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.[1] He is second all time on the MHSAA career wins compiling a record of 252-2.[2] Kish went on to become only the 11th four-time champion in MHSAA history.[3] His performance in 2003 earned him the Junior Schalles Award for top high school pinner.[1] He next wrestled at the University of Minnesota, compiling a career record of 117-27.[2] As a sophomore and a junior in college, he finished 2nd at the national tournament.[3] After leaving the University of Minnesota, Kish became an assistant wrestling coach at North Dakota State University.[4] 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.[3][5]
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.
