EDINBORO UNIVERSITY 2015-16 Fighting Scots Wrestling 2015-16 Schedule Central Michigan/Kent State Match Notes November Edinboro Fighting Scots (8-6, 6-0 EWL) at 7 at EMU Duals Kent State Flashes (13-3, 6-1 MAC)/vs. vs. Olivet W, 46‐3 vs. #22 Ohio L, 12‐22 Central Michigan Chippewas (8-4, 5-1 MAC) vs. Northern Illinois W, 19‐12 15 at Roadrunner Open NTS Sunday, February 14, 2016 20 at Clarion* W, 23‐15 Kent, Ohio l 2:30 p.m. 22 at #10 Lehigh L, 6‐36 December M.A.C. Center 3 BLOOMSBURG* W, 37‐12 5 at PSAC Championships 1st/12 teams at Erie, Pa. (Mercyhurst) The Edinboro Lineup 10 at Pittsburgh L, 9‐24 19 at Cleveland State* W, 25‐10 2015-16 Record -- 8-7, 6-0 EWL January 1‐2 at Southern Scuffle 15th/31 teams 2015-16 Career Chattanooga, Tenn. Wt. Name Yr. Record Record Hometown 9 at Pitt Duals@ 125 Sean Russell R‐Fr. 22‐6 22‐6 Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hills vs. #15 North Carolina L, 11‐26 vs. Duke L, 15‐30 133 Anthony Rivera R‐Jr. 7‐10 12‐25 Mardela Springs, Md./Parkside vs. #3 North Carolina State L, 10‐31 Tony Recco Fr. 6‐19 6‐19 Lyndonville, N.Y./Lyndonville 16 GEORGE MASON* W, 31‐7 141 Tyler Vath Fr. 9‐15 9‐15 Saegertown, Pa./Saegertown 23 RIDER* W, 18‐15 Nate Hagan Fr. 13‐12 13‐12 Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Central Catholic February 149 #18/#12 Patricio Lugo Fr. 25‐4 25‐4 Homestead, Fla./South Dade 4 at Lock Haven* W, 21‐13 157 #16/#15 Austin Matthews R‐So. 6‐1 15‐1 Greenville, Pa./Reynolds 6 EDINBORO OPEN NTS 165 #20/NR Casey Fuller R‐Sr. 22‐6 67‐55 Hamlin, Pa./Western Wayne 7 #10 VIRGINIA TECH L, 7‐29 174 Patrick Jennings R‐Sr. 19‐12 73‐59 Ridge, N.Y./Longwood 14 vs. Central Michigan 2:30 p.m. Ty Schoffstall R‐So. 7‐3 27‐10 Pottsville, Pa./Tri‐Valley at Kent State 4:00 p.m. 19 at NWCA National Dual 184 #5/#8 Vic Avery R‐Sr. 6‐1 89‐30 Foxboro, Mass./Foxboro Championship Series TBA 197 Vince Pickett Sr. 17‐13 77‐57 Galloway, Ohio/Central Crossing 21 WEST VIRGINIA 1:00 p.m. Warren Bosch R‐Sr. 8‐8 40‐49 Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park March Hwt. Billy Miller R‐Fr. 23‐7 23‐7 Perry, Ohio/Perry 5 at EWL Championships All Day at Lock Haven, Pa. HEAD COACH: Tim Flynn (Penn State ‘87, 206‐80‐5, 19th year) 17‐19 at NCAA Division I All Day Rankings: InterMat/Flowrestling National Championships at New York, N.Y. * EWL contest Fighting Scots Face Pair of Top-25 Teams in Central Michigan, Kent State

FLOWRESTLING TO TELEVISE ALL HOME DUALS The Match Stories For the second year in a row, all of Edinboro’s } The Edinboro wrestling team is in the midst of a demanding stretch of duals to wrap up the 2015‐16 home dual meets will be streamed by regular season. After facing tenth‐ranked Virginia Tech on Super Bowl Sunday, the Fighting Scots Flowrestling. Flowrestling members can ac‐ now “celebrate” Valentine’s Day with matches against a pair of Mid‐American Conference foes ‐‐ cess the broadcast at: 20th‐ranked Central Michigan and 17th‐ranked Kent State ‐‐ on Sunday, February 14. While there likely won’t be a lot of love on the mats at Kent State’s M.A.C. Center, there will be some outstanding http://www.flowrestling.org wrestling. Following these two duals, thanks to winning the EWL regular season crown, Edinboro qualified for a berth in the NWCA National Dual Championship Series and will face one of eight teams out of the Big Ten. Finally, the Fighting Scots wrap up the dual‐meet season hosting West Virginia on February 20. } Edinboro, tied for 22nd in the latest InterMat Tournament Rankings, saw its three‐dual winning streak snapped with a 29‐7 loss to tenth‐ranked Virginia Tech last Sunday, leaving the Fighting Scots with an 8‐7 record. That was Edinboro’s fifth loss this year to a team that was nationally‐ranked at the time, along with a sixth loss to a Pittsburgh team which has been in and out of the national rank‐ ings. The Fighting Scots opened the year in the EMU Duals, winning two of three matches. Ranked 24th to start the season, they defeated Olivet, 46‐3, before falling to 22nd‐ranked Ohio, 22‐12. They

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ended the day with a 19‐12 win over Northern Illinois. Edinboro opened EWL action with a 23‐15 win at Edinboro Fast Facts Clarion. That was followed by a 36‐6 loss at 10th‐ranked Lehigh on November 22. Edinboro defeated Bloomsburg, 37‐12, in its first home dual on December 3. The Fighting Scots then suffered a 24‐9 loss Edinboro University at Pittsburgh, before wrapping up dual action in 2015 with a 25‐10 defeat of Cleveland State. After a Location: Edinboro, PA 15th place finish against a strong field in the Southern Scuffle to open 2016, Edinboro dropped three Founded: 1857 straight duals at the Pittsburgh Duals. The Scots fell to 15th‐ranked North Carolina, 26‐11, to Duke by a Enrollment: 7,100 30‐15 score, and to third‐ranked North Carolina State, 31‐10. Edinboro claimed a 31‐7 decision over Colors: Red & White George Mason before defeating Rider, 18‐15. Nickname: Fighting Scots } Central Michigan, ranked 20th in the latest USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll, comes in with an 8‐4 Athletic Director: Bruce Baumgartner Sports Information Director: Bob Shreve record and is 5‐1 in the Mid‐American Conference. The Chippewas wrestle Kent State at 1 p.m. before Office Phone: (814) 732‐1834 taking the mat against the Fighting Scots. Edinboro and Central Michigan have faced two common E‐mail: [email protected] opponents. Both own wins over Rider by the identical score of 18‐15. Edinboro lost top Ohio, while Central Michigan beat the Bobcats. Coach Tom Borrelli’s team has four wrestlers ranked by InterMat, Wrestling Staff led by three‐time national qualifier Zach Horan. The senior is ranked 16th at 141 lbs. Justin Oliver and Head Coach: Tim Flynn (Penn State ‘86) Luke Smith are ranked ninth at 149 and 157 lbs., respctively. Mike Ottinger is 12th at 174 lbs. Borrelli has won 350 career duals, including 304 at Central Michigan. Record at Edinboro: 206‐80‐5, 19th year } Career Record: 206‐80‐5, 19th year Kent State has a 13‐3 record and is ranked 17th in the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll. The Golden Office Phone: (814) 732‐1856 Flashes have won seven straight duals and are 6‐1 in the MAC. They will wrestle Central Michigan at 1 Assistant Coach: Cliff Moore (Iowa ‘04) p.m. before facing the Fighting Scots later in the day. Edinboro and Kent State have five common op‐ Office Phone: (814) 732‐1855 ponents ‐‐ Bloomsburg (both won), George Mason (both won), Northern Illinois (both won), Ohio Assistant Coach: Mitchell Port (Edinboro ‘15) (Kent State won, Edinboro lost), Rider (Edinboro won, Kent State lost). Coach Jim Andrassy’s team Office Phone: (814) 732‐1856 features four ranked wrestlers, led by Ian Miller. The fifth‐year senior is a two‐time All‐American and Athletic Trainer: Gary Hanna three‐time Mid‐American Conference champion who is ranked third at 157 lbs. with a 19‐0 record. Mack McGuire, a three‐time national qualifier, is ranked ninth at 133 lbs. Kyle Conel is 16th at 197 lbs. Sports Information Staff and former Fighting Scot Mike DePalma is 20th at 149 lbs. Former Edinboro standout Matt Hill is an SID: Bob Shreve assistant coach at Kent State. Office Phone: (814) 732‐1834 } The Edinboro lineup received a huge boost recently with the returns of Vic Avery and Austin Cell Phone: (814) 882‐6049 Matthews against George Mason. Both had missed the entire season while recovering from knee Email: [email protected] surgery. Avery is 6‐1 since returning to wrestle at 184 lbs. and now has 89 career victories. He posted Graduate Assistants: Matthew Brancato and a 2‐1 decision in a tiebreaker over seventh‐ranked Blake Stauffer of Arizona State in the Edinboro Daniel Graham Open, before dropping a 3‐1 loss in sudden victory to Zach Zavatsky of Virginia Tech. The redshirt sen‐ Twitter: @BoroAthletics ior earned All‐American honors for the first time a year ago with a third place showing. He was 34‐7 a Facebook: EdinboroUniversityAthletics year ago and has been ranked as high as second in the various national rankings. Matthews had not competed since November of last season due to knee injuries. A former transfer from Clarion, 2014-15 in Review Matthews was off to great start last year with a 9‐0 record and climbed into the top five nationally. 2014‐15 Dual Record: 14‐5 He would suffer a knee injury and miss the rest of the season. The redshirt sophomore began the 2014‐15 EWL Record: 6‐0 year ranked as high as fourth at 157 lbs. He won a 6‐1 decision in his 2015‐16 debut. He is 6‐1 this year 2014‐15 NCAA Finish: 3rd/4 All‐Americans while facing a number of very strong opponents. Lettermen Returning/Lost: 10/2 } The return of Avery and Matthews give Edinboro’s lineup a little more experience, but the ascent NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: 2/5 is still on youth, with true freshmen Tyler Vath (141 lbs.) and Patricio Lugo (149 lbs.) in the lineup Qualifiers Returning: 184 ‐‐ Vic Avery (2015 ‐‐ along with redshirt freshmen Sean Russell and Billy Miller at 125 and heavyweight, respectively. Lugo 3rd; 2014 ‐‐ DNP; 2012 ‐‐ DNP); 197 ‐‐ Vince Pickett (2015 ‐‐ DNP) has a 25‐4 record and is ranked 12th by FloWrestling and 18th by InterMat. Miller has a 23‐7 record, while Russell is 22‐6. } While youth has been key in 2015‐16, Edinboro’s upperclassmen have stepped up. Casey Fuller is Avery Forced to Bow Out of enjoying the best season of his career. The redshirt senior has a 22‐6 record while competing at 165 NWCA All-Star Classic Due to Injury lbs. and is ranked 20th by InterMat. Coming off a 29‐win season a year ago, redshirt senior Patrick } Vic Avery was forced to withdraw from the Jennings owns an 19‐12 record at 174 lbs. Finally, senior Vince Pickett has a 17‐13 ledger at 197 lbs. Pickett and Avery are the lone returning national qualifiers from last year’s team. 50th Annual NWCA All‐Star Classic after suffer‐ } ing a knee injury in preseason drills. Avery was With a lineup featuring four true freshmen and three redshirt freshmen, it was anticipated that Ed‐ scheduled to face Lehigh's Nathaniel Brown in inboro would see its string of four straight PSAC championships come to an end. But someone for‐ the 184 lb. match in Atlanta. He earned All‐ got to tell the Fighting Scots. Six wrestlers reached the finals on December 5, with all six coming American honors for the first time a year ago away with titles, and a total of eight Fighting Scots placed. It all added up to a fifth straight champi‐ with a third place finish at 184 lbs. at Nationals onship for the Scots, who finished with 136.5 points to outdistance Lock Haven, who finished second and ended the year with a 34‐7 record. Brown with 118 points. Mercyhurst was third with 108.5 points in the 12‐team field. While the emphasis has finished second at Nationals last year. been on the freshmen this year, it was a trio of seniors who led the way. Casey Fuller won his second Russell Still Represents Edinboro straight title at 165 lbs., while Vince Pickett was doing the same at 197 lbs. Patrick Jennings won his at NWCA All-Star Classic first championship at 174 lbs. The freshmen did their part, as well. Redshirt freshmen Sean Russell } and Billy Miller finished first at 125 and 285 lbs., respectively, while true freshman Patricio Lugo took Edinboro was still represented in Atlanta. home the crown at 149 lbs. Freshman Spencer Nagy added a third place finish at 157 lbs., with fellow Redshirt freshman Sean Russell wrestled in freshman Nate Hagan fourth at 141 lbs. the showcase matches at Georgia Tech’s Mc‐ } Edinboro comes off a monumental 2014‐15 campaign which saw the Fighting Scots post their high‐ Carnish Pavilion, winning an 8‐2 decision over est finish ever at the NCAA Division I National Championships. Edinboro earned a spot on the stand Devane Dodens from Life at 125 lbs. Russell is a for the first time, finishing in third place, with four wrestlers earning All‐American honors. That came four‐time Georgia state champion while com‐ peting for Collins Hill High School. after a fifth place showing at Nationals in 2014. Unfortunately, three of those All‐Americans – A.J. Schopp, Mitchell Port, and Dave Habat ‐‐ have departed, and with them a total of eight All‐American Edinboro at Kent State/Central Michigan 2015-16 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES certificates and 399 career wins. In addition, four‐year starter Kory Mines and his 88 career victories National Rankings are gone, leaving Flynn to replace close to 500 wins in the starting lineup. Throw in Kasey Burnett‐ Davis, who was in‐and‐out of the Edinboro lineup during his career and had 64 wins, and Edinboro’s InterMat Tournament-Strength Rankings five seniors accounted for 551 wins! as of February 9, 2015 } Head coach Tim Flynn is in his 19th season as head coach. Already the record‐holder for career wins at Rk. School Edinboro, Flynn joined the 200‐win club with the early‐season victory over Northern Illinois. He owns a 1. Penn State 206‐80‐5 record. Flynn was named the EWL Coach of the Year for the second straight year and seventh 2. Oklahoma State 3. Ohio State time overall last season. In addition, he was selected the PSAC Coach of the Year for the 13th time. } 4. Virginia Tech Edinboro has six wrestlers ranked in the various polls. Vic Avery is ranked as high as second by WIN 5. Iowa Magazine at 184 lbs., and is fifth at 184 lbs. by InterMat, despite sitting out two months while recov‐ 6. Missouri ering from knee surgery. Like Avery, Austin Matthews returned against George Mason and jumped 7. Cornell right back in to the rankings. He is 12th at 157 lbs. according to TheOpenMat.com. Patricio Lugo is North Carolina State ranked as high as 12th by FloWrestling at 149 lbs., and is ranked 18th by InterMat. Casey Fuller 9. Illinois climbed into InterMat’s rankings this week, sitting in 20th place. Sean Russell is 19th by TheOpen‐ 10. Michigan 11. North Carolina Mat.com at 125 lbs. Heavyweight Billy Miller fell out of several rankings following a loss against Rider, 12. Nebraska but is still 25th in TheWrestlingReport.com poll. 13, Minnesota 14. Lehigh THE CENTRAL MICHIGAN SERIES 15. Rutgers CENTRAL MICHIGAN LEADS 4-3 16. Kent State The Fighting Scots and Chippewas last met in the EMU Duals a year ago, with Edinboro claiming a 30‐ Wisconsin 3 victory. That snapped a two‐match losing streak to the Chippewas. 18. Oklahoma Stanford 20. Northern iowa LAST MEETING 21. Duke 2014-15: EDINBORO 30, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 3 ‐‐ The Fighting Scots won nine of the ten matches, with 22. EDINBORO the Chippewas winning at 165 lbs. Nine of the ten weight classes were decisions, with A.J. Schopp North Dakota State winning by fall in the second period at 133 lbs. 24. Central Michigan 25. CSU Bakersfield

THE KENT STATE SERIES USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll EDINBORO LEADS 7-4 as of February 9, 2015 The Fighting Scots made it three straight wins over the Golden Flashes with a 27‐12 win last year at Rk. School Record Pts. Edinboro. 1. Penn State (12) 13‐0 300 2. Iowa 15‐0 288 LAST MEETING 3. North Carolina St. 21‐0 276 2014-15: EDINBORO 27, KENT STATE 12 ‐‐ Tied at 12‐12 after six bouts, the Fighting Scots ran off wins in 4. Oklahoma State 10‐2 264 the final four matches to pull away for the win. Patrick Jennings gave Edinboro the lead for good 5. Missouri 12‐1 251 6. Lehigh 12‐1 239 with a 4‐3 decision over Mike Vollant at 174 lbs. Vic Avery moved up a wight class to 197 lbs. and de‐ 7. Oklahoma 9‐4 217 feated Cole Baxter, 8‐1. Warren Bosch capped the win with a fall just 45 seconds into the heavy‐ 8. Virginia Tech 13‐2 216 weight match. 9. Michigan 12‐2 205 10. Ohio State 9‐3 203 THE COACHES 11. Nebraska 9‐5 177 EDINBORO ‐‐ Tim Flynn (Penn State ‘86) is in his 19th season as the helm of the Fighting Scots. He has 12. Illinois 12‐5 164 elevated the Edinboro program to one of the best in the country, compiling a 206‐80‐5 record. Edin‐ 13. North Carolina 10‐3 149 14. Rutgers 13‐5 144 boro has had 13 top‐20 finishes and five in the top ten at the NCAA Division I National Championships 15. Cornell 4‐5 129 during his tenure. That includes the two best finishes in school history the last two years. The Fight‐ 16. Iowa State 9‐5 105 ing Scots made the podium for the first time at Nationals with a third place showing a year ago, and 17. Kent State 13‐3 99 in 2014 they were fifth. He has produced three national champions and 37 All‐Americans. All told, 18. Minnesota 9‐7 90 Flynn has been named the EWL Coach of the Year seven times and the PSAC Coach of the Year 13 19. Virginia 6‐5 80 times. Two years ago, Flynn captured nearly every Coach of the Year award, including being named 20. Central Michigan 8‐4 66 the NWCA NCAA Division I Coach of the Year, WIN’s Dan Gable Coach of the Year, and was Inter‐ 21. Pittsburgh 9‐5 58 22. Ohio 10‐3 40 Mat’s Co‐Coach of the Year along with Minnesota’s J Robinson. 23. Purdue 8‐5 29 24. South Dakota State 12‐5 25 CENTRAL MICHIGAN ‐‐ Tom Borrelli (The Citadel ‘79) is in his 25th year in charge of the Chippewas and 25. CSU Bakersfield 10‐3 23 owns a 304‐133‐7 record. He has led CMU to 13 Mid‐American Conference championships and 14 MAC Others Receiving Votes: Indiana 16, Oregon Championships titles, including 11 straight from 2002‐12. He has coached 38 All‐Americans at Central Michi‐ State 14, Appalachian State 11, Arizona State 11, gan. CMU has boasted multiple All‐Americans in nine of the past 12 seasons. His 39 total All‐America hon‐ Stanford 10, Wisconsin 1. orees rank eighth among active NCAA Division I head coaches. Borrelli has been named MAC Coach of the EDINBORO INDIVIDUALS Year a conference‐record 12 times (1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and Wt. Wrestler IM/FLO/AWN/WIN/TOM/WRR 2012), while no other MAC wrestling head coach has won the award more than five times. CMU has won at 125 Sean Russell ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 19 25 least 10 duals in 19 of Borrelli's 24 seasons. All told, Borrelli has coached one national champion, 39 All‐Amer‐ 149 Patricio Lugo 18 12 19 19 19 16 icans, eight MAC Wrestler of the Year honorees, 81 MAC champions, 135 national qualifiers, eight NWCA All‐ 157 Austin Matthews 16 15 ‐‐ 17 12 14 Academic first team selections, 44 Academic All‐MAC first team selections and 10 MAC Freshman of the 165 Casey Fuller 20 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 17 25 Year selections. 184 Vic Avery 5 8 8 2 9 5 Hwt Billy Miller ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 25 KENT STATE ‐‐ Jim Andrassy (Kent State ‘95) is in his 13th season in charge of the Kent State wrestling IM ‐‐ InterMat AWN ‐‐ Amateur Wrestling News program and owns a 155‐93‐1 record. He has been a part of the Kent State program for 26 years, be‐ WIN ‐‐ WIN WRR ‐‐ WrestlingReport.com TOM ‐‐ TheOpenMat.com FLO ‐‐ Flowrestling Edinboro at Kent State/Central Michigan 2015-16 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES

ginning as a wrestler who posted a career record of 106‐25‐1. He is one of just two KSU wrestlers to 2015-16 EWL Standings reach 100 victories in only four seasons. That was followed by a stint as an assistant coach for the Golden Flashes before taking over as the head coach in 2003‐04. EWL Overall EDINBORO ...... 6-0 8-7 LUGO, MATTHEWS FACE DEMANDING DAY Cleveland State...... 3‐2 6‐5 Rider...... 3‐2 8‐9 No doubt all of Edinboro’s wrestlers will face challenges against Central Michigan and Kent State, but Lock Haven ...... 2‐3 7‐9 none moreso than Patricio Lugo and Austin Matthews. Both Fighting Scots are nationally ranked, and George Mason ...... 2‐3 7‐9 will face two nationally‐ranked wrestlers on Valentine’s Day. Lugo, a true freshman with a 25‐4 record Clarion ...... 2‐4 6‐11 and ranked 18th by InterMat, will go up against Central Michigan’s Justin Oliver, ranked ninth by with a Bloomsburg ...... 0‐5 1‐15 23‐4 record, and Mike DePalma of Kent State, who is 19‐6 and ranked 20th. Matthews, meanwhile, has a 6‐1 record and is 16th. Since returning following over a year’s absence due to knee surgeries, Matthews This Week’s Schedule/Results has faced one strong grappler after another. Now he is slated to face Central Michigan’s Luke Smith, 25‐5 Thursday, February 11 and ranked ninth, and Ian Miller, who is undefeated at 19‐0 and ranked third for Kent State. A year ago, Hofstra at Rider, 7:00 p.m. Matthews defeated Smith, 6‐0, in the November dual. Friday, February 12 Michigan State at Lock Haven, 7:00 p.m. FIGHTING SCOTS RENEW ACQUAINTANCES WITH DEPALMA, HILL Saturday, February 13 Edinboro will renew acquaintances with a pair of former Fighting Scots in the Kent State match. Mike De‐ Sacred Heart at Bloomsburg, 2:00 p.m. Palma, who now competes for the Golden Flashes at 149 lbs., wrestled at Edinboro for two years before Cleveland State vs. Ohio, 11:00 a.m. transferring to Kent State for the 2013‐14 season. he is a two‐time national qualifier for the Golden Cleveland State at Gardner‐Webb, 12:30 p.m. Flashes. Matt Hill was a standout wrestler for Edinboro from 2002‐07, finishing with a 104‐42 career Franklin & Marshall at George Mason, 1:00 p.m. record. he is in his eighth season as an assistant coach at Kent State, and was promoted to associate Bucknell at George Mason, 3:00 p.m. head coach in the summer of 2015. Sunday, February 14 EDINBORO vs. Central Michigan, 2:30 p.m. FIGHTING SCOTS WRAP UP THIRD STRAIGHT UNDEFEATED EWL DUAL SEASON EDINBORO at Kent State, 4:00 p.m. Edinboro’s win at Lock Haven wrapped up a third straight undefeated regular season in EWL duals. The Bloomsburg at Lehigh, 2:00 p.m. Fighting Scots stretched their EWL dual winning streak to 17 matches. The last time Edinboro lost an EWL George Mason at Maryland, 2:00 p.m. dual was at the end of the 2012‐13 season as Pittsburgh edged the Scots, 19‐18. EWL Wrestler of the Week Nov. 17 Casey Fuller, Edinboro EDINBORO WINS EWL REGULAR SEASON CROWN, QUALIFIES FOR NWCA NATIONAL DUAL Nov. 23 Phil Sprenkle, Lock Haven CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Nov. 30 Zack DeLuca, Clarion When Lock Haven lost to Cleveland State recently, it not only clinched Edinboro’s third straight EWL Dec. 7 Vince Pickett, Edinboro regualr‐season crown, but also assured a berth in the new NWCA National Dual Championship Se‐ Dec. 14 Ronnie Perry, Lock Haven ries. Eight Big Ten teams will host eight non‐Big Ten teams. While modifocations could occur, the Dec. 21 Billy Miller, Edinboro schedule and participating teams are below. The final matchups will not be announced until the con‐ Jan. 4 Dan Neff, Lock Haven clusion of dual matches on February 14. Chad Walsh, Rider Jan. 11 Tristan Sponseller, Lock Haven Participating Big Ten Teams: Jan. 18 Austin Matthews, Edinboro Feb. 21: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers. Feb. 22: Iowa Jan. 25 Chad Walsh, Rider Feb. 1 Bobby Rehm, Lock Haven Anticipated Non‐Big Teams: Feb. 8 Austin Matthews, Edinboro Pac 12: Cal State Bakersfield; EIWA: Lehigh; EWL: Edinboro; MAC: Missouri; Big 12: Oklahoma State; Dan Neff, Lock Haven ACC: North Carolina State or Virginia Tech winner; SoCon: Chattanooga or Appalachian State winner; EWL Freshman of the Week Wildcard: North Carolina State, Virginia Tech or Oklahoma Nov. 17 Patricio Lugo, Edinboro Nov. 23 Patricio Lugo, Edinboro THREE FIGHTING SCOTS MEDAL AT EDINBORO OPEN Nov. 30 Brock Zacherl, Clarion Three Edinboro wrestlers medaled at the Edinboro Open on February 7. Fritz Hoehn finished second at Dec. 7 Billy Miller, Edinboro 174 lbs., while fellow freshman Korbin Myers was fourth at 133 lbs. Redshirt senior Warren Bosch took Dec. 14 Matt Voss, George Mason sixth place at 197 lbs. Hoehn went 5‐1 on the day. He won his first four matches by bonus points, with Dec. 21 Patricio Lugo, Edinboro two technical falls, a fall, and a major decision. He posted a 6‐5 win over Clarion's Mike Pavasko in the Jan. 4 Billy Miller, Edinboro semifinals before suffering a 10‐2 loss to CJ Brucki of Central Michigan in the finals. Myers picked up a pair Jan. 11 Patricio Lugo, Edinboro/ of wins at 133 lbs., including a 6‐3 decision over Michigan's Ben Lamantia in the quarterfinals. He would Tejon Anthony, George Mason, lose to Arizona State's Dalton Brad, 5‐2, in the semifinals, and dropped a 3‐2 decision to Scott Parker of Jan. 18 Billy Miller, Edinboro Lehigh in the third place match. Bosch was 4‐2 on the day. He dropped a 6‐4 decision to Ohio State's Jan. 25 Patricio Lugo, Edinboro Collin Moore in the fifth place match. Feb. 1 Brock Zacherl, Clarion Feb. 8 Fritz Hoehn, Edinboro AVERY, MATTHEWS, AND VATH TRIPLED THEIR PLEASURE While three Fighting Scots were placing at the Edinboro Open, the highlight of the day came with a re‐ match of last year's third place match at the NCAA Division I National Championships in the 184 lb. quar‐ terfinals. Vic Avery, ranked second, won a 3‐2 decision last March against Arizona State's Blake Stauffer. This time around the Edinboro redshirt senior won a 2‐1 decision in two tiebreakers over the seventh‐ ranked Sun Devil. Avery, along with fellow starters Austin Matthews and Tyler Vath, wrestled on Thurs‐ day in the dual at Lock Haven, followed by competing on Saturday at the Edinboro Open, and then competed in Sunday’s dual agaiint Virginia Tech. Avery and Matthews won all three of their matches be‐ fore sitting down for the day at the Edinboro Open, while Vath went 2‐2. Edinboro at Kent State/Central Michigan 2015-16 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES

BECK, CALHOUN FINISH SECOND AT JCC OPEN A pair of Edinboro wrestlers medaled at the JCC Open, hosted by Jamestown Community College, on The Record Book January 31. Josh Calhoun took home second plat at 149 lbs., while Corey Beck was also second at 197 lbs. Career Wins AVERY, MATTHEWS MAKE SEASON DEBUTS VS. GEORGE MASON 1. Gregor Gillespie (2005‐09) ...... 152‐13 2. Jason Robison (1993‐98)...... 145‐23 Vic Avery and Austin Matthews finally made their 2015‐16 debuts against George Mason. Both had been 3. Terry Kennedy (1984‐89)...... 139‐34‐3 both out all year while recovering from knee surgeries. Avery, a redshirt senior who earned All‐American 4. Lou Rosselli (1988‐93) ...... 136‐25‐4 honors for the first time a year ago after finishing third at 184 lbs. at the NCAA Division I National Champi‐ 5. Dave Habat (2010‐15)...... 134‐27 onships, was dominant in his return. He won by technical fall at 6:28 by a score of 23‐7 over Luke Ludke. 6. A.J. Schopp (2010‐15)...... 133‐17 Adorned in gold shoes, he finished with eight takedowns in all. Matthews, a redshirt sophomore, had a Shawn Bunch (2001‐05)...... 133‐24 much more difficult time while facing Greg Flournoy at 157 lbs. Flournoy was a returning NCAA qualifier 8. Mitchell Port (2010‐15)...... 132‐17 after finishing second at the EWL Championships last year. Matthews opened up a 2‐1 lead after one pe‐ Matt King (1999‐04)...... 132‐23 riod with a takedown just 17 seconds into his first match of the year. He would ride out Flournoy in the 10. Chris Honeycutt (2007‐12)...... 130‐22 second period, and following a third‐period escape, added a takedown with 38 seconds remaning. He 11. Josh Koscheck (1997‐02)...... 128‐17 wrapped up the 6‐1 decision with riding time to drop Flournoy to 21‐6. Matthews was 9‐0 a year ago and 12. Tony Robie (1992‐97) ...... 126‐24 ranked in the top five before going down a month into the season. 13. Dave Rowan (1984‐88) ...... 124‐27 14. Alex Clemsen (2002‐07)...... 121‐35 THREE FIGHTING SCOTS RANKED IN INITIAL NCAA COACHES RANKINGS 15. David Shunamon (1998‐03) ....118‐44 16. Sean O'Day (1985‐89) ...... 116‐23‐2 The NCAA released Thursday the first of four coaches’ panel rankings for the 2015‐16 wrestling sea‐ 17. Deonte Penn (2002‐07) ...... 114‐43 son. The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the 18. Kevin Saniga (1993‐98) ...... 113‐38 qualifiers for the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Wrestlers in each weight class will Dean Hall (1985‐88) ...... 113‐18‐2 be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches’ rankings to earn 20. Kevin Welsh (1995‐00)...... 111‐52 spots in their qualifying tournaments for the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The 21. Cory Ace (1998‐03)...... 110‐45 coaches’ rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each qualifying tournament. For 22. Tom Shifflet (1991‐95) ...... 109‐31‐1 ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a re‐ 23. Joey Fendone (2004‐09)...... 105‐40 spective weight class. In order to be eligible for the rankings, wrestlers must have participated in at Matt Hill (2002‐07) ...... 105‐42 least five matches against Division I opponents in the weight class and have wrestled within the last 25. Jarrod King (2007‐10)...... 103‐16 30 days. Edinboro has three wrestlers in the current rankings, although that number is sure to in‐ Nate Yetzer (2000‐05)...... 103‐33 crease with Vic Avery and Austin Matthews just returning to the lineup. In addition, due to a clerical 27. Ricky Deubel (2004‐09)...... 102‐51 error, Patricio Lugo was ommitted from the 149 lb. rankings. Redshirt freshman Billy Miller is the 28. Torsten Gillespie (2007‐11)...... 101‐65 29. Ernest James (2009‐14) ...... 100‐49 highest‐ranked Fighting Scot, ranked 20th at heavyweight. Redshirt frreshman Sean Russell is tied 30. Mark Samples (1994‐99) ...... 99‐25 for 21st at 125 lbs., and redshirts senior Casey Fuller is 23rd at 165 lbs. 31. Pat Bradshaw (2005‐10) ...... 97‐44 32. Johnny Greisheimer (2009‐14) 94‐62 HOEHN WINS 174 LB. TITLE AT PURPLE RAIDER OPEN Ken Bauer (1990‐94) ...... 94‐31‐2 Fritz Hoehn paced a contingent of Edinboro wrestlers who competed in the Purple Raider Open, 34. Jacob Gray (2000‐05) ...... 89‐47 hosted by Mount Union, on January 17. Hoehn captured first place at 174 lbs. In addition, Spencer Vic Avery (2011‐16) ...... 89‐30 Nagy took home fourth place at 157 lbs. Hoehn, a freshman, competed at 174 lbs. for the first time after previously wrestling at 165 lbs. He won all four of his matches to improve to 15‐4. In the finals, Hoehn won a 10‐6 decision over Cody Hughes of Virginia Tech. Nagy is also a freshman and had been serving as Edinboro's starter at 157 lbs. before Austin Matthews' return. He went 5‐2 while finishing in fourth place, boosting his season record to 23‐15. In the third place match, Nagy dropped a 10‐6 decision to B.C. Laprade.

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 Cleveland State Russell Rivera Hagan Lugo Nagy Fuller Jennings Laird Bosch Miller North Carolina Russell Rivera Vath Lugo Nagy Fuller Jennings Laird Pickett Miller Duke Russell Rivera Vath Lugo Nagy Fuller Jennings Laird Pickett Miller North Carolina St. Russell Rivera Vath Lugo Nagy Fuller Jennings Laird Pickett Miller George Mason Russell Rivera Vath Lugo Matthews Fuller Jennings Avery Pickett Miller Rider Russell Rivera Vath Lugo Matthews Fuller Jennings Avery Pickett Miller Lock Haven Russell Rivera Vath Lugo Matthews Fuller Schoffstall Avery Pickett Miller Virginia Tech Russell Rivera Vath Lugo Matthews Fuller Jennings Avery Pickett Miller Bolded names indicates match winner Edinboro at Kent State/Central Michigan 2015-16 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES

EDINBORO FINISHES 15th AT SOUTHERN seventh at 133 lbs. The freshman opened with a SCUFFLE; MILLER PLACES EIGHTH pair of wins before losing in the quarterfinals. He The Fighting Scots faced a strong field in the came back with a fall over Tristin DiVincenzo of Southern Scuffle and came in 15th out of 31 teams. Penn at 4:36 in his first consolation match. Myers A total of 13 Fighting Scots competed, with Billy dropped a 6‐1 decision to Lehigh’s Scott Parker in 2015 PSAC Championships Miller the lone wrestler to place. The redshirt the consolation quarterfinals before winning by a freshman finished eighth at heavyweight. He 14‐3 major decision over Nick Ottaviano of Rutgers Boro Wins 5th Straight PSAC Crown; posted a deceiving 4‐3 record and would be to capture seventh place. He finished with a 3‐2 Six Scots Win Titles named the EWL Freshman of the Week. He won a record on the day. December 5, 2015 Erie, PA 6‐2 decision over Campbell's Jere Heino in his opening match following a bye. Seeded eighth, he FLYNN JOINS 200-WIN CLUB ERIE, Pa. – A young Edinboro squad main‐ would lose a 3‐1 decision to ninth‐seed Nathan Tim Flynn has owned Edinboro’s record for career tained Edinboro’s dominance of the PSAC Champi‐ Butler of Stanford in the third round on Friday victories for several years. The veteran coach onships as six wrestler won titles to lead Edinboro night. Miller came back to win three matches on eclipsed another milestone at the beginning of the to its fifth straight PSAC Championship and 10th in Saturday morning, a 12‐3 major decision over 2015‐16 campaign. He entered his 19th season need‐ the last 11 years. Head coach Tim Flynn has now won Duke's Brendan Walsh, a 4‐2 decision in the sec‐ ing two wins to reach 200 for his career. He picked 16 league titles in 19 years. ond sudden victory session over Marcus Malecek up both the very first weekend when Edinboro The Fighting Scots had a total of eight medal‐ of Air Force, and a 9‐8 decision over Cornell's Jer‐ won two of three duals in the EMU Duals. Win ists to finish with 136.5 points. The top three teams number 199 was a 46‐3 victory over Olivet. After los‐ were the same as the 2014 finish, with Lock Haven amy Sweany, Cornell, the tenth seed. In the conso‐ second (118 points) and Mercyhurst third (106.5). lation round, he dropped a 4‐3 decision to ing to 22nd‐ranked Ohio, the Fighting Scots pre‐ While the accent is on youth at Edinboro this 14th‐ranked Jared Johnson of Chattanooga, the sented Flynn with his 200th career victory, a 19‐12 year, a pair of seniors won their second straight sixth seed. In the rematch with Butler with sev‐ decision over Northern Illinois. PSAC crowns. Casey Fuller repeated at 165 lbs. and enth place on the line, he fell by a 7‐2 decision. Vince Pickett won again at 197 lbs. Patrick Jennings, SCHOFFSTALL CHAMPION AT 157 LBS. AT a third senior, was the champion at 174 lbs. LUGO, FULLER ENJOY LONG UNDEFEATED RUN MAT TOWN OPEN Redshirt freshmen Sean Russell and Billy Miller Patricio Lugo and Casey Fuller entered the South‐ Edinboro had four wrestlers compete at the won their first titles at 125 and 285 lbs., respectively. ern Scuffle with undefeated records. They would Mat Town Open at Lock Haven on November True freshman Patricio Lugo came away with the championship at 149 lbs. both taste defeat in the tournament while posting 22, with three of them medaling. Ty Schoff‐ Two more true freshmen placed. Spencer 3‐2 records. Lugo reached the quarterfinals at 149 stall led the way with a first place finish at 165 Nagy was third at 157 lbs. and Nate Hagan took lbs. with three straight wins to improve to 20‐0. lbs. After taking third place at 157 lbs. a year home fourth place at 141 lbs. That left him just three wins shy of Gregor Gille‐ ago at the Mat Town Open, Schoffstall won spie’s record of 23 straight wins as a true fresh‐ all four of his matches to improve to 7‐2 on 73rd PSAC TEAM SCORING man. However, he was eliminated with the season. He faced Theodore King of 1. EDINBORO...... 136.5 back‐to‐back losses and is now 20‐2. Fuller was 3‐2 Franklin & Marshall in the final and won a 14‐3 2. Lock Haven ...... 118.0 at 165 lbs. and now shows a 19‐2 record. major decision. Warren Bosch returned to ac‐ 3. Mercyhurst ...... 108.5 tion for the first time following an offseason 4. Clarion ...... 95.0 PICKETT WINS CHAMPIONSHIP AT CSU OPEN injury and took second place at 197 lbs. Bosch 5. Pitt‐Johnstown...... 92.0 Senior Vince Pickett took home first place at 197 6. Gannon ...... 49.5 moved up a year ago to start at heavyweight lbs. while Patrick Jennings placed third at 174 lbs. 7. Kutztown ...... 46.0 before moving back down this season. He 8. Shippensburg ...... 42.0 to highlight seven wrestlers who competed at the picked up a win by fall and a decision to move 9. Bloomsburg ...... 40.0 CSU Open hosted by Cleveland State. Pickett into the finals, where he dropped a 5‐0 deci‐ 10. Seton Hill ...... 30.5 went 4‐0, winning the 197 lb. crown thanks to a 6‐2 sion to Lock Haven's Phil Sprenkle. 11. East Stroudsburg ...... 28.5 decision over American's Bretton Dempsey. Jen‐ Freshman Korbin Myers brought home nings was 4‐1 while competing at 174 lbs. After los‐ 12. Millersville ...... 12.5 fourth place at 133 lbs., going 2‐2. ing in the semifinals, he would pin Cleveland Outstanding Wrestler: Travis McKillop, UPJ State's Gabe Stark at 2:16 to take third place. Soph‐ EIGHT SCOTS PLACE AT ROADRUNNER OPEN; PSAC Championship Finals omore Jensen Lorea also medaled, finishing in FULLER, LUGO AND MILLER CHAMPIONS sixth place at 149 lbs. after bowing out of his fifth 125 lbs. – #1 Sean Russell (EU) maj. dec. #3 Evan A total of ten Edinboro wrestlers took part in the place match against Ohio's Zach Wilson due to in‐ Link (UPJ), 7‐3 Roadrunner Open hosted by Cal State Bakersfield jury. He posted a 4‐2 record on the day. 133 lbs. – #1 Bob Rehm (LHU) maj. dec. #2 Andy on November 15, with eight earning medals. The Schutz (BU), 9‐1 EDINBORO CROWNS SIX CHAMPIONS WHILE day was highlighted by first place finishes from 141 lbs. – #2 Brock Zacherl (CU) dec. #1 Dan Neff freshman Patricio Lugo at 149 lbs., redshirt senior (LHU), 6‐4 WINNING FIFTH STRAIGHT PSAC TITLE Casey Fuller at 165 lbs., and redshirt freshman Billy 149 lbs. – #1 Patricio Lugo (EU) maj. dec. #2 Je‐ Edinboro won its fifth straight PSAC Champi‐ Miller at heavyweight. Lugo won all five of his remy Landowski (MH), 10‐2 onship and its 10th in the last 11 years on Decem‐ matches, including twice by fall, with a 7‐6 decision 157 lbs. – #1 Aaron McKinney (LHUU) dec. #2 ber 5. The Fighting Scots finished with 136.5 over Paul Fox of Stanford in the finals. Fuller was Matt Martoccio (KU), 8‐3 points, while Lock Haven had 118 points and Mer‐ 5‐0 with two falls, as well, with a 3‐1 decision over 165 lbs. – #1 Casey Fuller (EU) dec. #2 Francis cyhurst 95 in the 12‐team field. Six Fighting Scots Drexel’s Austin Rose in the finals. Miller was 4‐0 Mizia (MH), 3‐2 took home individual titles, and a total of eight with a fall, and won a 6‐2 decision over Joseph 174 lbs. – #3 Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. #2 Mike Boro wrestlers placed. (For more on PSAC Champi‐ Goodhart of Drexel in the finals. Five other Fight‐ Pavasko (CU), 8‐4 onships, see page six). 184 lbs. – #1 Travis McKillop (UPJ) fall over #2 ing Scots placed, including a second‐place finish by Tristan Sponseller (LHU), 1:00 MYERS MEDALS AT NITTANY LION OPEN redshirt freshman Sean Russell at 125 lbs. and red‐ 197 lbs. – #1 Vince Pickett (EU) maj. dec. Bran‐ shirt senior Patrick Jennings at 174 lbs., a third Four Edinboro University wrestlers competed in don Clark (KU), 12‐0 place finish by senior Vince Pickett at 197 lbs., a Hwt. ‐‐ #1 Billy Miller (EU) fall over #3 Damon the Nittany Lion Open, with Korbin Myers placing Jones(UPJ), 2:05 Edinboro at Kent State/Central Michigan 2015-16 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES fourth‐place showing by freshman Tyler Vath at man Fritz Hoehn was the top finisher, coming in Fighting Scots' 2015 class ranked 12th out of 25 141 lbs., and a fifth place finish by freshman third place at 165 lbs. He was Edinboro's lone teams. Edinboro's 2015 class ranked 13th accord‐ Spencer Nagy at 157 lbs. wrestler to reach the semifinals. Three other ing to FloWrestling's recruiting rankings, and In‐ wrestlers reached seventh place matches, but terMat had Edinboro 24th. Edinboro’s recruiting LUGO BACK-TO-BACK EWL FRESHMAN OF they were not wrestled. The trio included three haul included six state champions, and the Scots THE WEEK HONOREE more freshmen – Korbin Myers at 133 lbs., Nate had five recruits noted by Amateur Wrestling Freshman Patricio Lugo was named the EWL Hagan at 141 lbs., and Spencer Nagy at 157 lbs. News, with three of those wrestlers ranked in Freshman of the Week in back‐to‐back weeks. Hoehn went 5‐1 on the day, including three their Top 100. That includes former Saegertown A native of Homestead, Fla., Lugo went 5‐0 in straight wins to reach the semifinals. After suffer‐ High School standout Dylan Reynolds, a Pennsyl‐ the Roadrunner Open at 149 lbs. the first week ing an 8‐1 loss to Clarion's Evan DeLong in the vania state champion at 195 lbs. Korbin Myers fin‐ he earned the honor. He won his first two semifinals, he bounced back with a pin of Kenny ished second at 132 lbs. and is a four‐time PIAA matches to reach the quarterfinals, where he Long of the Naval Academy Prep School at 1:08. placewinner, including a 2014 state title. Patricio defeated Jay Tovey of Oregon State via fall at He bested Cody Cordes in the third place match Lugo, a two‐time Florida state champion, is also 0:59. He reached the finals with a 6‐4 decision thanks to a 12‐6 decision. mentioned as an AWN top 100 recruit. In addition, over Cal St. Bakersfield's Coleman Hammond. AWN noted Nate Hagan, a two‐time Ohio state He defeated Stanford's Paul Fox by decision, 7‐ PORT IN, SPONSELLER OUT ON COACHING champion, and New England champion Fritz 6, to take home first place. A week later, he STAFF Hoehn. Edinboro had five recruits noted by won both his matches in duals against Clarion Former Fighting Scots All‐American Mitchell Port FloWrestling, with three of those wrestlers and Lehigh. He won by fall in just 26 seconds joined the Edinboro wrestling staff this summer. ranked in their Top 100. Myers was ranked 39th at over Clarion's Jacob Keller and outlasted Laike While Port was joining the Edinboro coaching 133 lbs.; Reynolds was 42nd at 184/197 lbs.; and Gardner of Lehigh via a 6‐4 decision. staff, Cliff Sponseller departed to accept an assis‐ Lugo was 74th at 149 lbs. tant coaching position at Ohio University in the FULLER RECOGNIZED AS EWL WRESTLER OF fall. Port concluded his wrestling career at Edin‐ AVERY, PICKETT NAMED TO 2015 NWCA THE WEEK FOLLOWING ROADRUNNER boro in March, joining a small group of three‐time ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM OPEN All‐Americans at Edinboro. He finished his career Edinboro wrestlers Vic Avery and Vince Pick‐ While Patricio Lugo was winning EWL Freshman with a 132‐17 record while competing at 141 lbs., ett were named to the National Wrestling of the Week accolades in consecutive weeks, tied for eighth in career victories. His 35 falls ranks Coaches Association (NWCA) All‐Academic Casey Fuller was named the EWL Wrestler of ninth. He finished as the runner‐up at Nationals as Team. Avery was one of 28 All‐Americans to the Week following the Roadrunner Open in a sophomore and senior and took home third earn NWCA All‐Academic honors. The red‐ California. The redshirt senior went 5‐0 to take place as a junior. His .886 career winning percent‐ shirt senior captured All‐American honors for home first place at 165 lbs. He won his first two age ranks third. A native of Bellefonte, Pa., Port the first time after finishing third at 184 lbs. matches by falls to advance to the quarterfinals. was named the 2015 PSAC Athlete of the Year at the NCAA Division I National Champi‐ Fuller won by major decision over Cal Poly's while sharing EWL Wrestler of the Year honors onships. A Comprehensive Business Adminis‐ Travis Berridge, 9‐0, before winning another with teammate Dave Habat. He was previously tration major with a 3.21 GPA, Avery ended major decision over Joe Granger of Cal Poly, 13‐ named the EWL Wrestler of the Year in 2013 and the year with a 34‐7 record. He won his sec‐ 5, in the semifinals. Fuller defeated Drexel's '14 and the PSAC Athlete of the Year in 2013. He ond EWL championship and second PSAC Austin Rose by decision, 3‐1, to win first place. was also named WrestlingReport.com's 2015 title, along with taking fifth place at the Mid‐ Pennsylvania Collegiate Wrestler of the Year. He lands Championships. A senior, Pickett FOUR FIGHTING SCOTS PLACE AT EMU OPEN was a four‐time PSAC champion and won three earned his first trip to Nationals as he won While the starting lineup was competing in the EWL titles. This past year, Port became a three‐ the 197 lb. EWL championship. He also EMU Duals, a number of reserves were time All‐American after reaching the finals at 141 claimed his first PSAC crown. Pickett ended wrestling in the EMU Open. Four Fighting Scots lbs. for the second time in three years. Seeded sec‐ the year with a 17‐18 record. He is an Early would place in the tournament. Leading the ond, he won his first four matches, including a 9‐4 Childhood Education major with a 3.24 GPA. way was Ty Schoffstall, who took home fourth decision over seventh‐seed Anthony Ashnault of He was also named to the 2014 NWCA All‐ place at 165. Schoffstall was the lone Fighting Rutgers in the quarterfinals and a 14‐2 major deci‐ Academic Team. Scott to reach the semifinals thanks to three sion over Chris Mecate of Old Dominion, the 11th straight wins, before losing his final two seed, in the semifinals. Port dropped an 11‐5 deci‐ matches to place fourth. Anthony Rivera fin‐ sion to top‐seed Logan Stieber of Ohio State in the ished sixth at 133 lbs., with Korbin Myers com‐ finals. Port ended the year with a 36‐2 record with ing in seventh at 133 lbs. Nate Hagan wrapped 13 falls, two technical falls, and nine major deci‐ up Edinboro’s placewinners with an eighth‐ sions. He won his fourth PSAC championship place finish at 141 lbs. along with a third EWL crown, and also picked up his second Midlands Championships title. HOEHN LEADS WAY WITH THIRD-PLACE SHOWING AT CLARION OPEN RECRUITING CLASS AMONG BEST IN NATION A contingent of 12 Edinboro wrestlers got the Edinboro University wrestling coach Tim Flynn 2015‐16 season underway on Sunday, November and his staff received rave reviews for their 2015 1, competing in the Clarion Open. Blue‐chip fresh‐ recruiting class. Amateur Wrestling News had the Edinboro at Kent State/Central Michigan 2015-16 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES CENTRAL MICHIGAN PROFILE

Central Michigan Chippewas Probable Lineup The Last Meeting Record -- 8-4, 5-1 MAC #14 EDINBORO 30, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 3 2015-16 November 15, 2014 Wt. Name Yr. Record Hometown/High School Ypsilanti, MI 125 Brent Fleetwood So. 16‐9 Smyrna, Del./Smyrna 133 Corey Keener Jr. 13‐8 Schuylkill Haven, Pa./Blue Mountain 141 #16 Zach Horan Sr. 20‐8 Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth 125 – Kory Mines (EU) dec. Brent Fleetwood (CMU) 4‐1 149 #9 Justin Oliver R‐Fr. 23‐4 Davison, Mich./Davison 133 – #1 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over Tyler Keselring (CMU) 3:49 Colin Heffernan 15‐4 141 – #2 Mitchell Port (EU) dec. #10 Zach Horan (CMU) 2‐0 157 #9 Luke Smith Sr. 25‐5 Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling 149 – #5 Dave Habat (EU) dec. Colin Heffernan (CMU) 9‐5 165 Jordan Atienza So. 22‐14 Avonia, Mich./Franklin 157 – #13 Austin Matthews (EU) dec. #8 Luke Smith (CMU) 6‐0 174 #12 Mike Ottinger Sr. 24‐5 Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland 165 – Jordan Wohlfert (CMU) dec. Casey Fuller (EU) 5‐2 JC Brucki 29‐6 174 – Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) 5‐3 184 Jordon Ellingwood R‐Fr. 24‐10 Plainfield, Ill./Central 184 – #12 Vic Avery (EU) dec. Jackson Lewis (CMU) 12‐5 197 Jackson Lewis Sr. 15‐13 Madison Heights, Ohio/Lamphere 197 – Vince Pickett (EU) dec. Austin Severn (CMU) 8‐3 Hwt. Newton Smerchek R‐So. 11‐10 Casco, Wisc./Luxemburg‐Casco 285 – Forrest Christman (EU) dec. Newton Smerchek (CMU) Adam Robinson Sr. 22‐10 Leslie, Mich./Mason 3‐1 sv

HEAD COACH: Tom Borrelli (The Citadel ‘79, 304‐133‐7, 25th year) Rankings: InterMat The Edinboro-Central Michigan All-Time Series Central Michigan leads 4-3 Last Meeting: 2014‐15 ‐‐ Edinboro 30, Central Michigan 3 Edinboro won the last meeting

KENT STATE PROFILE Kent State Golden Flashes Probable Lineup The Last Meeting Record -- 13-3, 6-1 MAC #13 EDINBORO 27, KENT STATE 12 January 18, 2015 2015-16 Wt. Name Yr. Record Hometown Edinboro, PA 125 Del Vinas R‐Sr. 9‐15 Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg Drew Dickson So. 12‐12 North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville 125 –‐ #17 Kory Mines (EU) dec. Del Vinas (KSU) 2‐1 133 #9 Mack McGuire Sr. 21‐4 Upper St. Clair, Pa./Upper St. Clair 133 ‐‐ #17 Mack McGuire (KSU) maj. dec. Anthony Rivera (EU) 141 Anthony Tutolo So. 23‐15 Concord, Oh./Lake Catholic 12‐3 149 #20 Mike DePalma R‐Sr. 19‐6 Jeannette, Pa./Jeannette 141 ‐‐ #2 Mitchell Port (EU) fall over Tyler Small (KSU) 2:56 157 #3 Ian Miller R‐Sr. 19‐0 Oak Harbor, Ohio/Oak Harbor 149 ‐‐ #2 Dave Habat (EU) dec. Michael DePalma (KSU) 4‐3 Casey Sparkman R‐Fr. 23‐9 Massillon, Ohio/Massillon Perry 157 – #2 Ian Miller (KSU) tech. fall Kasey Burnett‐Davis (EU) 165 Tyler Buckwalter R‐Sr. 20‐9 Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain 17‐2 (7:00) 174 Mike Vollant R‐Sr. 11‐13 Erie, Pa./McDowell 165 – Tyler Buckwalter (KSU) dec. Casey Fuller (EU) 3‐2 Jairod James So. 15‐4 Bedford, Ohio/Bedford 174 – Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Mike Vollant (KSU) 4‐3 184 Cole Baxter Sr. 20‐9 Butler, Pa./Butler 184 – Nick Mitchell (EU) dec. Jerald Spohn (KSU) 14‐9 197 #16 Kyle Conel R‐Fr. 22‐5 Ashtabula, Ohio/Lakeside 197 – #13 Vic Avery (EU) dec. Cole Baxter (KSU) 8‐1 Hwt. Stephen Suglio So. 11‐15 Richfield Ohio/Revere Hwt. – Warren Bosch (EU) fall over Mimmo Lytle (KSU) 0:45 Devin Nye R‐Fr. 25‐12 Springfield, Ohio/Springfield HEAD COACH: Jim Andrassy (Kent State ‘95, 155‐93‐1, 13th year) The Edinboro-Kent State Rankings: InterMat/Flowrestling All-Time Series Edinboro leads 7-4 Last Meeting: 2014‐15 ‐‐ Edinboro 27, Kent State 12 Edinboro has won last three meetings Edinboro at Kent State/Central Michigan 2015-16 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES 2015-16 Edinboro Dual Meet Results #24 EDINBORO 46, OLIVET 3 #10 LEHIGH 36, EDINBORO 6 Saturday, November 7, 2015 Sunday, November 22, 2015 Ypsilanti, MI Bethlehem, PA

125 – Sean Russell (EU) fall over Trevor Skinner (OC) 2:39 125 – #14 Darian Cruz (LU) dec. #20 Sean Russell (EU) 3‐1, sv 133 – Jared Brickley (OC) dec. Tony Recco (EU) 8‐2 133 – Dean Somers (LU) major dec. Tony Recco (EU) 12‐0 141 – Tyler Vath (EU) dec. Curtis Blackwell (OC) 11‐4 141 – #8 Randy Cruz (LU) fall over Nate Hagan (EU) 2:05 149 – Patricio Lugo (EU) fall over Matthew Lopez (OC) 2:08 149 – Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. Laike Gardner (LU) 6‐4 157 – Spencer Nagy (EU) maj. dec. Anthony Long (OC) 11‐2 157 – #7 Mitch Minotti (LU) fall over Spencer Nagy (EU) 3:29 165 – Casey Fuller (EU) tech. fall Dylan Jensen (OC) 16‐1 165 – Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Ryan Preisch (LU) 3‐2 174 – Patrick Jennings (EU) maj. dec. Ryan Clark (OC) 13‐1 174 – Elliot Riddick (LU) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU) 10‐4 184 – Chris Laird (EU) fall over Seth Manshum (OC) 4:26 184 – #8 Nathaniel Brown (LU) tech. fall Chris Laird (EU) 16‐0, 2:13 197 – Vince Pickett (EU) fall over Kyle Carter (OC) 1:31 197 – John Bolich (LU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 8‐3 Hwt. – Billy Miller (EU) fall over Carter Magirl (OC) 3:00 Hwt. – #16 Max Wessell (LU) fall over Billy Miller (EU) 5:35 #22 OHIO 22, #24 EDINBORO 12 EDINBORO 37, BLOOMSBURG 12 Saturday, November 7, 2015 Thursday, December 3, 2015 Ypsilanti, MI Edinboro, PA

125 – Sean Russell (EU) dec. Shakur Laney (OU) 7‐5 125 ‐‐ Sean Russell (EU) fall over Jon Haas (BU) 1:13 133 – Cameron Kelly (OU) tech. fall Tony Recco (EU) 20‐5 133 ‐‐ Andy Schutz (BU) fall over Tony Recco (EU) 1:18 141 – Noah Forrider (OU) dec. Tyler Vath (EU) 8‐3 141 ‐‐ Nate Hagan (EU) won by forfeit 149 – Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. Matthew Lopez (OU) 9‐4 149 ‐‐ Patricio Lugo (EU) tech. fall Ryan Snow (BU) 17‐1 (4:55) 157 – Sparty Chino (OU) maj. dec. Spencer Nagy (EU) 11‐3 157 ‐‐ Brendan Colbert (BU) fall over Spencer Nagy (EU) 5:58 165 – Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Austin Reese (OU) 3‐2 165 ‐‐ Casey Fuller (EU) fall over Matthew Carr (BU) 4:53 174 – Cody Walter (OU) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU) 5‐1 174 ‐‐ Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Kyle Wojtaszek (BU) 10‐9 184 – Dakota Sizemore (OU) maj. dec. Chris Laird (EU) 16‐6 184 ‐‐ Chris Laird (EU) maj. dec. Casey Glunt (BU) 14‐2 197 – Phil Wellington (OU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 6‐2 197 ‐‐ Vince Pickett (EU) dec. Dom Carfagno (BU) 9‐2 Hwt. – Billy Miller (EU) dec. Jesse Webb (OU) 1‐0 Hwt. ‐‐ Billy Miller (EU) maj. dec. Saul Wilkins (BU) 12‐4 #24 EDINBORO 19, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 12 PITTSBURGH 24, EDINBORO 9 Saturday, November 7, 2015 Thursday, December 10, 2015 Ypsilanti, MI Pittsburgh, PA

125 ‐ Sean Russell (EU) dec. Alijah Jeffery (NIU) 8‐3 125 ‐‐ LJ Bentley (UP) dec. Sean Russell (EU) 6‐5 133 ‐ Austin Eicher (NIU) dec. Tony Recco (EU) 8‐2 133 – #19 Dom Forys (UP) fall over Tony Recco (EU) 2:21 141 ‐ Steve Bleise (NIU) dec. Tyler Vath (EU) 14‐7 141 ‐‐ #9 Mikey Racciato (UP) dec. Nate Hagan (EU) 7‐5 149 ‐ Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. Gabe Morse (NIU) 8‐4 149 ‐‐ Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. Robert Lee (UP) 12‐6 157 ‐ Spencer Nagy (EU) dec. Austin Culton (NIU) 4‐0 157 – Spencer Nagy (EU) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (UP) 4‐3 165 ‐ Casey Fuller (EU) maj. dec. Andrew Scott (NIU) 9‐0 165 ‐‐ Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Cody Wiercioch (UP) 4‐3 174 ‐ Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Trace Engelkes (NIU) 8‐5 174 ‐‐ TeShan Campbell (UP) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU) 14‐12 184 ‐ Quinton Rosser (NIU) dec. Chris Laird (EU) 8‐7 184 – Zach Bruce (UP) dec. Chris Laird (EU) 6‐2 197 ‐ Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 5‐3 197 – Nick Bonaccorsi (UP) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 4‐0 Hwt. ‐ Billy Miller (EU) dec. Arthur Bunce (NIU) 8‐3 Hwt. – #19 Ryan Solomon (UP) dec. Billy Miller (EU) 2‐1 EDINBORO 23, CLARION 15 EDINBORO 25, CLEVELAND STATE 10 Friday, November 20, 2015 Saturday, December 19, 2015 Clarion, PA Cleveland, OH

125 ‐ #20 Sean Russell (EU) maj. dec. Patrick DeWitt (CU) 16‐4 165 – Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Nathan Wynkoop (CSU) 8‐3 133 ‐ Michael Bartolo (CU) dec. Tony Recco (EU) 7‐4 174 – Patrick Jennings (EU) maj. dec. Gabe Stark (CSU) 9‐1 141 ‐ Brock Zacherl (CU) maj. Dec. Nate Hagan (EU) 8‐0 184 – Jacob Worthington (CSU) maj. dec. Chris Laird (EU) 16‐6 149 ‐ Patricio Lugo (EU) fall over Jacob Keller (CU) 0:26 197 – Sam Wheeler (CSU) dec. Warren Bosch (EU) 10‐4 157 ‐ Spencer Nagy (EU) dec. Morgan Way (CU) 6‐3 Hwt. – Billy Miller (EU) dec. #8 Riley Shaw (CSU) 3‐1 165 ‐ Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Evan DeLong (CU) 6‐2 125 – Sean Russell (EU) fall over John Martin (CSU) 2:34 174 ‐ Michael Pavasko (CU) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU) 7‐4 133 – Alfredo Gray (CSU) dec. Anthony Rivera (EU) 3‐2 184 ‐ Dominic Rigous (CU) tech. fall Chris Laird (EU) 15‐0, 7:00 141 – Nate Hagan (EU) dec. Michael Carlone (CSU) 5‐3 197 ‐ Vince Pickett (EU) dec. Dustin Conti (CU) 4‐1 149 – Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. Nick Montgomery (CSU) 9‐3 Hwt. ‐ Billy Miller (EU) maj. dec. Evan Daley (CU) 13‐5 157 – Spencer Nagy (EU) dec. John Vaughn (CSU) 9‐6 Edinboro at Kent State/Central Michigan 2015-16 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES 2015-16 Edinboro Dual Meet Results #15 NORTH CAROLINA 26, EDINBORO 11 EDINBORO 18, RIDER 15 Pittsburgh Duals Saturday, January 23, 2016 Saturday, January 9, 2016 Edinboro, PA Pittsburgh, PA 125 ‐‐ Sean Russell (EU) tech. fall Zach Valcarce (RU) 24‐8 (5:39) 125 ‐‐ Sean Russell (EU) tech. fall Anthony Bosco (UNC) 22‐7 133 – Robert Deutsch (RU) dec. Anthony Rivera (EU) 6‐1 133 ‐‐ James Szymanski (UNC) dec. Anthony Rivera (EU) 5‐3 141 – Paul Kirchner (RU) dec. Tyler Vath (EU) 13‐7 141 ‐‐ #8 Joey Ward (UNC) maj. dec. Tyler Vath (EU) 14‐2 149 ‐‐#20 Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. #17 B.J. Clagon (RU) 8‐6 149 ‐‐ Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. #6 Evan Henderson (UNC) 9‐4 157 – #20 Chad Walsh (RU) dec. #9 Austin Matthews (EU) 15‐11 157 ‐‐ Robert Henderson (UNC) dec. Spencer Nagy (EU) 12‐2 165 – Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Curt Delia (RU) 6‐3 165 – #14 John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC) dec. Casey Fuller (EU) 6‐1 174 – Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Wayne Stinson (RU) 6‐1 174 – #2 Ethan Ramos (UNC) major dec. Patrick Jennings (EU) 13‐5 184 – #2 Vic Avery (EU) maj. dec. Michale Fagg‐Daves (RU) 17‐4 184 – #19 Alex Utley (UNC) tech fall Chris Laird (E) 16‐1 (2:34) 197 – Ryan Wolfe (RU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 4‐3 197 ‐‐ Chip Ness (UNC) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 8‐4 285 ‐‐ Mauro Correnti (RU) dec. Billy Miller (EU) 3‐1 285 ‐‐ Billy Miller (EU) dec. Cory Daniel (UNC) 10‐3 EDINBORO 21, LOCK HAVEN 13 DUKE 30, EDINBORO 15 Thursday, February 4, 2016 Pittsburgh Duals Thomas Fieldhouse Saturday, January 9, 2016 Lock Haven, Pa. Pittsburgh, PA 125 ‐‐ Sean Russell (EU) maj. dec. Jake Field (LHU) 20‐9 125 ‐‐ Sean Russell (EU) won by forfeit 133 – Anthony Rivera (EU) dec. Lewis Williams (LHU) 6‐4 sv 133 ‐‐ Anthony Rivera (EU) dec. Brandon Leynaud (D) 10‐4 141 – Cody Wheeler (LHU) dec. Tyler Vath (EU) 5‐3 141 ‐‐ Zach Finesilver (D) major dec. Tyler Vath (EU) 12‐3 149 –Dan Neff (LHU) dec. #14 Patricio Lugo (EU) 7‐3 149 – #20 Mitch Finesilver (D) dec. Patricio Lugo (EU) 4‐1 157 – #15 Austin Matthews (EU) dec. Aaron McKinney (LHU) 6‐1 157 ‐‐ Connor Bass (D) dec. Spencer Nagy (EU) 13‐7 165 – Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Cody Cordes (LHU) 3‐0 165 – #12 Jake Faust (D) maj. dec. Casey Fuller (EU) 17‐4 174 – Tyler Wood (LHU) maj. dec. Ty Schoffstall (EU) 15‐6 174 ‐‐ Brian Dorsey (D) maj. dec. Patrick Jennings (EU) 12‐4 184 – #2 Vic Avery (EU) dec. Tristan Sponseller (LHU) 11‐6 184 ‐‐ Trey Adamson (D) fall over Chris Laird (EU) 1:31 197 – Phil Sprenkle (LHU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 2‐1 197 – #5 Conner Hartmann (D) fall over Vince Pickett (EU) 1:21 285 ‐‐ Billy Miller (EU) tech. fall Adam Mackie (LHU) 15‐0 (7:00) 285 ‐ Billy Miller (EU) fall over Spencer Neff (D) 2:07 #10 VIRGINIA TECH 29, EDINBORO 7 #3 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 31, EDINBORO 10 Sunday, February 7, 2016 Pittsburgh Duals McComb Fieldhouse Saturday, January 9, 2016 Edinboro, Pa. Pittsburgh, PA 133 – Dennis Gustafson (VTU) tech. fall Anthony Rivera (EU) 16‐0 (4:29) 125 ‐‐ Sean Russell (EU) dec. Sean Fausz (NCST) 11‐5 141 – #10 Solomon Chisko (VTU) maj. dec. Tyler Vath (EU) 14‐4 133 ‐‐ Jamal Morris (NCST) fall over Anthony Rivera (EU) 0:47 149 – #14 Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. Sal Mastriani (VTU) 6‐4 141 ‐‐ #3 Kevin Jack (NCST) tech. fall Tyler Vath (EU) 16‐1 157 – #15 Austin Matthews (EU) maj. dec. Jake Spengler (VTU) 15‐3 149 ‐‐ Patricio Lugo (EU) maj. dec. Chandler Pyke (NCST) 14‐4 165 – #11 David McFadden (VTU) dec. Casey Fuller (EU) 6‐4 sv 157 ‐‐ Chad Pyke (NCST) tech. fall Spencer Nagy (EU) 17‐0 174 – #3 Zach Epperly (VTU) maj. dec. Patrick Jennings (EU) 10‐2 165 ‐‐ #4 Max Rohskopf (NCST) maj. dec. Casey Fuller (EU) 17‐4 184 – #14 Zach Zavatsky (VTU) dec. #2 Vic Avery (EU) 3‐1 sv 174 ‐‐ Nicky Hall (NCST) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU) 4‐1 197 – #7 Jared Haught (VTU) maj. dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 13‐2 184 ‐‐ #16 Pete Renda (NCST) tech. fall Chris Laird (EU) 19‐0 285 ‐‐ #3 Ty Walz (VTU) dec. Billy Miller (EU) 5‐3 197 ‐‐ #17 Michael Boykin (NCST) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 8‐2 125 – #3 Joey Dance (VTU) dec. Sean Russell (EU) 5‐2 285 ‐‐ Billy Miller (EU) dec. Mike Kosoy (NCST) 6‐4 EDINBORO 31, GEORGE MASON 7 Saturday, January 16, 2016 Edinboro, PA

125 ‐‐ Sean Russell (EU) dec. Ibrahim Banduka (GMU) 8‐1 133 – Vince Rodriguez (GMU) maj. dec. Anthony Rivera (EU) 12‐2 141 – Tejon Anthony (GMU) dec. Tyler Vath (EU) 5‐2 149 ‐‐#20 Patricio Lugo (EU) tech. fall Konbeh Koroma (GMU) 18‐2 (6:35) 157 – Austin Matthews (EU) dec. Greg Flournoy (GMU) 6‐1 165 – Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Patrick Davis (GMU) 4‐0 174 – Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Ryan Forrest (GMU) 10‐4 184 – #2 Vic Avery (EU) tech. fall Luke Ludke (GMU) 23‐7 (6:28) 197 ‐‐ Vince Pickett (EU) fall over Cameron Houston (GMU) 1:43 285 ‐‐ Billy Miller (EU) dec. Matt Voss (GMU) 10‐3 Edinboro at Kent State/Central Michigan 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 8‐7‐0 1st 1984. 19th Year 206-80-5 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 2015-16 Edinboro Wrestling Results Tournaments Clarion Open November 1 -- No Team Scores Overall Record: 8-7 3rd Place: Fritz Hoehn (165). 7th/8th Place: Ko‐ EWL Record: 6-0 rbin Myers (133), Nate Hagan (141), Spencer Nagy (157). Date Opponent Result Score Overall EWL Roadrunner Open November 15 vs. Olivet# W, 30‐3 1‐1 0‐0 November 8 -- No Team Scores vs. #22 Ohio# L, 12‐22 1‐1 0‐0 Champion: Patricio Lugo (149), Casey Fuller (165), vs. Northern Illinois# W, 40‐3 2‐1 0‐0 Billy Miller (Hwt.). 2nd Place: Sean Russell (125), November 20 at Clarion W, 23‐15 3‐1 1‐0 Patrick Jennings (174). 3rd Place: Vince Pickett November 22 at #10 Lehigh L, 6‐36 3‐2 1‐0 (197). 4th Place: Tyler Vath (141). 5th Place: Spencer Nagy (157). December 3 BLOOMSBURG W, 37‐12 4‐2 2‐0 December 10 at Pittsburgh L, 9‐24 4‐3 2‐0 Eastern Michigan Open December 19 CLEVELAND STATE W, 25‐10 5‐3 3‐0 November 7 -- No Team Scores January 9 vs. #15 North Carolina$ L, 11‐26 5‐4 3‐0 4th Place: Ty Schoffstall (165). 6th Place: An‐ vs. Duke$ L, 15‐30 5‐5 3‐0 thony Rivera (133). 7th Place: Korbin Myers vs. #3 North Carolina State$ L, 10‐31 5‐6 3‐0 (133). 8th Place: Nate Hagan (141) January 16 GEORGE MASON W, 31‐7 6‐6 4‐0 Michigan State Open (fr. & soph.) January 23 RIDER W, 18‐15 7‐6 5‐0 November 15 -- No Team Scores February 4 at Lock Haven W, 21‐13 8‐6 6‐0 3rd Place: Fritz Hoehn (165). February 7 #10 VIRGINIA TECH L, 7‐29 8‐7 6‐0 Mat Town Open November 30 -- No Team Scores # at EMU Duals $ at Pitt Duals 3rd Place: Ty Schoffstall (165). PSAC Championship December 5 -- 1st out of 12 teams Individual Records Champion: Sean Russell (125), Patricio Lugo (149), Casey Fuller (165), Patrick Jennings (174), Vince ‘15-16 ‘15-16 Career ‘15-16 ‘15-16 ‘15-16 Pickett (197), Billy Miller (Hwt.). 3rd Place: Wrestler Weight Record Dual Rec. Record Falls TFall Major Dec Spencer Nagy (157). 4th Place: Nate Hagan (141). Sean Russell 125 22‐6 12‐3 22‐6 5 4 6 Nittany Lion Open Arick Shankles 125 2‐9 0‐0 ‐‐‐ 0 0 0 December 6 -- No Team Scores Tony Recco 133 6‐19 0‐7 6‐19 1 0 1 7th Place: Korbin Myers (133). Korbin Myers 133 14‐10 0‐0 ‐‐‐ 2 1 3 Anthony Rivera 133 7‐10 2‐6 12‐25 0 0 1 CSU Open Nate Hagan 141 13‐12 2‐3 13‐12 1 0 2 December 12 -- No Team Scores Tyler Vath 141 9‐15 1‐9 9‐15 3 0 0 Champion: Vince Pickett (197). 3rd Place: Patrick Jensen Lorea 141 10‐10 0‐0 6‐12 1 0 1 Jennings (174). 6th Place: Jensen Lorea (141). Avery Henry 141 0‐8 0‐0 0‐8 0 0 0 Southern Scuffle Sam Recco 141 0‐1 0‐0 4‐7 0 0 0 January 1-2 -- 15th out of 31 teams Patricio Lugo 149 25‐4 13‐2 25‐4 5 3 4 8th Place: Billy Miller (hwt.). Brandon Washburn 149 0‐2 0‐0 0‐2 0 0 0 Purple Raider Open Josh Calhoun 149 3‐5 0‐0 ‐‐‐ 1 0 0 January 17 -- No Team Scores Austin Matthews 157 6‐1 3‐1 15‐1 1 0 2 Champion: Fritz Hoehn (174). 4th Place: Spencer Spencer Nagy 157 23‐16 5‐6 23‐16 3 2 3 Nagy (157). Chase Delande 157 2‐1 0‐0 38‐19 1 0 0 JCC Open Andrew Shomers 157 11‐10 0‐0 ‐‐‐ 0 1 4 January 31 -- No Team Scores Zaal Zafari 149/157 3‐9 0‐0 3‐9 0 0 0 2nd Place: Josh Calhoun (149), Corey Beck (197). Sam Ziff 157 1‐2 0‐0 6‐8 1 0 0 Casey Fuller 165 22‐6 11‐4 67‐55 2 2 3 Edinboro Open Ty Schoffstall 165 7‐3 0‐1 27‐10 1 0 2 February 7 -- No Team Scores Fritz Hoehn 165/174 20‐5 0‐0 ‐‐‐ 2 6 4 3rd Place: Fritz Hoehn (174). 4th Place: Korbin Myers (184). 6th Place: Warren Bosch (197). Patrick Jennings 174 19‐12 6‐8 73‐59 5 0 2 Markanthony Perez 174 1‐2 0‐0 1‐2 0 0 0 Vic Avery 184 6‐1 3‐1 89‐30 1 1 2 Chris Laird 184 5‐19 2‐9 5‐19 1 0 1 Derrick Washington 184 1‐2 0‐0 1‐2 0 0 0 Vince Pickett 197 17‐13 4‐10 77‐57 3 1 4 Warren Bosch 197 8‐8 0‐1 40‐49 2 0 3 Corey Beck 197 3‐3 0‐0 ‐‐‐ 1 2 0 Shawn Reynolds 197 1‐4 0‐0 1‐4 0 0 0 Gordon Truesdale 197 0‐2 0‐0 0‐2 0 0 0 Billy Miller Hwt. 23‐7 11‐4 23‐7 5 1 5 Terrence Cheeks Hwt. 1‐2 0‐0 4‐6 0 0 0

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