Head Coach Ben Stehura made the announcement on Friday.
In addition, Stehura announced the hiring of Fred Garcia as graduate assistant. Garcia is a 2015 graduate of Lock Haven University and a three-time NCAA Division I national qualifier.
"When we had the opportunity to hire Josh, I knew we had to bring him on," Stehura said. "I'm extremely excited to have him in Northeast Ohio to help build our program even further. I've known him for a long time and I have been extremely impressed by his work over the last 11 seasons at Kent."
Moore is a 2004 graduate of Penn State where he was a two-time NCAA All-American, finishing as a national runner-up in 2004 and third place in 2003. He is the Penn State record holder for all-time matches wrestled (184), falls (53) and senior wins (44).
In his 11 years at Kent, Moore was a key piece in helping to rebuild a program that had not had an All-American in 20 years before his hiring. Since then, the program has had nine All-Americans as well as a national champion and several top-25 team finishes over the last eight seasons. Moore coached five MAC Freshman of the Year honorees and had at least four NCAA qualifiers in each of the last five seasons. In the classroom, the program had a team GPA of 2.35 before Moore's hiring and has now been over 3.0 every year since 2012. He is also the founder and director of Kent State Wrestling Camps which has eclipsed 3,000 campers since 2006.
"I'm excited to help Coach Stehura continue to build a competitive program that has had a lot of pride over the years," Moore said. "I'm looking forward to building even further on last year's success."
Garcia, a native of Donora, Pa., comes to Cleveland State very familiar with EWL wrestling. At Lock Haven, Garcia made it to the EWL Championship in his weight class each of the last three seasons as well as a bid to the NCAA Championships.
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