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AJ Schopp

  • Class
    2015
  • Induction
    2025
  • Sport(s)
    Wrestling
Schopp was a four-time NCAA qualifier, earning three All-American honors, and was a three-time Eastern Wrestling League Champion. He ranks fifth in career wins with a record of 133-17.
 
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 wrestle backs.
 
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.
 
After graduation, 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. He spent seven years at Purdue as an assistant coach where he coached multiple All-Americans. He has returned to Edinboro as the head assistant coach in 2024.
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