EDINBORO UNIVERSITY 2017-18 Fighting Scots Wrestling 2017-18 Schedule 55th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Invitational Match Notes November #25 Edinboro Fighting Scots (2-1, 0-0 EWL) at 5 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD ^ W, 34-9 BUCKNELL ^ W, 30-10 Midlands Invitational 11 at EMU Open NTS Friday, December 29 - Saturday, December 30 17 at Lehigh L, 14-27 December Evnaston, Ill. l 10:00 a.m. 1-2 at Las Vegas Invitational T-16th/46 teams Sears Centre Arena 9 PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 3rd/12 teams 29-30 at Midlands Invitational All Day January 6 BLOOMSBURG * 7:00 p.m. The Edinboro Lineup 19 VIRGINIA TECH 7:00 p.m. 21 RIDER * 7:00 p.m. 2017-18 Record -- 2-1, 0-0 EWL 26 at Clarion * 7:00 p.m. 27 GEORGE MASON * 7:00 p.m. 2017-18 Career February Wt. Name Yr. Record Record Hometown 1 at Lock Haven * 7:00 p.m. 125 #7/#7 Sean Russell R-Jr. 13-2 78-19 Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hills 3 EDINBORO OPEN ALL DAY 133 #13/14 Korbin Myers R-So. 12-5 42-17 Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs 9 at Oklahoma State 8:00 p.m. 141 Nate Hagan Jr. 6-9 34-36 Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Central Catholic 10 at Oklahoma 8:00 p.m. 149 Peter Pappas Fr. 10-4 10-4 Plainview, N.Y./Plainview 15 WEST VIRGINIA 7:00 p.m. 17 at Cleveland State * 1:00 p.m. Jensen Lorea R-Jr. 2-4 12-18 Charleston, WVa./George Washington 157 Andrew Shomers R-So. 15-3 33-8 Ransomville, N.Y./Lewiston-Porter March 3 EWL CHAMPIONSHIPS ALL DAY Spencer Nagy R-So. 2-2 25-18 Alliance, Ohio/Alliance 15-17 at NCAA Division I All Day 165 Fritz Hoehn R-So. 9-5 28-14 North Andover, Mass./North Andover National Championships 174 Zach Ancewicz Fr. 6-6 6-6 Greenlawn, N.Y./John Glenn at Cleveland, Ohio 184 Dylan Reynolds R-So. 6-6 20-25 Cambridge Springs, Pa./Saegertown 197 Aaron Paddock R-Fr. 4-10 4-10 Warsaw, N.Y./Warsaw * EWL contest Hwt. #9/12 Billy Miller R-Jr. 4-1 65-23 Perry, Ohio/Perry ^ Fighting Scot Duals Jon Spaulding Fr. 10-8 10-8 Middletown, Ohio/Lakota East HEAD COACH: Tim Flynn (Penn State ‘87, 217-91-5, 21st year) 55th Annual Midlands Invitational Rankings: InterMat/Flowrestling SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday, Dec. 29 9:00 a.m. First Session (10 Mats) 7:00 p.m. Second Session (10 Mats) Edinboro Heads to 55th Annual Midlands Invitational Saturday, Dec. 30 Match Notes 12:00 noon Third Session (4 Mats - Semis, Consolation, 7th place match) } Edinboro takes to the mat for the first time since hosting the 2017 PSAC Championships when they 7:00 p.m. Final Session (3 Mats - 1st, 3rd, 5th place) travel to Evanston, Ill. for the 55th Annual Midlands Invitational on Friday, December 29 and Saturday, - Opening ceremonies at 6:30 p.m. December 30. Northwestern University is hosting the event at the Sears Centre Arena. A total of 16 Awards ceremony to conclude at 9:15 p.m. teams ranked in InterMat’s Tournament Rankings are scheduled to participate. That includes six teams in - Midlands Hall of Fame Inductions will the top ten. The top teams include second-ranked Penn State, No. 4 Michigan, No. 6 Lehigh, No. 7 Iowa, be prior to final session No. 8 Arizona State, and No. 9 North Carolina State. Using InterMat’s latest individual rankings, as many LIVE STATS -- Trackwrestling.com as 112 nationally-ranked wrestlers are listed in the preseeds. There are six wrestlers ranked at the top of their weight class. Seth Gross of South Dakota St. (133 lbs.), Zain Retherford of Penn State (149 lbs.), Jason Nolf of Penn State (157 lbs.), Vincenzo Josphe of Penn State (165 lbs.), Zahid Valenica of Arizona State (174 lbs.), and Bo Nickal of Penn State (184 lbs.) all sit at the top of their respective weight classes. } The Fighting Scots look to finish the year strong after finishing third at the PSAC Championships. Lock Haven won the team title for first time since the 2000-01 season with Clarion finishing runner-up. Sean Russell (125 lbs.), Korbin Myers (133 lbs.), and Andrew Shomers (157 lbs.) won titles in their weight classes while Peter Pappas (149 lbs.) finished runner-up. Russell won his third PSAC title while Myers won his second. } This marks the first time since the 2014-15 season that Edinboro has particpated in the Midlands Invi- EdinboroUniversityAthletics @BoroAthletics GoBoroAthleticsTV Edinboro at 55th Annual Midlands Invitational 2017-18 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES tational. That season, current Fighting Scot assistant coach Mitchell Port won his second Midlands title Edinboro Fast Facts at 141 lbs. leading Edinboro to a fourth place finish. Five Fighting Scots medaled including Port at 141 lbs. with Dave Habat (2nd - 149 lbs.), Kory Mines (4th - 125 lbs.), J.J. Schopp (4th - 133 lbs.), and Vic Avery (5th - Edinboro University 184 lbs) also making the podium. Location: Edinboro, PA } Edinboro opened up the season hosting the Fighting Scot Duals. The Scots opened the season with Founded: 1857 a 34-9 win over Cal State Bakersfield, then defeated Bucknell, 30-10. In the first road dual of the season, Enrollment: 5,500 Edinboro fell to #10 Lehigh, 27-14. The Fighting Scots came back from a 10-0 deficit to remain even with Colors: Red & White the Mountain Hawks. Nickname: Fighting Scots } The Fighting Scots come off a 9-6 finish a year ago, winning both the EWL and PSAC titles, before fin- Athletic Director: Bruce Baumgartner Sports Information Director: Bob Shreve ishing 20th at the NCAA Division I National Championships. Head coach Tim Flynn returns two reigning Office Phone: (814) 732-1834 PSAC Champions in Sean Russell (125 lbs.) and Korbin Myers (133 lbs.) while sending out four, first-time E-mail: [email protected] participants in the PSAC Championships. Peter Pappas (149 lbs.), Andrew Shomers (157 lbs.), Aaron Paddock (197 lbs.), and Jon Spaulding (285 lbs.) are all competing at the Midlands Inviational for the first Wrestling Staff time. Head Coach: Tim Flynn (Penn State ‘86) } The Fighting Scots will be without two starters, as redshirt seniors Austin Matthews and Ty Schoffstall Record at Edinboro: 217-91-5, 21st year will not wrestle in the Midlands Invitational. Fritz Hoehn will wrestle at 165 lbs. while Zach Ancewicz (184 Career Record: 217-91-5, 21st year lbs.) will be in Matthew’s and Schoffstall’s spots ,respectively. Jensen Lorea (149 lbs.) and Spencer Nagy Office Phone: (814) 732-1856 (157 lbs.) will also compete for the Fighting Scots. Assistant Coach: Cliff Moore (Iowa ‘04) } The Edinboro lineup features three wrestlers nationally-ranked by InterMat. Sean Russell ranks sev- Office Phone: (814) 732-1855 enth at 125 lbs. and Korbin Myers ranks 12th at 133 lbs., and Billy Miller ranks ninth at 285 lbs. Meanwhile Assistant Coach: Mitchell Port (Edinboro ‘15) Austin Matthews is also ranked in the poll. Matthews (165 lbs.) is 20th. Office Phone: (814) 732-1856 } Edinboro will open 2018 when they host Bloomsburg on January 6 at 7:00 p.m. at McComb Field- Athletic Trainer: Gary Hanna house. It is the EWL opener for the Fighting Scots. Bloomsburg comes into the match 1-1 in the EWL after defeating George Mason and falling to Lock Haven. Sports Information Staff SID: Bob Shreve THE 55th ANNUAL MIDLANDS INVITATIONAL FIELD Office Phone: (814) 732-1834 Cell Phone: (814) 882-6049 A total of 38 teams are expected to particpate in the Midlands Invitational. That includes 16 teams Email: [email protected] currently ranked in InterMat’s Tournament Rankings. They are: Graduate Assistants: Thomas Wehner and Chris Slack Penn State -- 2nd South Dakota St. -- 11th Rider -- 17th Twitter: @BoroAthletics Michigan -- 4th Nebraska -- 12th Central Michigan -- 19th Facebook: EdinboroUniversityAthletics Lehigh -- 6th Rutgers -- 13th North Carolina -- 20th Iowa -- 7th Minnesota -- 15th Wisconsin -- 21st 2016-17 in Review Arizona State -- 8th Illinois -- 16th EDINBORO -- 22nd 2016-17 Dual Record: 9-6 NC State -- 9th 2016-17 EWL Record: 6-0 2016-17 NCAA Finish: 20th Lettermen Returning/Lost: 9/3 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: 6/2 NCAA Qualifiers Returning: 125 -- Sean Russell (2016 -- DNP; 2017 -- 7th) 133 -- Korbin Myers (2017 -- DNP) 165 -- Austin Matthews (2014 DNP; 2016 -- DNP; 2017 --DNP) 174 -- Ty Schoffstall (2017 -- DNP) 184 -- Dakota Geer (2017 -- DNP) Hwt. -- Billy Miller (2016 -- DNP; 2017 -- DNP) FLOWRESTLING TO TELEVISE ALL HOME DUALS For the fourth year in a row, all of Edinboro’s home dual meets will be streamed by Flow- restling. Flowrestling members can access the broadcast at: http://www.flowrestling.org Fighting Scots in the National Rankings as of December 26, 2017 Amateur Wt. Wrestler InterMat FloWrestling Wrestling News WIN TheOpenMat 125 Sean Russell 7 7 6 7 6 133 Korbin Myers 13 14 14 17 14 157 Andrew Shomers 14 165 Austin Matthews 20 16 Hwt Billy Miller 9 12 9 14 11 Edinboro at 55th Annual Midlands Invitational 2017-18 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES In addition, 112 wrestlers are ranked in InterMat’s individual rankings, making for an extremely com- National Rankings petitive field. InterMat Dual Rankings 125: (13) 4. Troy Heilmann, North Carolina 7. Taylor Lujan, Northern Iowa as of December 19, 2017 2. Nick Suriano, Rutgers 6. Max Thomsen, Northern Iowa 9. Ethan Ramos, North Carolina 4. Darian Cruz, Lehigh 7. Matthew Kolodzik, Princeton 12. David Kocer, South Dakota St. Rk. School 5. Ethan Lizak, Minnesota 8. Colton McCrystal, Nebraska 14. Dylan Lydy, Purdue 7. Sean Russell, Edinboro 9.