Austin Marsden serves as Assistant Coach for University of Oklahoma's Wrestling program in Norman, Oklahoma. Marsden enters his fourth year with the Sooners in 2026-27, having joined the program as an assistant coach on June 6, 2023. Throughout the 2025-26 season, Marsden continued his work with Oklahoma’s upper weights, helping guide heavyweight Juan Mora to a career-best campaign and NCAA Championship appearance.
Mora compiled a 21-9 record, climbed as high as No. 21 in the InterMat rankings and totaled eight wins over ranked opponents. He placed fourth at the Big 12 Championship to qualify for the NCAA Championships, where he advanced to the Blood Round as the No. 21 seed with upset victories over Wisconsin’s No. 12 Braxton Amos and Ohio State’s No. 5 Nick Feldman. During the 2024-25 season, Marsden was instrumental in the development of heavyweight Juan Mora, who reached a career-high No. 19 ranking by InterMat. Mora notched four wins over ranked opponents and recorded two technical falls and three major decisions on his way to a podium finish at the Big 12 Championships.
