Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody brings you the audio from the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony, where President Donald J. Trump presented wrestling icon Dan Gable with the highest honor a United States civilian can receive.

STORIES

• For Dan Gable, Presidential Medal of Freedom is an achievement of a lifetime: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2020/12/07/iowa-wrestling-icon-dan-gable-receive-presidential-medal-freedom-monday-president-donald-trump-white/3857583001/ 

• Wrestling: Week 1 offers a glimpse at the unique high school season ahead in ’20-21: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/12/06/iowa-high-school-wrestling-week-1-offers-glimpse-unique-season-ahead-2020-21/3827619001/ 

• Wrestling: Iowa State signs Junior world medalist from Cuba: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2020/11/30/wrestling-iowa-state-signs-yonger-bastida-junior-world-medalist-cuba-kevin-dresser-cyclones-isu/6469579002/

• Introducing the Iowa Eight, the state’s best wrestlers for the ’20-21 season: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/11/30/introducing-iowa-eight-2020-21-high-school-wrestling-season-drake-ayala-caleb-rathjen-adian-noonan/6408056002/

• Meet the preseason All-Iowa Wrestling Teams: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/11/30/meet-preseason-all-iowa-wrestling-teams-2020-21-season/6411763002/

• Meet the preseason All-Iowa Girls’ Wrestling Teams: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/11/30/meet-preseason-all-iowa-girls-wrestling-team-2020-21-season-sydney-park-millie-peach-emma-grimm/6411891002/  

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