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Two-time All-American Scott Moore is marking his sixth season at
Virginia and his first as the team's associate head coach. With a vast array of
experience as a coach and wrestler, Moore has proven to be an invaluable asset
to the Virginia program.
Moore has coached seven Cavaliers to ACC titles and 14 to berths
in the NCAA Championships, including Chris Henrich, who earned All-America
honors at 174 pounds in 2009. The Cavaliers also earned Top-25 national
rankings in each of the last two seasons - the program's first-ever national
rankings.
Moore also is a master recruiter, helping Virginia bring in five-consecutive
Top 25 recruiting classes, including Top 10 groups in 2007 and 2009. The 2007
class was ranked as high as fifth nationally, while the 2009 group was tabbed
as high as sixth nationally.
The results of Moore's efforts have been especially evident over
the last two seasons. In 2009, despite a slew of injuries, Virginia took second
at the ACC Championships with three individual champions (including tournament
Most Outstanding Wrestler Brent Jones) and then qualified a school-record seven
wrestlers to the NCAA Championships. In 2008 Moore helped UVa to a
school-record 18 dual wins, two ACC champions and three NCAA qualifiers.
Moore, one of 10 UVa All-Americans all-time, turned in one of the
most prolific wrestling careers after just one season as a Cavalier.
In 2003-04, Moore etched his name into numerous categories in the
UVa wrestling record book. Moore finished his dominant season with a record of
51-1 overall and 17-0 in dual matches with 34 of his wins (65 percent) coming by
fall. He shattered both the UVa single-season and career record for most falls
in just one year. Moore's 51 single-season wins rank first all-time at UVa and
his 17 dual match wins are the third-best mark at UVa. His .981 winning
percentage is the second-best winning percentage for a single season at
Virginia. This also marked the second season that Moore led the nation in pins
and wins.
Moore finished third in the 2004 NCAA Division I Wrestling
Championships, was ranked No. 1 in the country for most of the season and was
the top seed at 141-pounds at the NCAA Championships. He was named ACC Wrestler
of the Week four times during the season and was awarded ACC Wrestler of Year
for his efforts. Moore also won all seven regular season competitions in which he
competed, including the Michigan State Open, Cornell Body Bar, Mat Town
Invitational and prestigious Southern Scuffle. He also won his match at the
National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Star Classic against reigning
national champion Teyon Ware. Moore was also awarded the Gorrorian Award for
the most falls in the least amount of time at the NCAA Championships.
Moore began his wrestling career at Penn State (1999-2003) and
went 125-42 over four years of competition (including one medical hardship
season). In 2002-03, he set the NCAA record for most matches competed (63) and
set a PSU school record for most wins a single season after going 54-9 with 24
falls during an All-America season for the Nittany Lions. Moore also is the
single-season leader in falls for Penn State with 24 and second in career falls
with 34 in three seasons.
Moore claimed the Big Ten championship in 2003 before placing
fourth at the NCAA Championships and leading his team to a sixth-place national
finish. In 2003 and 2004 he was awarded the Wade Schalles Award, given to the
nation's top pinner.
He
and his wife, Sherry, reside in Charlottesville.
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