Tom Shifflet (2006) - Edinboro Athletics Hall of Fame

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Tom Shifflet

Class
Induction

2006
Sport(s)

Wrestling

Tom Shifflet ('95) ranks as one of the All-Time great Edinboro University wrestlers; earning All-American honors three times and being name the Sox Harrison award recipient in 1995. Following a seventh place finish at 142 pounds. In 1992, he placed sixth in 1993 and third in 1995. He finished with a 31-5 record in 1994-95 and was named the EWL Wrestler of the year. He helped Edinboro finish 11th at Nationals. He reached the semifinals at nationals that year before suffering a 2-1 defeat to eventual national champion John Hughes of Penn State. He would rebound to win two more matches for third place. In 1992, he was voted both the EWL and PSAC freshman of the year after finishing with a 32-13-1 record. In the process he became Edinboro’s freshman All-American. The following year he went 31-8 and once again earned All-American honors. He won the PSAC Championship at 150 pounds; he then went on to place second at the EWL Tournament at 142 pounds. He missed the first half of the ’93-94 campaign with a back injury that eventually led to surgery, before returning to go 15-5. He won the PSAC Championship and once again placed second at EWL’S. He won his third PSAC crown as a senior and was second at EWL’S. He concluded his career with a 109-31-1 record, currently ranking 15th in career wins. He currently serves as the wrestling coach at North Carolina-Greensboro, and in March he was inducted into the EWL Hall of Fame. He graduated from Edinboro in 1995 with a Bachelor’s in Health & Physical Education.

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