DIII Champ Carter “On the Mat”

Holm and Carter to go ‘On the Mat’ this week.

Dan Holm, 1975 NCAA Division I Champion, and Akeem Carter, two-time NCAA Division III Champion, will be radio show guests this week. Holm will be inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa on April 17.

“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 any questions or comments about the show.

Holm was a three-time All-American and 1975 NCAA Champion at 158 pounds for the University of Iowa. He played a key role in Iowa winning its first NCAA team championship in 1975. Holm prepped at Libertyville High School in Illinois where he won a state title in 1971.

Waterloo native Akeem Carter won two high school state titles for Waterloo West and won NCAA championships at 197 pounds for Wartburg College in 2004 and 2005. Carter is one of the instructors for the new club program the Dan Gable Wrestling Museum recently started as a partnership with United Sport and Athlete and the Boys and Girls Club.