Roger Kish
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Oklahoma |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Lapeer, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2008 | Minnesota |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2009 | Minnesota (assistant) |
| 2009–2011 | North Dakota State (assistant) |
| 2011–2023 | North Dakota State |
| 2023–present | Oklahoma |
Roger Kish is an American wrestler and the current head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners wrestling team. A native of Lapeer, Michigan, Kish was a four-time Michigan state wrestling champion. Kish is currently tied for ninth all time on the Michigan high school single season win record list.[1] He is second all time on the MHSAA career wins compiling a record of 252-2.[2] Kish went on to become only the 11th four-time champion in MHSAA history.[3] His performance in 2003 earned him the Junior Schalles Award for top high school pinner.[1] He next wrestled at the University of Minnesota, compiling a career record of 117-27.[2] As a sophomore and a junior in college, he finished 2nd at the national tournament.[3] After leaving the University of Minnesota, Kish became an assistant wrestling coach at North Dakota State University.[4] He was hired as the head coach at North Dakota State in 2011 and became the youngest NCAA Division I head coach in any sport.[3][5]
Prior to Oklahoma, Kish was the head coach of the North Dakota State Bison wrestling program from 2012 to 2023, just a few years after NDSU became eligible for Division I competition. During his tenure, six wrestlers earned All-American status.
References
[edit]- ^ "Junior Schalles Award". WIN Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "North Dakota St. names new coach: Roger Kish named fourth head coach in program's history". NCAA.com. July 1, 2011.
- ^ a b Mark Spezia (July 14, 2011). "Lapeer West graduate Roger Kish named North Dakota State Wrestling Coach". Flint Journal.
- ^ Michael Selecky (September 1, 2010). "Roger Kish headlines North Branch wrestling camp". The County Press (Michigan).
- ^ "Roger Kish Named NDSU Head Wrestling Coach". North Dakota State University. June 30, 2011.
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