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American wrestler and wrestling coach

Roger Kish
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Oklahoma
Conference	Big 12
Record	0–0
Biographical details
Born	Lapeer, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
2004–2008	Minnesota

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2009	Minnesota (assistant)
2009–2011	North Dakota State (assistant)
2011–2023	North Dakota State
2023–present	Oklahoma

Roger Kish is an American wrestler and the current head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners wrestling team. A native of Lapeer, Michigan, Kish was a four-time Michigan state wrestling champion. Kish is currently tied for ninth all time on the Michigan high school single season win record list. He is second all time on the MHSAA career wins compiling a record of 252-2. Kish went on to become only the 11th four-time champion in MHSAA history. His performance in 2003 earned him the Junior Schalles Award for top high school pinner. He next wrestled at the University of Minnesota, compiling a career record of 117-27. As a sophomore and a junior in college, he finished 2nd at the national tournament. After leaving the University of Minnesota, Kish became an assistant wrestling coach at North Dakota State University. He was hired as the head coach at North Dakota State in 2011 and became the youngest NCAA Division I head coach in any sport.

Prior to Oklahoma, Kish was the head coach of the North Dakota State Bison wrestling program from 2012 to 2023, just a few years after NDSU became eligible for Division I competition. During his tenure, six wrestlers earned All-American status.

References

"Junior Schalles Award". WIN Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
"North Dakota St. names new coach: Roger Kish named fourth head coach in program's history". NCAA.com. July 1, 2011.
^ Mark Spezia (July 14, 2011). "Lapeer West graduate Roger Kish named North Dakota State Wrestling Coach". Flint Journal.
Michael Selecky (September 1, 2010). "Roger Kish headlines North Branch wrestling camp". The County Press (Michigan).
"Roger Kish Named NDSU Head Wrestling Coach". North Dakota State University. June 30, 2011.

v t e North Dakota State Bison head wrestling coaches
Tom Neuberger (1957–1961) Don Lemnus (1961–1962) Tom Neuberger (1962–64) Bucky Maughan (1964–2011) Roger Kish (2011–2023) Obe Blanc (2023–present)

v t e Oklahoma Sooners head wrestling coaches
Dewey Luster (1920) Grover C. Jacobson (1921–1922) James Tolbert (1923) Joe Cuneen (1924) Polly Wallace (1925–1927) Paul V. Keen (1928–1939) D. C. Matthews (1940) Harold Byrd (1941) No team (1942–1946) Port Robertson (1947–1959) Tommy Evans (1960–1961) Port Robertson (1962) Tommy Evans (1963–1973) Stan Abel (1973–1993) Jack Spates (1993–2011) Mark Cody (2011–2016) Lou Rosselli (2016–2023) Roger Kish (2023–present)

Oklahoma Sooners head wrestling coaches

Dewey Luster (1920)
Grover C. Jacobson (1921–1922)
James Tolbert (1923)
Joe Cuneen (1924)
Polly Wallace (1925–1927)
Paul V. Keen (1928–1939)
D. C. Matthews (1940)
Harold Byrd (1941)
No team (1942–1946)
Port Robertson (1947–1959)
Tommy Evans (1960–1961)
Port Robertson (1962)
Tommy Evans (1963–1973)
Stan Abel (1973–1993)
Jack Spates (1993–2011)
Mark Cody (2011–2016)
Lou Rosselli (2016–2023)
Roger Kish (2023–present)

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