Jarrod KingThat left King in the finals against second-seeded Andrew Howe of Wisconsin. He parlayed a body lock in the third period for the bout's lone takedown, snapping a 1-1 tie to win 3-2. King became Edinboro's fourth Division I national champion, joining Sean O'Day, Josh Koscheck and current teammate Gregor Gillespie.
King ended a rollercoaster year with a 32-5 record. He ran off 12 straight wins to start the season, winning the Oklahoma Gold Classic and the PSAC Championships. Following a 4-1 loss to sixth-ranked Colt Sponseller of Ohio State, King won eight more matches in a row. That included a win in the title match of the Reno Tournament. The eight-match win streak came to an end thanks to a 3-2 loss to top-ranked Mack Lewnes of Cornell in the championship match of the Southern Scuffle.
Less than two weeks later King had to be pulled from the lineup in the Virginia Duals due to a knee injury. It turned out he had a staph infection in his knee. Following a stay in the hospital and over a month out of the lineup, King returned with a week of practice under his belt to compete in Edinboro's final four dual meets.
King struggled somewhat upon his return, losing two of three matches, including a 5-3 decision to Donnie Jones of West Virginia in the final dual of the season. He looked like a different wrestler two weeks later, pinning Jones in 23 seconds in the EWL title match for his second straight EWL crown.
Tim Flynn and Jarrod King embrace (Photo/Tech-Fall.com)With King playing a major factor, Flynn led Edinboro to a sixth place finish, tying the highest finish ever at the NCAA Division I National Championships. Edinboro finished in the top ten for the third time in the last four years, and had three All-Americans for the third time in four years, as well. In addition to King's title, Paul Donahoe was second at 125 lbs. and Gregor Gillespie placed fourth at 157 lbs.
Flynn guided Edinboro to its 11th EWL Tournament title in the last 12 years, and tenth PSAC title in that same period. Edinboro also won the EWL regular season crown for the fourth straight year. Edinboro owns a non-losing streak of 26 straight EWL matches, and is 24-0-2 during that period.
Flynn led Edinboro to a 14-4-1 record, with the losses to Penn State, Ohio State, Lehigh and Oklahoma State. He broke the school record for career wins late this year, and now has a record of 136-39-4 after 12 seasons as the head coach of the Fighting Scots. He has now been recognized as the EWL Coach of the Year five times.
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