Eric Usbeck returns to Bloomsburg after a four-year stint as the head coach of a fellow PSAC institution, Millersville, and two years as the assistant at Misericordia.
During his four years with Millersville, Usbeck led the Marauders to a new level of success. He set the program's best dual meet record for any head coach and guided Millersville to its best finish at the PSAC Championship in three-straight seasons – eighth in 2020-21, 2021-22, and seventh in 2022-23. The Marauders' 534 points in 2022-23 were the highest point total for Millersville at a PSAC championship event.
Before Millersville, Usbeck spent two seasons at Misericordia as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. He helped the Cougars to a fourth-place finish at the MAC Championships in 2019. In addition to his experience at Misericordia, Usbeck served as a camp counselor at the University at Buffalo and a swim coach for the Greater Scranton YMCA for three years.
As a swimmer at Bloomsburg, Usbeck was an All-PSAC performer 19 times and a five-time PSAC Champion. He was voted team MVP and was the winner of the Robert B. Redman Senior Male Athlete of the Year award in 2017. He was a three-time recipient of Bloomsburg's Dave Gibas Award. He earned All-America honors in the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays and the 200-yard medley relay. He was an honorable mention All-American in the 100-yard breaststroke and two relays as a senior. Usbeck set four Bloomsburg and PSAC records as part of relay teams.
Usbeck is a 2017 graduate of Bloomsburg University and earned his graduate degree in organizational management from Misericordia in 2019.
