Associate Director of Athletics
Steve Erber joined the Cornell staff as an associate director of athletics in April 2003. Prior to his appointment, he was the director of athletics at Muhlenberg College for seven years.
During his tenure at Muhlenberg, Erber was responsible for considerable growth and success in the school[apos]s 22-sport varsity intercollegiate athletics program. Under his supervision, the college constructed a state-of-the-art AstroTurf facility and added two varsity programs. Muhlenberg also won conference titles in nine different sports and sent teams or individuals to the NCAAs in 12 sports.
On the national level, Erber served on the NCAA Amateurism Task Force since 1999 and the NCAA Wrestling Committee since 2001. In 2002, he was the only Division III athletic director invited to testify before the Secretary of Education[apos]s Commission on Opportunity in Athletics.
Prior to joining the Muhlenberg staff, Erber served as an athletics administrator at Binghamton University for 14 years. He founded Binghamton[apos]s wrestling program and coached it for 22 years, reaching national prominence with 34 All-Americans, four NCAA champions and six top-10 NCAA team finishes. He was inducted into the NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Binghamton Hall of Fame in 1999.
At Cornell, Erber is the administrator for football, field hockey, polo, equestrian, basketball, squash, fencing, wrestling, lacross, baseball, golf and tennis. He also oversees athletic training, compliance, facilities management, and strength and conditioning.
Erber received his bachelor of science degree in physical education from Penn State University and has a master of arts degree from the University of Maryland College Park.
