Despite not being the most exciting wins in John Smith’s career, he was able to claim two more career wins this afternoon, catapulting him even higher into the record books.
Oklahoma State’s 38-0 shutout of SIU-Edwardsville and 36-4 win over Little Rock account for career wins 442 and 443 for Smith, allowing him to move up once again on the all-time coaching wins list for Division I wrestling.
Smith now sits third all-time, hopping over Rider’s Gary Taylor, who retired back in 2017 with 442 wins.
“It takes a lot of good athletes to be able to do something like that,” Smith said.