EDINBORO UNIVERSITY 2017-18 Fighting Scots Wrestling 2018 NCAA Division I National Championships Notes The Edinboro Qualifiers 2017-18 Record -- 8-5, 5-1 EWL 2016-17 Career Wt. Name Yr. Record Record Hometown 125 #11 Sean Russell R-Jr. 30-5 95-22 Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hills 133 #14 Korbin Myers R-So. 27-9 57-21 Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs 157 Andrew Shomers R-So. 29-6 47-11 Ransomville, N.Y./Lewiston-Porter 174 Ty Schoffstall R-Sr. 21-3 73-24 Pottsville, Pa./Tri-Valley Hwt. #13 Billy Miller R-Jr. 16-4 77-26 Perry, Ohio/Perry HEAD COACH: Tim Flynn (Penn State ‘87, 223-95-5, 20th year) NCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL Rankings: NCAA Seeds CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday, March 15 to Saturday, March 17, 2018 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio Edinboro Takes Contingent of Five Wrestlers to Cleveland for NCAA Division I National Championships Thursday, March 15 Session I -- 12 noon (ET) Pigtails & First Round Matches Match Notes Session II -- 7 p.m. } Head coach Tim Flynn will bring a contingent of five wrestlers to Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena Wrestle-Back Prelims (pigtail matches) as for the 2018 NCAA Division I National Championships. Four finished as automatic qualifiers at the needed; Wrestle-Back First Round. Followed recent EWL Championships, at which Edinboro finished third, with Ty Schoffstall earning an at-large by Championship Round, Second Round and selection at 174 lbs. Sean Russell won his third EWL title at 125 lbs., while Korbin Myers (133 lbs.) and Consolation Round Billy Miller (285 lbs.) both won their second. Andrew Shomers finished as runner-up at 157 lbs. } Edinboro finished 20th at the 2017 NCAA Division I National Championships thanks in part to eight Friday, March 16 Fighting Scots receiving bids. Sean Russell led the way, finishing seventh to earn All-American honors Session III -- 11 a.m. for the first time. In 2015, they reached the podium for the first time with a third place finish in St. Quarterfinals Louis, along with a record-tying four All-Americans. Wrestle-Back Second and Third Rounds } The ESPN network will once again televise all sessions of the NCAA Division I National Champion- Session IV -- 8 p.m. ships. ESPN will televise live all the prime time sessions -- the second round, semifinals, and finals. Semifinals ESPNU will televise the first session, quarterfinals, and medal round. ESPN3 will show all the sessions, Wrestle-back Fourth Round and Fifth Round with viewers able to choose from all eight mats. The event runs from Thursday, March 15 to Satur- day, March 17. Saturday, March 17 } Three of Edinboro’s five wrestlers earned seeds for Nationals. Sean Russell is the No. 11 seed at Session V -- 11 a.m. 125 lbs. after winning his third EWL crown. He is making his third trip to Nationals and has a 30-5 Wrestle-Back Semifinals record. Billy Miller is seeded 13th at 285 lbs. Miller has a 16-4 record following his EWL championship. Third, Fifth and Seventh Place Medal Round The redshirt junior is making his third trip to Nationals. Making his second appearance at Nationals, Session VI -- 8 p.m. Korbin Myers is seeded 14th at 133 lbs. Myers is a two-time EWL champion and is currently 27-9 on Grand March Parade of All-Americans -- the season. 7:35 p.m. } Edinboro finished third in the team standings at the 2018 EWL Championships with three individual Championship Finals champions. Sean Russell became a three-time champion at 125 lbs., while Korbin Myers (133 lbs.), and Billy Miller (hwt.) won their second title. Andrew Shomers (157 lbs.) and Ty Schoffstall (174 lbs.) finished second in their weight classes, while Jensen Lorea and Dylan Reynolds finished fourth at 149 lbs. and 197 lbs., respectively. } Edinboro shared the regular season EWL title with Rider as both teams finished the regular season with 5-1 records. It marks the fifth straight year Edinboro has won at least a share the regular season title. } Head coach Tim Flynn has never been one to shy away from a tough opponent, and has put together challenging schedules for many years. The Fighting Scots have faced three top-10 opponents this season. EdinboroUniversityAthletics @BoroAthletics GoBoroAthleticsTV Edinboro at 2018 NCAA Div. I Championships 2017-18 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES The Fighting Scots wrestled visited both then ranked No. 10 Lehigh and No. 5 Oklahoma State. Edinboro Edinboro Fast Facts dropped the dual against the Mountain Hawks, 27-14, while falling to the Cowboys 34-6. The Fighting Scots hosted No. 10 Virginia Tech, as Edinboro Hall of Famer and Hokie head coach Tony Robey visited Edinboro University McComb Fieldhouse and came away with a 20-15 win. Location: Edinboro, PA } Four of Edinboro’s five losses this season were to nationally-ranked teams. They first dropped a Founded: 1857 dual at Lehigh, 27-14. Two months later Edinboro suffered only its second loss of the season, 20-15, to Enrollment: 5,500 Virginia Tech, ranked tenth at the time, then dropped a 21-15 decision to then-ranked Rider. In their Colors: Red & White trip out west, Edinboro dropped the opener to No. 5 Oklahoma State 34-6. The Fighting Scots own a Nickname: Fighting Scots 22-14 win over No. 23 Lock Haven. Athletic Director: Bruce Baumgartner Sports Information Director: Bob Shreve } The Fighting Scots finished third at the 2017 PSAC Championships in December. Lock Haven won the Office Phone: (814) 732-1834 title with 156 points. Clarion (122) narrowly edged out Edinboro (120.5) to finish runner-up. Pitt-John- E-mail: [email protected] stown (89.5) and Mercyhurst (63) rounded out the top five. Edinboro had four wrestlers reach the finals, and three came away with titles. Sean Russell won his third straight PSAC title at 125 lbs. while Korbin Wrestling Staff Myers (133 lbs.) won his second straight. Andrew Shomers won his first conference title with a win in the Head Coach: Tim Flynn (Penn State ‘86) 157 lb. final. Peter Pappas finished runner-up at 149 lbs. Dylan Reynolds finished fourth at 184 lbs. Nate Record at Edinboro: 223-95-5, 21st year Hagan (141 lbs.) and Jon Spaulding (285 lbs.) finished fifth in their respective weight classes. Fritz Career Record: 223-95-5, 21st year Hoehn (165 lbs.), Zach Ancewicz (174 lbs.), and Aaron Paddock (197 lbs.) finished sixth. Office Phone: (814) 732-1856 } The Fighting Scots finished 16th out of 46 teams at the Las Vegas Invitational. A pair of wrestlers Assistant Coach: Cliff Moore (Iowa ‘04) placed, with Sean Russell finishing second at 125 lbs. and Korbin Myers finishing sixth at 133 lbs. Ohio Office Phone: (814) 732-1855 State was the champion. Assistant Coach: Mitchell Port (Edinboro ‘15) } The Edinboro lineup has three nationally-ranked wrestlers, according to InterMat. Sean Russell is Office Phone: (814) 732-1856 tenth at 125 lbs, Billy Miller is 14th at heavyweight, and Korbin Myers is 17th at 133 lbs. Athletic Trainer: Gary Hanna TIM FLYNN COMMENTS: “We are way better than everyone thought we would be. The kids are in a pos- Sports Information Staff itive frame of mind. We have worked our way into being a decent team. It’s a testament to the work SID: Bob Shreve ethic and attitude of this team. They are in a good frame of mind.” Office Phone: (814) 732-1834 Cell Phone: (814) 882-6049 Email: [email protected] Boro Bits Graduate Assistants: Thomas Wehner and Chris Slack RUSSELL LEADS TRIO OF SEEDED WRESTLERS INTO NATIONALS Twitter: @BoroAthletics Edinboro has a contingent of five wrestlers headed to Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena to compete Facebook: EdinboroUniversityAthletics from March 15-17, with three of those wrestlers seeded. Sean Russell is Edinboro’s top seeded wres- tler. The redshirt junior is seeded 11th at 125 lbs. and is making his third appearance at Nationals after winning his third straight EWL title. A year ago, Russell was seeded seventh and went on to finish ESPN To Air Every Session of 2018 seventh to earn All-American honors for the first time. Russell comes in with a 30-5 record and will Championships face American’s Gage Curry (22-14) in the first round. Billy Miller is seeded 13th at heavyweight. He won his second EWL title to earn his third trip to Nationals. He was seeded 12th a year ago. The red- Wrestling fans can once again catch the shirt junior takes a 16-4 record into his first-round bout against Shawn Streck of Purdue (28-13). The NCAA Division I Wrestling National Cham- final seeded Fighting Scot is Korbin Myers. Seeded 14th at 133 lbs., Myers is making his second trip pionships on a variety of ESPN venues. All sessions will be shown on ESPN3/WatchESPN. to Nationals and is now a two-time EWL champion. The redshirt sophomore has a 29-6 record and Here’s the lineup for ESPNU and ESPN, will face Rutger’s Scott Delvecchio of Rutgers (21-7) in the first round. Edinboro’s other two national capped by the showing of Saturday’s champi- qualifiers are unseeded. Andrew Shomers has a 29-6 record after finishing second at 157 lbs. at the onship matches live on ESPN: EWL’s. The redshirt sophomore faces 10th-seeded Markus Scheidel of Columbia (24-2) in his first-ever match at Nationals. Redshirt senior Ty Schoffstall is making his second trip to Nationals after placing Thursday, March 15 second at the EWL Championships at 174 lbs. He has a 21-3 record going into his match with eighth- Session I -- 12 noon seeded Jadaen Bernstein of Navy (22-5).