On The Mat

Rob Koll and John Smith to go ‘On the Mat’ this week

Rob Koll, head wrestling coach at Cornell University, and John Smith, head wrestling coach at Oklahoma State, will go “On theMat” this Wednesday, November 3.

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on theInternet at www.kcnzam.com (http://www.kcnzam.com/) or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:05 - 6:00 PM CST on AM 1650, The Fan.

Koll is the current head wrestling coach at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. The Big Red are ranked first in preseason polls after finishing second at the NCAA tournament in 2010. Koll was an NCAA champion for North Carolina in 1988.

Smith is the current head wrestling coach at Oklahoma State. He has led the Cowboys to five NCAA team titles, including four in a row from 2003 through 2006. Smith won two NCAA titles for Oklahoma State in 1987 & ’88, and was a six-time World and Olympic champion.

Eric Van Kley and Eric Voelker to go ‘On the Mat’ this week

Current Central College head wrestling coach Eric Van Kley, and new Iowa State assistant wrestling coach Eric Voelker, will go “On the Mat” this Wednesday, October 27.

“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 atwww.kcnzam.com (http://www.kcnzam.com/) or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:05 - 6:00 PM CST on AM 1650, The Fan.

Van Kley enters his fourth season as the head wrestling coach at Central College in Pella, Iowa. He was named co-Iowa Conference Coach of the Year last season for leading the Dutch to its first winning season since 2000-01. Van Kley also startedthe wrestling program at the University of Great Falls (Mont.) in 2004 and was the program’s inaugural head coach.

Voelker begins his first year as an assistant coach under Kevin Jackson at Iowa State University. He was a three-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion for the Cylcones, winning titles in 1987 & ’89. Voelker compiled a 101-13-1 college career record at Iowa State.

Comedian Greg Warren, an All-American wrestler at Missouri, goes On The Mat on October 20, 2010.

Barry Davis and Ray Brinzer to go ‘On the Mat’ this week

Barry Davis, head wrestling coach at the University of Wisconsin, and Ray Brinzer, a two-time All-American for the Universityof Iowa, will go “On the Mat” this Wednesday, October 13.

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on theInternet at www.kcnzam.com (http://www.kcnzam.com/) or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:05 - 6:00 PM CST on AM 1650, The Fan.

Davis was a three-time NCAA champion for the University of Iowa and a silver medalist at the 1984 Olympics. He is currentlythe head wrestling coach at the University of Wisconsin.

Brinzer was a Big Twelve champion for Oklahoma State and a two-time All-American for the University of Iowa. He was recently hired by the Wisconsin Wrestling Federation as a coach.

Jordan Holm to go ‘On the Mat’ this week

Former Northern Iowa wrestler Jordan Holm will go “On the Mat” this Wednesday, October 6.

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on theInternet at www.kcnzam.com (http://www.kcnzam.com/) or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:05 - 6:00 PM CST on AM 1650, The Fan.

Holm wrestled for the University of Northern Iowa and was one match away from being an All-American in 2003 at 184 pounds. He won both the Greco-Roman and freestyle portions of the Northern Plains Regional in Waterloo, Iowa, in May. Holm currently resides in Minnesota.

Bob Buzzard and Dan Gable to go ‘On the Mat’ this week

Bob Buzzard, 1972 Olympian and two-time All-American for Iowa State, and Dan Gable, 15-time NCAA championship coach for the University of Iowa, will go “On the Mat” this Wednesday, September 22.

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on theInternet at www.kcnzam.com (http://www.kcnzam.com/) or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:05 - 6:00 PM CST on AM 1650, The Fan.

Buzzard was an Olympian on the 1972 Greco-Roman Olympic team at 149.5 pounds. A two-time All-American for Iowa State in 1964-65, Buzzard was part of the Cyclones’ first NCAA championship team in 1965.

Gable, a 15-time NCAA championship coach for the University of Iowa and a 1972 Olympic champion, will discuss his experience at the recent World Championships in Moscow, Russia.

Wrestling enthusiast Jim Brown, founder of Tickets for Kids and Ohio University head coach Joel Greenlee go On The Mat on September 15, 2010.

InterMat writer Mark Palmer and Grand View head coach Nick Mitchell.

On The Mat with Erik Paulson and Matt Granahan from August 4, 2010.