2011-12 Hofstra University Wrestling Quick Facts Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Senior Assistant Director of Athletic Table of Contents Founded: 1935 Communications: Brian Bohl Enrollment: 12,000 Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Director of Athletic Publications: Len Skoros Quick Facts 1 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Office Phone: (516) 463-4602 Hofstra Highlights 2 Nickname: Pride Head Coach Rob Anspach 4 Colors: Gold, White and Blue Hofstra Wrestling Homepage Assistant Coaches 6 Home Arena (Capacity): David S. Mack Sports www.GoHofstra.com Complex (5,054) 2011-12 Roster by Weight Class 8 Head Athletic Trainer: Evan Malings 2011-12 Alphabetical Roster 9 President: Stuart Rabinowitz Athletic Trainer - Wrestling: Andy Wetstein 2011-12 Outlook 10 Director of Athletics: Jack Hayes Equipment Manager: Anthony Battaglia Executive Associate Director of Athletics: Assistant Equipment Managers: Dave Walsh Wrestler Bios Danny McCabe (wrestling) and Kathy Theiling P.J. Gillespie 13 Senior Associate Director of Athletics: Photography: Brian Ballweg, Joe D’Aquila, Cindy Lewis Jim Sheehan, Len Skoros Ben Clymer 14 Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Vince Varela 15 Facilities: Jay Artinian Associate Director of Athletics for HOFSTRA WRESTLING Justin Accordino 16 Communications: Stephen Gorchov INFORMATION Steve Bonanno 17 Associate Director of Athletics for External Head Wrestling Coach: Robert Anspach Paul Snyder 18 Relations: Tim McMahon (Hofstra, 2001) Returning Wrestlers 19 Associate Director of Athletics for Record at Hofstra: First Year Wrestling Newcomers 24 Compliance: John Heck Overall College Coaching Record: First Year Assistant Director of Athletics for Corporate Office Phone: (516) 463-6615 Relations: Ellen Johnson E-mail: [email protected] This is Hofstra University 26 Assistant Director of Athletics for Ticket Hofstra University President 28 Operations: Maria Corvino Assistant Coach: Zach Tanelli University Senior Administration 29 Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing (Wisconsin, 2009) and Promotions: Chrissy Arnone E-mail: [email protected] Director of Athletics 30 Assistant Director of Athletics for Student- Assistant Coach: Dan Vallimont Hofstra Athletics 31 Athlete Development: Samantha Sweeney (Penn State, 2010) Athletic Administration and Assistant Director of Athletics for E-mail: [email protected] Head Coaches 32 Development: Daniel Solow Assistant Coach: Gregor Gillespie Academic Support 34 Director of Student-Athlete Services: (Edinboro, 2011) James Lally Assistant Wrestling Coaches Office Phone: Sports Medicine/Athletic Training 35 Director of Ticket Sales: Michael Neely (516) 463-3758 Long Island 36 Assistant Director of Athletic Administration: New York City 37 Rachel August Strength and Conditioning Coach: Wrestling Facilities 38 Athletic Department Phone: (516) 463-3800 Scott Wilks Assistant Strength and Conditioning 2011-12 Team Travel 40 Associate Director of Athletics for Coaches: James Prendergast and 2010-11 Wrestling Statistics and Results 41 Communications: Stephen Gorchov Allison Bradshaw 2010-11 Match Summaries 49 Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 The Colonial Athletic Association 59 Senior Sports Information Director/Wrestling 2011-12 Returnees/Starters: 17/7 Contact: Jim Sheehan 2010-11 Record: 14-4-1 2010-11 CAA Review 60 Office Phone: (516) 463-6764 2010-11 Conference Record: History of Hofstra Wrestling 62 Cell Phone: (516) 523-6692 5-1 (CAA Champions) Hofstra Wrestling Record Book 65 (516) 463-5033 Fax: 2011 NCAA Championship Qualifiers: 7 Hofstra in the NCAA Championships 69 E-mail: [email protected] Wrestling Alumni 83 HOFSTRA’S RETURNING NCAA QUALIFIERS IN 2011-12 (5) Annual Dual Records 86 - Ste ve Bonanno, 125, Wantagh, NY (RJr. 2011 CAA finalist and NCAA qualifier; 2009 CAA Annual Results 87 finalist and NCAA qualifier) Ray Downey Fund 92 - Vince Varela, 149, Rio Rancho, NM (Sr., 2011 CAA finalist and NCAA qualifier) Campus Map/Getting To Hofstra 93 - P .J. Gillespie, 165, Long Beach, NY (Sr., 2011 CAA finalist and NCAA All-American (8); 2010 CAA finalist and NCAA qualifier at 165; 2009 CAA Champion and NCAA qualifier at 149) Media Information 94 - Ben Clymer, 184, Germansville, PA (Sr., 2011 CAA Champion and NCAA qualifier; 2010 CAA Hofstra Radio/TV Chart 96 finalist and NCAA qualifier at 184) - Paul Snyder, 285, Greensburg, PA (RJr., 2011 CAA Champion and NCAA qualifier) 46 NCAA Appearances, 18 Conference Championships, 25 All-Americans 1 Hofstra Highlights Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee Joan Jett and the Blackhearts were part of the Vibe Live Concert Rapper Rick Ross performs at the Vibe Out Loud concert during Fall Festival Legendary rappers Public Enemy performed at Hofstra in 2010 Taking Back Sunday rocked the crowd during 2011 Fall Festival Salt-n-Pepa were also featured performers at Fall Festival 2 2011-12 Hofstra Wrestling Hofstra is just 25 miles from New York City The Princeton Review recently named the Zarb School of Business One of its “Great Schools for Marketing and Sales Majors” The Hofstra- A large crowd of students enjoyed the North Shore Vibe Live Concert at Hofstra LIJ School of Medicine welcomed its first class in July 2011 Comedian Louis C.K. headlined the Out Loud portion of WRHU, Hofstra’s radio Hofstra’s 2011 Fall Festival station, was recently rated the fifth best college radio station in the nation by The Princeton Review 46 NCAA Appearances, 18 Conference Championships, 25 All-Americans 3 Head Coach Rob Anspach ob Anspach, a 2001 Hofstra Ralumnus with a degree in American studies, became the 11th Head Wrestling Coach in Hofstra history on March 25, 2011 following the resignation of Tom Shifflet, who he served as an assistant under for five seasons including three as associate head coach. “Rob Anspach has been the link between two very successful Hofstra coaches during the past nine years,” Hayes said. “He brings solid experience as a coach and administrator and has great knowledge of the talent-rich East Coast wrestling community. We “I am truly grateful to Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz and are confident that he will continue the Pride’s winning tradition. Director of Athletics Jack Hayes for this opportunity and the In addition, as a Hofstra wrestling alumnus, he will continue to confidence they have expressed in me to lead the Pride Wrestling bridge the rich history of our fine program.” program,” Anspach said. “I am excited about the challenges that His tenure on the Pride coaching staff, which began in 2001-02, lie ahead and I feel I have the ability to continue leading Hofstra has resulted in a 112-58-6 dual meet record, eight conference in the right direction. I would also like to thank both Tom Shifflet championships and 33 league champions. A total of sixty-three and Tom Ryan, both mentors and friends, for helping me get to wrestlers have reached the NCAA Championships during his nine this day.” years on staff including 13 that earned All-America honors. As a student-athlete, Anspach compiled a 69-51 record and made two trips to the NCAA Championships during his five-year career at Hofstra. As a freshman in 1996- 97 he recorded a 20-13 record, placed third in the ECWA Championships, and was named to the ECWA All-Freshman Team at 158 pounds. A year later, he posted an 18-12 mark, placed third again in the ECWA Championships and captured the New York State Championships title at 167 pounds. 4 2011-12 Hofstra Wrestling After red-shirting in 1998-99, Anspach recorded his best collegiate season with a 20-15 mark and captured the ECWA title at 174 pounds to earn his first NCAA Championship bid. He also captured the title at the Congressional Cup in Washington, D.C., and placed second at the New York State Championships. As a senior in 2000-01 Anspach posted an 11- 11 record, finished second at the ECWA Championships and earned a wild-card selection to the NCAA Championships. That season he also won his weight class at the Bearcat Open, compiling a perfect 4-0 record. The Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, native, who is now a resident of Hauppauge, New York, married the former Alexandra Overkamp on August 5, 2011. 46 NCAA Appearances, 18 Conference Championships, 25 All-Americans 5 Assistant Coaches ZACH TANELLI Assistant Coach hree-time NCAA Championship qualifier Tand 2009 All-American Zach Tanelli is in his third year as an assistant coach on the Hofstra Wrestling coaching staff in 2011-12. A University of Wisconsin graduate Tanelli placed fourth at the 2009 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis, Missouri, in March. The Short Hills, New Jersey, native recorded a 6-2 record, including five straight victories, in the National Championships to earn his first All-America honor. Tanelli, who was the top-ranked wrestler at 141 pounds for eight weeks through the conference tournament, placed second in the Big 10 Championships. The 2008 Midlands champion finished the year with a 31-6 record, including a 15-1 mark in duals and a 7-0 record in the Big 10 and ranked second in the country. Tanelli earned his first NCAA Championship bid in 2007 as a wildcard after placing eighth in the Big Ten Championships. He recorded a 21-10 overall record including a 19-3 mark in 10 Championships. Tanelli posted a 3-2 record at Nationals to dual matches and a 5-3 record in the Big 10. Tanelli also led the finish the season with a 28-12 record including a 13-5 mark in Badgers in dual points with 80. As a junior in 2007-08, he earned duals and a 5-3 record in conference action. his second NCAA Championship bid by finishing fifth in the Big A two-time New Jersey State Championship runner-up out of Millburn High School, Tanelli notched an 8-3 record and captured the Pointer Open title as a red-shirt freshman at Wisconsin in 2005-06.