Head Wrestling Coach Tom Ryan's Hofstra University wrestling team is ranked 12^th in the W.I.N. Magazine 2004-2005 preseason NCAA Division I wrestling rankings, the publication announced Friday. In addition, five Hofstra wrestlers have been ranked in the Top 20 in their respective weight classes heading into the 2004-05 season.

The poll was compiled a committee at W.I.N. Magazine after receiving feedback from the collegiate wrestling coaches. The committee then takes that information and looks at the team and individual performances from past years to come up with the final rankings. Teams are not ranked on dual-meet strength. The poll also includes individual preseason rankings of the Top 20 in each weight class.

Individually, junior Jon Masa (Long Beach, NY) (pictured), who returns to the Pride roster this season after taking an Olympic redshirt year with the Puerto Rico national team last season, enters the season ranked 5^th in the 149-pound weight class. Masa was a 2003 NCAA All-American. Senior Chris Skretkowicz (Hamburg, NJ), a three-time NCAA qualifier and a two-time All-American, is ranked 6^th at 197 pounds. Senior Paul Siemon (Paramus, NJ), a two-time CAA finalist and NCAA qualifier, is ranked 11^th in the 157-pound weight class even though Ryan projects him to start at 174 pounds in 2004-05. Sophomore Mike Patrovich (Bohemia, NY), an NCAA qualifier in 2003 who redshirted last season, is ranked 16^th at 165 pounds. Senior Ricky LaForge (Pompton Lakes, NJ), an NCAA qualifier in 2003, moves up a weight class in 2004-05 and is ranked 19^th at 141 pounds.

The team and individual finish from the 2003-2004 collegiate season is included in parenthesis when applicable. National qualifiers are abbreviated (NQ).

W.I.N. Magazine 2004-05 Preseason Top 25

Team (2004 NCAA finish)

1. Oklahoma State

2. Lehigh

3. Illinois

4. Nebraska

5. Iowa Sate

6. Minnesota

7. Michigan

8. Oklahoma

9. Iowa

10. Missouri

11. Cornell

12. Hofstra

13. Cal Poly

14. Northern Iowa

15. West Virginia

16. Central Michigan

17. Wisconsin

18. Penn State

19. Purdue

20. Edinboro

21. Bakersfield

22. Arizona State

23. Rider

24. Penn

25. Stanford

125 Pounds

1. Sam Hazewinkel, So. Oklahoma (3rd)

2. Kyle Ott, Jr. Illinois (2nd)

3. Nick Simmons, So. Michigan State (NQ)

4. Vic Moreno, Sr. Cal Poly (6th)

5. Rob Rebmann, Sr. Drexel (7th)

6. Joe Dubuque, Jr. Indiana (8th)

7. Mark McKnight, So. Buffalo (NQ)

8. Matt Pitts, Jr. UTC (NQ)

9. Efren Ceballos, Sr. Cal State Bakersfield (NQ)

10. Bobbe Lowe, Sr. Minnesota (8th/¹03)

11. Mark Moos, So. Michigan (NQ)

12. Adam Smith, Sr. Penn St. (NQ)

13. Grant Nakamura, Jr. Iowa State (NQ)

14. Christian Staylor, So. Old Dominion (NQ)

15. John Velez, Sr. Northwestern (NQ)

16. Mike Mormile, Jr. Cornell (NQ)

17. Mike Silengo, Jr. Penn

18. Drew Opfer, Jr. Kent St (NQ)

19. Ryan McClester, Sr. Citadel

20. Bryce Leonhardt, Jr. Wyoming

133 Pounds

1. Travis Lee, Sr. Cornell (5th)

2. Darrell Vasquez, So. Cal Poly (4th)

3. Mark Jayne, Sr. Illinois (7th)

4. Chris Fleeger, Jr. Purdue (2nd/¹03)

5. Matt Sanchez, Sr. Cal State Bakersfield (8th)

6. Evan Sola, Jr. N. Carolina (7th/¹03)

7. Shawn Bunch, Jr. Edinboro

8. Matt Keller, So. Nebraska (NQ)

9. Sam Hiatt, Sr. UNI (NQ)

10. Scott Jorgenson, Jr. Boise St. (NQ)

11. Mimi Miller, So. Oklahoma. (NQ)

12. Tom Clum, Jr. Wisconsin (NQ/125)

13. Matt Ciasulli, So. Lehigh (NQ)

14. Derek Moore, So. UC Davis (NQ)

15. David Hoffman, Sr. Va Tech (NQ)

16. Josh Keefe, So. UTC (NQ)

17. Sean Markey, Sr. Citadel (NQ)

18. Daniel Frishkorn, Fr. Oklahoma. St.

19. Martin Mitchell, Jr. Oregon

20. Kyle Stoffer, Jr. Cent. Michigan

141 Pounds

1. Matt Murray, Sr. Nebraska (2nd)

2. Nate Gallick, Sr. Iowa St. (5th)

3. Teyon Ware, Jr. Oklahoma. (6th)

4. Cory Cooperman, Jr. Lehigh (7th)

5. Andy Simmons, So. Michigan St. (NQ)

6. Brandon Lauer, Jr. W. Virginia

7. Tyler Laudon, Sr. Wisconsin (NQ)

8. Ron Tarquino, Jr. Pitt (NQ)

9. Brad Metzler, Sr. Stanford (NQ)

10. Doug McGraw, Sr. Penn (NQ)

11. Steve Esparza, Jr. Cal Poly (NQ)

12. Tommy Owen, Jr. Minnesota. (NQ)

13. Max Meltzer, Jr. Harvard (NQ)

14. Mike Simpson, Sr. Indiana

15. Frank Edgar, Sr. Clarion (NQ)

16. Michael Keefe, So. UTC (NQ)

17. Michael Martin, So. Illinois (NQ)

18. Rene Hernandez, Sr. Purdue (NQ/133)

19. Ricky LaForge, Sr. Hofstra

20. Josh Churella, Fr. Michigan

149 Pounds

1. Zach Esposito, Jr. Oklahoma. St. (2nd)

2. Phillip Simpson, Sr. Army (8th/157)

3. Dustin Manotti, Jr. Cornell (4th)

4. Travis Shufelt, Sr. Nebraska (7th)

5. Jon Masa, Jr. Hofstra

6. Trent Paulson, So. Iowa St. (NQ)

7. Matt Storniolo, So. Oklahoma (NQ)

8. Ty Eustice, Jr. Iowa (NQ)

9. Patrick Williams, Sr. Arizona St. (NQ)

10. Matt Kocher, So. Pitt

11. Jeff Harrison, Sr. UNI  (NQ)

12. Josh Wooten, Jr. No. Illinois (NQ)

13. C.P. Schlatter, Fr. Minnesota

14. Matt Cox, Sr. Cal Poly (NQ)

15. Doug Withstandley, Jr. Purdue (NQ/141)

16. Anton Dietzen, Sr. Illinois (NQ)

17. James Woodall, Sr. Penn St. (NQ/157)

18. Ben Cherrington, Jr. Boise St. (NQ/157)

19. Darren McKnight, Sr. Michigan St. (NQ)

20. Eric Tannenbaum, Fr. Michigan

157 Pounds

1. Matt Gentry, Sr. Stanford (1st)

2. Jake Percival, Sr. Ohio (2nd)

3. Ryan Bertin, Sr. Michigan (3rd)

4. Alex Tirapelle, Jr. Illinois (4th)

5. Travis Paulson, So. Iowa St. (6th)

6. B.J. Wright, Sr. Nebraska (NQ)

7. Jim Medeiros, Sr. Fresno St.

8. Derek Zinck, Jr. Lehigh (NQ)

9. Joe Johnston, Jr. Iowa  (NQ)

10. Matt Lebe, Jr. W. Virginia (NQ)

11. Paul Siemon, Sr. Hofstra (NQ)

12. Chris Horning, Jr. Clarion (NQ)

13. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov, Jr. American

14. Kevin Ward, Jr. Oklahoma St.

15. Joey Bracamonte,  Jr. Oregon (NQ)

16. Brian Stith, So. Arizona St.

17. Tyler Turner, So. Wisconsin

18. Brad Cieleski, Sr. Missouri (NQ)

19. Adam Cunningham, So. Cent. Michigan (NQ/149)

20. Eric Ring, Jr. Edinboro

165 Pounds

1. Troy Letters, Jr. Lehigh (1st)

2. Johnny Hendricks, So. Oklahoma. S. (5th/157)

3. David Bolyard, Sr. Cent. Michigan (6th)

4. Nate Yetzer, Sr. Edinboro (8th/174)

5. Jacob Klein, Sr. Nebraska (NQ)

6. Ryan Churella, Jr. Michigan (3rd/149)

7. Nick Passolano, Sr. Iowa St. (NQ)

8. Tyrone Woodley, Sr. Missouri (8th/¹03)

9. Matt Palmer, So. Columbia

10. Mark Perry, Fr. Iowa

11. Matt Ellis, Sr. Oregon St. (NQ)

12. Joe Muzzarco, Jr. Cornell (NQ)

13. Matt Nagel, Jr. Minnesota (NQ/157)

14. Chris Stith, Sr. Va Tech (NQ)

15. Jon Sioredas, Sr. UTC (NQ)

16. Mike Patrovich, Jr. Hofstra

17. Zach Doll, Sr. Pitt (NQ)

18. Donny Reynold, So. Illinois

19. Zach Fryling, So. W. Virginia (NQ)

20. Luke Larwin, Sr. Oregon  (NQ)

174 Pounds

1. Chris Pendleton, Sr. Oklahoma St. (1st)

2. Ben Askren, So. Missouri (2nd)

3. Eric Hauan, Sr. UNI (6th)

4. Pete Friedl, Jr. Illinois (7th)

5. Shane Webster, Jr. Oregon (6th/¹03)

6. Travis Frick, Jr. Lehigh (8th/184)

7. Andrew Roy, Sr. Rutgers (NQ)

8. Mitch Hancock, Sr. Cent. Michigan (NQ)

9. Jon Duncombe, Sr. Minnesota (NQ)

10. J.J. Holmes, Sr. Eastern Michigan (NQ/165)

11. E.K. Waldhaus, Sr. Oklahoma. (NQ)

12. Leonel Sanchez, Sr. Fullerton (NQ)

13. Imad Kharbush, Jr. Stanford (NQ)

14. Jake Herbert, Fr. Northwestern

15. Brady Richardson, Jr. Indiana (NQ)

16. Nick Roy, So. Michigan (NQ)

17. Francis Iorfido, Jr. Pitt (NQ)

18. Keith Clifton, Sr. Citadel (NQ)

19. Bryce Hasseman, Sr. Bloomsburg

20. Sean Jenkins, Sr. Rider

184 Pounds

1. Greg Jones, Sr. W. Virginia (1st)

2. Paul Bradley, Jr. Iowa (4th)

3. Brian Glynn, Sr. Illinois (6th)

4. Kurt Backes, So. Iowa St. (7th)

5. Ben Wissel, Jr. Purdue (NQ)

6. Eric Bradley, Jr. Penn St. (NQ)

7. Matt Pell, So. Missouri (NQ)

8. Travis Pascoe, Sr. Nebraska (NQ)

9. Brady Reinke, Sr. Wisconsin (NQ)

10. Ryan Halsey, Jr. Cal Poly  (NQ)

11. Tyler Baier, Sr. Cornell (NQ/174)

12. Rusty Blackmon, Jr. Oklahoma St. (NQ/197)

13. Justin Dyer, So. Oklahoma. (NQ)

14. Dan Pitsch, Jr. Oregon St. (NQ)

15. Roger Kish, Fr. Minnesota

16. Luke Calvert, Jr. Army (NQ)

17. Ed Magrys, Sr. E. Michigan (NQ)

18. Matt Cassidy, So. Lehigh

19. Greg Gifford, Jr. Fresno St.

20. C.B. Dollaway, So. Arizona St.