Matt Hill returns to The Golden Flashes as Assistant Coach, Talks to TDR

Posted on | August 19, 2010 | No Comments

Matt Hill
Title: Assistant Coach

Now in his second stint at Kent State, Matt Hill returned to the wrestling staff in the summer of 2010 as a full-time assistant coach. A three-time NCAA qualifier at Edinboro, Hill served as a graduate assistant at KSU from 2007-09.

“Matt takes the approach that it’s all about hard work,” Head Wrestling Coach Jim Andrassy said. “His philosophy is to get guys to work harder than ever before to improve. We had a lot of good candidates for this position and it was a very tough decision. But ultimately we felt that Matt gives our athletes the best chance to improve on what we’ve been doing.”

Hill has remained involved in wrestling over the past year working with Seneca Valley High School and the Freedom Wrestling Youth Club.

During Hill’s two seasons as a graduate assistant, the Golden Flashes produced 11 national qualifiers, went 29-8 in dual meets and captured a 2009 MAC regular season title.

While at Edinboro, Hill compiled 105 career victories, going 32-7 as a senior. That year, he went 17-1 in dual meets and won the 157-pound championship at the Michigan State Open. Edinboro earned top 10 finishes at the NCAA Championships in both his junior and senior seasons.

Hill is married to the former Stephanie Novak.