Kendall Cross
Head Wrestling Coach
Kendall Cross is an NCAA Champion and Olympic gold medalist in wrestling. He won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he wrestled in the 57 kilogram (125.5 pounds) weight class. He wrestled for Mustang High School in Oklahoma where he won a state title. He wrestled for Oklahoma State University where he was a three time All-American and won the NCAA Championship in 1989. Kendall graduated from OSU with a major in political science and economics.
After college he served as an assistant coach at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, NC while training for the Olympics. He also served as a coach for the Sunkist Kids and the Dave Schultz Wrestling Clubs. Kendall went on to become an assistant coach at Harvard University in Boston. While in Boston, he founded the Kendall Cross Gold Medal Wrestling Club, which developed young athletes, and gave
the region access to his world class abilities.
Titles & Accolades
- 1996 Freestyle Wrestling Olympic Gold Medalist (57kg/125.5lbs)
- Three-time NCAA All-American Wrestling for Oklahoma State
- 1989 NCAA Wrestling Champion
- Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, inducted 2002
- Three time US National Champion
- Outstanding Freestyle Wrestler at the U. S. Nationals, 1992 and 1995
- 1997 USA Wrestling Athlete of the Year
- Espoir National and Espoir World Cup Champion, 1988
- Bronze medal at Junior World Championships, 1986
- World Cup Champion, 1997
- Oklahoma High School State Champion