HOFSTRA’S RETURNING NCAA QUALIFIER Junior Jamel Hudson is the only NCAA Championship qualifier on the Hofstra roster in 2015-16. Hudson placed fifth in the EIWA Championships at 141 lbs. to qualify for the NCAAs in 2015.
HOFSTRA’S DUAL MEET STARTING ROSTER: Wt. Name Cl. 15-16 IM TOM TWR WIN 125 Bryan So. 11-13 NR NR NR NR 2015-16 HOFSTRA WRESTLING Damon 133 Marcus Sr. 0-2 NR NR NR NR HOFSTRA PRIDE (0-5) Begay vs. VMI Keydets (1-3), 3 p.m. 141 Jamel RJr. 8-3 NR 16 19 16 vs. Bloomsburg Huskies (0-7), 5 p.m. Hudson* 149 Kyle RSo. 5-2 NR NR NR NR Sunday, January 3, 2016 Krasavage David S. Mack Physical Education Center 149 Ryan Fr. 6-8 NR NR NR NR Hempstead, NY Burkert 157 Jahlani RJr. 10-9 NR NR NR NR Callender* HOFSTRA WRESTLING ON THE WEB 165 Bobby RFr. 1-11 NR NR NR NR GoHofstra.com Fehr 165 Jermaine Sr. 0-0 NR NR NR NR WATCH ALL HOFSTRA HOME MATCHES AT John 174 Frank RJr. 19-8 NR NR 28 NR http://portal.stretchinternet.com/hofstra/ Affronti* 184 Cory So. 8-12 NR NR NR NR LIVE STATS Damiana Live stat coverage for the VMI and Bloomsburg matches 197 Omar Fr. 5-13 NR NR NR NR Haddad can be found at GoHofstra.com 285 Mike Jr. 19-5 NR 17 23 NR Hughes* LIVE AUDIO: There will be no live radio from the VMI and Bloomsburg matches on Sunday. * - Returning starter: + - past NCAA qualifier; AA-All-American; Rankings from: IM- InterMat; TOM-The Open Mat; TWR- The Wrestling Report; WIN- WIN Magazine; AWN- Amateur Wrestling HOFSTRA WRESTLING ON SOCIAL MEDIA News.
Facebook HOFSTRA THIS WEEK /HofstraWrestling The Hofstra Wrestling team begins its 2015-16 home /HofstraPride schedule this Sunday, January 3 when the Pride host a tri- match, featuring the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and Bloomsburg University, at the David S. Mack Physical Twitter Education Center. @HofstraWREST @HofstraPride The Hofstra Alumni Day event kicks at 1 p.m. when VMI and Bloomsburg take the match. The Pride will square off Instagram against the Keydets of VMI, who are coached by Hofstra @Hofstra_PrideWrestling alumnus Chris Skretkowicz, at 3 p.m. At halftime of that @hofstrapride match, Hofstra wrestling alumni in attendance will be recognized and greeted in an on-mat ceremony. The Pride SEASON 69 FOR THE PRIDE: The 2015-16 season marks will wrap up the day at 5 p.m. when they face the Huskies the 69th season of intercollegiate wrestling competition at of Bloomsburg. Hofstra University. Hofstra is 0-5 in dual matches, including a 0-1 mark in the HOFSTRA NOTES, STREAKS AND TIDBITS EIWA, this season. The Pride is coming off a sixth place - Pride second-year coach Dennis Papadatos is the 12th finish with four place-winners at the Lock Haven Classic head wrestling coach in Hofstra history. He holds two this past Tuesday (Dec. 29). Hofstra finished with 43.5 degrees from Hofstra, earning a bachelor’s in 2000 and his points. Pittsburgh won the team title with 94.5 points. master’s in 2002. He has served as an assistant at Indiana was second with 88 points and was followed by Northern Illinois, Binghamton and North Carolina. Lock Haven (78.5), Bucknell (58) and Kent State (54.5). - Since the start of the 2006-07 season, Hofstra is 90-74-5 in dual matches. The Pride is 154-105-6 in dual matches Junior Michael Hughes led the Pride with a second-place since the start of the 2001-02 season. finish at 285 pounds. Hughes was 3-1 on the day with two - Hofstra is 89-18-1 in its last 108 conference dual wins by fall and a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh’s Ryan Solomon matches including 3-6 in the EIWA last year and 0-1 this in the semifinals. Hughes is now 19-5 on the season. He is year. ranked 17th by the Open Mat and 23rd by The Wrestling - The Pride is 38-21-2 in its last 61 home matches dating Report. back to the start of the 2003-04 season. Three Hofstra wrestlers, sophomores Bryan Damon at 125 and Kyle Krasavage at 149 and junior Frank Affronti at 174, placed fourth in the tournament. Damon was 3-2 on the day with a major decision. Damon is 11-13 on the year. Hofstra in its last two encounters, during the 2012-13 and Redshirt sophomore Kyle Krasavage made his 2015-16 2013-14 seasons. The Pride downed the Huskies, 30-12 at debut on Tuesday after being injured during the preseason. the 2007-08 Northeast Duals. He posted a 5-2 record with two major decisions and one fall on the day. Affronti, like Damon, was also 3-2 on the 2015-16 EIWA STANDINGS: Here are day at 174 pounds. Affronti, who is ranked 28th by The the current 2015-16 Eastern Wrestling Report, is now 19-8 on the season. Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) team standings, as of December Two Pride wrestlers, freshman Ryan Burkert at 149 and 21. sophomore Cory Damiana at 184, posted 2-2 marks on the day. Burkert is 6-8 while Damiana is now 8-12 on the season. Team EIWA Pct. Overall Pct. Cornell 1-0 1.000 1-2 .333 Junior Jamel Hudson, who did not wrestle at Lock Haven, Lehigh 2-0 1.000 7-1 .875 is currently ranked in three of the polls this week. Hudson, Binghamton 1-0 1.000 4-2 .667 who is 8-3 on the season, is ranked 16th by WIN Magazine Bucknell 1-1 .500 1-1 .500 and The Open Mat and 19th by The Wrestling Report. He Drexel 0-1 .000 3-5 .375 recorded a 4-2 record at the Cliff Keen-Las Vegas F&M 0-2 .000 2-5 .286 Invitational in early December in his last outing. Navy 1-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 American 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 Sunday’s matches against VMI and Bloomsburg start a Army 0-0 .000 1-3 .250 busy January for the Pride which will see them wrestle nine Penn 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 dual matches. Following this weekend, Hofstra will head to Pennsylvania next Saturday, January 9 to face North Princeton 1-2 .333 2-4 .333 Carolina State (9 a.m.) and Davidson (1 p.m.) in the Columbia 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Pittsburgh Duals. Brown 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Harvard 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 SCOUTING VMI Sacred Heart 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 The Keydets of VMI enter their Hofstra 0-1 .000 0-5 .000 busy weekend with a 1-3 dual record. The Keydets will face 2015-16 LOCK HAVEN Sacred Heart on Saturday, INVITATIONAL REVIEW January 2 at noon before coming The Hofstra Wrestling team to Long Island. VMI’s trip to Hofstra marks the return of one finished in sixth place and four of the all-time greats in Hofstra Wrestling history in Keydets Pride grapplers placed in the top Head Coach Chris Skretkowicz. The winningest grappler in four in their respective weight Hofstra annals with 140 wins, the 2005 Hofstra graduate classes at the 2015 Lock Haven Classic at the Thomas was a four-time NCAA Championship qualifier and earned Fieldhouse Tuesday. All-American honors in 2003 and 2004. Skretkowicz also captured three Colonial Athletic Association Junior Michael Hughes led the Pride with a second-place championships, two CAA Wrestler of the Year honors, a finish at 285 pounds. Hughes was 3-1 on the day with two CAA Championship Most Outstanding Wrestler Award and wins by fall and a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh’s Ryan Solomon conference Rookie of the Year honors. In 2008, he was in the semifinals. He lost to Bucknell’s Joe Stolfi in the title named to the CAA’s Silver Anniversary Wrestling Team. match by fall at the 6:12 mark of the contest. Hughes is Skretkowicz, who served as the Keydets assistant coach now 19-5 on the season. for seven seasons, is in his third season as head wrestling coach at VMI. Three Hofstra wrestlers, sophomores Bryan Damon at 125 and Kyle Krasavage at 149 and junior Frank Affronti at 174, VMI has a win over Franklin and Marshall (27-9) and losses placed fourth in the tournament. Damon was 3-2 on the day to The Citadel (21-14), Gardner-Webb (34-9) and with a major decision. He lost to Pittsburgh’s Jake Chattanooga (31-6). The Keydets are led by a pair of Gromacki in the third-place match by fall at the 4:07 mark. juniors in Shabaka Johns, who is 8-6 at 165, and Dalton Damon is 11-13 on the year. Henderson, who is 6-4 at 125. Senior Emmitt Kelly is 6-4 at 149 while freshman Neal Richards II is 7-5 at 157. Redshirt sophomore Kyle Krasavage made his 2015-16 debut on Tuesday after being injured during the preseason. SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG He posted a 5-2 record with two major decisions and one Bloomsburg comes to Long Island fall on the day. After defeating freshman teammate Ryan with a 0-7 record this season. They Burkert, 5-2 in the consolation semifinals, Krasavage fell to have fallen to Kent State (33-3), Indiana’s Luke Blanton in the third-place match, 9-4. Eastern Michigan (38-6), Northern Illinois (33-3), Clarion (24-19), Affronti, like Damon, was also 3-2 on the day at 174 Purdue (37-12), Edinboro (37-12) and Lock Haven (39-3). pounds. After winning his first two matches and suffering a The Huskies are led by junior Andy Schutz, who is 10-7 at loss in the championship semifinals, he recorded a 9-0 133 on the season including a 4-3 mark in dual matches. major decision in the consolation semifinals before falling to Sophomore Dominic Carfagno is 14-9 overall at 197 Binghamton’s Jack McKeever, 4-2 in sudden victory in the including a 2-1 slate in duals. Bloomsburg has topped third-place match. Affronti is now 19-8 on the season. with a 3-2 mark at the Lock Haven Classic…Placed Two Pride wrestlers, freshman Ryan Burkert at 149 and seventh at the New York State Championships…Was 5-2 sophomore Cory Damiana at 184, posted 2-2 marks on the at the Binghamton Open…Had a five-match winning streak day. Burkert won his first two matches to reach the at Binghamton…Posted a 1-2 mark at the CKLV. semifinals before losing there and then falling to Krasavage in the consolation semifinals. Burkert is now 6-8 on the 2014-15: Wrestled in 25 matches as a true freshman at 125 year. Damiana was 1-1 in the championship round and 1-1 pounds…Started the season as a back-up but became a in the consolations. He is now 8-12 on the season. starter in late December…Recorded a 14-11 overall record including a 2-6 mark in dual matches and a 1-5 slate in the Redshirt freshman Connor Muli at 149, redshirt junior Cory EIWA…Posted six victories by fall…Tallied six dual match Goshkagarian at 157, freshman Jake Kaminsky at 157 and team points…Placed first at the Lock Haven Invitational sophomore Michael Oxley at 197 all posted 1-2 records on with a 3-0 record and was fourth at the Mat Town Open the day. Kaminsky and Oxley wrestled unattached. Senior with a 2-2 slate…Recorded a 1-2 record in the EIWA Marcus Begay at 133, redshirt freshman Bobby Fehr at 165 Championships…Has a season-best four-match winning and freshman Omar Haddad at 197 were 0-2 in the streak. tournament. Begay was making his collegiate debut for the Pride. High School: Wrestled for four years at Jefferson Township High School in Oak Ridge, New Jersey…Helped Hofstra placed sixth in the nine-squad team standings with team to a second-place finish at state sectional 43.5 points. Pittsburgh won the team title with 94.5 points. meet…Placed fourth in New Jersey as a senior…Earned a Indiana was second with 88 points and was followed by fifth-place finish at the state tournament as a Lock Haven (78.5), Bucknell (58) and Kent State (54.5). junior…Placed fifth at the Super 32 Nationals.
133 - MARCUS BEGAY HOFSTRA AND MSG TO First year on the Hofstra Wrestling team HOST 2016 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP: The 2015-16: 0-2 overall on the season… Made his collegiate NCAA Division I Wrestling debut at the Lock Haven Classic. Committee announced in December, 2013 that High School: Was a four-sport athlete at Higley High Hofstra University has School in Gilbert, Arizona…Wrestled for four years and been selected to host the also competed on the cross country, track and tennis 2016 NCAA Division I teams…Voted Most Valuable Player on the wrestling team Wrestling Championships as a senior and the cross country team as a junior and at Madison Square Garden, the World’s Most Famous senior…Three-time Arizona State High School place- Arena, in New York City. winner…Recorded a 45-7 record as a senior…Posted a 35- 10 mark as a junior and 33-11 record as a The NCAA Committee also awarded future Championship sophomore…Tallied a 132-45 overall scholastic sites in Division I wrestling to the University of Missouri and record…Set the school mark for most tech falls…Placed the St. Louis Sports Commission for the 2015 and 2017 second twice and fifth once at the AAU Grand Championships at the Scottrade Center, and to the Mid- Nationals…Named to the Top 100 Best in the West list in American Conference and the Greater Cleveland Sports cross country as a senior. Commission for the 2018 Championships at the Quicken Loans Arena. The 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling 141 – JAMEL HUDSON Championships, which was selected in June, 2010, will be Fourth year on the Pride wrestling roster. held at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, OK, with the University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma 2015-16: 8-3 overall and 4-1 in duals…Defeated #12 Dan City All Sports Association serving as hosts. Neff from Lock Haven at the Northeast Duals…Is second on the team with 12 team points in duals…Was 4-2 at the CKLV…Has won three of his last four matches. The 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Madison Square Garden will mark the fourth time that the 2014-15: NCAA qualifier at 141…Placed fifth at the EIWA national championship will be held in New York State. Championships…Wrestled in 30 matches and posted a 24- Cornell University in Ithaca hosted the Championships in 6 record including a 13-2 mark in dual matches and an 8-0 1955 and 1964 while the 2002 Championships was held in slate in EIWA matches…Led the team with eight major Albany. The 2016 NCAA Championships will mark the decisions…Recorded three tech falls and two wins by second national wrestling tournament on the east coast fall…Tallied 50 team points in dual matches…Was 1-1 in since 2011 when Rider University and the Metro Atlantic the NCAA Championships with a medical default…Pinned Athletic Conference hosted at the Wells Fargo Center in Northwestern’s Jameston Oster in the NCAA first Philadelphia, PA. round…Had a season-best 14-match winning streak…Was 2-3 in the EIWA Championships…Won the 141-pound titles HOFSTRA’S STARTER BIOS at the New York State Collegiate Championships and the Lock Haven Invitational… 125 - BRYAN DAMON Second season on the Pride Wrestling team… 2013-14: Wrestled in 20 matches at 133 pounds as a red- shirt freshman…Recorded a 16-4 overall mark and was 10- 2015-16: 11-13 overall and 0-5 in duals…Finished fourth 2 in duals including 6-0 in EIWA duals…Was second on the titles in 2012-13…Received the George Hooper Memorial team with six major decisions and tied for third with two Award as Wyoming Valley’s top high school wrestler…Won tech falls…Also posted two wins by fall and was fourth with the prestigious Hurricane Holiday Classic and was named 40 dual match points…Placed second with a 4-1 mark at the Most Outstanding Wrestler as a senior…Posted a 29-5 the New York State Collegiate Championships…Was record with 10 pins, 10 tech falls and four majors as a ranked as high as 18th by InterMat…Recorded three, four- junior…Tallied a 33-5 mark with nine pins, seven tech falls match winning streaks…Posted a 9-5 decision over then and 11 majors as a sophomore…Recorded a 31-6 mark #16 Erik Spjut from Virginia Tech in his second match of with four pins, five tech falls and seven majors as a the season. freshman for the Spartans of Wyoming Valley.
2012-13: Red-shirted…Wrestled unattached in 11 149 - RYAN BURKERT matches…Posted a 7-4 record with one win by fall and four First year on the Hofstra Wrestling team. major decisions…Notched a 4-0 record with two major decisions and a fall to take first place at the Franklin and 2015-16: 6-8 overall and 0-2 in duals…Was 2-2 at the Lock Marshall Open...Recorded a 2-2 record with a major win at Haven Classic…Placed sixth at the East Stroudsburg the Virginia Tech Hokie Duals…Had a 1-2 slate with a Open…Was officially 3-1 at the ESU Open…Made his major win at the Penn State Nittany Lion Open…Placed starting debut at 149 in the Grapple at the Garden after the sixth at the FILA Junior Freestyle Nationals and third at the departure of Aaron Hartman...Was 0-2 at the CKLV… University Nationals. High School: Wrestled for four years at St. Peter’s High School: Standout wrestler at St. Anthony’s High Preparatory High School in Jersey City, NJ…Two-time New School in South Huntington, New York…Long Island and Jersey State Championship place-winner including second New York State Wrestler of the Year as a senior…2012 in 2014…Posted a 35-5 record as a senior and was ranked New York State champion at 132 pounds…New York State number one at 145 lbs. after a state tournament team High School Championships Most Outstanding match…Captured three District 16 championships and Wrestler…Recorded the quickest pin in state tournament three Region 4 championships…Member of four Hudson history with a fall in eight seconds…Ranked 20th in the County and District 16 championship teams as well as the nation by InterMat after his senior season…Three-time Region 4 Team of the Year. CHSAA state champion…Placed fifth in the New York State Championships as a junior and was a qualifier as a 157 – JAHLANI CALLENDER sophomore…Freestyle Cadet state champion and Greco- Fourth year on the Hofstra Wrestling roster. Roman state champion as a sophomore. 2015-16: 10-9 overall and 2-3 in duals…Placed sixth at the 149 - KYLE KRASAVAGE New York State Championships…Was officially 5-2 at the Third season on the Pride Wrestling roster. Binghamton Open…Is fourth on the team with six team points in duals…Is tied for the team lead with two tech fall 2015-16: Made his season debut by placing fourth with a 5- wins…Had a four-match winning streak earlier this 2 mark at the Lock Haven Classic… season…Has dropped his last six matches.
2014-15: Wrestled in just 11 matches due to injury as a 2014-15: Wrestled in 31 matches as a red-shirt red-shirt freshman…Competed at 133 pounds…Posted an sophomore…Starter at 157 pounds…Recorded a 16-15 overall record of 6-5, including a 2-3 mark in duals and a 2- overall slate with a 5-10 mark in dual matches including a 0 slate in EIWA matches…Tallied one win by fall and two 3-5 record in EIWA matches…Recorded five wins by fall major decision victories…Placed second at the New York and one major decision…Placed first at the Lock Haven State Collegiate Championships with a 3-1 mark…Finished Invitational and third in the New York State Collegiate sixth at the Lock Haven Invitational in December in his last Championships…Was 1-2 in the EIWA competition of the year…Wrestled in EIWA matches Championships…Recorded two, seven-match winning against Sacred Heart and Bucknell…Had a season-best streaks. three-match winning streak. 2013-14: Wrestled in a total of 28 matches at 149 and 157 2013-14: Wrestled unattached in 16 matches at 133 pounds as a red-shirt freshman…Tallied an 18-10 record pounds as a true freshman…Recorded a 10-6 mark on the year…Opened the season at 149 pounds and competing in open tournaments…Tallied one major posted a 12-5 record in tournaments before moving up to decision…Placed second with a 3-1 slate at the Shorty 157 pounds in January and recording a 6-5 the rest of the Hitchcock-Millersville Open…Finished third with a 4-1 slate season…Was 4-3 in duals including 1-2 in EIWA duals at at the New York State Collegiate Championship “B” 157…Had three wins by fall and one win by major decision Division…Placed fourth with a 3-2 mark at the East at 149…Posted a 2-2 record in the EIWA Championships Stroudsburg Open…Had a season-best four-match winning at 157…Placed fifth at 149 pounds at the New York State streak. Collegiate Championships “B” Division…Finished seventh/eighth with 4-2 slates at 149 in both the East High School: Four-year letterman in wrestling at Wyoming Stroudsburg Open and the Virginia Tech Hokie Open… Valley High School in Plymouth, Pennsylvania…Recorded a 134-18 record during his high school career…Tallied a 2012-13: Red-shirted…Wrestled unattached in 15 matches 41-2 record with 16 pins, eight tech falls and five major at 149 pounds…Recorded an 8-7 record with one fall and decisions as a senior…Placed fourth in the PIAA State three major decisions…Was 1-2 with a win by fall at the Championships and won District 2 and Northeast Regional Virginia Tech Hokie Open in November…Posted a 3-1 mark in the New York State “B” Championships in Championships. November…Tallied 1-2 marks at the Mat Town Open in November and the Nittany Lion Open in 2013-14: Red-shirted with an injury and did not compete. December…Recorded a 2-1 slate with two major decisions at the Franklin and Marshall Open in January. 2012-13: Wrestled in 32 matches as a sophomore…Posted a 19-13 record and placed second in the CAA at 174 High School: Three-sport athlete at Calvary Christian pounds…Tallied a 12-9 mark in duals and a 6-0 record in Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida…State champion, CAA matches…Posted two pins and two major decisions to four-time district and three-time regional champion…Three- go with 15 wins by decision…Accumulated 42 dual match time All-Broward County first team selection…District and team points on the season…Tallied a 2-1 record in the regional champion who posted a 45-3 record and placed CAA Championships, dropping a 6-3 decision to Old third in the state championships as a senior…Also captured Dominion’s Billy Curling in the final…Recorded a 5-1 slate Buzz Hill and Southern Private Scuffle Tournament titles in to finish second in the New York State Collegiate 2011-12…Went 22-5 with district and regional titles, and Championships, dropping a 6-0 decision to Columbia’s placed second in the state as a junior…Posted a 31-3 with Stephen West in the final…Chalked up a six-match winning district and regional titles, and placed third in the state streak in January…Posted a pin in 1:24 against Boston championship as a sophomore…Was 30-5 with a district University’s Andrew Maksimovic for his fastest of the title as a freshman…Was also a member of the football and season. track teams in high school. 2011-12: Wrestled in 26 matches as a true 165 – BOBBY FEHR freshman…Started and recorded a 9-17 mark on the year, Second year on the Hofstra Wrestling roster. including a 4-9 slate in dual matches and a 2-3 mark in CAA contests…Posted five victories by decision and four 2015-16: 1-11 overall and 0-5 in duals…Was 1-2 at the by major decision…Placed fourth at the CAA Binghamton Open…0-2 at the Lock Haven Classic…Has Championships with a 2-2 record…Was also 2-2 at the dropped the last nine matches. Binghamton Open and 1-2 at the Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational…Notched a season-best three-match winning 2014-15: Red-shirted as a true freshman…Wrestled streak. unattached in 11 matches at 165 pounds…Posted a 7-4 overall record…Competed in the Clarion Open, the High School: Wrestled for four years at Bethpage (NY) Binghamton Open and the New York State Collegiate “B” High School on Long Island…All-New York State selection Championships…Placed third at the New York State with a fifth place finish at 160-pounds at the 2011 New York Collegiate Championships with a 3-1 record…Finished State Championships…Posted a 45-3 record as a fourth at the Binghamton Open with a 4-1 slate…Was 0-2 senior…Three-time All-Nassau County selection…Nassau in his collegiate debut at the Clarion Open...Posted a County champion as a senior…League champion as a season-best four-match winning streak. senior…Two-year team captain…Posted a scholastic career record of 125-18. High School: Competed on the wrestling team all four years at Northampton (PA) High School…Recorded a 98- 174 – FRANK AFFRONTI 32 record during his scholastic career…All-Pennsylvania Fourth year on the Pride Wrestling roster. selection after placing seventh at the PIAA Championships in 2014…Recorded a 37-5 record and was also captured 2015-16: Career-best 19-8 overall record and 5-0 in district and regional titles as a senior…Placed sixth in the duals…Finished fourth with a 3-2 mark at the Lock Haven Super 32 Nationals…Two-time all-district and all-region Classic…Placed fifth at the New York State selection…Recorded a 35-12 record in 2012-13…Finished Championships…Leads the team with 15 team points in sixth in the PIAA Championships as a junior…Placed duals and 12 wins by decision…Tied for the team lead with second in both the district and regional championships in two tech fall wins…Posted a 4-2 mark at the Binghamton 2013…Earned All-America honors at the Freshman and Open…Was 2-0 at the Grapple at the Garden…Defeated Sophomore Nationals. #11 Jonathan Schleifer from Princeton, 2-0 in the Grapple at the Garden…Defeated #11 Davonte Mahomes from 165 - JERMAINE JOHN Michigan…Was 3-2 at the CKLV…Had two four-match Fifth year on the Pride Wrestling roster. winning streaks in November.
2015-16: Has not wrestled this season as he transitions 2014-15: Wrestled in 32 matches as a red-shirt from 184 lb. last season to 165 this year. sophomore…Starter at 174…Posted a 17-15 overall mark including an 8-8 mark in duals and a 5-4 record in the 2014-15: 3-3 overall and 1-0 in duals…Was officially 1-1 at EIWA…Tallied a 3-1 mark in major decisions and was 2-3 the Binghamton Open and 1-2 at the New York State in wins by fall…Was tied for the team lead with 11 victories Championships…Is expected to wrestle at 165 for the Lock by decision…Tallied 29 team points in dual Haven Invitational on December 29. matches…Placed second at the Lock Haven Invitational and fifth in the New York State Collegiate 2014-15: Wrestled in just 11 matches due to Championships…Was 0-2 in the EIWA injuries…Starter at 184 pounds…Posted a 3-8 overall Championships…Recorded a season-best five-match record including a 3-5 mark in duals and a 1-4 record in the winning streak. EIWA…Tallied one pin on the season, against Drexel’s Jason Fugiel in sudden victory…Was 0-2 in the EIWA 2013-14: Wrestled in 32 matches at 174 pounds as a red- shirt freshman…Posted a 16-16 record including a 5-4 streak in November. mark in duals and a 4-2 slate in EIWA duals…Tallied one win by fall, two major decisions and 12 wins by High School: Wrestled for four years and played football decision…Placed fourth in the EIWA Championships with a for three years at Parkland High School in Allentown, 4-2 mark…Finished seventh in the New York State Pennsylvania…Three-time Pennsylvania State Collegiate Championships with a 3-2 slate…Posted a 2-2 Championship qualifier including a third-place finish as a record in the Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational…Recorded senior and a seventh-place finish as a junior…District and a season-best, four-match winning streak in the EIWA regional champion as a senior…Placed second in the Championships district and third in the region as a junior…Was the district and regional runner-up as a sophomore…Member of four 2012-13: Red-shirted…Wrestled unattached in five district finalist teams in wrestling with Parkland ranked in matches and posted a 4-1 record…Tallied four the top six in the state all four years…Played on three decisions…Finished first at 165 pounds with a 4-0 mark at district and regional football championship squads at the Franklin and Marshall Open in January…Posted an 0-1 Parkland…Three-time Parkland Honor Roll member. mark at 165 at the Nittany Lion Open. 285 – MICHAEL HUGHES High School: Was a two-sport athlete at Wayne Central Third year on the Hofstra Wrestling roster. High School in Ontario Center, New York…Wrestled for five years and played baseball for one season…Placed third at 2015-16: 19-5 overall and 3-2 in duals…Placed first at the 160 pounds at the New York State High School Binghamton Open with a 6-0 mark and first at the New Championships as a senior…Received the Wayne Central York State Championships with a 4-0 slate…Finished Eagles Coaches Award as the Most Outstanding Wrestler second at the Lock Haven Classic with a 3-1 mark… Was in 2012. 3-2 at the CKLV…Leads the team with five wins by pin and five major victories…Had a seven-match winning streak in 184 - CORY DAMIANA early December and a six-match winning streak early in Second season on the Hofstra Wrestling roster. November.
2015-16: 8-12 overall and 0-4 in duals…Placed seventh at 2014-15: Wrestled in 33 matches as a sophomore…Starter the New York State Championships with a 3-2 at 285 pounds…Posted a 22-11 overall record including a slate…Posted a 3-2 mark at the Binghamton Open…Was 10-6 mark in dual matches and a 5-4 record in the 2-2 at the Lock Haven Classic…Is second on the team with EIWA…Was second on the team with 10 wins by fall…Also three wins by pin….Was 0-2 at the CKLV…Has dropped posted one major decision and one tech fall his last three matches. victory…Placed first at the New York State Collegiate Championships, second in the Lock Haven Invitational and 2014-15: Wrestled in 22 matches as a true seventh in the EIWA Championships…Was 3-2 at the Cliff freshman…Started the season as a back-up to Jermaine Keen-Las Vegas Invitational…Posted a 3-2 mark with three John but saw starting duty due to injury at 184...Recorded pins at the EIWA Championships…Posted a season-best a 7-15 record including an 0-6 mark in dual matches and a six-match winning streak. 0-3 slate in the EIWA…Tallied five wins by fall and one major decision…Placed fifth with a 3-2 record at the Lock 2013-14: Wrestled in 33 matches at 285 pounds as a true Haven Invitational…Saw EIWA action against Sacred freshman…Posted a 13-20 record including a 4-12 mark in Heart, Princeton and Binghamton…Had a season-best, duals and a 3-4 slate in EIWA matches…Tallied two wins two-match winning streak. by fall and three major decisions...Placed fifth with a 4-2 record at the New York State Collegiate High School: Lettered in wrestling and football at Lower Championships…Posted 2-2 records at both the Cliff Keen- Cape May High School…District 32 champion as a Las Vegas Invitational and the EIWA sophomore, junior and senior…Three-time state Championships…Recorded a three-match winning streak qualifier…Region 8 finalist as a sophomore and in November… senior…Cadet Freestyle and Greco Roman state champion in 2011…NHSCA National Finalist as a sophomore…Super High School: Wrestled and played football for five years at 32 National medalist as a junior…Three-time All-Cape Smithtown (NY) West High School…Posted a career Atlantic League pick…Four-time All-Cape May County wrestling record of 109-9 with 78 pins in high school…New selection…Press of Atlantic City first team all-star as a York State heavyweight champion and league and Suffolk junior and senior…Three-time team Most Valuable County champion with a 42-0 record with 31 pins as a Player…Holds school record for career wins with senior in 2012-13…National High School Coaches 123…Was 70-6 over his final two seasons…Football team Association Senior National finalist in 2013…Posted a 43-4 captain and leader in tackles. record with 33 pins, was a league and county champion and placed sixth in New York State as a junior in 2011- 197 – OMAR HADDAD 12…Two-time wrestling captain for the Bulls…Also was an First year on the Pride roster. all-league and all-county selection in football as well as team captain in football…Received the Best Lineman 2015-16: 5-13 overall and 0-5 in duals…Posted a 3-2 mark Award and Booster Club Most Valuable Player as a at the Binghamton Open and was 1-2 at the New York senior…Played in the Empire State Challenge (Long Island State Championships… Was 1-2 at the CKLV…Was 0-2 at vs. NYC) All-Star Game. the Lock Haven Classic…Had a three-match winning victory over Jaron Smith after jumping out to a 6-3 lead after two periods and holding on for the victory.
But Hofstra freshman Omar Haddad was edged by Maryland's Garrett Wesneski, 1-0 at 197 before Hughes majored Youssif Hermida, 8-0 at 285 in the finale for the 24-13 decision. HOFSTRA’S GRAPPLE AT THE GARDEN HISTORY Princeton 33, Hofstra 9 2012 - December 16 125 - Pat D`Arcy (Princeton) over Bryan Damon (Hofstra) #5 Iowa 42, Hofstra 0 Fall 5:25 #4 Ohio State 38, Hofstra 3 133 - Trey Aslanian (Princeton) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 2013 - December 1 141 - Jamel Hudson (Hofstra) over Jordan Laster Hofstra 23, Army 16 (Princeton) Dec 14-13 Hofstra 35, Boston U. 6 149 - Mike D`Angelo (Princeton) over Ryan Burkert (Hofstra) Dec 3-2 2014 – December 21 157 - Francesco Fabozzi (Princeton) over Jahlani Hofstra 29, Maryland 12 Callender (Hofstra) Maj 11-3 Bucknell 25, Hofstra 15 165 - Judd Ziegler (Princeton) over Bobby Fehr (Hofstra) Maj 16-5 2015 – November 29 174 - Frank Affronti (Hofstra) over Jonathan Schleifer Princeton 33, Hofstra 9 (Princeton) Dec 2-0 Maryland 24, Hofstra 13 184 - Abram Ayala (Princeton) over Cory Damiana (Hofstra) Maj 12-3 2015 GRAPPLE AT THE GARDEN REVIEW 197 - Brett Harner (Princeton) over Omar Haddad (Hofstra) New York, NY – Juniors Jamel Hudson, Frank Affronti and Fall 1:14 Michael Hughes each posted 2-0 individual records on the 285 - Michael Hughes (Hofstra) over Ray O`Donnell day but the Hofstra Pride Wrestling team dropped two (Princeton) Dec 4-2 matches at the fourth annual Grapple at the Garden at Madison Square Garden. Maryland 24, Hofstra 13 125 - Jhared Simmons (Maryland) over Bryan Damon The Pride were defeated by the Princeton Tigers, 33-9 in (Hofstra) Dec 5-0 their first match of the morning and their first Eastern 133 - Tyler Goodwin (Maryland) over Unknown Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) contest of the (Unattached) Forf season before dropping a 24-13 decision to the Terrapins 141 - Jamel Hudson (Hofstra) over Alfred Bannister of Maryland in a non-conference match in the afternoon. (Maryland) Dec 6-3 Hofstra is now 0-5 overall on the season and 0-1 in the 149 - Wade Hodges (Maryland) over Ryan Burkert EIWA. (Hofstra) Fall 2:25 157 - Louis Mascola (Maryland) over Jahlani Callender In the first match against Princeton, the Tigers jumped out (Hofstra) Dec 8-6 to a 12-0 lead after sophomore Bryan Damon was pinned 165 - Brendan Burnham (Maryland) over Bobby Fehr at 125 and the Pride forfeited at 133. But Hudson put the (Hofstra) Dec 4-2 Pride on the board with a 14-13 nail-biting victory over 174 - Frank Affronti (Hofstra) over Josh Snook (Maryland) Jordan Laster at 141. Hudson improved to 3-1 on the Dec 4-0 season. But the Tigers won the next three matches 184 - Jermaine John (Hofstra) over Jaron Smith (Maryland) including major decisions at 157 and 165 to open up a 23-3 Dec 6-4 advantage. 197 - Garrett Wesneski (Maryland) over Omar Haddad (Hofstra) Dec 1-0 Affronti posted his first win of the day with an impressive 2- 285 - Michael Hughes (Hofstra) over Youssif Hemida 0 upset of 11th-ranked Jonathan Schleifer at 174 for the (Maryland) Maj 8-0 Pride. Affronti improved to 12-4 on the year. But the Tigers tagged on a major decision at 184 and a win by fall at 197 before Hughes (12-2) posted his fifth consecutive victory of HOFSTRA AT THE 2015 NYS the year with 4-2 decision over Ray O'Donnell to wrap up CHAMPIONSHIP the 33-9 loss to Princeton (1-0, 1-0). Hofstra junior Michael Hughes captured his second In the second match against Maryland, the Pride found consecutive state title at 285- themselves down 9-0 after a loss at 125 and a forfeit at pounds and four other Pride 133. Once again, Hudson (4-1) stopped the opponent's run wrestlers placed as Hofstra with a 6-3 decision over Alfred Bannister at 141. The finished seventh at the 2015 New York State Collegiate Terrapins won the next three matches including a win by Wrestling Championships at Cornell University's Barton fall at 149 to build a 21-3 lead. Affronti (13-4) then posted a Hall Sunday. 4-0 win for the Pride over Maryland's Josh Snook at 174 to cut the deficit to 21-6. Senior Jermain John, who was In addition to Hughes, who also captured the 285-lb. title at making his 2015-16 dual match debut, recorded a 6-4 the Binghamton Open two weeks ago, Pride junior Frank Affronti placed fifth at 174 pounds, classmate Jahlani 4 Iowa State ** 19-18 W 1/12/08 Callender finished sixth at 157 while sophomores Bryan 5 Missouri* 9-33 L 11/29/14 Damon and Cory Damiana each placed seventh at 125 and 5 at Oklahoma 6-36 L 11/17/13 184 pounds, respectively. 5 Ohio State 13-19 L 1/25/09 5 at Missouri 12-22 L 11/22/08 As a team, the Pride finished seventh with 75.5 points while 5 Central Michigan 14-22 L 1/6/08 entering 10 of the allotted 12 wrestlers. Hofstra did not 5 Iowa** 10-26 L 1/14/07 enter a competitor at 133 and ranked junior Jamel Hudson 6 Cornell 7-41 L 2/7/15 did not compete. Cornell won the team title with 202 points 6 Iowa State** 9-24 L 1/13/07 with Army second with 171 points and Binghamton third 7 at Cornell 6-37 L 2/6/10 with 133.5. Buffalo was fourth with 126 points and 7 at Penn State 18-15 W 11/16/08 Columbia was fifth with 123.5. 7 Michigan** 15-19 L 1/12/08 7 Missouri 21-22 L 11/10/07 Hughes, who posted a 4-0 record in the tournament to 8 Penn State 24-10 W 12/10/06 improve to 11-2 on the year, recorded a decision, two 9 at Central Michigan 18-18 T 1/7/07 major decisions and a win by fall for his title. He defeated 9 Central Michigan** 17-16 W 1/13/07 Buffalo's Jake Gunning, 8-0 in the championship match for 9 at Pittsburgh 12-22 L 2/10/12 the title. 10 at Cornell 0-42 L 2/17/13 10 Cornell 15-30 L 2/2/13 Affronti recorded a 4-2 mark in the tournament to place fifth 10 vs, Oklahoma * 6-36 L 11/24/12 at 174-pounds and improve to 10-5 on the season. He 10 at Maryland 6-34 L 2/14/10 posted two wins by decision and two tech falls and was 10 at Penn State 11-28 L 11/17/07 second on the team, behind Hughes' 23 points, with 13 team points. * at Northeast Duals ** - NWCA National Duals Callender recorded a 3-3 slate in the tournament to place sixth at 157-pounds. He is now 11-6 on the season after USA TODAY/NWCA DIVISION I posting two tech fall victories and a decision on Sunday. WRESTLING POLL: Here is the USA Today/NWCA Division I Dual Meet Damon was 2-2 in the tournament at 125 to place seventh. Wrestling poll, as on December 22, He recorded a major decision in the second round of the 2015: consolations and won by injury default over Columbia's Britain Carter in the seventh-place match. Damon is 7-7 on the season. Damiana was 3-2 at 184 with a win by injury default, a win by decision and a win by major decision over No. Team (First) W-L Pts. LW NYU's Kyzen Smith in the seventh-place match. He is now 1 Penn State (12) 6-0 300 1 6-7 on the year. 2 Iowa 8-0 288 2 3 N.C. State 11-0 271 3 Four Pride wrestlers posted 1-2 records in the tournament 4 Missouri 5-0 262 4 as red-shirt freshman Conor Muli at 141, red-shirt junior 5 Virginia Tech 3-1 255 5 Cory Goshkagarian at 157, senior Jermaine John at 174 6 Ohio State 4-1 236 6 and freshman Omar Haddad at 197 all did not place. 7 Oklahoma State 4-2 234 7 8 Rutgers 10-2 203 9 In the Open "B" bracket of the tournament, Hofstra entered 9 Nebraska 6-1 201 10 five wrestlers with freshman Jake Kaminsky leading the 10 Lehigh 7-1 190 13 group with a 4-2 mark at 157 to place sixth. Sophomore 11 Illinois 8-0 183 11 Michael Oxley recorded a 3-2 mark at 197 to place sixth. 12 Oklahoma 5-2 173 8 Freshmen Connor Burkert at 141 and Ryan Burkert at 149 13 Michigan 4-1 157 12 each posted a 2-2 record while red-shirt junior Alex Mirante 14 Cornell 1-2 148 14 was 1-2 at 149. 15 North Carolina 6-1 130 15 16 Central Michigan 4-0 112 17 HOFSTRA AGANST THE TOP 10 SINCE 2006: Including 17 Virginia 4-2 107 16 the loss to #3 Michigan on November 15, 2015, the Pride is 18 Iowa State 3-2 103 18 5-24-1 against Top 10 opponents since 2006. Here are the 19 Purdue 5-1 76 19 results: 20 Pittsburgh 5-1 72 20 21 Ohio 4-1 65 21 Opp Rank Opponent Res Date 22 Indiana 4-0 45 22 1 at Minnesota 6-32 L 11/9/12 23 Minnesota 4-5 28 23 1 Cornell 0-45 L 2/5/11 24 Old Dominion 2-3 24 24 1 Minnesota* 18-17 W 11/25/06 25 West Virginia 5-2 16 25 2 Nebraska 10-25 L 2/17/08 3 Michigan 9-31 L 11/15/15 Dropped out: None 3 Ohio State 6-32 L 1/3/10 Others receiving votes: Appalachian State 7, Wisconsin 7, 3 Cornell 12-27 L 2/8/09 Oregon State 4, Eastern Michigan 3 3 Oklahoma State* 16-20 L 11/24/07 4 at Cornell 19-28 L 2/22/14 2015-16 INTERMAT DIVISION I 3) Iowa Hawkeyes – 96 pts WRESTLING TPI AND DUAL 4) Virginia Tech Hokies – 77 pts TEAM POLLS: As of December 22, 5) Cornell Big Red – 72 pts 2015. 6) Ohio State Buckeyes – 63 pts 7) Nebraska Cornhuskers – 62 pts Tournament Rankings (December 22, 2015) 8) Missouri Tigers – 61 pts 1. Penn State 113.5 9) Michigan Wolverines – 60 pts 2. Oklahoma State 104.5 10) Illinois Fighting Illini – 58 pts 3. Iowa 102.5 11) North Carolina State Wolfpack – 57 pts 4. Cornell 73 12) Old Dominion Monarchs – 50 pts 5. Virginia Tech 72 13) Rutgers Scarlet Knights – 42 pts 6. Missouri 70 14) Lehigh Mountain Hawks – 39 pts 7. Ohio State 62 15) Minnesota Golden Gophers – 35 pts 8. North Carolina State 60 16) North Carolina Tar Heels – 32 pts 9. Michigan 50 17) Oklahoma Sooners – 31 pts 10. Old Dominion 47 18) Kent State Golden Flashes – 28 pts 11. Illinois 45 19) Northern Iowa Panthers – 27 pts 12. Rutgers 34 20) Wisconsin Badgers – 26 pts 13. Nebraska 32 21) Virginia Cavaliers – 25 pts 14. Lehigh 30.5 22) Oregon State Beavers – 24 pts 15. Minnesota 29 23) Penn Quakers – 23 pts 16. Kent State 26 24) Arizona State Sun Devils – 22 pts 16. Oklahoma 26 25) Stanford Cardinal – 21 pts 18. Wisconsin 25.5 19. North Carolina 24 2015-16 WIN DIVISION I 20. Northern Iowa 22.5 TOURNAMENT POWER 20. Oregon State 22.5 INDEX RANKINGS: 22. Stanford 19.5 Wrestling Insider 23. Penn 19 Newsmagazine (WIN) 24. Duke 18.5 has released its 2015-16 25. Virginia 17.5 Tournament Power Index Rankings and their Dual Match Rankings, as of December Dual Meet Rankings (December 22, 2015) 22. The WIN TPI is compiled by awarding points to each 1. Penn State 6-0 team for the ranked wrestlers they have in WIN’s current 2. Iowa 8-0 individual rankings that can be found below in all 10 weight 3. Virginia Tech 3-1 classes. The WIN TPI does not rank teams according to 4. North Carolina State 11-0 dual meet performances. Hofstra is ranked 53rd in the TPI 5. Oklahoma State 4-2 6. Missouri 5-0 WIN’s Dec. 21, 2015 Tournament Power Index Rankings 7. Ohio State 4-1 No. College Top 8 TPI 8. Rutgers 10-2 1 Oklahoma State 6 90 9. Nebraska 7-1 2 Iowa 6 88.5 10. Lehigh 7-1 3 Penn State 6 80.5 11. Oklahoma 5-2 4 Virginia Tech 6 61 12. Michigan 4-1 5 Missouri 5 59.5 13. Cornell 1-2 6 Illinois 4 58 14. Illinois 8-0 7 Cornell 3 53.5 15. Iowa State 3-2 8 NC State 3 48 16. North Carolina 6-1 9 Ohio State 3 47 17. Ohio 4-1 10 Nebraska 5 45 18. Central Michigan 4-0 11 Michigan 3 39 19. Oregon State 3-3 12 Rutgers 3 31 20. Indiana 4-0 13 Old Dominion 2 28 21. Minnesota 4-5 14 Wisconsin 2 24.5 22. Virginia 4-2 15 North Carolina 2 24 23. Old Dominion 2-3 16 Lehigh 1 23.5 24. West Virginia 5-2 17 Minnesota 2 23 25. Pittsburgh 5-1 18 Stanford 2 20 19 Oklahoma 1 19.5 THE WRESTLING REPORT DIVISION I POLL: Here is 20t Kent State 1 19 Gregg Henry’s/Wrestling Report Poll, as of Tuesday, 20t Oregon State 2 19 December 22, 2015. 22 Duke 1 17 23 Edinboro 1 16 TEAM RANKINGS (NCAA SCORING) 24 Northwestern 1 13.5 1) Penn State Nittany Lions – 113 pts 25 Ohio U. 2 13 2) Oklahoma State Cowboys – 102 pts Cornell 8-0 1.000 17-2 WIN’s Dec. 21, 2015 Dual Team Rankings Bucknell 8-1 .889 15-4 Rk. Team W-L LW Lehigh 9-2 .818 14-6 1. Penn State 6-0 1st Penn 7-2 .778 9-4 2. Iowa 8-0 2nd Drexel 5-3 .625 8-14 3. Virginia Tech 3-1 3rd Binghamton 5-3 .625 8-10 4. North Carolina State 11-0 4th Princeton 6-5 .545 7-9 5. Missouri 5-0 5th Columbia 5-5 .500 6-5 6. Oklahoma State 4-2 6th Army 3-4 .429 3-6 7. Nebraska 7-1 7th Hofstra 3-6 .333 5-11 8. Ohio State 3-1 8th American 2-5 .286 8-12 9. Lehigh 7-1 9th 10. Illinois 8-0 10th Navy 1-3 .250 3-5 11. Rutgers 10-2 11th Brown 2-7 .222 4-10 12. Oklahoma 5-2 12th F&M 1-5 .183 3-8 13. Michigan 4-1 13th Harvard 1-7 .125 3-8 14. Cornell 1-2 14th Sacred Heart 0-7 .000 2-12 15. North Carolina 6-1 15th 16. Pittsburgh 5-1 16th ROSTER UPDATE: Sophomore 133-pounder Travis 17. Wisconsin 1-2 17th Passaro and red-shirt freshman 149-pounder Aaron 18. Iowa State 3-2 18th Hartman have both left the team. 19. Ohio U. 4-1 19th 20. Purdue 5-1 20th HOFSTRA’S CAA CHAMPIONSHIP 21. Virginia 4-2 21st TRADITION: The Pride won 11 of the 12 22. Old Dominion 3-3 22nd conference championships during their 23. Navy 5-0 23rd tenure in the CAA including the first eight 24. Oregon State 2-3 24th from 2002 through 2009 and the final three from 2011 25. Northern Iowa 1-3 25th through 2013.
WRESTLER INTERVIEWS: All requests for student-athlete THE EIWA: Hofstra, which enjoyed interviews during the week should be made at least one a dominant 12-year tenure in the day in advance with the Office of Athletic Communications. Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) If you are requesting a phone interview, we will have the for wrestling, winning 11 conference student-athlete return your call at a mutually convenient championships including the last time. Wrestler home and cell phone numbers will not be two, joined the highly-competitive distributed. In-person interviews may be conducted in a academic and athletic 18-team number of locations around the Teague Ryan Wrestling Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) in Complex, the Pride’s training facility, in the Hofstra Physical 2013-14. The Pride placed fourth in their first EIWA Education Center. However, interviews may not be Championship in 2013-14 and 13th in 2014-15. conducted in the training room or the locker room.
Current EIWA membership includes: Ivy League members THE W.B. MASON COACHES REPORT WITH DENNIS Brown University, Cornell University, Columbia University, PAPADATOS: The W.B. Mason Coaches Report with Harvard University, Princeton University and the University Dennis Papadatos is a weekly online television show that of Pennsylvania; Patriot League members American can be seen every Tuesday on GoHofstra.com. University, Bucknell University, Lehigh University, the United States Military Academy at West Point, the United HOFSTRA WRESTING ON THE WEB: Visit States Naval Academy; Northeast Conference (NEC) GoHofstra.com for the latest information on Hofstra member Sacred Heart University; Centennial Conference University wrestling or any of the University’s 17 athletic member Franklin and Marshall, which wrestles on the teams. Division I level; and CAA members Binghamton University, Drexel University and Hofstra. HOFSTRA WRESTLING PRONUNCIATIONS: . 125- Damon (Day-min) The Big Red of Cornell has captured nine consecutive 133- Begay (Ba-gay) EIWA championships. Columbia and Pennsylvania have 141- Muli (Mew-lee) each competed in 111 EIWA Championship Tournaments 141- Mirante (Ma- ron-tay) with Princeton (109), Cornell (107) and Lehigh (103) close 149- Krasavage (Kra-savage) behind. Lehigh has won 34 team titles while Cornell has 149- Burkert (berkert - one syllable) captured 23. 157 - Goshkagarian (Gosh-ka-jair-ian) 157- Callender, Jahlani (Ja-Lon-ee) 2014-15 FINAL EIWA STANDINGS: 165- Fehr (Fair) Here are the final 2014-15 Eastern 174 - Affronti (A-fron-tee) Intercollegiate Wrestling Association 184- Damiana (Dame-ee-ann-oh) (EIWA) team standings, 197 - Oxley (Ox-lee) 197 - Haddad (Ha-dad) Team EIWA Pct. Overall 2015-16 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WRESTLING ROSTER ALPHABETICAL Full Name Wt. Cl. Ht. Cl. Hometown/High School/Previous Frank Affronti 174/184 5-10 R-Jr. Ontario, NY/Wayne Central Marcus Begay 125 5-7 Sr. Gilbert, AZ/Higley High School Connor Burkert 133/141 5-8 Fr. Cranford, NJ/St. Peter's Prep Ryan Burkert 141/149 5-8 Fr. Cranford, NJ/St. Peter's Prep Jahlani Callender 157 5-10 R-Jr. North Lauderdale, FL/Calvary Christian Academy Cory Damiana 184 6-0 So. Cape May, NJ/Lower Cape May Bryan Damon 125 5-5 So. Oak Ridge, NJ/Jefferson Township Bobby Fehr 165 5-8 R-Fr. Bath, PA/Northampton Cory Goshkagarian 157 5-9 R-Jr. Somerset, NJ/Franklin Alec Guevara 165 6-0 Fr. Modena, NY/Wallkill Omar Haddad 197 6-2 Fr. Orefield, PA/Parkland Jamel Hudson 141 5-6 R-Jr. Bay Shore, NY/St. Anthony's Michael Hughes 285 6-3 Jr. Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West Jermaine John 165/174 5-8 R-Sr. Brooklyn, NY/Bethpage Jake Kaminsky 157 6-1 Fr. Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan Kyle Krasavage 133 5-7 R-So. Larksville, PA/Wyoming Valley Alex Mirante 149 5-6 R-Jr. Moraga, CA/Campolindo Connor Muli 141/149 5-6 R-Fr. Medford, NJ/Shawnee Michael Oxley 197 6-2 So. Middletown, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy
WEIGHT CLASS Full Name Wt. Cl. Ht. Cl. Hometown/High School/Previous Bryan Damon 125 5-5 So. Oak Ridge, NJ/Jefferson Township Marcus Begay 125 5-7 Sr. Gilbert, AZ/Higley High School Kyle Krasavage 133 5-7 R-So. Larksville, PA/Wyoming Valley Connor Burkert 133/141 5-8 Fr. Cranford, NJ/St. Peter's Prep Jamel Hudson 141 5-6 R-Jr. Bay Shore, NY/St. Anthony's Ryan Burkert 141/149 5-8 Fr. Cranford, NJ/St. Peter's Prep Connor Muli 141/149 5-6 R-Fr. Medford, NJ/Shawnee Alex Mirante 149 5-6 R-Jr. Moraga, CA/Campolindo Jahlani Callender 157 5-10 R-Jr. North Lauderdale, FL/Calvary Christian Academy Cory Goshkagarian 157 5-9 R-Jr. Somerset, NJ/Franklin Jake Kaminsky 157 6-1 Fr. Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan Bobby Fehr 165 5-8 R-Fr. Bath, PA/Northampton Alec Guevara 165 6-0 Fr. Modena, NY/Wallkill Jermaine John 165/174 5-8 R-Sr. Brooklyn, NY/Bethpage Frank Affronti 174/184 5-10 R-Jr. Ontario, NY/Wayne Central Cory Damiana 184 6-0 So. Cape May, NJ/Lower Cape May Omar Haddad 197 6-2 Fr. Orefield, PA/Parkland Michael Oxley 197 6-2 So. Middletown, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy Michael Hughes 285 6-3 Jr. Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West
Head Wrestling Coach: Dennis Papadatos (Hofstra, 2000) Assistant Coaches: Dan Vallimont (Penn State, 2010), Jake Patacsil (Purdue, 2009) and Joseph DeAngelo (North Carolina State, 2015)