Former Iowa All-American named Cornell assistant wrestling coach

Ty Eustice, a four-year NCAA Div. I national qualifier and two-time All-American at the University of Iowa, has been named assistant wrestling coach at Cornell College.

Eustice joins the Rams’ program after working the past two years as a graduate assistant at Minnesota State University in Mankato.

“To be able to hire a full-time assistant is a major milestone for our program, in terms of support from the college,” said Cornell’s fourth-year head coach Mike Duroe. “We are very fortunate to add a guy of Ty’s caliber to our staff. He has experience in the sport and the ability to relate to student-athletes. The nice thing about Ty is he can work with any weight, both tactically and technically.”

Eustice, a native of Blue Earth, Minn., helped coach 12 All-Americans during a successful two-year stint at Minnesota State, working under Jim Makovsky. The Mavericks crowned seven All-Americans and two individual champions while placing second in the team race by one-half point at the 2008 NCAA Div. II National Championships. Minnesota State won the team title at the 2008 National Duals.

Eustice was a 100-match winner and two-time team captain for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 2001-06. He placed fifth at 149 pounds at the NCAA Div. I National Championships in 2005 and finished second at 149 in 2006. He won four Minnesota state championships at Blue Earth High School. He also was a Cadet and Junior National Freestyle All-American.

Eustice and Duroe became acquainted a few years ago in the University of Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling Club, where Duroe coached Eustice. Eustice said he is excited to begin work for Duroe, both with the same goals in mind.

“We both understand that this program is up and coming and needs to take another step,” Eustice said. “We want to be up there with Wartburg and Augsburg. It’s exciting to work with someone with the same mentality. He’s a world-class coach. I couldn’t find a better boss.”

“Our goal is real simple,” said Duroe, who was a member of the U.S. Men’s Freestyle Wrestling coaching staff for the past four Olympic Games. “We want to get Cornell back on top nationally.”

Eustice and his wife, Katie, were married on Sept. 5. They have a three-year-old son, Jack.