NewsOK.com · Aug 11, 2016
OU wrestling coach Mark Cody resigns
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA / OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY / OU / OSU / BEDLAM COLLEGE WRESTLING: First year coach Mark Cody gives orders to a wrestler in Oklahoma's loss to Oklahoma State in the bedlam wrestling series. KT King/For the Tulsa WorldMark Cody announced Thursday that he has resigned as the University of Oklahoma's wrestling coach. Cody coached the Sooners for the past five years.
OU Vice President and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione said that Michael Lightner, who has served as an OU assistant coach for the last seven years, has been named interim head coach. Lightner was a four-time Big 12 champion and four-time All-American at OU, and won a national title in 2001.