Floyd "Shorty" Hitchcock, the most victorious head coach in Millersville University of Pennsylvania wrestling history and an NCAA dual division mat champion during an exceptional collegiate career at Bloomsburg University, died Saturday morning (February 16) at Hospice of Lancaster County after an illness of eight months. He was 50.    Coach Hitchcock served as Millersville mentor since 1984, and his Marauder matmen compiled an overall dual record of 180-113-4 (.613). He directed MU to NCAA Division I East Regional titles in 1992, 1993 and 2001, and his 2002 Marauder grapplers recently placed fourth at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Championships January 26 at Kutztown for MU's best state meet finish in 22 years.    Under Coach Hitchcock's guidance, Millersville recorded 13 winning seasons and won at least 10 dual matches eight times. During his tenure, he produced 18 NCAA-I East Regional champions and 28 national tournament qualifiers.    A 1974 Bloomsburg graduate, the Wyalusing, Pa. native posted a career 84-7-2 dual meet record and won three PSAC championships for the Huskies. He captured both the NCAA Division I and II titles in the 177-lb. weight class in his senior year (34-2-2 record in '74) and was named Outstanding Wrestler for both national tournaments. He also earned a silver medal at the 1973 World University Games in Moscow.    Coach Hitchcock also made his mark in the high school ranks. At Lake-Lehman High near Wilkes-Barre, he guided the Knights to four PIAA District 2 titles and was named district coach of the year four times. In 1981, he skippered the Knights to the PIAA Class AA championship. Two standouts from those Lake-Lehman teams, Rick and Rocky Bonomo, later achieved NCAA-I All-American honors at Bloomsburg.    Coach Hitchcock earned induction in the Pennsylvania Wrestling and Bloomsburg University halls of fame in 1985 and 1992, respectively. Last October during Millersville homecoming festivities, he received a "Lifetime to Service" Award for outstanding contributions to wrestling from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.    In his full-time vocation, he was a third grade teacher at Hamilton Elementary School in the Lancaster City School District. He is survived by his wife, Hope, and three children--Megan (20), Matthew (18) and Meredith (9).    Funeral arrangements are incomplete.    Assistant Coach Steve Capoferri, who has guided the 2001-02 Marauders to a 9-4 record during Coach Hitchcock's illness, will assume head coaching responsibilities immediately.