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2012 OLYMPIC TEAM COACHES John Smith Freestyle Coach Olympic Team Coach. Smith also served as a co- S t i l lwa t e r , Okla., is a t w o - t i m e O l y m p i c champion as an athlete and a past U.S. Smith, of head coach for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team. The U.S. won four individual medals, includ- ing a gold medal from Brandon Slay. Smith is the personal coach of 2012 U.S. Olympian Coleman Scott of the Gator WC (60 kg). He also coached Scott in college at Oklahoma State, where Scott won an NCAA title. Smith served as World Team coach for all three U.S. World Freestyle Teams in this quadrennium. He was coach for the 2011 U.S. World Team which competed in Istanbul, Turkey. The U.S. finished third in the team standings, led by World champion Jordan Burroughs. Smith is a coach with the Mark Manning Freestyle Coach champion. Manning also coached Burroughs at Nebraska, where he won two NCAA titles and was named the 2011 Dan Hodge Trophy winner as the nation's best col- lege wrestler. Manning was a 2009 U.S. Lincoln, Neb., serves as the coach for U.S. O l y m p i a n J o r d a n Burroughs, a 2011 World Manning, of World Team Coach which com- peted at Championships in Herning, Denmark, placing seventh as a team with two medalists. Manning was named 2011 the World Lou Rosselli Freestyle Coach for 2012 U.S. Olympian Tervel Dlagnev, who trains under him at the Ohio Regional Training Center. Dlagnev was a 2009 World bronze medalist. Rosselli served as a 2011 Rosselli is a personal coach C o l u m b u s , Ohio, was an Olympian as an athlete and is a past World Team coach. Rosselli, of U.S. World Team Coach in Istanbul, Turkey, which finished third in the team standings. Rosselli also served as a Terry McCann Freestyle Coach of the Year by USA Wrestling. Manning was also named FILA's International Freestyle Coach for 2011, the first U.S. recipient of the award in recent history. He is a coach with the Gator WC, working with top Senior freestyle wrestlers from across the nation. He is the head coach at Oklahoma State. He has led the Cowboys to five NCAA team titles. He has coached 24 NCAA individual champions and six Olympians, including 2004 silver medalist Jamill Kelly. As an athlete, Smith claimed Sunkist Kids, which was second among national clubs at the 2011 U.S. Open. Manning currently works as the head wrestling coach for Nebraska. In his 11 years at the helm, gold medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games, and won four World gold medals (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991). His six straight World-level titles is unprecedented. he has coached 36 of Nebraska's 91 All-Americans. He has led the Huskers to five top-eight finishes at the NCAA Championships, compared to just eight for the 14 NU coach- es before him. He is the winningest coach in Husker history. He guided Nebraska to consecutive fourth-place finishes at the NCAA Championships. He also guided Nebraska to its first Big 12 title in 2009. 2007 U.S. World Team Coach, helping lead the United States to a fourth place finish, led by World bronze medalist Daniel Cormier. He also served as a World Team Coach for the 2006 U.S. Freestyle World Team, which placed third as a team at the 2006 World Championships in Guangzhou, China. Rosselli was named 2007 Terry McCann Freestyle Coach of the Year by USA Wrestling. Rosselli serves as the Associate Head Coach at Ohio State. With Rosselli a key part of the coaching staff, the Buckeyes placed second at the 2008 and 2009 NCAA Championships. He also served as an assis- 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. His quest for an Olympic medal was cut short when he broke his arm during a victory and had to withdraw from competition. Rosselli was a 1997 World Cup champion. 2012 USA Wrestling Media Guide - 13 tant coach at Edinboro. Rosselli competed at the