Washington, D.C. -- House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL), a former wrestling coach, has been named Honorary World Team Member for this month's World Wrestling Championships. Speaker Hastert, a former high school and college wrestler himself, will attend the championships at Madison Square Garden in New York, which will take place from Sept. 26-29.     Speaker Hastert is honored to receive the title as honorary member for this year's championships, and is pleased to take part in the activities surrounding the highly-regarded event. This year marks the fifth time the championships have been held in the United States; however, it is the first time they will be held in New York, as well as the first time that all three Wrestling World Championships - Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Women's Wrestling  - will be hosted together.      In addition to being named Honorary World Team Member, Speaker Hastert also was inducted as an Outstanding American into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Okla. in 2000, and was named Honorary Vice President of the American Olympic Movement by the United States Olympic Committee in 2001.