Gone, Lost & Forgotten: Their Best = Cincinnati

While not the counterpart of the other Division I schools in Ohio, the Bearcats of Cincinnati did at one time field a wrestling program.

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Jim Mahan

Also a member of the bearcat football and track teams, Jim Mahan participated in the 1963 NCAA championships.

Kevin Keller 

A graduate of nearby Mount Healthy high school, Kevin Keller came to Cincinnati an Ohio high school state qualifier with a 63-17 record.   While wrestling for the Bearcats Keller would put together a record of 65-26.

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Frank Shaut

Frank Shaut came to Cincinnati from New York where he was a two time State champion.  Wrestling for Cincinnati he participated in both the 1962 & 1963 NCAA tournament. He put together a record of 58-3, with all of his losses coming at the national tournament.   Post college Shaut coached at Oak Hills high school where he lead his team to six league, four District and four city championships.  They finished as high as third in the state.

177 lbs
Otto Liske 

Otto Liske qualified for the NCAA championships in 1976.