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Tony Robie ('95) was a standout in wrestling from 1992-97, earning All-American honors twice. A native of Erie, PA, he currently ranks seventh in career wins with a 126-24 record while competing mainly at 158 lbs. He was also a three-time national qualifier and three-time Eastern Wrestling League and PSAC champion who won his final 43 dual matches, going undefeated his final three seasons. After posting a 19-12 record as a freshman, he came on to go 40-4 as a sophomore. The 40-wins are tied for the sixth-most wins in a season. He would win his first EWL and PSAC titles. In 1992-93 he took the next step and earned All-American honors with a fifth place finish at 158 lbs. He entered Nationals with one loss and lost twice at Nationals in overtime to finish with a 32-3 record. Robie would end the year ranked third by Amateur Wrestling News. He won his second EWL and PSAC titles along with finishing second at the Midlands Tournament. After redshirting in 1995-96, he became just the third Edinboro wrestler to reach a Division I championship match, defeating the 1995 national champion, Earnest Benion of Illinois, in the semifinals. In the finals, he dropped a 5-3 decision to defending national champion Joe Williams of Iowa. That capped a 35-5 senior campaign and helped Edinboro finish sixth, its highest finish ever at the Division I National Championships. Along the way he won his third straight EWL and PSAC crowns. In 1998 he won a bronze medal at the U.S. Open Freestyle Championships. Robie was previously inducted into the Metro Erie Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2005 and the EWL Hall of Fame in 2006. Since leaving Edinboro he has enjoyed a very successful coaching career, helping coach 23 NCAA All-Americans and five teams to top ten finishes. He is currently in his second year as the associate head coach at Virginia Tech, residing in Christiansburg, VA with his wife Jennifer and sons Nathan, Luke and Jake. Previous coaching stops include assistant coaching positions at West Virginia, Edinboro and Michigan, along with the head coaching job at Binghamton.
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