Lauren Lamb is one of America's most successful and experienced women wrestling stars. She won her first national title as a teenager in 1990, and added her sixth career U.S. Nationals title this year at 130 pounds. Three times, Lamb has placed fifth in the World Championships, and she was a member of the 1999 Women's World Championship team.    Lamb has been an integral part of the development of women's wrestling in the United States, and will be a contender for a spot on the first U.S. Women's Olympic team. TheMat.com spoke with Lamb as she goes through her final preparations for the World Team Trials in Saint Paul, Minn.    TheMat.com: You won your first Senior national title as a 13-year-old a dozen years ago. What was it like to win at that age, and how has women's wrestling changed since those early years?  Lamb: There have been incredible changes in women's wrestling. We saw a little clipping in USA Wrestler about the women's nationals. I had never seen women wrestle against women. We drove down to Toledo to enter the tournament. It didn't sink in that I won a national title for a long time. The changes in the sport are amazing. It went from being a little side thing in the USA Wrestler, to competing alongside the men athletes in Las Vegas.    TheMat.com: Let's talk about your performance at the U.S. Nationals in Las Vegas.  Lamb: I felt really good. I have been fighting an injury. For the first time, I was back, feeling strong and competing where I need to be.    TheMat.com: Has winning the nationals helped you to decide if you will be competing for the rest of this Olympic cycle?  Lamb: I'm still taking it one year at a time. I'm not at an Olympic weight class. My focus is on the World Championships and from there, I will go one year at a time.    TheMat.com: Did coming from behind to win the U.S. Nationals help your confidence?  Lamb: I was up, but I gave up some points before the break. I had to stay focused. Being behind was not where I wanted to be.    TheMat.com: How difficult is it to work full time and also train for international wrestling? What does your daily schedule look like when you are training?  Lamb: It has been pretty hard to juggle. During training, I try to get a workout in before work. After work, I'm getting on the mat or doing something for a workout in the evening. What's good is that I have something in my life besides wrestling. When I have just focused on wrestling, it has put a lot of pressure on me. Having my family, my career and my life makes wrestling more fun for me.    TheMat.com: You have been involved with women's wrestling for many years. How did you feel when you heard that the sport had been added to the Olympic Games?      Lamb: It was a long time coming. We had been hearing rumors for years. When it was announced, it was more like a relief. It definitely belongs in the Olympics. There was some disappointment in what they did with the weights for both the men and the women.    TheMat.com: What are you doing for training at this time?  Lamb: There is a club at Canandaigua High School. Some of the college guys come back and train there over the summer. Dale Oliver, a Greco-Roman wrestler, has been helping me as a coach. It is an open room, and whoever is there, I get to help me.    TheMat.com: Do the people that you work out with take pride in your winning the Nationals?  Lamb: When I started hanging around the high school room, they really didn't understand the amount of experience that I have. Now that I have been there for a few years, they are understanding and appreciating my accomplishments.    TheMat.com: Have you decided what weight class you will compete in going into the Olympic year?  Lamb:I will wait and decide that later. I came down in weight to be where I am now. Part of that decision will be to see what happens with my weight as I continue my training.