Devin Schroder enters his second year as an assistant coach for the Cleveland State wrestling team.
In the 2022-23 season, the Vikings took seventh at the MAC Championships, finishing with a program-best seven placers. Cleveland State claimed seven dual victories on the year, with six of those coming against MAC schools. In addition, the Green and White were 5-2 at home.
Off the mat, Cleveland State turned in the second-best GPA of all Division 1 teams for the NWCA Scholar All-America award with a 3.54. This finish marks the best in program history. The Vikings also had three Scholar All-Americans and a MAC-best 13 All-Academic honorees.
Prior to Cleveland State, Schroder had a standout career at Purdue University from 2016–2022. In his time with the Boilermakers, Schroder qualified for the NCAA Championships four times (2019-22) at 125-pounds. He was just the third wrestler in program history to earn a top-10 national seed at least three times. In addition, Schroder was a four-time Big Ten placer.
Schroder earned NWCA First Team All-American honors in 2020 after receiving the fifth seed at the NCAA National Championships, which was canceled due to COVID-19. He was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation via Open Mat, TrackWrestling, and WIN Magazine.
Schroder graduated from Purdue tied for No. 16 in win percentage in program history (96-37), with 49 of those victories coming via bonus points. He also led the Boilermakers in technical falls four times (2018, 2020-22) which combined for 23 in those years, and graduated with 27. In addition, Schroder was named Most Dominant (2020-22) and was Purdue’s Most Outstanding Wrestler in 2021.
Schroder was a three-time Michigan High School Division 3 State Champion for Grand Rapids Catholic Central. He was ranked No. 10 by WIN Magazine, No. 11 by FloWrestling, No. 17 by Intermat, and was the No. 99 overall recruit by FloWrestling. Schroder graduated with a record of 189-7.
Schroder graduated with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and a master’s in technology leadership & innovations from Purdue. In 2022, Schroder was named Purdue’s Joe Patacsil Leadership Award recipient and was named to the All-BIG Ten All-Academic team.
