Luke Smith
@CoachLightning
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Head Wrestling Coach at California State University, Bakersfield. Wisconsin Made. Proud CMU Alum
Bakersfield,CA
Joined October 2012
WIN caught up with CSU-Bakersfield head coach Luke Smith for a recent @USAWrestling Coach's Corner feature! @CSUBAthletics @CSUBWrestling
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Photo: Cal State Bakersfield’s Luke Smith (center) and assistant coach Ernest James (left) coached AJ Ferrari in the 2025 NCAA semis in Philadelphia. Photo by Tony Rotundo. Editor’s Note: This...
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We have updated information about the 2026 Pac-12 Wrestling Championships! Date: Friday, Mar. 6 Location: Cal Poly / San Luis Obispo, CA #RunnersOnTheRise
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CSUB Wrestling 🎥 #PAC12insider + YouTube Here's how to follow the `Runners live during home duals this season! https://t.co/MWoA8XAREs or, visit https://t.co/xgqHwyEGIb
#RunnersOnTheRise
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We're ready to hit the mats this weekend and show them what that Bakersfield grit is all about! Read more: https://t.co/F4vWu7qEnC
#RunnersOnTheRise
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Happy Birthday to Roadrunner Legend, Stephen Neal!! Stephen was a 2x NCAA Champion, Hodge Trophy Winner (college wrestling’s Heisman) in 1999 after going 34-0 & beating Brock Lesnar in the NCAA Finals, 1999 World Freestyle Champion & 3x Super Bowl Champion #GOAT #BakersfieldGrit
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UFC Hall of Famer @titoortiz just challenged @ChaelSonnen to a match at RAF 2!!!! #RealAmericanFreestyle #RAF
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What a match by Evan Wick and Jason Nolf!! Warriors not afraid to let it fly is what can make @RAFWrestlingUSA great!! #RAF1
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Can’t wait for the first (hopefully of many) @RAFWrestlingUSA !!! Thank you @IzzyStyle , @ChadBronstein @EBischoff and the Immortal @HulkHogan!! Wish somewhere in Bakersfield sold @realamerbeer so I could enjoy a cold one while watching.
Hulk Hogan's legacy lives on! Don’t miss 'Real American Freestyle Hulk Hogan Tribute' where top wrestlers go head-to-head, LIVE TONIGHT at 7p ET on Fox Nation. https://t.co/rjfqAeRklI
@RAFWrestlingUSA
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Are you ready, America? 'Real American Freestyle Hulk Hogan Tribute' is here! Here's a special look behind the scenes at the big event. Use code RAF and watch live TONIGHT at 7p ET. https://t.co/rjfqAeRklI
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🎥NWCA Convention Archives “Work-Life Balance” with @CoachLightning, @CSUBWrestling Join us Aug. 1-3 at the @SawgrassGolf in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL🏝️ 🔗 https://t.co/EXkUo7zyy4
#NWCAconv25 Presented by @CKAwrestling @defensesoap @resilite @USMarineCorp
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Going to Japan (mainly Tokyo) for a week. Any recommendations?
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Day 8 of WrestlingShirtADayInMay so I went with @CSUBWrestling @CoachLightning showed me around campus a couple of years ago. Cal State Bakersfield Head Coach Luke Smith goes on the record about the Roadrunner program https://t.co/GohWyIb7Ks
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Fun talking @CSUBWrestling with Roadrunner Alum @bryanbattisto on the @simplemanwrastl podcast. #BakersfieldGrit
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It's Giving Day! Please consider donating to CSUB Wrestling to help us at https://t.co/gWWxSerh7n! The @csubathletics team with the most unique donors (min. $5) over the next 24 hours will receive an extra $2,500! #RunnersOnTheRise @calUSAwrestling
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@mrfasttwitch @csubwrestling Congrats on a great season! He's workin on the double roadrunners
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I may have not accomplished my goal, but I am more grateful for God teaching me to understand that the Lord has bigger plans than my own, and that I must learn this lesson that God taught me from this weekend. This is just a half-way mark of my college wrestling career… 📈
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