Roger Frizzell and Kenny Monday to go ‘On the Mat’ this week

Former Bedlam rivals Roger Frizzell and Kenny Monday will go “On the Mat” this Wednesday, December 8.

“On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on theInternet at www.kcnzam.com (http://www.kcnzam.com/) or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:05 - 6:00 PM CST on AM 1650, The Fan.

Frizzell and Monday will be on the show in advance of the Bedlam wrestling dual between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State onDec.12. This rivalry is one of the most intense in college athletics.

Both will be featured in a special program at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Okla., prior to the Oklahoma-Oklahoma State dual meet on Sunday, Dec. 12. The program begins at 4 p.m. and the meet begins at 6 p.m.

Frizzell was a four-time All-American for Oklahoma, placing 4th, 3rd, 3rd, and 3rd at the NCAA tournament from 1980 through 1983. Monday was a three-time NCAA championship finalist, placing 2nd, 2nd, and 1st from 1982 through 1984. Frizzell and Monday faced each other twice in Bedlam duals.