Patrick Smith

September 21, 1970 - Present

Pat Smith made wrestling history when he became the first wrestler to win four NCAA Division I national championships. Competing for Oklahoma State University, he captured titles in 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994, all at 158 pounds, and spurred the Cowboys to team titles in 1990 and 1994. The year he won his record fourth national crown, he was named the NCAA’s Outstanding Wrestler. He also became only the third OSU wrestler to win four Big Eight Conference championships.

Smith ended his college wrestling career with a mark of 121-5-2 and set the school record for consecutive matches without a loss with 98 straight victories. In the storied history of Oklahoma State wrestling, he ranks fourth in winning percentage, fourth in career falls and sixth in wins.

Smith was named the 1994 Amateur Wrestling News Man of the Year and was one of just 15 athletes named to the NCAA 75th Anniversary Wrestling Team. He was inducted into the Oklahoma State Sports Hall of Fame in 2002

His successful freestyle wrestling career included a bronze medal in the 1997 World Cup, a second-place finish to three-time Olympian Kenny Monday at the 1996 Trials; gold medal performances at two U.S. Olympic Festivals; and six All-American finishes at the U.S. National Open Freestyle Championships. He also won USA Wrestling national titles on the Espoir and Junior levels.

As an Oklahoma State University assistant wrestling coach for 11 years, he helped build the Cowboys into one of the nation’s most successful programs. Working with the middle weight wrestlers, he personally coached six Cowboys to individual or multiple NCAA titles and helped OSU to win the Division I team title for four consecutive years from 2003-2006

Smith won three Oklahoma state titles for Del City High School and was twice named Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. He is a member of one of the nation’s top wrestling families -- brothers Lee Roy, John and Mark were also state high school champions and earned NCAA All-America honors for OSU.

For inspiring others and accomplishing what no competitor before had ever done, Patrick M. Smith is honored as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Awards:

Year
2006
Award
Distinguished Member
Chapter/Region
National

All American Awards:

Season
1994
School
Oklahoma State
Tournament
Division I
Weight
158
Place
1
Season
1992
School
Oklahoma State
Tournament
Division I
Weight
158
Place
1
Season
1991
School
Oklahoma State
Tournament
Division I
Weight
158
Place
1
Season
1990
School
Oklahoma State
Tournament
Division I
Weight
158
Place
1

College Season Records:

Season
1994
School
Oklahoma State
Class
Senior
Bouts
30
Wins
30
Losses
0
Ties
0
Falls
13
Win PCT.
100
Place
1st
Season
1992
School
Oklahoma State
Class
Junior
Bouts
33
Wins
32
Losses
0
Ties
1
Falls
13
Win PCT.
96.97
Place
1st
Season
1991
School
Oklahoma State
Class
Sophomore
Bouts
28
Wins
28
Losses
0
Ties
0
Falls
2
Win PCT.
100
Place
1st
Season
1990
School
Oklahoma State
Class
Freshman
Bouts
37
Wins
31
Losses
5
Ties
1
Falls
2
Win PCT.
83.78
Place
1st
Season
Career
Bouts
128
Wins
121
Losses
5
Ties
2
Falls
30
Win PCT.
94.53

All Rankings:

Season
1994
Rank Date
03/17/1994
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1994
Rank Date
03/07/1994
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1994
Rank Date
02/21/1994
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1994
Rank Date
02/03/1994
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1994
Rank Date
01/17/1994
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1994
Rank Date
12/27/1993
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1994
Rank Date
11/22/1993
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1993
Rank Date
11/23/1992
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1992
Rank Date
03/18/1992
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1992
Rank Date
03/02/1992
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1992
Rank Date
02/17/1992
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1992
Rank Date
11/18/1991
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1991
Rank Date
11/19/1990
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1991
Rank Date
03/14/1991
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1991
Rank Date
03/04/1991
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1991
Rank Date
02/04/1991
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1991
Rank Date
01/14/1991
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State
Season
1991
Rank Date
12/17/1990
Weight
158
Rank
1
School
Oklahoma State

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