Cole Cartwright joined the CSC football staff ahead of the 2026 season as a coaching assistant, where he will be working with the team's running backs.
Prior to CSC, Cartwright spent two seasons on the coaching staff of Dakota State University (NAIA), coaching running backs and wide receivers in 2024 and linebackers in 2025. During the 2024 season, Cartwright coached a first-team all-conference running back and two second-team all-conference wide receivers while contributing to an offense that ranked second in the league in points per game, yards per game and rushing yards per game.
As a linebackers coach in 2025, Cartwright assisted on a Dakota State defense that ranked 10th nationally in NAIA in both rushing yards and passing yards allowed per game and 12th in fewest points per game.
Cartwright graduated from Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in business management in 2026. He is originally from Las Vegas, Nevada.
