Matzek and Malacek to go ‘On the Mat’ this week
March 9, 2010
Mark Matzek, head wrestling coach at Augsburg and Dave Malack, head
wrestling coach at Wisconsin-La Crosse, will go “On the Mat” this
Wednesday, March 10.
Matzek is in his second season as the head wrestling coach at Augsburg
College. Matzek led the Auggies to a Division III NCAA championship
this season and, at age 27, becoming the youngest coach to win a title.
He was also a two-time NCAA champion for Augsburg in 2004 and 2005.
Malacek is the current head wrestling coach at Wisconsin-La Crosse, a
position he has held the past four seasons. His team recently placed
second at the Division III NCAA championships with three NCAA
champions, the most at any school at the tournament. Malacek served as
an assistant coach at Wartburg from 2000 to 2006 and was an
All-American for Northern Iowa in 1994.
“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 5:00 - 6:00 PM Central time on AM 1650, The Fan. Feel free to e-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with questions or comments about the show.
