EVANSTON, Ill. — After helping lead 125-pounder Sebastian Rivera to his first-career All-American honor, Cody Brewer has been promoted to assistant coach, Head Coach Matt Storniolo announced Wednesday.
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Brewer had spent the previous two seasons as the volunteer assistant coach for the Wildcats, working primarily with the lightweight wrestlers.
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"Cody has done a phenomenal job the past two seasons and has more than earned than earned this promotion," said Storniolo. "His devotion to Northwestern and our student-athletes is second-to-none. Cody is already one of the nation's best lightweight coaches, and in this new position he will make an immediate impact in recruiting."
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In Rivera's sterling 2017-18 campaign, he finished with a 31-8 record, sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships, and a fifth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships. He led the Wildcats with five technical falls and 12 major decisions.
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Brewer also helped hone 133-pounder Colin Valdiviez, who had a promising true first-year season for Northwestern in the 2017-18 campaign. Valdiviez reached the NCAA Championships and posted two ranked wins in Cleveland, Ohio, including one over No. 13 Korbin Myers (Edinboro).
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Brewer, who was a 2015 National Champion with Oklahoma, replaces Mike McMullan on the Northwestern coaching staff, who has left coaching.
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At Oklahoma, Brewer was a two-time Big 12 Champion and a two-time All-Big 12 Academic First Team member. He was a conference finalist in each of his four years and finished his career with a 95-22 record. Sixty-eight of those wins came by bonus-point decision.
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Brewer had spent the previous two seasons as the volunteer assistant coach for the Wildcats, working primarily with the lightweight wrestlers.
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"Cody has done a phenomenal job the past two seasons and has more than earned than earned this promotion," said Storniolo. "His devotion to Northwestern and our student-athletes is second-to-none. Cody is already one of the nation's best lightweight coaches, and in this new position he will make an immediate impact in recruiting."
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In Rivera's sterling 2017-18 campaign, he finished with a 31-8 record, sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships, and a fifth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships. He led the Wildcats with five technical falls and 12 major decisions.
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Brewer also helped hone 133-pounder Colin Valdiviez, who had a promising true first-year season for Northwestern in the 2017-18 campaign. Valdiviez reached the NCAA Championships and posted two ranked wins in Cleveland, Ohio, including one over No. 13 Korbin Myers (Edinboro).
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Brewer, who was a 2015 National Champion with Oklahoma, replaces Mike McMullan on the Northwestern coaching staff, who has left coaching.
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At Oklahoma, Brewer was a two-time Big 12 Champion and a two-time All-Big 12 Academic First Team member. He was a conference finalist in each of his four years and finished his career with a 95-22 record. Sixty-eight of those wins came by bonus-point decision.
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