"He just chose to look at some other opportunities," Molder told the newspaper in OKWU's hometown.
There is no mention of Robinson's departure at Oklahoma Wesleyan's website; his name is still listed as head coach as of Saturday, as is the program's assistant coach, Aaron Hane. Robinson's personal Facebook and Twitter accounts have not been updated in the past week.
When asked whether the OKWU Eagles wrestlers would be participating in Sunday's Oklahoma City University Duals as originally scheduled, Molder said, "For right now, we've suspended the operations part of it," until a new head coach is brought on board to take the program "in a different direction."
While the OCU Duals is listed on the event calendar of the official OKWU wrestling website, the school is not listed among the participants at the host school's website.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma Wesleyan is already mounting a nationwide search for a new wrestling coach. "Hopefully we'll have a little better grasp next week," said Molder.
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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