Eric Thompson serves as Assistant Coach for Arizona State University's Wrestling program in Tempe. The Arizona State source profile describes Thompson's current role and recent program context, including that Eric Thompson joined the Sun Devil Wrestling staff in August 2021 as a volunteer assistant coach and immediately made his mark as the Sun Devils' upperweights coach. A Sun Devil heavyweight has earned All-American honors in each year of Thompson’s tenure.
The same profile adds background on Thompson's coaching path, team results, and player-development record. Fellow Sun Devil upperweight Colton Hawks (197-lb) turned in one of the more noteworthy performances in recent history at the NCAA tournament. In Thompson's first two seasons with ASU he specifically aided in the development of 2022 NCAA heavyweight runner-up Cohlton Schultz, All-Americans Kordell Norfleet and Anthony Montalvo, and underclassmen legacy Cael Valencia. Thompson helped coach Norfleet to his fourth Pac-12 title at 197, secured the transfer of 2020 All-American Montalvo prior to the 2022-23 season, and worked intimately with 2023 Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie Cael Valencia. For the ICDB record, that background gives readers a fuller picture of the experience Eric Thompson brings to the Wrestling staff.
