MANKATO, MN - Minnesota State University Mankato Head Coach Jim Makovsky has added Ty Eustice and Math Bitz as assistant coaches for the 2006-07 season. "I am extremely excited to add Ty and Math to our staff. They will definitely have a very positive impact on our program."

Eustice was the 149-pound 2006 NCAA I runner-up and posted a 28-3 record and a 16-1 dual-meet record. The two-time All-American ended his Hawkeye career with a 111-29 collegiate record and a 55-11 dual meet record. "Ty will bring in ideas from the outside and work primarily with individual training. He knows several of our wrestlers already and is excited to get to work."

Bitz was an NCAA II All-American in 2005 while wrestling for MSU and served as a captain for the Mavericks. In addition, he was named "MSU Student-Athlete of the Year" for competitive and academic excellence. "Math is an extremely bright, detailed person and has incredible people skills to go along with his technical knowledge," according to Makovsky. "He was a tremendous leader while he was competing at MSU and I feel he is going to be a great coach."

This past season the Mavericks were 14-2 in dual meets, placed 2nd in the National Duals and placed 5th in the NCAA II National Championships. Next season the Mavericks return five All-Americans (Nick Smith-125, Jeff Pfaffinger-133, Jason Rhoten-149, Andy Pickar-165 and Travis Krinkie-174) and three national qualifiers (Efrain Ayala-141, Brandon Girtz-157 and Ben Janike-197).