Leigh Jaynes and Andrew Hipps to go ‘On the Mat’ this week

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01/30/2012


Leigh Jaynes and Andrew Hipps will go “On the Mat” this Wednesday, February 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 to 6:00 PM Central on AM 1650, The Fan. 
 
An archive of the show can be found on www.themat.tv. 
 
E-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with any questions or comments. 
 
Each week “On the Mat” will interview an Olympic wrestling hopeful leading up to the Olympic Trials in Iowa City on April 21-22. This week’s interview is with Leigh Jaynes.
 
Jaynes will compete in the women’s freestyle division at 121 pounds at the Olympic Trials. Jaynes, a member of the 2007 World Championship team, placed second at the U.S. Open in December.

Hipps is the owner and editor of Intermatwrestle.com, a wrestling website that covers all aspects of the sport of wrestling. Hipps was named journalist of the year by W.I.N. in 2010.