EDINBORO UNIVERSITY 2015-16 Fighting Scots Wrestling 2015-16 Schedule Cleveland State Match Notes November Edinboro Fighting Scots (4-3, 2-0 EWL) 7 at EMU Duals vs. Olivet W, 46‐3 at (3-3, 0-0 EWL) vs. #22 Ohio L, 12‐22 vs. Northern Illinois W, 19‐12 Saturday, December 19, 2015 15 at Roadrunner Open NTS Cleveland, Ohio l 7:00 p.m. 20 at Clarion* W, 23‐15 22 at #10 Lehigh L, 6‐36 Woodling Gymnasium December 3 BLOOMSBURG* W, 37‐12 5 at PSAC Championships 1st/12 teams The Edinboro Lineup at Erie, Pa. (Mercyhurst) 10 at Pittsburgh L, 9‐24 19 at Cleveland State* 7:00 p.m. 2015-16 Record -- 4-3, 2-0 EWL January 2015-16 Career 1‐2 at Southern Scuffle All Day Wt. Name Yr. Record Record Hometown Chattanooga, Tenn. 125 Sean Russell R‐Fr. 12‐3 12‐3 Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hills 10 at Pitt Duals@ vs. Duke 9:00 a.m. 133 Tony Recco Fr. 3‐11 3‐11 Lyndonville, N.Y./Lyndonville vs. North Carolina TBA Anthony Rivera R‐Jr. 4‐2 9‐17 Mardela Springs, Md./Parkside vs. North Carolina State TBA 141 Nate Hagan Fr. 12‐10 12‐10 Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Central 16 GEORGE MASON* 7:00 p.m. Catholic 23 RIDER* 1:00 p.m. 149 Patricio Lugo Fr. 16‐0 16‐0 Homestead, Fla./South Dade February 157 Spencer Nagy Fr. 16‐8 16‐8 Alliance, Ohio/Alliance 4 at Lock Haven* 7:00 p.m. 165 Casey Fuller R‐Sr. 15‐0 60‐49 Hamlin, Pa./Western Wayne 6 EDINBORO OPEN All Day 174 Patrick Jennings R‐Sr. 14‐6 68‐53 Ridge, N.Y./Longwood 7 VIRGINIA TECH 1:00 p.m. 184 Chris Laird R‐Fr. 3‐11 3‐11 Waterford, Pa./General McLane 14 vs. Central Michigan 2:30 p.m. at Kent State 4:00 p.m. 197 Vince Pickett Sr. 14‐5 74‐49 Galloway, Ohio/Central Crossing 19 at College Bowl Series TBA Warren Bosch R‐Sr. 4‐3 36‐44 Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park 21 WEST VIRGINIA 1:00 p.m. Hwt. Billy Miller R‐Fr. 13‐2 13‐2 Perry, Ohio/Perry March 5 at EWL Championships All Day HEAD COACH: Tim Flynn (Penn State ‘87, 202‐76‐5, 19th year) at Lock Haven, Pa. Rankings: InterMat/Flowrestling 17‐19 at NCAA Division I All Day National Championships at New York, N.Y. * EWL contest Fighting Scots Wrap Up 2015 Portion of Schedule at Cleveland State The Match Stories FLOWRESTLING TO TELEVISE ALL HOME } Edinboro will wrap up the 2015 portion of its schedule with an dual at DUALS Cleveland State on Saturday, December 19. A young Edinboro team comes in with a 4‐3 record, with For the second year in a row, all of Edinboro’s two of the losses to nationally‐ranked teams, and the third loss to a Pittsburgh team that climbed home dual meets will be streamed by into the rankings this week. The Fighting Scots opened the year in the EMU Duals, winning two of Flowrestling. Flowrestling members can ac‐ three matches. Ranked 24th to start the season, they defeated Olivet, 46‐3, before falling to 22nd‐ cess the broadcast at: ranked Ohio, 22‐12. They ended the day with a 19‐12 win over Northern Illinois. Edinboro opened EWL action with a 23‐15 win at Clarion. That was followed by a 36‐6 loss at 10th‐ranked Lehigh on Novem‐ http://www.flowrestling.org/coverage/25245 ber 22. Edinboro defeated Bloomsburg, 37‐12, in its first home dual on December 3. Last Thursday, 8‐2015‐Bloomsburg‐at‐Edinboro the Fighting Scots suffered a 24‐9 loss at Pittsburgh. Following the CSU match, the Fighting Scots will not take to the mat again until 2016, competing in the Southern Scuffle on January 1‐2. } Edinboro has run off 13 straight wins against EWL competition dating back to 2012‐13. The Fighting Scots are 2‐0 this year with wins over Clarion and Bloomsburg. } Cleveland State has a 3‐3 record in duals. That includes a 26‐18 loss to seventh‐ranked Ohio State in their last dual on November 24. This will mark CSU’s first EWL match. The Vikings showcase senior Riley Shaw. He is ranked eighth by InterMat at heavyweight. He is a two‐time national qualifier who won the EWL championship a year ago. } The Fighting Scots own a 24‐8 record in the all‐time series with Cleveland State. Edinboro won by a

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41‐3 score a year ago at McComb Fieldhouse for their tenth straight win against the Vikings. Edinboro Fast Facts } With a lineup featuring four true freshmen and three redshirt freshmen, it was anticipated that Ed‐ inboro would see its string of four straight PSAC championships come to an end. But someone for‐ Edinboro University got to tell the Fighting Scots. Six wrestlers reached the finals on December 5, with all six coming Location: Edinboro, PA away with titles, and a total of eight Fighting Scots placed. It all added up to a fifth straight champi‐ Founded: 1857 onship for the Scots, who finished with 136.5 points to outdistance Lock Haven, who finished second Enrollment: 7,100 with 118 points. Mercyhurst was third with 108.5 points in the 12‐team field. While the emphasis has Colors: Red & White been on the freshmen this year, it was a trio of seniors who led the way. Casey Fuller won his second Nickname: Fighting Scots straight title at 165 lbs., while Vince Pickett was doing the same at 197 lbs. Patrick Jennings won his Athletic Director: Bruce Baumgartner Sports Information Director: Bob Shreve first championship at 174 lbs. The freshmen did their part, as well. Redshirt freshmen Sean Russell Office Phone: (814) 732‐1834 and Billy Miller finished first at 125 and 285 lbs., respectively, while true freshman Patricio Lugo took E‐mail: [email protected] home the crown at 149 lbs. Freshman Spencer Nagy added a third place finish at 157 lbs., with fellow freshman Nate Hagan fourth at 141 lbs. Wrestling Staff } Edinboro comes off a monumental 2014‐15 campaign which saw the Fighting Scots post their high‐ Head Coach: Tim Flynn (Penn State ‘86) est finish ever at the NCAA Division I National Championships. Edinboro earned a spot on the stand Record at Edinboro: 202‐76‐5, 19th year for the first time, finishing in third place, with four wrestlers earning All‐American honors. That came Career Record: 202‐76‐5, 19th year after a fifth place showing at Nationals in 2014. Unfortunately, three of those All‐Americans – A.J. Office Phone: (814) 732‐1856 Schopp, Mitchell Port, and Dave Habat ‐‐ have departed, and with them a total of eight All‐American Assistant Coach: Cliff Moore (Iowa ‘04) certificates and 399 career wins. In addition, four‐year starter Kory Mines and his 88 career victories Office Phone: (814) 732‐1855 are gone, leaving Flynn to replace close to 500 wins in the starting lineup. Throw in Kasey Burnett‐ Assistant Coach: Mitchell Port (Edinboro ‘15) Davis, who was in‐and‐out of the Edinboro lineup during his career and had 64 wins, and Edinboro’s Office Phone: (814) 732‐1856 five seniors accounted for 551 wins! Athletic Trainer: Gary Hanna } Not only was Edinboro forced to replace four seniors in last year’s lineup, injuries have left the Fighting Scots with two more gaps. Most noteworthy is Vic Avery, the lone returning All‐American at Sports Information Staff 184 lbs. Avery earned All‐American honors for the first time a year ago thanks to a third place finish. SID: Bob Shreve The redshirt senior was forced to pull out of the NWCA All‐Star Classic due to a knee injury suffered in Office Phone: (814) 732‐1834 practice, and has yet to compete this year. He was 34‐7 last year and owns 83 career victories. He is Cell Phone: (814) 882‐6049 ranked as high as second in the various national rankings. Austin Matthews has not competed since Email: [email protected] early last season due to knee injuries. A former transfer from Clarion, Matthews was off to great start Graduate Assistants: Matthew Brancato and last year with a 9‐0 record. He would suffer a knee injury and miss the rest of the season and is still Daniel Graham not ready to compete this year. The redshirt sophomore began the year ranked as high as fourth at Twitter: @BoroAthletics 157 lbs. Warren Bosch just returned to the mat in the Mat Town Open two weeks ago. Bosch was Facebook: EdinboroUniversityAthletics the starter at heavyweight a year ago and was expected to move back down to 197 lbs. and chal‐ lenge Vince Pickett for the starting job. He was 16‐20 last year. 2014-15 in Review } The Fighting Scots have turned to youth in 2015‐16, in part due to the graduation losses and in part 2014‐15 Dual Record: 14‐5 due to the injuries to Avery and Matthews. The lineup to date has featured four true freshmen ‐‐ 2014‐15 EWL Record: 6‐0 Tony Recco (133 lbs.), Nate Hagan or Tyler Vath (141 lbs.), Patricio Lugo (149 lbs.), and Spencer Nagy 2014‐15 NCAA Finish: 3rd/4 All‐Americans (157 lbs.) ‐‐ and three redshirt freshmen. Sean Russell at 125 lbs. and Billy Miller at heavyweight were Lettermen Returning/Lost: 10/2 the two blue‐chips of last year’s recruiting class and have not disappointed. They are joined in the NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: 2/5 lineup by Chris Laird, who is filling in for Avery at 184 lbs. Qualifiers Returning: 184 ‐‐ Vic Avery (2015 ‐‐ } Vince Pickett and Avery are the only returning national qualifiers from a year ago. A senior, Pickett 3rd; 2014 ‐‐ DNP; 2012 ‐‐ DNP); 197 ‐‐ Vince Pickett (2015 ‐‐ DNP) was 17‐18 last year and made his first trip to Nationals. He has 74 career victories after getting off to a 14‐5 start. } Freshman Patricio Lugo and redshirt senior Casey Fuller remain undefeated. Lugo is up to 16‐0 Avery Forced to Bow Out of while competing at 149 lbs. Fuller is 15‐0 at 165 lbs. NWCA All-Star Classic Due to Injury } Head coach Tim Flynn is in his 19th season as head coach. Already the record‐holder for career wins at } Vic Avery was forced to withdraw from the Edinboro, Flynn joined the 200‐win club with the early‐season victory over Northern Illinois. He owns a 50th Annual NWCA All‐Star Classic after suffer‐ 202‐76‐5 record. Flynn was named the EWL Coach of the Year for the second straight year and seventh time overall last season. In addition, he was selected the PSAC Coach of the Year for the 13th time. ing a knee injury in preseason drills. Avery was } scheduled to face Lehigh's Nathaniel Brown in Edinboro has six wrestlers ranked in the various polls. Vic Avery is ranked second at 184 lbs. by In‐ the 184 lb. match in Atlanta. He earned All‐ terMat and WIN Magazine despite sitting out almost two months now while recovering from knee American honors for the first time a year ago surgery. Casey Fuller is ranked as high as 12th in TheOpenMat.com rankings. Patricio Lugo is 15th in with a third place finish at 184 lbs. at Nationals TheOpenMat.com and the Wrestling Report.com. Vince Pickett is ranked 19th by WIN Magazine at and ended the year with a 34‐7 record. Brown 197 lbs. The WrestlingReport.com ranks Sean Russell 21st at 125 lbs. and Billy Miller 22nd at 285 lbs. finished second at Nationals last year. Russell Still Represents Edinboro THE CLEVELAND STATE SERIES at NWCA All-Star Classic EDINBORO LEADS 24-8 } The Fighting Scots have won the last ten meetings with the Vikings, including a 41‐3 triumph a year Edinboro was still represented in Atlanta. ago at McComb Fieldhouse. The last Cleveland State win occurred in 2004‐05 when the Vikings pre‐ Redshirt freshman Sean Russell wrestled in vailed 22‐20. Since then Edinboro has won by an average of 30 points. the showcase matches at Georgia Tech’s Mc‐ Carnish Pavilion, winning an 8‐2 decision over THE COACHES Devane Dodens from Life at 125 lbs. Russell is a EDINBORO ‐‐ Tim Flynn (Penn State ‘86) is in his 19th season as the helm of the Fighting Scots. He has four‐time Georgia state champion while com‐ peting for Collins Hill High School. elevated the Edinboro program to one of the best in the country, compiling a 202‐76‐5 record. Edin‐ boro has had 13 top‐20 finishes and five in the top ten at the NCAA Division I National Championships Edinboro at Cleveland State 2015-16 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES during his tenure. That includes the two best finishes in school history the last two years. The Fight‐ National Rankings ing Scots made the podium for the first time at Nationals with a third place showing a year ago, and in 2014 they were fifth. He has produced three national champions and 37 All‐Americans. All told, InterMat Tournament-Strength Rankings Flynn has been named the EWL Coach of the Year seven times and the PSAC Coach of the Year 13 as of December 14, 2015 times. Two years ago, Flynn captured nearly every Coach of the Year award, including being named Rk. School the NWCA NCAA Division I Coach of the Year, WIN’s Dan Gable Coach of the Year, and was Inter‐ 1. Penn State Mat’s Co‐Coach of the Year along with Minnesota’s J Robinson. 2. Oklahoma State 3. Iowa 4. Cornell CLEVELAND STATE ‐‐ Ben Stehura (Lock Haven ‘00) is in his eighth season as the head coach of the Vikings 5. Virginia Tech after serving five years as the Limestone College head coach. Stehura joined CSU in 2008 after building a 6. Missouri successful program at Limestone in Gaffney, S.C. The first head coach in Limestone's history, Stehura 7. North Carolina State took the team from three wins his first year to 13 in 2007‐2008. He led the charge last spring to keep 8. Ohio State wrestling alive at Cleveland State after it was announced the school was going to drop the sport. 9. Michigan 10. Old Dominion 11. Illinois SCOUTING CLEVELAND STATE 12. Oklahoma After staving off elimination of the wrestling program earlier this year, head coach Ben Stehura will 13. Nebraska continue his rebuilding project with the Vikings. Cleveland State features heavyweight Riley Shaw, a 14. Rutgers two‐time national qualifier who won the EWL title at heavyweight last year. He went 31‐4 last year 15. Stanford and brings a perfect 11‐0 record into Saturday’s dual. Shaw is ranked eighth by InterMat. Sam 16. Kent State Wheeler transferred to Cleveland State this year for his final year of eligibility after completing his eli‐ Lehigh gibility at Kent State. He owns a 14‐3 record while competing at 197 lbs. 18. Minnesota 19. Wisconsin 20. North Carolina PICKETT WINS CHAMPIONSHIP AT CSU OPEN 21. Oregon State Senior Vince Pickett took home first place at 197 lbs. while Patrick Jennings placed third at 174 lbs. to 22. Central Michigan highlight seven wrestlers who competed at the CSU Open hosted by Cleveland State at Woodling 23. Northern Iowa Gymnasium. Pickett went 4‐0, winning the 197 lb. crown thanks to a 6‐2 decision over American's 24. Penn 25. Duke Bretton Dempsey. Jennings was 4‐1 while competing at 174 lbs. After losing in the semifinals, he would pin Cleveland State's Gabe Stark at 2:16 to take third place. Sophomore Jensen Lorea also USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll medaled, finishing in sixth place at 149 lbs. after bowing out of his fifth place match against Ohio's as of December 15, 2015 Zach Wilson due to injury. He posted a 4‐2 record on the day. Rk. School Record Pts. 1. Penn State (12) 5‐0 300 EDINBORO CROWNS SIX CHAMPIONS WHILE WINNING FIFTH STRAIGHT PSAC TITLE 2. Iowa 8‐0 288 Edinboro won its fifth straight PSAC Championship and its 10th in the last 11 years on December 5. 3. North Carolina St. 10‐0 267 The Fighting Scots finished with 136.5 points, while Lock Haven had 118 points and Mercyhurst 95 in 4. Missouri 4‐0 263 the 12‐team field. Six Fighting Scots took home individual titles, and a total of eight Boro wrestlers 5. Virginia Tech 3‐1 251 6. Ohio State 3‐1 240 placed. (For more on PSAC 7. Oklahoma State 3‐2 234 Championships, see page six). 8. Oklahoma 5‐1 204 The Edinboro-Cleveland State 9. Rutgers 10‐2 201 All-Time Series PICKETT, MILLER SWEEP EWL 10. Nebraska 6‐1 200 WEEKLY HONORS 11. Illinois 8‐0 173 Edinboro leads 24-8 Edinboro wrestlers captured 12. Michigan 3‐1 172 Last Meeting: 2014‐15 ‐‐ Edinboro 41, Cleveland State 3 the EWL weekly awards for 13. Lehigh 6‐1 166 14. Cornell 1‐2 139 Edinboro has won last ten meetings both the Wrestler of the Week 15. North Carolina 6‐1 130 and Freshman of the Week fol‐ 16. Virginia 4‐2 101 lowing their triumph in the 17. Central Michigan 4‐0 98 Cleveland State Vikings Probable Lineup PSAC Championships. Vince 18. Iowa State 3‐2 89 Record -- 3-3, 0-0 EWL Pickett was named the EWL 19. Purdue 5‐1 63 Wrestler of the Week, and Billy 20. Pittsburgh 5‐1 60 2014-15 Miller was selected the EWL 21. Ohio 3‐1 51 Wt. Name Yr. Record Hometown 22. Indiana 4‐0 45 Freshman of the Week. Both 125 Nick DeRosa So. 5‐5 Billerica, Mass. 23. Minnesota 4‐5 43 came away as PSAC champi‐ John Martin Jr. 3‐6 Columbus, Ohio 24. Old Dominion 2‐2 34 ons. It marked the second time 133 Alfredo Gray Sr. 0‐2 Wadsworth, Ohio 25. West Virginia 5‐2 29 141 Mike Carlone Sr. 3‐3 Mayfield, Ohio for Pickett at 197 lbs. The sen‐ Others Receiving Votes: Oregon State 22, Wis‐ 149 Nick Montgomery Jr. 8‐2 Madison, Ohio ior, the number one seed, consin 20, Stanford 8, Chattanooga 5, Kent St. 2, RJ LaBeef Sr. 6‐2 Pomfret, Conn. opened with a major decision Eastern Michigan 1, South Dakota St. 1 157 Chas Busz Sr. 3‐2 South Whitley, Ind. and a fall to reach the finals. EDINBORO INDIVIDUALS John Vaughn Fr. 6‐8 Boiling Springs, Pa. He defended his title with an Wt. Wrestler IM/FLO/AWN/WIN/TOM/WRR 165 Nathan Wynkoop Jr. 3‐6 West Branch, Mich. impressive 12‐0 major decision 125 Sean Russell ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 19 21 174 Gabe Stark Jr.. 9‐10 Warren, Ohio over Kutztown’s Brandon 149 Patricio Lugo ‐‐ ‐‐ 20 ‐‐ 15 15 184 Jacob Worthington Fr. 0‐5 Wellington, Ohio Clark, the third seed, who had 165 Casey Fuller ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 12 21 197 Sam Wheeler Sr. 14‐3 Copley, Ohio defeated second‐seed Phil 184 Vic Avery 2 ‐‐ ‐‐ 2 ‐‐ ‐‐ Hwt. #8 Riley Shaw Sr. 11‐0 Washington, Ohio Sprenkle of Lock Haven in the 197 Vince Pickett ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 19 ‐‐ ‐‐ semifinals. Miller went 5‐0 Hwt Billy Miller ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 22 HEAD COACH: Ben Stehura (Lock Haven ‘00) while competing at heavy‐ IM ‐‐ InterMat AWN ‐‐ Amateur Wrestling News Rankings: InterMat weight, with two falls and two WIN ‐‐ WIN WRR ‐‐ WrestlingReport.com TOM ‐‐ TheOpenMat.com FLO ‐‐ Flowrestling Edinboro at Cleveland State 2015-16 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES

major decisions. The week began with a 12‐4 major decision over Bloomsburg’s Saul Wilkins. In the 2015-16 EWL Standings PSAC Championships, Miller grabbed his first conference crown with four wins, with two falls and a EWL Overall major decision. The number one seed, Miller faced his toughest test in the semifinals, as he held off Clarion’s Zach Deluca, 8‐4. He would capture the title with a pin at 2:05 over Pitt‐Johnstown’s Damon EDINBORO ...... 2-0 4-3 Sims in the finals. Sims, the third seed, had won by fall over second‐seeded Andy Welton of Mercy‐ George Mason...... 1‐0 2‐2 Clarion ...... 2‐2 4‐5 hurst in the semifinals. Lock Haven ...... 0‐0 2‐5 Cleveland State...... 0‐0 4‐3 MYERS MEDALS AT NITTANY LION OPEN Rider ...... 0‐1 3‐3 Four Edinboro University wrestlers competed in the Nittany Lion Open, with Korbin Myers placing sev‐ Bloomsburg ...... 0‐2 0‐6 enth at 133 lbs. The freshman opened with a pair of wins before losing in the quarterfinals. He came back with a fall over Tristin DiVincenzo of Penn at 4:36 in his first consolation match. Myers dropped a 6‐1 deci‐ This Week’s Schedule/Results sion to Lehigh’s Scott Parker in the consolation quarterfinals before winning by a 14‐3 major decision Thursday, December 17 over Nick Ottaviano of Rutgers to capture seventh place. He finished with a 3‐2 record on the day. Messiah at Lock Haven, 5:30 p.m. Bloomsburg at Lock Haven, 7:00 p.m. FLYNN JOINS 200-WIN CLUB Saturday, December 19 Tim Flynn has owned Edinboro’s record for career victories for several years. The veteran coach EDINBORO at Cleveland State, 7:00 p.m. eclipsed another milestone at the beginning of the 2015‐16 campaign. He entered his 19th season Appalachian State at Clarion, 2:00 p.m. needing two wins to reach 200 for his career. He picked up both the very first weekend when Edin‐ Penn State at Rider, 4:00 p.m. boro won two of three duals in the EMU Duals. Win number 199 was a 46‐3 victory over Olivet. After Buffalo at Clarion, 6:00 p.m. losing to 22nd‐ranked Ohio, the Fighting Scots presented Flynn with his 200th career victory, a 19‐12 Monday, December 21 decision over Northern Illinois. Davidson at George Mason, 7:00 p.m. EWL Wrestler of the Week SCOTS RUN EWL WINNING STREAK TO 13 IN A ROW WITH PAIR OF WINS Nov. 17 Casey Fuller, Edinboro Edinboro has been perfect the last two years in Eastern Wrestling League matches, going 6‐0 last year Nov. 23 Phil Sprenkle, Lock Haven and 5‐0 in 2013‐14. The Fighting Scots made it 13 wins in a row with a 23‐15 decision at Clarion to open the Nov. 30 Zack DeLuca, Clarion 2015‐16 EWL duals, followed by a 37‐12 victory over Bloomsburg in the home opener for Edinboro on De‐ Dec. 7 Vince Pickett, Edinboro cember 3. The last time Edinboro lost an EWL dual was at the end of the 2012‐13 season as Pittsburgh Dec. 14 Ronnie Perry, Lock Haven edged the Scots, 19‐18. EWL Freshman of the Week BORO LINEUP LOOKS FOR BOOST WHEN AVERY, MATTHEWS RETURN Nov. 17 Patricio Lugo, Edinboro The Edinboro lineup is currently missing two key components while Vic Avery and Austin Matthews re‐ Nov. 23 Patricio Lugo, Edinboro cover from knee injuries. Avery, still ranked second in a pair of national polls, is close to returning, while Nov. 30 Brock Zacherl, Clarion Matthews hopes to return in January. Avery, a redshirt senior, finished with a 34‐7 record a year ago, win‐ Dec. 7 Billy Miller, Edinboro ning his second straight EWL championship at 184 lbs. He is also a two‐time PSAC titlist. He enters his Dec. 14 Matt Voss, George Mason final year with an 83‐29 record. A three‐time national qualifier, his third trip proved to be the break‐ through he had been looking for, as he earned All‐American honors for the first time while upsetting four higher seeds. He defeated returning All‐American and No. 4 seed Jack Dechow of Old Dominion in the second round, 3‐3 in two tiebreakers with riding time the deciding factor, then won a 14‐5 major decision over fifth‐seeded Taylor Meeks of Oregon State in the quarterfinals. Avery would battle top‐seeded Gabe Dean of Cornell into two tiebreakers tied at 3‐3, with riding time again proving the difference. He would come back to win two more upsets to capture third place, a 4‐2 decision over No. 6 seed Hayden Zillmer of North Dakota State, and a 3‐2 decision over Arizona State's Blake Stauffer, the number three The Last Meeting seed, in the third place match. Matthews joined the Edinboro program a year ago after wrestling for a season at Clarion. He was off to a fast start as a Fighting Scot at 9‐0, climbing into the top ten at 157 lbs. #13 EDINBORO 41, CLEVELAND ST. 3 before missing the rest of the season. He received a medical redshirt and has three years of eligibility re‐ December 4, 2014 maining. Matthews, a product of the famed Reynolds High School program, was the 2014 EWL and Edinboro, PA PSAC Freshman of the Year while wrestling at Clarion. He won the EWL championship at 157 lbs. to qual‐ ify for Nationals, and ended the year with a 23‐9 record with six falls. 125 – Kory Mines (EU) dec. Ben Willeford (CSU) 5‐0 SCHOFFSTALL CHAMPION AT 157 LBS. AT MAT TOWN OPEN 133 – #1 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over Alfredo Edinboro had four wrestlers compete at the Mat Town Open at Lock Haven on November 22, Gray (CSU) 2:46 with three of them medaling. Ty Schoffstall led the way with a first place finish at 165 lbs. After 141 ‐‐ #2 Mitchell Port (EU) tech. fall Mike taking third place at 157 lbs. a year ago at the Mat Town Open, Schoffstall won all four of his Carlone (CSU) 21‐4 (5:39) matches to improve to 7‐2 on the season. He faced Theodore King of Franklin & Marshall in the 149 – #4 Dave Habat (EU) tech. fall Nick final and won a 14‐3 major decision. Warren Bosch returned to action for the first time follow‐ Montgomery (CSU) 17‐1 (3:28) 157 ‐‐ Kasey Burnett‐Davis (EU) tech. fall ing an offseason injury and took second place at 197 lbs. Bosch moved up a year ago to start at Chas Busz (CSU) 17‐1 (4:47) heavyweight before moving back down this season. He picked up a win by fall and a decision 165 – Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Matt Donohoe to move into the finals, where he dropped a 5‐0 decision to Lock Haven's Phil Sprenkle. (CSU) 8‐2 Freshman Korbin Myers brought home fourth place at 133 lbs., going 2‐2. 174 – Zach Towers (EU) tech. fall Gabe Stark (CSU) 21‐4 (6:42) EIGHT SCOTS PLACE AT ROADRUNNER OPEN; FULLER, LUGO AND MILLER CHAMPIONS 184 ‐‐ #13 Vic Avery (EU) fall over Xavier Dye A total of ten Edinboro wrestlers took part in the Roadrunner Open hosted by Cal State Bakersfield (CSU) 4:43 on November 15, with eight earning medals. The day was highlighted by first place finishes from 197 – Vince Pickett (EU) dec. Kanez Omar freshman Patricio Lugo at 149 lbs., redshirt senior Casey Fuller at 165 lbs., and redshirt freshman Billy (CSU) 6‐2 Miller at heavyweight. Lugo won all five of his matches, including twice by fall, with a 7‐6 decision Hwt. – #20 Riley Shaw (CSU) dec. Warren Bosch (EU) 12‐10 Edinboro at Cleveland State 2015-16 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES over Paul Fox of Stanford in the finals. Fuller was 5‐0 with two falls, as well, with a 3‐1 decision over Drexel’s Austin Rose in the finals. Miller was 4‐0 with a fall, and won a 6‐2 decision over Joseph Good‐ The Record Book hart of Drexel in the finals. Five other Fighting Scots placed, including a second‐place finish by red‐ shirt freshman Sean Russell at 125 lbs. and redshirt senior Patrick Jennings at 174 lbs., a third place Career Wins finish by senior Vince Pickett at 197 lbs., a fourth‐place showing by freshman Tyler Vath at 141 lbs., 1. (2005‐09) ...... 152‐13 and a fifth place finish by freshman Spencer Nagy at 157 lbs. 2. Jason Robison (1993‐98)...... 145‐23 3. Terry Kennedy (1984‐89)...... 139‐34‐3 LUGO BACK-TO-BACK EWL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK HONOREE 4. Lou Rosselli (1988‐93) ...... 136‐25‐4 5. Dave Habat (2010‐15) ...... 134‐27 Freshman Patricio Lugo was named the EWL Freshman of the Week in back‐to‐back weeks. A native 6. A.J. Schopp (2010‐15) ...... 133‐17 of Homestead, Fla., Lugo went 5‐0 in the Roadrunner Open at 149 lbs. the first week he earned the Shawn Bunch (2001‐05)...... 133‐24 honor. He won his first two matches to reach the quarterfinals, where he defeated Jay Tovey of Ore‐ 8. Mitchell Port (2010‐15)...... 132‐17 gon State via fall at 0:59. He reached the finals with a 6‐4 decision over Cal St. Bakersfield's Coleman Matt King (1999‐04)...... 132‐23 Hammond. He defeated Stanford's Paul Fox by decision, 7‐6, to take home first place. A week later, 10. Chris Honeycutt (2007‐12)...... 130‐22 he won both his matches in duals against Clarion and Lehigh. He won by fall in just 26 seconds over 11. (1997‐02)...... 128‐17 Clarion's Jacob Keller and outlasted Laike Gardner of Lehigh via a 6‐4 decision. 12. Tony Robie (1992‐97) ...... 126‐24 13. Dave Rowan (1984‐88) ...... 124‐27 FULLER RECOGNIZED AS EWL WRESTLER OF THE WEEK FOLLOWING ROADRUNNER OPEN 14. Alex Clemsen (2002‐07)...... 121‐35 While Patricio Lugo was winning EWL Freshman of the Week accolades in consecutive weeks, Casey 15. David Shunamon (1998‐03) ....118‐44 Fuller was named the EWL Wrestler of the Week following the Roadrunner Open in California. The 16. Sean O'Day (1985‐89) ...... 116‐23‐2 17. Deonte Penn (2002‐07) ...... 114‐43 redshirt senior went 5‐0 to take home first place at 165 lbs. He won his first two matches by falls to 18. Kevin Saniga (1993‐98) ...... 113‐38 advance to the quarterfinals. Fuller won by major decision over Cal Poly's Travis Berridge, 9‐0, before Dean Hall (1985‐88) ...... 113‐18‐2 winning another major decision over Joe Granger of Cal Poly, 13‐5, in the semifinals. Fuller defeated 20. Kevin Welsh (1995‐00)...... 111‐52 Drexel's Austin Rose by decision, 3‐1, to win first place. 21. Cory Ace (1998‐03)...... 110‐45 22. Tom Shifflet (1991‐95) ...... 109‐31‐1 FOUR FIGHTING SCOTS PLACE AT EMU OPEN 23. Joey Fendone (2004‐09)...... 105‐40 While the starting lineup was competing in the EMU Duals, a number of reserves were wrestling in Matt Hill (2002‐07) ...... 105‐42 the EMU Open. Four Fighting Scots would place in the tournament. Leading the way was Ty Schoff‐ 25. Jarrod King (2007‐10)...... 103‐16 stall, who took home fourth place at 165. Schoffstall was the lone Fighting Scott to reach the semifi‐ Nate Yetzer (2000‐05)...... 103‐33 nals thanks to three straight wins, before losing his final two matches to place fourth. Anthony 27. Ricky Deubel (2004‐09)...... 102‐51 Rivera finished sixth at 133 lbs., with Korbin Myers coming in seventh at 133 lbs. Nate Hagan 28. Torsten Gillespie (2007‐11)...... 101‐65 wrapped up Edinboro’s placewinners with an eighth‐place finish at 141 lbs. 29. Ernest James (2009‐14) ...... 100‐49 30. Mark Samples (1994‐99) ...... 99‐25 31. Pat Bradshaw (2005‐10) ...... 97‐44 HOEHN LEADS WAY WITH THIRD-PLACE SHOWING AT CLARION OPEN 32. Johnny Greisheimer (2009‐14) 94‐62 A contingent of 12 Edinboro wrestlers got the 2015‐16 season underway on Sunday, November 1, com‐ Ken Bauer (1990‐94) ...... 94‐31‐2 peting in the Clarion Open. Blue‐chip freshman Fritz Hoehn was the top finisher, coming in third place at 34. Jacob Gray (2000‐05) ...... 89‐47 165 lbs. He was Edinboro's lone wrestler to reach the semifinals. Three other wrestlers reached seventh 35. Ryan Shapert (1996‐01) ...... 83‐45 place matches, but they were not wrestled. The trio included three more freshmen – Korbin Myers at Rob Porter (1985‐89)...... 83‐39‐1 133 lbs., Nate Hagan at 141 lbs., and Spencer Nagy at 157 lbs. Hoehn went 5‐1 on the day, including three Tom Herr (1970‐74) ...... 83 straight wins to reach the semifinals. After suffering an 8‐1 loss to Clarion's Evan DeLong in the semifinals, Vic Avery (2011‐15) ...... 83‐29 he bounced back with a pin of Kenny Long of the Naval Academy Prep School at 1:08. He bested Cody Career Falls Cordes in the third place match thanks to a 12‐6 decision. 1. A.J. Schopp (2010‐15)...... 67 2. Deonte Penn (2002‐07)...... 53 PORT IN, SPONSELLER OUT ON COACHING STAFF 3. Joey Fendone (2004‐09) ...... 45 Former Fighting Scots All‐American Mitchell Port joined the Edinboro wrestling staff this summer. While 4. Jason Robison (1993‐98) ...... 42 Port was joining the Edinboro coaching staff, Cliff Sponseller departed to accept an assistant coaching Tom Herr (1970‐74) ...... 42 position at in the fall. Port concluded his wrestling career at Edinboro in March, joining a 6. Dean Hall (1984‐88)...... 40 small group of three‐time All‐Americans at Edinboro. He finished his career with a 132‐17 record while 7. Dave Rowan (1984‐88) ...... 38 competing at 141 lbs., tied for eighth in career victories. His 35 falls ranks ninth. He finished as the runner‐ 8. Ernest James (2010‐14) ...... 37 up at Nationals as a sophomore and senior and took home third place as a junior. His .886 career winning 9. Mitchell Port (2011‐15) ...... 35 percentage ranks third. A native of Bellefonte, Pa., Port was named the 2015 PSAC Athlete of the Year 10. Josh Koscheck (1997‐02)...... 27 while sharing EWL Wrestler of the Year honors with teammate Dave Habat. He was previously named Dave Held (1984‐88) ...... 27 Ray Yeager (1975‐79) ...... 27

Edinboro Starting Lineups in Dual Matches

Opponent 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 Hwt Olivet Russell T. Recco Vath Lugo Nagy Fuller Jennings Laird Pickett Miller Ohio Russell T. Recco Vath Lugo Nagy Fuller Jennings Laird Pickett Miller Northern Illinois Russell T. Recco Vath Lugo Nagy Fuller Jennings Laird Pickett Miller Clarion Russell T. Recco Hagan Lugo Nagy Fuller Jennings Laird Pickett Miller Lehigh Russell T. Recco Hagan Lugo Nagy Fuller Jennings Laird Pickett Miller Bloomsburg Russell T. Recco Hagan Lugo Nagy Fuller Jennings Laird Pickett Miller Pittsburgh Russell T. Recco Hagan Lugo Nagy Fuller Jennings Laird Pickett Miller Bolded names indicates match winner Edinboro at Cleveland State 2015-16 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES

the EWL Wrestler of the Year in 2013 and '14 and second at 132 lbs. and is a four‐time PIAA placewin‐ the PSAC Athlete of the Year in 2013. He was also ner, including a 2014 state title. Patricio Lugo, a named WrestlingReport.com's 2015 Pennsylvania two‐time Florida state champion, is also men‐ Collegiate Wrestler of the Year. He was a four‐time tioned as an AWN top 100 recruit. In addition, PSAC champion and won three EWL titles. This AWN noted Nate Hagan, a two‐time Ohio state past year, Port became a three‐time All‐American champion, and New England champion Fritz 2015 PSAC Championships after reaching the finals at 141 lbs. for the second Hoehn. Edinboro had five recruits noted by Boro Wins 5th Straight PSAC Crown; time in three years. Seeded second, he won his FloWrestling, with three of those wrestlers ranked Six Scots Win Titles first four matches, including a 9‐4 decision over in their Top 100. Myers was ranked 39th at 133 lbs.; December 5, 2015 Erie, PA seventh‐seed Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers in the Reynolds was 42nd at 184/197 lbs.; and Lugo was quarterfinals and a 14‐2 major decision over Chris 74th at 149 lbs. ERIE, Pa. – A young Edinboro squad main‐ Mecate of Old Dominion, the 11th seed, in the tained Edinboro’s dominance of the PSAC Champi‐ semifinals. Port dropped an 11‐5 decision to top‐ HABAT REPRESENTS SLOVENIA AT WORLD onships as six wrestler won titles to lead Edinboro seed Logan Stieber of Ohio State in the finals. Port CHAMPIONSHIPS to its fifth straight PSAC Championship and 10th in ended the year with a 36‐2 record with 13 falls, two Former Edinboro University wrestling All‐ the last 11 years. Head coach Tim Flynn has now won technical falls, and nine major decisions. He won American Dave Habat represented Slovenia in 16 league titles in 19 years. his fourth PSAC championship along with a third the 2015 Senior World Championships. The The Fighting Scots had a total of eight medal‐ EWL crown, and also picked up his second Mid‐ World Championships took place in Las ists to finish with 136.5 points. The top three teams lands Championships title. Vegas, with Habat competing at 65kg in the were the same as the 2014 finish, with Lock Haven second (118 points) and Mercyhurst third (106.5). freestyle competition. Unfortunately, the While the accent is on youth at Edinboro this SCHOPP ALSO TURNS TO COACHING PRO- two‐time All‐American at Edinboro while com‐ year, a pair of seniors won their second straight FESSION peting at 149 lbs. drew the world’s top‐ PSAC crowns. Casey Fuller repeated at 165 lbs. and Mitchell Port wasn’t the only Edinboro All‐Ameri‐ ranked wrestler at that weight class, Iran’s Vince Pickett won again at 197 lbs. Patrick Jennings, can to join the coaching ranks. A.J. Schopp was Ahmad Mohammadi. He would lose to Mo‐ a third senior, was the champion at 174 lbs. named an assistant wrestling coach at South hammadi in the round of 64. Habat wrapped Redshirt freshmen Sean Russell and Billy Miller Dakota State University, officially joining the staff up an outstanding career in March as a two‐ won their first titles at 125 and 285 lbs., respectively. of head coach Chris Bono in June. Schopp was a time All‐American, finishing as the national True freshman Patricio Lugo came away with the four‐time NCAA qualifier and three‐time All‐Ameri‐ runner‐up at 149 lbs. with a 36‐3 record. He championship at 149 lbs. Two more true freshmen placed. Spencer can for the Fighting Scots. He was also a three‐ concluded his career ranked fifth in career Nagy was third at 157 lbs. and Nate Hagan took time EWL champion and won four PSAC titles. He wins at Edinboro with a 134‐27 career record. home fourth place at 141 lbs. finished fourth at 133 lbs. as a sophomore and jun‐ A four‐time national qualifier, he finished ior at Nationals, before placing third this past year. fourth at Nationals as a junior. 73rd PSAC TEAM SCORING His 2015 trip was made even more interesting as 1. EDINBORO...... 136.5 he lost his first match, then came back to win AVERY, PICKETT NAMED TO 2015 NWCA 2. Lock Haven ...... 118.0 seven straight matches in the wrestlebacks to cap‐ ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 3. Mercyhurst ...... 108.5 ture third place. He would win the Gorrarian Edinboro wrestlers Vic Avery and Vince Pick‐ 4. Clarion ...... 95.0 Award after pinning four opponents. Schopp ett were named to the National Wrestling 5. Pitt‐Johnstown...... 92.0 compiled a 133‐17 career record with a school‐ Coaches Association (NWCA) All‐Academic 6. Gannon ...... 49.5 record 67 pins. He is tied for sixth in career victo‐ Team. Avery was one of 28 All‐Americans to 7. Kutztown ...... 46.0 ries and second in career winning percentage earn NWCA All‐Academic honors. The redshirt 8. Shippensburg ...... 42.0 9. Bloomsburg ...... 40.0 (.887). He holds three of the top eight season to‐ senior captured All‐American honors for the 10. Seton Hill ...... 30.5 tals for pins. As a senior he finished with a 26‐3 first time after finishing third at 184 lbs. at the 11. East Stroudsburg ...... 28.5 record with 16 falls, missing almost two months NCAA Division I National Championships. A 12. Millersville ...... 12.5 due to a knee injury. He was named the EWL and Comprehensive Business Administration PSAC Freshman of the Year. major with a 3.21 GPA, Avery ended the year Outstanding Wrestler: Travis McKillop, UPJ with a 34‐7 record. He won his second EWL PSAC Championship Finals RECRUITING CLASS AMONG BEST IN NATION championship and second PSAC title, along 125 lbs. – #1 Sean Russell (EU) maj. dec. #3 Evan Edinboro University wrestling coach Tim Flynn and with taking fifth place at the Midlands Cham‐ Link (UPJ), 7‐3 his staff received rave reviews for their 2015 re‐ pionships. A senior, Pickett earned his first 133 lbs. – #1 Bob Rehm (LHU) maj. dec. #2 Andy cruiting class. Amateur Wrestling News had the trip to Nationals as he won the 197 lb. EWL Schutz (BU), 9‐1 Fighting Scots' 2015 class ranked 12th out of 25 championship. He also claimed his first PSAC 141 lbs. – #2 Brock Zacherl (CU) dec. #1 Dan Neff teams. Edinboro's 2015 class ranked 13th accord‐ crown. Pickett ended the year with a 17‐18 (LHU), 6‐4 ing to FloWrestling's recruiting rankings, and Inter‐ record. He is an Early Childhood Education 149 lbs. – #1 Patricio Lugo (EU) maj. dec. #2 Je‐ Mat had Edinboro 24th. Edinboro’s recruiting haul major with a 3.24 GPA. He was also named to remy Landowski (MH), 10‐2 included six state champions, and the Scots had the 2014 NWCA All‐Academic Team. 157 lbs. – #1 Aaron McKinney (LHUU) dec. #2 five recruits noted by Amateur Wrestling News, Matt Martoccio (KU), 8‐3 with three of those wrestlers ranked in their Top 165 lbs. – #1 Casey Fuller (EU) dec. #2 Francis 100. That includes former Saegertown High Mizia (MH), 3‐2 School standout Dylan Reynolds, a Pennsylvania 174 lbs. – #3 Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. #2 Mike state champion at 195 lbs. Korbin Myers finished Pavasko (CU), 8‐4 184 lbs. – #1 Travis McKillop (UPJ) fall over #2 Tristan Sponseller (LHU), 1:00 197 lbs. – #1 Vince Pickett (EU) maj. dec. Bran‐ don Clark (KU), 12‐0 Hwt. ‐‐ #1 Billy Miller (EU) fall over #3 Damon Jones(UPJ), 2:05 Edinboro at Cleveland State 2015-16 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES

tory. That includes back‐to‐back campaigns in 2014‐15 and 2013‐14 that go Head Coach down as the finest in school history. For the second year in a row, the Fighting Scots enjoyed an incredi‐ Tim Flynn ble run at the NCAA Division I National Championships in St. Louis. Edin‐ boro reached the podium as one of the top four teams for the first time, 19th Year finishing third as four wrestlers earned All‐American honors. Mitchell Penn State ‘86 Port and Dave Habat finished as national runner‐ups at 141 and 149 lbs., respectively, while A.J. Schopp (133 lbs.) and Vic Avery (184 lbs.) were There was a time when Tim Flynn lived third. Port and Schopp became three‐time All‐Americans, with Habat in the shadows of the likes of Mike DeAnna earning the honor for the second time. That gave Flynn 37 All‐Americans. and Bruce Baumgartner. Edinboro Univer‐ In addition, Edinboro won its second straight Eastern Wrestling sity has been blessed with outstanding wrestling coaches since elevating League championship and fourth straight PSAC crown. Edinboro ended the program to Division I status in the mid‐80's. As Flynn enters his 19th the year with a 14‐5 record. Flynn was named the EWL Coach of the Year season in charge of the Fighting Scot wrestlers, plus five years as an as‐ for the seventh time and PSAC Coach of the Year for the 13th time and sistant coach under Baumgartner, his legacy is quite simple. He ranks as fourth straight year. the top coach ever at Edinboro. In 2013‐14, Edinboro ended the three‐day tournament in Oklahoma Record‐wise, Flynn became Edinboro’s all‐time winningest coach City with three All‐Americans and a fifth‐place finish, at that time the several years ago, breaking the legendary Fred Caro’s record for career highest ever. Port captured third place at 141 lbs., while Schopp and wins. Flynn concluded his 18th campaign with a 198‐73‐5 career record, Habat were fourth at 133 and 149 lbs., respectively. holding the school record for victories. He has now led Edinboro to five Edinboro ended the year with an 11‐3 record, winning 10 of its last 11 top ten finishes at Nationals and 12 top 20 finishes. duals. That included a 17‐16 win over Pittsburgh, who was ranked sixth at Consider that under the former Penn State All‐American the Fight‐ the time, marking the second straight year the Fighting Scots have ing Scots have dominated eastern wrestling circles during Flynn's knocked off a top ten team. reign,winning the Eastern Wrestling League Championship 14 of the last As expected, the veteran coach received a host of honors in the af‐ 18 years, including eight straight years at one point, along with the Penn‐ termath of the outstanding season. They began at the end of Nationals sylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament title 15 times in his 18 when he was named the NWCA NCAA Division I Coach of the Year. He campaigns. shared InterMat Coach of the Year honors with Minnesota’s J Robinson, In addition, Edinboro at one point four years ago had won 34 of 35 and was also selected WIN’s Dan Gable Coach of the Year. He was dual matches. The Fighting Scots had not lost in 29 straight EWL duals, named the PSAC Coach of the Year and the EWL Coach of the Year. He going 28‐0‐1, before Pittsburgh defeated them late in 2010. was named Edinboro’s Coach of the Year for the fifth time. Flynn is working his magic nationally, as well. He has guided his re‐ In 2009 the Fighting Scots finished sixth at the NCAA Division I Na‐ cent editions to some of the most dominant campaigns in Edinboro his‐ tional Championships, tying the 1997 team for the top finish since Edin‐ boro moved up to Division I before last year’s fifth place TIM FLYNN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD showing. Flynn made it 11 PSAC Coach of the Year awards in 2012‐13 Year Record PSAC EWL NCAA AA’s Highlights as he guided a young team to a 10‐6 finish, the PSAC champi‐ 1997‐98 7‐7‐0 1st 1st 15th 1 PSAC Coach of the Year onship, and a second place finish at the EWL Championships. 1998‐99 11‐3‐1 1st 1st 18th 2 PSAC Coach of the Year Mitchell Port and A.J. Schopp became his 29th and 30th All‐ EWL Coach of the Year Americans as the Fighting Scots finished 14th at Nationals. 1999‐00 14‐1‐0 1st 1st 15th 3 PSAC Coach of the Year Port would reach the title bout at 141 lbs., the sixth wrestler 2000‐01 11‐3‐1 2nd 1st 12th 2 EWL Coach of the Year under Flynn to finish as the runner‐up, along with three na‐ 2001‐02 10‐4‐0 1st 2nd 14th 2 tional champions. 2002‐03 10‐5‐0 1st 1st 24th 1 EWL Coach of the Year The story was much the same in 2012 ‐‐ a 9‐4 finish, a PSAC PSAC Coach of the Year championship, a second place finish at the EWL Champi‐ 2003‐04 10‐3‐0 1st T1st 24th 2 PSAC Coach of the Year onships, and 17th at Nationals. Chris Honeycutt placed second 2004‐05 9‐5‐1 2nd 1st 28th 1 at 197 lbs. and three other wrestlers reached the round of 12. 2005‐06 12‐0‐0 1st 1st 8th 3 EWL Coach of the Year During his 16 years Flynn has produced 30 All‐Americans 2006‐07 17‐1‐0 1st 1st 9th 3 PSAC Coach of the Year and 121 national qualifiers, capped by Koscheck's national 2007‐08 11‐3‐0 1st 1st T21st 1 PSAC Coach of the Year championship at 174 lbs. in 2001, Gillespie’s in 2007, and King’s 2008‐09 14‐4‐1 1st 1st 6th 3 EWL Coach of the Year in 2009. Koscheck became Edinboro's second all‐time na‐ PSAC Coach of the Year tional champion at the Division I level, and with a third place 2009‐10 9‐6‐0 1st 1st 16th 2 PSAC Coach of the Year finish in 2002, became Edinboro's first four‐time All‐American. 2010‐11 9‐10‐1 3rd 5th T23rd 1 Flynn finished with a 105‐32‐2 record at Penn State, still 2011‐12 9‐4‐0 1st 2nd 17th 1 PSAC Coach of the Year ranking among the all‐time career leaders in victories for the 2012‐13 10‐6‐0 1st 2nd 14th 2 PSAC Coach of the Year Nittany Lions. He also won the EWL title as a junior in 1986 2013‐14 11‐3‐0 1st 1st 5th 3 NWCA Coach of the Year while competing at 126 pounds, finishing with a 30‐7‐1 mark. EWL Coach of the Year He qualified for Nationals as a sophomore as well after finish‐ PSAC Coach of the Year ing second at the EWL Championships. He was four‐time Mid‐ 2014‐15 14‐5‐0 1st 1st 3rd 4 EWL Coach of the Year lands Championships place winner, a two‐time Mat Town USA PSAC Coach of the Year champion, and was an Espoir National freestyle runner‐up in 2015‐16 4‐3‐0 1st 1984. 19th Year 202-76-5 Flynn graduated from Penn State in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in Business Management. He later earned his master's u 13‐time PSAC Coach of the Year u134 National Qualifiers degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Fi‐ u Seven‐time EWL Coach of the Year u37 All‐Americans nance in 1990. He and his wife, Tanya, reside in Edinboro with u 83 PSAC Champions u3 National Champions their two children ‐ Logan, 17 years, and Riley, 14 years old. u 51 EWL Champions Edinboro at Cleveland State 2015-16 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES 2015-16 Edinboro Dual Meet Results

#24 EDINBORO 46, OLIVET 3 157 ‐ Spencer Nagy (EU) dec. Morgan Way (CU) 6‐3 Saturday, November 7, 2015 165 ‐ Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Evan DeLong (CU) 6‐2 Ypsilanti, MI 174 ‐ Michael Pavasko (CU) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU) 7‐4 184 ‐ Dominic Rigous (CU) tech. fall Chris Laird (EU) 15‐0, 7:00 125 – Sean Russell (EU) fall over Trevor Skinner (OC) 2:39 197 ‐ Vince Pickett (EU) dec. Dustin Conti (CU) 4‐1 133 – Jared Brickley (OC) dec. Tony Recco (EU) 8‐2 Hwt. ‐ Billy Miller (EU) maj. dec. Evan Daley (CU) 13‐5 141 – Tyler Vath (EU) dec. Curtis Blackwell (OC) 11‐4 149 – Patricio Lugo (EU) fall over Matthew Lopez (OC) 2:08 #10 LEHIGH 36, EDINBORO 6 157 – Spencer Nagy (EU) maj. dec. Anthony Long (OC) 11‐2 Sunday, November 22, 2015 165 – Casey Fuller (EU) tech. fall Dylan Jensen (OC) 16‐1 Bethlehem, PA 174 – Patrick Jennings (EU) maj. dec. Ryan Clark (OC) 13‐1 184 – Chris Laird (EU) fall over Seth Manshum (OC) 4:26 125 – #14 Darian Cruz (LU) dec. #20 Sean Russell (EU) 3‐1, sv 197 – Vince Pickett (EU) fall over Kyle Carter (OC) 1:31 133 – Dean Somers (LU) major dec. Tony Recco (EU) 12‐0 Hwt. – Billy Miller (EU) fall over Carter Magirl (OC) 3:00 141 – #8 Randy Cruz (LU) fall over Nate Hagan (EU) 2:05 149 – Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. Laike Gardner (LU) 6‐4 #22 OHIO 22, #24 EDINBORO 12 157 – #7 Mitch Minotti (LU) fall over Spencer Nagy (EU) 3:29 Saturday, November 7, 2015 165 – Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Ryan Preisch (LU) 3‐2 Ypsilanti, MI 174 – Elliot Riddick (LU) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU) 10‐4 184 – #8 Nathaniel Brown (LU) tech. fall Chris Laird (EU) 16‐0, 2:13 125 – Sean Russell (EU) dec. Shakur Laney (OU) 7‐5 197 – John Bolich (LU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 8‐3 133 – Cameron Kelly (OU) tech. fall Tony Recco (EU) 20‐5 Hwt. – #16 Max Wessell (LU) fall over Billy Miller (EU) 5:35 141 – Noah Forrider (OU) dec. Tyler Vath (EU) 8‐3 149 – Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. Matthew Lopez (OU) 9‐4 EDINBORO 37, BLOOMSBURG 12 157 – Sparty Chino (OU) maj. dec. Spencer Nagy (EU) 11‐3 Thursday, December 3, 2015 165 – Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Austin Reese (OU) 3‐2 Edinboro, PA 174 – Cody Walter (OU) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU) 5‐1 184 – Dakota Sizemore (OU) maj. dec. Chris Laird (EU) 16‐6 125 ‐‐ Sean Russell (EU) fall over Jon Haas (BU) 1:13 197 – Phil Wellington (OU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 6‐2 133 ‐‐ Andy Schutz (BU) fall over Tony Recco (EU) 1:18 Hwt. – Billy Miller (EU) dec. Jesse Webb (OU) 1‐0 141 ‐‐ Nate Hagan (EU) won by forfeit 149 ‐‐ Patricio Lugo (EU) tech. fall Ryan Snow (BU) 17‐1 (4:55) #24 EDINBORO 19, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 12 157 ‐‐ Brendan Colbert (BU) fall over Spencer Nagy (EU) 5:58 Saturday, November 7, 2015 165 ‐‐ Casey Fuller (EU) fall over Matthew Carr (BU) 4:53 Ypsilanti, MI 174 ‐‐ Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Kyle Wojtaszek (BU) 10‐9 184 ‐‐ Chris Laird (EU) maj. dec. Casey Glunt (BU) 14‐2 125 ‐ Sean Russell (EU) dec. Alijah Jeffery (NIU) 8‐3 197 ‐‐ Vince Pickett (EU) dec. Dom Carfagno (BU) 9‐2 133 ‐ Austin Eicher (NIU) dec. Tony Recco (EU) 8‐2 Hwt. ‐‐ Billy Miller (EU) maj. dec. Saul Wilkins (BU) 12‐4 141 ‐ Steve Bleise (NIU) dec. Tyler Vath (EU) 14‐7 149 ‐ Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. Gabe Morse (NIU) 8‐4 PITTSBURGH 24, EDINBORO 9 157 ‐ Spencer Nagy (EU) dec. Austin Culton (NIU) 4‐0 Thursday, December 10, 2015 165 ‐ Casey Fuller (EU) maj. dec. Andrew Scott (NIU) 9‐0 Pittsburgh, Pa. 174 ‐ Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Trace Engelkes (NIU) 8‐5 184 ‐ Quinton Rosser (NIU) dec. Chris Laird (EU) 8‐7 125 ‐‐ LJ Bentley (UP) dec. Sean Russell (EU) 6‐5 197 ‐ Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 5‐3 133 – #19 Dom Forys (UP) fall over Tony Recco (EU) 2:21 Hwt. ‐ Billy Miller (EU) dec. Arthur Bunce (NIU) 8‐3 141 ‐‐ #9 Mikey Racciato (UP) dec. Nate Hagan (EU) 7‐5 149 ‐‐ Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. Robert Lee (UP) 12‐6 EDINBORO 23, CLARION 15 157 – Spencer Nagy (EU) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (UP) 4‐3 Friday, November 20, 2015 165 ‐‐ Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Cody Wiercioch (UP) 4‐3 Clarion, PA 174 ‐‐ TeShan Campbell (UP) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU) 14‐12 184 – Zach Bruce (UP) dec. Chris Laird (EU) 6‐2 125 ‐ #20 Sean Russell (EU) maj. dec. Patrick DeWitt (CU) 16‐4 197 – Nick Bonaccorsi (UP) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 4‐0 133 ‐ Michael Bartolo (CU) dec. Tony Recco (EU) 7‐4 Hwt. – #19 Ryan Solomon (UP) dec. Billy Miller (EU) 2‐1 141 ‐ Brock Zacherl (CU) maj. Dec. Nate Hagan (EU) 8‐0 149 ‐ Patricio Lugo (EU) fall over Jacob Keller (CU) 0:26