• NCAA Division I Runner-Up
• 2-time All American (Penn State)
• Penn State Pin Leader

A two-time All-American and national runner-up at Penn State, Josh Moore enters his third season as an assistant coach at Kent State.

While wrestling for the  Nittany Lions, Moore was a three-time NCAA qualifier and posted a career 13-4 NCAA Championship record.   

Moore earned All-American honors in 2003, finishing third, and in 2004 when he was the national runner-up at 133 pounds.  He finished his career as Penn State’ all-time leader in single season (24) and career (53) pins.  He ranks third on the Penn State list for single season (44) and career (146) victories while competing in a school record 184 matches.

Moore also continues to compete in freestyle competition as he earned All-American honors at the 2006 U.S. Open and placed sixth at the World Team Trials.  He claimed a spot in the semifinals of the 2005 U.S. Nationals and qualified for the World Team Trials.  He also placed second at the 2004 New York Athletic Club International tournament.

Moore was a four-time Northwest Pennsylvania regional champ and three-time state place winner at Franklin High School.  He was named a national High School All-American in 1999 and was a multiple freestyle and Greco Roman All-American at junior nationals.  While at Penn State he also competed in freestlye events, earning a co-championship at the 2003 University Freestyle Nationals.

The Franklin, Pa. native earned a bachelor’s degree in Crime, Law, and Justice from Penn State in 2004.  He graduated cum laude and earned Academic All-American honors in both 2003 and 2004. He is continuing his education and working towards a master’s degree in sport management from Kent State.

 Josh’s twin brother, Scott Moore, is an assistant coach at the University of Virginia.  Josh, his wife Shianne and their newborn son Joshua reside in Cuyahoga Falls.
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Former Edinboro Fighting Scots star Matt Hill joins the Golden Flashes coaching staff in 2007-08.  Hill, 23, was a three-time NCAA tournament qualifier and helped lead the Scots to national top-ten finishes in 2006 and 2007.

In his senior year at Edinboro, Hill finished 32-7 with a sparkling 17-1 mark in dual competition.  He won the 157-pound championship at the Michigan State Open and then claimed runner-up honors at the prestigious Southern Scuffle where the Scots finished in fourth place as a team. Hill was 105-42 in his career and was part of five Eastern Wrestling League championship teams. 

He majored in criminal justice at Edinboro.
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Former NCAA qualifier and Mid-American Conference place-winner Drew Opfer returns to his alma mater in a volunteer capacity.  Opfer, 24, graduated from Kent State in 2006 with a degree in business management.  He was a three-time MAC tournament place-winner for the Flashes and was part of Kent State's 2003 regular season MAC title team. 

In high school, Opfer followed in the footsteps of his brother Jared by winning state gold three times.  His titles came in 1999 at 119 pounds  (5-0), 2000 at 125 pounds  (11-6)  and 2001 at 125 pounds where he notched a first period fall in 1:15 for his third state crown.  In his high school career, the Sandusky St. Mary's Panthers notched three top-five finishes in OHSAA D-III, finishing as runner-up in 1999, fourth in 2001 and a state championship in 2000 - beating the second place team by 44.5 points. 

He spent 2006-07 as an assistant under Jude Roth at SMCC.

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Assistant Coach Kyle Ott

· West Virginia University Assistant Coach
· Two Time NCAA Finalist (Illinois)
· Three Time Ohio State Champ

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Strength Coach Bob Lemieux

Bob Lemieux is in his seventh year as a strength coach at Kent State.  He is directly responsible for the year-round strength and conditioning programs for men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling, gymnastics, volleyball and men’s and women’s golf while overseeing the strength and conditioning programs for soccer and softball.  Lemieux received his undergraduate degree from Kent State in exercise science and is pursuing a master’s degree in nutrition.  He is certifided through USA Weighlifting and the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

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Jake Percival - 4 Time NCAA All-American
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Kyle Bentley - Gahanna Lincoln H.S. Head Coach _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Erik Burnett - 4 Time Ohio State Champ, Eylria High School Head Coach _____________________________________________________________________________________________________