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Kendall Cross Inducted Into Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame
August 12, 2019 | Cowboy Wrestling
NORMAN, Okla. – Former Oklahoma State wrestling standout Kendall Cross claimed his spot in the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame at the organization's induction of the Class of 2019 on Monday evening in Norman.
The Mustang, Okla., native was inducted alongside OSU baseball alumnus Mickey Tettleton in addition to Will Shields, Mike Moore, Lou Henson, Patty Gasso and Bob Stoops.
Cross wrestled at Mustang High School where he won a 1985 state title before committing to the Cowboys. He was a three-time All-American and finished first at the 1989 NCAA Championship. The former Cowboy was a three-time U.S. National Champion and was named outsanding freestyle wrestler at the U.S. Nationals in 1992 and 1995.
In 1986, Cross took bronze at the Junior World Championships. He qualified for th 1992 Olympics alongside Cowboys John Smith and Kenny Monday finishing at sixth on the podium at 57 kilograms. At the 1996 Olympics, Cross became the 11th Poke in history to win Olympic gold.
Cross went on to win the 1997 World Cup Championship before serving as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina. He coached for the Dave Schultz and Sunkist Kids Wrestling Clubs and served as an assistant coach at Harvard.
He founded Kendall Cross Gold Medal Wrestling Club in Boston and serves as the Director of Kendall Cross Wrestling camps and head coach at the New York City Regional Training Center.
The Mustang, Okla., native was inducted alongside OSU baseball alumnus Mickey Tettleton in addition to Will Shields, Mike Moore, Lou Henson, Patty Gasso and Bob Stoops.
Cross wrestled at Mustang High School where he won a 1985 state title before committing to the Cowboys. He was a three-time All-American and finished first at the 1989 NCAA Championship. The former Cowboy was a three-time U.S. National Champion and was named outsanding freestyle wrestler at the U.S. Nationals in 1992 and 1995.
In 1986, Cross took bronze at the Junior World Championships. He qualified for th 1992 Olympics alongside Cowboys John Smith and Kenny Monday finishing at sixth on the podium at 57 kilograms. At the 1996 Olympics, Cross became the 11th Poke in history to win Olympic gold.
Cross went on to win the 1997 World Cup Championship before serving as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina. He coached for the Dave Schultz and Sunkist Kids Wrestling Clubs and served as an assistant coach at Harvard.
He founded Kendall Cross Gold Medal Wrestling Club in Boston and serves as the Director of Kendall Cross Wrestling camps and head coach at the New York City Regional Training Center.
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