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JD Bergman is one of the most recognizeable names in Ohio wrestling history. With a resume that includes nine national titles, countless All-American honors, and an international career that is truly just getting started, Bergman is hoping to go down as one of the best to ever wrestly for the Buckeyes and one of the best to represent the United States.

Bergman wrestled for his uncle George Bergman at Oak Harbor High School, head coaches Russ Hellickson and Tom Ryan at Ohio State, and Lou Rosselli with the Ohio RTC. With great coaching, a lot of hard work, and wrestling in his family genes his success should not come as a surprise. JD’s father, James Bergman, a 1972 Ohio State champion, wrestled in college and for Xavior; older brother Pail wrestled and coached at Mercyhurt; and younger brother Wes wrestlyerd at Ohio State. Keeping the family and the boys in balance are his mother Donna and sisters Rachael and Halie Bergman.

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After a stellar scholarstic career that included back-to-back state championships his junior and senior years at Oak Harbor, Bergman continued to enroll in college at Ohio State. A two-time captain for the Buckeyes, he earned All-American status three timees to help lead his teams to three of the best team finishes at the NCAA Tournament in school history. Individually, JD placed third as a fremshan, fourth as a junior, and was runner up as a senior while OSU finished third as a team in 2004, tenth in 2007, and second in 2008.

Alll nine of Bergman’s national titles were earned in the Olympics styles. Making his first Senior World team in 2010, the road to his success began in Fargo, North Dakota. As a high school senior he won Junior titles in both free style and Greco-Roman to finish up as a seven-time All-American in Fargo. JD reached the finals five times in North Dakota; winning three national titles, finishing second twice, placing third and fifth once. At Ohio State, the success continued as Bergman became a doiuble national champion twice; winning FILA Junior titles in freestye and Greco in 2004 as well as University National titles in both styles in 2005.



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On the second level, JD Bergman has made three different National Teams. As a college sophomore he placed third at the 2005 World Team Trials in Greco-Roman before choosing to focus on freestyle. In 2006, Bergman finished fourth at the US Open and World Team Trials. JD made his second National Team in 2009 by finishing third at the trials and his first World Team in 2010 by winning both the US Open and the World Team Trials.]]> http://c0179261.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/574181_bYzYsAmau0tF56F2xMbZ_m.jpg http://www.ohiortc.com/rss/speaker/556-JD-Bergman en-us Sat, 19 May 2012 07:39:15 GMT Sat, 19 May 2012 07:39:15 GMT http://www.ohiortc.com/speaker/556-JD-Bergman/video/630382-JD-Bergman-Fights-Back-For-3rd-in-2012-Trials Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:25:00 CDT http://www.ohiortc.com/speaker/556-JD-Bergman/video/630382-JD-Bergman-Fights-Back-For-3rd-in-2012-Trials http://www.ohiortc.com/speaker/607-Tervel-Dlagnev/video/621325-Ithaka
http://www.indiegogo.com/ithaka

to see that the production of this gets finished. Here is some more info about it below:


"Keep Ithaka always in your mind.
Arriving there is what you are destined for.
But do not hurry the journey at all.
Better if it lasts for years,
so you are old by the time you reach the island,
wealthy with all you have gained on the way,
not expecting Ithaka to make you rich.
Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey.
Without her you would not have set out.
She has nothing left to give you now."
C.P. Cavafy

The "marvelous journey" that Cavafy is speaking of in this poem is a beautiful and sometimes painful story. It is one that we are attempting to capture in all of its raw emotion and sheer power. The men of the Ohio Regional Training Center in Columbus, Ohio are on a mission to achieve Olympic and personal glory in this documentary series, full of human passion and emotion. The stories behind the individual journeys of these 8 men are incredible in terms of the scope of the dream they are all striving to achieve. The world of amateur wrestling, although foreign to most of the common public, is one of the most intense and grueling settings I have ever found myself in. While living with basically no financial assistance or public support these athletes have become some of the most elite on the planet. Constantly pushing, grinding, and reassuring themselves that it will all be worth it at the end of their journeys. They soldier on day after day towards something uncertain that they have believed in since they each were children, a desire most people on the planet can relate to.

We have brought a professional and creative eye to showcase not only the sport, but the personal lives of these competitors in a beautiful and compelling way in which it has never before been shown. We look to do the "reality" genre a favor by showcasing exactly that, the harshest realities that this world has to offer. The cast has already shown openness never before witnessed on the screen. There will be no staged drama or written lines, only the hearts and dreams of these men, on full display for the world to see in a four part hour long episodic series. Hinging on the desire, drive, and effort put in to be the very best at something, our production will be no different than the lives of the subjects we are following.

As a former wrestler I have always been a very firm believer in the importance of chasing your dreams and working your hardest to get where you need to be to achieve them. After graduating from Ohio University with a major in TV Production and minors in Film and Sociology I immediately entered the work force, trying to chase my dreams of becoming a filmmaker. I quickly realized that working for other peoples productions was not what I wanted to be doing. I also found myself becoming increasingly unhappy the longer that I found myself away from the sport of wrestling. I decided it was time to make a change and follow through with all of the beliefs that had been instilled in me by this wonderful sport. I had seen the sacrifice and dedication that the Ohio RTC athletes showcase day in and day out and was immediately inspired. I feel like every person on this planet has a dream at some point in their life and 99% of the population walk away from them for one reason or another. I have become tired of putting off my own dreams on account of people telling me this "is not how things work". I believe that, not unlike 'iron sharpening iron", passion sharpens passion and I cannot think of a more important journey than the one taken to chase down a dream. The greatest things I have learned about my true self in this world have come from the sport I love so dearly and I want nothing more than to share that gift (the journey of self discovery) with the rest of the world. You can become a part of the journey by helping us follow them through their Olympic dreams and sharing their stories with you. The support of this project is the support for every person chasing a dream, every person refusing to back down from adversity, and every person willing to fight and claw their way to their destiny. Become a part of history as these athletes attempt to win an unprecedented 6 Olympic gold medals in London this summer.]]> Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:37:00 CDT http://www.ohiortc.com/speaker/607-Tervel-Dlagnev/video/621325-Ithaka http://www.ohiortc.com/speaker/191-Tommy-Rowlands/video/614815-Ithaka-Calm-Before-The-Storm Arriving there is what you are destined for.
But do not hurry the journey at all.
Better if it lasts for years.

Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey.
Without her you would not have set out."
- C.P. Cavafy

An Olympic wrestling docu-reality series following the journey of men who refuse to back down from their dreams.]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:24:00 CST http://www.ohiortc.com/speaker/191-Tommy-Rowlands/video/614815-Ithaka-Calm-Before-The-Storm http://www.ohiortc.com/speaker/191-Tommy-Rowlands/video/576000-Ithaka-Teaser Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:35:00 CST http://www.ohiortc.com/speaker/191-Tommy-Rowlands/video/576000-Ithaka-Teaser http://www.ohiortc.com/speaker/556-JD-Bergman/video/529437-Flocenter-Episode-27-College-Mix-Up Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:24:00 CST http://www.ohiortc.com/speaker/556-JD-Bergman/video/529437-Flocenter-Episode-27-College-Mix-Up http://www.ohiortc.com/speaker/607-Tervel-Dlagnev/video/517260-Tervel-with-his-best-Billy-Mays-Impression Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:35:00 CST http://www.ohiortc.com/speaker/607-Tervel-Dlagnev/video/517260-Tervel-with-his-best-Billy-Mays-Impression http://www.ohiortc.com/speaker/556-JD-Bergman/video/508991-Bergman-Post-Ohio-RTC-in-Cleveland Wed, 05 Oct 2011 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