Hofstra University Athletics

Fourth season on the Pride Wrestling roster...Two-time NCAA qualifier at 165 pounds...Enters the 2010-11 season ranked 13^th at 174 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News and 15^th by InterMat in their preseason polls...Is the number one wrestler at 174 pounds in the CAA Coaches Preseason Poll...2009-10: Was enjoying the best start of a season in his career before suffering a season-ending knee injury on January 3 against Ohio State...Posted a 16-7 record on the season...Tallied a 3-3 record in the six duals in which he competed...Opened the season with a six match winning streak...Captured the 174-pound title at the North Carolina State Open and placed fifth at both the Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational and the Southern Scuffle...Entered the 2009-10 season ranked ninth by W.I.N., 10th by InterMat and Amateur Wrestling News, 13th by Division I College Wrestling and 14th by the Wrestling Report in their preseason polls...Ranked second in the CAA at 174 pounds in its preseason poll...2008-09: NCAA qualifier by earning an at-large bid...Was not seeded, but was ranked 16th by Amateur Wrestling News, 19th by W.I.N. and 20th by InterMat entering the NCAA Championships... Recorded a 2-2 record and advanced to the quarterfinals...Posted an opening round 5-3 victory over top-seeded Mack Lewnes from Cornell...Posted a 22-10 record on the season...Tied for the team lead with 13 decisions...Added four major decisions and three tech falls...Placed third in the CAA Championships...Posted a season-best five-match winning streak late in the season...Defeated #9 Jarrod King from Edinboro, 3-2, during the regular season...Finished second at the Missouri Open...Entered the 2008-09 season as the second-ranked wrestler in the CAA at 165 pounds...2007-08: CAA finalist and NCAA qualifier at 165 pounds...Was 0-2  in the NCAA Championships...CAA finalist, losing to Chris Brown from Old Dominion in the championship match of the conference tournament...Posted a19-14 overall record including a 7-6 mark in duals...Had 12 wins by decision on the season...Recorded a 3-1 decision over #16 Dave Rella from Penn State in the second match of the season...Placed sixth at the Southern Scuffle and posted a 6-3 record in the tournament...Was 4-2 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational but did not place... Did not wrestler for the Pride in 2006-07...Came to Hofstra after one semester at Ohio State University...At Ohio State: 2006-07: Attended Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, for the fall 2006 semester...Received a medical red-shirt and did not wrestle...High School: Wrestled for six years and played football for four years at Islip High School in Islip, New York...Five-time High School All-American...Three-time National finalist...Won New York State championships as a junior and senior...Placed second at the states as a sophomore...Had a career record of 215-12...Helped Islip to state titles in 2005 and 2006...Personal: Born December 20, 1987...Has two brothers, Joe and Michael, who both wrestled at Hofstra...Michael was a two-time All-American for the Pride...Works as a lifeguard during the summer...Began wrestling at age 5...Also recruited by Oklahoma and Wisconsin...Management major.

Year                    Overall          CAA        Duals         Falls        T-Falls
2007-08                19-14             3-0           7-6              2-3           0-0
2008-09                22-10             5-1           12-4            1-1           3-0
2009-10                16-7               0-0           3-3              1-1           0-0
Career                  57-31             8-1           22-13          4-5           3-0