EDINBORO UNIVERSITY 2018-19 Fighting Scots Wrestling 2018-19 Schedule EWL Championships Notes November Edinboro Fighting Scots (2-9, 1-5 EWL) 3 Michigan State Open NTS at EWL Championships 10 vs. The Citadel ^ W, 19-17 vs. #21 Wyoming ^ L, 6-33 Saturday, March 9, 2019 11 at Journeyman Northeast Open NTS Fairfax, Va. l 10 a.m. 17 at Navy Classic T-14th/16 teams December Eagle Bank Arena 8 at PSAC Championships NTS 15 at Cleveland State Open NTS 18 TENN.-CHATTANOOGA L, 15-23 The Edinboro Lineup KENT STATE L, 18-26 January 2018-19 Record -- 2-9, 1-5 EWL 1-2 at Southern Scuffle T-18th/24 teams 11 at Bloomsburg * L, 19-21 2018-19 Career 12 at Rider * L, 11-25 Wt. Name Record Record Year Hometown/High School 18 CLEVELAND STATE * W, 24-13 125 Lucas Rodriguez 11-13 11-13 R-Fr. Kissimmee, Fla./Gateway 27 at George Mason * L, 19-20 133 Richie Gomez 10-24 10-24 R-So. Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park 31 #24 LOCK HAVEN * L, 10-30 141 Carmine Ciotti 18-14 18-14 Jr. Erie, Pa./McDowell February 149 Tyler Vath 6-6 15-27 R-Jr. Saegertown, Pa./Saegertown 2 EDINBORO OPEN NTS 157 Tim Suter 9-20 9-20 R-Fr. Buena, N.J. / Buena Regional 9 OKLAHOMA L, 6-31 165 Fritz Hoehn 8-9 41-33 R-Jr. North Andover, Mass./ 22 CLARION * L, 15-18 North Andover March 174 Jacob Oliver 26-4 26-4 R-Fr. Huntingdon, Pa./Huntingdon 9 at EWL Championships All Day 184 Zach Ancewicz 17-14 29-30 So. Greenlawn, N.Y./John Gleen at Fairfax, Va. 197 Dylan Reynolds 29-11 53-42 R-Jr. Cambridge Springs, Pa./ 21-23 at NCAA Division I All Day Saegertown National Championships Hwt. Jon Spaulding 19-13 30-25 So. Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota East at Pittsburgh, Pa. HEAD COACH: Matt Hill (Edinboro ‘07, 2-9, 1st year) * EWL contest ^ Journeyman Northeast Duals (Troy, N.Y.) Match Notes } The Edinboro wrestling team will compete in the 44th Annual Eastern Wrestling League Champi- onships on Saturday, March 9 at Eagle Bank Arena in Fairfax, Va. A young but battle-tested Edinboro squad seeks to claim their fourth EWL title in the last six years. A year ago, Edinboro finished third behind champion Rider and runner-up Lock Haven. } The 2019 EWL Championships will once again have seven teams vying for the title -- Edinboro, Bloomsburg, Clarion, Cleveland State, George Mason, Lock Haven and Rider. } As announced on Tuesday, Edinboro will join the Mid-American Conference beginning with the 2019 EWL Championships 2019-20 season. Edinboro, Bloomsburg, Clarion, Lock Haven, Rider, and George Mason of the EWL Saturday, March 9 will join current MAC wrestling members Buffalo, Central Michigan, Kent State, Missouri, Northern Session 1 – 10 a.m. Illinois, Ohio, Old Dominion, and SIU-Edwardsville, as affiliate members. Round 1 – Championship First Round } Edinboro won three individual titles a year ago, with no EWL champions returning to the lineup Round 2 – Semi-Finals & Consolation First Round this year. Sean Russell (125 lbs.) won his thrid title while Korbin Myers (133 lbs.) and Billy Miller (285 Round 3 -- Consolation Semifinals lbs.) won their second to claim a spot at the NCAA Division I National Championships. Andrew Shom- Session 2 – 6 p.m. ers (157 lbs.) and Ty Schoffstall (174 lbs.) also earned bids to Nationals. Hall of Fame Ceremony } A trio of 2018 champions return to defend their EWL crowns. Lock Haven’s Alex Klucker (157 lbs.) Round 3 – Finals & Consolation Finals * and Corey Hazel (184 lbs.), and Rider’s Dean Sherry (174 lbs.) will each look to claim their second EWL title. *True 2nd matches will follow if needed } Edinboro concluded the season in a three-way tie for fifth place in the EWL regular season. Lock Haven claimed the regular season title after finishing a perfect 6-0 in league action. Rider fininshed second at 5-1 while Clarion (4-2) and George Mason (3-3) finished third and fourth, respectively. The Fighting Scots, EdinboroUniversityAthletics @BoroAthletics EdinboroAthletics Edinboro at EWL Championships 2018-19 EDINBORO WRESTLING MATCH NOTES along with Cleveland State and Bloomsburg, finished 1-5 in conference play. The Fighting Scots con- Edinboro Fast Facts cluded the year at 2-9 overall, with wins over The Citadel (19-17) and Cleveland State (24-13). } Three Fighting Scots are ranked in the latest RPI and/or Coaches’ Rankings. Jacob Oliver (14th - Edinboro University RPI, 24th - Coaches), Dylan Reynolds (31st - Coaches), and Jon Spaulding (32nd - Coaches) all make Location: Edinboro, PA appearances in the rankings. These polls will be used to select at-large selections after automatic Founded: 1857 qualifying spots have been earned. Enrollment: 5,500 } First-year head coach Matt Hill, a former Edinboro standout, has faced a rebuilding year after five Colors: Red & White national qualifiers transferred following the departure of head coach Tim Flynn to West Virginia. The Nickname: Fighting Scots former Kent State assistant coach had to mold a lineup that returned just three starters, Fritz Hoehn Athletic Director: Dr. Katherine Robbins Sports Information Director: Bob Shreve at 165 lbs., Zach Ancewicz at 184 lbs., and Dylan Reynolds at 197 lbs., along with Jon Spaulding, who Office Phone: (814) 732-1834 filled in at heavyweight in several matches last year. E-mail: [email protected] } Jacob Oliver has improved to 26-4 while running off seven straight wins at 174 lbs. His last losses came in the Southern Scuffle. The redshirt freshman has eight major decisions and four technical Wrestling Staff falls. He has won the PSAC championship, Michigan State Open (fresh./soph.) and the Journeyman Head Coach: Matt Hill (Edinboro ‘07) Northeast Open (174C) titles at 174 lbs. this season. He has also finished second at the Navy Classic. Record at Edinboro: 2-9, 1st year } After entering his redshirt season with 24 career wins, Dylan Reynolds owns a team-leading 29 Career Record: 2-9, 1st year wins on the season, showing a 29-11 record. He picked up career win number 50 in a 5-1 decision over Office Phone: (814) 732-1856 Parker McClellan of Lock Haven recently before winning three matches at the Edinboro Open and Assistant Coach: Mike DePalma (Kent St. ‘04) finishing runner-up at 197 lbs. Reynolds had run off eight straight wins before suffering a 10-4 loss to Office Phone: (814) 732-1855 Oklahoma’s Jake Woodley. Assistant Coach: Pat Bradshaw (Edinboro ‘09) } Jon Spaulding has a 7-4 record in duals and is 19-13 overall while competing at heavyweight. The Office Phone: (814) 732-1856 sophomore has won five of his last seven matches, with the two losses to nationally-ranked Matt Volunteer Asst. Coach: Andrew Church Voss of George Mason and Lock Haven’s Thomas Haines. Athletic Trainer: Gary Hanna } The Fighting Scots will wrap up the 2018-19 campaign at the NCAA Division I National Champion ships in nearby Pittsburgh, Pa. on March 21-23. Sports Information Staff SID: Bob Shreve Boro Bits Office Phone: (814) 732-1834 Cell Phone: (814) 882-6049 Email: [email protected] EDINBORO, EWL TO JOIN MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE AS AFFILIATE MEMBERS Graduate Assistants: Thomas Wehner and This year’s EWL Championships will mark the 44th and final one with Tuesday’s announcement Chris Slack that the seven member Eastern Wrestling League teams will join forces with the Mid-American Twitter: @BoroAthletics Conference in 2019-20. Edinboro, Bloomsburg, Clarion, Lock Haven, Rider and George Mason will Facebook: EdinboroUniversityAthletics become affiliate members of the MAC, making the MAC tied for the second largest NCAA Division I Instagram: EdinboroAthletics wrestling conference with a total of 14 members. MAC wrestling membership includes Buffalo, Cen- tral Michigan, Kent State, Northern Illinois and Ohio, along with current affiliate members Missouri, 2017-18 in Review Old Dominion and SIU-Edwardsville. The eight current MAC members will compete in the 2019 MAC 2017-18 Dual Record: 8-5 Wrestling Championship on March 8-9 in Norfolk, Va. on the campus of Old Dominion University. 2017-18 EWL Record: 5-1 Next season the 14 MAC wrestling programs will compete in the 2020 MAC Wrestling Champion- 2017-18 NCAA Finish: t-36th ship on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill. Edinboro wrestling debuted on the Lettermen Returning/Lost: 6/7 Division I level in 1986, joining the Eastern Wrestling League in 1988-89. Since that time, the Fighting NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: 0/5 Scots have enjoyed a rich tradition of excellence under head coaches Mike DeAnna, Bruce Baumgart- ner, Tim Flynn, and now Matt Hill. In the last 21 years, Edinboro won 15 EWL championships and came in second on four other occasions. That included a string of eight straight team titles, and 12 in a span of 13 years. FLOWRESTLING TO TELEVISE ALL HOME DUALS For the fifth year in a row, all of Edinboro’s FORMER FIGHTING SCOT STANDOUTS TO BE INDUCTED INTO EWL HALL OF FAME home dual meets will be streamed by Flow- Two former Fighting Scots – Pat Bradshaw and Torsten Gillespie -- will be inducted into the EWL Hall restling. Flowrestling members can access of Fame on Saturday, March 9 prior to the start of the finals round of the EWL Championships. They the broadcast at: are part of an eight-member class of inductees. Bradshaw was a two-time EWL champion and three- time national qualifier while competing for Edinboro from 2005-10. He concluded his career with a http://www.flowrestling.org 97-44 record, also winning three PSAC championships.