Scott Legacy

Wrestling
2000 Coach of the Year

Scott Legacy

Mount Anthony Union High School

Burlington,
Vermont

Impact Statement

“I never really chose wrestling.   I just did it, I came out of it, so it was a part of who I was.  I think it will always be a part of me.” -Scott Legacy

Biography

Scott Legacy has maintained Mount Anthony Union’s place as the top wrestling program in New England. Legacy has led Mount Anthony to 12 consecutive state team titles, and under his leadership, Mount Anthony was one of just four schools nationwide to win its state tournament every year during the decade of the 1990s.

During the decade his teams also won three New England championships, in 1993, 1997, and 1999, while finishing second in 1994 and 1996. This year’s team (2000) is favored to earn a fourth New England title. He has had two nationally ranked teams, and this year’s team also occupies a spot in the NHSCA’s Top 50 team ranking.

In 2000 Legacy’s Mount Anthony team finished 21-1-1 in dual meets. His teams regularly travel throughout the East and the Northeast in search of the best competition possible.

Legacy left a legacy at Mt. Anthony in 2014 when he accepted a position at Castleton University. During his time at Mt. Anthony he finished with a career record of 654-35-2, including 8 New England Championships and 8 times as Runners-Up.

Individually he has coached 168 state champions, 28 New England champions, and 84 All-Americans through their success in various competitions and selections. Legacy has watched more then 180 of his wrestlers wrestle at the next level.

Legacy is still continuing to build on his legacy.

 


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Records

  • Career Record of 249-24-2
  • Coached 168 State Champions
  • Professional Achievements

  • Named USA Today National Coach of the Year in 2014
  • New England Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee