Sweat replaces Colby Robertson, who abruptly left the position at OKWU in mid-December, in his first season heading up the brand-new wrestling program. The school scrapped its entire 2017-18 season upon Robertson's departure.
“I am extremely excited that R.J. is joining our staff to lead our wrestling program,†said Oklahoma Wesleyan athletic director Mark Molder. “His enthusiasm, intensity, and experience are qualities he brings with him as he begins to direct our program.â€
Prior to being hired by OKWU, Sweat had served as an assistant coach at Coweta and Broken Arrow high schools in Oklahoma. He wrestled at Broken Arrow and at Oklahoma State.
‘This is an incredible opportunity,†said Sweat. “It was a door opened up by God to bring me to Oklahoma Wesleyan. I'm very excited to lead this program and help grow the sport of wrestling in Oklahoma.â€
Oklahoma Wesleyan revealed its plans to add a men's intercollegiate wrestling program in early December 2016. In late March of this year, the school announced that it had hired Colby Robinson to head up the new program. Prior to coming to Bartlesville, Robinson had been head coach at DeSmet High School in St. Louis, and an assistant at Missouri Baptist.
Located in Bartlesville about 45 miles north of Tulsa, Oklahoma Wesleyan University can trace its roots back to 1909. At its website, here's how Oklahoma Wesleyan describes itself: "As an evangelical Christian university of The Wesleyan Church, OKWU models a way of thought, a way of life, and a way of faith grounded in these four pillars (Christ. Scripture. Truth. Wisdom.). We are a place of serious study, honest questions, and critical engagement, all in the context of a liberal arts community that feels like family." The four-year school has approximately 1,300 students, with about half of them at the Bartlesville campus.
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