Mark Smith, the younger brother of head coach Lee Roy Smith, will serve as a
volunteer assistant coach with Arizona State wrestling this season.
Smith begins his coaching career following a prolific collegiate campaign at
Oklahoma State, where he wrestled from 1995-99. As a Cowboy, Smith was a
three-time All-American and won three straight Big-12 Conference
championship titles under coach and older brother John Smith.
He began his OSU career as the only true freshman starter on the squad yet
was plagued by injuries all season. After using a medical redshirt the
following year, Smith came into his own, amassing an impressive 79-10 record
and posting three top-five finishes at the NCAA Championships from his
sophomore through senior seasons.
But Smith was no stranger to success when he arrived at OSU. At Del City
High School in Del City, Okla., he was a three-time state champion and a
two-time Junior National Freestyle champion. Smith was also selected as
Oklahoma's High School Wrestler of the Century by the Daily Oklahoman.
Smith has recently moved to the Valley and is resuming his freestyle
wrestling career with the Sunkist Kids Olympic Club.
