Jason Robison (2008) - Edinboro Athletics Hall of Fame

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Jason Robison

Class
Induction

2008
Sport(s)

Wrestling

Jason Robison ('95) joins Tony Robie as one of Edinboro’s elite wrestlers. Like Robie, he reached the Division I national championship bout, and remains Edinboro’s career leader in wins with a 145-23 record. A native of Allison Park, PA, he is one of only six Fighting Scot wrestlers to earn All-American honors at least three times, finishing as an All-American in 1995, 1997 and 1998. He was a four-time national qualifier while competing at 190 lbs. Robison finished with a 29-12 record as a freshman, earning a wildcard berth to Nationals after a fourth place finish at the EWL Tournament. The next year he won his first EWL and PSAC titles, and went on to finish seventh at Nationals. He led the team in wins with a 35-7 record, and was also named the Outstanding Wrestler at the Virginia Duals. After redshirting in 1995-96, Robison returned in 1996-97 to compile a 36-3 record, winning his second EWL and PSAC crowns. He led Edinboro to a sixth place finish at Nationals, the highest finish ever at the Division I tournament. He won his first 36 matches and was ranked number one at 190 lbs. before suffering a 7-4 loss to Lee Fullhart of Iowa in the semifinals. An injury in that match forced him to default into sixth place. The following year he capped his brilliant career with a second place finish at Nationals, suffering his lone loss of the season in the championship match to finish 45-1.

The 45 wins is a school record. He entered Nationals as the number one seed for the second straight year, the first Fighting Scot ever seeded number one. He reached the finals with a 10-7 win over Nebraska’s Ryan Tobin before suffering a heart-breaking loss in the national championship bout to Tim Hartung of Minnesota, 6-4 in overtime. He ended the year with 18 falls, a school record until broken last year. He won his third straight EWL and PSAC titles, and was named both the EWL and PSAC Wrestler of the Year as a senior. In addition, he was selected the Outstanding Wrestler at both tournaments, and in April 1998 was named the Sox Harrison Award winner. Robison was previously inducted into the EWL Hall of Fame in 2006. His accomplishments also include three Midlands Invitational championships and two Las Vegas Invitational titles, and he was twice named the Virginia Duals Outstanding Wrestler. After serving as an assistant wrestling coach at Pittsburgh, Brown, and Clarion, he took over as the head coach at Washington & Jefferson College in 2005. He and his wife Amy Lynn reside in Washington, PA with their two children, Trenton and Chloe.

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