Mike Kirk has a long and distinguished career promoting the sport of wrestling. Kirk began as a student worker in the sports information office at Oklahoma State from 1978 through 1982 and he was in charge of the wrestling publicity his last three years (1979-82). He became the sports information director at the University of Central Oklahoma in 1987 and now serves as the director of media relations for the university. Kirk has also covered the NCAA Division II National Duals and the National Championships for Amateur Wrestling News for the last 15 years. He is serving in his third year as a member of the NCAA Division I Championship Committee. In addition to his work with UCO, Kirk has been the NCAA Division II team and individual rankings coordinator since 1993. He also served as the press information manager for wrestling at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.