STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State wrestling coach
John Smith announced the addition of three-time Cowboy All-American Tyrone Lewis to the OSU coaching staff today.
While wrestling for the Cowboys from 2001-04, Lewis won Big 12 individual championships in 2001 and 2004 and he compiled a 120-15 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 2004. He was a three-year captain and leader of NCAA champion teams in 2003 and 2004.
“We looked at coaches from around the country for this position and it became clear that Tyrone was the best person for the job,” Smith said. “He’s someone who will work hard every day to put Oklahoma State in position to win NCAA championships. We know Tyrone is up to the challenge and is the right fit for what we are trying to accomplish. We’re excited to have him on our staff.”
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 2005-06 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.
“I’m very excited to return to Oklahoma State as an assistant coach,” Lewis said. “This is one of the best jobs in wrestling and I consider it an honor to join the Cowboy coaching staff. This is my alma mater and I am going to do everything I can to help our wrestlers succeed both on and off the mat.”
Though he was out of coaching in 2007-08 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 is 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.
Tyrone Lewis Named Assistant Wrestling Coach At Oklahoma State 
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