Lyssiotis joins the Eagles mat coaching staff headed up by David Bolyard -- now in his second season at the helm -- with Luke Smith and Scott Mattingly as assistant coaches.
A Michigan state champion wrestler at Oxford High School, Lyssiotis wrestled as 197-pound starter at EMU from 2004 through 2007. He finished third in the Mid-American Conference championships as a senior. He earned back-to-back Academic All-MAC honors his junior and senior years.
"I am honored and very excited to be afforded the opportunity to work with Coach Bolyard, and Coach Smith, as they continue to build Eastern's wrestling program into a national powerhouse." Lyssiotis said. "I hope that my experience at Eastern and my enthusiasm for the program can be a benefit to this great group of student-athletes."
Lyssiotis graduated from Eastern with a degree in Political Science in 2007. He is now serving as a firefighter in Westland, Mich. He brought his first-responder and mat careers together this past summer by wrestling at the 2015 World Police & Fire Games held in Fairfax, Va. Lyssiotis took first place at his weight class, the Freestyle 30+ years/ 97 kilos and under division.
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