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Oklahoma State has hired Olympic gold medalist David Taylor as its wrestling coach to replace John Smith. Taylor won gold in the 86-kilogram class at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. He lost to Aaron Brooks at the Olympic Trials finals last month. He spent 11 years on Team USA and is a three-time world champion. He twice won the Hodge Trophy as the nation's best collegiate wrestler while competing for Penn State. Smith retired after a 33-year run that produced five NCAA team championships, 33 individual NCAA champions and 23 conference titles.
