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Hill, Matt

Matt Hill

6th Year
Edinboro '07

Matt Hill assumed the role of head wrestling coach at Edinboro University on May 18, 2018.  The former Edinboro standout became the 12th head coach of the wrestling program, and fourth on the Division I level.
 
In his five seasons at the helm of the Fighting Scot program, Hill has had at least one wrestler advance to the NCAA Championships. 

Hill led the Scots to a fifth-place finish at the MAC Championships in the 2020-21 season with Jacob Oliver qualifying for the NCAA Championships.

Hill is no stranger to the Edinboro wrestling program. He competed for former head coach Tim Flynn from 2002-07, then entered the coaching profession. He served as a graduate assistant coach at Kent State from 2007-09. 
 
Following his two seasons as a graduate assistant, Hill remained involved in wrestling over the next year, working with Seneca Valley High School.
 
Hill returned to Kent State as an assistant coach in 2010, and served in that capacity until 2015, when he was appointed associate head coach to head coach Jim Andrassy.  During Hill's tenure at KSU as a graduate assistant and full-time assistant, the Golden Flashes went 116-78 in dual meets while enjoying several of the best seasons in program history. The 2015-16 KSU squad finished at 15-3 and was 16th at the NCAA national Championships, while the Golden Flashes were 14-5 in 2011-12 and 14-6 in 2010-11. 
 
Hill was faced with a major rebuilding job in his first campaign at Edinboro, and while the final dual record was 2-9, he has laid the groundwork for the return to Edinboro wrestling as a Division I force. And a new era dawns for the Fighting Scots in 2019-20 as the Eastern Wrestling League has joined forces with the Mid-American Conference. Edinboro finished fourth at the final EWL Tournament, with Carmine Ciotti (141 lbs.) and Jacob Oliver (174 lbs.) finishing second in their respective weight classes.         
 
Oliver would go on to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I National Championships. The redshirt freshman finished the year with a 28-7 record and was named the EWL and PSAC Freshman Div. I Freshman of the Year. Oliver and Zach Ancewicz (184 lbs.) won PSAC championships. 
  
During Hill’s 11 seasons at Kent State, the Golden Flashes enjoyed five top 25 finishes at the NCAA Division I National Championships. He was part of a program that produced 12 All-Americans, including national champion Dustin Kilgore. Hill worked closely with Kilgore when he won the title at 197 lbs. in 2011. Kent State has had 50 national qualifiers while competing in the Mid-American Conference.
 
In addition, Hill assisted in the development of three University National Champions and four Junior FILA National Freestyle All-Americans.
 
Kent State has also ranked among the top wrestling programs in the classrooms during Hill’s tenure. In 2018, KSU was second in the NWCA All-Academic Team rankings, after finishing fourth in 2017, fifth in 2016, and 12th in 2015.

20803Hill was a three-time national qualifier at Edinboro. He remains among the leading wrestlers all-time at Edinboro with a 105-42 career record, including a 32-7 record as a senior.  In 2006-07 as a senior, he went 17-1 in dual meets while competing at 157 lbs. Hill was seeded 12th at nationals and posted a 2-2 record.
 
Hill finished with a 30-5 record as a sophomore in his first year in the starting lineup in 2004-05, and followed that up with a 25-10 ledger in 2005-06. He finished second all three years at the PSAC Championships, and came in third at the EWL Championships as a sophomore and fourth as a junior and senior.  
 
 







 
Year Record Conference Record Postseason
2018-19* 2-9 1-6 4th/7 teams
2019-20+ 10-10 3-6 11th/15 teams
2020-21 2-1 2-1 5th/ 13 teams
2021-22 2-11 1-7 13th/13 teams
2022-23 2-11 1-7 12th/13 teams
Career 14-41 6-26

 * Edinboro was a member of the EWL for the 2018-19 season
 + Edinboro joined the MAC for their first season in 2019-20