Moore led the Golden Eagles to its first PSAC Team title in 16 years on December 3, 2010 when the Golden Eagles totaled 135.5 teams points and crowned three individual champions. The Eagles outdistanced Bloomsburg who had 110.5 and Edinboro who had 109 points. The team title was the first for the Golden Eagles since 1994. James Fleming (157), Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (165) and “OW” Alex Thomas (197) were crowned individual champions.
“I’m really honored and humbled to receive this award from the PSAC coaches,” said Clarion’s Moore. “The wrestlers and our entire staff have worked very hard to get us to this point and they deserve all the credit,” he continued. “We have a very dedicated and hard-working group here and we’re all proud of that.”
The Golden Eagles qualified two wrestlers, James Fleming (So. West Mifflin) at 157-pounds and Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (Jr. Tashkent, Uzbekistan) at 165-pounds to the NCAA Division I Nationals, held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia March 17-19. Fleming was 1-2 and had a season record of 31-4. while Abdurakhmonov was 3-2 and missed being an All-American by one win. He was 38-11.
“We have tremendous wrestling tradition here at Clarion and the support here for wrestling is a big part of our success,” commented Moore. “We receive great support from the athletic department, faculty and staff, the community and of course our dedicated pin club. We’re a family and I accept this award on behalf of everyone involved with Clarion wrestling.”
The Golden Eagles were 4-10 in dual meets against a very strong Division I schedule and 2-4 in the EWL. Clarion also finished a very strong fourth in team scoring at EWL’s with all ten wrestlers earning a place. James Fleming was an EWL champion and co “OW”.
CLARION NOTES: Former Clarion wrestling coach Jack Davis was named PSAC “Coach of the Year” in 1994 – the last time Clarion has taken the wrestling coaches award … Moore is the third Clarion coach to receive PSAC “Coach of the Year” honors this year including Rob Eaton (Women’s Soccer) and Jennifer Harrison (Women’s Volleyball)… Moore took over the Clarion wrestling program on May 15, 2006 following an 0-17 season in 2006 … The program itself has a proud D-I Wrestling tradition including 8 NCAA D-I individual national titles won by Kurt Angle (1990, 92), Wade Schalles (1972, 73), and Sheldon Thomas (1996), Garry Barton (1972), Don Rohn (1973) and Bill Simpson (1973) ... Clarion also has 43 NCAA Div.I All-Americans
2005 was also the year that Clarion stood tall at the 75th Anniversary of the NCAA Wrestling Championships ... 15 wrestlers were named the best of All-Time.. Clarion’s Kurt Angle and Wade Schalles were named 2 of the top 15 collegiate wrestlers of All-Time......
Moore led the Golden Eagles to an exciting season in 2009-10 placing third at PSAC’s and EWL’s, plus was 8-8 in dual meets and 4-2 in the EWL… Clarion was 3rd at PSAC’s, 7th at EWL’s and 8-14 in duals in 2009; 10-15-1 overall 3rd at PSAC's, 6th at EWL's in 2008 and 7-13 in 2007 placing 4th at PSAC’s and 7th at EWL’s.
Moore is 35, a 1995 graduate of North Allegheny High and was an NCAA Div. I National Champion at Oklahoma State in 1998 … He came to Clarion from Harvard University, where he was an assistant coach for one season. He was an assistant at Oklahoma State in 2003-04, at Oklahoma in 2002-03 and at Pitt from 2000-01.
At North Allegheny High School Teague was a three-time PIAA placewinner including a runner-up in 1993, a third place ending in 1994 and State Champion in 1995. He also was a three-time Pennsylvania State Freestyle Champion (1993-95), a three-time Junior National Freestyle Champion (1993, 94, 95) and National High School Champion in 1995.
Heading to Oklahoma State to wrestle under coach John Smith, Teague was a four-year starter at 118-pounds for the Cowboys. A 4-time NCAA Division I National Qualifier, he was a three-time Division I All-American (1997-99), including an NCAA National Championship in 1998. He pinned Michigan State’s Dave Morgan in the finals to win his title. He also placed third at nationals in 1999 and 4th in 1997. Teague was a Big 12 Champion in 1997 and 98 and runner-up in 1999. He posted a career record of 118-25 and was 15th in career wins at Oklahoma State at that time.
Teague was inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame in April of 2009.
Teague and wife Mary Alice have three daughters, Talen Josephina, Maryn Sophia and Madigan Jane, as well as a son Maximus Tobias and resides in Clarion.
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