ISU assistant coach Yero Washington is stepping down after three seasons, according to a news release.

Washington, who joined the Cyclone coaching staff with the hiring of coach Kevin Jackson in 2009, will assume the executive director position of Beat the Streets — Los Angeles, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and developing the sport of wrestling in schools.

“Washington has been the most loyal, hard-working and selfless coach I have ever known,” Jackson said in a news release. “I want to thank Yero for his three years of service to Iowa State. He will be greatly missed.”

Originally from Berkeley, Calif., Washington wrestled for Fresno State before coaching at Columbia for seven years. Washington begins his new position in May.

“My time at Iowa State has been an amazing experience,” Washington said in a news release. “I have no doubt that the future is bright for the Iowa State wrestling program.”