STEVE ELDRIDGE HEAD COACH 48TH SEASON
STEVE.ELDRIDGE@USCGA.EDU
Steve is in his 48th season as the head coach of the wrestling team at the Coast Guard Academy. Eldridge was inducted into the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Hall of Fame in 1995 and was the Lifetime Service to Wrestling recipient by the Hall of Fame last year. He is the first coach at the Coast Guard Academy to earn national Hall of Fame honors as a coach. Under his guidance, the Bears have enjoyed great success with five New England Championships while placing second four times. Eldridge earned Coach of the Year honors four times. Coach Eldridge has twice served as the President of the National Wrestling Coaches Association and has twice hosted the Division III National Championships at the Academy. Eldridge has coached nine All-America selections including two-time National runner-up Chris Fertig and most recently Nate Giorgio, who placed fourth in 2012 as a freshman at 125 pounds. Eldridge is a 1989 inductee of the Coast Guard Academy Hall of Fame.
ROB MCKNABB INTERIM HEAD COACH 2ND SEASON
ROBERT.R.MCKNABB@USCGA.EDU
Rob McKnabb is in his second season with Coast Guard wrestling team and is currently serving as the interim head coach. During his high school career, Rob competed at Chicago Mount Carmel High School for Hall-of-Fame and former Olympic coach Bill Weick. In college, Rob competed at Division III Illinois College where his was a two-time conference place-winner at 118lbs and was named Rookie of the Year following a 24 win freshman season.
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Previously, Rob has coached at Triton College in Illinois with Hall-of-Fame Coach Harry McGinnis. During his tenure, Rob has coached 21 Academic All Americans, 24 National Qualifiers, and two All Americans. He was an adjunct faculty member in the Health, Sport, and Exercise Science Department. In addition, Rob has coached at the high school level for eight years. He coached at Macomb, St. Viator, and Prospect High Schools. Rob has coached 12 state qualifiers, two state place winners in Illinois, and seven wrestlers who have wrestled at the Division 1 level. Coach McKnabb is an instructor in the Health and Physical Education Department. He resides in Waterford with his wife, Erin, and their children; Stephen, Caitlin, and Colin.
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