Former ISU associate wrestling coach Chris Bono has been hired as the new coach at South Dakota State.

Bono was an associate coach at Iowa State from 1997 to 2005 before taking over the program at Tennessee-Chattanooga for three seasons. In 2009, he joined ISU coach Kevin Jackson’s staff for a season before stepping down to pursue non-wrestling opportunities.

“Chris was selected from an outstanding pool of candidates,” said SDSU Athletic Director Justin Sell to themat.com. “Chris brings tremendous credentials both as an athlete and a coach and we are excited about the passion he will bring for wrestling in support of our student-athletes.”

Bono was a three-time All-American at Iowa State, winning a national title at 150 pounds in 1996 and placing second in 1997.

He will be taking over a Jackrabbits program that has won just one of its last 30 Western Wrestling Conference duals.

“I’d like to thank the search committee and Justin Sell for this opportunity,” Bono said. “It’s something I’m excited about and I am really fired up to get the program back on the map.”