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Decker, Lembeck and Bush to go "On the Mat" this week

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by Dan Gable Museum

Upper Iowa University wrestler Justin Decker, former University of Northern Iowa All-American Chris Lembeck and Davenport Assumption (IA) High School head coach Pete Bush will be radio show guests on the program this Wednesday.

"On the Mat" is a presentation of the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum and can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:05 - 6:00 PM Central time on AM 1650, The Fan. Feel free to e-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with any questions or comments about the show.

Senior Justin Decker competes for the Upper Iowa Peacocks at 157 pounds. He is 33 years old and is making the most of his last semester of athletic eligibility. He owns a record of 12-5 heading into last weekend and is looking to help his team achieve a top 5 finish at the NCAA Division II Championships in March in Omaha, Nebraska.

Chris Lembeck earned All-American status as a UNI Panther by placing 5th in the nation at 158 pounds in 1988. He has coached at the high school and youth levels for several years and has recently designed a new training program called "Optimized Wrestling Systems."

Pete Bush is the head coach at his high school alma mater, Davenport Assumption. Bush's team is currently ranked 3rd in the state in Class 2A and has seven wrestlers ranked in the top 10. As an athlete, he won three Big Ten titles and was an NCAA Champion for the University of Iowa in 1982 at 190 pounds.

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