Chris Gistorb joined the McNeese staff after spending the last two seasons in Natchitoches at Northwestern State.
In his debut season in 2023 at Northwestern State, Gistorb tutored a Demon defensive line that helped NSU cut its rushing yards allowed by 27 from the 2022 season and nearly double its per-game turnover rate.
Gistorb, a former UL Lafayette defensive lineman, brings more than a decade’s worth of coaching experience in the talent-laden Houston area and spent the 2022 season on the staff of his alma mater as a defensive line quality control assistant.
While with the Ragin’ Cajuns, Gistorb helped develop Zi’yon Hill-Green into a first-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection and was part of a team that reached the Independence Bowl, extending the Cajuns’ bowl streak to six.
Ahead of returning to his alma mater, Gistorb was the co-defensive coordinator at Cy-Fair High School in the Houston suburb of Cypress. During his two seasons with the Bobcats where he also coached the defensive line, Gistorb coached a pair of all-district selections, including the 2021 District Defensive Player of the Year, linebacker Hunter Warren.
Gistorb spent two seasons (2018-19) at Angleton High School as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. He also was the district’s strength and conditioning coordinator.
In his second stop at Angleton, Gistorb coached a pair of all-district linemen who signed with Division I and Division II programs. During his first two-season tenure at Angleton from 2015-16, Gistorb coached the team’s defensive ends.
Sandwiched between his two, two-year stints at Angleton, Gistorb served as the defensive line coach at Bridgeland High School.
Prior to joining the Angleton staff, Gistorb coached the defensive line at Cy Ridge High School from 2012-14 where he tutored District Defensive MVP Lucky Jeffery, a Lamar signee, and first-team all-district pick Jordan Molden, who played at Angelo State.
Gistorb broke into coaching at Copperas Cove High School in central Texas, tutoring the defensive line for five seasons from 2007-2011. While with the Bulldawgs, Gistorb produced three players who signed with FBS schools and 2011 District Defensive Player of the Year Trevor Clemons-Valdez.
