EDINBORO — Tyrone Area High School graduate AJ Schopp was recently announced as one of 11 inductees for the 2025 class of the Edinboro Athletic Hall of Fame.

The induction ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 26.

Schopp, a 2015 Edinboro University graduate, was a four-time NCAA qualifier, earning three All-American honors, and was a three-time Eastern Wrestling League champion. He ranks fifth in career wins at Edinboro with a record of 133-17.

In 2013 and 2014, Schopp placed fourth at the NCAA Championships. In 2015, he posted his best finish, winning seven straight matches after being upended in the first round to place third. He earned the Gorriaran Award for the most falls in the least amount of time with four pins in 11:53 during wrestle backs.

He holds the second-best win percentage in school history at .887. His 67 falls are still the most in program history.

After graduation, Schopp spent two seasons as an assistant at South Dakota State. He helped South Dakota State to its first-ever Big 12 Conference championship and the program’s first Division I All-Americans.

He spent seven years at Purdue as an assistant coach where he coached multiple All-Americans. He returned to Edinboro as the head assistant coach in 2024.