Travis Paulson (Photo/Cyclones.com)Chad Zaputil and Travis Paulson -- two of five honorees to be welcomed into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa next month -- will be guests on the "On the Mat" broadcast this Thursday, May 11.
Zaputil, a two-time Iowa state champ for Centerville High School, was a three-time Big Ten champion and three-time NCAA finalist at the University of Iowa. Paulson, a three-time NCAA All-American for Iowa State and finalist at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. Before that, he was a three-time Iowa state champ at Council Bluffs-Lewis Central High School.
Chad Zaputil and Travis Paulson -- along with Travis' twin brother Trent -- and Tom Kettman (Gilbertville-Don Bosco), Chris Flanagan (posthumously) and the 1987 Iowa State wrestling team are the Class of 2017 to be inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa on June 24 in Waterloo, Iowa. This Hall of Fame, designed to honor wrestlers, coaches and others who have contributed to amateur wrestling in the state of Iowa, is located at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo. The Hall is named in honor of Glen Brand, 1948 Olympic gold medalist and NCAA champ for Iowa State.
"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 1650thefan.com or locally in northeast Iowa this Thursday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, the Fan.
A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com.
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