On The Mat

Kayla Harrison, a 2010 World champion in judo, and Gordy Morgan, a 1996 Greco-Roman Olympian, will go “On the Mat” this Wednesday, September 7.

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Central on AM 1650, The Fan.

E-mail [email protected] with any questions or comments about the show.

During the months of August and September the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum will conduct “champions” interviews with champion athletes and coaches outside the sport of wrestling. There will also be regular interviews with wrestlers and coaches.

This week’s “champion” interview is with Kayla Harrison. Harrison was a 2010 World champion in judo at the 78 kg weight class. She earned a bronze medal at this year’s World Championships in Paris.

Gordy Morgan was a 1996 Greco-Roman Olympian at 74 kg. The Morgan family will be recognized on October 1, 2011, in Minneapolis, Minn., with the Greco-Roman Legacy Award. John, Gordy and Marty (sons of Jim and Olive Morgan) won a combined 10 national Greco-Roman titles. They also competed in two Olympics and nine World championships.

Jacob Pauli, an NCAA champion pole vaulter for Northern Iowa, and Alex Dolly, a volunteer assistant coach at Michigan State, will go “On the Mat” this Tuesday, August 30.

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Central on AM 1650, The Fan.

This week’s show will be broadcast on Tuesday, August 30 at 5 p.m.

E-mail [email protected] with any questions or comments about the show.

During the months of August and September the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum will conduct “champions” interviews with champion athletes and coaches outside the sport of wrestling. There will also be regular interviews with wrestlers and coaches.

This week’s “champion” interview is with Jacob Pauli. Pauli was an NCAA champion in the pole vault for Northern Iowa in 2001. He was a member of the 2007 World championship team and an Olympic alternate in 2008.

Dolly was a four-year starter for the University of Northern Iowa wrestling team, reaching the round of 12 at the NCAA tournament in three of those years. He is currently a volunteer assistant coach at Michigan State. Dolly will represent Ireland in the upcoming World Championships.

Ian Goldsmith, creator of the interlude dance, and Greg Halsor, an All-American wrestler from Wartburg, will go “On the Mat” this Wednesday, August 24.

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Central on AM 1650, The Fan.

An archive of the show can be found on www.themat.tv.

E-mail [email protected] with any questions or comments about the show.

Goldsmith is a senior theater and psychology major at the University of Northern Iowa. He created the interlude dance, which has received national recognition.

Halsor has spent over 20 years in the grappling arts. Growing up wrestling in Iowa, he was a state champion for Cedar Falls High School in 1993 and an All-American at Wartburg in 1997.

Halsor began teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the Cedar Valley in 2000. He is the only Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt in Northeast Iowa, one of the highest ranking practitioners in the state.

2008 World champion Clarissa Chun and 2009 World bronze medalist Tervel Dlagnev will be radio show guests this week.

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com (http://www.kcnzam.com/) or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 PM Central time on AM 1650, The Fan. Feel free to e-mail [email protected] with any questions or comments about the show. “On the Mat” is archived on themat.com.

Chun won the World Team Trials championship in the women’s freestyle division at 105.5 pounds in June in Oklahoma City and will represent the United States at the World Championships next month in Istanbul, Turkey. She won the World title in 2008 and placed 5th in the Olympics that year.

Dlagnev also won the World Team Trials at 264 pounds in the men’s freestyle division. He won a bronze medal at the World Championships in 2009 and was a two-time NCAA Division II champion for University of Nebraska-Kearney.

Iowa City West coach Mark Reiland and WIN Magazine editor Mike Finn will be radio show guests this week.

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 PM Central time on AM 1650, The Fan. Feel free to e-mail [email protected] with any questions or comments about the show. “On the Mat” is archived on themat.com.

Reiland was a two-time All-American at the University of Iowa and won the 167-pound championship at the 1991 NCAA Division I wrestling championships. He is the current head coach at Iowa City West High School and serves as the state chairman of the Iowa Wrestling Federation.

Finn is the editor of WIN Magazine, considered by many as the premier wrestling publication in the nation. He is a well-respected journalist, and covers wrestling at the high school, collegiate and international levels.

Wrestling broadcaster Jim Ross and WWE talent scout Gerry Brisco go On The Mat to talk about the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame indicutions on July 6, 2011.

Eric Braley of Around The Corner Productions and radio personality Brian Marshall will be radio show guests this week.

"On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 PM Central time on AM 1650, The Fan. Feel free to e-mail [email protected] with any questions or comments about the show. "On the Mat" is archived on themat.com.

Braley, along with partner Michael Rueber, founded Around The Corner Productions in 2006 while they were students at University of Northern Iowa. Their company is a full service production house serving the Waterloo/Cedar Falls area with customized video production services.

Marshall is a radio personality and professional wrestling advocate. He will be discussing the events taking place during the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame weekend July 22-23.

NCAA wrestling champion Nick Ackerman and author Craig Sesker will be radio show guests this week.

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 PM Central time on AM 1650, The Fan. Feel free to e-mail [email protected] with any questions or comments about the show. “On the Mat” is archived on themat.com.

Ackerman won the 174-pound wrestling championship at the 2001 NCAA Division III tournament. He also was the co-winner of the Dan Hodge Trophy that year, along with Cael Sanderson. Ackerman was a two-time All-American for Simpson College (IA) and now works for a prosthetics company in Davenport, Iowa.

Sesker is the communications manager at USA Wrestling and his articles can be found on themat.com. He is one of the top wrestling journalists in the nation and his first book, “Bobby Douglas, Life and Legacy of an American Wrestling Legend” has been for sale since March.

Jim Miller will go “On the Mat” this Wednesday, June 1.

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 – 6:00 PM Central on AM 1650, The Fan. Podcasts of the show are available on themat.com.

E-mail [email protected] with any questions or comments about the show.

Miller is the head wrestling coach at Wartburg College. He has coached the Knights to eight NCAA Division III team titles during his tenure.

Miller will be on the program in advance of the Gable’s Gold banquet being held in Iowa City, Iowa, on June 4. The banquet will honor Gable’s legacy in the sport of wrestling. Miller will tell his “Outfly” story about Dan Gable coming to Wartburg in 1991.