HEAD COACH JOHN SMITH JOHN SMITH. Head Coach - 19th year :: Oklahoma State, NCAA Individual Champions Coached (Active Leaders)

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2 HEAD COACH JOHN SMITH JOHN SMITH Head Coach - 19th year :: Oklahoma State, 1988 NCAA coaching record OSU s winningest all-time coach NCAA team championships as a head coach 5 Leads all active coaches NCAA individual champions coached 23 Leads all active coaches NCAA All-Americans coached 85 Second among all active coaches Conference team championships coached 10 Big 12 all-time leader Conference individual champions coached 62 Big 12 all-time leader Coaching Career :: Oklahoma State s All-Time Winningest Coach with a career record :: Five-Time NCAA Champion Coach (1995, 2003, 04, 05, 06) :: 10-Time Conference Team Champion Coach (1994, 96, 97, 98, 2000, 01, 03, 04, 05, 06) :: Seven-Time Big 12 Coach of the Year (1997, 98, 2001, 03, 04, 05, 06) :: 23 NCAA Individual Champions Coached :: 85 NCAA All-Americans Coached :: 62 Conference Individual Champions Coached :: Head Coach, USA Olympic Wrestling Team (2000) :: Head Coach, USA World Championships Team (1998, 2009) :: Head Coach, USA World Cup Team (1997) Wrestling Career :: Six-Time World Champion Wrestler (1987, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92) :: Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist (1988, 92) :: Two-Time Pan American Games Gold Medalist (1987, 91) :: Two-Time Goodwill Games Gold Medalist (1986, 90) :: Two-Time NCAA Wrestling Champion (1987, 88) :: Recipient, Amateur Athletic Foundation World Trophy (1992) :: First Ever American To Earn FILA s Master of Technique Award (Best technical wrestler in the world, 1990) :: First Wrestler Ever To Win James E. Sullivan Award (Nation s top amateur athlete, 1990) :: U.S. Olympic Committee Sportsman of the Year (1990) :: FILA Outstanding Wrestler of the Year (1991) :: USA Wrestling Athlete of the Year (1989) :: Amateur Wrestling News Man of the Year (1988) :: U.S. Olympic Committee Titan Award (2004) :: Named one of the 100 Greatest Olympians of All-Time (1996) :: Member, FILA Hall of Fame (Inducted in 2003) :: Distinguished Member, National Wrestling Hall of Fame (inducted in 1997) :: Member, Oklahoma Hall of Fame (inducted in 1997) :: Member, NCAA 75th Anniversary Team (2005) NCAA Coaching Record At Oklahoma State: (19th year) Records as a Wrestler International Record: Domestic Freestyle Record: 77-3 Collegiate Record: High School Record: NCAA Individual Champions Coached (Active Leaders) John Smith J Robinson Jim Zalesky Jack Spates Rob Koll Craig Turnbull Mark Manning Joe McFarland Oklahoma State Minnesota Oregon State/ Oklahoma Cornell West Virginia Nebraska/ Michigan Iowa Northern Iowa 8 34 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

3 HEAD COACH JOHN SMITH John Smith is a name synonymous with wrestling success. The Oklahoma State head coach won six consecutive world championships as a competitor from , including gold medals at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul and at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, and he owns five national championships as head coach of the Cowboys. Smith accepted the head coaching position at Oklahoma State in 1992 and the numbers and accomplishments since that time speak for themselves. He has led his alma mater to five NCAA team titles in 1995, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, and he has coached 23 NCAA individual champions and five Olympians, including 2004 Olympic silver medalist Jamill Kelly. Under his watch, the Cowboys have brought 10 team conference championships and 62 individual conference titles back to Stillwater. He has seen 85 of his student-athletes earn All-America recognition, an average of 5.0 All-America honorees per year. The Del City, Okla., native enters the season with a career dual match record as a head coach (.865 winning pct.). Smith led OSU to four consecutive NCAA team championships from 2003 through The 2003 squad compiled a perfect 17-0 dual meet record, won the Big 12 team title, crowned six individual Big 12 champions and featured a pair of NCAA individual champions in Johnny Thompson and Jake Rosholt. The 2004 squad sported a 17-2 dual meet record, won the Big 12 team title, crowned four individual Big 12 champions and was led by NCAA individual champion Chris Pendleton. Under Smith s watch, Oklahoma State compiled a 21-0 dual meet record in 2005 and capped the season with one of the most dominant showings in the history of the NCAA Championships when an NCAA-record five separate Cowboys were crowned as NCAA champions. Zack Esposito won at 149 with Johny Hendricks taking the 165 championship, Pendleton repeating as an NCAA champion at 174, Jake Rosholt claiming the title at 197 and Steve Mocco taking the heavyweight championship. OSU wrestlers compiled a 38-9 record at the NCAA Championships that year and the Cowboys set school records for points, margin of victory and national champions. Oklahoma State scored 153 team points to top secondplace Michigan by 70 points. Smith and the Cowboys were 16-2 in dual meets en route to claiming their fourth consecutive NCAA team title in 2006, led by Hendricks and Rosholt, who both claimed their second consecutive NCAA individual championships. The first of Smith s five NCAA team championships was won in 1994, when the Cowboys compiled a 13-1 dual meet record, won the Big 12 team championship, crowned four individual Big 12 champions and three NCAA individual champions in Alan Fried, Mark Branch and Smith s younger brother, Pat Smith. For all of the championships and success he continues to enjoy as a coach, it is his career as a wrestler that is the stuff of legend. Smith truly was the best wrestler in the world. In brief, Smith compiled a record as a high school wrestler at Del City HS in Del City, Okla., before moving on to Oklahoma State, where he put together a collegiate record that included a pair of NCAA individual championships in 1987 and He was a three-time All-America selection at OSU in 1985, 1987 and On the international stage, Smith rolled to a career record that included six world championships (1987, 88, 89, 90, 91 and 92), two Olympic gold medals (1988 and 92), two Pan American Games gold medals (1987 and 91) and two Goodwill Games gold medals (1986 and 90). John Smith Timeline Finished second in the Big Eight Conference Tournament as an Oklahoma State freshman with a record Earned All-America honors as a sophomore, while capturing his first Big Eight title at 134 pounds and placing second at the NCAA Tournament Won first U.S. Freestyle National Championship. Captured gold medal at the Goodwill Games in Moscow Took first NCAA title and second Big Eight Championship while being named All-American. Named outstanding wrestler at the NCAA Tournament. Earned the gold medal at the Pan American Games. Took his first World Championship in Clermont-Ferrand, France Won second NCAA title, third Big Eight Championship and third All-America honor. Finished at Oklahoma State with a school career mark of , including a 90-match winning streak. Won his second of five U.S. Freestyle Championships. Captured the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea Named the 1988 Man of the Year by Amateur Wrestling News. Won his third U.S. Championship. Took his third-straight world title at Freestyle Championships in Martigny, Switzerland Smith was presented with the Master of Technique Award as the best technical wrestler in the world. Named the 1989 Athlete of the Year by USA Wrestling. Won his third-consecutive and fourth-overall U.S. Championship. Captured his second Goodwill Games gold medal. Won his fourth World Freestyle Championship in Tokyo, Japan Honored as the 1990 James E. Sullivan Award winner, given to the nation s top amateur athlete. Named the U.S. Olympic Committee s Sportsman of the Year for Took his fifth U.S. Championship. Won his second Pan American Games gold medal. Earned his fifth world title at the Freestyle Championships in Varna, Bulgaria Named the 1991 Outstanding Wrestler of the Year by the Federation International de Lutte Amateur (FILA), the international governing body for amateur wrestling. Won sixth-straight World Championship at the Summer 133 NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 9

4 HEAD COACH JOHN SMITH Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Named head coach at Oklahoma State University Honored by his hometown of Del City, Okla., with the renaming of the high school gymnasium as the John Smith Field House and the unveiling of a life-size sculpture. Received the Amateur Athletic Foundation (AAF) World Trophy as the top athlete from his region of the world in Is the first North American wrestler to win the World Trophy Won first team national championship as a head coach at Oklahoma State. Coached his brother, Pat, to his fourth NCAA individual championship, the first Division I wrestler ever to do so Coached his fourth individual national champion, J.J. McGrew Won the final Big Eight Conference Championship, Oklahoma State s 24th overall. Chosen as one of the 100 greatest Olympians of all time at the Olympics in Atlanta, Ga Was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Coached two national champions, Mark Branch and Eric Guerrero, along with five other All-Americans. He also coached the U.S. World Cup Team to a Gold Medal Coached two individual national champions, Teague Moore and Eric Guerrero. He also had a national runner-up, Hardell Moore, and three other All-Americans. Coached the USA national team at the Goodwill Games and the World Championships in Tehran, Iran. Team USA won the gold at the Goodwill Games and placed third at the Worlds Coached Eric Guererro to his third-straight national championship and the Cowboys to a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Was named cohead coach of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, along with Greg Strobel and Dan Gable. He coached the 1999 Pan-America team to a gold medal, with Guererro claiming a silver medal His 2000 Cowboy squad regained the Big 12 title, their third in four tries. He also coached the 2000 Olympic Team in Sydney, Australia, with co-head coaches Greg Strobel and Dan Gable Coached one national champion; the Cowboys placed 10 To this day, Smith holds Oklahoma State school records for career victories (154), single-season victories (47 in 1988), career falls (38) and single-season falls (19 in 1988). A threetime Big 8 Conference individual champion in 1985, 1987 and 1988, Smith wrestled primarily at 134 during his collegiate career, where he strung together a 69-3 overall record. He also competed at 126, compiling a 19-2 overall mark. He won his one career match at 142. After Smith s junior year at Oklahoma State, he won the first of his six world championships in Clermont-Ferrand France. Smith remains the only collegiate wrestler to win a world championship while he was still in school. Following his graduation in 1988, Smith qualified for the U.S. Olympic freestyle team and came away from the Seoul Olympics with the first 94 All-Americans Coached (Active Leaders) 34 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS of his two Olympic gold medals and the second of his six consecutive world titles. Three more world championships ensued in 1989, 1990 and 1991 before Smith claimed the second of his Olympic gold medals at the 1992 Barcelona games to cement his legacy as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. His list of awards and honors received certainly befits someone who earned the distinction of being the best wrestler on the planet. Smith was honored as the first wrestler ever to be voted as the James E. Sullivan Award winner as America s outstanding amateur athlete when he won the award in He was the first American ever to be chosen Master of Technique and Wrestler of the Year by the International J Robinson John Smith Jack Spates Jim Zalesky Joe McFarland Tom Minkel T.J. Kerr Mark Manning Minnesota Oklahoma State Oklahoma Oregon State Michigan Michigan State CS-Bakersfield Nebraska 24th year 19th year 17th year 13th year 11th year 18th year 17th year 13th year

5 HEAD COACH JOHN SMITH Wrestling Federation (FILA) when he received the honor in In 1992, he was presented with the Amateur Athletic Foundation s World Trophy. A 2003 inductee into the FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame, a distinguished member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and a 1997 inductee into the state of Oklahoma s Hall of Fame, Smith was recognized as one of the 100 Greatest Olympians of All Time at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Smith was the 1991 selection as FILA s Outstanding Wrestler of the Year after earning Man of the Year honors from Amateur Wrestling News in 1988, Athlete of the Year recognition from USA Wrestling in 1989 and Sportsman of the Year honors from the U.S. Olympic Committee in In 2004, Smith was presented with the Titan Award by the U.S. Olympic Committee, and the next year, he joined his brother Pat as one of 15 wrestlers named to the NCAA s 75th Anniversary Team. The Smith family legacy is strong at Oklahoma State, as John s older brother Lee Roy was a three-time All-America in 1977, 1979 and 1980 and claimed the 1980 national championship. John was a three-time All-America in 1985, 1987 and 1988 with a pair of national titles in 1987 and 1988 and younger brother Pat was a four-time All-America with four national championships in 1990, 1991, 1992 and Smith has also successfully established a wrestling club that allows wrestlers from across the country to prepare and train for international competition. The Gator Wrestling Club sent three former Oklahoma State wrestlers to compete in the Olympic Games. Jamill Kelly won the silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, with Daniel Cormier finishing fourth and Eric Guerrero also representing the USA in Athens. In 1995, Smith married the former Toni Donaldson. The couple has a 12-year-old son, Joseph; a 10-year-old daughter, Isabell; an eight-year-old daughter, Cecilia, a five-year-old son named Samuel, and a one-year-old son, Levi. third overall. The Cowboys defended their Big 12 title Coached OSU s 122nd individual national champion, Johnny Thompson, and led the Cowboys to a fifth-place finish Coached OSU to its 31st National title. Led Johnny Thompson and Jake Rosholt to individual national Championships. Smith also coached the Cowboys to the NWCA National Duals Team title and the Reno Tournament title. He was inducted into the FILA Hall of Fame Coached the Cowboys to their second straight national title. Led Chris Pendleton to his first national championship. Johnny Thompson and Tyrone Lewis earned All-American distinction all four years under Smith. Smith helped train former wrestlers Eric Guerrero, Jamill Kelly and Daniel Cormier to the United States Olympic team. The United States Olympic Committee honored Smith at the Night of Champions with the Titan Award Led OSU to 21-0 record and third consecutive national title. Set school records by coaching five individual champions, scoring 153 team points at NCAAs and winning the national team title by a whopping 70 point margin Won his fourth straight national title and became the school s all-time winningest coach passing his mentor, Tommy Chesbro. John Smith Year-by-Year Coaching Record Duals All Individual Bouts Conference NCAA Year Meets Wins Losses Ties Points Bouts Wins Losses Ties Falls BWs Win % Pin % Place Champs Place Champs % 19.8% NA 3 2nd % 4.9% NA NA NA NA % 7.4% 1st 4 1st % 8.0% 2nd 2 7th % 10.3% 1st 2 6th % 10.1% 1st 6 2nd % 10.4% 1st 6 3rd % 12.6% 2nd 3 3rd % 17.5% 1st 4 5th % 23.1% 1st 4 3rd % 15.1% 2nd 3 5th % 14.4% 1st 6 1st % 14.4% 1st 4 1st % 15.6% 1st 7 1st % 15.1% 1st 4 1st % 9.6% 3rd 3 5th % 13.8% 3rd 1 T5th % 15.7% 4th 0 16th 0 Totals ,985 8,012 5,711 2, ,082 2, % 13.5% Coached Johny Hendricks, Coleman Scott, Nathan Morgan and Brandon Mason to All-America finishes at the NCAA Championships Coached Coleman Scott to the NCAA individual title at 133 pounds and coached Jared Rosholt to the Big 12 heavyweight title. Scott (1st), Nathan Morgan (4th at 141 pounds), Jack Jensen (7th at 184 pounds) and Rosholt (4th at 285 pounds) earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championships Jared Rosholt placed third in the heavyweight bracket at the NCAA Championships. Coached Team USA at the FILA Freestyle World Championships in Herning, Denmark. 133 NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 11

6 HEAD COACH JOHN SMITH Oklahoma State Wrestling Career All Bouts Season Bouts W L T Falls TF SD MD NA NA Redshirt Year NA 12 Career Dual Matches Only Season Bouts W L T Falls TF SD MD Redshirt Year NA 5 Career Freestyle Wrestling Career FILA World Championships Year Place Weight Team Team Place United States FILA Team United States FILA Team United States FILA Team United States FILA Team 2 USA Senior Freestyle Championships Year Place Weight Team Team Place Sunkist Kids Sunkist Kids Sunkist Kids Sunkist Kids Sunkist Kids 1 FILA Junior World Championships Year Place Weight Team Team Place Sunkist Kids 1 US Olympic Team Freestyle Results Year Medal Weight Team 1988 Gold United States Olympic Team 1992 Gold United States Olympic Team Olympic Coaching Highlights 2000 Olympic Games (Co-Coach along with Dan Gable and Greg Strobel) Weight Medal Name Silver Sammie Henson Bronze Terry Brands Cary Kolat Bronze Lincoln McIlravy Gold Brandon Slay Charles Burton Melvin Douglas III HVY -- Kerry McCoy NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

7 HEAD ASSISTANT COACH ERIC GUERRERO ERIC GUERRERO HEAD ASSISTANT COACH 6TH YEAR A decorated wrestler himself, Guerrero won NCAA individual championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999 at the age of 19, 20 and 21, respectively, and he represented the United States at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Guerrero was a four-time All-America in college and was a four-time USA senior freestyle champion. Additionally, Guerrero was a two-time USA FILA junior world freestyle champion and won the 1995 USA junior freestyle championship. Guerrero s NCAA Team Championships Strength and Conditioning Coach Strength and Conditioning Coach 2005 Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Guerrero s NCAA Individual Championships pounds pounds pounds NCAA Individual Champions Coached 2005 Zack Esposito, 149 pounds; Johny Hendricks, 165 pounds; Chris Pendleton, 174 pounds; Jake Rosholt, 197 pounds; Steve Mocco, Heavyweight Johny Hendricks, 165 pounds; Jake Rosholt, 197 pounds Coleman Scott, 133 pounds Big 12 Team Championships As A Coach Oklahoma State (Strength/Conditioning) 2003 Oklahoma State (Strength/Conditioning) 2004 Oklahoma State (Strength/Conditioning) 2005 Oklahoma State (Assistant Coach) 2006 Oklahoma State (Assistant Coach) Guerrero s International Wrestling Experience 1999 FILA Freestyle World Championships 2001 FILA Freestyle World Championships 2001 U.S. Open Champion 2002 FILA Freestyle World Championships 2002 U.S. Open Champion 2003 FILA Freestyle World Championships 2003 World Cup Champion 2003 U.S. Open Champion 2004 Athens Olympics - Team USA 2004 U.S. Open Champion 2009 Head Coach, USA Junior Freestyle World Team OKLAHOMA STATE, 1999 Three-time NCAA individual champion and 2004 Olympian Eric Guerrero is in his sixth year on the Oklahoma State wrestling staff. He was promoted to the role of head assistant coach prior to the season. During his time in Stillwater, he has been a key figure in four of the Cowboys NCAA team championships and five of OSU s Big 12 team championships. Additionally, he was selected to serve as head coach for the USA at the 2009 FILA Junior Freestyle World Championships in Ankara, Turkey. A talented recruiter, Guerrero was instrumental in attracting the nation s top recruiting class to Oklahoma State in Guerrero joined John Smith s staff as a strength and conditioning coach in His work in the weight room and in conditioning helped prepare Oklahoma State for NCAA team championships in 2003 and He was promoted into the position of assistant coach following the 2004 season, and the success continued as the Cowboys won their third and fourth consecutive NCAA team titles with Guerrero on board in 2005 and 2006, respectively. The San Jose, Calif., native coached 2007 NCAA individual champion Coleman Scott, 2006 NCAA individual champions Johny Hendricks and Jake Rosholt, 2005 NCAA individual champions Zack Esposito, Hendricks, Chris Pendleton, Rosholt and Steve Mocco and assisted in the development of 2003 NCAA individual champs Johnny Thompson and Rosholt and 2004 NCAA individual champion Pendleton. As an international competitor, Guerrero made his first USA national team while he was still just a junior in college. He earned his first berth in the World Championships following his college career in Guerrero won four U.S. Open titles from 2001 to 2004, won a World Cup Championship in 2003, was a member of the World Team five consecutive years and helped the Gator Wrestling Club win three national team titles. Guerrero compiled a overall record during his time as a wrestler at Oklahoma State from , highlighted by a perfect 31-0 record his senior year in which he recorded a fall, 12 technical falls and seven major decisions. He is one of only 12 four-time All-Americas in the decorated history of Oklahoma State wrestling. Additionally, he was recognized as a two-time Academic All-America selection. With Guerrero serving as one of the team leaders, the Cowboys won 68 consecutive dual matches spanning from the last four duals of his freshman year through the end of his senior year. The Cowboys won three conference championships during Guerrero s time competing, claiming the 1996 Big 8 championship and the 1997 and 1998 Big 12 titles. He dominated the field at the 1999 NCAA Championships, picking up technical fall victories over Clarion s Brad Collins and UC Davis David Yi in his first two matches before claiming a 10-2 major decision win over Northern Iowa s Eric Keller in the third round. A 1-0 win over Fresno State s Stan Greene followed in the semifinals before Guerrero handed Iowa State s Cody Sanderson a 3-1 defeat in the title bout. His route to the 1999 NCAA Championship was similar to his journey to the 1998 crown, as he claimed a technical fall win over Bucknell s Solomon Webb in the first round before winning an 11-0 major decision over Virginia s Matt Roth in the second round. A technical fall win over Lock Haven s Terry Showalter in the third round set up a 2-1 victory over Iowa State s Dwight Hinson in the semifinals. Guerrero beat Wisconsin s Eric Jetton by a 5-4 margin in the championship match. Guerrero s Wrestling Career At Oklahoma State Year-by-Year Record: All Bouts Season Bouts Wins Losses Ties Falls TFs FFTs SDs MDs Win Pct NA NA % NA NA % NA NA % NA NA % Career NA NA % Year-by-Year Record: Duals Season Bouts Wins Losses Ties Falls TFs FFTs SDs MDs Win Pct Points NA % NA % NA % NA % 101 Career NA % 292 OSU With Guerrero On The Staff Dual Big 12 NCAA Year Record Finish Finish st 1st st 1st rd 5th rd 5th th 16th Total titles 2 titles 133 NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 13

8 ASSISTANT COACH TYRONE LEWIS TYRONE LEWIS ASSISTANT COACH 2ND YEAR Four-time Cowboy All-American Tyrone Lewis is in his second year as an assistant coach at his alma mater after being named to the position in August of Lewis NCAA Team Championships pounds pounds Lewis Big 12 Team Championships pounds pounds pounds Lewis Big 12 Individual Championships pounds pounds Lewis International Wrestling Experience 2008 U.S. Nationals runner-up. Ranked No. 2 in the U.S. at 74 kg/163 pounds in U.S. World Team Trials runner-up and thirdplace finisher at U.S. National Championships University World Team Trials champion. OKLAHOMA STATE, 2004 While wrestling for the Cowboys from , Lewis won Big 12 individual championships in 2001 and 2004 and he compiled a record that included 38 falls. He finished fifth at the NCAA championship in 2001, was third in 2002, fifth in 2003 and was the national runner-up in He was a three-year captain and leader of NCAA champion teams in 2003 and After graduating from OSU in 2004 with a degree in secondary education/history, Lewis served as a coach for the Stillwater-based Gator Wrestling Club from before taking his first college assistant job at Oklahoma City University, where he helped the Stars to a 12th-place finish at the NAIA Championship and coached a trio of All-Americans. Though he was out of coaching in while training full time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Lewis returned to Stillwater to assist with the Gator Club. Lewis name is known in national wrestling circles as he was the 2008 runner-up at both the U.S. Olympic Trials and at U.S. Nationals in the 74 kg/163 pound weight class. He was an alternate for the 2008 Olympic team. Lewis competed on both the national and international levels after leaving OSU, winning the Sunkist Kids Tournament in 2007 and taking fifth at the Ivan Yarygin Tournament in Siberia. He represented the United States at the 2005 World University Games in Izmir, Turkey and was a training partner for the U.S. Senior World Team as it competed at the 2005 FILA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. A native of El Reno, Okla., Lewis graduated from El Reno HS in 1999 as one of the nation s top prep wrestlers. He was a high school national champion as well as a junior national champion. Lewis Wrestling Career At Oklahoma State Year-by-Year Record: All Bouts Season Bouts Wins Losses Ties Falls TFs FFTs SDs MDs Win Pct NA % NA % NA NA % NA NA % Career NA % OSU With Lewis On The Staff Dual Big 12 NCAA Year Record Finish Finish th 16th Total th 16th Year-by-Year Record: Duals Season Bouts Wins Losses Ties Falls TFs FFTs SDs MDs Win Pct Points NA % NA % NA % NA % 83 Career NA % NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

9 CHRIS PENDLETON WRESTLING SUPPORT STAFF BRANDY ESPOSITO Director of Operations GARY CALCAGNO Strength & Conditioning VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH FIRST YEAR Two-time NCAA champion Chris Pendleton is in his first year as volunteer assistant coach after moving into the position during the summer of Pendleton is a familiar name in wrestling circles, as he ranked among the top grapplers in the nation during his OSU career from Pendleton compiled a record as a collegian and won NCAA individual titles in both 2004 and He was a leader on three Oklahoma State NCAA championship teams, earning All-America honors in 2003, 2004 and Additionally, he was a two-time Big 12 individual champion, claiming titles in 2003 and Pendleton remains involved with the Gator Club, which is based out of Stillwater. ZACK ESPOSITO CLUB COACH OKLAHOMA STATE, 2007 Three-time Big 12 champion and 2005 NCAA champion Zack Esposito assists with the Stillwater-based Gator Club. Esposito was a standout wrestler for the Cowboys from , compiling a overall record during his time in the Orange singlet. He compiled a 35-1 overall record en route to the NCAA 149-pound title in 2005 and has the distinction of being a starter on four Oklahoma State NCAA championship-winning teams from Esposito s name can be found throughout the Cowboy record book, as his 120 career victories ties him for 10th all-time at OSU and his 32 career major decisions stands sixth on the Cowboys all-time list. The 2007 Oklahoma State graduate is married to the former Brandy Baker. The couple has a one-year-old daughter, Evelyn. MATT HERRILL Athletic Trainer DR. VAL GENE IVEN Team Physician DR. JEREMY COOK Academics PAT BURTON Team Manager COLEMAN SCOTT Club MARILYN MIDDLEBROOK Academics DR. TOM ALLEN Physician MARY MEANS Marketing OBENSON BLANC Club KIMBERLY AMBURN Student Trainer 133 NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 15

10 MAT MAIDS Oklahoma State Wrestling Mat Maids Listed in Alphabetical Order Whitney Anderson (Historian), Melissa Bacher (Vice President), Arden Biard, Kasey Bowman, Kristen Chilton (Secretary), Mariah Cook, Makenna Dersham, Michal Dodd, Kathryn Drennon, Chelsea Dyer, Gwyneth Emigh (Social Chair), Ashley Fields (PR Chair), Lindi Geries, Courtney Goff, Jenna Greenwood, Sydney Herlocker (Treasurer), Kate Kirk, Frances Knaust, Kelsey Little, Haley Loder, Kaitlin Logan, Sara Lopp, Samantha Mason, Kaitlin McGrew, Brianna Moore, Nicole Nunley, Kourtney Pierce (President), Lauren Reid, Kristin Rogers, Kaitlin Scott, Sara Shidell, Stephanie Shoup (Photographer), Stephanie Spears, Heather Staggers (PR Chair), Danielle Staub, Jocelyn Taylor, Madison Taylor, Brooke Towle, Danilynn Welniak, Shelby White (Social Chair), Adrienne Williamson (Historian), Hillary Wright NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS