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| Edinboro Fighting Scots | |
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| University | Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro |
| Conference | PSAC (primary) MAC (men's wrestling) |
| NCAA | Division II (primary) Division I (men's wrestling) |
| Athletic director | Dr. Katherine Robbins |
| Location | Edinboro, Pennsylvania |
| Varsity teams | 17 (8 men's, 9 women's) |
| Football stadium | Sox Harrison Stadium |
| Basketball arena | McComb Fieldhouse |
| Aquatics center | McComb Fieldhouse Natatorium |
| Other venues | Mike S. Zafirovski Sports and Recreation Dome |
| Nickname | Fighting Scots |
| Fight song | Scotland the Brave |
| Colors | Red and white[1] |
| Website | gofightingscots |
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TheEdinboro Fighting Scots are the athletic teams that representPennsylvania Western University, Edinboro (PennWest Edinboro), located inEdinboro, Pennsylvania, inNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)Division IIintercollegiate sports. The Fighting Scots are members of thePennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) for 15 of 17 varsity sports. The wrestling team competes in theMid-American Conference (MAC) as a member ofNCAA Division I, and the wheelchair basketball team competes outside of NCAA governance in theNational Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Intercollegiate Division. The Fighting Scots have been a member of PSAC since its foundation in 1951.
The men's and women's cross country and track programs won the only national titles in school history. The men's cross country and track program also won NAIA men's national championship in 1975 and 1976, as well as the NCAA men's national championship in 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1990. Women's lacrosse was introduced in the 2008 season. It has one of the nation's bestwheelchair basketball teams.[2]
Men's sports (8)
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| Sport | Association | Division | Year | Opponent/Runner-up | Score |
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| Men's cross country (6) | NAIA (2) | Single | 1975 | Eastern New Mexico | 97–144 (-47) |
| 1976 | Adams State | 56–103 (-47) | |||
| NCAA (4) | Division II | 1986 | South Dakota State | 56–79 (-23) | |
| 1987 | Mankato State | 95–113 (-18) | |||
| 1988 | South Dakota State | 77–98 (-21) | |||
| 1990 | Shippensburg | 50–125 (-75) |
The cross country teams are among the most consistent in Division II with 48 conference titles (30 men's, 18 women's). Formed in 1969 by Doug Watts, the team won 2 NAIA titles in 1975 and 1976. The program won 4 NCAA championships in 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1990. Under Watts, Edinboro would qualify the national meet for 31 consecutive years (1979–2009, a Division II record). Watts served as head coach for 44 years before retiring in 2013.[citation needed]
PennWest Edinboro has one of the premierNCAA Division Icollegiate wrestling programs. Prior to moving to the Division I level in 1986, Edinboro was already well-known in NAIA and NCAA Division II levels.Bruce Baumgartner, Olympic wrestler, began instructing at PennWest Edinboro in 1984 as an assistant coach, and was promoted to head coach in 1991. He guided the Fighting Scots to three top 15 finishes in theNCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Baumgartner became the director of athletics in 1997. PennWest Edinboro's wrestling program has produced 120PSAC champions, 59EWL champions, 60 NCAA All-Americans, 4 NCAA Division I champions, 9 NCAA Division II and NAIA national champions, 2 USA Olympic team members, 17 PSAC tournament team championships, and 14 EWL tournament team championships.[citation needed]
Three former PennWest Edinboro wrestlers and former All-Americans have transitioned and found success in mixed martial arts. Former NCAA Division I championJosh Koscheck is a formerUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title challenger andBellator fighter. Another former NCAA Division I champion,Gregor Gillespie is a former UFC fighter. Former NCAA Division I runner-upChris Honeycutt is a former Bellator fighter and currentAbsolute Championship Akhmat (ACA) fighter.
The current PennWest Edinboro wrestling head coach is Matt Hill, who previously served as an assistant atKent State Univsersity. Hill previously wrestled collegiately at PennWest Edinboro.
Former head wrestling coach Tim Flynn led the Fighting Scots from 1998 to 2018. Tim Flynn was an All-American himself while in the NCAA atPenn State University in 1987, winning the EWL title and finishing seventh at Nationals. Flynn has received numerous awards for his accomplishments with the program, including:
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