Finalists for the US Olympic Hall of Fame have been announced and Oklahoma State head wrestling coach John Smith made the cut.
Smith, widely considered the greatest American wrestler ever, is the only American wrestler to win 6 six world titles, which he did from 1987-1992. Smith won Olympic gold medals in the 1988 and 1992 Olympics.
The other individual Olympic finalists are as follows …
• Gary Anderson, shooting
• Greg Barton, canoe/kayak
• Laura Berg, softball
• Anne Donovan, basketball
• Lisa Leslie, basketball
• Nastia Liukin, gymnastics
• John Mayasich, ice hockey
• Misty May-Treanor, beach volleyball
• Jonny Moseley, freestyle skiing
• Apolo Anton Ohno, short track speedskating
• Mark Reynolds, sailing
• Angela Ruggiero, ice hockey
• Dara Torres, swimming
• Brenda Villa, water polo