Alton Lucas
174
Senior
West Babylon, NY/West Babylon
Fourth year on the Hofstra Wrestling team...Hofstra's only returning All-American in 2008-09...Ranked number 1 at 174 pounds in the CAA preseason rankings...2007-08: NCAA qualifier and CAA Champion...Posted a 4-3 record in the NCAA Championships to place eighth and earn All-America honors...Captured CAA title by defeating Randy Oates from George Mason in the final...Posted a career-best 29-7 record, including a 17-4 mark in dual matches...Was a perfect 6-0 in CAA dual matches...Was second on the team with 18 wins by decision...Captured the Southern Scuffle 174-pound title with a 6-3 victory over then #8 Mike Letts in the final...Opened the season with 11 straight victories...Defeated then #3 Brandon Mason from Oklahoma State in November...Also notched victories over wrestlers ranked sixth (Matt Stolpinski from Navy), seventh (Gabe Dretsch from Minnesota) and eighth during the season...Entered the 2007-08 season ranked 10th by W.I.N. Magazine and 11 by Rev Wrestling in their preseason polls...Was the second-ranked wrestler at 174 in the CAA preseason rankings...2006-07: Posted a 23-10 overall record, including a 17-6 mark in dual matches as a sophomore...Was third on the team in victories by decision with 18...Also posted four major decisions on the season...Tallied 56 team points in dual matches...Captured the East Stroudsburg Open title at 174...Defeated East Stroudsburg's Dave Sullivan, 3-2, in the title match...Posted a 7-2 victory over Minnesota's 12th-ranked Gabe Dretsch in the Pride's upset victory over the #1 Golden Gophers...Defeated Penn State's second-ranked James Yonushunis, 3-2, in Hofstra's win over #8 Penn State...Also recorded a 5-3 victory over Penn's eighth-ranked Matt Herrington...Placed fourth in the CAA Championships and received a wild card bid to the NCAA Championships but did not attend...Entered the 2006-07 season as the third-ranked wrestler at 174 pounds in the CAA preseason poll...2005-06: Wrestled in 16 matches as a freshman, including four at 165, 10 at 174 and two at 184...Posted a 10-6 overall record with a 7-3 mark at 174 and a 2-2 mark at 165...Was 2-0 in CAA duals at 165...Tallied two falls and two major decisions on the year...Placed fifth at the Penn State Open with a 5-1 record at 174 pounds...Posted a 2-2 record at the Cleveland State Open...Named to Colonial Athletic Association Preseason All-Freshman Team...High School: Was a member of the wrestling, football and track teams at West Babylon High School...One of the top scholastic wrestlers in the country...All-American, finished second at the Senior Nationals and was the top-ranked wrestler at 160 pounds by the Amateur Wrestling News as a senior...Two-time New York State champion, three-time county champion and four-time league titlist...Posted a career wrestling record of 176-16...Was a four time all-division selection in football for the Eagles...Named to All-Suffolk County and All-Long Island teams as a senior as West Babylon advanced to the Suffolk County finals...Recorded 78 tackles and seven interceptions for the Eagles in 2004...Also rushed for 1,422 yards on 190 carries and scored 20 touchdowns...Recorded 274 tackles, 16 interceptions, rushed for 2,032 yards and scored 46 touchdowns during his three-year scholastic career...Personal: Born May 18, 1987...Has one brother and three sisters...Enjoys video games in his free time...Was also recruited by Nebraska and North Carolina...Psychology major.
Year Overall CAA Duals Falls T-Falls
2005-06 10-6 2-0 3-3 2-0 0-0
2006-07 23-10 5-1 17-6 0-0 0-0
2007-08 29-7 6-0 17-4 0-2 1-0
Career 62-23 13-1 37-13 2-2 1-0
