Mustang High School, often shortened to MHS, is a public school located in

Mustang, Oklahoma Mustang is a city in the southeastern corner of Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan statistical area. Mustang's population was 19,879 at the 2020 census, a 14.3% increase from 17,398 in 2010. The c ...

, United States. It is the only secondary school of the Mustang Public Schools public school district and serves well over 3,000 students. The complex contains a large band room, an auditorium, a performing arts center, and three gymnasiums. The school has received a Great Schools rating of 10 out of 10.

Sports

Mustang offers baseball, softball, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, cheer, boys' cross country, girls' cross country, football, boys' golf, girls' golf, pom, boys' soccer, girls' soccer, swimming, boys' tennis, girls' tennis, boys' track, girls' track, volleyball, and wrestling. Runner Gabe Simonsen broke the state record for Oklahoma in the two-mile run with a time of 8:56.07 in 2021 The school has a nationally competitive marching-band program formerly known as the Nightriders. Due to controversy in 2020, the band was renamed, now the Mustang Marching Band. They placed 17th nationally in 2021 with their show titled "Shark World." Mustang is a 6A school. http://mustangps.org

Notable alumni

Dennis Byrd Dennis DeWayne Byrd (October 5, 1966 – October 15, 2016) was an American football defensive end and defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He attended college at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ...

- former

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defensive lineman *

Kendall Cross Kendall Duane Cross (born February 24, 1968) is an American freestyle wrestler, wrestling coach and Olympic Games, Olympic gold medalist. He won the gold medal at the Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgi ...

- Olympic

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, gold medalist at

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* Josh Cooper - former NFL wide receiver *

Shane Hamman Shane Hamman (born June 20, 1972) is an American Olympic weightlifter and powerlifter. Early years Shane Hamman was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and brought up in Mustang, Oklahoma. Hamman began to play soccer at the age of 6 until he wa ...

- Olympic

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* Josh Heskew former

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, National Champion also played for

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References

External links

Official website

Athletics website
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