Cody Brewer promoted to assistant coach at Northwestern

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.

Brewer had spent the previous two seasons as the volunteer assistant coach for the Wildcats, working primarily with the lightweight wrestlers.

"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."

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.

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).

Brewer, who was a 2015 National Champion with Oklahoma, replaces Mike McMullan on the Northwestern coaching staff, who has left coaching.

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.