Mike Reding took Duncan High School wrestling to new heights while coaching there. A state champion and three-time finalist for Stillwater High School, Reding attended Oklahoma State University. In his first year as a Cowboy, he won a Big Eight championship and finished second in the NCAA tournament. In all, he earned All-America honors three times and compiled an overall record of 46-9 as a member of the OSU team that set a record for consecutive dual victories that still stands today. Upon graduation from OSU, he went to coach for one year in Bloomfield, Iowa before returning to his home state to coach in Duncan for 20 years. He led Duncan to its first-ever state championship in 1980. His teams went seven consecutive years"”76 matches-- without a dual loss. Two of his former wrestlers won collegiate national championships, two-time NCAA champion Ricky Stewart for Oklahoma State and NAIA champion Jack O'Connor for Central Oklahoma. Reding was named All-State Wrestling Coach in 1975 and Wrestling Coach of the Year in 1981 by the Wrestling Coaches Association. In 1992 he was inducted into the Duncan High School Athletics Hall of Fame.