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Thomas Gilman on This Past Season at Oklahoma State & His Departure

Published April 10th, 2025 by Justin Basch

Thomas Gilman just spent his first year as a coach at Oklahoma State, and today we caught up to talk about his first year coaching, his retirement from competition - and, of course, the news that broke this weekend that he’s out of Oklahoma State. What a show!

01:40 - Olympic Trials & Jumping into Coaching
06:11 - Not Going to Turkey
08:45 - Coaching at Oklahoma State
12:45 - Coaching Troy Spratley to the National Finals
17:00 - The Decision to Leave Oklahoma State
20:00 - Going back to NLWC
25:30 - Transitioning from Selfish to Selfless
28:40 - Coaching Instinct vs Philosophy
31:00 - Experience at Iowa, Oklahoma State and Penn State
33:00 - Instilling This in Athletes
37:15 - Faith Playing a Pivotal Role
40:00 - Excitement to Get Back in Rec Hall
44:00 - Pride of Competitive Career
46:00 - Getting Covid Before Worlds

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