Schroeder Replaces Groseth at Northwestern

A year ago, despite a strong recruiting class Jarrod Schroeder was passed over for the head job at Maryland.  The decision brought Schroeder back to Evanston.  It proved a good move for the Northern Illinois graduate as he will become the next head coach at Northwestern.

Schroeder's Northwestern roots are strong. The 1995 graduate of Northern Illinois served as the head age group coach with the Northwestern Aquatic Swim Association (NASA) beginning in 2000 while also working as a volunteer assistant with both NU's men's and women's varsity programs.

Schroeder spent his summers training under Groseth where be progressed to become a International ranked swimmer.  Says Groseth, "This is one of the brightest young stars in the college coaching ranks. Northwestern is in good hands.

In addition to his duties with the Wildcats which continued until 2006, Schroeder served as the head coach of the New Trier Swim Club beginning in 2002. While at New Trier, he developed Olympic Trials qualifiers, U.S. Open finalists and U.S. National finalists, and was named the Illinois Swimming Coach of the year on two occasions.

Schroeder then became the assistant coach for the Terrapins prior to the 2006-07 season, serving as the primary coach for the sprint group and placing three athletes in the top eight at the ACC championships. He assumed the role of interim head coach for the 2007-08 campaign.

After finishing a career at NIU in which he served as team captain and was a two-time Illinois Collegiate Swimmer of the Year, Schroeder was elected to the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006. He was a three-time Mid-America Conference Swimmer of the Year, earned seven individual conference titles and set three conference records. He was co-captain of the 1999 Pan-American Games team, where he was a double silver medalist. The previous year, he was a member of the 1998 USA Goodwill Games Team.

Following his time as a student-athlete, Schroeder took on volunteer assistant coaching jobs at his alma mater and the University of Wisconsin.

Schroeder and his wife, Liz, enjoy traveling and the fine arts.