From 1982 until 2004, Mac Bentley provided outstanding press coverage for every level of wrestling as a sportswriter for the Daily Oklahoman. 

During this 22-year period, he traveled the state and across the nation, writing about high school tournaments, collegiate matches, conference tournaments and NCAA Championships at both the Division I and II levels. He wrote numerous feature stories about wrestlers from the University of Central Oklahoma, the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University.

He chronicled some of the greatest Bedlam matches in the rivalry’s storied history and reported on Olympic greatness from both the Cowboys and the Sooners.

In 1997, Bentley received national recognition for his outstanding coverage and dedication to the sport, as he was honored with the Bob Dellinger Media Award, presented by Amateur Wrestling News to the nation’s best wrestling writer.