Pat Smith (wrestler)

Pat Smith (born September 21, 1970) is a former collegiate wrestler who competed at Oklahoma State University (OSU) and a former assistant coach at OSU. During his collegiate wrestling career, he became the first four-time NCAA wrestling champion in the sport's history. This feat has only been equalled three other times by Cael Sanderson, Kyle Dake and Logan Stieber in NCAA Division I. In NCAA Division II, there have been five four-time national champion wrestlers, most recently in 2016 by Joey Davis;[1] and in Division III, Marcus LeVesseur accomplished the feat of being a four-timer. Smith resigned as Oklahoma State's assistant coach on May 1, 2006. His brother, Olympic champion John Smith, is the current head coach at OSU.

Biography

Since 2008, Pat Smith has been running and coaching the Arkansas Wrestling Academy and the youth club the Mighty Bluebirds in Little Rock, Arkansas. At the Arkansas Wrestling Academy, Smith teaches and coaches folkstyle technique 3 seasons of the year, and freestyle in the summer, as he is the head coach of the Arkansas Junior/Cadet National Team as well. Since living in Little Rock, Pat has already produced multiple state champions, national finalists, and All-Americans in the sport. Smith has past AWA wrestlers at such schools as Oklahoma State University,[2] Ouachita Baptist University, Central Baptist College, Army at Westpoint, and King's College.

Smith was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in June 2006.

Additional Reading
  • Dellinger, Bob & Doris. 1994. The Cowboys Ride Again. Oklahoma Bylines Inc. ISBN 978-1-882336-04-3
  • Hammond, Jairus K. 2005. The History of Collegiate Wrestling. National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. ISBN 978-0-9765064-0-9
  • Parrish, Kim D. 2007. Cowboy Up. Oklahoma Heritage Association. ISBN 978-1-885596-61-1

References
  1. Moore, Roger (March 12, 2016). "Division II wrestling championship: Davis joins wrestling elite, wins fourth NCAA title". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  2. https://okstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1683
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