Lock Haven Athletics

Head Coach Scott Moore
12th Season at Lock Haven

From Day 1, Lock Haven head coach Scott Moore had a vision. That vision has Lock Haven University wrestling back where it rightfully belongs, on college wrestling’s national stage.
 
Overall, the 2024-25 season will mark Moore’s 12th overall as the head coach in Mat-Town USA.

-2023-24 Season By the Numbers:

Lock Haven's 2024 MAC Champions: Anthony Noto at 125 lbs., Gable Strickland at 133 lbs, and Wyatt Henson at 141 lbs.

Noto, Strickland & Henson soar to MAC titles, qualify for NCAA Championship

The Bald Eagles sent three wrestlers to the national tournament in Kansas City, Missouri. The 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship was highlighted by Anthony Noto as he defeated No. 10 Eric Barnett in the consolation semifinals and finished the tournament in third.

The accolades continued off the mat, as four Bald Eagles: Anthony Noto, Cael Black, Avery Bassett, and Colin Fegley were named 2024 National Wrestling Coaches’ Association (NWCA) Division I Individual Scholar All-Americans. In addition, all four Bald Eagles; Noto, Black, Bassett, and Fegley were named All-Academic by the MAC.

Highlights of the 2023-24 Season: 

• 3 Individual MAC Champions; Anthony Noto at 125 lbs., Gable Strickland at 133 lbs., and Wyatt Henson at 141 lbs.
• 3 NCAA Division I National Qualifiers (125: #12  Anthony Noto) (133: #27 Gable Strickland) (141: #12 Wyatt Henson)
• 3 finalists at the MAC Championships (3 champions)
• 4 Bald Eagles named MAC All-Academic
• 4 wrestlers earn NWCA Scholar All-American
• Noto named All-American and MAC Wrestler of the Year

- 2022-23 Season By The Numbers:

Selected in the Mid American Conference (MAC) preseason poll to finish 1st out of the 13 teams, The Bald Eagles pulled off the repeat, defending their MAC Championship belt in the 2022-2023 season as they finished the championship tournament with 112.5 points.

LHU’s 2023 MAC Champions: Anthony Noto at 125 lbs. and Gable Strickland at 133 lbs.

Men’s Wrestling Repeats as MAC Champions, Noto & Strickland Earn Individual Titles:

The Haven took a share of the MAC East regular season title for the second year in a row with a dual record of 5-1, and an 8-7 overall record.

The Bald Eagles sent four wrestlers to the national tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship was highlighted once again by Anthony Noto as he dropped No. 3 Liam Cronin in the consolation semifinals and finished the tournament in fourth.

The accolades continued to rain off the mat, as four Bald Eagles: Anthony Noto, Sean Logue, Avery Bassett, and Colin Fegley were named 2023 National Wrestling Coaches’ Association (NWCA) Division I Individual Scholar All-Americans. In addition, five Bald Eagles Tyler Dilley, Colin Fegley, Matt Maloney, Anthony Noto, and Kaleb Snodgrass were named All-Academic by the MAC.

Highlights of the 2022-2023 Season:

• 2023 MAC Tournament Champions
• 2022-2023 MAC East Regular Season Dual Champions
• 2 Individual MAC Champions Anthony Noto at 125 lbs. and Gable Strickland at 133 lbs.
• 4 NCAA Division I National Qualifiers (125: #8 Anthony Noto) (133: #28 Gable Strickland) (157: #31 Ashton Eyler) (174: #31 Tyler Stoltzfus)
• 3 finalists at the MAC Championships (2 champions, 1 runner-up)
• Five Bald Eagles named MAC All-Academic
• 4 wrestlers earn NWCA Scholar All-American
• Noto named All-American and MAC Wrestler of the Year

2021-22:

Tabbed in the Mid American Conference (MAC) preseason poll to finish 11^th out of the 13 teams, the Bald Eagles proved the doubters wrong in a big way over the 2021-22 season. The Rise pulled off a true worst to first turnaround after a 13th place finish at the 2021 MAC Tournament. LHU cruised its way to the 2022 MAC title with 123.5 total points behind two individual championships and a pair of runner-up efforts. It marked the first MAC crown for LHU since joining the conference in 2019. The Bald Eagles distanced themselves from the pack and finished 15.5 points above the runner-up.

LHU's 2022 MAC Champions: Anthony Noto at 125 lbs. and Ben Barton at 155 lbs.

Bald Eagles hoist first MAC team championship:

The Haven also claimed the MAC East regular season title behind a 6-1 conference dual record, and a 10-5 overall record. Most notably was a 17-16 home victory over MAC rivals Clarion thanks to a last minute major decision from Isaac Reid. 

The Bald Eagles sent an amazing five wrestlers to the national tournament in Detroit, Michigan. The 2022 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were highlighted for Lock Haven by Anthony Noto's thrilling victory in the opening round against Penn State's Drew Hildebrandt. 

LHU continued to succeed in the classroom equally as much as the mat as Colin Fegley, Anthony Noto, and Isaac Reid (Saltsburg, Pa./Kiski) were named to the 2021-22 National Wrestling Coaches' Association (NWCA) Division I Scholar All-American Team. Another five Bald Eagles (Tyler Dilley,Colin Fegley, Parker McClellan, Anthony Noto, and Isaac Reid) were also named All-Academic by the MAC.

Highlights of the 2021-22 season:

• 2022 MAC Tournament Champions
• 2021-22 MAC East Regular Season Dual Champions
• 2 Individual MAC Champions. Anthony Noto at 125 lbs. and Ben Barton at 155 lbs.
• 5 NCAA Division I National Qualifiers (125: #17 Anthony Noto) (149: #33 DaShawn Farber)  (157: #26 Ben Barton) (165: #23 Ashton Eyler) (285: #25 Isaac Reid)
• 7 out of 10 LHU Wrestlers were placewinners at the MAC Tournament
• 4 finalists at the MAC Championships (2 champions, 2 runner-ups)
• Head Coach Scott Moore named MAC Coach of the Year and a finalist for national coach of the year.
• Five Bald Eagles named MAC All-Academic
• 3 wrestlers earn NWCA Scholar All-American
• Noto named MAC Rookie of the year and AWN All-Rookie Team

2021-22:
Four LHU Wrestlers named to Academic All-MAC Team

Following the limited 2021 spring season; Colin Fegly, Matt Maloney, Kollin Myers and Jonathan Ross all represented LHU on the Academic All-MAC list.
  
2019-20:
NEW BEGINNINGS: LHU Wrestling ushers in new era during 2019-20 season
FEATURE: Behind a committed Moore, LHU wrestling’s future is bright (April 2019)
 
The 2019-20 season ushered in new beginnings for LHU wrestling as Lock Haven officially opened its tenure in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
 
The Bald Eagles went 7-7 overall in dual action and finished their first regular season in the MAC at 3-4 overall. Lock Haven was 3-3 in MAC East duals with wins over local-rival Bloomsburg, George Mason and longtime-rival Edinboro.

Jared Siegrist, a senior, made history by winning LHU's first ever individual MAC title after a dominating run to the 174-pound title. Thanks to Siegrist's title and seven place-winners, Lock Haven placed fifth at its first-ever MAC Tournament in March.
Lock Haven continued its dominance in the classroom, as DJ Fehlman, Kyle Shoop and Alex Klucker were all named 2019-20 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division I Scholar All-Americans. The program ranked No. 22 among all NCAA Division I programs in team GPA.

Highlights of the 2019-20 Season:

• 1 All-American (Luke Werner, NWCA Honorable Mention All-American at 125 pounds)
• LHU led the NCAA in bonus-point victories
• LHU led the NCAA in tech falls
  • Werner's seven tech falls ranked No. 6 among all DI wrestlers.
• LHU ranked No. 2 in country in pins
• 5 NCAA Division I National Qualifiers
  • 125 lbs. Jr. Luke Werner // First-Time Qualifier // 2020 NWCA All-American
    133 lbs. R-Sr. DJ Fehlman // 3X NCAA Qualifier
    141 lbs. R-Sr. Kyle Shoop // 4X NCAA Qualifier // 2019 All-American (7^th)
    157 lbs. R-Sr. Alex Klucker // 3X NCAA Qualifier
    174 lbs. Sr. Jared Siegrist // First-Time Qualifier
• 1 Individual MAC Champion (Jared Siegrist, 174 pounds)
• 7 of 10 LHU wrestlers placed at the 2020 MAC Championships, LHU's first-ever MAC Tournament
• 4 Bald Eagles named to Academic All-MAC Wrestling Team
• DJ Fehlman (133) picked up his 100^th win, and in doing so, he became Lock Haven's 22^nd member of the 100-win club. He finished his remarkable career with 113 wins and 10^th LHU All-Time.
• Kyle Shoop finished his sensational career with 130 wins, the second most in LHU history. Shoop racked up 45 career tech falls, the most of any Bald Eagle wrestler in history.

THE RISE IS FOR REAL: A look back at the 2018-19 season
Under Moore’s exceptional leadership, the 2018-19 season is behind the Bald Eagles, and what a season it was in Mat-Town U.S.A.
 
Without question, the 2018-19 season proved LHU's rise not only continues, but that it is for real.
 
For the second straight season, the Bald Eagles finished the year with a top-20 performance at the NCAA Division I Championships.
 
Following the season Moore was once again a finalist for national coach of the year honors after being named both the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Division I Coach of the Year.
 
It marked the second straight season where Moore took home those honors.
 
Highlights of 2018-19 season - - 

• LHU finished 18th at the 2019 NCAA Division I Championships in Pittsburgh, behind two All-Americans honors.
• Chance Marsteller was third overall and Kyle Shoop was seventh.
• The 18th place team finish helped top Big Ten schools Wisconsin, Northwestern, Illinois, Maryland, Purdue, Michigan State and Indiana. The Bald Eagles also beat North Carolina, Virginia, Duke, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Army, Navy and local-rival Bucknell.
• Head Coach Scott Moore, a finalist for National Coach of the Year, was named the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (DI) Coach of the Year.
• Chance Marsteller was named the EWL and PSAC Athlete of the Year.
• Lock Haven won its second straight EWL championship (just the third in school history), thanks to a school-record six individual EWL champions.
• Marsteller became a two-time All-American. He's Lock Haven's first two-time All-American since Mike Maney (8th in 2002, '03). JaMarr Billman finished fifth in both 2001 and '02.
• Shoop, a three-time NCAA qualifier, earned All-American honors for the first time in his career.
• Shoop and Marsteller's All-American awards marked LHU's 42nd and 43rd all-time All-Americans. It also marked the first time since 1996 and 1997 where the Bald Eagles crowned multiple All-Americans at back-to-back national tournaments.
• Marsteller is LHU's 10th two-time All-American. Last season, Marsteller finished fourth at 165.
• The Bald Eagles were represented by six wrestlers in Pittsburgh at the NCAA Championships.
• 12 LHU wrestlers were named to the EWL All-Academic Team.
• LHU won the 2019 PSAC Division I Championship.

 
THE RISE: A look back at the historic 2017-18 season:
 
Behind Moore’s overall leadership, the 2017-18 season – “The Rise” - was nothing, but a long list of major accomplishments.
 
Highlighting the season was the Bald Eagles 16th place finish at the NCAA Division I National Championships in Cleveland, behind two All-American performances including national finalist Ronnie Perry. Following the 2017-18 season, Moore was named the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Coach of the Year, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Coach of the Year and was one of eight finalists for Division I National Coach of the Year.
 
Ronnie Perry (149) was named the EWL and PSAC Athlete of the Year, and Chance Marsteller (165) finished fourth at the NCAA Tournament, marking LHU’s second All-American.
 
The Bald Eagles capped their special season with a 16th place finish at the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships in Cleveland. Behind two All-American performances the Bald Eagles scored 35 points and placed 16th out of 65 teams. Lock Haven finished just 2.5 points behind 34-time NCAA champion Oklahoma State and 1.5 points behind perennial national-power Lehigh. LHU finished ahead of 2007 national champion Minnesota, as well as six other Big Ten teams. The Haven also came in ahead of ACC powers North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Virginia and LHU topped Big 12 schools Northern Iowa, West Virginia, Iowa State and Oklahoma. It marked LHU's highest finish since a tie for 19th back in 2002.
 
In all, LHU had six national qualifiers last season.
 
The nationally-ranked LHU wrestling team crowned three individual champions and nine Bald Eagles placed as LHU powered its way to the 2018 EWL team title. It marked the second EWL championship in school history and the first since the Bald Eagles won the title in 1997. Ronnie Perry, Alex Klucker and Corey Hazel all claimed individual EWL titles, while Chance Marsteller and Thomas Haines both placed second. The three individual EWL champions were the most since the Bald Eagles also had three in 2001. Perry's title marked the second straight season he claimed an individual title.
 
LHU finished the regular season at 12-4 with the 12 wins marking the most in a single season in 15 years. Lock Haven was 4-2 in EWL action with wins over local-rival Bloomsburg, George Mason, Cleveland State and Clarion. Also highlighting the regular season was the Bald Eagles PSAC Championship. Behind five individual PSAC champs, the Bald Eagles rolled to their first PSAC title in 17 seasons. The title marked Lock Haven's 20th PSAC title, the most of any conference school.
 
On December 5, 2017, the LHU wrestling team returned to the national rankings for the first time in 15 years and the Bald Eagles ended a historic 2017-18 regular season ranked No. 23. LHU was ranked No. 23 in the final USA Today/NWCA Division I coaches poll for the 2017-18 season, which was released on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Back on Dec. 5, after Lock Haven's upset-win over Rutgers, the Bald Eagles debuted at No. 24.
 
Lock Haven also saw success off the mats in 2017-18.
 
A total of 15 LHU wrestlers earned a spot on the 2017-18 EWL All-Academic Team. To earn a spot on the EWL All-Academic Team, one must have achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher during the fall 2017 semester. Once again, it proved the Bald Eagles are the true definition of student-athletes. The Bald Eagles were named a 2017-18 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Top-30 All-Academic Team, ranking 13th in Division I. LHU was the only EWL team to make the list. The Bald Eagles were also one of just four programs to finish among the top-20 on the academic list and top-20 (LHU, 16th) at the 2018 NCAA DI Championships. Four Bald Eagles earned individual Division I All-Academic honors including DJ Fehlman, Ronnie Perry, Alex Klucker and Chance Marsteller. Marsteller also earned a spot on the prestigious 2017-18 PSAC Winter Top 10 Award. He became the first Bald Eagle student-athlete to earn the award since 2015-16 and just the third in the last five years.
 
LHU ranked 18th in DI home dual attendance in 2017-18, a credit to the coaching stuff.
 
More on Moore:
 
When he was hired in July 2013, he became just the 11th coach in Bald Eagle wrestling history.
 
Entering the 2019-20 season – Moore’s seventh at LHU - he is 49-46 overall in dual action.
 
The 2016-17 season was a tremendous year both on and off the mat for The Haven. 14 student-athletes were named to the EWL All-Academic team. Highlighting the individual academic success was DJ Fehlman, Ronnie Perry and Tristan Sponseller who were named to the NWCA Division I All-Academic list.
 
As a team, LHU finished 6th in the nation in team GPA finishing with a cumultive 3.391. The Bald Eagles were the only EWL team in the top 30 and ranked first among all teams in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
 
On the mat, LHU saw great success as they had four individuals qualify for the NCAA tournament. Fehlman, Thomas Haines and Kyle Shoop all qualified for the first time while Perry made his second trip to the Championships.
 
At the end of the year, four wrestlers were among the most dominant in the nation. Adam Mackie finished sixth in the nation in pins with 12. Perry, Shoop and Haines were all ranked in the top-10 for tech falls, finishing fourth, sixth and eighth respectively.
 
Perry became Lock Haven’s 41st individual EWL champion as he won the 141-pound title. Fehlman (133), Mackie (174) and Haines (285) all finished as the runner up in their respective weight class.
 
The Bald Eagles finished second at the PSAC Championship as nine of the 10 wrestlers placed, highlighted by Perry and Haines who were crowned champions.
LHU went 8-8 in duals and a 4-2 mark in the EWL which is the most conference wins in a single season in 15 years.
 
The 2015-16 season proved to be another big year for the LHU wrestling program thanks to the leadership and guidance of Moore.
 
Moore led LHU wrestling’s fundraising efforts to a whole new level and helped LHU excel on the recruiting trail. The recruiting class was ranked No. 14 among all Division I programs, combining highly touted freshmen with some of the nation’s best transfers.
 
In 2016, LHU sent two more wrestlers (Dan Neff & Phil Sprenkle) to the NCAA Division I Championships in New York City. For the NCAA Tournament bound LHU grapplers, it marked Dan Neff’s fourth trip to the sport’s biggest stage.
 
Neff won the 2016 Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) title at 149 pounds, marking LHU’s first individual EWL Champion since 2010.
 
During the 2015-16 season, three LHU wrestlers hit the prestigious 100-win mark: Dan Neff, Bobby Rehm and Aaron McKinney.
 
LHU went 9-9 overall and went 3-3 in the highly competitive EWL. Highlighting the regular season was LHU’s win over Michigan State, which was Lock Haven’s first win over a Big Ten program since 2002.
 
The Bald Eagles finished second at the 2015 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships and were third at the 2016 EWL Championships with four EWL finalists.
 
Off the mat, senior Phil Sprenkle was named an Academic All-American and he earned a spot on the PSAC’s Winter Top-10 List, which is one of the most prestigious academic honors one can achieve.
 
As a team, Lock Haven was ranked No. 23 among all Division I programs with a cumulative team-GPA of 3.123. A total of 15 LHU wrestlers earned a spot on the EWL All-Academic Team.
 
During the 2014-15 season, his second as head coach, Moore led the Bald Eagles to new heights, which included Lock Haven’s first All-American since 2007.
 
Dan Neff was eighth at the NCAA Championships (2015), earning All-American status.
 
In all, LHU sent three guys to the NCAA Championships in Saint Louis. During the 2014-15 season LHU went 3-3 in EWL action (7-12 overall). The three conference wins marked Lock Haven's most EWL wins since the Bald Eagles were 3-3 during the 2004-05 season. At the 2015 EWL Championships, Lock Haven  finished third overall with 101.5 points, thanks to a strong all-around day that saw all 10 wrestlers place among the top-five and nine, who finished fourth or better. It marks the second straight season where LHU has finished third at the EWL Championships.
 
In 2014 when the Bald Eagles took third, it marked their highest finish since 2007. 2015 National-qualifier Fred Garcia also became Lock Haven’s 16th member of the 100-win club last season.
 
Moore made an immediate impact in just his first season in 2013-14. The Bald Eagles finished with four NCAA Division I National Qualifiers, including Dan Neff and Fred Garcia, who made it to the their second consecutive NCAA Tournament. The four NCAA qualifiers are the most since Lock Haven sent four to the NCAA Tournament in 2006.
 
The Bald Eagles finished third at the EWL Championships in March, their highest finish since finishing third in 2007.
 
Highlighting the postseason was Phil Sprenkle’s selection to the NWCA DI All-Academic Team, as well as 10 Bald Eagles landing on the EWL All-Academic Team.
 
In June 2014, Moore was elected the President of the EWL Coaches’ Association and continues to hold the post.
 
As president of the EWL Coaches Association, Moore works with EWL Commissioner Bruce Baumgartner on policies and procedures related to the conference such as rule changes, scheduling, and NCAA mandated regulations. Moore will work with the other coaches to better expose the conference nationally and make sure the EWL gets the recognition it deserves.
 
Moore was no stranger to LHU wrestling when he was hired in 2013.
 
Moore had spent the previous three seasons with the program as an assistant coach. In early June (2013) he was appointed the interim head coach while the national search for the position was conducted.
 
As an assistant coach with the Bald Eagles, Moore has helped guide a pair of Lock Haven student-athletes to NCAA Division I Championships in each of the last two seasons. This past season, Moore and The Haven coaching staff led LHU to its first winning season since 2007-08.
 
Prior to coming to LHU, Moore spent six seasons at the University of Virginia, serving as head assistant coach (2004-09) and associate head coach (2009-10).
 
While at UVA, Moore was an integral part of every aspect of running the program and leading the Cavaliers to tremendous success and national-relevance.
 
At Virginia, Moore helped UVA to its first Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) title in over 30 years and its best-ever NCAA finish (top-15). He coached two ACC Freshman of the Year, one ACC Wrestler of the Year and the NCAA Gorrian Award winner, given to the wrestler with the most pins in the least amount of time at the NCAA tournament.
 
Moore, who is no stranger to success on the mat, has degrees from both Virginia and Penn State, having enjoyed a standout wrestling career at both institutions. He has a Bachelor of Science in Crime, Law and Justice with a Business Emphasis from Penn State (2003) and a Master of Psychology of Education from Virginia (2004).
 
On the mat, Moore was a two-time All-American. He was third at the NCAA championships in 2004 and placed fourth in 2003. The two-time Academic All-American was Virginia's 2004 Male Athlete of the Year and was a finalist for the 2004 Dan Hodge Trophy, given to the most dominating wrestler in the NCAA. The 2004 ACC champion at UVA, Moore was named the ACC Wrestler of the Year after going 51-1 with 34 pins. At Penn State he was the 2003 Big Ten Champion and in 2002, he went undefeated in Big Ten dual-matches (8-0).
 
In all, Moore racked up 163 career collegiate wins with 68 pins.
 
Moore and his wife, Sherry, live locally with their two daughters.
 
*Updated, November 2023