Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Men's Wrestling

6th Year Edinboro '07 Matt Hill assumed the role of head wrestling coach at Edinboro University on May 18, 2018.  The former Edinboro standout became the 12th head coach of the wrestling program, and fourth on the Division I level.   In his five seasons at the helm of the Fighting Scot program, Hill has had at least one wrestler advance to the NCAA Championships.  Hill led the Scots to a fifth-place finish at the MAC Championships in the 2020-21 season with Jacob Oliver qualifying for the NCAA Championships. Hill is no stranger to the Edinboro wrestling program. He competed for former head coach Tim Flynn from 2002-07, then entered the coaching profession. He served as a graduate assistant coach at Kent State from 2007-09.    Following his two seasons as a graduate assistant, Hill remained involved in wrestling over the next year, working with Seneca Valley High School.   Hill returned to Kent State as an assistant coach in 2010, and served in that capacity until 2015, when he was appointed associate head coach to head coach Jim Andrassy.  During Hill's tenure at KSU as a graduate assistant and full-time assistant, the Golden Flashes went 116-78 in dual meets while enjoying several of the best seasons in program history. The 2015-16 KSU squad finished at 15-3 and was 16th at the NCAA national Championships, while the Golden Flashes were 14-5 in 2011-12 and 14-6 in 2010-11.    Hill was faced with a major rebuilding job in his first campaign at Edinboro, and while the final dual record was 2-9, he has laid the groundwork for the return to Edinboro wrestling as a Division I force. And a new era dawns for the Fighting Scots in 2019-20 as the Eastern Wrestling League has joined forces with the Mid-American Conference. Edinboro finished fourth at the final EWL Tournament, with Carmine Ciotti (141 lbs.) and Jacob Oliver (174 lbs.) finishing second in their respective weight classes.            Oliver would go on to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I National Championships. The redshirt freshman finished the year with a 28-7 record and was named the EWL and PSAC Freshman Div. I Freshman of the Year. Oliver and Zach Ancewicz (184 lbs.) won PSAC championships.     During Hill’s 11 seasons at Kent State, the Golden Flashes enjoyed five top 25 finishes at the NCAA Division I National Championships. He was part of a program that produced 12 All-Americans, including national champion Dustin Kilgore. Hill worked closely with Kilgore when he won the title at 197 lbs. in 2011. Kent State has had 50 national qualifiers while competing in the Mid-American Conference.   In addition, Hill assisted in the development of three University National Champions and four Junior FILA National Freestyle All-Americans.   Kent State has also ranked among the top wrestling programs in the classrooms during Hill’s tenure. In 2018, KSU was second in the NWCA All-Academic Team rankings, after finishing fourth in 2017, fifth in 2016, and 12th in 2015. Hill was a three-time national qualifier at Edinboro. He remains among the leading wrestlers all-time at Edinboro with a 105-42 career record, including a 32-7 record as a senior.  In 2006-07 as a senior, he went 17-1 in dual meets while competing at 157 lbs. Hill was seeded 12th at nationals and posted a 2-2 record.   Hill finished with a 30-5 record as a sophomore in his first year in the starting lineup in 2004-05, and followed that up with a 25-10 ledger in 2005-06. He finished second all three years at the PSAC Championships, and came in third at the EWL Championships as a sophomore and fourth as a junior and senior.         Year Record Conference Record Postseason 2018-19* 2-9 1-6 4th/7 teams 2019-20+ 10-10 3-6 11th/15 teams 2020-21 2-1 2-1 5th/ 13 teams 2021-22 2-11 1-7 13th/13 teams 2022-23 2-11 1-7 12th/13 teams Career 14-41 6-26  * Edinboro was a member of the EWL for the 2018-19 season  + Edinboro joined the MAC for their first season in 2019-20

Moore was hired as assistant wrestling coach during the summer of 2006 and enters his tenth season at Edinboro. Moore joined the Fighting Scots after working the previous two years with the Iowa program, his alma mater. After serving as the strength and conditioning coach in 2004-05, he was an administrative assistant his second year. In Moore's nine seasons with Edinboro the Fighting Scots have had seven NCAA finalists, two NCAA national champions and 23 All-Americans. In addition, Edinboro has won six Eastern Wrestling League championships and eight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crowns.  Needless to say, he has played a huge role with his recruiting and coaching in the success of the Scots. Moore joined the Iowa wrestling program in 1999 after winning three state titles as a prepster at Hempstead (IA) High School. Over the next five years, he would win one national title and earn All-American status three times, in addition to claiming two Big Ten titles. The national championship came while competing at 141 lbs. as a senior in 2003-04. That capped a year in which he finished 33-2 after defeating Nebraskas Matt Murray, 5-2, in the national title match. He was presented the Mike Howard Award as Iowas most valuable wrestler. Moore ended his career with 20 straight wins, including his second Big Ten title. All told, Moore posted a 109-24 career record. After redshirting in 1999-2000, he was 17-3 in 2000-01 while competing at 133 lbs. In 2001-02, he took over as the starter at 133 lbs. and proceeded to earn All-American honors with a sixth place finish at Nationals. Moore ended the year with a 28-10 record, placing fifth at the Big Ten Championships. He won three tournament titles, including the Midlands Tournament. Moore captured Big Ten titles as a junior and senior. He gained another sixth place finish and All-American honors at Nationals in 2002-03, once again competing at 133 lbs. While ending the season with a 31-9 record, he captured his first Big Ten title with a 3-1 win over Minnesotas Ryan Lewis in sudden victory. He was named the John and Dorothy Sill Award winner as Iowas most dedicated wrestler. A native of Dubuque, Iowa, Moore graduated from Iowa with a bachelors degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing, in 2004. He was named a wrestling Academic All-Big ten in 2003. Moore was a member of the 2006 National Freestyle Team. Recently Moore was inducted into a pair of Hall of Fames. He was inducted into the Iowa High School Wrestling Hall of Fame and also the Hempstead High School Hall of Fame. Moore resides in Edinboro with his wife, Allison, and two sons, Carver (10) and Maddox (9).    

Flynn enters his 19th season in charge of the Fighting Scot wrestlers, plus five years as an assistant coach under Baumgartner, his legacy is quite simple.  He ranks as the top coach ever at Edinboro.  Record-wise, Flynn became Edinboros all-time winningest coach several years ago, breaking the legendary Fred Caros record for career wins.  Flynn concluded his 18th campaign with a 198-73-5 career record, holding the school record for victories. He has now led Edinboro to five top ten finishes at Nationals and 12 top 20 finishes. Consider that under the former Penn State All-American the Fighting Scots have dominated eastern wrestling circles during Flynn's reign,winning the Eastern Wrestling League Championship 14 of the last 18 years, including eight straight years at one point, along with the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament title 15 times in his 18 campaigns. In addition, Edinboro at one point four years ago had won 34 of 35 dual matches.  The Fighting Scots had not lost in 29 straight EWL duals, going 28-0-1, before Pittsburgh defeated them late in 2010.    Flynn is working his magic nationally, as well.  He has guided his recent editions to some of the most dominant campaigns in Edinboro history. That includes back-to-back campaigns in 2014-15 and 2013-14 that go down as the finest in school history. For the second year in a row, the Fighting Scots enjoyed an incredible run at the NCAA Division I National Championships in St. Louis. Edinboro reached the podium as one of the top four teams for the first time, finishing third as four wrestlers earned All-American honors. Mitchell 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 third. Port and Schopp became three-time All-Americans, with Habat earning the honor for the second time. That gave Flynn 37 All-Americans. In addition, Edinboro won its second straight Eastern Wrestling League championship and fourth straight PSAC crown. Edinboro ended  the year with a 14-5 record. Flynn was named the EWLCoach of the Year for the seventh time and PSACCoach of the Year for the 13th time and fourth straight year. In 2013-14, Edinboro ended the three-day tournament in Oklahoma City with three All-Americans and a fifth-place finish, at that time the highest ever.  Port captured third place at 141 lbs., while Schopp and Habat were fourth at 133 and 149 lbs., respectively.   In 2012-13 Flynn was named the PSACCoach of the Year as he guided a young team to a 10-6 finish, the PSACchampionship, and a second place finish at the EWLChampionships.  Port and Schopp became his 29th and 30th All-Americans as the Fighting Scots finished 14th at Nationals.  Port would reach the title bout at 141 lbs., the sixth wrestler under Flynn to finish as the runner-up, along with the three national champions. The year before that Flynn may have put together one of his best coaching jobs when the Fighting Scots finished at 9-10-1. Injuries and other issues saw Flynn forced to mix and match a lineup featuring numerous youngsters, while at the same time trying to build for the future. Edinboro would see its supremacy in the PSAC and EWL finally come to an end, finishing third and fifth, respectively. Yet Flynn took five wrestlers to Nationals, and the group helped the Scots finish in a tie for 23rd. Honeycutt earned All-American honors with a fifth place showing at 184 lbs., and Torsten Gillespie (149 lbs.) and Johnny Greisheimer (157 lbs.) also reached the round of 12. In 2009-10 the Fighting Scots had some up-and-down moments, but typical of Flynn teams, they peaked late in the season. After winning their fifth straight PSAC Championship in December on their home mats to tie Lock Haven for the most consecutive PSAC crowns, the Fighting Scots doubled up again at the EWL Championships, shocking teams such as Pittsburgh which seemed primed to finally wrest the title away from the Boro.  With an incredible run in the second and third sessions that saw Edinboro win its final 16 matches, the Fighting Scots picked up their eighth straight EWL crown, outdistancing the Panthers 135.5 to 121.5 points. Edinboro ended the year with a 9-6 record in dual matches and Flynn was recognized as the PSAC Coach of the Year for the ninth time. The EWL title was followed up by another strong showing at the NCAA Division I National Championships, with the Fighting Scots finishing 16th as six wrestlers made the trip to Omaha, Nebraska. For the fourth time in five years Flynn produced multiple All-Americans. This time it was Jarrod King bringing home third place at 165 lbs. and unseeded Torsten Gillespie finishing sixth at 149 lbs.      19th Year Penn State 86 There was a time when Tim Flynn lived in the shadows of the likes of Mike DeAnna and Bruce Baumgartner.  Edinboro University has been blessed with outstanding wrestling coaches since elevating the program to Division I status in the mid-80's.  As Flynn enters his 19th season in charge of the Fighting Scot wrestlers, plus five years as an assistant coach under Baumgartner, his legacy is quite simple.  He ranks as the top coach ever at Edinboro.  Record-wise, Flynn became Edinboros all-time winningest coach several years ago, breaking the legendary Fred Caros record for career wins.  Flynn concluded his 18th campaign with a 198-73-5 career record, holding the school record for victories. He has now led Edinboro to five top ten finishes at Nationals and 12 top 20 finishes. Consider that under the former Penn State All-American the Fighting Scots have dominated eastern wrestling circles during Flynn's reign,winning the Eastern Wrestling League Championship 14 of the last 18 years, including eight straight years at one point, along with the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament title 15 times in his 18 campaigns. In addition, Edinboro at one point four years ago had won 34 of 35 dual matches.  The Fighting Scots had not lost in 29 straight EWL duals, going 28-0-1, before Pittsburgh defeated them late in 2010.    Flynn is working his magic nationally, as well.  He has guided his recent editions to some of the most dominant campaigns in Edinboro history. That includes back-to-back campaigns in 2014-15 and 2013-14 that go down as the finest in school history. For the second year in a row, the Fighting Scots enjoyed an incredible run at the NCAA Division I National Championships in St. Louis. Edinboro reached the podium as one of the top four teams for the first time, finishing third as four wrestlers earned All-American honors. Mitchell 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 third. Port and Schopp became three-time All-Americans, with Habat earning the honor for the second time. That gave Flynn 37 All-Americans. In addition, Edinboro won its second straight Eastern Wrestling League championship and fourth straight PSAC crown. Edinboro ended  the year with a 14-5 record. Flynn was named the EWLCoach of the Year for the seventh time and PSACCoach of the Year for the 13th time and fourth straight year. In 2013-14, Edinboro ended the three-day tournament in Oklahoma City with three All-Americans and a fifth-place finish, at that time the highest ever.  Port captured third place at 141 lbs., while Schopp and Habat were fourth at 133 and 149 lbs., respectively.   In 2012-13 Flynn was named the PSACCoach of the Year as he guided a young team to a 10-6 finish, the PSACchampionship, and a second place finish at the EWLChampionships.  Port and Schopp became his 29th and 30th All-Americans as the Fighting Scots finished 14th at Nationals.  Port would reach the title bout at 141 lbs., the sixth wrestler under Flynn to finish as the runner-up, along with the three national champions. The year before that Flynn may have put together one of his best coaching jobs when the Fighting Scots finished at 9-10-1. Injuries and other issues saw Flynn forced to mix and match a lineup featuring numerous youngsters, while at the same time trying to build for the future. Edinboro would see its supremacy in the PSAC and EWL finally come to an end, finishing third and fifth, respectively. Yet Flynn took five wrestlers to Nationals, and the group helped the Scots finish in a tie for 23rd. Honeycutt earned All-American honors with a fifth place showing at 184 lbs., and Torsten Gillespie (149 lbs.) and Johnny Greisheimer (157 lbs.) also reached the round of 12. In 2009-10 the Fighting Scots had some up-and-down moments, but typical of Flynn teams, they peaked late in the season. After winning their fifth straight PSAC Championship in December on their home mats to tie Lock Haven for the most consecutive PSAC crowns, the Fighting Scots doubled up again at the EWL Championships, shocking teams such as Pittsburgh which seemed primed to finally wrest the title away from the Boro.  With an incredible run in the second and third sessions that saw Edinboro win its final 16 matches, the Fighting Scots picked up their eighth straight EWL crown, outdistancing the Panthers 135.5 to 121.5 points. Edinboro ended the year with a 9-6 record in dual matches and Flynn was recognized as the PSAC Coach of the Year for the ninth time. The EWL title was followed up by another strong showing at the NCAA Division I National Championships, with the Fighting Scots finishing 16th as six wrestlers made the trip to Omaha, Nebraska. For the fourth time in five years Flynn produced multiple All-Americans. This time it was Jarrod King bringing home third place at 165 lbs. and unseeded Torsten Gillespie finishing sixth at 149 lbs.      FLYNN S   YEAR-BY-YEAR   COACHING   RECORD                   13-time PSAC Coach of the Year 7-time EWL Coach of the Year 83 PSAC Champions  56 EWL Champions  134 National Qualifiers 37 All-Americans 3 National Champions   ALL-AMERICANS UNDER TIM FLYNN  

A.J. Shopp joined the Edinboro wrestling staff in May of 2024 as the head assistant coach. Schopp has spent six seasons on the coaching staff at Purdue mentoring numerous standouts and national qualifiers including 2023 NCAA Runner-Up Matt Ramos, two-time Big Ten Championship 125-pound runner-up Devin Schroder, 2018 NCAA Round of 12 qualifier Luke Welch, two-time national qualifier Ben Thornton and 2021 NCAA qualifier Jacob Rundell.   Prior to his time with the Boilermakers, Schopp spent two seasons as an assistant at South Dakota State. He helped South Dakota State to their first-ever Big 12 Conference Championship and the programs first Division I All-Americans in Seth Gross and Alex Kocer.   In his two seasons with the Jackrabbits, South Dakota State posted a 28-11 dual record, qualified 10 wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, had 11 Academic All-Big 12 selections and had eight NWCA All-Academic honorees.   Schopp also mentored Gross in freestyle, coaching him to a UWW National Championship and a spot on the U.S. Junior World Freestyle Team in 2016.   At Edinboro, Schopp was consistently among the country's elite wrestlers at 133 pounds. He was known for dominance on top and scoring bonus points.   Schopp was a four-time NCAA qualifier, earning three All-American honors, and was a three-time Easter Wrestling League Champion.   In 2013 and 2014, Schopp placed fourth at the NCAA Championships. In 2015, he posted hist best finish winning seven straight matches after being upended in the first round to place-third. He earned the Gorriaran Award for the most falls in the least amount of time with four pins in 11:53 during wrestlebacks. The Fighting Scots third-place team finish is still the best in program history at the Division I Championships.   You can find Schopp's name all over the Fighting Scot record book as he holds the second-best win percentage in school history at .887 and his 133 career wins ranks sixth. His 67 falls are still the most in program history and each of his four seasons are inside the Top-20 for falls in a season.