Our program is judged by a different standard. Our fans, coaches and student-athletes don't measure success by the competition. Our motivation comes from tradition; a championship legacy that calls us to cheer louder, train harder and dig deeper. We owe it to those who built the foundation.

This is the home of more championships by a university in any single sport. This is the University of Wrestling. This is Oklahoma State.

136 Individual National Champions

In addition to its NCAA-record 34 team national championships, the Oklahoma State Wrestling program has also produced 136 individual national championships. Beginning in 1928, over 80 Cowboys have taken home at least one individual championship.

Oklahoma State's 136 individual championships is the most of any wrestling program in America. In fact, the 134 championships mark is greater than the individual champion output of Big 12 rivals Iowa State and Oklahoma (67 and 65 individual champions, respectively) combined.

OSU has also captured over 230 individual conference championships, including 58 in the Big 12 era as of 2011.

Unrivaled Tradition

National Championships

Individual Champions

Conference Championships

All-Americans

Olympians

Harold DeMarsh 125 pounds 1928	Melvin Clodfelter 145 pounds 1928	George Rule 175 pounds 1928
Earl McCready Heavyweight 1928, 29, 30	George Bancroft 135 pounds 1929	Jack VanBebber 165 pounds 1929, 30, 31
Conrad Caldwell 165 and 175 pounds 1929, 30, 31	Bobby Pearce 126 pounds 1931	Leroy McGuirk 155 pounds 1931
Rex Peery 118 pounds 1933, 34, 35	Ross Flood 126 pounds 1933, 34, 35	Alan Kelley 145 pounds 1933, 34
Frank Lewis 155 pounds 1935	Harley "Doc" Strong 145 pounds 1936	Joe McDaniel 118 and 121 pounds 1937, 38, 39
Stanley Henson 145 and 155 pounds 1937, 38, 39	Harvey Base 165 pounds 1937	Loyd Ricks Heavyweight 1937
Dale Scriven 155 pounds 1938	John Harrell Heavyweight 1939	Al Whitehurst 136 pounds 1940-41
Vernon Logan 155 pounds 1940, 42	David "Buddy" Arndt 145 and 136 pounds 1941, 42, 46	Earl VanBebber 155 pounds 1941
Virgil Smith 165 pounds 1941, 42	Loyd Arms Heavyweight 1942	George Dorsch 175 pounds 1946
Richard Hutton Heavyweight 1947, 48, 50	Jack St. Clair 155 pounds 1948	Charles Hetrick 128 pounds 1949
Jim Gregson 175 pounds 1949	George Layman 137 pounds 1951, 52	Grover Rains 177 pounds 1951
Gene Nicks Heavyweight 1952, 54	Ned Blass 177 pounds 1953, 54	Myron Roderick 130 and 137 pounds 1954, 55, 56
Fred Davis 167 pounds 1955	Doug Blubaugh 157 pounds 1957	Dick Beattie 157 pounds 1958, 59
Duane Murty 167 pounds 1958	Ted Ellis Heavyweight 1959	Phil Kinyon 157 pounds 1961
Bob Johnson 177 pounds 1961-62	Masaaki Hatta 123 pounds 1962	Ronnie Clinton 167 pounds 1962
Yojiro Uetake 130 pounds 1964, 65, 66	Joe James Heavyweight 1964	Tadaaki Hatta 115 pounds 1965
Jack Brisco 191 pounds 1965	Gene Davis 137 pounds 1966	Bill Harlow 190 pounds 1966
Fred Fozzard 177 pounds 1967	Dwayne Keller 123 and 126 pounds 1968, 70	Darrell Keller 134 and 142 pounds 1970, 71
Geoff Baum 190 pounds 1970, 71	Yoshiro Fujita 126 pounds 1971	Ron Ray 167 pounds 1975
Jimmy Jackson Heavyweight 1976, 77, 78	Steve Barrett 142 pounds 1977	Eric Wais 190 pounds 1979
Lee Roy Smith 142 pounds 1980	Ricky Stewart 158 pounds 1980, 81	Clar Anderson 134 pounds 1983
Mike Sheets 167 pounds 1983, 84	Kenny Monday 150 pounds 1984	John Smith 134 pounds 1987, 88
Kendall Cross 126 pounds 1989	Pat Smith 158 pounds 1990, 91, 92, 94	Chris Barnes 177 pounds 1989, 90
Alan Fried 142 pounds 1994	Mark Branch 167 pounds 1994, 97	J.J. McGrew 190 pounds 1995
Teague Moore 118 pounds 1998	Eric Guerrero 126 and 133 pounds 1997, 98, 99	Mark Muñoz 197 pounds 2001
Johnny Thompson 133 pounds 2002, 03	Jake Rosholt 184 and 197 pounds 2003, 05, 06	Chris Pendleton 174 pounds 2004, 05
Zack Esposito 149 pounds 2005	Johny Hendricks 165 pounds 2005, 06	Steve Mocco Heavyweight 2005
Coleman Scott 133 pounds 2008	Jordan Oliver 133/149 pounds 2011, 13	Chris Perry 174 pounds 2013