2005 

2004

2003 

  • Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX - July 

  • Amateur Wrestling News, Wrestler's Notebook with Mike Gerald - May 

  • Nervy Girl Magazine, Playing Like a Girl - April (out of print)

1990s 

  • University of Texas Arlington (UTA) Shorthorn, Arlington, TX - February 1996

  • Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX - January 1996

  • Northern Iowan, Cedar Falls, IA - November 1993 

  • Waterloo Courier, Waterloo, IA - January 1993

  • Canyon Courier, Evergreen, CO - November 1991

  • Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO - September 1991

  • Canyon Courier, Evergreen, CO - July 1991

  • Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO - June 1991

  • Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IA - January 1991

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2004              

  • 560 CFOS with Manny Paiva; Ontario, Canada - December

  • Real Rock 93.1 with Rocky Nash; Bakersfield, CA - November

  • WRHU Wake-up Call at Hoftstra University; Hempsted, NY - October

  • WUCZ with John Wood; Carthage, TN - October

  • Talking with Tim on KVNS News Talk 1700; Weslaco, TX - October

  • 570 AM Canada with Wayne McClain; Ontario, Canada - September

  • Voice of America - September

  • CFAX with Terry Moore; Victoria, B.C., Canada - September

  • Sportstars Radio Network; Utica, NY - September

  • WVMT with Charlie, Ernie, and Kristen; Colchester, VT - September

  • KSDR with Jeff Andersen; Watertown, SD - September

  • SportStars Radio Network with Joel Oriend; Utica, NY - August

  • Hot 104.7 with Travis and Tammy; Sioux Falls, SD - August

  • WELI with Coach George DeMaio; Hamden, CT - August

  • Popp-off Radio with Mary Jane Popp; Sacramento, CA - August

  • The Ric Bratton Show; Ellusions Radio Network - August

  • WCEM 1240 AM; Cambridge, MA - August 

  • NBC 1190; Phoenix, AZ - April 

  • The TripnTyme Morning Show; New Haven, IN - March

  • KOA with Rick Barber; Denver, CO - March 

  • KWRE with Jay Murry; Warrenton, MS - February

  • KEEZ with Greg and Shawnda; Mankato, MN - February  

  • Sport to Sport Radio Network with Warner Lewis; Lawrence, KS - January 

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2003

  • WHHO Sports with Joel Oriend; Rochester, NY - December 

  • WSVA Speaking of Sports with Mike Schickman; Harrisburg, VA - December 

  • KMSD with Paul Zahn; Millbank, SD  - December 

  • WOWFM with Jerry Wright; Des Moines, IA - December 

  • 100X with The Bench Jockeys; Madison, WI - December 

  • Takedown Wrestling Radio with Scott Casber - October 

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  • Good Morning Texas; WFAA Channel 8, Dallas, TX - May 2003

  • Texas State Championships, Commentary - February 2002

  • KSBY Sports Challenge; San Luis Obispo, CA - May 1994 

  • KWWL Sports; Waterloo, IA -  January 1993  

  • KWWL Sports; Waterloo, IA - December 1992 

  • KWLO Sports; Denver, CO - January 1991

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2005

  • Mental Skills for Wrestling; Lone Star Duals Wrestling Tournament, Grand Prairie, TX - January 

2004

  • Mental Skills for Wrestling; Girls' Team Texas Wrestling Camp, Frisco, TX - July 

  • The F-word: Putting Fun Back in Wrestling; USGWA Texas State Wrestling Tournament, Dallas, TX - March 

  • Mental Skills for Wrestling; Lone Star Duals Wrestling Tournament, Grand Prairie, TX - January 

2003

  • Role of Failure in Achievement; Keynote Presentation,  Frisco High School Wrestling Banquet Frisco, TX - March 

  • Role of Failure in Achievement; Keynote Presentation,  Trinity High School Wrestling Banquet, Euless, TX - March 

  • Mental Skills for Wrestling; Lone Star Duals Wrestling Tournament, Grand Prairie, TX - January 

1990s

  • What Does an Eating Disorder Look Like?; University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX - March 1996

  • Developing Women's Wrestling Programs; Iowa Coaches Association, Cedar Falls, IA - March 1994

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Lisa Whitsett is a public speaker, consultant, writer, athlete, and coach who has spent much of her life dedicated to creating opportunity for women in the sport of amateur wrestling.  Since she started wrestling in 1989, she has represented Iowa, California, and the United States in national and international wrestling competition.   In 1991, she was accepted as the first female member to the California JETS, a Greco-Roman wrestling team.  In 1992, she was named the United States’ first female assistant wrestling coach to a male wrestling team in Colorado.  Whitsett provided the commentary for the 2003 Texas State Championships for the girls’ matches, a Texas first.  She was honored to coach to the first ever Texas Girls’ National wrestling team in 2002, and repeated that role in the summer of 2003. She released her book, Beneath the Armor of an Athlete: Real Strength on the Wrestling Mat in April of 2003.  This year marks her 18th year of commitment to the sport, as she continues to train and coach in the Dallas, Texas area.  

 

Whitsett earned a BA in Sociology from the University of California at San Diego and an MA in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Northern Iowa.  She applies her education and experience as a consultant in a variety of business, sports, and other professional settings.  Her clients have included CEOs and Vice Presidents managing change in the workplace, as well as athletes seeking solutions to unique, individual problems.  Whitsett is an experienced public speaker and specializes in the experiences and social issues impacting the female athlete.

 

Whitsett owns a facility management and service company, Efficient Facilities International, Inc. 

 

 

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  • 1994 - 2004: Volunteer coach, Dallas Metroplex area

  • 2003: Texas Girls' Junior Nationals Team assistant coach

  • 2002: Texas Girls' Junior Nationals Team assistant coach

  • 1994: Third  place, Sunkist International Open, 47 kilos

  • 1993: Third  place, Sunkist International Open, 47 kilos

  • 1993: Fifth place, Klippan cup, Klippan, Sweden, 47 kilos

  • 1992: Evergreen, Colorado; boys' team coach

  • 1992: Second place, Women's World Cup, 47 kilos

  • 1991: First female member, California Jets Greco-Roman wrestling team

  • 1991: Second place, women's US Nationals and World Team Trials, 47 kilos

  • 1990: Second place, women's US Nationals, 47 kilos  

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To request interviews, clips, or to schedule speaking engagements, please contact Lisa Whitsett directly at whitsett@armorathlete.com.

 

To request review copies of Beneath the Armor of an Athlete,  please contact Wish Publishing at holly@wishpublishing.com.

 

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