Rob Eiter enters his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Wildcat wrestling team. He will help the Wildcats in every aspect of the program. "Rob is a great asset to the program," said NU Head Coach Tim Cysewski. "His experience and wrestling technique is excellent, and he'll be great for recruiting wrestlers to compete at Northwestern." Eiter brings a lot of experience and success to Northwestern. He coached as an assistant at Clarion University from 1993-98 where he helped Sheldon Thomas win an NCAA Championship. He also coached Clarion's first ever four-time All-American, Bryan Stout, and five others to All-American status. In 1999, Eiter coached the women's world championship team. As a wrestler, Eiter was a member of the 1992 and 1996 Olympic freestyle teams and the 1993 and 1995 World Championship teams. Eiter was also a five-time U.S. Open national champion and two-time World Cup silver medalist. During his college days at Arizona State, Eiter was a member of the Sunkist Kids wrestling club in Phoenix. He became one of the nation's best freestyle wrestlers and by 1992 he had won two national titles. Eiter is a native of Arlington Heights, Ill., and now resides in Libertyville, Ill., with his wife Courtenay. |
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