Lester recently won a bronze medal at the 2007 Greco-Roman World Championships. He was also part of the United States' first place team finish. It was the first time in the history of the World Championships that the United States won the Greco-Roman team title.
This past summer, Lester won both the freestyle and Greco-Roman divisions at the University Nationals. A four-time state champion from the state of Ohio, Lester was a part of the United States Olympic Education Center at Northern Michigan and was the first wrestler from the USOEC to make a U.S. World Team.
Heskett recently participated at the Freestyle World Championships and placed fifth. It was his first World Team appearance. While wrestling for Iowa State, Heskett was four-time All-American and an NCAA champion in 2002. His 143-10 record is one of the finest in Cyclone wrestling history.
Recently, Heskett – a volunteer assistant coach at Ohio State University – was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and ventricular tachycardia and underwent surgery at Ohio State University Medical Center's Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital to have a cardiac defibrillator implanted. Due to the severity of the condition, Heskett will no longer be able to compete. He will discuss his future in wrestling and how this condition will affect his life.
"On the Mat" is a weekly wrestling radio program that airs every Wednesday night. This week's broadcast can be heard live from 6-7 p.m. Central Standard Time. The Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum in Waterloo, Iowa, hosts the show.
"On the Mat" can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa on 1650, The Fan. Feel free to e-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with questions or comments about the show.
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