Sean Edelin was first introduced to the sport of wrestling at Oxon Hill Jr High, but since Jr high sports were soon dissolved in Prince George’s county, he had to wait until he attended Oxon Hill Sr High in 1981 to begin his wrestling career.  But a lifelong passion for and dedication to the sport was sparked from the very beginning. 

Graduating from OHHS in 1984, he continued wrestling in college for a few years, starting at Western Maryland college under the tutelage of Dr. Sam Case, and then at George Mason University under Mike Moyer. 

After college, Sean got away from the sport for a few years while building his professional career in IT.  While attending a few HS matches, he ran into John Carpenter, who was now running the wrestling program at OH, and convinced Sean that he needed to return to the sport and coaching.  Sean welcomed the opportunity to help guide other young men, and give back to the sport that had given him the tools to succeed.

Sean Edelin has been the personification of the leadership in Prince George’s County, Maryland. He joined the Oxon Hill wrestling team roster in 1981, as a student athlete with the goal of being a decorated wrestler in the sport. As a youth in the sport during the early 1980’s it is highly unlikely that Sean Edelin could predict the entire length of the legacy he would go onto forge as not just an athlete, but in the coaching role. As a coach he has been directly as well as indirectly impactful in the success of several

PG County Championships, State Qualifiers, State Champions, All-Americans, and Collegiate Athletes. Off the mat he helped create leaders in the community, fathers, coaches, and successful business men.

It is important to acknowledge that all the wrestlers under the Edelin Oxon Hill family tree all started the sport of wrestling while in high school. Coach Sean would have to recruit athletes with 0 experience. Teach them the sport and then eventually within time inspire them to believe that they were champions. Not just in sport, but life champions both on and off the wrestling mat.

The mantra for Oxon Hill High School is “100% Effort, No Excuses” this mantra has bred a Championship Mentality. No matter the odds. Edelin at the helm of leadership demonstrated the ability to consistently

transform non-wrestlers into accomplished wrestling champions in little time. Through intense practice, rigorous mental training, goal setting, and creating a family environment Oxon Hill wrestling fostered the development of boys to men. This almost monumental feat can only be topped by the type of members these youthful student athletes would grow to become once entering adulthood. What type of character traits would alumni of his program demonstrate. Would these men grow to become contributing members to society.

Majority of his coaching career was spent at his alma-mater of Oxon Hill High School. However, eventually he would go onto coach at Forestville Military Academy and Frederick Douglass High School. Sean Edelin actively retired from coaching in 2018 and made a cameo return at Potomac High School in 2024 – 2025 scholastic season.

As of 2025 this the Edelin-Oxon Hill Coaching Family Tree is impacting youth and inspiring the next generation of leaders because of the commitment and sacrifices of Sean Edelin.

• Malik Hollings (University of Minnesota, Assistant Defensive Line Coach)

• Martell Lucas (Bishop McNamara High School, Assistant Coach)

• Andre Wilcox (Bishop McNamara High School Associate Head Coach)

• Jordan Murphy (The St James Academy, Director of Wrestling)

• Dequan Roland-Hoover (Potomac High School, Assistant Head Coach)

• Lorenzo Johnson (Oxon Hill High School, Head Coach)

• Mark Calloway (Oxon Hill High School, Assistant Coach)

• Jahi Jones (HBCU-Wrestling, Executive Director)

• Nigel Cross (The St James Academy, Head Girls Coach)

Coach Sean Edelin’s impact extends far beyond the wrestling mat. His unwavering commitment to excellence, discipline, and character has shaped generations of athletes, coaches, and leaders who continue to embody his mantra of “100% Effort, No Excuses.” Through his guidance, young men discovered not only their potential in sport but also their purpose in life. The lessons he instilled of hard work, humility, and perseverance remain alive in every athlete who carries his teachings forward.

His voice may no longer call from the sidelines, he has passed the torch, the flame of Coach Sean Edelin’s leadership continues to burn brightly not just in the halls of Oxon Hill but in the hearts of all he guided.