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2004-2005 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY TABLE OF WRESTLINGWRESTLING QUICKQUICK FFACTSACTS CONTENTS Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Head Athletic Trainer: Evan Malings Quick Facts. 1 Founded: 1935 Athletic Trainer - Wrestling: Terry McLaughlin This is Hofstra . 2 Enrollment: 13,400 Assistant Athletic Trainers: Christopher Grosskopf, Affiliation: NCAA Division I Terry McLaughlin, Stacey Taradash, Head Coach Tom Ryan . 4 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Nicholas Mancini and Adam Khan Assistant Coaches . 6 Nickname: Pride Equipment Managers: Kevin Maxwell and Colors: Gold, White and Blue Kathy Theiling (women) Support Staff . 7 Home Arena (Capacity): Hofstra Arena (5,124) Assistant Equipment Managers: Dave Walsh, 2004-05 Alphabetical Roster . 8 Brit Stone and Pete Markey President: Stuart Rabinowitz Photographers: Brian Ballweg and Joe Ryan 2004-05 Roster by Weight Class . 9 Director of Athletics: Jack Hayes Athletic Department Secretaries: Kay Kenney, 2004-05 Outlook . 10 Executive Associate Director of Athletics: Harriet Teitle, Clarice Smith, Cathy Aull Danny McCabe and Carol Spargimino 2004-05 Notebook . 12 Senior Associate Director of Athletics: Cindy Lewis Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: WRESTLING INFORMATION Jim Sheehan Player Bios Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs: Head Wrestling Coach: Tom Ryan (Iowa, 1992) All-Americans/NCAA Qualifiers. 14 Mark Cox Record at Hofstra: 85-69-1 (9 years) Returning Wrestlers . 21 Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance: Overall College Coaching Record: Same Dan McCarthy Head Wrestling Coach’s Office Phone: (516) 463-6615 Wrestling Newcomers . 24 Assistant Director of Compliance: James Alexander Assistant Coaches: Rob Anspach (Hofstra, 2001) Director of Athletic Marketing and Promotions: and Donny Pritzlaff (Wisconsin, 2001) Jesse Bonfiglio Assistant Wrestling Coaches Office Phone: Hofstra University President. 25 Director of Corporate Advertising and Sales: (516) 463-3758 University Senior Administration . 26 Robert Cohen Administrative Assistant/Academic Coordinator: Athletic Department Phone: (516) 463-3800/6750 Bob Busby (Hofstra, 1965) Athletic Administration. 27 Strength and Conditioning Coaches: Ryan Martin, Athletic Department Staff . 28 Associate Director of Athletics for Pete Cariello and Brad Christie Communications/Wrestling Contact: Jim Sheehan Hofstra Wrestling on the Web: Athletic Department Directory . 29 Office Phone: (516) 463-6764 Fax: (516) 463-5033 www.hofstra.edu/athletics/wrestling Senior Assistant Director of Athletic Academic Support . 30 Communications: Jeremy Kniffin 2003-04 Record: 15-5 Career Services . 31 Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 2003-04 Conference Record: 8-0 (CAA Champions) Sports Medicine/Athletic Training. 32 Assistant Director of Athletic Communications: 2003-04 NCAA Finish: 20th Stephen Gorchov Wrestlers Returning/Lost: 14*/13 Hofstra Heritage . 33 Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 (*one from 2002-03) Long Island, New York . 35 Graduate Assistant: Sara Weber 2004 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: 4/4 Office Phone: (516) 463-2907 Wrestling Facilities . 36 2004-05 Opponents . 38 2004 NCAA Qualifiers: 8 (with last year’s academic and weight class - 2004-05 returnees are in bold) 2003-04 Wrestling Statistics and Results . 40 • Tom Noto, 125 (Sr., 2004 CAA Champion; 2003 red-shirt; 2002 CAA Champion & NCAA qualifier; 2001 ECWA Champion & NCAA qualifier) The Colonial Athletic Association . 46 • John Manarte, 141 (Fr., 2004 CAA finalist) 2003-04 Colonial Athletic Association Review. 47 • James Strouse, 149 (Fr., 2004 CAA finalist) Hofstra Wrestling Record Book . 51 • Paul Siemon, 157 (Jr., 2004 CAA Finalist; 2003 red-shirt; 2002 CAA finalist & NCAA qualifier,) History of Hofstra Wrestling . 53 • Ralph Everett, 165 (Sr., 2004 Honorable Mention All-American and CAA Champion; 2003 CAA Champion (174) & NCAA qualifier, honorable mention All-American; 2002 NCAA qualifier) Wrestling Alumni . 55 • Noel Thompson, 174 (Sr., 2004 CAA Champion; 2003 CAA Champion (165) & NCAA qualifier, honorable Hofstra Freestyle Club/ mention All-American; 2002 red-shirt, 2001 ECWA finalist and NCAA qualifier; 2000 ECWA finalist and Ray Downey Fund . 58 NCAA qualifier) Media Information . 59 • Brad Christie, 184 (Sr., 2004 CAA finalist, 2003 CAA Champion & NCAA qualifier) Campus Map . 60 • Chris Skretkowicz, 197 (Jr., 2004 NCAA Qualifier, All-American and CAA Champion; 2003 NCAA qualifi- Getting to Hofstra . IBC er & All-American; 2002 CAA finalist and NCAA qualifier) Cover Background Photo: The Savvis Center, site of the NCAA Championships. HOFSTRA PRIDE WRESTLING 1 THIS IS HOFSTRAHOFSTRA UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY THE FACTS Hofstra offers bachelor’s degrees in 130 areas of study. M The University offers approximately 140 graduate programs. M Hofstra was ranked 18th on Forbes’ list of Most Connected Campuses in 2003. M n its relatively short history, Hofstra has College. Bachelor’s degrees are offered in 130 Hofstra has 524 full-time faculty established itself as a world-class areas of study. There are also approximately members and 1,325 total faculty IIinstitution of higher education and cultural 140 graduate programs, including Ph.D., members. enterprise. Each academic year, the Hofstra Ed.D., Psy.D., and J.D. degrees, advanced campus and the programs offered grow and certificates and professional diplomas. M change to meet the demands of our students and our community. Recently, the University celebrated the opening The student-faculty ratio is 14:1; of Hagedorn Hall, the new home of our School average class size is 22 students. Hofstra opened in 1935 as a commuter school of Education and Allied Human Services. In M with all classes and offices housed in one 2001 Hofstra University Honors College building. Since those early days, Hofstra has welcomed its first class. This new division of Hofstra is one of only 270 institutions evolved into an international institution with a the University proved to be an immediate out of more than 3,600 student body hailing from 47 states and 78 success, not only with University faculty and nationwide with a chapter countries around the world. The beautiful administrators, but among the 93 inaugural of Phi Beta Kappa. campus is an accredited arboretum with 113 students. Every fall since, the number of M buildings on 240 acres. There are more than entering freshmen has increased substantially. 4,000 students living on campus, and Hofstra The Hofstra Libraries are fully offers them and all students an extensive array Hofstra’s School of Communication is one of computerized and contain 1.2 million of academic and social activities. Additionally, the largest, most advanced non-commercial volumes for student use. Hofstra’s close proximity to Manhattan means television facilities in the East. Students take that students have easy access to the classes and work in Dempster Hall, a M wondrous cultural, social and career offerings sophisticated television production/post- of the city. production facility with two broadcast-quality Hofstra’s campus has 37 residence studios and control rooms; two advanced halls, housing about 4,200 students, What has remained consistent throughout the online video edit suites; two Avid non-linear and 13 dining facilities. years, however, is the sense of community on digital editing systems and several cuts-only M campus, the eagerness of our students to video work stations. Two satellite dishes are learn and the commitment of the Hofstra available with one dish providing special news Hofstra has more than 140 faculty and administration to provide a feeds for the broadcast journalism room, student clubs and organizations, challenging education that encourages the which also has access to Associated Press, of which there are about pursuit of lifelong learning. Lexis-Nexis and Dow Jones services. In 30 local and national addition, the facility is capable of broadcasting fraternities and sororities. The Colleges and Schools of the University student-produced programming to the entire are: Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and campus on our own cable channels. Also Sciences, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, located here is the University’s radio station New College, School of Communication, (WRHU/88.7-FM), audio production studios, a School of Education and Allied Human film/video screening room, film editing rooms, Services, School of Law, School for University a computer laboratory, a speech performance Studies, University College for Continuing studio and a large dance studio. Education, Honors College and Saturday 2 OFSTRA PRIDE WRESTLING Hofstra’s C.V. Starr Hall offers academic newspaper, a lively student center, a recreation facilities that are among the most center and numerous athletic facilities, technologically advanced in the nation. Every including the 15,000-seat James M. Shuart seat in every classroom allows students direct Stadium and the 5,124-seat Hofstra University access to the Internet and Hofstra network, Arena. Hofstra also has an indoor, Olympic- including the resources of Hofstra’s Axinn sized (eight lane, 50-meter) swimming pool, Library. one of the largest such facilities in the New York metropolitan area. Hofstra’s growing computer facilities offer extensive high-tech training opportunities. The Hofstra athletic program competes on the There are computer terminals throughout the NCAA Division I level and is a member of the campus for student and faculty use, with more Colonial Athletic Association and the Atlantic than 750 PC, Macintosh and UNIX 10 Football Conference.