Bio

Tyrone Lewis begins his first year as head men's wrestling coach for the 2023-24 season.

Lewis, a native of El Reno, Okla., joined the Wildcats after serving the past seven years as head wrestling coach for his hometown high school, El Reno HS. During his time restoring the Indians wrestling program, he coached 12 state finalist and earned an OSSAA Class 5A Coach of the Year honor.

Prior to El Reno, Lewis spent time on the coaching staff at several NCAA Division I institutions, most recently at Maryland where he was an assistant coach for the Terrapins. He had a two-year stint as a volunteer assistant at Oklahoma after serving as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Oklahoma State for three seasons.

Before making the transition into coaching, Lewis wrestled for the Cowboys from 2001-04, where he won two Big XII titles (2001, 2004) and compiled a 120-15 record. Lewis was a four-time NCAA All-American, finishing fifth nationally in 2001, third in 2002, fifth in 2003, and was a national runner-up in 2004.

Lewis was the 2008 runner-up at both the U.S. Olympic Trials and at U.S. Nationals in the 74 kg/163-pound weight class and was an alternate for the 2008 Olympic team. He represented the United States at the 2005 World University Games in Izmir, Turkey, and was a training partner for the U.S. Senior World Team as it competed at the 2005 FILA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

After graduating from Oklahoma State with a bachelor's degree in secondary education/history, Lewis took his first collegiate coaching job at Oklahoma City University as an assistant and helped guide the Stars to a 12th-place finish at the NAIA Championships, while coaching three All-Americans.