DEVIN SCHRODER  |  ASSISTANT COACH

Devin Schroder enters his first year as an assistant coach for the Cleveland State wrestling team.

Schroder arrives at Cleveland State after a standout career at Purdue University from 2016-to 2022. He was a four-time NCAA Championships 125-pound qualifier (2019-22), becoming the third wrestler in program history to earn a top 10 national seed at least three times. Schroder was also a four-time Big Ten placer (2019-22).

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 The 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 named 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, and 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 his 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.

DOMENIC ABOUNADER  |  ASSISTANT COACH

Domenic Abounader enters his first year as an assistant coach for the Vikings program.

Abounader was a five-year wrestler at the University of Michigan from 2013-to 2018, qualifying four times for the NCAA Championships at 184-pounds. He reached the round of 12 in his junior year before earning NCAA All-American honors in his final year after placing fifth.

Abounader was a four-time Big Ten placer, finishing third on three occasions and winning the Big Ten Championship in his sophomore year.

Abounader graduated from Michigan with a 96-30 overall record which included; 12 falls, 12 technical falls, and 18 major decisions. His all-time dual record was 43-11 with a perfect 15-0 mark during his junior year. In addition, he was a four-time team captain and earned the Steve Fraser Award for mental toughness in 2018 and the Pete Cornell Award for leadership in 2016.

After graduating from UM, Abounader was a four-year wrestler for the Lebanon National team at 86kg. In his first international tournament, he won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, the first medalist for Lebanon wrestling.

Abounader attended St. Edward High School, winning three Ohio state Championships, twice at 182-pounds and once at 160-pounds. He had a career record of 135-8, including a perfect 36-0 senior season. Abounader was twice named All-Ohio first team and was the nation's No. 11 overall recruit by InterMat and the No. 1 ranked 182-pound wrestler.

Abounader graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from Michigan.